The next day, the mission set off north, and after a half-day journey along the Yongji Canal, they came to a village with rich land.

At this time, spring has not yet begun in the north, but the farmers on both sides of the Yongji Canal have begun to be busy in the fields, roughly plowing the land first, and then fertilizing the land with farmhouses, which looks like preparing for the sowing of spring wheat.

The farmers were tired of work, so they stopped and sang some small tunes with local characteristics, the tune Yang Huairen was not familiar with, but the content was extremely interesting, and the singing from the mouths of the men always had to bring some color.

After singing a song, the men laughed loudly with the plough rake, and the big wife and little daughter-in-law not far away always had to smile and scold a few words with a red face, and the atmosphere was simple and warm.

Yang Huairen couldn't help laughing for a while, as if he had something to look forward to, and looked into the distance from time to time, and sure enough, a familiar figure appeared in the distance.

Brother Hei Niu, who was riding a horse and following alongside, also saw the man, his face was happy, and he couldn't help but urge the horse to catch up a few steps, and greeted the man, Yang Huairen also urged the horse to catch up when he saw this.

When the two horses got closer, the man standing on the side of the road hurriedly turned sideways, clasped his fists and bowed, "Lu Jinyi has seen the two elder brothers, but I haven't seen them for a long time, I don't know if my brother is in good health?" ”

Brother Hei Niu jumped off the horse early, grabbed this person over, hugged him, and then replied with a smile, "Okay, okay, I haven't seen you for two years, junior brother, you have grown a lot taller." ”

Looking at this person's white robe, it is Jizhou Lu Jinyi. Lu Jinyi is also a member of the Daimyo Mansion, and his family lives in Lujiazhuang, fifty miles north of the Daimyo Mansion.

Yang Huairen also approached at this time, turned over and dismounted, and saluted Lu Jinyi. Lu Jinyi is still dressed in a clean white robe, compared to two years ago, as Brother Hei Niu said, it seems that he has grown a lot taller, and the height is just between Brother Hei Niu and Yang Huairen.

His body was stronger than that, and at this moment he looked ruddy and radiant, and it seemed that the life of the Lord was indeed very nourishing.

Yang Huairen said, "I know that I am going to pass by Lujiazhuang today, and since I set off this morning, Brother Hei Niu has been talking about Brother Lu Jinyi, this endless fertile field is your family's land, right?" ”

Lu Jinyi said humbly, "The younger brother also knows that the two elder brothers are going to pass through here to the north, and they didn't dare to go to the camp yesterday to bother, but this morning, they have been waiting here for a long time."

Speaking of land, this place is located on both sides of the Yongji Canal, irrigation is very convenient, coupled with the flat terrain, and the Yellow River is the old road, so the land is much more fertile than other places, as long as the Yellow River does not flood upstream, the annual harvest is guaranteed.

However, this place is called Lujiazhuang, but it is not all my family's land, and my father only has more than 6,000 acres of dry land here. ”

Yang Huairen scolded with a smile, "Min, you kid is not afraid to flash his tongue when he speaks, more than 6,000 acres, and that's it?" It's much better than my Yang family Zhuangzi. ”

In fact, in terms of the total area, Yangjia Zhuangzi is not as small as Lujiazhuang, and the details are larger, but Yangjia Zhuangzi is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the mountains, hills and river beaches occupy too many places, and the real good land that can grow grain accounts for a small proportion.

Lujiazhuang is a flat plain, almost all of which are fertile land, and it is true that as Lu Jinyi said, as long as the Yellow River in the upper reaches does not flood, Lujiazhuang in the lower reaches is a great harvest year every year, no wonder Lu Jinyi officials do not do it, and would rather be a small landlord at home.

Lu Jinyi smiled embarrassedly, but his expression was very relaxed, although they hadn't seen each other for nearly two years, the brotherly friendship had never faded, and it didn't matter if they made some jokes at will.

And Lu Jinyi just regarded Yang Huairen as an older brother who was a year older, and he didn't deliberately feel how high his status was, and he lost his original closeness.

Yang Huairen thought that Lu Jinyi was waiting for them again early to invite them to Lujiazhuang, but Lu Jinyi took over his white horse from the servant, and he also carried some salutes on the horseback, saying that he would follow Yang Huairen and them to Liaoguo.

"The younger brother was really bored at home, and he knew that the official family ordered Brother Ren to envoy Liao, so he decided to follow his brother to Liaoguo to have a look, and by the way, he could also lead a few brothers to find some delicious food in Jizhou."

Brother Hei Niu had no doubt about this, but he thought that Lu Jinyi was bored at home, so he decided to go out to see the world, and asked him that he had gone out this time with the consent of Mrs. Lu, so he didn't suspect anything.

From the subtle observations, Yang Huairen felt that Lu Jinyi must have something in his heart, so he quietly pulled him to his side and asked quietly, "Don't scold me, you kid, there must be something else, right?" ”

Lu Jinyi blushed and said embarrassedly, "My brother is still so discerning, and he can see my little brother through at a glance."

Truth be told, yes...... My father told my younger brother about a family matter, but my younger brother really didn't like it, so he ran away and wanted to follow his brother to Liaoguo to see the world. ”

Yang Huairen said with a smile, "Speaking of which, you are also ten and nine, and you should have married a long time ago, you are still running away from marriage at this age, and you are not afraid that the next time you see Mrs. Lu, he will not whip you to death?" ”

Lu Jinyi looked indifferent, "Draw to death, smoke to death, do you know what kind of daughter-in-law my father told my younger brother?" It was an old friend of my father's, and he set this family for his future children in the early years before they got married.

But the father had a younger brother early, and his old friend had a child a few years later, and now although the father has a son on his side, and the other party is also a daughter, the age gap is too big. ”

"How big?" Yang Huairen listened to it interestingly, so he asked.

"Uh......"

Lu Jinyi's face suddenly showed a little blush, "The little brother is nineteen years old, and that little lady is only nine years old this year, a full ten years old." Brother, you said, she is only a nine-year-old girl, and my father wants me to make a relationship with others, isn't this nonsense? ”

Yang Huairen was speechless for a while, thinking that this kind of thing is not uncommon in these years, the older generation of people like to set baby kisses for children, Yang Huairen himself is a baby kiss set by his father's generation, and now Xiao Qi is also calculating all day long to give his daughter to the big official, customs and habits are like this, Yang Huairen can't say anything.

It's just that this matter is put on Lu Jinyi, Yang Huairen feels that his father Mrs. Lu is a little unreliable, you have to set the baby family because both families have children, and then decide, when you don't have a family and no children, you are blind, and now the children on both sides are ten years old, Lu Jinyi is nineteen years old this year, and the female doll over there is only nine years old, how can she get married?

But this is also the order of other people's parents, Yang Huairen can't interfere, so he comforted, "Actually, it's nothing, it's not a marriage, you wait for her for a few years, maybe someone's female doll will become a handsome little lady?" ”