Jiang Yue had just been put on by Mother Li and Pearl, and Jiang Jiu was standing in the yard playing, not eating yet.

After the three of them had eaten, they took a few subordinates and a dog and a cat to the front yard, and Liu Shan had already led Fang Da and several guards to wait here.

Liu Shan bowed down and asked, "Third grandmother, do you need to shout a sedan chair?" ”

What's the point of shopping in a sedan chair! Lu Man shook his head and refused.

When I went out of the gate, I saw that the alley where they lived was a three-entry courtyard, with white courtyard walls, and the houses inside were blue bricks and tiles, and the beautiful trees and green bamboos were swaying in the wind.

Aunt Li said that the house in this alley is the best house in the whole town.

Liu Shan also introduced that there are a total of eight households here, five of which are high-ranking officials in the Jianrui camp, and the other three are merchants. Of the five families, two families live here for a long time, and two are other courtyards, just like Lu Man, whose families occasionally come to live. Jiang Zhanwei said that General Zhang, his family belongs to live here for a long time.

Liu Shan pointed to the alley to the east and said, "The easternmost courtyard is the courtyard of the in-law lord Lu." ”

In order to distinguish, the subordinates now call Lu Fangrong as the in-law lord Lu, and Zhao Yi as the in-law lord Zhao.

To get to the center of town, you have to go east. When everyone passed by the courtyard of the Lu family, they saw that the gate was closed.

Liu Shan said, "Usually there is no one at home, only Lord Lu occasionally comes to stay at night." When you are resting, Lord Lu, Lu Sanye, and Lu Siye will all live in it. ”

Lu Man secretly slandered that the Lu family's house in the capital was bought in the name of Lu Fangrong with the He family's dowry silver. But in the end, it was Mrs. Lu and the Lu family who had been living in it.

Master Lu is shameless enough, he has been an official in the capital for so long, so he doesn't know that he bought a house and moved out to live?

Out of the alley, it gradually became lively, shouting one after another, and the shops were one after another. There are also many restaurants and inns, and the business is excellent.

There is actually a brothel, the decoration is extremely fancy, and you can see the "girl" looking out of the small window of the flower building, and you can faintly hear the sound of singing and piano.

Jiang Jiu looked there curiously, but was blocked by Mama Luo.

Qujiang Town is very prosperous, not only because there is a small wharf next to Qujiang, and there are many merchants and tourists coming and going. Also because it is next to the Jianrui Battalion, there are many long-term residents and temporary military family members who live here.

Lu Man has traveled for so long, and it is the first time that he has gone shopping so easily.

Liu Shan's face is a golden signboard, and many merchants and even pedestrians know him. When I saw him, I had to bow down and call him "Uncle Liushan." ”

The people who are protected by "Uncle Liushan", those people don't even dare to take a look.

They shopped, bought and ate all the way, and were very happy. Especially Jiang Yue, holding a candy man in one hand and a sesame soft cake in the other, was hugged by Mother Li, and her little mouth was eaten.

Jiang Jiu held a few straw animals and a string of small lanterns in his hands.

The town is not big, walk slowly, and it takes more than half an hour to finish the two main streets.

Several people returned with a full load.

When I got up, I led the two children and a cat and two dogs to play by the river outside the back door, while Lu Man asked Uncle Li to buy some fresh fish and shrimp, and she also drew up a menu for the cook to do.

At this time, Aunt Li came to report that the neighbors General Fan's wife and Fan Er, General Zhang's wife and Miss Zhang, and his cousin Miss Liu came to visit Mrs. Jiang.

Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Zhang are both about thirty years old, Mrs. Fan is short and fat, and Mrs. Zhang is thin and tall. Miss Fan is about eight years old, and Miss Zhang is about ten years old.

Lu Man's afterglow took a closer look at Miss Liu, she was tall, plump, and had average facial features, but she was better than white, and she belonged to the posture of a middle-aged person.

Although she can't be compared with He's appearance, she is definitely worthy of having a son, a daughter and a grandson, a handful of years old, and Lu Fangrong, who was born in a poor family.

Lu Man smiled and asked to sit down, let people serve tea, and gave the two little girls a meeting gift.

Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Zhang are both talkative, and it didn't take long for them to get acquainted. Miss Liu didn't say much, but she was generous and behaved properly, and Lu Man had a good first impression of her.

They sat for about half an hour, and when Jiang Jiu and Jiang Yue came back and gave the two little girls a meeting gift, they got up and said goodbye.

In the evening, Jiang Zhanwei and He Cheng came back on time. Lu Man stepped forward and smiled, "The wine and food are ready." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Lu Fangrong also walk into the Hanging Flower Gate.

Lu Fangrong lost a lot of weight. Last time, he went to Beijing on a business trip, and when he heard that the He family had married to the Zhao Mansion, he went to Donghui Courtyard to cry. Lu Man persuaded for a long time, so he had to send someone to call Lu Fangming.

Now Zhao Yi is Lu Fangming's biggest leader, and Lu Fangming's tail is clamped tighter than ever. was afraid that Lu Fangrong would make too much trouble and cause Zhao Yi to be dissatisfied, and it was he who would be unlucky at that time, so he persuaded Lu Fangrong to go home......

Lu Man asked Jiang Yue to come to his grandfather's gift.

Xiao Nizi has only met Lu Fangrong twice, and now she doesn't remember it. She twisted her chubby body and said, "He's not my grandfather, my grandfather is at home." ”

Lu Man frowned and said, "He is also your grandfather, obedient, go to the courtesy." ”

Jiang Yue stretched out two fat fingers and asked, "Yue'er has two grandfathers?" ”

Seeing that his mother nodded, he thought that after returning to Beijing, he must go to show off with Brother Pei and Brother Ming, and even her grandfather has one more.

She was happy in her heart, so she went to kowtow to Lu Fangrong very happily, and said glutinously, "I've seen my grandfather." ”

Lu Fangrong knew that Jiang Yue's "grandfather at home" in his mouth meant Zhao Yi. He was sad to see that his granddaughter was so enthusiastic with Zhao Yi's pseudo-grandfather, but he didn't know his own grandfather. I had to force a smile and laugh, "Good boy, get up." ”

Jiang Yue got up and looked at Lu Fangrong with a blank look.

Another grandfather gave her a red envelope after she kowtowed. Moreover, give her a small gift every time we meet.

Lu Man knew Xiao Nizi's thoughts, and quickly pulled her aside.

Jiang Yue didn't understand it very much, and when she walked away, she looked back at the outer land and Rongrong. Seeing that this grandfather really didn't mean to give her a gift, he went to play with Huang Doudou in disappointment.

Lu Man didn't want to eat with Lu Fangrong, and if he wanted to affect his appetite, he let the three of them have a table, and she led the two children to a table.

After eating, He Cheng hurriedly went out to "do something".

He said to Lu Man privately, "There is a new corpse, go and see it tonight." ”

Lu Man nodded and told him to pay attention and go home early.

Liu Shan and a few other subordinates took Jiang Jiu, Jiang Yue and a cat and two dogs out of the back door and went to Qujiang to play on the "boat with lights".

Lu Fangrong felt sad in his heart, drank more, and kept talking to Lu Man about how he missed He and how he wanted to make up for Lu Man and He Cheng's words.

Seeing Lu Fangrong like this, Lu Man was a little angry and sympathetic to him. But when I think of the original owner who died, I have a lot of resentment.