finally came out, where does Jiu'er want to go back? Slowly finished the thatched house, coaxed Huang to beg for tea with the people in the yard, drank slowly, and rested slowly. When Huang saw her like this, he didn't urge, and he didn't seem to be able to adapt to the situation of responding to the master's family. Fortunately, as soon as I walked back to the pear blossom tree in front of the hall after resting, I saw that Lu Yonghong had already said goodbye.

Huang greeted him and asked in a low voice, "Are you going back?" ”

Lu Yonghong didn't answer, but only turned around and thanked the maid in Tsing Yi. "Don't dare to bother Sister Zhu'er."

The maid in Tsing Yi said with a smile: "Lu Zhuangguan is also an old man in this house, so he must know the way, so he won't send it." ”

Lu Yonghong thanked him again, and then led his wife and daughter out of the fifth aunt's Pear Flower Courtyard. Walking all the way to the open corridor on all sides, he saw that there was no one in front of him, so he handed the purse he had just received before leaving to Huang.

She took it and opened it to look at it, and couldn't help but be happy. "So much?"

Compared with the Huang family, Lu Yonghong's expression was unusually depressed, and he only said: "Put it away, don't let people see it." ”

Unlike when they came, they walked through a section of the passage and entered a cobblestone garden through the side gate, which was also planted with flowers and trees, but it was obviously much inferior to what they had seen before. Further on, there was a courtyard with a box, and in the courtyard there were two women who were holding shoes in the shade under the tree, and when they saw someone coming, they looked up. The older one of them greeted in surprise: "Da Lu, why are you here?" ”

Lu Yonghong said respectfully: "Sister-in-law, I'll stop by to see if Deputy Director Wei has anything to take home." ”

Sister-in-law said with a smile: "Yes, you two families live in the same village, and it is appropriate to take care of each other." It's just that this hour came unfortunately, and Deputy Wei was not in the courtyard, and he didn't know where he was busy. When he returns, I'll bring you a message and ask him to find you at the place where he stays." ”

Lu Yonghong thanked him, and had to leave with his wife and children first.

It wasn't until after dinner in the evening that Wei Dahai came to the inn, and Lu Yonghong and Lu Yonghong went out to order drinks and snacks, and poured them slowly.

"When are you going to go?"

Lu Yonghong smiled bitterly. "I hope the sooner the better. I originally planned to return on the fourth day of junior high school, but I didn't expect such an accident on the way, and it has been delayed until now. ”

"That's nothing, there is still my family's cooking in the village, and it will take ten days and eight days to return, and there will be no chaos."

"I don't say anything else, I'm just worried...... Now, I'm just worried that I won't be able to go back as a family. Lu Yonghong poured the wine into his mouth, and a spicy taste went down his throat, but it led to another bitter taste.

Wei Dahai smiled and filled the wine jug for him. "Got into a dilemma? What did that guy tell you? ”

Seeing this, Lu Yonghong said, "It turns out that Brother Wei already knew, why didn't he say hello to his younger brother......

"That person's thoughts, who could have predicted clearly, I just casually heard the general manager mention something." Wei Dahai approached his brother, lowered his voice, and asked, "What did that person say?" Isn't it telling you something mysterious? ”

"It's really mysterious." Lu Yonghong thought about it, and couldn't help but shake his head, "She said that the senior monk of Yan Song Temple said, 'This catastrophe is fortunate to be accompanied by nobles, and there are still large and small obstacles left, so you should invite nobles into the house to avoid evil and seek good fortune, so as to protect the good deeds of children's health'." "My own daughter fell into trouble with the young master of the main family, why did she become a noble person who blocked the disaster? It's really a reason that I can't figure out even if I scratch my scalp.

"Meaning, let Jiu'er enter the house and go to the young master's side on an errand?" Wei Dahai asked, but the next moment he denied it, "The general manager once probed me first, and I only said that you raised your daughter as a daughter." ”

"So, that one did put his mind into it." Lu Yonghong smiled bitterly, "She said that the young master would stay in the mansion in the city, and let me arrange to invite Master Ouyang over after I returned to the village, and Jiu'er was still like in another village, learning to read and write by the master's side." ”

"Actually, Jiu'er is not too young, it is a good thing to be able to continue to study and open up her knowledge." Seeing that he was silent, Wei Dahai said to himself, "What are you worried about, I can probably guess." First, there are many adults in the house, and the water is deep and shallow, haven't you and I been familiar with it for so many years? Now that the little young master has been murdered, it may make some dogs jump over the wall in a hurry and don't know what they will do, but that one is not to be underestimated, you see that now she is taking the opportunity to clean the inner house and hold the power, she knows that it is a hard platform, even if someone wants to do something excessive, it is not so easy.

Second, although Jiu'er lives in the same Qi mansion, she serves and studies by Ouyang's side, and the relationship is still one layer apart, which is not on the cusp.

Third, the relationship you have built in the house over the years is iron, as soon as you say that Jiu'er is your daughter, who refuses to take care of you twice? ”

Hearing this, Lu Yonghong only smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes. People take tea to cool, this truth is unchanged for thousands of years. What's more, it is obvious now that the fifth aunt and grandmother want to control their family in their hands. She is the master and they are servants, even if other people have the heart to help, but if they really do things, how can they risk offending the master's family to help them.

Wei Dahai patted him on the shoulder. "With me guarding the sea, can't you still trust me, are you afraid that I will neglect my niece? The old man wrote that he would be back in six months, and you were only worried about this half a year. In the current situation, the one who is in the limelight is also the most qualified and most likely to be corrected. You have to think about what would happen if you were to follow the trend now; What if it goes against the grain? ”

Lu Yonghong was silent for a long time and drank nearly half a pot of stuffy wine.

It was almost dark outside, and Yue'er slowly climbed up to the top of the trees. The tavern's banner waved slightly, and the lantern candles on the eaves reflected the light, which was shrouded in a layer of pale red veil, like a girl's face shyly beckoning passers-by.

Xiao Er gave another pot of spirits. Lu Yonghong was already slightly drunk at this time, and the numbness in his stomach slowly crawled up his back along his intestines and then spread to his brain. Wei Dahai also seemed to be slightly drunk, holding a bamboo chopstick and tapping the rim of the cup for a while, and humming a vulgar tune with a crisp sound.

"Brother Wei," he whispered, "that one else commanded something. ”

"What's the matter?"

"The account books and the number of shortfalls in the village must be sorted out and copied into a copy of the handy to the person......

The tapping hand paused slightly, Wei Dahai tilted his head and thought about it, and smiled. "The murder a few days ago was reported to the authorities, and this morning the wanted official document has been issued and sent to various surrounding counties. He also set up another reward and hired someone to follow and arrest the murderer. It seems that in addition to this one, the other hand is also among the rewards. If these two guys can escape in the end, it will really be the ancestors who burned high incense. ”

It seems that he is determined to clear the obstacles. Lu Yonghong's heart moved, and he seemed to have made up his mind.

"Brother Wei, the account book and number, it is better to send someone in advance to send a copy to the master......" Seeing him turn around, the worry on Lu Yonghong's face had dissipated a lot, and he said with a smile, "Be cautious, you can avoid a lot of trouble." "Who would have thought what other means he had? If one day the idea comes to them, it will be very bad.

Wei Dahai didn't understand anything, smiled wordlessly, picked up the kettle ear, poured the wine full, and drank with Lu Yonghong.

How did Lu Jiu'er, who was staying in the inn room, know this, it was obviously something closely related to her, but it was finalized unconsciously.