Chapter XXVI: Money
After hearing the "call" of his second brother Lu Wu in the back, Lu Yu took back the foot that walked into his courtyard door.
Immediately, Lu Yu turned to the direction where the shout came from, looked up and down at the second brother who trotted over, and he found that only a few hundred meters away, Lu Wu, who was short and fat, was already running out of breath, and even, Lu Wu's swollen and red face was full of sweat, I didn't know, I thought he had just finished the sauna and hadn't had time to wipe his body.
"What's the matter, second brother?" After Lu Wu ran to his side, Lu Yu lowered his head and squinted at him.
"Huh...... ......After Lu Yu finished asking, Lu Wu, who was still out of breath, held his knees with both hands and kept panting, and after panting for half a minute, he stood up straight, stuck out his tongue and said to Lu Yu: "Third brother, borrow a step to speak......"
With that, Lu Wu led Lu Yu to a place where the verandah was interrupted, a place where not only was it quiet, but no one came, which was very suitable for discussing secret matters.
"Say, now apart from you and me, absolutely no one else can hear it......" Lu Yu, who was leaning on the pillars of the bright red verandah, whispered to Lu Wu.
"Wait......" After listening to Lu Yu's words, Lu Wu, who was still not at ease, glanced around a few times on his tender white neck full of fat, and only after finding that there was really no one else around, did he speak: "Third brother, second brother, I have no money again, can you help me......
While speaking, Lu Wu rubbed his hands gently, with a silly smile on his face, and on the whole, he looked poor and sour at this moment, and the demeanor of the second young master of the Lu family had completely disappeared without a trace.
"You last time, last time, last time...... The money I borrowed from me hasn't been repaid yet, are you still borrowing......" After grinning unhappily, Lu Yu said coldly: "I said second brother, you now owe me twenty accounts, a total of three hundred and eighteen yuan, are you planning to only borrow and not pay it back, right?" ”
During the Chonghe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, all the expenses of ordinary middle-class families in a year were about 50 yuan, and less than 20 yuan was enough for a family of five to solve the most basic food and clothing.
"Isn't it just three hundred yuan, I will definitely pay back your ......" After hearing the words "three hundred yuan", the corners of Lu Wu's mouth twitched unnaturally, obviously, he also felt that he owed too much, however, Tian was shameless, but he still opened his mouth to borrow money from Lu Yu and said: "Borrow me this time, and when I have money, I will pay you back ...... piece."
"Why do you need money this time, do you want to buy a Qinglou woman as a concubine?" glanced at his second brother Lu Wu, who was half a head shorter than him but twice as fat, and felt sorry for his hard-earned money Lu Yu, and asked him in a low voice.
"It's almost ......" Lu Wu, who didn't want to explain the details, laughed with Lu Yu with a big face.
"There's no reason why I won't borrow, you have to at least let me know the reason, otherwise, how do I know if I borrowed your money, whether it was a waste......" After squinting his eyes, Lu Yu lowered his voice and replied to Lu Wu unhappily.
To be honest, Lu Yu has no opinion on his second brother Lu Wu spending money to buy a concubine from Qinglou, after all, as a modern person, he is always paranoid that the women of Qinglou are very miserable, and after being bought into Lu Mansion by his second brother, they should have a better life than when they were in Qinglou, at least, his second brother is a person who pities fragrant and cherishes jade, and there will be no disgusting thing like beating his wife in him.
Of course, Lu Yu also knows that some of his thoughts may be prejudices, and he understands that there are also some Qinglou women who are willing to live that kind of life with a smile and a welcoming face, which is understandable, after all, this is also a choice in life.
"That ......" After glancing around again, and making sure that there were really no outsiders, Lu Wucai explained to Lu Yu in a low voice: "Recently, there are several women from the Western Regions who have come to Siguilou, that look, wow, beautiful, and those eyes, which are bigger than my fists, and they are blue, wow......"
Talking, speaking, Lu Wu's saliva was about to come down, and the expression on his face was like a pig brother's possession.
"Second brother, are you planning to buy a woman from the Western Regions as a concubine?" After recalling the mysterious exotic customs of the Middle Eastern woman he had seen in his previous life, Lu Yu asked Lu Wu in a low voice.
"It's impossible to buy it, after all, now, those women from the Western Regions are the signboards of Siguilou, and Siguilou is never willing to sell them, but as long as you have enough money, sleep ......" This time, Lu Wu's saliva really flowed out.
"Enough......" Before Lu Wu finished his crazy words, Lu Yu raised his hand to stop him, and after hesitating for a moment, Lu Yu whispered to his second brother: "The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, I will go to Siguilou with you and the second brother, to see if the woman in the Western Regions is as amorous as you say, if it is really like what you said, I will lend you money and let you ......"
"Tomorrow, let's go tomorrow......" Lu Wu, who couldn't wait, couldn't even endure it for one more day.
"Father left for Dali the day after tomorrow, let's go to Siguilou tomorrow, is this looking for death......" After listening to Lu Wu's crazy words like a wild boar in estrus, Lu Yu couldn't cry or laugh, and reminded him in a whisper.
"Wow...... I almost forgot that my father will leave the day after tomorrow, or the third brother is thoughtful, then okay, the night after tomorrow, let's go to Siguilou together......" Thinking of Lu Wu, who can hug the beauty of the Western Regions the day after tomorrow, he even forgot that his third brother standing opposite was just a twelve-year-old boy, and he really wanted to take twelve-year-old Lu Yu into the Qinglou.
"Remember, don't leak the news and go out, second brother, if someone else knows, I'm not the only one who is unlucky......" Lu Yu, who was not very relieved about Lu Wu, reminded him coldly, and hinted to him: As long as I am unlucky, then you can't escape......
"Don't worry, third brother, I swear, even if I die, I won't tell anyone about it......" Nodding heavily, Lu Wu patted his chest and swore an oath.
"Good ......" After a faint smile, Lu Yu raised his eyebrows at Lu Wu, and then blinked obscenely.
"Then I'll leave first, third brother, ......are you busy," he said, without waiting for Lu Yu to answer, as if Lu Wu, who had already borrowed money, "floated away", his pace when he left was much lighter than when he ran over, and the walking posture was the same as flying.
After seeing his second brother leave, Lu Yu turned around and was about to go back to his courtyard, but when he had just taken a step, suddenly, a figure appeared from the wall on the side of the verandah.
Just when Lu Yu was stunned by the sudden figure that came out through the wall, the figure spoke in an unkind tone: "You are going to the Qinglou ......"