Chapter 245

"What did you say?" Banniang asked.

She is now in filial piety, if there is nothing special, Lu Siniang will not come to invite her to come over. And Lu Siniang knew that she had just come back from Quanzhou, and there would be no shortage of things to accumulate, so since she sent someone to invite, there must be something to discuss with her.

Although she is Lu Seventeen's daughter-in-law who has not passed the door, she has not passed the door yet, Lu Siniang naturally will not look for her because of the Lu family's affairs, so it is definitely not the Lu family's business.

Could it be that something happened to Lu Qiqi?

Thinking like this, Banniang also became anxious.

Where did May know what happened to Miss Lu Si coming to invite Miss Eight? What's more, the maid of the Lu family didn't say anything. He shook his head blankly.

Banniang hurriedly changed her clothes to go out, and went to the main courtyard with May, and it was Lu Siniang's personal maid Xiaolu, who was also Lu Changan's daughter-in-law who was going to marry at the end of the year.

Banniang said to Zhu, and then went out with Xiao Lu: "Is there something wrong with the fourth sister looking for me?" ”

Xiao Lu smiled: "It's a good thing to go back to Miss Eight." Our son-in-law is a good thing. ”

"Brother Seventeen?"

He stayed in the grange in the countryside all day long, and Yan Ran regarded himself as a farmer, and lived a very leisurely life, and once heard the fat frog joke that he hid a beautiful woman named Meishu in the countryside. What good can he do?

I heard Xiao Lu smile and said: "Exactly, Miss said that our son-in-law won the award of the Si Nong Division, and even the emperor issued an order to let our son-in-law enter Beijing to face the saint." ”

"Do you know why?"

Xiaolu smiled and said: "I heard that it was our son-in-law who tried to plant double cropping acres, and introduced a method to improve the soil and increase the yield of rice was known by the court, and said that soybean oil was made, which is also a great achievement of Yu Baixing. ”

I see, that's a good thing.

Banniang breathed a sigh of relief.

If he really won the appreciation of the world's greatest emperor, regardless of whether Lu Seventeen was an official or a citizen in the future, with this layer of brilliance on his body, ordinary people naturally couldn't do anything to him, but gave him a useful talisman. It is naturally not difficult for officials to see the Heavenly Family, especially those close ministers of the court, but Lu Qiqi was summoned as a civilian, so the meaning is different.

And Lu Seventeen's lifelong wish now is just to be able to do something beneficial to the people, if his ability in agricultural affairs can be reused, it means that the advanced agricultural technology he has mastered can be popularized on a large scale in the shortest possible time. Isn't that what he wants to see?

I don't know how happy Lu Seventeen is to come here.

"Then the seventeenth prince can go back to the Lu Mansion now?"

Banniang asked with a smile.

Xiao Lu shook his head: "Our house also received the edict just today, the son is still in the grange at this time, and the eldest master has already sent someone to inform him to return home." ”

In this way, Lu Qiqi will definitely be able to rush back in the afternoon.

When she arrived at the Lu Mansion and was introduced by Xiao Lu into the courtyard of the four-room Lu Siniang, Lu Siniang heard the movement and greeted her with a smile on her face: "Eighth sister, sit in the house quickly." ”

"Congratulations to the fourth sister." Banniang said with a smile.

Lu Siniang glanced at her with a smile: "Congratulations on what I did?" We're family. ”

Banniang smiled. The two sat down, and Xiao Lu personally brought the tea and withdrew.

Lu Siniang said: "I invited you here to tell you that the farming things that my brother worked on on the grange somehow spread to the Si Nong Division, and then it was reported to the Heavenly Family." Now I want to summon my brother to the holy city in the capital. Although it's a good thing, it just came suddenly, and I was a little apprehensive in my heart, so I wanted to talk to you. My eldest uncle also said that the eldest brother doesn't like to study, and the imperial examination can't be pointed to, my father and mother went early, and there is no merit, and the eldest brother can't take the turn of Yin En to become an official. ”

Although Lu Qiqi has never been interested in being an official, if he can really get an official position because of this, it will definitely be a good thing for him to benefit for life.

You must know that although Lu Hanlin, the eldest lord of the Lu family, said that he was a scholar, he was also an official, and there were several people who were now officials outside, and now that there was no separation, Lu Seventeen would naturally be able to get some light, and when he split up his family, the Lu family's four rooms would just be a richer flat-headed people.

In this era, the social status of officials and people is like the difference between heaven and earth. Not only are the social status different, but the treatment enjoyed in real life is also very different.

Don't talk about anything else, if someone in your family is an official, at least you don't have to pay spring and autumn taxes for farming. This is the most basic tangible benefit.

There are also ordinary people who go out, if they go out with large bags of goods, even if you are a gift to someone, not to pull out to buy, sorry, the tax officials don't know if you are going to buy or give away, after passing through the territory of other counties and other cities, you have to pay the business tax, if you are a family member of the official eunuch's family, you can be directly released.

The list goes on and on.

To put it bluntly, having the identity of an official body is to give you a house of talismans at the level of social life.

"It's a good thing in every way. I don't need to say it, the fourth sister also knows. Besides, now it is the award of the Si Nong Division, and the heavenly family summons him, probably because he hopes that Brother Seventeen will promote the application of planting technology among the people. This was originally Brother Seventeen's ambition, and now that it can be realized, he needless to say that he is also happy. As for entering Beijing as an official, I don't think there is any need to worry. Si Nongsi is no better than other places, he does some practical things, and he can't involve anything else, probably he won't even stay in the capital for too long, so what else does the fourth sister have to worry about? If there is anything bad about it, it's just that Brother Seventeen can no longer be as casual as before. ”

Lu Siniang also knew her brother, and when she heard this, she laughed: "I'm afraid that this time it's him who is unhappy, but he is himself." My brother, isn't his favorite thing to be comfortable? ”

Banniang asked what Uncle Hanlin said.

Lu Siniang said: "Uncle also said it was a good thing." In fact, I just want to talk to you, and my heart is more settled. ”

This kind of mood, Banniang understands.

No matter how close the Lu family is, in Lu Siniang's heart, it is not the same in the end. What's more, at this time, it has a bit of a showy meaning to talk about this: Look, everyone thinks that my brother is an unreliable brother, but now he is called by the heavenly family with a white body, who still has such a blessing? Lu Siniang has always acted steadily, so naturally she will not give anyone a handle.

And in Lu Siniang's heart, she is going to marry into the fourth room of the Lu family in the future, she is her sister-in-law, and for Lu Siniang, she is her real family. Besides, it's better for the two to play small, and if it's inconvenient to talk to someone, it's natural to talk to her.

The two talked for a while, and Lu Siniang talked about the things sent by the Zeng family yesterday, and the aunts and uncles liked it very much, and the twenty-one kid couldn't put down the steel katana that was said to come from the Japanese country. There is also a white porcelain lotus sleeping pillow for the eldest uncle, which the eldest uncle used for two nights, and it is also said to be very comfortable.

Banniang smiled and said: "It's just some worthless things, it's just a freshness." By the way, I also bought a lot of tourmaline, which was picked by my aunt and sister-in-law, and some of them were in excellent condition, it was inconvenient to send that one yesterday, and when I was free, I will ask Lu Changan to send it to you. Speaking of Lu Changan, I heard him say, Xiaolu next to you is going to marry him? ”

Siniang responded: "My brother said that Lu Chang'an is capable, and he is older, so it's good to have a family." He asked my brother to ask me for Xiaolu, I saw that others were not bad, and you had to reuse them, so this is the family matter. He added, "I heard that Lu Changan has always been busy with the affairs of the new restaurant?" ”

Banniang smiled: "Isn't it? I was busy a few days ago, and when Lu Changan said it, I asked him to start preparing, and I didn't catch up to discuss it with Brother Seventeen, I was thinking about when Brother Seventeen would come back and talk to him about it. In a few days, it is estimated that I will have to go to Quanzhou, and I can't take care of it, but fortunately, Lu Changan is useful, and everything is in order. When he gets married, I will also give him a backup gift, and the fourth sister will go back and help me ask Xiaolu what he wants. The most important thing is to give them something. We don't need that kind of face. ”

Siniang asked her why she came back, and she was going to Quanzhou again, if something had happened.

Banniang smiled: "What else can I do?" Everything is going well. I went again because of business matters, so I got a news, and I need to go there to do some more things. ”

Lu Siniang saw that she didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask.

Because of filial piety, she didn't go to the big room to ask Mrs. Lu for peace, and Fourth Sister Lu left Banniang to eat in the house, and it happened that Banniang also had something to talk to Lu Seventeen, so she stayed.

Over there, Mrs. Lu Hanlin heard that the eighth mother of the Zeng family was coming, and at noon, someone also sent two dishes.

In the afternoon, Lu Shi'an really returned home, so he went to Lu Hanlin's side to talk first, and when he finished speaking, the sun was turned west, and he finally waited for him.

After seeing each other, Banniang smiled: "It's hard to wait for you now." ”

"It's rare to make you wait." Lu Qiqi also smiled, and as he spoke, he found a comfortable chair and leaned over, lazy and leisurely as before, as if the matter called by the heavenly family was as ordinary as a neighbor's invitation to visit the door, "Your trip to Quanzhou, but it has been delayed for a lot of days, what's the matter?" ”

"The caravan is late, my goods have not returned, I naturally have to wait, if something goes wrong, my wooden shop will become a rice cook. Speaking of which, this time, the merchants in Quanzhou have suffered huge losses, at least half of their strength. ”

"In the midst of a storm, or is it a pirate?"

"It's both."

"That's enough for a pot."

"But there is good news, I want to discuss it with you."

Banniang said, glanced at Siniang, Lu Siniang knew that they had something to discuss, so she smiled and said: "Brother, you sit with the eighth sister, I'll go and see what is prepared in the kitchen, you haven't come back for a long time, the eighth sister is even more rare to come now, let's have a good meal tonight." ”

When Lu Siniang went out, she only asked Xiao Lu to guard and sent everyone else out.

Lu Qiqi took a sip of tea unhurriedly and said with a smile: "It is good news to be praised by you, and it is a way to make money." Tell me about it. ”

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters, the businessmen of Quanzhou are now busy reshuffling the cards, at this time, the court is planning to set up a city in Quanzhou, I got the news in advance, naturally want to share the pie. Brother Seventeen, you help me every time, we have money for everyone to earn, I have a business that can only make money without loss, how dare I forget you? ”

Banniang chuckled in a low voice.

"Come on, you know I'm not that interested in money, just like you love business, and I just want to be a farmer in this life. is to make money, I am also for Siniang, but Siniang will be the daughter-in-law of your Zeng family in the future, this has come full circle, I owe you a favor, and the benefit of turning back is still your Zeng family. Hey, I said Little Eighth Sister, you are calculating, but you are getting better and better. ”