Holding this lengthy and precious list of dowry gifts, Lu Zhenyuan had mixed feelings in his heart.

Lu Yan, who had just returned from the academy, didn't have so many twists and turns in his heart, his eyes were full of undisguised inquiry, and he looked at his future brother-in-law in front of him fixedly. A few months ago, Shen Ze borrowed the summer vacation in the mountain villa, and the two had already known each other. It's just that Lu Yan never thought that he would become his future brother-in-law, and now he re-evaluates him from the perspective of his future brother-in-law.

Shen Ze had a smile on his face, his eyes were clear and honest, and he looked directly at his future brother-in-law's gaze, and he didn't dodge at all.

Lu Zhenyuan cleared his throat and interrupted the "affectionate gaze" between his son and future son-in-law.

"The dowry of the prince is too grand...... "The more grand the man's dowry, the more important he attaches to the woman. Originally, this was a good thing, but the other party could only let him look up to the door all his life plus the extraordinarily grand gift list, Lu Zhenyuan only felt terrified.

"Lord Lu doesn't need to excuse himself. With Miss Lu's character, the students on duty treat each other like this. ”

It was just a simple sentence, but it unexpectedly made Lu Yan feel good, and the impression of the reassessment was already three points affirmative.

"The prince is right. Father, if you feel uneasy, you can add all these dowries to your sister's dowry in the future. ”

Lu Zhenyuan glared at his son, and replied unnaturally: "These dowries, naturally, will all be your sister's marriage, and I want you to talk more!" ”

He has such a son as Lu Yan under his knees, Zhihua makes the decision without authorization, and he will donate the property left by his deceased wife, and he always has to think more about his son's future wife. Who knew that this stinky boy didn't appreciate it at all. It was all at once that he was denied the idea.

The man is hired, and the daughter's family does not have to come forward. Therefore, after exchanging Geng posts, Shen Ze left after lunch at Lu's house.

No outsiders were present. Lu Zhenyuan showed anger at this time and taught his son a lesson.

"You rebel, what did you just say a lot of words? Even if you want to fight this dowry idea as a father, isn't it to marry you a daughter-in-law in the future? Your sister donated your share of the inheritance, shouldn't she take a part of the dowry to make up for it? ”

"Didn't my sister ask me for an errand in front of the Holy One? I got such a rare opportunity to train at such a young age, isn't it her compensation? "Lu Yan is getting older, and he is not as afraid of his father as he was when he was a child. Leaning his neck and arguing with reason.

"What kind of experience is it to go to the disaster area for disaster relief? If you do a good job, you don't have any credit for being white, and if you don't do it well, you have to accompany those officials who go with you to take responsibility. Your sister has a deep daughter's family, with long hair and short knowledge, and you don't listen to her much. "It's good that my son doesn't say this, but as soon as he says Lu Zhenyuan, he won't be angry.

"Read 10,000 books. It's better to travel a hundred miles. Even the gentleman said it. Seeing more about the people's sufferings will be more helpful for my son to become a career in the future. What my sister did, how could there be anything wrong? Zhihua had a deep talk with Lu Yan a long time ago and asked him to join the disaster relief team, firstly, he was afraid that if someone still wanted to secretly retaliate against the Lu family, Lu Yan would go to the disaster area to avoid the disaster temporarily, and secondly, he also wanted his younger brother to have more contact with folk customs and accumulate life experience. Lu Yan understands that her sister is very hard. I can't hear my father belittle her.

"You ......" Lu Zhenyuan was angry, looking at his son who didn't eat oil and salt, and felt a big headache. Did you know? Your sister's move almost brought the disaster of destruction to our Lu family! Now that all the officials in the DPRK and China are forced to donate money out of their own pockets for disaster relief because of her, those big grain shops in Beijing with deep backgrounds, and how much less money she has earned because of her, can't you see clearly? It's a shame that you still respect her so much, I sue you, she's a madman who hurts others and doesn't benefit herself! ”

"The country is in trouble, shouldn't as a courtier contribute his own strength? blocked the way of those profiteers who wanted to make ill-gotten gains, and the father not only did not applaud them, but was afraid of offending them? Father, you are also a scholarly disciple who is deeply taught by the saints, how did you become what you are today? Lu Yan looked at his father in disappointment, and really didn't dare to agree with his opinion.

Lu Zhenyuan was speechless, many years of experience in officialdom had already smoothed out the edges and corners of his youth. Looking at the son in front of him who looked like him who was full of ambition back then, Lu Zhenyuan knew that he couldn't listen to any of his valuable officialdom experience now. Then he waved his hand in frustration: "You go out." ”

Lu Yan had no nostalgia and bowed and retired.

Looking at his son's back without looking back, Lu Zhenyuan muttered: "After all, I'm still too young......"

"Sister!" When he saw Zhihua, Lu Yan swept away the haze that he had just brought from his father and raised a big smile.

Zhihua looked at her younger brother, who had grown into an outstanding teenager in front of her, and smiled silently.

"Sister, I know that your daughter's family is thin-skinned, and she is embarrassed to talk to her uncle about marriage. I had already written to my uncle yesterday to tell him about these two great events. ”

"Yes, Yan'er is thinking about things now, and she is becoming more and more thoughtful." This matter is indeed said by Lu Yan and his uncle, and Zhihua did not hesitate to praise his younger brother.

The two sisters and brothers were silent for a while, one was thinking about the younger brother going out for disaster relief, and the other was waiting for the elder sister to take the initiative to ask about the employment in the morning. After half a cup of tea, they even spoke at the same time.

"Yan'er."

"Sister."

The sister and brother looked at each other and smiled, and Zhihua gracefully motioned to the younger brother to speak first.

"Sister, do you want to ask, the prince came to the door in the morning to hire the situation?" Lu Yan winked narrowly at her sister and quipped.

"Bai Lan has already come back to tell me, you want to sell it to me, you, it's too late." was teased too much, Zhihua's few shyness had long been used up, and he replied generously.

Lu Yan pouted, a little choked and missed the rare opportunity to tease his sister. "And what do you want to say?"

"I want to ask you, how are you preparing for tomorrow's trip?"

Speaking of business, Lu Yan put away his playful color and stood up strictly. "All the luggage is done, according to what my sister said, I sewed three hundred taels of silver tickets in the middle clothes mezzanine, and I brought enough dry food."

Zhihua nodded, and looked at her younger brother apologetically: "My sister can only make up these three hundred taels in her hands, and when she goes out, there are too many places to use money, and I don't know if you have enough......

Lu Yan didn't want her to blame herself, and deliberately showed a look of indifference on her face: "Sister, you don't have to worry. I walked with the adults, and I didn't have to spend any money to eat and drink all the way, and I didn't need any money. Besides, Muzhou is in such a mess now, and bringing too much silver is easy to cause trouble. ”

What he said was also the truth, and Zhihua felt a little less guilty. "When you go out this time, my sister still has a few things to advise, you have to keep it in mind, don't be careless."

Lu Yan nodded solemnly, with a look of deafness.

"What my sister values most is your safety. When you go out this time, you can't be left alone no matter what, you must follow the commander of Wei Da, Jiang Quan and Jiang Yong brothers can't be left behind, no matter what they let them do, they must stay by your side. My sister is afraid that you will use your fists and feet to do two kung fu, and your carelessness will make people take advantage of the loophole. ”

Lu Yan touched his nose a little embarrassedly, and didn't dare to be as casual as before: "I know." ”

"This batch of food was bought with all the private wealth of our sister and brother, you must keep an eye on it to ensure that every grain of food is used for the victims. If you find something wrong, don't make a claim, and be sure to discuss it with Commander Wei. He is the emperor's person, if there is anything, just let him make up his mind. ”

"Also, along the way, the dry food that you and Jiang Quan Jiang Yong brought can only be eaten by yourself. No matter how pitiful the victims you meet on the road, you can't give a little relief. You must keep this in mind. ”

"Why?" Lu Yan couldn't understand this.

"Most of these people fled in groups. You have limited dry food, and you can save one or two people, but you can't save a group of people. These people may have been good and innocent people, but you must know that in the case of extreme hunger, any moral conscience will be left behind. If you take out a little relief for one person, the people next to you will pester you even more when they see that you are kind-hearted. In the end, begging often turns into robbery, or even killing. She had seen this with her own eyes when she had just started giving soup soup with her own hands, when she was at their most hungry.

Thinking carefully about his sister's words, Lu Yan had to admit that it made a lot of sense. "Then if I see someone starving to death, I don't care?" He is kind by nature, and if he encounters such a situation, I am afraid that he will not be able to do anything that will not be saved by death.

How could Zhihua not understand her younger brother. She pondered for a moment, and then said: "If the situation is really urgent, you can only find a way to save it secretly, and you must not let others find out." If you can't do that, I'd rather you die than save you. ”

Lu Yan was silent. If there really was such a time, even if there was a danger of being discovered, he would probably not be able to do what his sister requested.

Zhihua looked him in the eye seriously, and said word by word: "Don't blame my sister for being ruthless. In my heart, nothing is more important than your safety. You remember, if something happens to you, my sister will never live alone! When you're hot-headed and feel like you can put life and death on the line, think of your sister. No matter what, if you think it's worth taking the lives of your sister and brother, then do it, and my sister won't stop you. ”

Lu Yan was moved, looked back at his sister's eyes, and responded seriously: "Brother remembers!" (To be continued.) )