"Your dad is right, but because you've got your clothes dirty, we'll have to wash your clothes first and leave later."

As soon as he heard his father say this, Lu Xingyi remembered his own behavior of secretly playing in the water, and immediately lowered his head. Then he sighed faintly like a little adult. "Hey, I knew I wouldn't have gotten enough to spend."

The three people in the room couldn't help but laugh a little when they looked at her. But in the end, she couldn't take Lu Xingyi's dirty clothes on the road, Lu Zhengan quickly cleaned her muddy clothes with a wooden basin, and put a wooden stick on the window of the carriage. Then he packed up all his things, and then he picked up Lu Xingyi and got into the carriage, and the family of four drove towards Jiang'an Town.

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Mrs. Ji originally thought that the family of four would play outside for a few more days, but when she heard that the next person had come to report that the young master's family had arrived, she immediately took Mama Zhang's hand and walked quickly outside.

Mama Zhang couldn't help but feel a little funny when she saw Mrs. Ji so eager. Holding Old Madam Ji's arm, she walked out, and said with a smile: "Old Madam go slowly, Young Master Cousin, they have already arrived at the door, can they still turn back?" If the second young master sees you like this, he will have to eat again. ”

Thinking of Ji Yuexian, who was jealous at every turn, Mrs. Ji was helpless and funny in her heart. "Whatever he does! Yue Xiantian Tian dangled under my nose, Zheng'an They only come a few times a year, and they are embarrassed to eat it. It's all a father, and I'm not ashamed to rely on me every time! ”

Although the old lady was scolding, her eyes were full of smiles. Seeing her expression like this, Mama Zhang also joked on the side: "Young Master Yuexian dares to rely on you like this, don't you know that you love him in your heart?" ”

The two talked and laughed, and came to the gate of the inner courtyard. Seeing Lu Xingyi, who was sleepy-eyed in Lu Zheng'an's arms, Mrs. Ji hurriedly called.

Lu Xingyi had already been chattering all the way, but now when he heard Mrs. Ji's voice, the whole person immediately straightened up from Lu Zheng'an's arms, and even the two small mustaches on his head also stood up.

"Ancestor!" Lu Xingyi screamed happily, and immediately struggled to slip out of his father's arms, and then ran towards Old Madam Ji with two little fat hands.

Seeing that Lu Xingyi's footsteps were still a little vain, Mrs. Ji couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Oh, run slower, watch your step."

Knowing that Old Madam Ji was already old, Lu Xingyi didn't dare to pounce on Old Madam Ji. When he ran to Mrs. Ji, he reached out and hugged her legs, looked up at Mrs. Ji with a loving face, and said with a smile: "Ancestor, Yaya has missed you these days." ”

Old Madam Ji stretched out her hand to touch Lu Xingyi's little head, and said with a smile: "Ancestor misses you too, I didn't hear that you were coming, Ancestor immediately came out to pick you up." How? Have fun going out with your dad and grandma? ”

Hearing this, Lu Xingyi hugged Mrs. Ji's leg and nodded heavily. "Well, happy, it's just that the ancestor is not happy if he doesn't go."

Listening to Lu Xingyi's words, Old Madam Ji only felt that her heart was about to melt. Stretched out his hand to hold Lu Xingyi's little hand, and coaxed softly: "The ancestor is too old, is the girl hungry?" The ancestor asked someone to bring you snacks to eat. ”

Lu Zheng'an, Song Huaishu and others, who were following behind Old Madam Ji, couldn't help but pout when they looked at Lu Xingyi, who couldn't speak clearly, and made Old Madam Ji so happy. "This little sycophant, we take care of her every day, and we have never been so attentive to us."

When Mrs. Ji, who was walking in front, heard this, she immediately turned around. looked at Lu Zhengan, who was not angry, and said with a smile: "Why, such an adult is still angry about this?" ”

Lu Zhengan was choked by Mrs. Ji's words, turned his head to look at Song Huaishu's smiling appearance, sighed, and shrugged helplessly.

After the group sat down in the living room, Mrs. Ji took a piece of dim sum and handed it to Lu Xingyi, and then remembered the purpose of their trip.

"How? Is it done? ”

Speaking of business, Lu Zheng'an's expression changed and he replied respectfully: "The supply of Moling fruits is already in excess of demand, and this trip is already a matter of nine out of ten, so we just need to wait for the fruits to be seven or eight ripe and transported back to Hualong Town." ”

Counting the distance between Moling and Hualong Town, Old Madam Ji couldn't help but sigh. "In fact, opening a workshop in Moling can save a lot of effort, and if you calculate it carefully, it is nothing more than spending an extra hundred and ten taels of silver."

Listening to Mrs. Ji's words, Lu Zhengan smiled and explained: "That's true, but we don't know Moling after all. The human heart is unpredictable, and it is better to put some effort at the beginning than to be found out and choked by someone. ”

Old Madam Ji also knew that Lu Zhengan was telling the truth, so she nodded and didn't say anything more.

Thinking of the barn and workshop he was building when he came back, he hurriedly asked: "Wheat yellow, apricot yellow, it's not a few days before the wheat yellow shoots, so can the workshop be in time?" Don't delay the start of work. ”

"No, Master Cao and the villagers are working day and night, and it is estimated that it will be over in a few days, and it will not be a big problem to dry it when the time comes. Even if the invited master will not arrive in Hualong Town for a few days, I wonder if I should send someone to pick him up. ”

As soon as Lu Zheng'an's words fell, he saw Ji Yuexian striding in from outside. After Mrs. Ji and Song Lan's family met each other, Ji Yuexian turned her head to look at Lu Zheng'an and asked, "What do you take?" Do you want my help? ”

"It's just a trivial matter, and it's not enough to bother you Young Master Ji to help."

Ji Yuexian was stunned by Lu Zheng'an's words, but remembering the letter in his sleeve pocket, Ji Yuexian leaned into Mrs. Ji's ear and whispered, "Grandmother, there is a letter from Beijing." ”

Chapter 121

When Lu Zhengan saw that Mrs. Ji's expression had changed, he took his family to the garden under the pretext of taking him. By the time she went back, Mrs. Ji had already returned to normal.

Because they were worried about their family, Lu Zhengan's family returned to Hualong Town after lunch. And this time, Mrs. Ji did not offer to keep them, but just gently told them to be careful all the way, and sent them out of the door.

For the old lady like this, Song Huaishu couldn't help but feel a little worried. However, Lu Zhengan patted his hand lightly and said comfortingly: "It shouldn't be a big deal, if something really happens, Ji Yuexian won't be so calm." ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu nodded. When the carriage reached the bottom of the mountain, Lu Zhengan asked the three of them to go home first, and he went to the workshop outside the village.

Lu Tiezhuan on the ladder saw Lu Zhengan walking towards this side and hurriedly beckoned to him. "Just got home?"

"As soon as I got to the foot of the mountain, I saw that it was still busy, so I came over and had a look."

When the busy crowd heard Lu Zhengan's voice, they all looked this way. Lu Changgen was worried about the situation in Moling Town, and hurriedly patted the sawdust on his hands and walked towards Lu Zheng'an.

"What's going on? Is it booked? ”

Looking at Lu Changgen's eager appearance, Lu Changgen couldn't help but smile. "Everything is going well, just take our people to pick it up before you go." As he spoke, Lu Zhengan glanced at the roof of the shed and said with a smile: "When we went out, we just started to erect the pillars, and we have only started to go up to the top in just a few days?" ”

"Well, there's no work in the fields now, and you are paid for your work, what fool would cheat? Looking at the progress, it is estimated that it will be over tomorrow. ”

Hearing Lu Changgen's words, Lu Zhengan was obviously relieved. "The sooner the better, when the workshop is over, we have to let Master Cao and Erwang rush to Yuanyang. The shop has already been vacated for us, and I also want to open just before the Mid-Autumn Festival. After all, we are in the food business, and the sooner we decorate our shops, we will be able to disperse the smell a day earlier. ”

"Well, if it really doesn't work, let Lao Cao go to Yuanyang first, and let Erwang stay here for a few days now. Now that Erwang has been studying with Lao Cao for so long, he can already take charge of himself. As far as our workshop is concerned, he can still handle it. ”

"Okay, I'll ask Master Cao and Erwang for their opinions later, and see what they have to say."

As he was talking, Master Cao walked over carrying a bamboo. After seeing Lu Zhengan, there was a rare hint of a smile on that dark face. "Coming back?"

"Well, I've worked hard for Master Cao these past few days."

Listening to Lu Zhengan's politeness, Master Cao's face returned to its previous calmness. "It's just taking money to work, what's not hard."

had long been accustomed to Master Cao's attitude, Lu Zhengan and Lu Changgen looked at each other and smiled and didn't say anything.

After Lu Zhengan walked around the workshop, he saw that there was no place for him to intervene, so he had to go home. However, remembering his heart's plan, Lu Zhengan came to Lu Changgen's side and said to him: "In the evening, you ask Aunt Shuyi to stop cooking and take the Spring Festival girl to my house to eat." In the past few days, Xingyi has been thinking about your two elders, and everyone eats together in the evening, which happens to be lively and lively. ”

The two families are used to partnering with each other, and hearing Lu Zhengan say this, Lu Changgen remembered Lu Xingyi's quirky little girl, and immediately smiled and nodded.

When Lu Zhengan returned home, Lu Xingyi was already asleep. Looking at Song Huaishu who was washing clothes in the yard, Lu Zhengan hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Seeing this, Song Huaishu hurriedly pulled his clothes out of Lu Zhengan's hand. "It's just two summer shirts, very light, I can wash them myself."

Lu Zheng'an, who was rejected, directly dragged a small wooden stool and sat down opposite Song Huaishu, watching Song Huaishu's knobby palms rubbing a bamboo-blue dress in the wooden basin, and only felt that those hands were as beautiful as jade.

Song Huaishu was stunned when he saw Lu Zhengan staring at his hand, and he couldn't help but feel a little funny for a while. Bent his fingers and flicked them on his face, looked at Lu Zhengan's appearance of wiping the water on his face with his hands and feet, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about motionless?" ”

"It's nothing, I'm just thinking about the shop."

At the mention of this, Song Huaishu thought of inviting the master who specialized in making candied fruits, and asked, "The masters that Erwang helped invite should be here in a few days, right?" At present, the workshop has not been built, so where will we place the people first? ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengan thought for a moment before replying: "Our family is definitely not good, and most of the people in the village are also nervous about their houses. However, the fourth uncle's family lives alone with the fourth uncle, and it is still empty. It's really not okay to let Uncle Changgen discuss with the fourth uncle, let's take the money and let the masters live in her house first. ”

Song Huaishu When he heard Lu Zhengan say this, he thought it was a good idea. However, since the death of the fourth uncle Lu Ming and the disappearance of his son Lu Jianping, the fourth uncle has not appeared in front of people. The fourth aunt was already prejudiced against Lu Zhengxin, and Song Huaishu was worried about this matter, and the fourth aunt may not have agreed.

Seeing Song Huaishu's expression and knowing the concerns in his heart, Lu Zhengan reached out and pulled the clothes out of his hand, and said while scrubbing them: "There is nothing to worry about in this matter. It really doesn't work, and I'll find another way when the time comes. ”

Song Huaishu nodded, "This time, I was able to invite these masters, thanks to Erwang's help." If it weren't for him, you would be alone in the workshop, and even if you know how to do it, you might not be able to get busy. And when the shop opens in the later stage, you still have to run at both ends. ”

Thinking about Lu Zhengan's hard work, Song Huaishu couldn't help but feel distressed.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng'an, who was washing clothes, touched Song Huaishu's calf with his arm and said softly: "Haven't you, Uncle Changgen, and Master Cao always helped me again?" Moreover, Erwang also helped find a few masters, and when the stall was opened, I didn't have to worry about anything. ”

"By the way, after the workshop is built, who are you going to hand it over? Is it still Uncle Changgen? Song Huaishu raised his head and asked.

Lu Zhengan wrung out the clothes in his hand and put them in the wooden basin, stood up, and replied as he walked: "Well, I'm more relieved to hand it over to Uncle Changgen." However, in addition to the master in each workshop, I also want to find a few people to watch. ”

"Do you have a plan in mind?"

Hearing Song Huaishu ask this, Lu Zhengan nodded truthfully. "Although Uncle Changgen is a reliable man, he can't do everything on him alone. In the beginning, there were bound to be a lot of things, and he might not be able to take care of them alone. ”

Now that there is nothing to do, after Lu Zhengan dried all his clothes, he pulled Song Huaishu to sit on the stool, and then told Song Huaishu all the calculations in his heart.

After listening to this, Song Huaishu nodded in agreement, but his brows never relaxed. "Your idea is good, the workshop has just been erected, and you can hand it over to Uncle Nagane. Who are you going to give the orchard to? And we have more than one kind of dry goods, so how should we distribute them below? ”

At the mention of this issue, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but sigh. "I'm not thinking about it, but I'm going to hand it over to Uncle Changshan over to the orchard. Although Uncle Shan, the head of the land and workshop, was a little unhappy, in terms of work and carefulness, few people in the village could compare with him. ”

"My father and Uncle Changgen said earlier that land is the lifeblood of the common people, and our family's workshop will soon occupy all the land of Uncle Changshan's family, and even if we give money, the family may not be happy. Although it is not aimed at you, there is always a pimple in my heart. ”

As he spoke, Song Huaishu thought about it carefully, "But you are right, let Uncle Changshan take care of the orchard, and you can also give him an extra salary." In addition, on the other side of the workshop, you said that you should let Yingchun also pass, do you think it is appropriate? ”

"Spring Festival?" Song Huaishu's suggestion made Lu Zheng'an stunned for a moment, and he couldn't keep up with Song Huaishu's train of thought for a while.

"Yes, it is almost fourteen years old now, and I am much more steady in my words and actions than before. Uncle Changgen and Aunt Shuyi will only have Yingchun by their side in the future, so they are naturally reluctant to marry her far away. I thought about putting it in the workshop, and I would learn a lot over time. In the future, we will be able to take charge of our workshop on our own, and the waist pole in my mother-in-law's house will also be harder. ”

Seeing that Song Huaishu was so dedicated to Lu Yingchun's plan, his heart suddenly felt a pang of relief. Squatting on the side and squinting his eyes, he looked at Song Huaishu for a moment, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.

Song Huaishu's voice fell, and when he saw that Lu Zhengan had been silent, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. Just as he was about to ask him if this was feasible, he turned his head and saw the expression on Lu Zhengan's face, and suddenly couldn't help laughing.

"What kind of eyes are you?"

Looking at Song Huaishu, he didn't notice anything wrong at all, and looking at Lu Zhengan with a smile made him feel even more unhappy. So, Lu Zhengan stood up, bent down and picked up Song Huaishu, while he himself carried him and sat on a wooden bench.

Since Lu Xingyi left, the two have rarely been so close outside. Song Huaishu was imprisoned in his arms by Lu Zheng'an, and hurriedly turned his head to look at the door, seeing that his mother was not relieved at this time.

Stretched out his hand and patted the puffing Lu Zheng'an, Song Huaishu lowered his voice and said, "What are you doing?" Hurry up and put me down. ”

Lu Zhengan turned a deaf ear to Song Huaishu's struggle, and his right hand pressed tightly against Song Huaishu's knee like an iron palm, making him unable to move.

Song Huaishu tried several times, but when he saw that he could not break free, he simply gave up. Looking at Lu Zhengan's dark face, he asked angrily and funny: "What kind of temper are you doing?" But what did I say wrong? ”

"What do you say, it's clear that we are brothers, you don't put your mind on me, but plan carefully for others."

Hearing that Lu Zhengan was actually angry because of this, Song Huaishu was stunned for a moment, and immediately laughed. "What else, you even eat the vinegar of the girl in Yingchun."

"How about welcoming spring, you can only plan for me in the future."

As he was talking, he heard a cough suddenly come from the door. The two people who were 'arguing' were taken aback, and Song Huaishu even took the opportunity to jump out of Lu Zheng'an's arms and looked at Yang Shuyi and Lu Yingchun who came through the door with a red face.

Lu Zhengan didn't expect to be hit by someone, and his black face rarely turned red. Getting up from the stool and holding Song Huaishu's hand, Lu Zhengan said to Yang Shuyi with a curtive expression: "What's wrong with my aunt?" ”

"Mrs. Ge said that when I saw you coming back, I would come over and have a look. What about your mother-in-law and Xingyi? Why don't you see them? ”

"Xingyi is asleep, let her mother watch it."

Song Huaishu raised his eyes with red earlobes and looked at Yang Shuyi and Lu Yingchun opposite, seeing that both of them were holding back a smile, the red color immediately spread from his ears to his entire face.

Although Lu Yingchun has grown up a lot more steadily in the past two years, the naughty energy in his bones is still there. Seeing Song Huaishu looking at him, Lu Yingchun raised his eyebrows and made a shy gesture with his thin white fingers.

Although Yang Shuyi also felt funny when she saw the two of them like this, she still glared back at her when she looked at her daughter's small movements.

Just as Lu Zhengan was about to speak and break this embarrassing atmosphere, he suddenly heard his daughter's voice in the house, and Lu Zhengan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yo, Xingyi woke up?"

As he spoke, Lu Zhengan took Song Huaishu's hand and hurriedly walked towards the house. And Lu Yingchun and Yang Shuyi behind the two couldn't help laughing anymore.

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It's April, and it's not as cool as it used to be.

Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu made dinner, then set a table in the courtyard, and after a table full of dishes, they invited several elders in the family and Master Cao to sit down.