Listening to the old lady's words, Lu Man nodded in agreement. Don't talk about yourself, it's Jiang Zhanwei, when it comes to the Zhou family, they don't hide their disgust, how can they find an official.

Moreover, strictly speaking, even if Zhou becomes the wife of the decree and the second wife of the second master, he is also a concubine and an aunt. The Zhou family is not the in-laws of the eldest princess's mansion, nor is it Jiang Zhanwei's foreign family.

Lu Man got up and hurried back to Donghui Courtyard, thinking about the words of the eldest princess on the way. Secretly hummed, for Aunt Zhou's sake, she shouldn't even give them a copper coin. Selling such a beautiful girl to others as a tool for giving birth to children, there has been no news for more than 20 years. Now that I know that Jiang Zhanwei is out of luck, I came to take refuge again...... What a man!

However, after all, the family is related to Jiang Zhanwei's brother and sister, and it is impossible to completely ignore it. I hope they don't have too much appetite and can pass away with some silver. If it is too much, he will not care too much, and Jiang Zhanwei has no patience to grind with them.

Lu Man entered the east gate, suppressed his mind and turned right to go to the outer courtyard.

In the hall of the outer courtyard, two men and one woman were seated.

Two men, one in his thirties, medium build, although his skin is not very good, his facial features are handsome, and he is similar to Jiang Jiu. The other man was about twenty, with three-dimensional facial features, a tall figure, and very special beauty. The woman is also in her thirties, tall, with a high nose and deep eyes, and at first glance she has Hu blood.

A few of them were dressed fairly well, all in silk clothes. The women, in particular, wore red satin gowns, combed cloud buns, and gold hairpins studded with precious stones. The typical dress of a woman of the Great Chu Dynasty is very incompatible with her exotic appearance.

Lu Man was stunned, this situation was too far from what he imagined.

When the three people saw Lu Man coming in, they all stood up.

The middle-aged man looked at Lu Man and was extremely excited, and said, "You are your nephew and daughter-in-law?" Feeling that he didn't say it right, he quickly bowed down and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I said it wrong." Are you Jiang San's grandmother, Jiang Zhanwei's daughter-in-law? ”

He spoke the Da Chu official dialect, but his pronunciation was not very accurate, and he had some Hu accents. Some shops in the capital are opened by Hu people, and Lu Man has heard those Hu people talk.

Lu Man nodded and said, "Yes, I am Jiang Zhanwei's daughter-in-law." Excuse me, ...... you guys."

The middle-aged man looked at Lu Man excitedly again, and laughed, his smile was a little more similar to Jiang Jiu. He said, "My name is Zhou Wenchang, and I am my sister's younger brother...... Oh, my sister's name is Zhou Wan, and my sister was sold into the eldest princess's mansion by my father more than twenty years ago......" His eyes darkened, and he said, "Before my mother died, I must come to see my sister, but unfortunately, things are not people." ”

As he spoke, he wiped back his tears.

The woman hurriedly explained, "Brother Chang, don't be sad, it's good that we can see the children left by our sister." ”

She also speaks the official dialect of Da Chu, and the accent of the Hu people is even thicker.

Zhou Wenchang nodded, and introduced, "This is my daughter-in-law, Gu." Then he pointed to the young man and said, "This is my son, Zhou Liangmu." He laughed again, "Look at how old he looks, and he is only sixteen years old this year." ”

His introduction made Zhou Liangmu blush, touch his head and smirk.

Zhou Wenchang pointed to a few boxes on the table and said, "This is the dowry I earned for my sister." She is gone, so leave it to her children. ”

Seeing that Lu Man was still a little confused, Zhou Wenchang said again, "Grandma Jiang San, don't worry, I know that my daughter-in-law's mother is from the Western Regions, and I am afraid that Zhan Wei will ...... Oh, I'm wrong again, I'm afraid it's not good for Brother Jiang's future. I only came to see a few of my sister's children, and after reading them, I left the capital without delaying their future. ”

Lu Man hurriedly suppressed the doubts in his heart and smiled at them, "Please take a seat." What the hell is going on, talk slowly. He explained with a smile, "My third master is in the upper office, Zhankui is in the Shangguo Zijian, Jiu'er has gone to the lotus banquet, and the three brothers and sisters are not at home now." ”

A few people sat down, and the next person came to continue the tea.

Zhou Wenchang and the others saw that Lu Man's attitude was very good, and they were relieved again.

Zhou Wenchang told him everything. Twenty-six years ago, his sister Zhou Wan was sold into the Eldest Princess's Mansion by his father, and his father, who was famous for his talents, also became a county magistrate in a remote small county, and their family followed his father to take office.

The small county is on the western border and is called Lorraine County. His father was just a sour Confucian who read dead books, and he didn't know anything about general affairs, let alone being an official. After six years of confusion, he was suddenly dismissed from office and thrown into prison. said that his eldest son Zhou Wenhe bullied men and women, and accepted large bribes under his banner. At the same time, Zhou Wenhe was also thrown into prison.

In less than three days, Zhou Xiucai vomited blood and died in the prison, and Zhou Wenhe also died inexplicably.

At that time, Zhou Wenchang was just fifteen years old and was attending school in the county school. He is dedicated to learning, and wants to gain fame and return to the capital to become an official, and rely on his sister who is a concubine, so that she doesn't live too hard.

Because of the sudden change in his family, he was also removed from the county school. Zhou Wenhe's daughter-in-law remarried with her child, and his mother was also angry. Since Zhou Wan was sold, her mother's health has not been good. Coupled with the long-distance trip to Lorraine County, his health deteriorated. Before she died, she instructed Zhou Wenchang to return to the capital even if she begged for food, live there well, and take care of her sister......

The family's land and house were confiscated, and Zhou Wenchang still had a few taels of silver on him because he went to school in the county. He buried his father and brother, and he was penniless. Thinking about it, if I go back like this, not only will I not be able to help my sister, but it will also be a burden for my sister, so I just learn to run a business, earn a sum of money, and then go to the capital......

The most profitable businessmen are those who go to the Western Regions. Sometimes if you do it well, you can earn a few hundred taels of silver back and forth. Although a round trip takes about one to three years, it is worth it.

One of Zhou Wenchang's neighbors was a businessman, and it happened that he was forming a caravan and preparing to go to the Western Regions, so Zhou Wenchang followed him. This time the caravan traveled very far and went to the Great Moon Country, which was thousands of miles away, and Zhou Wenchang became seriously ill as soon as he arrived there. The caravan could not have waited for him......

"I thought I was going to die in a foreign land, but I was lucky enough to meet Gu Ling's father. Her father is from Da Chu and can heal, and I was actually saved by him again...... After I recovered from my illness, Gu Ling's father saw that I was from Da Chu and married Gu Ling to me, hoping that I could return to Da Chu with Gu Ling one day. His father was lame, and he knew that he couldn't go home, so he wanted me to take his daughter back. Da Yue is far away from Da Chu, and there are many deserts, one or a few people can't make the trip at all, so I have to wait until the Da Chu caravan comes...... After waiting for more than ten years, I finally waited for a caravan, and the leader was still the original neighbor, what a coincidence, "Speaking ......of this, Zhou Wenchang wiped a handful of tears again.

Gu Ling followed her husband to wipe her tears, while Zhou Liangmu looked everywhere and felt surprised by everything.

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