Chapter 2: Hunger

When Lu's mother saw Lu Pin's abnormality, she was even more ashamed. He could only hold Lu Pin's hand tightly, making it difficult for him to get out and run towards the city gate.

At this time, Lu Pin had other thoughts in his heart? His mind was full of delicious food! His feet kicked the ground hard and again, and he could only splash a futile cloud of dust.

Don't look at Lu Pin at this time, he is six years old, but his strength is already greater than that of a teenager! If it weren't for Lu's mother's martial arts since childhood, her strength was also extraordinary, otherwise she might not be able to keep Lu Pin.

Robin looked at Lu Pin's appearance and felt distressed for a while, and scolded at the city gate: "These hateful philistines! I want the Hou Ye to kill the enemy on the front line to keep them peaceful and happy at this time, and now they treat the son like this! It's simply unbearable!"

"Alright, let them go. It was easy for Lu Mu to appease Lu Pin, and said softly, "It's not easy for them." ”

Robin bowed slightly to the mistress and said, "Madame is merciful, but we think of them so much, but they don't think about us at all. ”

Lu Mu looked at Lu Pin, who was holding a leg of mutton and eating a large piece, reached out and rubbed his head, his face was kind, and his voice was still the same: "Didn't the king already give us a gold medal, and we can't make it difficult for the king, right?"

"Yes, I also know that there have been some voices coming from inside and outside the palace for some time. Robin gritted his teeth, changed his words, and said fiercely: "But, which of them dares to say it to his face? Even the king has to give Hou Ye three points of thin noodles to see which of them dares to make a mistake in the Hou Mansion!"

Ten days later, in a deserted farmhouse, this is where Lu Pin and the others have come to stay in recent days.

Mother Lu summoned the housekeeper Robin, rubbed her eyebrows lightly and asked, "Butler, how many days can we spend the silver two now?"

Robin bowed and pinched the money bag without a trace, confirming that there was indeed not much silver taels in the money bag to spend his days on. Hesitating and wanting not to say it, but what can it solve if you don't say it?

His voice was low, and he said, "Madame, spend ...... day."

Robin couldn't go on. The huge Hou Mansion has already been sold out! If it hadn't been given by the king, no one would have dared to buy it, and I am afraid that it would have already gone there to exchange for money.

Lu Mu nodded and didn't let Robin continue, she already understood, things had finally come to this day......!

"Really...... I'm sorry for my son!"

A leisurely sigh came out of Lu's mother's mouth, which made Robin's heart jump without "groaning"! The Hou Mansion turned from prosperity to decline, and Lu's mother did not sigh; Lu Pin couldn't speak, and Lu's mother did not sigh; and after all the cynicism in Beijing, she did not see Lu's mother sigh. At this moment, Lu Mu suddenly sighed, which really made Robin worry and fear.

"Madam, who are you?" Robin inquired cautiously, for fear that one would accidentally make Lu's mother feel irritated again. His eyes gestured to the maid ring who was picking vegetables next to him, and said, "Good student looks at Madame, just in case!"

This girl ring is Lu Mu's personal girl ring Pinglu, and like Robin, she will not be dispersed, and she has decided to share the glory and disgrace with Lu Mu! Otherwise, it is impossible to do some chores such as picking vegetables.

Yahuan Pinglu was also a little clear in Xiuwai Huizhong, and instantly understood what the housekeeper meant, nodded and didn't say anything, just moved the vegetable picking basket to face Lu Mu, paying attention weakly and sensitively.

Robin was relieved and wanted to find a livelihood before tomorrow arrived, so he said to Lu's mother, "Madam, I will retire first." ”

Lu Mu had long known what Robin had been doing in the past few days, and knew that he would find work in the neighborhood to earn money after retreating from her every day. But there are not as many jobs available as in Kyoto, especially as a foreigner.

Lu Mu couldn't bear it, and said, "If you see the work I can do, take it." ”

was afraid that Robin would disobey him, so he added: "It's okay to knit women, even if it's chopping wood!"

Robin hid his face and fled, making up his mind that he would not be able to let Lu's mother do these jobs no matter what! It was impossible for the dignified lady of the Marquis Mansion to show up and do the work of these subordinates! Even if he really wanted to beg for food with tokens at the last moment, he would give up his face as a subordinate!

It's hard to find a job, and it's even harder to find a job for an unstable foreigner!

At night, at the table.

Lu's mother was sitting precariously, Lu Pin was gobbling up, and the housekeeper Robin and Yahuan Pinglu, who had picked vegetables before, were separated on both sides.

Lu Mu withdrew her eyes from Lu Pin, looked at the simple meal on the table, and then looked at the two people who were still standing, sighed in her heart, and said: "Let's eat it together, this should be our last meal, and it is unknown what will happen to the next meal." Don't be so inhibited. ”

It's no wonder that Lu's mother sighed in her heart, Lu Pin's food is increasing day by day, and she won't even be able to prepare such a simple meal tomorrow. said that it was a meal, but it was just a gold scarf on his face, and these were just ordinary people's daily meals.

Yahuan calmly bowed and replied: "Mrs. Xie, it is precisely because of this that we should abide by our duties even more. Moreover, the housekeeper and I were already in the kitchen. ”

If Lu Pin and Lu Mu's meal is a daily meal for ordinary people, what will the food they leave in the kitchen look like?

After hearing this, Lu Mu felt a pain in her heart, and she couldn't refuse: "Then take it and eat it together!"

When the two of them put the food left in the kitchen on the table, two bowls and one plate. When Lu Mu looked at it, her expression suddenly changed greatly!

A few grass roots dug up from nowhere soaked in the brown soup on the plate, it should be a dish, and the soup bowl with a few grains of rice rippling can see the lines at the bottom of the bowl, which should be their staple food today.

Where is this normal people's food? Even if such a meal is fed to pigs, I'm afraid pigs won't eat it!

Sadness came from the heart for a while, and no matter how difficult it was to hold on, Lu Mu's tears broke down in an instant.

Seeing this, Robin and the others were at a loss, and hurriedly wanted to bring their food away, but where else could they put it in this empty house?

Pinglu saw that his wife was crying bitterly, and tears also poured out, and he moved to Lu's mother little by little, wanting to comfort something, but the words turned into sobs in his mouth.

Robin turned his back and looked through the door at the starry sky, his eyes flickering with a bit of crystalline. Murmuring: "Cry, cry, it's fine after crying......"

At this time, Lu Pin didn't eat anymore, tilted his head and looked at his mother who was crying more and more, and he couldn't see what was going on in his little head in his chaotic eyes. Perhaps, there was nothing but food, or perhaps, something from this moment on.

Lu Pin looked at the chicken leg that was still a little left in his hand, and reluctantly put it down, and stretched out his little hand to his mother little by little, as if he wanted to comfort his mother. I don't know if I had an idea in my heart or was driven by instinct, my little hand suddenly hovered in the air.

As if hesitating, the little hand turned back to pick up the chicken leg that had been gnawed until it was left, and gradually moved it to the mother's mouth.

Lu's mother cried sadly, wanting to vent all the years of depression, but at this moment she smelled a fragrance in her nose, and before her sad brain could react, she got another message, and her lips were blocked by a greasy object.

Lu Mu opened her eyes "swish", and under the hazy eyes of tears, she saw a pair of chaotic and confused eyes, this is her son Lu Pin's eyes, how could she not recognize them!

My son is watching me!

My son even gave me chicken legs to eat!

Mother Lu felt joy and pain in her heart, and tears fell again. The good thing is that Lu Pin has finally changed, and he is no longer the child who only knows how to eat, and the pain is the weakness of the current situation, which made him suffer prematurely.

Lu Mu stretched out her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, grabbed Lu Pin's hand and returned the chicken leg to his mouth without much effort, stroked his head, and said gently: "Xiaopin is so good, I know that I love my mother." But my mother doesn't like to eat meat, so you can eat it yourself. ”

Lu Pin looked at the chicken leg in his hand, and seemed to be very puzzled by its loss, but he still swallowed it in one bite, and turned his head to eat half a pot of rice porridge.

Regarding this change in Lu Pin, Yahuan Pinglu also saw it in her eyes, and hurriedly took the opportunity to comfort her, and Lu's mother's mood gradually improved.

And Robin also understood the cause and effect in Pinglu's persuasion, and looked Lu Pin up and down again. If Lu Pin can have his senses, it will be a great joy! Lu Pin's amount of food is increasing day by day, and his strength is also different from the past. If you regain your senses, as long as you practice martial arts a little, you will become a fierce general in the army!

However, the days still have to pass day by day, and the food has to be eaten in one bite. Today has passed, and tomorrow we have to work hard for tomorrow's livelihood.

There was no word all night, except for Lu Pin, everyone didn't dare to have too much activity at night. The food with clear soup and little water can't provide too much energy, and how dare you toss and waste it at will.

Outside, with starry skies and moonlight, tomorrow is sure to be a good day.

Just above this sky, there were two people standing in the void, and under the moonlight, there was a sense of immortality, but their faces were hidden in the shadow of the moon.

I heard one of them say: "It's almost time at last! Thousands of years of planning are finally coming to fruition." Whether you can raise your eyebrows or not, it will depend on your means at that time. ”

The other person raised his head upward, with a slight hint of impatience in his arrogance: "Long-winded." ”

The man said no more, "Well, I'll take my leave." ”

After speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared.

"Alas, life is as miserable as mine...... It's a life of toil. It's just that it's been decided before, and it's hard to regret it now, it's really a big loss! Well, no, it's still some time coming, and I have to prepare well. ”

The person who stayed behind didn't stay long, and he disappeared without a trace, but he didn't know what to prepare.

The next day, dawn.

The chickens have been killed and eaten without the crows of the birds, the birds have been caught and eaten without the cries of the birds, and there is not even the sound of insects.

It has become a forbidden area for life.

Lu Mu sat down weakly, holding Lu Pin's wrist in her hand to prevent him from running away with the taste. The housekeeper Robin and Yahuan Pinglu each supported the pillar and chair and tried to stand, trying not to show the appearance of being strong on the outside and doing it in the middle.

Looking at Lu Pin, who was waiting to be fed, Lu Mu knew that this moment had finally come! In front of food and clothing, dignity or something was really nothing.