As the saying goes, plans can't keep up with change. Ouyang Zhai, who originally planned to drink a pot of wine alone in the wild countryside and swim in a sound dream, was carried into the carriage in a daze when the dream was halfway through, and was sent on the road to the Qifu of Dacheng all the way.

When Lu Yonghong received the report, he was in the wing room of the inn with his wife and daughter sealing the New Year's red see money.

"What's going on?" Huang took the gift box from the messenger, including meat, rice cakes, and snacks of various styles.

Lu Yonghong handed the money to the servant who reported the news, grabbed a handful of snacks and stuffed it into his pocket, and then sent him out.

Lu Jiu'er saw that there was candy in the box, pinched a piece and threw it in her mouth. Well, it's so sweet!

"In previous years, the New Year's gifts distributed by the main family were a few gift money, why did you add a gift box this year." Huang couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Now that the meat is there, the rice cakes are also there, tomorrow I just need to buy another chicken to eat the New Year's dinner." "This saves more than half of tomorrow's expenses.

Lu Jiu'er was concerned about another matter. "Dad, the main house has been invited many times before, but the master has been reluctant to toss back and forth. Now that he suddenly went to the main house for the New Year, will he stay in the big city all the time? ”

My daughter's mind has always been sharp. Lu Yonghong reached out and touched the top of Jiu'er's hair. "That's how it should be."

"How?" The Huang family was a little stunned when he heard this, and he didn't react at once, "You mean, the Seventh Young Master won't return to the Grange after the New Year, so Master Ouyang will also be brought into the city?" ”

"Hmm." Lu Yonghong sat down slowly, and when he saw that his daughter finished smacking the candy, he picked another one and fed it to him. Watching Jiu'er smile heartlessly at herself, her heart was very soft and warm. "This candy is sold in one or two shops in the city, and the price is very expensive, we usually don't spend this unjust money, you save some food."

"Got it, give one to Daddy." Lu Jiu'er pinched up two pieces of sugar lotus root, opened the bow left and right and stuffed them into the mouths of the two of them, "Mother will eat one too." Sweet or not? ”

"Sweet, sweet! Let's eat it. The sudden sweetness moistened the heart, but the question in Huang's heart prevailed, and he couldn't help asking, "Da Hong, isn't this fifth aunt planning to let the seventh young master live in the countryside for a year and a half?" It's only been a few months, so why did you change your mind? So what about Jiu'er? There is also a private school for the Huo Fuzi family around the Grange, and other families have to walk several villages to get there, and I don't know if they accept girls. ”

"Don't worry about this," Lu Yonghong grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gave them to Huang, and replied calmly, "Jiu'er still follows the master to learn calligraphy, but in a different place." The fifth aunt and grandmother said that as soon as Master Ouyang came, she asked Jiu'er to follow her to serve. ”

Huang was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked: "Serving in the main house is different from studying in the countryside, this has to be paid!" Although she is young, other families also have seven or eight years old to work in the house, and they have the same salary......"

"Yes, yes! Come on? Lu Yonghong grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gave them to her, "This money is not much, instead of worrying about this money, you should think about what to pack for Nan'er, the person who reported the news just now also said that Master Ouyang has already entered the house, let Jiu'er go over in the afternoon." ”

As soon as these words fell, where did the Huang family have time to knock melon seeds, and immediately stood up and walked into the room. "In such a hurry, then I have to hurry up."

Lu Yonghong's ears finally calmed down for a while, and turned to look at the thoughtful Lu Jiu'er. The nine-year-old man has well-proportioned flesh and bones, that is, the baby's fat little face looks happy, and the eyes of black grapes are lined with a pair of arched eyebrows, revealing a little clever but always behaved obediently, and has never made his father's worries sad.

He lovingly picked up Jiu'er and sat on his lap.

"Jiu'er, do you want to continue to learn from Master Ouyang?"

"Yes." Lu Jiu'er looked at his eyes seriously, "But isn't it that you can't live with your father and mother?" ”

"If you want to reap, you have to give or give something." Lu Yonghong smiled at her, "Nan'er just do what you want to do, and Dad will think of a bridge to pave the way for you." ”

Lu Jiu'er's heart was tangled and heavy. "What did Dad do when he was nine years old?"

"Me?" Lu Yonghong raised his head and thought for a while, "At that time, I should have been an apprentice in a timber shop." ”

Also, at that time, my grandmother had already remarried, and my stepmother gave birth to two sons and a daughter, and the family didn't mean that a little hairy child could earn a few dollars, and that she could find another place to stay without obstructing people's eyes and without consuming rations.

"But, Jiu'er," Lu Yonghong looked at her solemnly, "you have to remember that we can be poor, but we can't be ambitious, we must know how to be humble, but we must also be arrogant." After you entered the Qi Mansion, it was Master Ouyang who served you, did the work of the Qi family, ate the food of the Qi family, and received the money of the Qi family. This grace was given by the fifth aunt and grandmother, but it was Master Qi who was in charge of the Qi Mansion after all, and the Qi family was always the master of the house. You have to understand these things. ”

"I know, Jiu'er will be cautious in her words and deeds."

"You follow Master Ouyang more in the house, if you don't have an acquaintance to lead the way, don't walk around in the house, and don't easily believe the words of others. Don't be greedy to run outside, the city is no better than the countryside, and there are many abductors. ”

"Got it, Dad."

"Time flies very quickly in girls' families, some get married at the age of 12, and some of them are married at 18. After getting married, Dad can't control you, but before that, Dad will let you live happily. Since Jiu'er wants to be literate, she will seize this opportunity to learn from Master Ouyang. But you can't learn blindly, you have to have your own ideas. ”

Own thoughts? Lu Jiu'er looked sideways at her father, holding her body looking majestic.

"What kind of life will Ah Jiu live in the future?" Lu Yonghong nodded her nose, "The children of rich families can squander their time, but poor families can't earn money to buy food and make ends meet if they don't work hard." Although our family does not worry about food and clothing, we also stop our hands and mouths, and there is no extra leisure to play. My father and mother have lived like this for the rest of their lives, but Ah Jiu is still young and has a choice. ”

It's just that this choice requires capital. Family background is a certainty, but what about knowledge and skills?

Lu Jiuer was a little stunned. A flash of light flashed in his mind, as if he had grabbed the tail of the light, but it didn't seem to be.

While there was still some time, Lu Yonghong took a pen and paper to draw a general layout map of the Qi Mansion, and talked about some important people and things in detail. Jiu'er watched it seriously and remembered it in her heart.

"If you can't find anyone to help you in the house, in addition to the grandfather in Yunshan Lane, you can also go to the East Market to look for fish guys. There is only one fish stall there, and the owner of the stall is my best friend, and I want to call him Uncle Wang. Remember? ”

"Remembered."

"And ......"

For as long as I can remember, it was as if my father had never spoken so much to him. This noon, but it was as if I wanted to tell all the words of my life. There is a kind of warmth called happiness, slowly climbing up to the heart. Lu Jiu'er leaned softly in her father's arms, listening to the powerful heartbeat and smiling sweetly.