said that on that day, Lu Huancheng returned home from the shop, only turned the corner of the street, and saw a person looking at the head of the house from a distance.

Lu Huancheng was holding his breath in the shop, and he had nowhere to spread fire, when he saw this person, he just thought he was a thief, and immediately shouted: "Where did the thief come from, he dared to steal from a good person's house in the blue sky and daylight, and he should not be taken down quickly!" When the family members at the door heard the command, they rushed up, and without saying anything, they pressed the man to the ground, tied him behind his back, and pushed him through the door.

Lu Huancheng walked back to the house and went to the upper room to change his clothes first. Liu sat cross-legged on the kang, with two head wind plasters on his forehead, and asked, "You went to the shop today, but did you get the silver?" The old lady asked in the morning, the pear wood cabinet for Sister Hong'er, there is still a shortage of wood to buy, and she is waiting for the silver. ”

Lu Huancheng didn't answer, changed his clothes and went out.

Seeing this, Liu scolded: "This old killer, the old lady talks to him, and he doesn't say anything about this kind of plague." Ignoring the affairs of the family, he goes out every day, and he doesn't know what is going on outside to hook his soul, and he just ignores all the family affairs. If something like this happens at home, it's just as if you're blind. ”

Yingxia ordered a cup of tea, handed it to Liu, and said, "Madam, the master has not returned home for days like this, and I don't know what to do outside." If the wife is free, it is better to find someone to investigate. Liu said impatiently: "What can be a big deal, what else can this old plague student do except buy those broken pots and jars." If you ignore the most important things at home, what can you do outside? These days, I have heard people say that they are also resting in the yamen. ”

Yingxia saw this situation, sighed, put the tea bowl on the kang, stepped aside, and said nothing. After stopping for a long time, she saw that there was no water in the pot, so she walked outside and called the little girl Honeysuckle and said: "There is no water in the house, and you don't know how to boil it, so you know how to play at home every day." Later, if Mrs. wants tea to eat, let's see if she beats you. ”

Honeysuckle was kicking the shuttlecock under the corridor, and when he heard this, he didn't turn his head back and said: "You don't have long hands at home, you won't boil tea and water at home, the stove is on the porch, and you are not blind." Yingxia was almost overwhelmed by her sentence. wants to learn a lesson, this honeysuckle days ago and worshiped the housekeeper lady Wang as a godmother. The Wang family has always been at odds with her mother, and when she didn't come to the room, the Wang family was a stumbling block with her family. Since the Xia and Chun Dynasty left the Lu family, the Lu family rebelled against the house chaos, and these stewards were each king and did not obey the control. None of the masters above the Lu family have the talent to be in charge, and they let these people below deceive them. is used to being served, the world is not clear and lazy, Lu Jia's is too old and frail to be a director, and Liu's is a strong and capable person, who can only play tricks in the house, and when he comes to these people, he will be like a puppet on the field. Therefore, now the Lu family is more faceless than these stewards.

There is no reliable person in this Yingxia family, but it is because he has taken refuge in his wife that he is a little colorful. Now that Mrs. can't stand up, she naturally doesn't dare to compete with these people.

At that moment, I had to swallow my anger and go to boil water and stew tea without mentioning it.

Lu Huancheng walked out of the upper room, went straight to the main hall and sat down, and shouted: "Bring that thief up!" ”

The underground flood thunder generally agreed in unison, and pushed the person who was tied up at the head of the Lu family in.

The man was already paralyzed with fright when he was reprimanded for no reason, and when he saw this formation in the lobby, needless to say, he knelt on the ground with weak knees, and spilled hot urine in the crotch of his pants.

Lu Huancheng shouted above: "Where did you come from, a thief, who dared to steal from the general's mansion?!" Hurry up, or I will send you to the yamen and ask the official to break your legs!" The man was so frightened that his face turned pale and trembled for a long time before he stumbled and said, "Overcome...... The old man of the family was overturned, and the little one was sent by the grandmother of the Xia family...... Come and ask the ...... of the in-laws."

Lu Huancheng came back from the shop, and was holding back the evil fire in his belly, as soon as he heard this, he didn't wait for him to finish, he jumped up and shouted: "Who is your in-laws!" Your slut has been divorced by us, and you still dare to come to the door to confess your relatives! As he cursed, he commanded his subordinates: "Pull this blind thief to the second gate and hit thirty boards heavily." Tell me to go down, and no one from the Xia family will be allowed to come to the house in the future! ”

And when the men who were waiting in the ground answered, they came up and took him down.

That Lu Huancheng was angry, sitting on the circle chair and feeling stuffy. At the same time, someone outside the door came to report: "Xishun is here, I have something to say to the master." ”

When Lu Huancheng heard this, he waited to call in, paused and said, "Tell him to wait for me in the study, and I'll go over." With that, he came down and stepped out the door.

When I walked to the study, I saw my henchman Xishun, who followed him every day, waiting outside the study. When Na Xishun saw him, he hurriedly came up to say hello. Lu Huancheng asked, "Why did you come back today, is there anything important in the yard over there?" With that, he took the lead and entered the study.

Na Xishun followed closely and entered the study to see that there was no one left and right, so he reported: "Miss Lian gave birth to a little boy safely last night, and the little one came to report the good news to the master." When Lu Huancheng heard the news, he had mixed feelings and worries, and only after a long time did he ask, "Is your Miss Lian okay?" Xishun replied: "The girl is in good health, and the little boy is also healthy and tight, and he is white and fat, which is really attractive." The girl was started at the fourth watch last night, and the little one went to invite the midwife overnight, and within a few hours, the girl gave birth. The girl and Gu's mother asked the little one to report to the master, and hoped that the master would come over to take a look. ”

When Lu Huancheng was silent, he said, "You go back for the time being, tell Miss Sù Lian, I'll go over after lunch." Let her be born and nurtured, and don't think about it much. ”

Xishun agreed, and refused to go with a smile. Lu Huancheng saw that his complexion was different, and asked, "What's the matter, what's the matter?" Xishun said with a smile: "The master knows that with the little boy, the expenses in the yard over there will be greater." The old man's monthly silver for the last month has not been delivered, and Miss Lian is thin-skinned and refuses to send someone to ask for it, and the expenses in the past two months are all paid by Miss Lian herself. Even the happy money that I asked the midwife to give yesterday was also small. Sir, look ......."

Lu Huancheng was very irritable, he said that his family was difficult and he didn't want to give money, and he was his beloved concubine and young son over there, so he refused to be slightly wronged. After being in such a dilemma for a long time, he turned to the inner room, took a bag of silver from the side of the bed, handed it to Xishun, and said, "Here are twenty taels of silver, which will be enough for their mother and son to be entangled for a few days, you can take it first." I had lunch and went over to take a look. ”

Na Xishun didn't expect the old man to be so stingy this time, his face immediately collapsed, and he smiled again: "The master also knows that there has been no entry over there for two months, and the girl also took off the pair of foam bracelets on her wrist and asked the little one to go to the pawn, and only bought firewood and rice after getting money." It's okay for the little ones to suffer a little, but I'm afraid that they will wronged the girl and the brother. ”

Lu Huancheng waved his hand and said: "You go first, there are these twenty taels of silver, which is enough to entangle for a few days, and the rest of the things will be talked about when I pass." Xishun saw that he couldn't squeeze anything more, so he had to give up and retire. Lu Huancheng stopped him again and said, "Quietly, don't let your wife know." Heeshun said yes and went.

After sending Xishun away, Lu Huancheng's ass was still sitting firmly, so Baolian walked over and said, "The old lady asks the master to come over." He got up again and went back.

When he arrived in the backyard room, Lu Jiashi was crooked on the kang.

The mother and son met, and Lu Huancheng sat on the edge of the kang and said, "My son has been busy for days and has never come over, has my mother ever been sick?" Lu Jia said sickly: "It's not good, the pills given by the doctor are eating, but the left is still like that, and when I got up this morning, I felt that my body was not so heavy." Lu Huancheng said: "The mother is still carefully raised, and the family affairs are taken care of by her son." ”

Lu Jiashi sighed and said, "I know you are filial, but it's a pity that you don't have a virtuous daughter-in-law, and these trivial things make you worry about them." As he spoke, he asked, "I went to the shop today to ask for silver, how many taels did I ask for?" In Sister Hong's dowry, there are several pieces of furniture that still lack some wood, and you need to go out to buy them, and you can't say that you need dozens of taels of silver. ”

Lu Huancheng bowed his head silently, and was anxious to be asked by his mother, so he said: "Sister Hengzhuhong has no one now, and she is not in a hurry, and she will wait a little." Lu Jiashi reprimanded: "What is this, Sister Hong is at this age, this family affair is just here, don't you have to wait for someone else's sedan chair to come to the door, and you are looking for a carpenter?" Moreover, the furniture has been made, and what is the appearance of such a half-pull? As he spoke, he glanced at him twice and asked, "Is there something wrong in the shop?" Now that Brother Yong'er can't come back in office, the family is calculated by the Xia family's slut, and it's not the time to collect rent, the family can only rely on the shop to maintain, and he can't go on a business trip again. ”

Lu Huancheng couldn't hide it, so he had to tell the story in the shop, and said: "Who knew that the Xia family was so hateful, so ruthless." The shop is now an empty shell, and those broken tables and stools and rotten goods that no one wants are not worth a few dollars. When Lu Jiashi heard this, his hands trembled with anger, and he almost turned his back. panicked, everyone in the house hurriedly took hot soup to rescue, poured a pot of hot water into it, and she was relieved.

Lu Jiashi took a breath and said slowly: "I told you a long time ago, tell you to slow down, don't push her." The Spring Dynasty has been in our family for all these years, and there is no credit and hard work, so we must save some face for her. Just ask her to give up the position of the wife, you are good, you will definitely run away without forgiveness. What about now? Can you and your daughter-in-law clean up this mess?! I don't care about the side, there is no rice at home, let's wait to drink the northwest wind?! ”

Lu Huancheng had nothing to refute, so he had to lower his head and let his mother count it, before he said in a low voice: "My son still has a happy event to tell his mother." Lu Jiashi glanced at him and asked, "What other happy events can there be in this situation, isn't it the Hou Mansion who sent a name change post?" Lu Huancheng said with a smile: "There is a joy in the family, and my mother said that this is not a happy event." After that, he told about the birth of a child in the house.