After a while, Lu Tong drove a donkey cart to the door of a two-entry house.

I saw that the door was closed, and the sound of congratulations and bargaining could be heard from the courtyard on the side of the street.

"Mother, you sit down first, I'll knock on the door. ”

Lu Tong got off the donkey cart, walked to the front door, hesitated, and began to knock on the door.

"Bell Bell Bell ......"

"It's coming, it's coming. ”

The door was opened a little crack, and a woman in her forties poked her head out.

"Auntie. Lu Tong shouted.

"Oh, it's Tong'er, and my brother and sister are here too. The woman smiled and said enthusiastically.

Lu Mu on the donkey cart also smiled at the woman and said, "Yes, yes." ”

The woman glanced at the bare donkey cart on the back panel and beckoned, "Tong'er, you catch the donkey cart and come in through the back door, there is a banquet in the front yard, and there is no place to pass." ”

Lu Tong hurriedly replied: "Okay, auntie, I'll just go catch the car, let my mother go in first." ”

"Of course you and your mother are together, what's good about going ahead, it's all your own family, don't try those vanity. The woman patted Lu Tong with a smile, and then said loudly to Lu's mother: "Sister, do you say that what I said is right?" ”

Lu Mu nodded with a dry smile and said, "Sister-in-law is right, Tong'er, hurry up and catch the car, let's go in through the back door." ”

"You've traveled so far, I'll go and prepare a meal for you first. When she had finished speaking, she withdrew her head.

"Bang"

The door was slammed shut.

Lu Tong got into the donkey cart in silence, looked back at his mother, who looked as usual, and whispered, "Mother, or ...... Let's go back. ”

Lu Mu looked at Lu Tong and sighed lightly: "Son, you can't go back, this time, you can only rely on that half an acre of thin land for the rest of your life."

Don't blame your aunt, people are boiled out by themselves, no matter what we do to ask others, once we help, then for others, we are a drag.

Let's go, no matter what, for the sake of blood, we can at least have a light meal. ”

Lu Tong nodded when he heard this, and drove the donkey cart to the back door. I felt a little uncomfortable, and when I came to my uncle's house, my mother had to follow her through the back door.

When he came to the back door, he saw that the woman was already waiting here, and beckoned, "Come in, come in, and tie the donkey cart under the tree." ”

With that, he turned around and walked to the kitchen.

Lu Tong let out a "hmm" and drove the donkey cart into the house. I got out of the car, wrapped the leash around the trunk a few times, and tied it tightly.

"Mother, be careful. ”

As soon as Lu Tong helped his mother get out of the car, he saw the woman come to the backyard with a vegetable plate from the kitchen and put the dishes on the small stone table in the backyard.

Two bowls of rice, a plate of greens, and a plate of pastries.

"This, the front yard is full, there is really no place, you will just take a look, it's all your own family, don't mind. The woman said apologetically.

"Sister-in-law bothered. Lu Mu replied with a smile.

"You eat first, I'll go and greet the guests." Then the woman said this, and went to the front yard.

After the woman left, Lu's mother's smile faded and she said softly, "Sit down and eat." ”

The two sat on the stone bench and began to eat, neither of them saying a word.

Lu Tong only felt that this meal tasted like chewing wax.

"Son, you can eat this pastry, my mother can't eat sweets. ”

When Lu Tong heard this, he glanced at the two pastries placed on the plate, and put one in his mouth.

Well~

Crispy and sweet, a fresh fragrance lingers in the mouth.

I didn't expect the pastries to be so delicious, and the world's deliciousness is nothing more than that.

Juan Er should like it very much, she has eaten coarse tea and light rice with herself for so long.

"Is it delicious? Lu Mu asked with a little curiosity as she ate the rice.

Lu Tong nodded again and again and said, "It's delicious, mother, you can also taste one." ”

"My mother doesn't like to eat. ”

Lu Tong thought for a while, then groped around his waist, felt out a coarse cloth handkerchief, wiped it with his hand, and prepared to pack the pastry.

"Then I'll take the rest back to Juan'er. ”

When Lu Mu heard this, her eyes widened, "You eat by yourself, don't think about that fool with any good things." ”

Lu Tong's hand moved, and he couldn't help but say loudly: "Enough, don't always call Juan Er a fool, she is my mother-in-law, your daughter-in-law, we are a family." ”

"Poor greeting, inconsiderate greeting, brother and sister, Tong'er, the front is too busy.

You're done. ”

At this moment, Lu Tong's eldest uncle, Lu Gui, led his son and wife, who had just turned nineteen, to the backyard and greeted him.

"Big brother, our mother and son have already eaten. Lu Mu got up and said with a smile.

"Uncle. Lu Tong shouted respectfully and glanced at his cousin, who was not much different in age.

Compared with those who are scavenging in the field, his cousin is dressed in snow-white robes, which seems to have the flavor of a scholar who is a child of a family.

"Now that I'm done, I'll clean it up. The woman quickly put away the plate with the pastry.

Lu Tong subconsciously wanted to stop the eldest lady, paused, and was embarrassed to speak.

"My younger brother and sister and Tong'er can come to celebrate Yu'er's birthday, I am very happy. However, among the guests here today are a few officials from the county government, and I have to accompany them to listen to the music in the afternoon, so I ......"

Lu Gui's words, the two of them naturally understood, this is to send off guests.

"Big brother, actually, I came here this time to ask you for a favor. Lu Muqiang said with a smile.

When Lu Gui heard this, he groaned: "What's the matter, my brother and sister just say it, I'll do my best." ”

"I think the eldest brother will help Tong'er find a job in the city, and you also know that our family's half an acre of land is really not enough to feed the family. Lu Mu pinched the corners of her sleeves and said in a low voice.

Lu Gui touched his chin, "Well, this matter is not easy to do, it takes some favors, so let's go back first, and when there is news, I will inform you then."

But there's no guarantee that you'll find a job, and you know, now you can summon a lot of people as long as you give you something to eat.

Tong'er doesn't have any skills. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, even if you can't find it, it doesn't matter, I thank my eldest brother first. After Lu Mu finished speaking, she bowed deeply to Lu Gui.

Lu Guixu helped Lu's mother, but he still accepted this worship.

"Mother......" Lu Tong called his mother, but swallowed back the words later.

"Then let's leave it at that, I'll go to the front to accompany the guests first. Lu Gui dropped a sentence and led Lu Yu to turn around and walk to the front yard.

From beginning to end, Lu Yu never said a word, nor did he look at Lu Tong's mother and son.

Lu Mu sighed deeply and said, "Let's go, let's go home." ”

Lu Tong helped Lu's mother and comforted him in a low voice while getting into the donkey cart: "Mother, don't be sad, they are dogs looking down on people." ”

Lu Mu shook her head, "Mother doesn't care that they look down on me, after all, this world is like this, we are not much different from dogs, we are just the same tail wagging and begging."

I guess the words I said to your uncle won't help. That's right, after all, your father has been dead for more than ten years, and after so many years, I have met a few times during the Chinese New Year, and any feelings should disappear. ”

Lu Tong frowned, and said suspiciously: "However, the uncle didn't give our family so much food. ”

Lu Mu closed her mouth and said no more.

The two left the house in a donkey cart......