The Zhong family's financial resources shocked the Wen family.

The Wen family knew that the Wang family in the capital was rich, but when they gave so much money to Lu Luo, the Wen family was very surprised, after all, Lu Luo only needed 10,000 taels, not 50,000 taels.

"Zhong Shilang is a member of the third grade." Lu Luo didn't know either, so he guessed and told her mother a little bit.

Wen immediately understood that Lu Luo guessed that Zhong Shilang might be corrupt and take bribes.

"Uncle, Zhong Shilang is very greedy?" Wen Shi whispered to Wen Lexi, there was a bit of gossip.

Wen Lexi smiled and said to Wen's: "You have a really bad memory, Luo'er doesn't know, you don't even remember?" ”

"What do you remember?" Wen was indeed at a loss.

"In the third year of Xuanqing, the affairs of the Zhong family are so bad, don't you have any impression?" Wen Le said.

Wen Shi thought about it, in the third year of Xuanqing, she was pregnant with Lu Luo, vomited so much, and she was groggy all day. She couldn't remember what happened that year.

She only remembers a few little things about her family.

Wen shook his head and said he didn't remember.

Lu Luo also hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, uncle?" ”

Wen Le was happy to see that their mother and daughter really didn't know, so he said to them: "The ancestor of the Zhong family is a general from Rong, and he has made great contributions when he accompanied the clan relatives to conquer the dynasty, and he was rewarded with fiefs and titles. In the Zhong family's fiefdom, there was a mountain forest, and gold was later dug up. ”

When Wen Lexi said this, Wen finally remembered.

"I remember that year a big family said that gold mines had been dug up in the fiefdom, and the courtiers were noisy, some said that they should be handed over to the state treasury, and some said that they should keep it privately. Is it the Zhong family? Wen asked.

Wen Lexi nodded: "It's the Zhong family." The Zhong family's heirs are thin, and their fortune is not thin. ”

"Later, did the gold mine return to the Zhong family?" Lu Luo asked.

Gold mines are not iron mines, and weapons cannot be made, so gold mines are found in private fiefdoms, and what to do depends on the situation, and it does not have to be forced to hand over to the imperial court.

"The Zhong family's gold mine was rewarded by Daizong, when the first emperor had just ascended the throne for the third year. The father is mourned, and the son does not change his course for three years', and the first emperor is not good at taking back the fief that the emperor has rewarded.

After a few months of arguing. The Zhong family promised to hand over eighty percent of the gold ore every year. Leaving 20% by himself can be regarded as Daizong's grace to the Zhong family.

Zhong Shilang's words not only filled the treasury, but also fulfilled the filial piety of the first emperor. Emperor Xian was very happy. The gold mine was mined for four years. It's hollowed out. The gold ore that was mined was abundant. The Zhong family has amassed a huge fortune as a result.

I heard that Zhong Shilang still has some business, I don't know what to do, in short, it's money. Because the gold mine was mined out more than ten years ago. So far, not many people have mentioned it. Wen Le said.

Because of the gold mine, the Zhong family was originally wealthy, and Mrs. Zhong's maiden family was also rich and rich in marriage.

Zhong Shilang is very smart, and he has made no less money in the next ten years, so now he has taken out a huge sum of 80,000 taels to Lu Luo, which is still a drop in the bucket for the Zhong family.

"I see." Lu Luo smiled, "I thought Zhong Shilang was a big greed." ”

Wen was also relieved.

After hearing these words, thinking that Mrs. Zhong was sincere in wanting to slap Lu Luo, and Lu Luo also said that warlocks must collect money, which is the rule of the trade, Wen Shi didn't say anything anymore.

After half an hour of heavy snowfall, it stopped slightly.

Wen Shi and Wen Lexi talked about the New Year and asked Wen Lexi what he needed to do.

Wen Lexi also wrote the things he wanted to Wen one by one, and asked Wen to help him buy them.

"Let's eat roast sheep." It was almost noon, Wen Lexi was hungry, and said to Lu Luo and Wen's family.

Mutton is often eaten, but roast lamb is rarely eaten once.

Because of the lack of seasoning, Lu Luo always felt that the taste of roast sheep was too light, so she was not very interested, so she responded casually.

Thinking of roast mutton, Lu Luo thought of Bai Xi.

The last time she ate roast mutton, it was at Master's house, and Bai Xi followed at that time. At that time, he was still like a boy under the age of fifteen, tender and cute.

Now, he's schizophrenic, right?

"Put more salt."

As a result, because the roast sheep at my uncle's house was salty, it tasted very good, and Lu Luo couldn't finish eating it.

In the evening, their mother and daughter were still having dinner at their uncle's mansion.

After dinner, it snowed again, and it was inconvenient to go back, so Lu Luo and his mother stayed at Wen's house.

The three of them chatted around the stove and went to sleep at midnight.

The next day, the snow finally stopped, and Lu Luo and Wen had breakfast before returning home.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, Zhong Qi, accompanied by his grandmother, went over to thank Lu Luo.

Zhong Xuan's appearance has not changed, he is still so thin, but his expression is quiet, he no longer frowns, his eyes are bright, and he is no longer gloomy before.

"Sister Lu." Zhong Qi called Lu Luo like this.

"It should be called Cousin." Mrs. Zhong calculated the seniority and corrected Zhong Qidao.

Mrs. Zhong is Yan Xun's cousin, and this layer of relatives is here, so it's not easy to scream.

But Zhong Xuan insisted on calling Lu Luo his sister.

"Is there any leftover of the golden soufflé we made last time?" Lu Luo asked Lu's mother.

Lu's mother's golden soufflé is very popular with children, and Chen Xuan loved it very much last time.

After taking it out, Zhong Qi tasted a piece, and sure enough, he fell in love with it and ate half of the plate.

"So delicious, huh?" Mrs. Chung was overjoyed.

"Since you like it, the slave will give you the recipe, and you go back and ask the kitchen to make it for the eldest young master. The slave maid is to make Wu Niang happy, not to do business. "Mother Lu beside Wen is very generous.

Seeing that the child was pitifully thin, Lu's mother felt pity and was willing to give Fangzi.

"Don't worry, I won't spread this recipe around." Mrs. Zhong said with a smile.

In the days that followed, Zhong Qi came to find Lu Luo every once in a while.

He likes to be with Lu Luo very much.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, the Lu family cooked Laba porridge, but Lu Qijun suddenly struggled to get up.

After lingering on the sickbed for more than a month, Lu Qijun was finally able to go to the ground.

"I have to go to the yamen to order something." Lu Qijun said.

At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, some local officials went to Beijing to report on their work, and the officials were the most busy, and the oil and water were also abundant.

Lu Qijun is greedy, and after getting up, he really got better, he can eat and walk, but his face is yellow and he looks sick.

His illness is not entirely cured.

On the tenth day of the lunar month, Yan Xun visited the house.

"Wu Niang, Yun is sick." Yan Xun said.

Lu Luo didn't know, and couldn't help but be surprised: "What kind of disease?" ”

"The doctor said that the internal dampness on the body was too heavy." Yan Xun said, "I have been sick for four or five days, and the imperial doctor said that he wanted to cup, but I didn't agree." ”

"You still have to listen to the doctor's orders." Lu Luo Road.

"Good girl's house, cupping is burned out of the skin." Yan Xun said, "The imperial doctor said that you have to get rid of dampness anyway, and it's best to sweat." No matter how warm the earth dragon at home is, it can't sweat.

I thought that there are three hot springs in our old house, and the hot spring water is very hot, and the bubbles are sweaty. I want to ask you to accompany Wu Niang, go to the old house for a few days, and come back after the New Year. ”

Internal dampness does need to be slowly discharged by sweating during exercise. It is impossible for girls in this era to exercise, and it is also a good way to soak in hot springs, hot water accelerates blood circulation, and allows internal dampness to be discharged from the body through sweat.

Lu Luo also felt heavy recently, and it was best to be able to go to the hot springs.

"Okay." Lu Luo agreed, paused, she was vigilant again, and asked Yan Xun, "Are you not going?" ”

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The fifth watch, ask for a monthly pass~~ (to be continued.) )