"Frightened! Returning to his hometown?" the young man laughed and said, "What kind of family is he returning to his hometown?"

The older man shook his head slowly: "He is not an official and is in good health, but his senior brothers are not! What is the situation in Ryukyu, you have also inquired a lot these days, right? That place, but his senior brother alone has the final say!"

"So what? After all, it's not him!" the young man said disapprerovingly: "It's just a senior brother, and my own brothers are not reliable, senior brother...... Hehe. ”

The older man glanced at him, then looked away after a moment.

About Lu Hao, the Pinghu Lu family doesn't know much, it is a partial house, and it has been ruined for so many years, if it weren't for the name recorded on the family tree, few people in the Lu family would remember him.

It was also this time that the court's will to pardon Lu Yan's crime reached the Lu family, and Lu Hao immediately came to the letter, and the matter of the father and son returned to the sight of the Lu family.

Time is in a hurry, too much information can't be found, only a rough knowledge of Lu Hao is now in the Ryukyus, his senior brother is the Ryukyu Festival envoy, I heard that they are all students of Xiangye Xu Fan, but there is no exact news coming, but I just heard about it.

This time when he returned to his hometown, Senior Brother Lu Hao would also come with him, and for this reason, the Lu family sent two important people to greet him.

Although the grade of the Ryukyu festival is not high, it is a town festival after all, and the Lu family is not a maritime businessman, but some businesses also have a lot to do with maritime trade, and there is still a lot of interest in the new trading port of Ryukyu.

Moreover, after all, he is a five-grade official, and he is also a medium-sized official in this era when the prime minister only has three grades, although the Lu family is a famous family, the basic etiquette still has to be taught, but if you want to say how much you care, you don't take it to heart.

The two drank some wine, and suddenly there were a few more behemoths on the dock outside the window.

The war in the south lasted for more than a year, most of the trade of the southeast maritime merchants stopped, and the Tangshan wharf was not on the main route, and most of the small fishing boats were berthed, such as the standard ships of the Hongzhou shipyard were already great ships here!

But the three that appeared now are more than four times the size of those ingots!

The white sails and graceful lines are like white swans breaking into a flock of ducks!

For a moment, the noisy dock fell silent.

"That'...... What kind of ship is that?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen it!"

"That's too big, isn't it?"

……

"A bun of dirt buns! This is a Ryukyu boat, I saw it when I went back to Keelung, and it ran so fast!"

Listening to the discussion downstairs, the uncle and nephew, who were also a little surprised, glanced at each other.

"It's time for someone to arrive!" As he spoke, the older man got up and said, "Let's go, go and greet you!" After all, he is an official, and he can't lose the etiquette of the Lu family......

Although there are not many large ships at Tangshan Wharf, it is a natural harbor, and although the sailing ships are large, they can also dock safely.

In front of the long trestle, the uncle and nephew watched this behemoth up close, and the feeling in their hearts became more and more shocking.

"With such a big ship, the Qian family in Yangzhou is not afraid, right?" the older man thought to himself: "Maybe I thought about it before?"

With his doubts, the older man's attitude changed a lot.

When Xu Chen and Lu Hao stepped off the boat together, the older man walked forward quickly, and hugged his fists and smiled from a distance: "Under Lu Huan, I am here to welcome Xu Envoy Jun Zun!"

Lu Huan hadn't seen Lu Hao a few times before, and he couldn't remember it well after many years, but now he only vaguely saw a little bit of Lu Hao's outline on Lu Hao's face, and then he could easily distinguish the two in front of him.

As soon as Lu Huan stepped forward, the young man behind him was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly, and dispersed in an instant.

Xu Chen glanced at him, and then turned his gaze back to Lu Huan, who was clasping his fists and saluting in front of him.

took two steps forward, hurriedly helped Lu Huan up, and said with a smile: "Uncle Lu is polite! Brother Hao and I are brothers, and you are his uncle, so naturally it is also mine! The family is welcome!"

"You're welcome!" Lu Huan straightened up, waved his hand and said, "Make Lord Jun this a frustration!"

"Where's the uncle?" Xu Chen Zhengse said: "This time, Brother Hao is returning to his hometown to visit relatives, no matter how much interest the younger generation has outside, he has returned to his parents or elders, and the rules can't be messed up!"

"Haha, good, good! Since the envoy has a life, he will also entrust the next one, and answer the uncle's voice!" Lu Huan said with a smile.

Xu Chen nodded with a smile: "It's all as it should be!"

"Come!" Lu Huan immediately took Xu Chen's hand, pointed to the young man behind him, and introduced: "This is the nephew below, named Lu Wending." ”

"Wen Ding, why don't you come over and see Lord Envoy?"

Lu Wending's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Lu Huan for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled, and he said with a smile: "Lu Wending has seen Lord Envoy!"

Xu Chen smiled and nodded, and said in an old-fashioned manner: "It's really a dignified appearance, a talent!"

"Haha!" Lu Huan smiled: "It's too good for you!"

"Hmph!" Seeing the two of them behaving like this, Lu Wending was extremely unsettled, and after snorting coldly in private, he just stood without saying a word.

When Lu Huan saw it, he hurriedly frowned, turned his head and apologized to Xu Chen: "I'm really sorry, my nephew is a little embarrassed." ”

"It's out of the way!" Xu Chen said very generously: "Young man!

"Haha, yes! yes!"

Lu Wending's face changed instantly, and the teenagers behind Xu Chen, except for Lu Hao, lowered their heads one after another, and their shoulders trembled.

"It's cold outside, Lord Jun, let's go home and talk, right?" Lu Huan pointed to a few carriages parked on the street in front of him, and said enthusiastically: "The cars are ready, and the old lady is still waiting at home!"

"Uncle, please first!"

"Go together!

……

Xu Chen, Lu Hao, Lu Ying, Shi Lei and several other teenagers got into the carriage one after another, I don't know if they were angry or why, Lu Wending did not ride in the same carriage with Lu Huan.

In the wide carriage, Lu Huan and Xu Chen sat on the top, and Lu Hao's brothers and sisters and Shi Lei sat on the left and right.

Lu Huan greeted warmly along the way, occasionally chatting with Lu Hao's brothers and sisters, but most of the time he was chatting with Xu Chen.

"Is Lord Jun going to Chang'an to report on his work this time?"

Xu Chen nodded and replied, "Not all! I may have to stay in Chang'an for a few years, and I won't come back so soon." ”

"That's a pity!" Lu Huan sighed.

"Oh?" Xu Chen looked at him with doubt.

Lu Huan shook his head and said with a reluctant expression: "In this way, it is a pity that you can't always listen to the teachings of Lord Envoy!"

Rao is Xu Chen's face is as thick as a city wall, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, waved his hand and smiled: "Uncle is really joking!"

Lu Huan smiled and said unintentionally: "If Lord Jun enters Beijing this time, I think Xu Xiangwill be very happy!"

"Haha!" Xu Chen smiled and replied, "Don't hide it from my uncle, this time I want to go to Beijing on Chinese New Year's Eve, so that I can have a reunion dinner with the teacher's family!"

As he spoke, Xu Chen pointed at Lu Hao again and said with a smile: "The teacher is also reading Brother Hao!"

"Oh, is it?" Lu Huan showed a surprised expression, and then said enviously: "Speaking of which, Xiao Hao's luck is really good! Xu Xiang is a learned Confucian, Xiao Hao can be taught by his old man and become a disciple of Xu Xiang, it is really a blessing that he has cultivated for several lifetimes!"

said and said lonely: "It's a pity that my hard-working fifth brother left too early......"

"Siren has passed away, uncle, don't be sad!" Xu Chen said widely: "We who are alive should live better!"

"Yes, yes!" In just a moment, Lu Huan's eyes were filled with moisture.

"Damn! Sure enough, they are all at the level of old goblins!" Xu Chen exclaimed in his heart, and said to himself: "It seems that I really can't get carried away, compared to these old goblins, I am still a little tender." ”

Xu Chen, who had calmed down, spoke more gently, his attitude became more sincere, and he "talked" with Lu Huan little by little, and people who were not the most familiar with him really couldn't see his perfunctory.

The carriage headed north, and after about half an hour, a long stretch of villages appeared on a plain ahead.

Lujia Village is famous far and wide.

It is not only the Lu family that has produced celebrities and high-ranking officials, but also because on the small land of Pinghu, nearly eighty percent of the land belongs to the Lu family, and almost all the farmers are tenants who work for the Lu family.

Fortunately, the Lu family's poetry and books are heirlooms, and the reviews have always been good, and it is the golden mean of the saints, not seeking prestige and fame, but only wanting the temple to last.

The Lu family rarely bullies the weak, although it is inevitable to use some means to annex some land, or occasionally a child of the Lu family takes a fancy to a young and beautiful girl and marries her home as a concubine, but the fire has always been well controlled. In addition, building bridges and paving roads, giving soup porridge and delivering medicine, and relieving the people have been all the time, and the hearts of the people in Pinghu are still towards the Lu family.

Walk through the row of tall plaques at the entrance of the village, stone and wood, of different styles and ages.

The mottled traces tell the glory of the past, and also show the profound heritage of the Lu family.

When the carriage passed the entrance of the village, Lu Huan deliberately lifted the curtain and introduced Xu Chen one by one: "This piece is the ancestor of the Yuan Fang decades ago, the one in front is the 'Erlu' in the Western Jin Dynasty, and the one in front is Lu Xun, the Marquis of Huayin, Yu Lin is too shou Lu Ji, the eleventh ancestor Yingchuan is too shou Lu Hong, and the sixth ancestor Lu Lie Yuzhang is the ......."

"It's really not a loss to the Dongwu Wang clan, it's really extraordinary!" Xu Chen praised from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Huan smiled proudly and said: "So that Lord Jun can be the lord of a town at such a young age, and with the help of Xu Xiang, it is also expected that he will be a minister for a hundred generations!"

This means that you are still a little bit worse now!

Xu Chen smiled silently.

Walk through the long bluestone path in front of the village, through the rows of courtyards, until you stop in front of the main compound in the center of the village.

Lu Huan got out of the car first, hugged his fists and said, "Please make your lord, the old lady has been waiting at home for a long time!"

"Sin, sin! How can you make the old man wait for a long time?" Xu Chen got out of the car quickly, and hurriedly said: "Please also ask my uncle to introduce me as soon as possible, and let the old man rest quickly after the kid has seen it, and then invite the kid to talk about it when he has time!"

Lu Huan was very satisfied with Xu Chen's performance, and said with a smile: "That's good!