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The curtain became thicker little by little, and the lanterns in various parts of the Lu Mansion were lit up in turn, and the entire Lu Mansion was wrapped in a cloud of hazy light.

Jixian Pavilion, the residence of the old lady of the Lu family, is even brighter, and four brand-new red silk lanterns are hung above the porch of Jixian Pavilion in turn, illuminating the places within a radius of a few zhang.

Lu Lu stood in front of the old rhino horn rosewood case with a faint glow, lowered his eyes and looked at the blue brick and stone floor under his feet, and calmly and silently looked at the old lady Lu of the Lu Mansion.

Compared with Mrs. Lu, who is sick all the year round and shows her old state, Mrs. Lu, who is thirty out of sixty, still looks very young, he wears a homely dark brocade robe, thick-soled green cloth shoes, huā white hair and beard are groomed and smooth, neat and obedient, his eyebrows are so thick that they give people an illusion, and only those eyebrows are seen on that face, but people ignore the eyes that do not shine all the time.

He leaned comfortably in the wide rosewood circle chair, and looked at the best and most outstanding grandson of the Lu family in front of him, but he had left home since he was a child, and he was also the most unfamiliar grandson: "That's all you do in Qingzhou?" Don't have anything to say to me again? His voice was not high, and his expression was gentle, but the power contained in it was still not to be underestimated.

It is this kind of quiet, seemingly gentle, but in fact, there is no room for any expression and attitude that has ruled the Lu family for several years, so that Lu Jianxin, the eldest man of the Lu family who has been an official outside for many years, no matter how busy and proud he is, he does not dare to forget this family and the people in the family. Let Lu Jianzhong, the second master of the Lu family, who has been working hard at home for many years, even if he has become a grandfather, no matter how much unwillingness, injustice, and grievances there are, he only dares to do things behind his back, and never dares to say a word to him face-to-face, dare not sit if he is not allowed to sit, and dare not stand if he is not allowed to stand; Let the more you read, the more sour you become, and the more you become a person, the more lost Lu Jianjian, the third master of the Lu family, no matter how much he doesn't want to stand up, he really wants to lie down and waste his time, but he still has to hold his head high in front of him, pretending to be very upright.

Lu Mian's eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about whether to say it.

Old lady Lu sighed softly: "Child, I am your own grandfather, and the entire Lu family is mine, and the palms and backs of my hands are full of meat." He felt that he had made it clear enough, if there was anyone in this family who could understand Lu Lu the most, there would be no one else but him. Lu Mian just has a heavy mind, and no matter how much embarrassment he has, he should speak.

In fact, a trace of hesitation did flash on Lu Mian's face, but he still weighed his words: "I heard that there is a great drought in the north, and many cattle and sheep in the northern desert have died, and this winter will probably not be peaceful." "This news is now spreading everywhere among the scholars, he tried to find Old Lady Lu's eyes under the noisy eyebrows, to see what was in front of him, angry or angry? Or is it unhappy? saw that Mrs. Lu closed her eyes, and her face was full of expressions of "keep talking, I'll listen".

The Lin family and the Wu family are all grabbing grain, how can they hide it from the old lady? Lu Mian gritted his teeth: "So they all think that food prices will definitely rise sharply this winter." "We're a step late. Now the price of grain in Pingzhou is already two prices compared to the previous two days, and your eldest brother has gone to nearby Daizhou to see if there is a cheap choice, but even if it is successful,

Shipping and expenses are not small. Old Lady Lu stated the facts in a calm tone, and said lightly: "Before you went out, I gave you a lot of money, so that you don't wronged yourself outside, I heard that you were very frugal when you were in Taiming Mansion" So how much do you bring back now? Lu Mian was silent for a moment and replied, "There are about ten taels of silver." "What? Didn't the Tao family make enough money for you? Old lady Lu suddenly opened her eyes, and stared at Lu Mian with a bit of sarcasm and ridicule: "Let's go, you just gave the money to the family, the grain will not be available until winter, the incense, the first batch of goods will be sold as soon as possible, and the money will not be delivered to you yet." ”

Lu Mu lowered his eyes, did not regret it, did not justify, and was silent.

Old lady Lu waited for a long time, and didn't see Lu Mian answer, she laughed angrily, this is really a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and if you have to wait any longer, you will be angry with this kid first, okay, don't wait, he asked if it can't be done? So he hit the nail on the head: "Let me ask you, how many daughters does the Tu family want to marry?" How many daughters-in-law to marry? How much did the funeral of the old lady of the Tu family cost in the early years? Lu Lu was stunned at first, and then finally opened. "The old lady of the Tu family is seventy mourners, with 500,000 yuan...... He borrowed a lot of money, but he hasn't paid it off, and he still has two daughters and three sons who are not married. He said that the five words of the old lady of the Tu family were very awkward, it was clearly his maternal grandfather, who hurt him enough when he was a child, but now he said it like an irrelevant outsider, and when he died, he couldn't even mourn.

"Hah!" Old Lady Lu was silent for a moment, and then laughed: "In this way, is the Tu family about to be completely defeated?" Even the funeral has to borrow money, and the marriage of children has to rely on the married daughter to raise money! Your mere 100 taels of gold, the money you earn is enough for your eldest brother to go to Daizhou to buy grain for freight and labor?! What kind of food and clothing do you have that your family didn't give you? I understand you. Deliberately weighed money and let you go to relax, but you treated me like this? Hide it from me, can you hide it?! said that if you take care of the Tu family like this, aren't you afraid that your mother will be sad and cold? ”

Lu Lu knelt down, put his head on the ground, and said softly: "Life is kindness, raising is kindness, don't dare to forget." The Lin family is not yet in need of their grandson's help, but the Tu family is about to lose, and the grandson has only one person, a pair of hands, so he can only do his best to do the most important things first.

It's not that I want to hide it, but I want to say it too much.

The matter of food, which originally borrowed the power of the Tao family, is already unearned, and if you want to be greedy, it is not tolerated by heaven and earth. In any case, if the grandfather thinks that the grandson has done something inappropriate, don't admit the punishment. But again, don't do it. ”

This stubborn donkey is angry! To put it nicely, can't you be convinced? How wrong is it to say more? No wonder there are few words all day long. Old lady Lu took a big breath, shook her head suddenly, looked at the yarn lamp in the corner of the wall and pursed her mouth. Two daughters-in-law, one is so strong and domineering, unforgiving, and the other is soft and pestering, and comes with tears, and no one will let anyone, so it is really wrong to say too much.

Lu Lu saw that he was silent for a long time, did not raise his head, and remained silent and motionless.

After a long time, Old Lady Lu's voice seemed to come from far away: "Where did the Tao family get these two news?" How do you know? ”

This is a matter that will not ask the Tu family anymore, Lu Mian breathed a sigh of relief, and another faint, hazy mind gradually surfaced, and he said carefully: "At that time, the eldest young master of the Tao family led his younger brothers and sisters and cousins to play in the field, Lin Si accidentally mentioned these two incidents, and the eldest young master of the Tao family noticed it at once. I was looking around for an opportunity in the field, and I happened to meet them, and I heard them without noticing. ”

"Are you talking about Lin Si, the daughter of the Lin family's third room? Is that Lin Si who made a big splash at your mother's stove party for Ayun? Old lady Lu frowned and stroked her beard gently: "I remember that at the beginning of the summer, the Zhou family competed to buy saline-alkali land, and it first started with Tao Shunqin buying saline-alkali land for his sister, and the Lin family's three rooms made the most profits" ...... Tao Shunqin also bought a lot of saline-alkali land in Qingzhou, but this only started after returning from Qingzhou. Could there be any connection between this? He sat up straight suddenly, his eyes shining: "You tell me the details of the situation!" ”

Lu Lu saw that he didn't mean to be disgusted or disgusted, as if he was still very interested, so he cautiously and seriously narrated the situation at that time.

After hearing this, Old Lady Lu was silent and did not speak, but pointed to the copper kettle covered on the charcoal basin. Lu Lu hurriedly got up and wrapped the handkerchief in a copper kettle, poured hot soup into the tea bowl in front of him, and served it with both hands.

Old lady Lu drank a cup of soup slowly and waved her hand gently: "You go down." ”

That's it? Lu Mian was slightly surprised, answered in a low voice, bowed and retired, walked to the door, and heard Old Lady Lu say lightly behind him: "Kindness and kindness are all kindnesses, and you have done a good job so far." It's not easy to know you, but there's no way, it's your life. Don't keep things to yourself, it's not good for you. Your aunt certainly has many difficulties, but she still has your sixth brother. It's your mother, she has no one else, how obedient and considerate you are. ”

Lu Lu turned around and saluted solemnly: "Grandfather has taught me a lesson." ”

Old Lady Lu waved at him, closed her eyes and leaned back on the circle chair in deep thought. Everything was started by the Tao family as a promoter, and these three things have not yet seen profits and benefits at the moment, and wait slowly, and wait until winter, maybe you will be able to see the difference.

Lu Mian had just stepped on the bamboo shadow path outside Jixian Pavilion, and heard someone whimper softly: "Erlang, are you okay?" Did your grandfather give you any anger? Then a woman walked out of the bamboo forest quickly, walked up to him, grabbed his cuffs and sobbed in a low voice: "My poor Erlang ............" but Tu Shi, weakly holding a handkerchief and crying.

Lu Mian frowned slightly, and whispered, "Auntie......... Don't cry, my grandfather didn't embarrass me, the night was cool and windy, and I was careful of the cold. ”

"Auntie?" Tu Shi hurriedly covered his mouth, and the rabbit looked left and right as if frightened: "Haven't you been seen?" I don't want to cause you trouble, but I really care about you, and I've been waiting for you here for a whole hour.........

Lu Lu softened his voice: "Go back quickly, I'm really fine." ”

Tu's tears were held back and flowed again: "I really don't want to trouble you, but I really can't help it...... Your uncle's family can't make your cousins celibate for the rest of their lives, can they?

Your uncle said that the newborn children of your eldest cousin's family almost drowned, and they can't afford to raise them anyway......"

Lu Mian's brows furrowed more and more: "No, wait a little longer, wait until winter......

"Winter is fine?" Tu Shi raised his eyes and looked at Lu Lu expectantly, and suddenly heard a soft sound from the edge of the forest, and both of them were shocked into a cold sweat. Lu Lu didn't care about Tu's family, and strode over: "Who?" ”

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