Chapter 16: Rich
Aunt Zhao cleaned up the kitchen, carrying three bowls of steaming soup cakes, and when she walked into the house, she saw Lu Erniang holding Lu Xiang'er and hugging Lu Hong quietly crying, and she was very emotional. If it weren't for Lu Erniang's visit to Tanglin Mansion and her loss of shape when she saw the notice, she would never have imagined that the Lu family would have such a tragic experience. Especially the young, lovely Lu Xiang'er.
"Okay, Erniang, this is also a happy thing, don't let the two children think about those sad things." Aunt Zhao put down the soup cake with a smile on her face, and said softly: "It's not early, I think the two children and you should be hungry too, eat quickly." I'll have to go back and cook for them, and I'll come back later. ”
"Sister-in-law Zhao, you are also tired for a day, and you have to bother you to cook for us. It's really ......" Lu Erniang saw that Aunt Zhao was leaving, and hurriedly got up, but she didn't know how to thank her.
Aunt Zhao waved her hand while walking out: "Erniang, what you said is too outward." If it weren't for you today, I don't know when I'd be able to go to Gangneung Mansion to see it. Okay, hurry up and have dinner with Brother Hong and Xiang'er. You're tired from the day, so rest early......"
Lu Erniang was a little out of shape because of the news she got suddenly, and when she came back all the way, she was depressed. When she returned home and saw the two children, Lu Erniang was thinking about what to do in the future. And when Aunt Zhao walked into the house with soup cakes, Lu Erniang realized that she still liked this peaceful life. Therefore, Lu Erniang, who sent Aunt Zhao out of the door and appeared in front of Lu Hong and Lu Xianger again, became Lu Erniang of Qinghe Village again.
Seeing that Lu Hong and Lu Xiang'er were all looking at herself, Lu Erniang immediately smiled: "Eat-"
Lu Erniang smiled, and Lu Hong also smiled, but Lu Xiang'er's heart was even more relaxed. Eating the soup cake that was no longer too hot, Lu Xiang'er's mind turned to King Chen. Just now, Lu Erniang knew that Lu Xiang'er remembered the past, so under her questioning, she told the news she heard in Jiangling Mansion.
To put it simply, it was someone who accused King Chen and the other two vassal kings of privately storing grain and raising troops with the intention of rebellion. His Majesty the Emperor didn't believe it and sent someone to Jiangnan to check, but he was secretly murdered by King Chen. Fortunately, the official's guards fled back to the capital, and brought back the official's twists. The content of the fold confirms that Chen Wang did have this intention. However, because he was not fully prepared, he did not show it on the surface, but this part forced King Chen and the other two vassal kings to rebel. Zhao Changyuan, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty in anger, immediately ordered the general of the auxiliary state of the dynasty to personally command a million-strong army to go south to quell the rebellion.
It is said that this auxiliary general is a veteran of the three dynasties, and he can fight well, and he has been extremely harmful. And King Chen united the other two vassal kings, but he only had hundreds of thousands of troops. Therefore, no one in the Great Zhou Dynasty thought that King Chen could cross the river.
"No matter how bad King Chen is, he shouldn't be able to last for a few years." Lu Xiang'er thought of the rebellions in the prosperous times of history that she knew in her previous life, and it seemed that she had not succeeded in changing the dynasty. Moreover, listening to Lu Erniang's tone, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not have many complaints about the current emperor, and the chance of King Chen's rebellion succeeding was very small. As long as King Chen is destroyed, the remaining three members of the Lu family will have no need to be afraid.
The most important thing is that Lu Xianger is only five years old now, and there is plenty of time to rebuild Piaoxiang Distillery. In the past few years, as long as she has saved enough money, it will be easy to open a winery. When the time comes, the three of them will be able to live a better life.
Thinking about it, a smile appeared on Lu Xiang'er's little face again, and Lu Hong also smiled: "Xiang'er, what do you think, you have smirked a few times today." ”
"Bad brother, make fun of Xiang'er again." Lu Xiang'er, who was full, stuck out her tongue, and when she saw Lu Erniang cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, she remembered that she hadn't asked Lu Erniang about her arrival at Jiangling Mansion. Busy said: "Auntie, how are our toys selling?" ”
Lu Erniang saw Lu Xiang'er's rolling eyes, put down the dishes and chopsticks again, and said with a smile: "A-Niang still thinks you don't care about your toy, little wealth fan." ”
"A-Niang-" Lu Xiang'er saw that Lu Erniang was also laughing at herself, and couldn't help but run to Lu Erniang to be coquettish. But in Lu Xiang'er's heart, she vomited and vomited. If she didn't look like a child, Lu Xiang'er was really afraid that Lu Erniang would have any suspicions about her.
Lu Erniang hugged Lu Xiang'er and kissed her fiercely before saying, "Wait, A-Niang will show you, and you will know." As she spoke, Lu Erniang turned around and brought the burden she had brought back to Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong.
Soon the burden was opened, and several pieces of cotton silk cloth of various colors appeared in front of Lu Hong and Lu Xiang'er. After coming to the Great Zhou Dynasty for so long, Lu Xianger also has a certain understanding of the prices here. Therefore, she didn't have to touch it with her hands to know that these pieces of cotton silk cloth were not cheap. Thinking that since Lu Erniang could buy such an expensive fabric, then she must have sold the toy, and she sold it for a lot of money.
Although Lu Hong didn't know the value of these fabrics, he was a little confused. He remembered that when he helped Lu Erniang take the burden off his shoulders, the burden was very heavy. But just these few pieces of fabric, no matter how heavy they are, can't they be anywhere, is there any secret in this fabric?
Sure enough, Lu Erniang's hand did not stop, but took out the fabric piece by piece, and finally a bulging cloth bag was revealed. Seeing the cloth bag, Lu Xianger and Lu Hong were a little excited. Because the cloth bag was pressed and pasted on the objects inside, the two siblings could clearly see that it was a ingot.
"Auntie, what's in this bag is the money from selling toys?" Lu Xiang'er was a little impatient to see how much money was in it, but Lu Erniang suddenly stopped, and said to Lu Xiang'er: "Xiang'er, you have recalled all the methods of those toys, so you can open the cloth bag." ”
Lu Xiang'er immediately raised her head, and saw Lu Erniang looking at her with a smile on her face, and Lu Hong's expression was also encouraging, and she was a little anxious. Seeing this, Lu Xiang'er nodded, untied the rope at the mouth of the cloth bag, and then lifted the end of the cloth bag upward. Suddenly, all the items in the bag fell onto the fabric.
Under the faint oil lamp, the ingots on the cloth glowed with dazzling silver light, and Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong opened their mouths in shock but did not make a sound in these silver lights. Because on those fabrics, there are five big silver ingots lying brightly.
"A-Niang, this has to be more silver?" Lu Hong really didn't believe it, so he reached out and touched it. Truly feeling the coldness of the hand, Lu Hong said again in disbelief: "How can this one cost more than ten silver." ”
"What is more than ten silver, this silver ingot is twenty silver, a total of one hundred taels of silver." Lu Erniang grew up in a business family, and she has seen a lot of silver, and she can see at a glance how much silver she has.
Thinking back to the situation when the hundred taels of silver first arrived, Lu Erniang was really a little embarrassed. Although she now lives in Qinghe Village, she has become a farmer. But she had also seen silver, but she lost her temper at that time. If it weren't for Uncle Zhao's reminder, Lu Erniang would probably have cried on the spot.
At that time, Lu Erniang thought that she might be sick. But seeing Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong at this time, Lu Erniang understood. It was a happy desire to cry, because although Lu Xiang'er was young, she inherited the brains of the Lu family that could make money, and Lu Erniang was happy that the Lu family still existed in this world.
Lu Xianger could guess that those toys were strange and should sell well. She didn't expect that those toys would sell for a hundred taels. Looking at these five silver ingots, Lu Xiang'er was also stunned, and couldn't help muttering: "One hundred taels, one hundred taels ......"
What Lu Xiang'er thought also turned over countless times in Lu Hong's heart. Picking up a silver ingot, Lu Hong shook his head and said in a very complicated tone: "Those rotten woods are worth a hundred taels." ”
"It's not a hundred taels, it's a hundred and fifty taels." Lu Erniang let out a sigh of relief, and said very briskly: "I bought a lot of cloth for the five silvers, and I gave half of it to your Aunt Zhao's family......
The night is very late, Qinghe Village is very quiet, but the three members of the Lu family are quietly happy. This night, Lu Erniang didn't know when she fell asleep, she just remembered talking to her pair of children for a long, long time.