That night, Cheng Mo came back very late again, Xiao Jin didn't dare to go back to sleep, so Lu Weimang hugged her in the side room of the main hall and waited for Cheng Mo.

"Next time Xiaojin is clingy, you can just let Xiaoqiu accompany her. Children can't get used to it either. ”

Lu Weimang was thinking about things absentmindedly, he didn't hear Cheng Mo's movement, he heard Cheng Mo's words, he was frightened, and turned his head to look at the main hall, Cheng Mo had the light on his back, and his figure loomed in the dim main hall, although he had grown a lot taller in the past half a year, and his figure was getting taller and taller, but he was thinner.

He walked over, leaned over and picked up Xiaojin and was about to go back to the house, but was stopped by Lu Weimang, "Cheng Mo, let's talk." ”

Lu Weimang stood behind Cheng Mo, obviously he was about the same height last year, but now he was a lot taller than himself, and his straight back seemed to stiffen.

"It's too late, let's do it another day."

Cheng Mo didn't look back, was silent for a moment, and refused.

Lu Weimang paid attention in his heart.

Recently, Cheng Mo went out early and returned late, on the one hand, he was really busy, and on the other hand, he was also trying to avoid himself. Their recent atmosphere has suddenly become awkward, and it is no longer the feeling of working together when they struggled together last year.

Under one roof, Lu Weimang didn't like this awkward and embarrassing feeling, so he decided to spread it out and say that even if it was opened, it would be better to return to the bridge and the road to the road in the future than to be sticky and unpleasant now.

Lu Weimang's mind is like a shallow stream, which can be easily seen through, how could Cheng Mo not know what she wanted to say, but he realized that after this time, they might not be able to continue to live like a family like now, so he instinctively refused in his heart.

"Come over after you send Xiaojin, I'll wait for you here."

Lu Weimang is a person who doesn't talk nonsense, so he sat down and waited for Cheng Mo to come over after a while.

Cheng Mo put Xiao Jin back in the room, circled in the room for a long time, pushed open the door, and returned to the place just now.

"Sit down."

Cheng Mo sat down as he said, and the two of them sat on the couch together, with a black lacquered wooden table in between, silent for a while.

It was Lu Weimang who spoke first, "You know what I'm going to say, right?" ”

Cheng Mo lowered his head and was silent in the dim candlelight.

Lu Weimang didn't want to wait, she usually looked like an introverted and reticent personality, but when there was something, she would play a straight ball and finish what she wanted to say, and she wouldn't hide it.

"Originally, I was a heartless character, impatient to deal with others, but because I brought two younger brothers, I did my best to drill camp. Since the rock sugar business is on the right track, I have reverted to my old ways, I have started to be lazy, I just want to sell hard to make sugar, and the rest of the things such as dealing with others are all on you, I admit, in this regard, I can't help you. ”

Cheng Mo still lowered his head and remained silent.

Lu Weimang patiently continued, "Originally, I didn't realize that it was Liu's mother who went out to buy at home, but in the past few days of the Chinese New Year, I talked to my neighbor Aunt Li, and I realized that something was wrong. In her family's small courtyard, Aunt Li told me that in the market, it is worth at least 2,000 taels, and it is still priceless. Although we have only one rock candy business, you are not a person who is content with pleasure, and you will not take out all your money to buy a house, just to live better, not to mention the cost of food and drink at home. and Steward Liu's family, who is so safe and secure, is not a person who just has a little money and can easily find it. ”

After Lu Weimang finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Mo, "These, don't you have anything to tell me?" ”

Cheng Mo opened his mouth, but he still couldn't speak.

Lu Weimang endured it, and continued, "Originally, when I first noticed that something was wrong, I wanted to ask you directly, but you seemed to have noticed it, and since those days, you have been going out early and returning late, and you have said that you want to find Mr. Chengyang Changfeng." I vaguely feel that you are repaying us and arranging our future life. ”

Lu Weimang closed his eyes, "Although I gave you a few wheat cakes, I did it casually, and I didn't want you to repay it." Later that night, you were the one who helped us. People in troubled times are not as good as dogs, let alone a few of us children. Later, we lived in this world, and I respected you as a brother, just like Chengyang and Changfeng, and Xiaojin, I believe you have the same idea. There is no need to say anything to swear, there is naturally a sense of trust. ”

"It's also because of this trust that I didn't have an immediate attack when I noticed something was wrong, and I was waiting for you to tell me yourself. Including the sudden axle break of the carriage out of the city that day, I am still waiting for you to explain to me, I want to hear your distress and reasons, instead of watching you go out early and return late day after day to avoid me, and toss yourself and Xiaojin. ”

Lu Weimang thought that he would say these words very plainly, but as he spoke, his voice was still a little faintly trembling.

She is just an older person who has lived a peaceful and pure life for many years, but she has not necessarily experienced more than others, and her heart is more mature than others.

Maybe Cheng Mo, who saw his family brutally killed by robbers, felt heavier and more mature than Lu Weimang. She never thought that her shallow life experience was qualified to look down on others in front of others.

Cheng Mo was silent for a long time, and finally spoke, but there was a hint of hoarseness in his voice, "What do you want me to say?" Say that I sold your hard work in order to return to Cheng's house? Say that I turned my back on you in order to get ahead? ”

Lu Weimang was angry, "You know I don't care about this, I just want to know why you did this?" ”

"Yes, you don't care. How many wealthy families want to make white sugar, but you can easily take out the rock sugar making method to others. You know what you can get with the secret method of rock candy, but you can easily take it out just to exchange it for food and clothing. You don't care about money, you just think it's enough, and you don't care about status, and you never thought about using the secret method to get your status and status. But I can't help but care. ”

"My father was one of the heirs of the head of the Cheng family, but because of a trip, he was killed by someone taking advantage of the bandits. Sometimes I dream back in the middle of the night, and it's the figure of my father who is struggling to resist, and the sound of my mother shouting for us to go quickly. ”

Cheng Mo was emotional, the blue tendons on his forehead burst out, and his voice was low and roaring, which startled Lu Weimang, who had never seen such hysterical emotions.

"It could just be an accident..."

Lu Weimang whispered comfort.

"Not an accident! Every time the family travels, they will bring full guards, and there have never been a large number of bandits near Feng County, but it is a plain area, how can there be mountain bandits in an unobstructed area? We went all the way from Feng County to Nanyang County, all the way, from the plains to the mountains and forests, until we reached the southwest of Nanyang County, only to hear that there was General Huo's movement to suppress bandits. You say, is this also my own crankiness? The murder of my parents was not an accident at all, but someone disguised himself as a bandit and deliberately murdered him! ”

Looking at Cheng Mo, who was emotionally intense, Lu Weimang didn't know how to comfort her, seeing the scene of her parents being killed, this kind of tragic experience, she couldn't realize how sad Cheng Mo was. The words were so light and fluttering that she couldn't say anything comforting.

Cheng Mo took a few deep breaths, as if he wanted to calm down his turbulent emotions.

"I originally thought that I would take my sister to live a low-key life, and when the Cheng family found out that there was no body for us, they would come back to find us. When the time comes, I will report to my family, so that they can find out the truth for my parents and take revenge. But no. I took my sister with me and stayed for three whole months, and there was no one who came to look for us. That's when I realized that maybe it was the enemy who obstructed us, but we were indeed abandoned by the family. No one takes us seriously anymore. Even if his father was once the best heir to the family. ”

"Originally, I resigned myself to my fate, knowing that even if I returned to my family, I would be excluded. But you came up with the rock candy method. In the family, only the head of the family and henchmen can accept the sugar workshop, which is the lifeblood of a family's hole cards, and brings a steady stream of money and horses to the family every year. If I take the method of making rock sugar and contact the elders of the family who used to be close to my father, I can get their support and protection. Only by returning to my family and restoring my status can I have a chance to take revenge. ”

Cheng Mo's voice was lowered, and his tone became more and more calm and cold.

"So, I handed over the sugar workshop to the elders of the clan."

"I broke the axle of the carriage that day. Now the rock sugar workshop is also completely taken over by the Cheng family's servants. ”

The night was thick, and the flame of the candle seemed to be unable to withstand the heavy night, crackling, but the two people sitting by the candle were silent with their heads bowed.

Lu Weimang let out a long sigh, sighing with relief.

"When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow."

"Early tomorrow morning, Uncle Cheng will come to pick me up and Xiaojin back."

"Then you should rest early, it's not too early."

After Lu Weimang finished speaking, he got up and stood up.

"I know you want to live a peaceful life without worrying about food and clothing, I asked you for 10,000 taels of silver, which is stored in the largest money bank in the city, this house is very close to the yamen, there is no Xiaoxiao will come here to find trouble, Steward Liu's family will continue to serve you wholeheartedly, their family is from the house, absolutely reliable, you can let them do everything you want." There is also a gentleman, it is a famous gentleman in Jingzhou who came forward from the government and invited him, and he will definitely be able to teach Chengyang to become a talent. ”

"I know, you've done enough, let's leave tomorrow in peace. In the past, I was able to live with my two younger brothers, but with so much to rely on in the future, I will naturally be able to get what I want and live a more comfortable life. ”

"Ranran!"

Cheng Mo called her by the nickname that Lu Weimang had mentioned, and watched her stop and turn her back to herself.

"Ranran, don't blame me. I didn't know what to say to you, I know you've been aware of it, but I've been waiting for me to say it myself. But I know that once I say it, we won't be able to go back to the way it used to be, and you won't treat me as carelessly as you used to. But in my heart, we are still people who came out of Fengxian together and can deliver the back. ”

"You know, I don't care about anything outside of me. Like you said, what I ask for is enough to have food and clothing. Since this sugar workshop can help you, you can take it away without guilt, you have given me a lot more than a workshop. ”

After speaking, Lu Weimang walked out of the hall and returned to his room.

There was no hysteria, jumping feet and arguing, but both of them knew that they could not go back to the past.