With the support of Mama Zhang and Lu Zhengan, Mrs. Ji stepped down from the carriage. Looking at the coarse cloth worn by Lu Zheng'an, he hurriedly asked with concern, "Are you going to work in the field?" ”

"I was going to take a look at the mountain next to me, but coincidentally, I saw your carriage coming when I went out."

As he spoke, a middle-aged man and a woman in brocade robes got out of the carriage behind him, and Lu Zheng'an glanced at each other's appearances and saw that the man had some similarities with Old Madam Ji's eyebrows and eyes, and knew that he was Ji Yunlei, the eldest son of Old Madam Ji.

"Mother, why did you stop?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Ji turned around on crutches, looked at Lu Zhengan with a smile and introduced to Ji Yunlei: "Boss, eldest daughter-in-law, this is Zheng'an." ”

When Ji Yunlei and his wife heard Mrs. Ji's introduction, they took a closer look at Lu Zheng'an, and when they saw that he did look a little similar to their little sister, they couldn't help but have red eyes.

"Like, this kid does look like a little sister."

While Ji Yunlei and his wife looked at him, Lu Zhengan bowed his hand to the two of them and gave a junior salute.

Ji Yunlei hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Lu Zhengan up, patted his arm with an excited expression, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Ji Yunlei's wife, Liu Manzhi, looked at the big sun above her head, thinking of Mrs. Ji's old age, and fearing that such a big sun would not be good for Mrs. Ji's health, so she hurriedly reminded her: "Let's go back and talk, the sun is too big, and I will bask my mother carefully." ”

Hearing this, Ji Yunlei reacted and hurriedly hugged Mrs. Ji to get into the car, but was rejected by Mrs. Ji.

"I've been in the car all the way, and it's only a few steps from home, so it's okay to take a walk."

Chapter One Hundred and Eight

Although Mrs. Ji's eldest son, Ji Yunlei, does not have any great talent, he is indeed an extremely filial and obedient person.

And although his wife Liu Manzhi is a little discerning, she doesn't dare to be presumptuous in the face of Mrs. Ji's mother-in-law.

After Lu Zhengan welcomed everyone into the house, he carefully observed the two people, and then slowly put his mind at ease. Turning his head to see Old Madam Ji holding Lu Xingyi in her arms, she couldn't help but laugh.

At present, Lu Xingyi has been more than eight months, and he has weighed nearly 20 pounds before, and he is a ten-legged little chubby man. Song Huaishu knew that Mrs. Ji was old, but he was afraid that she would not be able to bear it for a long time, so after waiting for the old lady to hold her for a while, he found a cart and pushed it in front of Mrs. Ji.

"Old lady, you better put her in the car, this girl can eat, and she's fat."

"No hindrance, no hindrance, no matter how old I am, I can still hold Xingyi girl. Ouch, you look at the little appearance, it's really delightful. I live at such an age, there are really not many people who can compare to our Xingyi girls. ”

Lu Zhengan heard Mrs. Ji's praise, and he was both proud and a little embarrassed. "How can it be as good as you say."

The Ji family, like the Lu family, has fewer female babies and more male babies. Liu Manzhi on the side also liked it very much when he saw Lu Xingyi carved in pink and jade. "Ever since we came back from Shanghai, the old lady has been talking about Xingyi. Now that I see Xingyi girl, this appearance is indeed beautiful, and you take good care of it, no wonder the old lady has been thinking about it. ”

As he spoke, Liu Manzhi took out a brocade box from the hands of the subordinates beside him, bent down and stuffed it into Lu Xingyi's arms. "It's the first time I've seen my uncle and grandmother, and I've prepared a gadget for the child to play with."

Song Huaishu looked at the brocade box and knew that the contents must be of great value, so he didn't want to accept it. However, Mrs. Ji smiled and helped Lu Xingyi to put the brocade box in the small pocket behind Lu Xingyi's small cart.

"Ouch, we have to take the meeting gift from my uncle and grandmother."

Hearing Mrs. Ji say this, Song Huaishu couldn't say anything more. Turning his head to look at Lu Zheng'an beside him, he saw that he nodded at him, and said that Lu Xingyi and Liu Manzhi thanked him and accepted it.

Everyone teased Lu Xingyi for a while, and then sat around and gossiped for a while, seeing that the time had come. Mrs. Ji turned to Mama Zhang and said, "I ate the pimple soup made by Huaishu last time, and I ate it quite appetizing, so you can learn how to make it." When I go back later, it's easier to eat if I want to. ”

When Liu Manzhi heard this, she immediately reacted. He got up from the stool and said with a smile: "Since my mother likes it, my daughter-in-law will also learn from it." ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Ji smiled and waved her hand to Liu Manzhi. "Go, go, you've all learned."

Old Madam Ji is not a person who is heavy on appetite, and now this is really a bit abrupt. Song Huaishu knew that the old lady must have something to say to Lu Zhengan and Ji Yunlei, so he immediately nodded in response.

Watching Song Huaishu and the others leave the hall, the smile on Mrs. Ji's face slowly fell. Turning his head to look at Lu Zheng'an, he said, "Have you read all the letters that Yuexian brought you last time?" What do you think about what I said in my letter? ”

Ji Yunlei didn't know what Mrs. Ji said to Lu Zhengan, but looking at her mother's face, she also felt that what she said must be different.

Knowing that his mother valued Lu Zhengan's nephew, Ji Yunlei looked at Lu Zhengan again, and his eyes were a little more dignified.

"Looked." When Lu Zhengan said this, his expression was extremely helpless, and Mrs. Ji couldn't help laughing.

"You kid, you obviously have this brain but you refuse to move, isn't it a waste to keep it?"

Hearing Mrs. Ji's words, Lu Zhengan was even more helpless. "It's just that the old lady looks down on me, I grew up in the countryside, and it's really embarrassing for me to ask me like that."

"Don't play fool with me." Mrs. Ji gently poked Lu Zhengan with a cane, and saw that Lu Xingyi's face was full of water from nibbling on apples in the car, so she hurriedly took a muslin handkerchief to help her gently wipe her face.

"Hey, last time Yue Xianlai must have told you about the situation in Beijing. At present, the saint is in poor health, and most of the government and government are handled by the crown prince. The crown prince was a virtuous man and had considerable prestige in the court. However, the noble concubine Niangniang and the five princes have been favored by the Holy Lord for so many years, and if the Holy Lord is ......, I always feel that I am not very sure. ”

Lu Zhengan knew that Mrs. Ji was dragging her eldest son and his wife here, and she must have already had an idea in her heart. When he asked for his opinion, in addition to showing that he was valued by the old lady, he also thought that in the future, no matter who he rose or fell with the Ji family, he would be able to reach out to each other.

"Actually, the old lady already has an idea, doesn't she?"

Hearing Lu Zheng'an say this, Mrs. Ji was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "You guessed again? Seeing that Lu Zheng'an's expression was not moving, Mrs. Ji continued: "Then what do I think, do you know? ”

"I can probably guess some." Lu Zhengan replied honestly.

"In that case, you might as well talk about it." Old Madam Ji also became interested, looking at Lu Zhengan, her eyes were full of smiles.

Ji Yunlei on the side heard Lu Zhengan say that he could guess the old lady's thoughts, and naturally he didn't believe it in his heart. You must know that his mother is in charge of the entire Ji family, and her mind is the most difficult to discern. As Mrs. Ji's parent, he can't guess two points yet, so how can Lu Zheng'an, the nephew who has just been recovered, see through what the old lady is thinking?

"The old lady's idea is just one word, scatter!"

Lu Zheng'an's words fell, and after the smile on Mrs. Ji's face froze for a moment, she nodded solemnly, and her eyes were full of regret when she looked at Lu Zhengan.

"Zheng'an, if any of these descendants of the Ji family can match half of yours, why have I worked so hard to support me until now?"

As a descendant of the Ji family, Ji Yunlei stood up from the stool with a guilty expression when he heard the old lady's words, bowed his head to the old lady and said, "It's all the son's incompetence." ”

Seeing this, Old Madam Ji sighed and waved her hand to let Ji Yunlei sit back.

"The overall situation of the DPRK and China has been decided, and I do not ask for anything else, but I just want everyone to be safe and secure and leave with their whole body. This drought in Linzhou is a once-in-a-century opportunity, and the Qincha who happened to come to Linzhou is a person under the prince's door, and it just gave me the opportunity. After this move, the Ji family may be greatly damaged, but as long as everyone is there, it is more important than anything else. As for whether he can get back on his feet, he has to look at helping his unfilial son himself. ”

……

Mrs. Ji stayed at Lu's house for three days, and then reluctantly returned to Jiang'an Town.

Before leaving, Mrs. Ji gave Lu Zhengan a tip, and looking at Lu Zhengan's puzzled eyes, Mrs. Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly. "This thing is not specially reserved for you, it is for you to keep for a while. As for how to use it in the future, to whom it will be handed over, and to whom I will have the opportunity in the future, I will tell you. ”

After that, Mrs. Ji looked at Song Huaishu, who was holding Lu Xingyi on the side, shook his hand, and said with a smile: "Huaishu, you are a good boy, so you have to bother to take care of Zheng'an and Xingyi." ”

"The old lady is polite, take care of Zheng'an and Xingyi, these are what I should do."

Mrs. Ji sat in the carriage and looked at Lu Zheng'an and Song Huaishu deeply for a while, and then lowered the curtain and said to Lao Chen, who was driving the car: "Let's go." ”

The carriage started leisurely, and after Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu followed for a while, they stopped.

Watching the carriage drift away, Song Huaishu stood beside Lu Zheng'an and couldn't help frowning. "Zheng'an, why do I think what the old lady said this time is a little strange? Did something happen to the Ji family? ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan looked at Song Huaishu's expression and felt that there was no need to hide some things from him, so he simply nodded and admitted.

"There are indeed some problems, but with the old lady here, you should be able to get through it smoothly. It's just that after this incident, the Ji family is estimated to be much worse than before, and the old lady has explained so much to us, I am afraid that she will not be able to understand the bottom of her heart. ”

Seeing Song Huaishu's puzzled face, Lu Zhengan turned around to make sure that no one else was present, so he told Song Huaishu about the situation faced by the Ji family.

"The noble concubine has been favored by the emperor for many years, whether it is the noble concubine Niangniang, the five princes, or the Ji family, it is always a dangerous existence in the eyes of some people. After all, the Ji family has been in business for many years, and the accumulated family background is not comparable to ordinary people. ”

Hearing Lu Zheng'an say this, Song Huaishu already understood a little. "What is the purpose of the old lady recalling her uncle at this time? After all, Linzhou is suffering from a drought, will he be suspicious when he comes back at this time? ”

"Not yet, now the government and politics are handled by the crown prince, and there is no powerful person in the Ji family's generation, even if he returns, it will not cause a big wave. The prince is fledgling and wise. He had a stroke in the court, and it was inevitable that the crown prince would ascend to the throne in the future. The old lady decided to dedicate most of the Ji family to the prince for the sake of the mother and son of the concubine and the Ji family. ”

When Lu Zhengan said this, Song Huaishu had already reacted immediately. Thinking carefully about the old lady's step, Song Huaishu couldn't help but sigh. "This, this, the Ji family has accumulated so much family wealth for so many years, and the old lady will scatter when she says it, this courage is really not something ordinary people can have. However, it is easy to move from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to move from luxury to thrift. I'm afraid the life of these people in the Ji family won't be too easy. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but chuckle. "It's not as miserable as you say, the Ji family has been in business for so many years, and no one knows how many industries they have in secret. However, the only thing that is certain is that if the prince nods, as long as these people in the Ji family are safe and stable in the future, and do not cause trouble, the future days will definitely be able to pass smoothly. ”

After speaking, Lu Zhengan saw that Song Huaishu wanted to say something, so he reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, let's not talk about them." Now the sun is getting bigger, you see that our daughter can't open her eyes, so you might as well take her home first. The old lady has been here these days, and I haven't been to the garden much. It's been almost half a month since the last watering, and I don't know if there is a shortage of water. ”

Song Huaishu took a closer look at Lu Xingyi's expression, and saw that her little face was slightly red, so he hurriedly took out a square handkerchief from his arms and put it on Lu Xingyi's head.

As soon as the small handkerchief was put on Lu Xingyi's head, the whole person seemed to be sealed, and he didn't dare to move even if he stiffened his neck.

Looking at her little appearance, Lu Zhengan couldn't help laughing, reached out and pinched her little nose, and reached out to take her into his arms.

On the tenth day of the arrival of Lord Qincha in Linzhou, the imperial court finally issued a relief payment.

Lujia Village had succeeded in saving itself by relying on a few wells dug in its own village, but in order to commend them for their deeds, they also deliberately distributed relief money to them.

In the face of this windfall, the people in the village seemed very excited. Everywhere you go, you can see people gathering to discuss it.

On the day of the distribution of relief funds, the county magistrate went to Lujia Village unusually. Everyone thought that the county magistrate was praising their village's behavior during the drought, but only Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu felt that the young county magistrate looked at them with a strange look.

It wasn't until Lu Zhengan finished receiving the relief money and was about to go home with Song Huaishu and Lu Xingyi that the county magistrate suddenly ordered someone to stop him.

Just when Lu Zhengan was swaying between kneeling and not kneeling, he felt that the eyes of the county magistrate had carefully scanned him, and then waved his hand at him.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan simply pretended to be confused, arched his hand at the county order, and then turned to leave.

When Lu Zheng'an and his family of three returned home from the village, they found two horses tied to the door. Lu Zhengan walked around the courtyard for most of the time, and this was Ji Yuexian on the hillside not far away.

Seeing that Lu Zhengan had found him, Ji Yuexian smiled and waved at him. Then he took his attendants with him and walked down slowly.

"Received the relief money? How much money did you receive? ”

The distribution of relief funds is not a secret, and it is normal for Ji Yuexian to know about it. Hearing him ask this, Lu Zhengan replied truthfully: "According to a person's hair, each person has five dollars of silver, which is not less." ”

Hearing this, Ji Yuexian nodded with his hand. "Most of the Ji family's family has been taken out, can it be considered less?"

Hearing Ji Yuexian's words, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, his expression was obviously a little surprised.

Seeing this, Ji Yuexian couldn't help but smile bitterly, but after the laughter, his face was indeed rarely relaxed. Then he waved his hand at the entourage behind him, signaling him to stay away.

After the entourage had gone away, Ji Yuexian said to Lu Zheng'an: "Although the Ji family is a little injured this time, at least the noble concubine and the fifth prince who can be guaranteed are safe and sound cannot be regarded as a loss. Now the stone hanging in the old lady's heart finally fell to the ground. ”

"It is not easy to achieve what she wants, the old lady is an open-minded person, and the old lady is afraid that she has never seen those things outside her body."

The two of them walked away while talking, and when they returned to the Lu family's courtyard, they saw Song Huaishu walking in the courtyard holding Lu Xingyi's little hand.

I saw Lu Xingyi walking swaying on two short legs, like a duckling that had just broken its shell.

"Lu Zhengan, let me tell you good news, I am also going to have a daughter. In the future, I will never envy you again. ”

Ji Yuexian has always liked Lu Xingyi very much, and has been secretly trying to kidnap his daughter. Now Lu Zhengan looked at him with a villainous appearance, and couldn't help but say: "It's a girl, or a kid can't be sure, what are you showing?" Wait until your girl is really born. ”

Lu Zheng'an couldn't say a word, and Ji Yuexian, who was choked, couldn't say a word, and stared at his back for a while before he said angrily: "If my family is really a kid, as soon as my son lands, I will ask the old lady to make the decision to kiss the two of them!" I'm going to have to kidnap your daughter! ”

……

As April begins, the weather gets hotter and hotter, and the fruit in the garden is at a critical time to grow.

Looking at the scorching sun, the garden had been watered three times, and Lu Zheng'an still began to worry in his heart. After all, in the next few years, the family's income was all counting on these more than 10 acres of orchards.

In order to have a good harvest, Lu Zhengan and Lu Changgen couldn't wait to soak in the garden every day, lest there be a trace of omission.

After walking around the garden, Lu Zhengan grabbed the straw hat he was wearing and fanned it. "It's been raining for almost four months, and God really doesn't want to leave anyone alive."

"Hey, this year's weather is really abnormal, even if it was a drought in previous years, it was not like this, and it was only May, and it felt like a fire. I really waited for the big Futian, I'm afraid it's really going to heat people to death. But don't worry about it, we must serve the fruit of this garden. This year's weather is very dry and there are few fresh fruits, and this year's dried fruits will definitely be able to sell at a good price. Now I panic at the thought that you have invested so much money in it. If you don't make some money, you can do it. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zheng's heart couldn't help but warm. "Fortunately, everything I owe is my father-in-law's, so I'm not in a hurry to pay it back."