Chapter 19 Big Stroke (Part 1)
Three people pushed Shen He back, and his face looked bad all the way.
What's the hardest thing to repay in this world? Human feelings. This thing doesn't weigh three catties or two taels, but it's like a boulder that presses on your heart, making you feel heavy and uncomfortable.
But looking at his father lying on the big cart, how could he say "no" silently? After a moment of hesitation, he sighed and said: "A poor man's ambitions are short, but his horse is thin and its hair is long. Let's take it one step at a time."
Shen Si carried a medicine bag and walked on the left side, hearing this, he teased: "Just listening to this, you must be over thirty."
"There's nothing strange about it. You're a young master, you won't understand why they say that poor children have to grow up early." Shen Mo smiled and said: "Don't believe me? Ask the eldest son why he's so taciturn. It's because his heart is weighed down by troubles."
"Really?" Shen Si looked up at his eldest son and said, "You must tell the truth."
But unexpectedly, the eldest son shook his head and said in a deep voice, "That's not it, mainly because my brain is slow and can't keep up with your conversation."
Shen Si heard this and was extremely delighted, letting out a strange laugh as he said to Shen Mo, "I told you to stop pretending to be a big bad wolf, now you've been exposed!"
"Shenmo said with a bitter face: 'I'm asking you, eldest son, which side are you on?'"
The eldest son thought for a while before saying seriously: "Indeed, there's nothing to worry about..." which made Shen Si burst out laughing and say: "Good brother Eldest Son..."
As they spoke, they returned to the back door of the Shen family home. Shen Mo wanted to have his eldest son help carry Old Man Shen inside, but Shen Jing shook her head and said "Wait a minute." Then she quickly ran inside.
After a while, Shen Jing brought out the strong man from yesterday, and the strong man was still carrying a wooden bed with another green-clad servant.
Several people lifted Shen He up and sent him to the attic of Wen Tao's courtyard, where Shen Si said to Shen Mo: "I remember you only have a small bed here, this one is just right for here."
He nodded silently: "Alright, many lice don't bite, many debts don't worry, I'll remember that."
"We two don't need to play this game anymore, we'll have many days of dealing with each other in the future, and who knows who will rely on whom?"
She nodded silently, wanting to give him and the eldest son a bowl of water to drink, but there wasn't even a tea cup, so she could only use a rice bowl to pour a bowl of plain water for the eldest son, then said to Shen Si: "This is my condition, do you want to drink or not? If not, just bear with it for now, don't worry about me."
"Am I such a particular person?" He picked up the rice bowl on the table, touched it and found it quite clean, then poured water from the pot himself, gulping it down. Apparently he was really thirsty.
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After drinking enough water, Shen Si took a deep breath and told the servant in green clothes: "Take a look inside to see what's missing, go find Uncle Fu to bring it back, especially rice, flour, oil, salt and so on. There are patients here, let him give more fish and meat." The man responded with a bow and went downstairs to take care of things.
There's nothing else here, so the eldest son stood up and said, "It's getting late, if we don't go back now, my mother will get anxious."
Shen Mo and Shen Si escorted him to the door. Shen Mo whispered, "Be careful these next few days, don't come out unless necessary."
Shen Si also responded: "Yes, eldest son, today we are fighting on the Dao, these people are playing with their vital energy, they are not good things, you must be careful."
The eldest son nodded and said: "I understand, I won't go out for the next few days." He took a deep look at the two of them, then strode away from the Shen family's large courtyard.
They watched him disappear at the street corner before slowly turning back, and the burly man who had been following them finally couldn't help but say: "Young Master, you skipped class again."
"Is it my fault?"
"The master didn't say anything." The strong man said in a low voice: "But the third young master learned it and ran to the old master to report immediately."
"It doesn't matter." Shen Jing's expression relaxed slightly, and he curled his lips in disdain. "Let him sue us then."
As they walked to the entrance of Wen Tao's courtyard, Shen Jing smiled and said, "I won't go in, I still have to go to Old Man's place to receive my punishment."
"Look at you, not worried at all."
Shen Jing shook his head and changed the subject, saying: "I'll talk to the old man today, and tomorrow I'll get you a new place. Living in that attic is too cramped."
"Be quiet and resolutely refuse: 'If you treat me as a friend, don't mention this to Old Man Shen. It's enough for us brothers to live there.'"
Shen Jing saw that he was unwilling to negotiate, so she waved her hand and said: "You can do as you please, wait until when you want to change and then tell me."
He nodded silently, watching him take a few steps before suddenly saying in a low voice, "There's something I want to tell you."
"What's up? Spit it out."
She silently looked into his eyes and said word by word: "Today... thank you."
"You're welcome." Shen Jing raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Will you praise me again?"
Shenmo Xin said, "I'm not even flattering you." After thinking for a long time, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Your posture when holding the kitchen knife is really stylish..."
"What's stylish?" Shen Jing was somewhat perplexed: "Is this classical language? What does it mean?"
"A jade tree in the wind." Shen Mo hummed.
"Am I really stylish?" Shen Jing smiled complacently and said, "I think you're the most discerning person in this world." After finishing speaking, he walked away with an unsteady gait.
Watching him leave, Shen's mouth curled up in a faint smile. He didn't know why this guy wanted to get close to him, but from today's encounter, he seemed like someone worth befriending. At least when he was in danger, he drew his sword to help, which was more than most people could say.
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As he went back upstairs, he saw Seventh Sister and her husband standing at the door of their house, with the man still holding a basket of eggs.
"Why don't you go in?" Shen Mo felt exhausted all over, as if every step up the stairs required all his strength.
"Mr. Shen is sleeping, we won't go in." As soon as she saw Shen Mo, Seventh Girl asked in a low voice: "Since Mr. Shen is ill, let's send him some eggs." Her husband also nodded repeatedly.
"Thanks, Seventh Brother and Sister," Shen Mo forced a smile. "But really, there's no need. We can't even finish our own."
"That's different." Seventh Young Lady said seriously: "What you have is yours, but this is our heart's intention."
"I also know what kind of life you've been living." Shen Mo shook his head and said softly, "I appreciate the thought, but please take the things back."
"If Young Master doesn't accept it, then it's you looking down on us." Seventh Girl insisted strongly, her husband also chimed in: "You must definitely take it."
After a moment of silence, he suddenly felt enlightened and thought to himself, "What's the big deal about owing someone a favor? Isn't that just part of human relationships?" He decided to take it easy and slowly pay them back later. With a hearty laugh, he said, "I was being too sensitive. Thanks, Seventh Brother and Sister."
It's okay, don't be too afraid of owing people favors, owing some favors is more affectionate.
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Chapter 2 is late, because I went to the train station to pick someone up tonight. Nevertheless, I will still code out Chapter 3. It might be around 12:30, don't wait for it, you can read it tomorrow too.
