12dz Chapter 353 Revealing the secret
Chapter 353 Revealing the secret
Shen Li quickly looked through the store's account book for that period of time and found no problems. After trying a few new dim sum and meeting a few store clerks, two hours had passed.
After packing some snacks from the store, I took a horse-drawn carriage back to my house near Lushan Academy.
"Miss."
Yang Fan knew that Shen Li had also come. When he heard the knock on the door, he guessed that it was her who came back. It was true when he opened the door.
"Well, these two packages of snacks are for you. Thank you for taking care of Fourth Brother every day."
Yang Fan was flattered and quickly accepted it, "Miss, taking care of the Fourth Young Master is our job, it's not hard."
"Well, is Fourth Brother still reading?"
"Yes, the fourth young master has been reading more seriously recently, sometimes he doesn't go to bed until the early morning."
Shen Li frowned. Could it be that Fourth Brother was possessed by a demon? One must know that health is the capital of revolution.
There was no problem with Ah Hui before this, and now with this incident, does that mean that Fourth Brother can’t sleep anymore?
"Miss, please persuade the young master."
Yang Fan assured that he was definitely not complaining, he just wanted the Fourth Young Master to take care of his health.
"Well, I see."
Shen Qi'an was still reading a book. Shen Li did not go in to disturb him. She looked around the yard and felt that something was missing. After thinking for a while, she found that some flowers and trees were missing.
It's spring now, and the yard is bare except for some weeds. There is no beauty at all. Isn't Fourth Brother a scholar?
All writers love these things, so why wouldn’t Fourth Brother love them?
Are you trying to save money?
Now the two shops can bring in at least five thousand taels of silver every month. In addition, every winter my father makes some charcoal to sell, so there is no shortage of money at home.
It must be because Fourth Brother is used to being frugal. Thinking of this, Shen Li drove out by herself in the carriage, strolled around the flower and tree market, and brought back more than 20 potted plants of various sizes and varieties.
"Miss, where do you put these flowers you bought?"
Shen Li looked at the potted plants in the yard and nodded with satisfaction, "Put these in the yard, the orchids in Fourth Brother's study, and you can find a place to put the others."
"Yes."
Shen Qi'an was resting at the moment, and when he heard the noise in the yard, he came out to check.
"Ali, what are you doing?"
"Fourth brother, I think your yard is too empty, so I went to buy some flowers and trees."
"No need for that."
Shen Li stretched out her finger and shook it, "No, Fourth Brother, these are very important. They can cultivate your sentiments. If you want to take the imperial examination, you can't just study hard. You can't fall behind in the six virtues of a gentleman. You don't have to master them thoroughly, but you have to understand a little bit of them."
If you don’t understand any of this, what if you need to use these things in the future when you go to Beijing to take the exam or after you pass the exam?
It’s best if you don’t need it, but when you do need it, it can give you some confidence.
"I know."
"That's good to know." Shen Li walked up to him and stuffed a purse into his hand. "I put a thousand taels of silver in it. Fourth brother, go buy some things yourself. Otherwise, you won't be able to bear sitting in the study all day reading."
"By the way, you can't just brush me off. I'll check next time you come."
Shen Qi'an smiled helplessly, "Okay, I understand."
As he spoke, he bent down and picked up a pot of orchids, examined it carefully for a moment, and looked at Shen Li, "A Li, where did you get this orchid?"
"Oh, this is in my shop. I thought you were short of a few pots, so I moved it over there."
In fact, these pots of orchids were taken out of the space, and their varieties and appearance are first-class.
"These orchids of yours are not cheap, but I can't tell what species they are yet. I guess I'll have to wait until they bloom."
"It's not cheap, Fourth Brother has to take good care of him."
"it is good."
Shen Qian'an agreed immediately. Even though these pots of flowers were not worth much money, it was different since they were given by Ali. He would take good care of them.
Shen Qian'an placed the pots of orchids in the study and bedroom, and Shen Li looked at the lively yard with satisfaction.
"Perfect, this way, my fourth brother will have classmates come over, and besides academic problems, we can also talk about other things."
"It's Fourth Brother's fault. I'm sorry to have troubled Ah Li. Fourth Brother has asked someone to prepare your favorite meal. Let's go and eat."
"it is good."
"Ali, are you staying here or in the store tonight?"
"I just live here. I'm too lazy to run around."
"Well, that's fine, Ali, how is brother doing?"
"It's okay. My brother has sent a letter back and his injury has healed."
Shen Qi'an nodded, and asked her a few more questions before asking, "You're not going to the capital this time, are you?"
Shen Li didn't stop eating and said without thinking, "Where else can we go if not to Beijing? Fourth brother, you think too much. Besides, didn't I bring back special products from Beijing?"
Shen Qi'an nodded, "It seems that Fourth Brother was right. You did go to the capital, but you probably didn't stay there for too long, otherwise you wouldn't have stayed there for two months."
"No, are you so confident that your guess is correct?"
Shen Qi'an put down his chopsticks and said, "Ali, you gave yourself away from the beginning."
Shen Li thought about it and remembered that when they were having dinner just now, my fourth brother asked how my eldest brother was doing, and she said he was fine.
"Fourth brother, you..."
Fourth brother actually knows how to trick people. I said the wrong thing just now. Now that I think about it carefully, I should have said that eldest brother is doing fine. Saying that he is fine doesn't mean that there is a problem?
"Ali, I know you're worried that Mom and Dad and Sister-in-law won't be able to accept it, but you're always like this, taking all the bad things on yourself. We're a family, you can try talking to Fourth Brother."
"You always bear all these by yourself and keep them all in your heart. Ali, we are not as fragile as you think. You can try to share your troubles with us."
Shen Li was a little stunned. She didn't expect that her fourth brother would say this, but then she was moved by his words.
Fourth brother was right. She had become accustomed to bearing all of this alone and keeping it deep in her heart. This was a habit she had developed since experiencing the end of the world.
But now it’s different. This is not a chaotic world, and she has a family. Maybe she can try to tell them about the troubles she has encountered.
"Okay, I understand, Fourth Brother."
Although she agreed, Shen Li had not yet thought clearly whether she really wanted to tell them.
Shen Qi'an did not continue this topic, obviously realizing that what Ali said just now was not sincere. But it doesn't matter, Ali is a clear thinker and will think it through herself.
"I calculated the time you were out. Did you go to the north this time?"
"Well, I went to Dingzhou City."
Since Fourth Brother has already guessed it, there is no need to hide it from him.
"Dingzhou, so you really went there because something happened to your elder brother?"
"Well, A Yu wrote to say that my eldest brother was captured by the Tatars and has been missing for several days. I was worried, so I went to check on him."
Shen Qian'an was also worried, but when he thought that since A Li had returned, he thought that his elder brother must be fine.