Zhong Niangzi Wanfu

Chapter 80
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Shen Fengding was unprepared and hurriedly reported the funeral to the palace and the Ministry of Civil Affairs early the next morning. The funeral documents from Danzhou Prefectural Government arrived just in time, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs quickly sent him a document of approval of Xiao Zihao issued by the inner government.

Shen Feng hurriedly entrusted the rest of the affairs to Wen Yi and hurried back to Taiming that day.

Ah Nian was young and couldn't stand the bumps, so Zhong Yan could only take him back as a carriage.

Shen Feng returned to Taiming City as fast as an arrow, and he returned to Taiming City within a few days. Before he even entered the house, his eyes were shockingly pale.

His body trembled slightly and he slowly entered the mansion.

When they saw Shen Feng coming back, the female servants all hurriedly saluted and said hello.

Hearing the news of Shen Feng's return, Yang's mother, Li's mother, came out to welcome him. She cried when she saw Shen Feng: "Big brother is finally back."

Shen Feng hurriedly grabbed Li's mother and said in a trembling voice: "Where are my father, mother and brother Zhan?"

Mother Li looked sad: "The eldest lady fell ill and is still being raised in the room. The second brother is now in the study taking care of the housework. My lord, my lord..."

Seeing that Mother Li's voice was getting choked up, Shen Feng let go of her and walked towards the Shen couple's yard.

Entering the room, Shen Feng saw Yang holding a handkerchief and crying softly.

"Mom." Shen Feng called softly, "My father..."

Yang looked at Shen Feng with hazy eyes. When she recognized the person, she burst into tears. She stretched out her hands to him: "Son, why did you come back just now?"

After receiving the disguised affirmation, Shen Feng's eyes turned red. He stepped forward to catch Yang's arm and knelt down: "My son is unfilial and he came back late."

The mother and son cried for a while. Mrs. Yang wiped the corners of her eyes and choked with sobs: "Go and see your second brother. He has never learned how to manage family affairs. I am ill these days and it is difficult for him."

"Yes." Shen Feng took the handkerchief from Li's mother, wiped his face, and bowed to Mr. Yang in a polite manner before leaving.

Arriving at the study, Shen Feng met Shen Zhan.

Shen Zhan is now 21 years old, and he looks very much like Shen Feng. His handsome appearance now shows signs of fatigue, and he is staring at the documents on the case in deep thought.

"Brother Zhan." Shen Yan stepped forward and put a trembling hand on Shen Zhan's shoulder.

Shen Zhan suddenly raised his head and turned around. When he saw it was Shen Feng, he wrinkled his nose and hugged Shen Feng's waist: "Brother, you are back."

"You have suffered." Shen Yan patted Shen Zhan's back.

"Big brother, look." Shen Zhan stood up quickly, gave up his seat to Shen Feng, pointed to the letters on the case, and said, "Dad is gone, and mother has no energy. I don't understand the money and food in Zhuangzi. How can I repay you like this?" How should we approve the income and expenditure of the money and grain that comes up?”

Shen Feng glanced briefly and saw the discrepancies in the accounts. He thought that people in Zhuangzi saw that the Shen family had no master and the mistress was ill, so they deliberately bullied Shen Zhan into not knowing how to make money, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to make money.

Looking at Shen Zhan's red eyes, Shen Feng said comfortingly: "I heard from my mother and Mother Li that you have been thinking very hard about family affairs, and you must not have rested for a long time. You go back to your room to rest first, and leave this place to me."

Shen Zhan felt that he was exhausted, so he nodded obediently, bowed and left: "Thank you, brother."

After Shen Zhan left with Jiang Bei, Shen Feng looked through other accounts and found that there were more or less problems with them. He darkened his eyes and said, "Rivers flow through rivers."

Jiang Liu and Jiang Chuan flashed out: "The little one is here."

Shen Feng crossed out all the approvals written by Shen Zhan, closed the account report and handed it to the two of them: "Send these back and tell them that I am back, and if you want to continue working in the Shen family, don't mess with me. Mortal wisdom."

The two retreated in response.

Shen Feng stayed up for a few days, calmly handling the tedious household chores and taking care of the family thieves who tried to take advantage of the situation, while questioning the cause of Shen Lin's death.The accident happened to Shen Lin on his way back after the family meeting. When he asked the servants accompanying him, they all said that he died suddenly and violently.

In order to show their closeness to the people, the state government and the county government sent Wu to conduct an autopsy, but no accident was found after the investigation.

In addition, before the family meeting, Shen Lin was busy with paperwork for a long time, so his death was classified as a sudden accident.

The documents from the state government and the county government were all in place. Shen Feng silently signed the signatures and received the government's pension. With the intention of resting in peace, he waited for Zhong Lan and A Nian to arrive in Taiming, and then he held a funeral for Shen Lin. .

Perhaps the loss of his father was heartbreaking, or perhaps Zhong Lan's arrival gave Shen Feng a chance to breathe. As soon as Shen Lin's funeral ceremony was over, Shen Feng fell ill and had a high fever all night long.

Fortunately, Zhong Lan was here, taking care of the Shen family and taking care of the family affairs, so there was no more trouble in the Shen family.

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Shen Feng was not in good health and left everything at home to Zhong Lan. Zhong Lan gradually became suspicious as he flipped through the condolence letters sent from various families.

In particular, the letter from Wuding's natal family, the Yue family, said that Shen Lin was in high spirits during the family gathering, but he did not expect that he would suddenly die on the way back.

Zhonglan read Yue's letter carefully and compared the condolence letters from each family together. He found that although Shen Lin had worked hard for several days for the family meeting, his energy was still enough. Due to fatigue, Sudden death is unlikely.

She pondered for a long time and called Chang Huan: "Although Mr. Qin is in Qinlin during this family meeting, he is still a member of the Yongan family. Go and ask Mr. Qin if he is attending the meeting?"

"Yes." Chang Huan responded and retreated.

After a while, Chang Huan came to report that the Qin family was weak, and Qin Shen did attend the meeting on behalf of the Qin family that day.

Zhong Lan made up his mind and asked Chang Huan to prepare a car to go to Tan Lin Jinyu Academy.

However, Shen Feng and Yang were both ill, and there were not many people in the family who could take care of the matter. Zhong Lan ordered Chang Huan to call Shen Zhan.

"Sister-in-law." Shen Zhan bowed to Zhong Lan in a polite manner.

Zhong Lan helped him up and said straight to the point: "Brother Zhan, I have to go to Qin Lin for something important. Now my mother-in-law and your eldest brother are still sick at home, and I want you to help take care of the house for two days. "

When Shen Zhan heard this, he hesitated: "Sister-in-law has entrusted me with such a big responsibility. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well."

Zhong Lan slightly narrowed his eyes: "Now you are 21 years old. If it were not for the delay in the scientific examination, you would have married a wife and had children. A man must stand upright. I heard that before your eldest brother came back, you had already taken care of the family. , why don’t you dare to do it now?”

When Shen Zhan heard this, he immediately became dejected: "But when I was the housekeeper, I approved a lot of bad debts for the family, and nothing was done. It was only after my eldest brother came back that he approved the bad debts again, and the family was managed in an orderly manner."

Seeing Shen Zhan's frustrated look, Zhong Lan smiled knowingly: "No one is born to be able to manage a house. You can learn this even if you don't know it. Your elder brother and I learned this step by step from you. In a few days, I will let the housekeeper at home teach you. If you still have concerns, I can also send more people to take care of your mother-in-law, and ask Mother Li to take care of you in the study."

"Now is a critical time for the family. As the son of the family, you should do your part to shine. When your mother-in-law and your eldest brother recover from illness in the future, they will also look at you with admiration: Brother Zhan, who was protected by the family in the past, is now also I can now stand alone.”

Shen Zhan's eyes lit up and he became curious again: "Then what are you going to do when your sister-in-law goes to Qin Lin?"

Zhong Yan's eyes froze: "I have to figure out one thing."

"Is it related to dad's death?" Shen Zhan asked sternly. Seeing Zhong Lan's acquiescence, he nodded and saluted her solemnly, "Sister-in-law, just do it. I will take good care of mother and elder brother at home. of."

Zhong Yan nodded in satisfaction and returned the salute.

(End of this chapter)