Chapter 309: Leaving the clan and entering Suzhou
When Lu Zhen and his entourage left Lujiagou Village with three horses and one car, they really stunned many clansmen. They could never have imagined that this person would be so resolute, and he would leave only a few days after he returned.
However, they also knew what they had done before, and they didn't dare to come forward to ask, let alone stop them in advance. Even Lu Wangchun, the prince of the clan, and Lu Rengui, who is now in charge of the affairs of the village, can only watch from the sidelines at this time, but their faces are quite gloomy and ugly.
"Dad, just let them go?" Lu Tang was quite angry, and couldn't help but hate the authentic language. Just now, he suffered a lot at Lu Jin's hands, and he was embarrassed in front of everyone, which was really hard to swallow.
What responded to him was Lu Rengui's cold snort: "Do we have any right to force him to stay?" This Lu Jin's wings are stiff now, and he doesn't take our elders seriously at all! You too, it's almost a year old, and you're still so frizzy, this time you've completely offended people to death! ”
He was really a little painful and flustered. Once Lu Jinzhen went to the county government to issue a certificate and draw a clear line with the Lu family, it would be empty for the village to use his status as a jinshi to escape conscription and taxes. And in this way, the other clansmen will definitely have a lot of complaints about their own family, and their prestige will also be weakened a lot. And all of this is caused by his son Lu Tang's reckless behavior.
In fact, after learning about this yesterday, Lu Rengui was a little hesitant, because after the previous events, he had found that Lu Jin's current was no longer as easy to control as before. And this incident is also related to his family affairs, which is an offending thing, which is neither good nor reasonable. But his son still insisted on persuading Lu Jin, and his attitude was still so tough, there was no room for maneuver at all.
"Hmph, junior, he still wants to cut off relations with my Lu clan, the old man wants to see what else he can do. It's really a book of numbers! Lu Wangchun poked the cane in his hand on the ground, and muttered a sentence with disdain and annoyance.
Over the years, as the head of a clan, no one has dared to disobey him, but now that there is a Lu Zhen who dares to fight against their family, the old man is naturally very angry. However, after all, he is already a dying man, and even if he is dissatisfied, he can't do anything, so he can only complain behind his back.
As for the other clansmen, they all looked at Lu Zhen and them with strange eyes, and then looked at the three ancestors and grandchildren thoughtfully, as if they had gained some inspiration from it, especially a man with a slightly pale face and a sick face, who showed a thoughtful look.
Lu Jin, who was riding a horse, didn't care about the thoughts of the people behind him, but he felt a sense of relief like getting out of the cage. Originally, he didn't want to have too much contact with the Lu clan, so as not to be seen by him that something was wrong. Now that he has such a reasonable excuse to cut ties with them, it is really in his mind.
Next, as long as they brought back Chu Yunrong, they could find a place to live in peace, just waiting for the imperial court to make further arrangements. Of course, the most important thing now is to rush to Suzhou City, find the Chu family, and talk about it.
Originally, he was quite worried about Chu Yunrong's situation, but now that he learned that someone had taken a fancy to her, he naturally wanted to meet her as soon as possible and solve the matter.
This idea made Lu Jin want to increase the speed of the horse and hurry to Suzhou. But at this moment, there was a gentle greeting from behind him: "Lu Gongzi ......" Looking back, it was Yun Yan who lifted a curtain and called him.
This made Lu Jin have to slow down, leaned to the car window and asked, "Miss Yun Yan has something to say?" ”
"I ...... Isn't what Childe did this time too casual and hasty? After all, they are your kinsmen, how can they say that they will be divided? Yun Yan asked with some concern. This is something she looks at from her own point of view, and she really can't accept Lu Jin's decision.
In today's era, the most important thing for people is the close connection between relatives, and it is difficult for a person, whether rich or poor, to completely draw a line with his own race. Otherwise, in the eyes of others, it will be a great rebellion. And once you don't have the backing of your clansmen, you'll be alone in the future.
Yun Yan, a poor woman who has been sold into the Qinglou since she was a child, actually hopes that she can find her former clansmen all her life, so that she can rely on her. And now Lu Zhen actually took the initiative to clear up the relationship with the clansmen, which really made her a little worried, worried that this was just a decision he made in a moment of anger, and maybe he would regret it in the future.
Lu Zhen smiled: "Girl, you misunderstood, in fact, I made this decision a long time ago. These people in Lujiagou only want to take benefits from me, and never really treat me as their own. Why should I consider them my own relatives? ”
"Do you mean this?" Yun Yan stared at him with some surprise, as if she wanted to see some clues from his expression.
And Lu Jin's answer still did not hesitate: "That's right." And I, Lu Jin, have never thought of relying on them to help me in doing things, and it is a good thing to take the opportunity to draw a line with them at this time. ”
Seeing that he had already said so, Yun Yan couldn't persuade him anymore, so she could only sigh and put down the curtain. While she was surprised by Lu Jin's decision, she was a little moved and apprehensive in her heart. Because she knew very well that a large part of the reason why Lu Zhen made this decision this time was for Chu Yunrong!
Thinking that he was willing to do this for his wife, how could he not make Yun Yan sigh. If only he could do the same to himself, nay, even if it was only half of his mind, he would be satisfied. But when and when will this be?
The light dance on the side of "Miss ......" saw her young lady's thoughts, and couldn't help but want to comfort her. But when the words come to my lips, I don't know what to say. In the end, he could only accompany her to let out a long sigh.
The rest of the journey was not delayed, and by the evening, they had entered the city of Suzhou.
This Suzhou city is not much better than the scenery of Hangzhou, there are small bridges and flowing water everywhere, from time to time there is a flat boat along the flowing water in the city to go forward slowly, the people on the boat only need to use the bamboo pole lightly, the boat will be like a swimming fish in the river and alleys shuttle back and forth.
In addition, some of the various forest garden scenery from the low wall is enough to make people can't help but stop and watch. This is the world-famous Suzhou garden.
It was not a garden, but a beautiful scenery that was intertwined by the ingenious ideas of many wealthy families, which made the people in it feel as if they were in a large garden.
Walking in such a beautiful scenery, the anger in Lu Jin's heart gradually dissipated. At this time, he was not busy going to the county government to ask the government to testify that he had drawn a line with the Lu family, but went straight to the south of the city, because there was a mansion he had rented before, and he would settle down first.
A few people traveled all the way, but it was also comfortable. Just after walking for a while, Qinggele, who hadn't spoken much all the way, suddenly frowned, leaned in front of Lu Jin, and said softly: "My lord, something seems to be wrong. Ever since we entered the city, there have been people following us behind us. ”
"Really?" Lu Jin didn't notice this abnormality, but he still trusted Qinggeler, who used to be a Jinyi guard, in this regard: "Do you see what the road is?" ”
"It looks like a street idler, it should be the head snake in this city." Although the Qingler did not look back, he could see the situation behind him by following the swing of his body. For the Jinyi Wei masters who used to be good at tracking and anti-tracking, the tracking methods of these guys behind them are too pediatric.
"My lord, do you need me to go back and send them away?" Lin Lie hurriedly asked.
Lu Jinwei thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I'm not busy." We're new here, so it's not good that this is a conflict with the head snake, and let's see. As long as they don't have malicious intent, let them follow if they want to. ”
So the few of them continued to move on, as if they didn't notice the tail behind them.
And a few idlers a few feet away from them seemed a little hesitant, and some people couldn't help but ask the people around them: "Boss, do we just follow all the time?" Why don't you do something? ”
"People paid us only to keep up with the people and find a place for them to stay, as for the rest, don't make trouble." The man replied softly: "Keep an eye on it, the two of them are both practitioners, and it will be a little tricky if they detect it." ”
After walking like this, a few people came to Nancheng before and after, and watched Lu Zhen and them enter the courtyard. After being convinced that they had settled here, a man walked back.
Before it was dark, a young man in Chinese costume came here accompanied by several men. One of the big men who was following just now hurriedly came up and nodded and said, "Young Master Yan, they are inside, do you want us to go over first and help you open the door?" ”
"Not necessarily." This Yan Gongzi is naturally the young Yan Yulin who had dinner with Lu Tang at the same table that day, and at this moment he stared at Lu Jin's courtyard with a faint gaze, and said softly: "This Gongzi doesn't want to do anything with them, just to say something." Moreover, I also had some friendship with this Lu Gongzi, and it was not a problem to come to the door this time. When he said this, he took out a small ingot of silver from his sleeve and threw it to the big man, which was the reward for their work.
The man hurriedly took it, thanked him, and then turned to leave.
Yan Yulin, on the other hand, walked towards the courtyard gate after straightening his clothes a little. But just as his hand was about to touch the courtyard door, another hand suddenly reached out from behind his back and stopped his movements......