Chapter 292: The Lu Family's Great Plan

Aunt Lu gave birth to a big fat boy. Three days after birth, the crimson on his body has faded, and he looks white and chubby, and Yuxue is cute. Chunying carefully hugged her little cousin, and gently took a sip of his smooth little face, causing him to open his mouth wide and snore, spray a bubble out of his small nostrils, and then flatten his little mouth and twisted his head.

Chunying smiled and turned back to Second Uncle Lu and said, "Second Uncle, Little Fourth is so cute." Second Uncle Lu never left his son with two eyes, and he was very proud when he heard this: "Of course, I don't see whose son it is!"

Mother Lu lifted the curtain and came out of the room, and couldn't help but laugh at him: "I think the child is like a mother, and only two eyebrows are like you, the second uncle!" Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless, fortunately, there are more elephant mothers, and when you grow up, you can also be handsome, otherwise you are like you, wouldn't you have to be old to get a daughter-in-law? ”

Chunying and Lu Da both laughed, and even the mother-in-law who accompanied her daughter in the confinement room laughed out loud and said, "What's the point of being older? When you are older, you know how to love your daughter-in-law! As long as the two of them are harmonious, they are blessed! ”

The crowd laughed again. Lu Yougui asked his younger brother: "Now we only know that the child's breast name is Xiaosi, what is the big name, can you think about it?" In my opinion, it's better to wait for the first year and get another one up. ”

Second Uncle Lu said: "The child was just born, and I discussed it with his grandfather. I think it's good to have a great fortune and a great birthday, but his grandfather likes the word 'Rong', saying that it is Lu Rong and Lu Rong, which is the Lu of Fu Lu Shou, and there is glory, and there will be great blessings. I think of the Huo family's cousin, isn't it called Brother Rong? On weekdays, I occasionally come to visit the eldest young master, but if I value him, it is not good for people to know, so I ask the eldest young master to give one. The eldest young master said, then simply have a good life and glory, and named it Siquan, and followed the child's milk name. I'm okay to listen to. ”

"Lu Siquan?" Lu Yougui thought for a while, "That's it, it's auspicious, but it sounds like I'm older." He didn't say a word, that is, this name is too much like a servant's name, if the little nephew will be an errand in the eldest young master's mansion in the future, of course it will be a good name, but if it is like Xiaohu, he will become a good citizen and read and write in the future. It sounds a little rustic. The younger brother was happy when he got his son, and he didn't want to pour cold water on people, so he didn't say anything.

Chunying was not very satisfied: "Lu Siquan? It doesn't seem to be very good, Lu Rong is not bad, if you are worried about the young master of your relatives, and then think about anything else, why do you have to say Fu Lu Shouxi? ”

Mother Lu smiled: "Where does your girl's family know these reasons?" The name of the newborn is the best with auspicious words, otherwise it will be a cheaper name, and the picture is that the child is easy to feed. When you and your sister were just born, they were just called by the eldest girl, and when your sister entered the house on an errand, the old lady changed her name to Qiuyu, and your name was Chunying. Xiaohu's name comes from his physiognomy, and when he wants to go to school in the future, he will naturally ask Mr. to be more elegant. ”

Chunying was sweating profusely when she heard this, thinking that if she really called Lu Erya, it would be borderless, so she hurriedly opened the topic and smiled: "Then follow Xiaohu's name and name Xiaodd, right?" Anyway, it will start again in the future. Now let's be a little rustic for the time being, Lu Xiaofu? Lu Xiao...... Otherwise, it's called Lu Rongshou or something, and it's better than Siquan? I secretly wiped my sweat, thinking that I should not call Xiaoshou good......

Lu Yougui waved his hand at his daughter: "What's the mess?!" The eldest young master has been given a name, what else do you want? It's good if the family calls Xiaosi, and the future will be talked about in the future! ”

Chunying pursed her lips and looked down to see that the little cousin had fallen asleep for some time, and was busy handing it over to her mother, and Mother Lu took it lightly, and then carried it back to the inner room to take care of her brother and daughter-in-law. Second Uncle Lu stretched his neck and kept chasing after him.

Chunying sat back on the kang and asked him with a smile, "Second uncle, sister, can they come over?" ”

"I came here yesterday, and the two of them came with Brother Kang and Xiaohu." The curtain was lowered in the room, Lu Er retracted his gaze stupidly, and replied, "It's a pity that they didn't arrive today, the Lu family is going to collect rent these days, right?" It's not easy for your sister to come back once. If I had known you would be coming, I would have sent someone to pick them up early in the morning. ”

Lu Yougui waved his hand: "Forget it, their sisters are all in the capital, what is so difficult about wanting to meet?" It's just that Sister Qiu has a lot of things to do at home, and Chun'er has to work as an errand in the inner courtyard of Dongfu again, so the time is not coincidental. Lu's son-in-law's life at home is not easy now, and in the evening, our husband and wife will go to their house to spend the night and help their young couple by the way. ”

Second Uncle Lu was very surprised: "I only know that his family rented a house for people to live in, and opened a carriage and horse shop." I didn't know he was so busy. ”

Lu Yougui smiled: "Before, I had some savings with your sister-in-law, but because I didn't dare to show my wealth, I bought a few yards one after another and rented them to others to live in. Lu's son-in-law also has a few yards to take care of, and when he gets busy, he can't take care of the house. Your sister-in-law is distressed that her daughter wants to take care of a few children, and she plans to move over to take care of it, but I was afraid that the upper authorities would know about it and punish her, so I stopped her. As soon as Chunying heard it, she knew that her father had bought a yard again, but the housing prices in the outer city were not very high, so it shouldn't cost much.

Second Uncle Lu had heard of it before, but from the income of the fifty taels of silver, he knew that the courtyard that his brother bought was probably not one or two, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "Where did my brother get all this amount of silver?!" Beware of calling the heads to know! ”

"I'm not afraid, it's all in the name of my daughter and son-in-law, even if I find it out, it's okay." Lu Yougui smiled slightly, "My money is clean, but it is not from the house." What are you afraid of? ”

Second Uncle Lu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it, it's just that if you have money, why do you always buy a house for rent?" If it were me, I would rather go to the countryside to buy land, and only when I have land can I be considered confident. ”

Chunying said: "The field is good, but we have errands on us, and we can't often go out to take care of it, and the weather is uncertain. It is better to rent a house for people to live in, even if it is deserted in normal times, in the year of scientific research, or there are officials going to Beijing, merchants to do business or something, a year's income, in addition to the usual expenses, there is also a lot of surplus. ”

Second Uncle Lu couldn't help laughing: "You kid, the older you get, the better your abacus will be!" But this is all done by the people outside, and we have children like us...... Even if you have some family wealth, it is not your own, so why bother with it? ”

Lu Yougui said: "It's not that she has a good abacus, it's that you never thought about it that way." After a pause, he lowered his voice, "You have always been a shrewd person, when you followed the eldest young master around in the early years, you were still thinking about what the future would be, why are you shrinking back now?" Chunying also echoed: "Yes, yes, I remember that the second uncle said that the eldest young master promised you that he would let you go as the people after the family was divided, why didn't I hear you talk about the rest of the story?" ”

Second Uncle Lu smiled bitterly and wiped his face: "It's not that the eldest young master can't abide by the agreement, it's me...... I never had the courage to mention it again. It's really strange, when I was a little low in the past, I thought that I must go out of the house in the future and get ahead! But now he has become the head of the eldest young master's mansion, and the master's family is very favored, he has a wife and children, he does not have to worry about food and clothing, and there are people in the family to serve, and he can call a large group of people every day...... The idea of leaving my citizenship faded. I didn't want to be a slave in the past because I had a bad life, but now it doesn't matter whether I leave the country or not. ”

Chun Ying hurriedly said: "Second uncle, how is this the same?" We were born with slavery, and the master's family is good. What if the host's family is not good? If you are beaten and scolded every day, are you willing?! Besides, this is a matter related to future generations, you only had a son in your thirties, do you still want your son to serve others? Like Xiaohu, you can study freely, and if you study well in the future, you can also go to the exam to become an official, and if you don't want to be an official, it is much more convenient to do business or something. Don't be fooled by this! ”

Lu Yougui nodded: "Chun'er's words are reasonable, if you don't change your lowly status, no matter how rich the family wealth is in the future, your children may not have a good future." In our village, the original Cao Steward also has money at home, and the ordinary people in the nearby town don't have any money for him, but so what? Because he was kicked out of the house, and he did not get rid of his lowly status, there were good people who took a fancy to his eldest son and wanted to marry his daughter, but when he heard that his family was not a good citizen, he never mentioned it again. I was originally like you, thinking that it would be enough to live a stable and prosperous life, and there was no need to fight for the name of a good citizen, but since Xiaohu was released, I changed my mind. In the end, a good citizen is still much stronger than a slave. ”

Chunying listened and nodded all the way, not to mention how happy she was. Daddy has finally completely changed his mind, how difficult it has been for her in the past few years!

Second Uncle Lu lowered his head and thought about it, and then listened to the voice of his son from inside, and his heart softened, and said: "Okay, I'll go to find out the tone of the eldest young master, and I think that with the affection between our master and servant, it is not a problem to ask for a favor for Xiaosi." ”

Chun Ying hurriedly said: "It's best to ask for your grace." The second aunt came from the embroidery workshop, and she was not a slave in the first place, if the second uncle also became a commoner, the fourth child would be no different from an ordinary child in the future! If you are really reluctant to give up the eldest young master, it is okay to stay and continue to take care of the house, didn't the Hou Mansion have children who were released in the past to continue to run errands for the master's family? ”

Lu Yougui saw that his younger brother was seriously considering, so he motioned for his daughter to go out with him and let his younger brother think it through for himself.

Chunying went out and saw that there was no one left and right, so she pulled her father's sleeve to the kitchen and whispered, "Dad, I want to tell you, if you can, prepare for redemption as soon as possible." ”

Lu Yougui became vigilant: "What is the reason for this? Could it be that something happened to you in Dongfu? ”

Chunying hurriedly shook her head: "I'm fine, the old lady and his wife are still paying more and more attention to me." Because of this, I felt that the situation was very good, and I looked for an opportunity to ask for grace, and perhaps the old lady and his wife agreed for my sake. Now the housekeeper is the fourth lady, and I have always been very polite, as long as there is a good reason, even in front of the wife, I am not afraid. ”

Lu Yougui was surprised: "Then why are you so anxious?" ”

Chunying thought for a while before saying, "I always feel ...... The affairs in the East and West are too complicated, and I am afraid that I will be involved and will not be able to get out in the future. Thinking of the political crisis in the Hou Mansion, she decided not to tell her father, if she told him this kind of thing, he couldn't do anything, but it would add to his worries.

Lu Yougui thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, I have an errand now, and I am in the prime of life, what reason is there to redeem myself?" Don't look at the old lady and the wife who spoil you, if they know that you are bent on getting the whole family out, they may not like it, if you can't ask for it once, it will be difficult to ask for it again in the future! ”

Chunying said: "How could I not understand this reason? It's just an opportunity, if you miss it, you may not have it again, and if you don't catch up because of lack of preparation, wouldn't it be too bad? I know I can't ask for grace right now, but it's always okay to be prepared beforehand. She lowered her voice: "That secret deal in the village...... Dad, are you still involved? I remember my wife already knew about it. ”

Lu Yougui also lowered his voice: "Although I also help take care of them all the way, I never interfere when they do business." Now they earn a lot less silver, and I heard that other Zhuangzi are also doing this. Because Cao Guan lost his mission, but still took a share, Zeng's family complained a few times. We all guessed in private that the reason why Mrs. could hear the wind was probably the secret told by the Zeng family, but fortunately, the Zhao family came back. Now we don't dare to make a big move, for fear that our wife will come to check. ”

Chunying lowered her head and thought about it for a while before saying, "In this case, no matter how far Dad participates, don't participate anymore." Just think of a reason to get sick, not to say that it is a serious illness, but to say that it is leg wind, headache, dizziness or something, and make a lot of 'sick' appearance in front of people. After two or three months, I said hello to my brother-in-law, and when the old lady and my wife were happy, I went to ask for grace, mentioned my illness, and then asked my father-in-law and mother-in-law to go home to take care of her. With my help, it shouldn't be a problem, but if you can get a doctor's prescription or something, it would be the best. ”

Lu Yougui felt reasonable, nodded with some joy, and asked again: "What about you?" ”

Chunying smiled: "Dad is really confused, isn't it better for me to do it?" As long as you're all out, I'll look for another opportunity in a while, under the pretext that my fiancé has a letter and is going to start preparing for the wedding, so it's only natural to ask to leave the house. ”

"But...... Brother Hu has only been there for less than a year! ”

"It's just a matter of preparing for the wedding, it's normal to prepare for a year and a half, and the people in Dongfu don't know how many years he's going to go. Besides, we just need to get out of the house. Seeing her father's disagreeing expression, Chunying added in a low voice, "I know, I'll try to be cautious." In fact, it is a matter of time before I leave the house, and I have already mentioned to the old lady and his wife that I am engaged and will marry in the future, so the most troublesome thing is you and my mother. ”

Lu Yougui smiled and touched her head: "Good boy, we will handle the affairs of me and your mother, you can be an errand in the house, don't always think about us." Although the old lady and the wife spoil you, sometimes the girl is too spoiled, and it is not easy to get out, those secret things, don't listen, don't discuss, don't do it, as long as you stay up until Brother Hu comes back, Dad will be relieved. ”

Why do you have to stay up until Hu Fei comes back? Chunying thought disappreciatively. If I can go out earlier, Hu Fei will know when he comes back, and he must be happy for her, right? However, she still took her father's warning to heart, recalled what she had done recently, poured out a cold sweat, and decided to keep a low profile in the future.

Looking up at her father, Chunying smiled and said, "Dad, don't you still have silver at home?" Do you want to buy some land first? It's better to buy it out of town and go to a place where no one knows us! Then our family will also be rich in the future! ”

Lu Yougui smiled, looked up and knocked her on the head: "Dad has his own ideas!" After that, he turned around and went back to the house, and Chunying followed in a curt.

After playing at the second uncle's house for most of the day, I went back to the backstreet to see Shi'er, and when Chunying returned to Dongfu, it was almost dark. She was listening to her girls report on the day's work, when she suddenly heard a commotion from the direction of the front yard, and hurriedly walked to the door to see what was going on.

I saw that Manager Xu rushed in a little embarrassed, knelt down at the foot of the main house, and shouted, "Old lady, someone is from the palace...... There is a holy decree! ”。.。