Chapter Thirty-Eight: Passing By

Lu Hong had an unforgettable birthday, and the Lu family's fruit wine was all brewed. The few members of the Lu family, except for Lu Xiang'er, who had to enter the wine cellar from time to time to observe the fermentation of fruit wine, all set their eyes on the Luming Academy, which was related to Lu Hong's future.

Even Song Yuan knew the news, and he was actively inquiring about the news for Lu Hong, and deliberately found an excuse to go to Jiangling Mansion, and also gave Lu Xiang'er a few days off. Lu Xiang'er, who suddenly became idle, was really not used to this kind of life. Lu Erniang saw that she was listless, so she asked Zao'er to accompany Lu Xiang'er out for a walk.

"Little lady, although this Qingshi County is not too big, there are many places to visit." The locally-born Zao'er got Lu Erniang's instructions and introduced Qingshi County to Lu Xiang'er very diligently. Lu Xiang'er listened very carefully, but she didn't think that the small county could have anything to see. After thinking about it, Lu Xianger suddenly thought of one thing, so she decided to go to the rice shops in the county to have a look.

Zao'er was taken aback when she heard Lu Xiang'er's thoughts: "Little lady, what's there to do in this rice shop?" ”

"Zao'er, you don't understand this, this rice shop may make me a lot of money." Lu Xiang'er smiled secretly, and let Zao'er lead the way in front. Since hearing that the war was over, Lu Xianger wondered when the price of rice would come down.

Now it is the autumn harvest season, if the court no longer needs a large amount of grain, the price of rice will definitely drop, and Lu Xiang'er can buy some grain to brew distilled spirits. The cost of this distilled liquor is not high, and if it is sold higher than ordinary liquor, it will definitely make a lot of money.

However, Lu Xiang'er knew that this matter was now 'not a single word', and she didn't want to talk about it to the two girls who had just joined the Lu family. How to say, this heart of harm must not be had, and the heart of guarding against people is indispensable. Lu Xiang'er didn't want everyone to know about the trouble before it started.

After walking a few rice shops, Lu Xianger felt a little tired. When I looked up at the sky, I realized that it was already noon. Thinking that she might not have the strength to go home at this time, Lu Xianger found a wonton shop on the street to sit down and rest, and asked for two bowls of wontons by the way. While waiting for the wontons to be served, Lu Xiang'er thought back to the price of rice she had asked before, and secretly calculated it.

Take japonica rice as an example, before the war began, the japonica rice in Qingshi County was only 30 yuan a bucket. After the war began, the price of japonica rice rose rapidly, reaching a peak of 100 yuan per bucket. Now that the war is over, the price of japonica rice is 70 yuan a bucket. Moreover, the grain of the peasant family has not yet come down. After the autumn harvest, the price of this grain is likely to fall.

"Looks like we'll have to wait." Lu Xiang'er thought in her heart, and couldn't help but speak. Zao'er, who heard the voice, immediately asked, and it happened that the wontons were on the table at this time, and Lu Xiang'er hurriedly said: "Eat it while it's hot, and then buy some vegetables after eating, and you can go back." ”

"Oh." Zao'er's temperament is a little honest, and after Lu Xiang'er said this, she immediately forgot about her previous inquiry, and lowered her head a little tightly to eat wontons.

Lu Xiang'er smiled slightly, and lowered her head, she liked Zao'er's character very much. Thinking about what vegetables to buy when she went back in a while, Lu Xiang'er slowly sent steaming wontons to her mouth. Unexpectedly, just after eating half of it, there was a sudden loud noise on the whole street.

Just when Lu Xiang'er turned her head to look at the end of the street, she found that there were a lot more people on both sides of this bluestone street. Seeing this, the number of people continued to increase and rushed to the end of the street. When Zao'er heard people's words, she suddenly remembered something.

"Little lady, the slave just remembered that I had heard someone talk about it when I went to the street the day before yesterday. On the way back to the military division, this counterinsurgency army will pass by our Qingshi County. Looking at this situation, it should be that the counterinsurgency army has entered Qingshi County. Zao'er said as she jumped to the end of the street.

Looking at Zao'er's movements, Lu Xiang'er was very funny, but she also wondered why the counterinsurgency army did not avoid people and passed directly from the county. Lu Xiang'er didn't know about the major events of these countries, she just knew that the counterinsurgency army was not so ostentatious when it went south.

As the cheers grew louder and the number of people grew, the wonton shop immediately became crowded. Looking at it like this, I'm afraid it's not easy to go home at this time, and it's not very safe in this shop. Lu Xiang'er looked around to find a place with few people, and at the same time paid for the meal and pulled Zao'er back. Soon, Lu Xiang'er found that there were few people at the mouth of an alley not far away, so she immediately moved there. As she stood still, the sound of neat footsteps slowly sounded, and then the earth-shattering cheers drowned out all sounds.

Lu Xiang'er was not very tall, and she couldn't see the situation on the street, but the tall long weapon slowly moved forward, but she could see it very clearly. Among these long weapons, the one that Lu Xiang'er can name is the gun. For the rest, Lu Xiang'er is really seeing it for the first time, and it is very fresh.

For about a quarter of an hour, the rhythmic sound of horses' hooves was heard. The people sitting on the tall horses made Lu Xiang'er very novel, because these people were all wearing thick armor with the horses, and they could only see a pair of eyes. Seeing the feeling of heaviness made Lu Xiang'er a little doubtful, just the weight of that set of armor, could she be pressed down.

Just thinking about it, two people came out of the restaurant next to him. Judging from the clothes of the two, they should be two businessmen. Lu Xiang'er just glanced at the two of them, and didn't care. But the conversation between the two standing behind the crowd drifted into the ears of Lu Xiang'er and Zao'er's master and servant.

"Look, look, that young general is really handsome."

"Don't know how to shout, tell you that the young general is General Dingyuan who has made great contributions. After returning to the DPRK this time, I am afraid that I will be promoted again. ”

"How do you know?"

"I heard about it when I came from Gangnam. In this counterinsurgency army, this Dingyuan general is the youngest, and he was only fourteen years old when he followed the Fuguo Duke south. In the final decisive battle with King Chen, this Dingyuan general single-handedly picked the three generals of King Chen, but he made great contributions. ”

"It's so painful, it really doesn't look like it?"

"Don't underestimate this General Dingyuan, his martial arts are really very harmful. Let me tell you, my brother-in-law is a lieutenant under this Dingyuan general. Listening to him, this Dingyuan general's name is Huo Qingsong, and after the general, his grandfather was Huo Jing, the hussar general of the year. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be the famous 'Huo Family General'."

“……”

The sound of the two middle-aged people talking became farther and farther away in the crowd, but Lu Xiang'er was attracted by this conversation, and couldn't help but look at the few people who came from afar. As the two said, among these people, Lu Xiang'er saw the young General Dingyuan at a glance. If it weren't for the news, Lu Xiang'er really wouldn't have seen it, that person was only seventeen years old this year.

General Na Dingyuan was dressed in bright light armor, with a sword hanging from his waist, and sat straight on a white horse, which was very conspicuous. Closer, Lu Xiang'er could see the face under the helmet very clearly. The grim face, pursed his lips slightly, and his expression revealed a sense of indifference.

It seems that the general on the white horse does not feel the enthusiasm of the people around him, but is just immersed in his own world. From those eyes, you can see that although you are looking ahead, you have no focus. Lu Xiang'er couldn't imagine that at this time, he would actually think about other things.

"Little lady, General Huo is so good-looking." Looking at General Dingyuan in the distance, Zao'er's face was a little ruddy, and there was some excitement in his eyes. looked at the idol obviously, which made Lu Xianger sigh very much, this star chasing is really regardless of time and place.

However, Lu Xiang'er glanced back at General Na Dingyuan again and shook her head slightly. And when she turned her head, her brows furrowed slightly, her expression was a little puzzled, and she muttered silently: "It's really strange, how can I see him as familiar." Could it be that I've been too idle lately and hallucinating? ”

"Little lady, what did you say?" Zao'er, who finally couldn't see the young general, turned around, and when she heard Lu Xiang'er's voice, she thought she was talking to her, and hurriedly approached to ask.

"Nothing." Lu Xiang'er shook her head, thinking that it was impossible for her to see the general, so she didn't think about it deeply, but looked around.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, this look can scare Lu Xiang'er. The people seemed to be attracted by General Na Dingyuan, and they actually moved with it. At this moment, the crowd became even more crowded, constantly surging around. If it weren't for the fact that the army hadn't completely passed, and those weapons were still somewhat threatening, I'm afraid there would have been a 'stampede'.

Even so, Lu Xiang'er hurriedly pulled Zao'er and continued to retreat, avoiding the crowd that came over. Lu Xiang'er is very self-aware, she is small and weak, in case she is squeezed and injured because of watching the excitement, it will be a disaster. Therefore, listening to the noisy noise of the crowd getting louder and louder, Lu Xiang'er was far away.

Facts have proved that Lu Xianger was still prescient. After the crowd slowly dispersed, after Lu Xiang'er and Zao'er walked out of the alley, they looked at the shoes, vegetable leaves and other miscellaneous things on the street, Zao'er's face immediately turned a little pale.

"Little lady, fortunately you pulled the slave and the maid to escape. Otherwise, it's really easy to get squeezed. After slowing down, Zao'er's face returned to normal, and there was something more in her eyes when she looked at Lu Xiang'er.

Lu Xiang'er didn't notice Zao'er's expression, but looked at the sky and said, "It's not early, let's buy some vegetables, it's time to go back." If you don't go back, A-Niang should be worried. ”

Zao'er nodded, escorted Lu Xiang'er to the end of the street, and asked, "Little lady, what kind of vegetables do you want to buy......

"Buy a piece of meat first, and then buy some ......" Lu Xiang'er and Zao'er walked back hand in hand, and the shops on both sides of the street were slowly cleaning up, continuing to beckon guests to sit down.