When Lu Jiashi heard the news, he was speechless for a long time, and stopped for a long time before he reprimanded in a low voice: "What kind of happy event is this? In the current situation of the family, where is there still room for more population? You're also a handful of old people, and you still do such a thing? Your son has also become an official, and he is not afraid of being ridiculed when he speaks out? Lu Huancheng, who had a few words, bowed his head and said nothing, and Lu Jiashi said again: "Does your daughter-in-law know about this?" Lu Huancheng replied: "My son didn't tell her, she didn't know." ”

Lu Jiashi nodded and said, "Don't let her know first, her irritable temper, if she knows about this, she may not be able to make trouble." Then the woman, you will let their mother and son live in the courtyard, and pay some silver rice every month. It's just not too much, don't let this woman think that if she gave birth to a child for the Lu family, she is someone from the Lu family. ”

Lu Huancheng agreed one by one, and said: "It's still the mother's thoughtfulness, but the son is now overstretched, so he asked someone to send a bag of twenty taels of silver over, but I'm afraid that I won't take it over there." Lu Jiashi said: "Twenty taels of silver, it is enough for them, even if they raise a child, there is not much more." Our Lu family is not without a queen, she is rare! ”

Lu Huancheng nodded yes, and then asked: "Lian'er has always wanted to come and kowtow to your old man, but she is inconvenient and has never been able to come." Lu Jiashi was very impatient and reprimanded: "I just said that I told you to save some trouble, and you will have this heart." I don't have the heart to see her now, tell her not to come, even the one she gave birth to, and I may not ask him to come and recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. ”

Lu Huancheng saw that his mother was on fire, so he didn't dare to entangle him more, so he kept silent at the moment.

Lu Jiashi asked again: "In the past few days, is there any news from the Hou Mansion?" Lu Huancheng replied: "No, I sent someone to the Hou Mansion to deliver a box of snacks and asked for peace by the way, and I didn't say anything over there, I just heard that Mrs. Hou Fu was sick." Lu Jiashi nodded and said: "I see, I said that this noble mansion should not be a person who does not believe in his word, and it is indeed for these reasons." Even if there is something in someone's house, we are also indispensable for courtesy. That's it for today, early tomorrow morning, you take a leave of absence from the yamen, bring some good supplements, and personally bring two people over to have a look, which can be regarded as our friendship with our family. ”

Lu Huancheng's face was embarrassed, and he said: "In the current situation at home, I'm afraid that there is nothing that can be taken out." Lu Jiashi chirped: "It's useless, you're also a big man, so you don't know what to think?" I hit a wall, I only know how to come back and ask your mother, it's strange that everyone in the family treats you two as fools! Lu Huancheng was scolded in a hurry, and retorted: "Since my mother said this, why didn't my mother get up and take care of things?" Every day, the family only asks his son to work hard, and it is like pushing the grinding plate, taking care of it here and losing it there. Not to mention the side, just talking about the matter of taking away the Xia family, it is also the mother's approval. Now that I can't see the end, my mother said this again, and she pushed it clean! If it weren't for our mother's decision, where would we have come up with such a shady idea? ”

This Lu Jia didn't get annoyed when he saw his son confronting him face to face, so he just didn't answer this and asked: "I'll ask you something, just listen to the next person, who are you in the hall?" Lu Huancheng told the matter of Fang Cai and said: "Mother said, this Xia family is really thick-skinned, and it has reached this point, and it even has the face to send someone to the door." The son didn't have a good word, so he called him to hit thirty on the second door, and drove him out, and no one from the Xia family was allowed to come to the door in the future. ”

When Lu Jiashi heard this, he clapped his hand and sighed: "You are really confused, the Xia family sent someone here, obviously with the intention of seeking peace, but why did you block it?!" Lu Huancheng was very surprised: "Mother's words are also strange, we worked hard to catch up with the Xia family, isn't it just to welcome Miss Marquis into the door?" It's so easy for Xia to go, why do you want to recruit her back? Lu Jiashi glanced at him and scolded: "You are really the head of the family in vain, and you can't figure out this little account?" She was domineering that day, and now she comes back to ask for peace, so she naturally has to be low-voiced, and if she wants to come back, she will have to be a head shorter than us. It would be a great favor for us to let her unscrupulous woman come back, and she naturally had no face to fight for any more concubines. She has money in her hands and is capable, so there is no need for us to worry about having her in charge of the situation in this family. When Brother Yong'er comes back, let's ask her to persuade Brother Yong'er again, the two of them have always been good, and there is no reason not to agree, so it will be done. Isn't that a two-pronged thing? Hello, for a moment's pleasure, you beat people out, and you didn't even think about the hardships at home! ”

Lu Huancheng, who said this, was dumbfounded, and paused before saying: "Mother, this is whimsical, when the Xia family left, she swore that she would not come back, and she was willing to come to beg for mercy?" Lu Jiashi said: "What do you know, how she lives outside as a single woman, but she goes to her mother's house." However, how can there be a family in this world that allows her daughter to stay at home for a long time, and she must be someone else's family, presumably her mother's family can't tolerate her, and she has to come back when she is desperate. ”

Lu Huancheng muttered: "Since that's the case, after the afternoon, send someone to Xia's house to take a look?" Lu Jiashi smiled: "This is not necessary, I am worried about your beating, so that she thinks that our anger has not subsided, and the more panicked she becomes, the more she wants to hold us, and everything will become easier to discuss." Lu Huancheng said again: "I'm afraid that there will be other families to look at, how can it be good?" Lu Jiashi said contemptuously: "Such a virtuous woman, except for the old widower, who else is willing to want it?" It's okay to hang her, don't let her think that our family is in her hands, let her handle it. Lu Huancheng nodded and praised: "Mother really saw it thoroughly, I didn't expect it." Lu Jiashi sighed and said: "It's okay, if you don't have the money to visit the Hou Mansion, go to the second child's house after dinner in the afternoon and ask him to borrow some silver." In the past few years, although he has not been as good as yours, the grocery business has been quite able to get by. ”

Lu Huancheng said: "It's okay for the second brother, the younger brother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a lot of discord, but I'm afraid that I will get in the way." Lu Jiashi said disapprerovingly: "When Brother Yong'er was promoted to serve wine before, they still came to celebrate, and they would never be so unreasonable." If his daughter-in-law really has something to say, you will explain the relationship to your brother. The second daughter-in-law understands better than you. ”

Lu Huancheng nodded yes, Lu Jiashi said this, his face was tired, and Lu Huancheng withdrew.

After lunch, this Lu Huancheng was worried about his concubine and weak son, so he sent someone to Lu Weili in the second room to borrow money, he put on his own clothes, and brought a henchman to the courtyard of the outer house.

This person's name is Jia Zhong, and he is a descendant of the Lu family's stable. He went out of the door and went straight to the grocery store in the second room, but when he entered the door, he was told by the man that there was something at the shopkeeper's house and he didn't come today. Jia Zhong had no choice but to come out again and go to the Lu family's second-room apartment.

Lu Weili's family lived in the depths of Sweet Water Alley, and Jia Zhong walked to the mouth of the alley and bumped into a person head-on. The man's steps were very hurried, and the two compartments collided in one place, and Jia Zhong almost fell. Only then did he stand steady and look intently, but he saw that the man's face was a little familiar, and he said a few words of apology, and then hurried away.

Jia Zhong had something to do, but he didn't have time to quarrel with him, and strode into the depths of the alley.

The second room of the Lu family lives in a three-room blue brick house, although it is not as spacious as the old house, it is quite accommodating.

At that time, Lu Weili was talking to the Hun family in the house, and he was very surprised to hear that the long room had sent someone. He said to the Zhou family: "I heard that there are several strange stories coming in from the long house, I don't know if I came to discuss with you." There is only one thing, and they are not allowed to lend them money. Lu Weili nodded and said, "I'll take care of it." And he put on his hat and went out.

Walking to the hall, Jia Zhong said what he meant, and Lu Weili sighed: "It's not that I don't want to help my eldest brother, but my family is really not rich." The Hun family has been suffering from three illnesses and nine pains, and the medicine is not daring to be broken. The eldest daughter-in-law is pregnant, and the second child has to prepare for the exam this year, and everything in the family has to be paid. It's the grocery store, earning today and losing tomorrow, yesterday a customer mixed tung oil with tung oil to sell his oil, and came to make a fuss, and it cost me ten taels of silver. No matter how bad the eldest brother's family is, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it should be better than me. If my eldest brother can't, I can't. ”

Na Jia Zhong only acted according to orders, and it had nothing to do with him whether the silver came or not, and when he got this, he took his leave.

Lu Wei immediately ordered someone to wrap a few pieces of self-made snacks, and when he was ready, he still took out ten taels of silver, and said: "Go back to report to the eldest brother, just say that although I can't, I am also a heart." Recently, there have been some things at home for a few days, so I will visit my mother when I am free. ”

After sending Jia Zhong away, Lu Weili returned to the upper room, and Zhou asked, "What is the reason why the long room came over today?" Lu Wei said: "I actually came to borrow money, and it seems that it is true that Changfang got rid of his nephew and daughter-in-law." Zhou snorted and said: "Your brother's family only knows money with both eyes, and they are willing to take away the God of Wealth Bodhisattva, they must not know where to find a better one." ”

Lu Weili said disapprerovingly: "What you said is also strange, the Changfang family can get the girl of the Xia family as a daughter-in-law, which can be regarded as a cultivation in the previous life." With his family's example, where else can he find a better place? You see that as soon as the nephew and daughter-in-law left, the dejected appearance of the long house, and now the intestines of regret are green. ”

Zhou said: "If not, will they let them go? I'm also Nahan, where did your eldest brother's family burn high incense in their lives, and they can get such a blessing in this life. That's all, the affairs of their door have nothing to do with us. I have a thought, what do you think? As he spoke, he paused slightly, and told him his idea: "The slander is also the age of the family, we have seen a few in a row, either the girl has a bad temperament, or the family background is not matched." It's easy to find the daughter of Song Yuanwai, and someone is the first to say. This drags on year after year, and it becomes more and more difficult to find after age. I have been watching it for a long time, and my nephew and daughter-in-law are good, but since she is married, I won't talk about those ones. Now that the long house is blind, he actually drove her away, isn't it the fulfillment of our family? What do you think? ”