Chapter Twenty-Six: Rumors Spread

On the second day, the four members of the Lu family all got up early, but compared to the ease and joy of eating breakfast in the past, the atmosphere this morning was slightly sentimental due to parting, although they knew that the two brothers would come back sooner or later, but Lu and Yi Yu were still a little unable to swallow in the face of a richer breakfast than before.

Lu Shi inevitably explained some precautions to the two brothers at the dinner table again, these words have not been heard by the three brothers and sisters in the past three days, but none of them have expressed impatience with this, Lu Zhi is always sitting upright, as if listening to Lu's nagging.

"When you arrive in Qingyang County, when you share a carriage with others, don't mess up your bags."

"Yes."

"If it's hot in Chang'an, don't rashly lose your clothes, if you sweat and blow the wind, it's easy to get cold, and it's not good to delay the business."

"Well, my son knows."

"You need to find a quiet and safe temple to borrow, don't save money on incense, if you go out to eat meat with a greedy mouth, wash the fishy smell and go back."

"Yes."

"Find a good place to live, don't wander around, first go to the Ministry of Rites to exchange papers, and put them away closely."

"Yes."

"The small bag of broken silver that my mother replaced, you have to check whether it is still on your body from time to time, don't panic once you lose it, Lu Jun's wrist guard still has some emergency money sewn into it."

"Mother, my son will be careful."

"Try to be as humble as possible when you meet Si Gong, we don't have money to give gifts, but as long as the character is good, they don't dare to hide your young age."

"My son knows."

......

Yi Yu lowered her head and pulled the soup and rice in the bowl, her ears were Lu Shi's advice, Lu Jun's response, and Lu Jun's hula porridge, but her mind couldn't help but recall the conversation that shocked her last night.

She pondered back and forth all night, and probably sorted out a clearer line of thought from those few small talks: Lu's husband is from Chang'an, Kyoto, because a woman and her illegitimate child killed her eldest son Lu Zhi, so Lu fled to other places with her two sons while pregnant, and kept silent about the events of the year.

She knew that her guess might be very wrong, but what she could be sure of was that the "father" definitely did something to hurt her mother and brother back then, and Lu Zhi's voice was still vaguely echoing in her ears yesterday, and the quiet night contained hatred, helplessness, desolation, and other negative feelings, which did not seem to be what a fourteen-year-old boy should have.

After the secret that she had always been very curious about was really discovered, she felt heavy, it seemed that her father still had some background in Chang'an, and she didn't know that the past eight or nine years had passed, but she would still remember the three of them, if Lu Zhizhen saw that person by chance, how should she deal with herself?

Originally, she was still happy and excited about Lu Zhi going to Chang'an to take the exam, but now she turned into worry, she raised her eyes and peeked at Lu Zhi's still green and delicate face, knowing that she couldn't say more about this matter at all.

"What's wrong with Yu'er, I haven't seen you eat two bites when the rice is cold." When Lu told Lu Zhi, he didn't forget to take care of his little daughter, and when he saw that she only took a bamboo chopstick and stirred it in a bowl without eating a few bites, he couldn't help but ask.

"Mother, Xiaoyu can't bear the eldest brother." Yi Yu was found that his attitude was a little unnatural, and he hurriedly looked at Lu Shi with a pitiful expression.

"Xiaoyu is good, it's not like the eldest brother won't come back, when I'm no longer there, you have to listen to your mother's words and not be naughty, you know?" Lu Zhi reached out and pinched her little round face and smiled.

"Which one is naughty, Xiaoyu is the most obedient, big brother talks nonsense!" After all, after being a child for five years, Yu Yu naturally has more childlike temperament, and her ability to be coquettish and tricky has been raised.

"Ha, okay, you are the most obedient, big brother will definitely bring some Kyoto gadgets for you to play with when he comes back."

Yi Yu shook his head and said: "As long as the eldest brother returns home as soon as possible, the journey will be smooth, Xiaoyu doesn't want anything." ”

"Okay, mother's Yu'er said well, have a good journey and return home as soon as possible." Seeing that she took out the appearance of a little adult again, Lu Shi was touched by her words, and gently put one hand on her hair and stroked it.

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"Mother, that's it, there's no need to send it." After Lu Shi and Yi Yu sent the two brothers to two miles outside the entrance of the village, Lu Zhi finally spoke.

"Okay, okay, then you two should go on the road, we won't send it." Lu's voice was slightly choked, but he forcibly didn't let the tears wells up, and Yi Yu was also uncomfortable, holding the hem of her clothes with one hand and hanging her head from looking at the two brothers.

Lu Zhi sighed lightly, took two steps forward and hugged Lu's family, and called "mother" softly in her mouth, which also made it difficult for her to hold back the tears hanging in her eyes.

Lu Jun ignored this sad atmosphere, laughed, scooped the jade to his side, raised his hand in the air, and teased her: "Xiao Yumo doesn't want to cry nose, come and cry for the second brother, brother hasn't seen you drop golden beans for a long time!" ”

Yi Yu, who was still depressed, heard his words, and immediately stretched out two small hands to twist Lu Jun's cheeks, and said angrily: "Second brother is bad, laugh at me!" ”

"Oops! It hurts, it hurts! Xiaoyu is good, let go! Lu Jun was afraid that his hand would seriously hurt her, so he didn't dare to resist, until she was in a good mood and let go of her hand, and then carefully put her back on the ground.

The fight between the two made the sad mood of the two mothers and sons on the other end be washed away a lot, and Lu Zhi even had the mood to say some cool words.

"You let her be angry, after you leave, no one at home will let her bully."

What does it mean that no one let her bully? Has she ever bullied Lu Jun, when it comes to bullying people, the whole family is not Lu Zhi alone.

"Okay, my mother won't be numb anymore." Lu stepped forward to tidy up the clothes of his two sons, and a smile was put on his face again.

"Go."

Lu Zhi and Lu Jun nodded when they heard this, and then looked at their mother and daughter deeply, before they turned their heads together and walked into the distance, gradually disappearing into a birch forest in front of them.

"Yu'er, let's go back." It wasn't until the Lu family could no longer see the backs of the two brothers that he took Yu Yu's small hand and walked back.

"Mother, don't be sad, my brothers will be back soon."

"Mother is not sad, these two troubled ones are gone, only you are a good baby, and my mother is a lot easier."

"Oh, it turns out that my mother cried her nose just now, not sad, but happy."

"You kid, you dare to make fun of your mother."

Under the deliberate mediation of Yu Yudi, when Lu Shi walked to the entrance of the village, his face was no longer gloomy just now, but he discussed some things about Shu embroidery patterns with her.

Because of Lu Zhi's entry into Beijing this time, Lu Shi exchanged more than 20 pieces of money for broken silver for him to take with him, and there is little savings left in the family, although the grain can be harvested at the end of spring, and there is also the income from selling sugar gourds, but the mother and daughter still discussed buying some good materials to make a few large items and taking them to the "Niyun Clothes Shop" in Qingyang County to sell some silver, so that Lu Zhi can have extra cash for turnover in the future official examination.

Walking into the village road, the first thing she noticed was the jade that was wrong, although she didn't like to go out, this village road has been walked more than 100 times in the past few years, and it is common for women to gossip together after working on the roadside, but today these peasant women's behavior makes her feel weird.

It's mainly that the constant glances at their mother and daughter make her unhappy, not that there is any malice in their eyes, it's just that they take a sneak look, and they hurriedly put it aside as soon as your eyes pass, which makes people suspect that something bad is going to happen.

Lu Shi also felt the weirdness of the atmosphere in the village, and glanced at the women who peeked at her all the way, but nothing was revealed on their faces, and the pace of pulling the relics forward was two points faster, and after the two returned home, they felt more comfortable with those strange eyes on their bodies.

The weather was still cold in February, and Lu Shi went to get a brazier when he entered the door, and Yu Yu sat on the mat and recalled the expressions on the faces of those women just now, trying to figure out some truths, but at this time, a person hurriedly entered the small courtyard of the Lu family and walked straight into the hall where the door was not hidden.

"Xiaoyu, your mother!" The person who came was the Niu family in the village, and the handkerchief of the left jade was handed over to Xiaochun Tao's mother, this usually hearty woman had anxiety on her face at the moment.

Without waiting for Yi Yu to answer, Lu Shi walked out of the stove room with a brazier, and saw Niu Shi stunned at first, and then smiled: "Why come here now, and then catch up for lunch later, the hen at home just laid eggs, but I know that you are going to come to eat." ”

"When is this coming, you-Xiaoyu, you go back to the house first," Niu suddenly paused, turned his head to Yiyu, who was pricking up his ears to listen to her.

Yi Yu glanced at her mother, and when she nodded, she obediently went back to the back room, and when the curtain fell, she leaned lightly against the door frame, intending to eavesdrop on what secret they were going to say.

Niu's lowered voice still reached her ears clearly, "Erniang, you tell the eldest sister something clear, have you thought about it?" ”

"Think of what?" Lu's voice was puzzled.

"You, you still want to hide this from me now, do you really want to remarry!"

"What!" Lu's voice rose sharply.

"In the past few days, there have been rumors in the village that you are going to remarry, and I just found out this morning, so I won't ask you to come."

"Who said I was going to remarry?" Lu Shi asked word by word, gritting his teeth.

"When I was in the field in the morning, I listened to a few mothers-in-law gossiping, and I only found out about you after asking, Erniang, have you really thought clearly? Although this matter is not unprecedented, but you still have three children, and Lu Zhi entered the Beijing scientific examination again, if you really remarry, it will not be very good in terms of reputation. ”

"Sister, tell me, did they say who I was going to remarry?" Lu's voice seemed to be a little calmer.

"Huh? Didn't you say Master Zhang of Zhang Zhen? You-Erniang, what's wrong with you, your face is so ugly? ”

After Niu Shi said this, there was no movement outside the house, and after another moment, Lu's suppressed tone sounded again.

"Eldest sister, I have never said that I want to remarry, and I have never had the idea of remarrying, this must be someone else spreading rumors behind my back, if you say that what you heard is my gossip with that mayor Zhang, but I probably know who is behind the trouble."

"Huh?"

After Niu's surprise sounded, Lu Shi couldn't control himself, and he took the case on the spot, saying, "No, I'll go find that gossip bastard!" ”

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