Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 734 Gem Society ([-])

It didn't take a day or two for Fourth Master Shen to leave Hui County with Fourth Mrs. Shen. After the two of them left, Fourth Master Shen basically never came back.Guan Wen also seemed a little surprised to meet Shen Siye and his wife at the entrance of this teahouse. Obviously, Guan Wen didn't know the news that Shen Siye was coming back.

"Brother Wen."

Fourth Master Shen looked more modest than before, and the impetuousness on his body seemed to have disappeared without a trace, and he looked very refined, which made Li Xin a little impressed.

"When did Fourth Master come back? Why didn't anyone inform me." Guan Wen hurriedly greeted, "Are you going to the teahouse? Let's go together."

Fourth Master Shen said with a smile: "There are too many people over there, it's too noisy. This teahouse has a good view. It's just me and my wife. I want to stay here and watch the excitement."

Xiao Er invited Guan Wen, Fourth Master Shen and his party to the box on the second floor, looking out from the window, it happened to be diagonally facing the high platform set up for the Gem Society.

Guan Wen smiled and invited Fourth Master Shen to sit down, poured tea for him himself, and asked with concern: "Is everything going well outside? You came here in person this year, and the property account books you entrusted to me are just right for you to look over in person."

Fourth Master Shen waved his hands and said with a smile: "Since it was entrusted to Brother Wen to help me run the business, I can trust Brother Wen. When I come back this time, one is because of my eldest brother's promotion, and I always come to congratulate him; It’s also this year’s Gem Fair, I heard it’s going to be very grand, and I want to join in the fun. Besides, I’ve been away for a while, and I miss my hometown, so I have to come back to kowtow to the elders for the new year, and show my filial piety.”

Guan Wen and Fourth Master Shen were sitting at the table by the window talking, Yang'er and Xiaokang seemed more restrained because of the presence of outsiders, and the two teenagers sat behind Guan Wen and listened to what Guan Wen and Fourth Master Shen were talking about.

Guan Wen introduced Li Ming to Fourth Master Shen, Fourth Master Shen looked Li Ming up and down, nodded in praise and said, "Look at his demeanor, he is extraordinary, so he is a master." Fourth Master Shen smiled and said to Li Ming : "Speaking of it, according to your fame, I should give you a salute."

Li Ming didn't dare to talk, Guan Wen said with a smile: "If you talk privately today, you can talk about it in an official way." Guan Wen said to Li Ming: "There is no one else, just call Shen Siye and Shen Siye I'm done."

Li Ming then gently called fourth master Shen "fourth brother Shen".

Fourth Master Shen said with a smile: "I'm also considered lucky to be called Fourth Brother." As they said they would respect Li Ming with tea instead of wine, the three of them talked and laughed.

And here, An Xuan was naturally sitting with Li Xin, and beside An Xuan was an ordinary-looking but meticulous maid who was always waiting on her side.

An Xuan seemed to be in good spirits, but she didn't speak a word from the beginning to the end. Even if Li Xin tried to greet her, she just looked at Li Xin timidly like a frightened deer, and then greeted her with the encouragement of the maid beside her. Li Xin forced a smile, and then lowered his head after laughing, in a daze to himself.

Li Xin and Xing'er looked at each other, both of them sighed in their hearts.

But after thinking about it, it's better for An Xuan to be like this than to go crazy.Even if she was staring at a certain place right now, she would turn her head to look at Fourth Master Shen from time to time, as if she would feel at ease only when Fourth Master Shen was around.Fourth Master Shen has a deep affection for her, and for An Xuan, this is a good ending.

An Xuan probably only knows Fourth Master Shen.

That being the case, Li Xin didn't talk to her too much, but just chatted with Xing'er.

It was lunch time, and the teahouse also prepared meals, so Guan Wen and his party and Shen Siye's party naturally ate together.

After the meal, seeing the tables and chairs around the high platform being filled one after another, Guan Wen just called Li Xin to go to the venue.Fourth Master Shen took An Xuan by the hand to say goodbye to Guan Wen, and said with a smile: "I won't go there, it's too noisy over there, my wife likes to be quiet. Brother Wen, you guys are so lively."

Guan Wen understood, cupped his hands and said: "Since Fourth Master is back, remember to come to my house as a guest after finishing your work. I will wait at home."

Fourth Master Shen nodded.

As Guan Wen walked forward, Li Xin and Xing'er were slightly behind. Xing'er said softly to Li Xin, "Did you see it during lunch? Then Fourth Master Shen is really good to Miss An..."

Li Xin reminded her softly, "That's not Miss An, it's Mrs. Shen Si."

Xing'er understood, nodded and said: "Yes, fourth master Shen really has nothing to say to fourth wife Shen, this is really fourth wife Shen's blessing."

Li Xin nodded.

Xing'er whispered again: "I really didn't expect Fourth Master Shen to become what he is now. His reputation in the early years was so bad that he couldn't marry a wife... I didn't expect that an Ann Xuan was able to subdue him."

"The fate of people is like this." Li Xin said with a smile: "They live well as long as they live well."

Myolie smiled and nodded.

After pushing and shoving, they managed to move to the table belonging to Guan Wen. Li Xin and Xing'er sat down. Guan Wen said, "You guys just sit here, and Yang'er and Xiaokang don't run around." Guan Wen looked at Li Xin and said: "I'll take Mingzi to introduce you to the adults."

Li Xin stood up and said, "You don't have to do it too deliberately, it's not beautiful if you do it too deliberately, just make a familiar face first, and let people have a little impression."

Guan Wen said with a smile: "I have a sense of proportion, you can sit at ease."

Guan Wen took Li Ming to meet those officials and gentlemen, Yang'er and Xiaokang were bored watching the Dagu Opera that was finishing up on the high platform, and the two teenagers got together and muttered.

"Hey! Yang'er! Xiaokang!"

Someone from far away was calling Yang'er and Xiaokang's names, they both hurriedly looked behind and shouted in unison: "Brother Qingyan!"

The person who came was Xue Qingyan.

He excitedly squeezed over here, just now seeing Li Xin was there, he quickly greeted Li Xin, and said with a smile, "Aunt Guan also came to see the Gem Fair?"

Li Xin nodded and said, "Did Qingyan come alone?"

"No, mom and dad are here too, over there."

Xue Qingyan turned his head and pointed in one direction, looked around again, and then asked in a low voice: "Did Sister Youyou not come?"

"There are a lot of people today, so I didn't let them go out for fear of accidents." Li Xin laughed.

Xue Qingyan was a little frustrated, but quickly thought about it, and said: "Aunt Guan is thinking that this kind of time is really not suitable for my sister to join in the fun."

Li Xin nodded with a smile.

Xue Qingyan sat next to Yang'er and Xiaokang, Xiaokang laughed twice, and said to Xue Qingyan in a low voice: "Brother Qingyan, you are the fiance of Brother Yang and I, in other words, you will be our brother-in-law from now on. But it's a bit shorter than us..."

Xue Qingyan looked calmly at Xiaokang who was smiling like a thief, and said: "You guys are younger than me, can you really open your mouth and accept my big uncle?"

Xiaokang choked, Yang'er suppressed a smile and said, "There's nothing to care about in titles, we'll still be called Brother Qingyan from now on."

Xue Qingyan took a sip of tea with satisfaction.

Xiaokang failed to tease him and was a little frustrated, but Xue Qingyan said: "Speaking of which, among the three of us, Xiaokang is relatively backward."

"What do I think?" Xiao Kang raised his eyebrows.

"Look, I have a fiancée, who is your younger sister, and Yang'er also has a fiancée, the daughter of the village chief who is about the same age as him, and only you are left with a well-off life." Xue Qingyan said these words leisurely, "Reciprocity is a gift." Going back made Xiaokang very upset.

But there is no way, what people say is the truth, and he can't refute it.

A smile gradually permeated Xue Qingyan's face, Yang'er lowered his head and said with a muffled smile: "Brother Qingyan, don't play tricks on Xiaokang, he will take it seriously. If I hear what you say, I will ask my second aunt to let you know." If the second aunt makes an appointment for him to marry, then there will be a big trouble."

Xiaokang snorted through his nose and said, "Don't be complacent, I'm not in a hurry to marry a wife now, and I can choose a good girl from now on. Unlike you, I decided early on, and there is no time to choose in the future." .”

Xue Qingyan smiled: "If you choose, you have the advantage of choosing. If you don't choose, you have the advantage of not choosing. In my opinion, the advantage of not choosing is greater."

Yang'er said: "The person chosen by the mother must not be wrong."

Well-off mentality, that's embarrassing...

After chatting for a long time, Guan Wen and Li Ming also came back. Guan Wen had a smile on his face, and he was not surprised to see Xue Qingyan here. He greeted him and pulled Li Ming to sit down with him.

"How is it?" Li Xin asked with concern.

"They heard that Mingzi is this year's new recruit, and they were all amazed. They got to know each other very smoothly." Guan Wen said with a smile, "But I just haven't seen Su Yan, so I don't know where he is at this time."

Just as they were talking, the noise on the high platform gradually became quieter. Some people moved some things down from the high platform, and then lifted some things up. Most of them were high tables that could be used to place stones. There was also a large table behind which Several chairs.

With three strong and powerful drumming sounds, the master of ceremonies came to the stage and said loudly: "Everyone in Hui County, this year is our annual gem fair again!"

The lengthy opening speech and the boring leader's speech were very attractive, at least Li Ming and Yang'er listened with gusto.Yang'er said in a low voice: "The adult who spoke is quite good."

The art of speech is also an art, but Li Xin almost forgot.This kind of ability to speak eloquently in front of everyone is also a must for an official.

After this part came to an end, stones began to be carried up or lifted up one after another, and placed on the high table.The master of ceremonies sang the name of the stone, talked about the origin of the stone and the beautiful meaning of the stone in the opinion of the owner of the stone.

After two rounds of stones, Li Xin began to feel a little tired.

The surrounding people were all in high spirits, and some of the stones that were moved out had unique shapes and colors, pushing the atmosphere forward wave after wave.Myolie was also excitedly waiting for the master of ceremonies to tell the story of a stone.

Li Xin propped her elbows on the table, pressed her forehead with her palms, and let her head rest on her palms according to her will.

He was closing his eyes and meditating, but he could hear the roar of laughter from the people below.

Li Xin raised his head and squinted his eyes. Before he could hear what everyone was laughing at, Li Ming said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

It happened that the big man at the next table had a loud voice, and he sneered loudly at this moment: "Then a large and heavy stone, without any special shape, color or pattern, can also be brought to the Gem Society?"

Li Xin took a closer look, and suddenly his drowsiness subsided—the big rock placed in front of everyone's eyes did not have a special shape, color or pattern as the man at the next table said, but it happened to match The big stone on the altar of the Li family is very similar!

(End of this chapter)