Lin Jinrong woke up from his sleep, and only felt the pain of his whole body as if he had been run over by a carriage, and he could hear the clattering of his neck and waist bones when he moved slightly. The two hands and two legs were so sore, so heavy that they could barely lift them. She let out a soft breath, wrapped herself tightly around the thin blanket, and half-opened her eyes to survey the room.

The room was dim, and the heat of the charcoal fire was mixed with the scent of white sandalwood, which made people lazy and relaxed. Old Mrs. Lu was half-leaning on the couch, holding a string of prayer beads in her hand, and chanting with her eyes lowered and inaudible. Su Xin and Mama Sha stood aside with their hands down, their eyes half-lowered, looking drowsy.

Lin Jinrong got up, walked to Mama Sha lightly and stood still, and said in a low voice, "Mama, what time is it?" Why didn't the old lady call me when she woke up? ”

Mama Sha whispered: "It's already correct." The old lady said that you worked hard and didn't let you be called. Hungry? Due to the large number of people and events, now the big kitchen no longer provides meals on time, and they are all on the go. The old lady's diet is made by the small kitchen, she has already used it, and the stove is left for you, and the old slave sends it over? ”

Lin Jinrong saw Mrs. Lu's appearance, and she probably wouldn't stop for a short time, so he said, "I'll go to the east wing room to eat." ”

Mama Sha called someone to go to the kitchen to arrange Lin Jinrong's meal, not to mention it. Lin Jinrong stood for a moment again, silently saluted the old lady landing, and went to the east wing.

Yilang hadn't woken up yet, Pan and Dou'er were sitting in front of the cradle peeling chestnuts, and Shuangfu and Shuangquan and Cherry were gone. Lin Jinrong grabbed a chestnut from the bowl and fed it to his mouth: "Do you want to make chestnut cake?" ”

Dou'er said: "The slave and maid look at this appearance, the meal is all disrupted, maybe there will be a sudden visitor again, and there will be nothing good to cook in the big kitchen." There is a small kitchen in Rongjingju around the left, just make some fresh pastries by yourself, grandma is not limited to vigil, or busy work, hungry or there is a bottom. ”

"Dou'er is the most careful." Lin Jinrong praised her, asked Yilang about his diet today, and asked, "Where are the cherries and Shuangquan?" ”

Dou'er said: "Go to our yard to sort out the luggage brought back from Beijing, Cherry said, some valuables have to be quickly made and locked in grandma's private vault." Gifts for the provinces should also be packed up as soon as possible. But it was Cherry who heard Lin Jinrong say to Tao that the luggage was too busy to pack, so he took advantage of this time to hurry to pack.

Seeing that they were all very cautious and organized, Lin Jinrong was very down-to-earth: "Very good." What about the news from the outside? Fangzhu and Chunya didn't send people in to report the news? She calculated, the people from the Lu family's old mansion should also arrive.

Dou'er said: "Sister Chunya came in earlier, saying that the eldest lady stayed with her in-laws and their wives for dinner, and the outer room was almost decorated. ”

"Second grandmother, the slave maid will bring you food." Huan'er came in with a big food box, set it up neatly, and respectfully invited Lin Jinrong to come over for dinner. Although it was all vegetarian dishes, it was also delicate and neat, Lin Jinrong fed himself with all his heart, rewarded Pan's and Beans for the rest of the meal, and rewarded Huan'er with a penny, and asked her to call the cherries back to listen to it.

After washing his hands and returning to Mrs. Lu's room, Mrs. Lu was still closing her eyes and chanting, so Lin Jinrong found a stool to sit down and accompany her. The sky was getting darker and darker, and the maid who lit the lanterns walked down the corridor, and the white lanterns lit up one by one, illuminating the room, which had been completely changed to a plain color.

Cherry walked in briskly and whispered to Lin Jinrong's ear: "Grandma, the clan elders and clansmen have all arrived, and the eldest lady invites you to go out." ”

Lin Jinrong looked at Mrs. Lu, who had only half-lowered eyes at this time, her chanting voice was so low that she could barely hear it, and her loose skin and drooping lips looked infinitely sad. Lin Jinrong didn't know how much Mrs. Lu knew about what was going on in the outside world, but looking at Mrs. Lu at this moment was indeed very pitiful, she couldn't bear to step forward to disturb, but she finally mustered up the courage to step forward and salute: "Grandmother......"

The rosary in Mrs. Lu's hand turned quickly, she opened her eyes and looked at her fixedly, and sighed slightly: "Go!" ”

"My granddaughter-in-law will come back to accompany my grandmother as soon as possible." Lin Jinrong wanted to tell her what she was doing here, but when she came, she changed her mind and bowed and retreated.

Old Lady Lu looked at her back, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, and she closed her eyes and continued to chant.

Lin Jinrong walked all the way, the air was cold and damp, the bluestone road and the promenade were full of water stains, the white lanterns swayed with the wind, and the sound of monks chanting sutras and boiling voices came from afar, which was cold and lively.

Lin Jinrong walked outside the main hall, and just stepped on the Ruyi stack, he heard Lu Jianzhong's whimpering cry from inside, and occasionally interjected a few words, his tone was sad, which was very appropriate to the situation. After he finished crying, Lin Yuzhen and Tu also began to cry, and then Lu Jianjian, Lu Jing and others also began to cry, crying.

Lin Jinrong entered the main hall, but saw that the room was brightly lit, and the four most famous clan elders of the Lu clan were sitting in turn, trying to persuade Lu Jian. The Lu family was also there, leaning crookedly on Su Jin's body, looking weak and sickly, struggling to support, Lu Jing, Kang's, Yuanlang, and Haolang were all crying, so they also cried and lost their faces, and silently walked to the middle of the Lu family and the Kang family to stand. As soon as she stood still, Lu Jing turned his head and stared at her, Lin Jinrong just stopped crying when he didn't look at it, Lin Yuzhen wiped her tears and said, "Third child, how did my father explain to you last night?" While the clan elders and clansmen are here, you can fulfill your father's wish as soon as possible. ”

There was a brief silence in the house.

The candle flame flickered, illuminating everyone's faces.

Lin Jinrong could see clearly, and the elders sitting at the top were all dignified and selfless. Lu Jianzhong and his wife were both half-drooping, unable to see clearly, Lin Yuzhen's eyes were shining, Lu Jianjian's eyebrows were frowning, half hesitant and half sad, Tu was a little uneasy, and twisted the handkerchief in his hand vigorously.

The younger generation has ears pricked up.

The leader was a generation older than the old lady Lu, and Lu Mian wanted to call the old grandfather a low cough, and said tremblingly: "The third child, there are no outsiders here, you can rest assured." ”

Only then did Lu Jianli take out the letter from his arms, state the previous situation clearly, and hand it over to the old grandfather with both hands: "Uncle and grandfather, please check it with a few elders, is this fire paint intact, and is it my father's private seal on it?" ”

The old grandfather took it and squinted his eyes at the candle flame to look left and right, but he didn't answer immediately, and handed it to another Lu Mian on his left to call his uncle, the patriarch named Lu Chong: "Big nephew... Do you think it? ”

Lu Chong also looked left and right, and was silent, and the two younger clan elders on the other side had been waiting for the two of them to hand it over, but they had never waited, one of them called the third uncle ancestor, and the one who called Lu Ling was a little unhappy, and said, "Is it it... You can see it at a glance. If you don't have good eyes, show me! ”

Another Lu Lu wanted to call the eldest uncle, and called Lu Biao and said: "Since it is said to be in duplicate, please uncle and eldest brother open the box, take it out and compare it." ”

Seeing this, Lin Jinrong couldn't help but think secretly, it turned out that these four people were not monolithic, but this old grandfather was the oldest because of his high seniority... He is the most respectful on weekdays, and his words are very weighty; The Lu Chong family is the most prosperous, and they respond to every call... So these two people are the most face-saving in the clan. Even Old Lady Lu mainly handed over the box to the two of them, and the other two were considered witnesses.

I saw that the old grandfather glared at Lu Ling and Lu Biao dissatisfiedly, and did not immediately express his position clearly, but only asked Lu Jianzhong and Lu Jianjian: "What about your mother?" Why don't you invite her out and listen to her? ”

When Lu Jianzhong was neutral, he burst into tears, and he beat his chest for a long time: "My mother is grieving, where can I stand it?" I said to slow down, wait until her old man is better, and the eldest brother and a few nephews who are out will come back... But .................." at this point, he didn't say anything, just wiped his tears vigorously. Anyway, he cares about the overall situation the most, doesn't care about the elderly, and can't wait to divide the family property is the big house and the third room.

Lin Yuzhen snorted coldly disdainfully.

Lu Jianjian said with a pale face: "I just acted according to my father's last words. I also ask all the elders to fulfill my filial piety. He bowed deeply.

Lin Yuzhen also stepped forward to give a salute... Wiping away tears, he said loudly: "Uncle and grandfather, my father-in-law went in a hurry, and he didn't have time to say a lot to us. We as juniors want to do this funeral lively, but I am afraid that my father-in-law will have other arrangements, and we don't know the reason and disobey his old man's wishes, isn't that a big unfilial piety? How to make people feel at ease! How can you be worthy of his old man? ”

Old Grandfather's eyes flickered, and he glanced at Lu Chong hesitantly, then looked at Lu Jianzhong, and mumbled a few times.

Lin Yuzhen was extremely irritable and said, "Thank you to a few elders for keeping things for my old lady." I wonder which elder holds the letter? The implication is that they are just helping to manage things, how can there be a reason why the master is reluctant to take it out if he wants it?

Lu Jianjian's face changed suddenly, and he stepped forward to take back his letter from Lu Chong's hand, and said with a stiff neck: "Look at it like this, my uncle and uncle don't believe me." Then I opened this letter, whether it was my father's handwriting or not, everyone will know when they see it and hear it. "If you really want to tear up your faith.

Lu Chong hurriedly said: "Third nephew, what are you doing here?" When did I say I didn't believe you? ”

Lu Jianli said angrily: "You are respected elders, yes or no, it's just a matter of one sentence, such an attitude, don't you don't believe me?" ”

Lin Jinrong hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Third uncle, you are angry, and several elders are also cautious, for everyone's sake. ”

The old grandfather snorted twice and said, "Look, I'm just afraid that you will be sad, I want to wait for you to pass this end, and then say it coldly, now it's mine, is it possible that I can profit from it?" Forget it, don't worry about you juniors. Big nephew, take it out. ”

Lu Chong waved his hand, and a small servant came up with a one-foot-long, five-inch-wide pineapple wooden box with brass locks.

"—Table money drop words, interested in looking—"——

Regarding the question of whether the second room should compete with the big house, whether there is capital and the big house to compete for the property, I discussed it with the book friends in the group in the morning, and now I summarize it for you to see, the reasons are as follows: The premise is that this is not a brother and a friend and a brother, hello, hello, everyone.

1. Although the big room is an official body, what can you do with the second room? They are brothers, not ordinary white-clothed officials and families, and there is nothing like the people not fighting with the officials. In ordinary life, brothers and sisters are not the most promising, and other brothers and sisters have to hold him, and they dare not provoke him, but they have more natural high requirements.

Second, Lu Jianzhong and Lin Yuzhen said that those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and the discord between brothers is a very difficult thing to hear. Compared with the two rooms, the big house is due to being an official... Pay more attention to wind reviews and reputation, and the second room does not have this scruples. Dafang Mingli didn't dare to do anything about the second room, at most, he ignored the second room when he asked for something, and others might say that he didn't save him when he saw death.

Third, the cooperation between the two rooms is a win-win situation, if the big house wants to go further, it is inseparable from the financial support, and the second room can also rely on the big house to make the business bigger. But if they can't cooperate, the second room doesn't have to rely on the big house to live a good life, he can use money to pave another way for himself, and at the same time, they can also train the next generation by themselves, such as Yuan Lang and Hao Lang. Not all rich people can become rich because someone in the family is an official, I won't give an example of this, too much.

Fourth, the second room thinks that the hard work is high, and there is nothing in the face, and the big house takes advantage of the benefits and face, and despises them. The same parents gave birth to him, why can't he fight? Why should you let the big house be proud all the time? Don't offend the big house, the advantage is that when you encounter something that the big house can solve, you beg hard, accept Lin Yuzhen's ridicule, get help, and when you encounter something that the big house can't solve, you still have to find someone else; The disadvantage is that they give up the money in their hands and rely more and more on the long house. To sum up, Erfang thinks that it is real to hold it in his hand, and the others are virtual, especially in front of people like Lin Yuzhen.

So, this plot is not common in life, most brothers and sisters are very harmonious and friendly, hello, I am hello, everyone, but for this reason, there are many people who have broken their heads and bloodshed, and there are many people who do not get along with each other in old age, and the rich want to be richer, and the poor complain: "Your conditions are so good, why do you want to fight with me?" It's obviously an asset left by my parents, but most of it is earned by me, why? "It's normal to fight, it's normal not to fight.

So, I don't think this plot is unreasonable, but I also don't think that book lovers who hold the opposite opinion are unreasonable. Thank you for your message.

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