Learn rice?

Lu Ting thought about it, the ancient people were very united, every New Year's festival and there are festive things will donate money and materials to the ancestral hall of the clan, rich to build roads and bridges, donate money and land to the clan is proud, each clan has its own clan property, Suzhou Lu guards Suzhou over a piece of blessed land, after several generations of accumulation, a lot of clan land, as well as their own shop, part of the income of the clan field and the shop is used for various expenses in the clan, part of the accumulation for unforeseen needs, in order to encourage the Lu family to learn upward, for the Lu family to win glory, The children who study are given rice, one bucket of rice, one pound of meat and fifty yuan a month, the purpose is to make them hungry and can take the test with peace of mind.

There are not many places in the clan to receive rice, Lu Ting happens to be qualified, after the accident at home, it is by relying on this rice, the master and servant will not starve to death, this is the benefit of the group, there is a reliance when encountering a catastrophe, like the rebellion of the auxiliary prince and Suzhou, many clansmen are the clan relief to tide over the difficulties.

Fu Zhi didn't pay attention to his son-in-law in contemplation, and said happily: "This military disaster, the loss of the clan is not small, several shops have been sold, many people said that this month to stop the delivery of rice, I didn't expect someone to spread the word at noon, tomorrow the ancestral hall will distribute the rice normally, it's really good." ”

Xuemi will only be sent tomorrow, far water can't save the near fire, the stomach is very hungry, no matter how unpalatable the mixed bean rice is, you still have to eat it, the first meal when you come to Datang is the most unpalatable and the most memorable meal that Lu Ting has ever eaten, and he eats it with his eyes closed and his nose pinched.

After eating, take an inventory of the remaining property, there is an urge to sing cool, in addition to the old house, a few changes of clothes and worthless bowls, chopsticks and clay pots, there is more than a pound of mixed beans, half a catty of chaff and seventeen copper coins, in addition to the old house, the most valuable thing is to have been serving their own subordinates Fuzhi, the heart of the predecessor is really big, can not open the pot, and also farts to play tea around, no wonder when it comes to learning rice, Fuzhi smiled brightly.

Fortunately, in ancient times, selling land and houses required the consent of relatives and neighbors, otherwise the temper of the predecessor might be sold to drink flower wine.

Early the next morning, the master and servant didn't even eat breakfast, so they went out to receive rice after a simple wash.

Just pointed to this bit of rice to improve his life, the taste of mixed bean rice, Lu Ting ate it once, and never wanted to eat it a second time.

Not long after going out, Lu Ting couldn't help but sigh.

The family is poor, and Suzhou City does not see the shadow of prosperity: many places on the road are potholes, and it is obvious that no one has maintained them for a long time; Most of the bridges are dilapidated, and some of the stone bridges are broken, and they are also built with a few pieces of wood to continue walking; Many houses are damaged and have not been renovated, just find a few pieces of wood to nail and repair them; There are ruins everywhere, there is a lot of garbage piled up on the roadside, and the people passing by have no smiles on their faces, looking a little restrained, and many people are still hungry, obviously not coming out of the shadow of the war.

In the seventh year of Wude, in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the world had just been decided, the remnants of the war had not dissipated, the remnants of the war had not been cleaned up, the treasury was empty, and all industries were waiting to be revitalized.

This is not the Suzhou of paradise on earth, but the Suzhou of the aftermath.

Along the way, many people greeted Lu Ting:

"Isn't this the Lu family's Xiaolangjun? Are you okay with your bones? ”

"Lu Xiaolangjun, didn't eat the rouge on Xiao Xiang'er's mouth, jumped into the river and wanted to marry Hebo's daughter?"

"Yo, Xiao Langjun, did you get Qian Yin to play tea again?"

There are a lot of ridicules, it seems that the wind reviews of the predecessor are very average, and Lu Ting can only deal with it embarrassedly.

When he walked to the Red Magpie Bridge, an old man with white hair suddenly stopped in front of Lu Ting, his face stiffened, and his eyes were a little unkind to Lu Ting.

"Second uncle" Lu Ting remembered the identity of the person in front of him and called out respectfully.

The old man standing in front of him is called Lu Zhengming, and Lu Ting wants to call him a second uncle, who is the patriarch of the Lu family in Suzhou, and he is very prestigious in the clan.

Now is the early Tang Dynasty, the influence of the clan is everywhere, if a person is abandoned by his own clan, he will also be spurned by the society, sometimes the patriarch's words are more effective than the killing rod of the county order, the second uncle is not only the patriarch, but also a lizheng, to have a generation, to have a status, which one in the clan is qualified to receive the rice is also the second uncle's final say, Lu Ting is really hard in front of him.

The second uncle snorted coldly with a serious expression, and asked in a cold voice, "Lu Ting, where are you going?" ”

"If you go back to the second uncle, the junior is going to visit the second uncle, and by the way, I will go to get some rice!" Lu Ting said with some flattery.

"I haven't seen you so hard at studying, but it's positive to learn rice, and as soon as the clan study stops, you won't have a proper shape, and you won't be looking for something serious all day long? Look at what you look like, you're about to become a market. The second uncle scolded with a straight face.

The clan school was burned down in the war, and the professor who taught was seriously injured and went home to recuperate, and he has not yet returned, which is also the reason why Lu Ting is idle.

The market is a hooligan, seeing that the second uncle's face is obviously wrong, Lu Ting didn't dare to refute, and lowered his head to admit his mistake: "What the second uncle taught is that the younger generation knows his mistakes." ”

The pot of the predecessor has to be carried by himself, which is too wronged, but this matter cannot be explained, the second uncle is also angry, and he can't be angry anymore, otherwise he will be beaten in vain.

"What's wrong?" The second uncle's old face was a piece of ice that would not melt for thousands of years, and he asked expressionlessly.

"The mistake is not to be motivated, and to make bad friends by mistake." Mistakes must be recognized, but they must be recognized lightly, avoid the heavy and light, and it is best to throw the black pot to others.

Seeing that Lu Ting's attitude of admitting his mistakes was good, the second uncle's face was a little better, and then thinking that Lu Ting's parents died and became orphans, and Lu Ting's Laozi donated money and materials to the clan when he was alive, his heart was soft, and he hated it a little and said: "Knowing that mistakes can be changed, good is great, you are not prosperous in the third room, and now you are the only seedling left, and the face of the third room depends on you." ”

Suzhou Lu's branch has four rooms, Lu Ting is from three rooms, the three rooms are thin, from Lu Ting's cheap Lao Tzu is a single transmission, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious, the disadvantage is that there are few people to help if you encounter something, the advantage is freedom, not so many constraints.

"Follow the teachings of the second uncle."

The second uncle's originally somewhat relaxed face quickly became slightly angry again, knocked on Lu Ting's head with his hand, and said angrily: "Remember a fart, the left ear goes in, the right ear goes out, it's not honorable to make people move the lamp around the tea, you have to throw yourself into the river to make everyone in Suzhou know, the face of the Lu family in Suzhou will make you lose everything, and maybe you will have to spoil the old man's big thing." ”

"The younger generation knows his mistakes, and he must change them next time."

Lu Ting was a little surprised, he thought that the second uncle's guild would scold him for not doing his job and drinking flower wine, but he didn't expect that he didn't seem to be resistant to drinking flower wine, but was a little dissatisfied with the fact that he was just consuming a lowest-grade tea circle and being moved.

The Sui and Tang dynasties are open, and it is an elegant thing to go to the Qinglou to drink flower wine, and it is the soil buns that do not go, and playing tea is an addiction, and it doesn't seem to be much shame, by the way, what did the second uncle say about bad things for him, is it possible, the old man wants to be promoted, and his own reputation has an impact on him?

Without waiting for Lu Ting to ask, the second uncle said with a serious face: "A dignified seven-foot man must strive for self-improvement, our Suzhou Lu family is from the Lu family of Wu County, a famous family, as a member of the Suzhou Lu family, not only to think about how to glorify the lintel, but also to always remember that his words and deeds represent the image of the Lu family, and must not do anything harmful to the clan, remember?" ”

"Remembered." Lu Ting was touched by the tone of the second uncle, and couldn't help but straighten up his waist and said seriously.

The second uncle's serious expression, resolute eyes and unquestionable tone vividly expressed the image of an old man who cares about the clan, is upright and selfless, and loves his juniors, and Lu Ting's emotions are also infected by him.

Huaxia is that there are many responsible people like the second uncle, so that the brilliant civilization can be passed on from generation to generation, this kind of person may not be likable, but he will make you admire very much, such as the second uncle standing in front.

At this moment, the thin figure of the second uncle became very tall and majestic in Lu Ting's heart.

"The boss is not small, it's not good to hang around all day long, and the ethnology can't be recovered for a while, think about it yourself and find an errand, at least you have a chew in your mouth." The second uncle's painstaking teaching.

Lu Ting came out this time, in addition to receiving the study of rice, he also wanted to find something to do, he thought about it last night, that little study rice could not feed two people at all, to improve his life, he had to think about how to make money, when he heard the second uncle mention this matter, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "I'm not afraid of the second uncle's jokes, the family is about to run out of food, so I want to find an errand, the second uncle has a wide range of people on the road, and I ask the second uncle to give me some advice." ”

The second uncle is the patriarch and Lizheng, and he knows many people, and it is better to have his guidance than to spin around like a headless fly.

Business is good, but the status of merchants in the Tang Dynasty is too low, once it is marked with the mark of "cheap business", it is almost insulated from the upper echelons of celebrities, if the elders of the second uncle and these clans know, it goes without saying that they have stopped learning rice, maybe they will beat themselves with a stick, and it is best to hide behind like those famous families and find an agent to come forward.

Glancing at Lu Ting up and down, the second uncle pondered for a moment, and quickly said: "Look at your little arms and legs, you can't lift your hands and shoulders, you can't pick up your shoulders, even if you run the street, you can't stand your thin skin, fortunately, after studying for a few years, you can be considered able to write and calculate, and the guests on Dingkou Street have come to live and keep accounts and returned to their hometowns, as if they haven't recruited the right person yet, it's just that the old man will take you to try it later." ”

"There is Uncle Lao." Lu Ting said respectfully.

Just as the two were about to leave, a thin subordinate ran over quickly, ran to the two, and said breathlessly, "Lang... Jun, no, no... Oh no. ”

The person who came was the second uncle's family and lived a long life, the second uncle glared at him, touched his long gray beard, and reprimanded: "What are you doing in a panic, how many times have you said it, don't panic in case of trouble, the more anxious you are, the more calm you must be, so as not to make mistakes in your busyness." ”

Duoshou didn't care so much, and said anxiously: "Lang Jun, someone saw Lin Zheng and Chen Xundao eating together in the guest house. ”

"What, Wanjun and the surnamed Chen eat together?" The face of the second uncle, who had a righteous face just now, suddenly became hideous, and while rolling up his sleeves, he gritted his teeth and said, "Chen Laogou, a Tian Shenu, actually beat Wanjun's idea, and he is also worthy of it?" Tashou, how long did they go? ”

The second uncle's guild will change his face, turning his face faster than turning a book, wait, Lin Zheng, Wanjun? The amount of news is a bit large, and Lu Ting was so surprised that he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Back to Langjun's words, about two minutes ago."

"What? Went to two quarters of an hour? The second uncle jumped up all of a sudden, and scolded Duoshou with his head and face: "The dog kills talents, why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

Duoshou said with an aggrieved face: "Lang Jun went out, and the little one didn't know where Lang Jun went, so he had to look for it while running, so he ....."

"Don't shout, don't go and hire a carriage quickly, if it ruins the old man's good deeds, I won't spare you dog killer." The second uncle was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

When Duoshou went to look for the carriage, Lu Ting finally found an opportunity to interject, and said with some doubts: "Second uncle, Wanjun is ......"

As soon as he heard Lin Zheng's family, the second uncle seemed to have changed from a dying old man to a hot-blooded young man, and he faintly smelled a smell of jealousy, and Lu Ting suddenly gossiped.

The second uncle coughed dryly, raised his head at an angle of about forty-five degrees, and fell into the desert with a trace of regret: "Wanjun is Lin Zheng's family, when the old man and Wanjun met on the shore of Suzhou Lake, if it becomes, there will be another good relationship between heaven and earth, but I didn't expect the Zheng family to be too shallow, and marry Wanjun to the surname Lin Jinyun, the Tianshe slave and the young shou slave, Wanjun will also become Lin Zheng's family, but it's a pity... Alas. ”

Lin Jinyun? This name is a bit familiar, Lu Ting thought about it, and finally remembered that Lin Jinyun was Suzhou Sicang who died of illness half a year ago, and Lin Zheng was Lin Sicang's widow, that is to say, Wanjun in the mouth of the second uncle was an old woman over fifty years old, and she was still an old widow.

No, at the age of the second uncle, do you still want to get old and enter the flowers, and have a "sunset red"?

Lu Ting said cautiously: "Second uncle, are you talking about that old lady Lin?" ”

"What old lady Lin, Tian Shenu surnamed Lin has died a long time ago, and Wanjun has also become a free body, it's right for you to call a lady, it's okay to call the old lady, you don't need to bring the word Lin, like an old man, you can call her nickname Wanjun." Speaking of the second uncle in the back, he seemed to recall something, and his tense old face suddenly smiled.

It's just that the wrinkles on the face are opened layer by layer, like an old chrysanthemum in full bloom, looking a little... Be a wet blanket.

Niangzi and Lang Jun are both popular names, whether you know or not, you can call them, which is equivalent to calling people "boss" and "beauty" when they see people in business in later generations, calling an old woman in her fifties to be a lady, it feels weird, Lu Ting automatically blocked the title of "lady".

Calculate it, the second uncle is also almost sixty years old, and at this age, he still misses the woman he met when he was young, it is really a long love, Lu Ting secretly felt in his heart, but he persuaded in his mouth: "Second uncle, do you have to think about this matter, it will not be good if it makes the family not harmonious." ”

Lin Zheng's family has no husband, but the second uncle is still alive, the family is full of children and grandchildren, and the life is harmonious and beautiful.

"There's nothing to think about," the second uncle said without hesitation: "As the patriarch of the Lu family, as long as the old man is the patriarch of the Lu family, as long as it is beneficial to the clan, what if he is wronged?" ”

When you are old, you still say that you have been wronged? Lu Ting was a little speechless.

As if seeing Lu Ting's doubts, the second uncle lowered his voice and said: "Don't look at Wanjun as an old widow, but she is from the Zheng family in Xingyang, the five surnamed women, not only from a famous family, but also a large dowry for themselves, if the old man really marries Wanjun, it is not only a wish to marry a woman with five surnames, but also beneficial to the Lu family in Hangzhou. ”

"The second uncle is not only ambitious, but also thoughtful, but... Some of the second uncle was wronged. Lu Ting said with some sighs.

The influence of the clan is huge, the famous family enjoys high prestige and status in the society, there are five surnames in the family that are recognized as the most prominent, namely Longxi Li, Zhaojun Li, Boling Cui, Qinghe Cui, Fanyang Lu, Xingyang Zheng, Taiyuan Wang, whether it is a civil and military official or a common people, they are proud to marry five surnamed Lang and marry five surnamed women, Tang Dynasty Prime Minister Xue Yuanchao can not marry five surnamed women, and before his death, he issued "Those who regret this life have failed to marry five surnamed women!" Exclamation.

No wonder the old widow of Lin Zheng's family is so popular, there is not only the second uncle among the suitors, but there seems to be a teacher surnamed Chen.

The second uncle stroked his beard and said open-mindedly: "I blew the lamp and went to bed, it's all the same. . . ”

The second uncle is an old driver, Lu Tingleng paused, and hurriedly bowed his hand to express his admiration.