Chapter 7: The Different Lives of the Lu Family
Compared to the darkness at night in the capital, the Lu family's courtyard is not very calm.
In the night breeze, the pear tree hugged by five people, the branches and leaves are swaying, and the clusters of pear blossoms are fluttering in the wind, making the courtyard covered with a layer of petals, adding color to the quiet courtyard.
After dinner, Lu Xuannian sat in the corridor of the courtyard weaving a bamboo basket.
I couldn't help but think of the noble and cold man, who extended his father's medical treatment, and sent silver money, rice and flour and cloth to keep their family from being kicked out, and also let his father's leg have silver money to extend medical treatment.
He really wanted to thank her in person, as if there was no chance.
I wonder how she is now?
Have you found someone you like? Her husband should be the dragon and phoenix among people!
On the way home, his family chatted with the coachman, and he listened silently on the side, only to learn that the woman was the head of the Zhong family and the president of the World Chamber of Commerce.
But what her name is, he doesn't know, only that people in the business field claim that she is a "big boss", powerful people claim that she is a "county lord", and people in the chamber of commerce claim that she is "President Zhong".
She took over the family business at the age of eleven, and when she was a fledgling, everyone in the business bullied her small, and embarrassed her everywhere, and even some people started the idea of the Zhong family's firm, but she was cheated by her, some people lost all their money, some people went bankrupt, and some people were in debt...... He didn't think she was ruthless, but admired her a little, and she could hold up a piece of heaven at a young age.
Lu Xuanshi patted Lu Xuannian on the shoulder and said, "Yo, fifth brother, what are you thinking?" ”
Lu Xuannian came back to his senses, frowned slightly and looked at the people dressed in fancy clothes, they were obviously the same age, just because he was a person in the second room, could he go to study?
But what kind of person he looks like is a scholar, and he is a second-rate person.
In the Yin family of the Lu family, the second elder of the Lu family, the eldest Lu Wen family and the second Lu Wu family live in the town, and only the third Lu family stays in the village.
Because the family has never been separated, the Lu Li family is in charge of the family's money and grain, and the Lu family in the village can only eat coarse grain and black noodles and 30 catties per month.
Sanfang can't afford to subsidize his own house extraordinarily, the prey Lu Wen will sell, Lu Wang's needlework Lu Li will sell, and Lu Wu will sell the mountain goods in the mountains.
Wait for the two elders of the Lu family and the two rooms of the Lu family to come back before they can eat white noodles.
Grandma's partiality made him feel sad, but his grandfather's fame and his father's filial piety and cowardice made the family powerless to resist and could only suffer unfair treatment in silence.
Lu Xuan saw that no one responded to him, and continued: "Fifth brother, are you free tomorrow?" ”
Lu Xuannian asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Lu Xuanshi touched the back of his head and said, "Hehe, Ming'er will go up the mountain to help me catch a little rabbit." ”
Lu Xuannian refused: "I'm not available." ”
Lu Xuanshi turned his face and said, "You don't want to do it, do you?" ”
Lu Xuannian said: "Sixth brother, now is the time for the animals on Kaichun Mountain to come out to forage, how can you see that I am so thin and weak to go to the mountain alone?" ”
Lu Xuan said: "I don't care, you have to go if you don't go tomorrow." Otherwise, I will go and tell my grandmother that you are bullying me and that I will not be able to marry a daughter-in-law. ”
When Lu Xuannian heard this, he was displeased in his heart, and swept his eyes to Lu Xuanshi on the side, they were only a month apart, but they were far apart.
He was born prematurely, thin and weak since he was a child, and he was not taken care of, and now he is a head shorter than Lu Xuanshi, and he looks like he is thirteen years old.
Every time because he is too thin, he doesn't dare to eat too much, he doesn't dare to compete with others, and he is afraid of being disliked and discarded.
He thinks about doing more things, and they will like him.
But the family seems to be accustomed to his silence, thinking that he is being bullied.
Lu Xuannian lowered his eyes and said angrily: "Whatever you want." As he spoke, he continued to weave.
Lu Xuan kicked the bamboo basket that had been woven next to Lu Xuannian with practical force, and said, "Hmph, if Juan'er falls in love with someone else, I won't finish with you." ”
Lu Xuannian paused, continued the movements in his hands, faster and faster, the bamboo strip gave life in his hands, and it didn't take long for one to be braided.
When the moon was on the willow tops, Lu Xuannian packed up his things and went back to his room to rest.
The next day, Lu Li went to the town to inquire about the price of rice noodles, and sold the rice noodles and the rest of the cloth in the afternoon.
In the evening, except for the third room of the Lu family, everyone sat in the hall with a happy face and discussed tomorrow's affairs.
Here, Lu Xuanxin interrupted everyone's words and said, "Milk, you sold rice and noodles today, should you give some money to my father to treat his leg injury?" ”
Lu Li shouted: "No, didn't you hunt to make money? Now go ahead! ”
Lu Xuanxin had a gloomy face and threatened: "If the milk doesn't come up with the money, I will tell you everything you did, so that the hall brother and they can't take the imperial examination." ”
Lu Xuanxin inquired about this matter like a coachman, knowing that scholars care about reputation, and people in officialdom cherish their feathers very much.
Lu Li crossed his waist and shouted: "Rabbit cub, you are fat, dare to threaten the old lady, be careful that the old lady will let you go out of the house tomorrow." ”
Lu Xuanxin was not afraid, but said with a smile: "Milk, we agreed to divide it, but I will tell everyone in the private school in the town how my grandfather treats our family, and I will go to the town to tell Sun Shao about the faces of all of you, I think there will be no grandfather's teaching, and even the marriage of the fourth cousin will be gone." ”
"Dead rabbit cub, the wings are hard, dare to threaten the old lady, see if I don't kill you." As he spoke, he picked up the feather duster on the side and was about to hit Lu Xuanxin.
Lu Xuanxin roared angrily: "Milk, you'd better beat me to death, otherwise I'll make it hard for all of you." My family is barefoot, and I am not afraid of you wearing shoes. ”
“……”
Lu Wen and Lu Wu calculated in their hearts and looked at each other: their reputation could not be ruined, and besides, the Lu family's three rooms were free labor and could not be given up.
So Lu Wen went to persuade Lu Li, and Lu Wu went to appease Lu Xuanxin.
Lu Li was quickly persuaded by Lu Wen, and reluctantly agreed to pay for Lu Quan's injuries.
Lu Xuanxin reluctantly nodded and said no more.
This matter was so decided, the three rooms of the Lu family were not divided, and the others continued to discuss tomorrow's affairs, without being affected by what happened just now.
Lu Xuanxin was a little disappointed, he really wanted the third room to be separated, and he didn't have to be oppressed by these people anymore.
Lu Xuannian glanced at everyone and left the hall silently, anyway, it didn't matter if he was there, what he had to do would still be in his hands.
Lu Wang's family and Lu Yue'er's mother and daughter breathed a sigh of relief, they were very glad that they didn't bring Lu Quan, and now their plan is considered a success.
I was very happy in my heart, but when I thought of tomorrow, I was very angry, and I cursed in my heart that there would be an accident in tomorrow's marriage, and the two families did not negotiate!