can make the whole village work hard for him, and it will be clear what the character and popularity of Lu Zhengan, the owner, are in the village.

Hearing the sound of wheels rolling behind them, as soon as everyone turned around, they saw Lu Tiezhuan and others walking over with a dozen large iron pots pushing them on a plate cart. "Zheng'an, this pot will be pressed first, and the master who supports the pot is here. Let him help see what is going on, and the smoke leakage is just the right place to help re-paste it. ”

"Okay, after we get it done, we should go pick the fruit the day after tomorrow, just take advantage of these few days to dry it, and come back without delay."

……

Because Lu Tiezhu and others were not familiar with He Zhonglin, they went to Moling to pick fruits, and Lu Zhengan led them.

After the completion of the workshop, the big guys started to cut a hundred miles to Moling, which was originally six or seven hours away, but everyone walked for five hours and arrived.

At this time, the apricot part of the tree was already seven or eight ripe, and He Zhonglin, who had been waiting at home, couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he saw that Lu Zhengan had not arrived for a long time, and was about to hesitate to go to Hualong Town again, but saw Lu Zhengan pulling a cart and leading a group of people to come.

"We're not too late, are we?"

Listening to Lu Zheng'an's questioning, He Zhonglin was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and hurriedly replied: "No, it's not too late, it's not too late." It's just a little ripe, and Brother Lu is here just in time. ”

"Okay, just catch up." After that, Lu Zhengan glanced at the tired people behind him, and said to He Zhonglin with a smile: "I'm tired of Brother He getting us some tea, I'm really a little thirsty all the way." ”

"My mother and mother-in-law are already burning, big brothers, wait a minute, it will be fine soon." He Zhonglin cautiously glanced at the more than ten people behind Lu Zheng'an, as if he had thought of something, and pursed his lips with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Lu Zhengan didn't know why He Zhonglin was worried, so he took He Zhonglin aside and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about eating, we are here with dry food." ”

After being poked in the center, He Zhonglin's face was full of apologies. "It's not that I don't want to take care of the food, at home, at home ......"

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder to reassure him: "It's not that I don't know about your family's situation, so don't talk about it if you don't have anything extraneous." Let's take a drink of water, rest our feet, and get to work. ”

There are so many big men pulling carts from the He family, and the people in Hejia Village still think that his family has caused some trouble and someone has come to raid their house. However, He Zhonglin led the crowd into the orchard with a smile and a smile on his face, and only then did he react after he began to pick the fruit with all his hands and feet.

Seeing the baskets of apricots being loaded onto the other party's car, the envious eyes of everyone in Hejia Village turned red. Pulling the beaming Zhonglin Niang, she asked, "Where did this big customer come from, and he actually bought so many fruits at once?" ”

"Yes, yes, Aunt He, help us ask this customer if he has not harvested the fruit, my family's fruit is also very good this year."

Zhonglin Niang is honest and timid, and although she is in a hurry to work, she still answers everyone's questions one by one. However, He Zhonglin's daughter-in-law, Zhang Meilian, saw that her mother-in-law was so embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Mother, Zhonglin asked us to send tea to the field." I've already burned it, can you come and help out? ”

At this time, the daughter-in-law's words were like heaven in the ears of Zhonglin Niang, and she raised her voice in response, smiled at the villagers around her, and then walked home quickly.

Zhang Meilian looked at the crowd around the door and still didn't disperse, couldn't help but roll her eyes, and persuaded her honest and loyal mother-in-law: "Mother, don't pay attention to these people if you don't want to deal with them in the future, if you want to sell yourself, don't ask yourself, but force you to say, what kind of garlic is here one by one." ”

Knowing her mother-in-law's temperament, Zhang Meilian didn't expect her to be strong. I quickly picked up the tea, locked the door, and took my mother-in-law's arm to the orchard to help.

He Zhonglin's orchard is not small, and although the apricots are only partially yellow now, the entire orchard has been harvested, and the eight carts brought by Lu Zhengan have all been almost loaded. In addition, the delicate degree of apricots is similar to that of peaches, so Lu Zheng'an only let Lu Zhengan fill each frame car.

However, when he picked it, he forgot to weigh it. He Laohan knew that Lu Zhengan also intended to take care of their family, so when Lu Zhengan proposed to unload the car, he waved his hand directly.

"Don't toss, this fruit is not worth much, you can count it according to the car. Give me eight for a cart, no, six pieces of silver. ”

The fruit of He Zhonglin's family is in good condition, and He Laohan really didn't ask for much of the six coins of silver. Therefore, Lu Zhengan happily agreed, touched a small silver ingot of five taels from his sleeve pocket, and handed it to He Laohan.

"The extra 200 wen will be deducted when I come back next time." With that, Lu Zheng'an looked back and saw that the people behind him were already dragging the cart out, and then said to the He family: "We will go back today, and we will come back after this batch of fruits is returned." ”

When everyone came, they went out with the stars on their heads, and Lu Zhengan was afraid that everyone would be too tired, so he wanted them to rest for a night in Moling Town. However, everyone was eager to work and refused directly.

"When we came out, it was a cart pulled by a mule, and we all sat in the cart with all our trouble. Let's hurry back and send the fruit back, so we can start work a day earlier. ”

Thinking about the workshop that has been built at home, Lu Zhengan is also looking forward to it. After saying a few words of encouragement to the others, he hurried with them to Hualong Town in a mule cart against the darkness of the night.

……

By the time Lu Zhengan and the others returned to Lujia Village, the time would not be too late.

Thinking that the fruit had been bumpy in the car for most of the night, everyone couldn't care about the exhaustion on their bodies. Lighting the lamp, all the light hands and feet were unloaded under the workshop shed.

By the time the eight carts of fruit were unloaded, Lu Zhengan and the others were so tired that they didn't even want to move a finger. Lying on the ground on all fours, his eyes just closed and he fell straight to sleep.

Lu Zheng'an didn't know how long he slept this night, until he was woken up by the sound of the sound in his ears, Lu Zhengan turned over and sat up from the ground, and saw that most of the fruit they had unloaded last night had been transported out.

At this time, Lu Tieniu and the others had not woken up. The crowd of people, who did not know whose coats they had covered, lay on the ground in all directions, snoring and almost tearing off the roof.

Lu Zheng'an pinched his sore neck and stood up from the ground, and when he looked up, he saw the women of the village sitting in a row cleaning the apricots they brought back yesterday. They were silent when they got together, for fear of waking up the men in the shack.

Master Zhang sat on the side and watched them work, and when he saw Lu Zhengan coming out of the shed, Master Zhang got up and called out with a smile, 'Dongjia'.

"When did you come and why didn't you call us?"

Yang Shuyi saw Lu Zhengan wake up, shook off the water droplets in her hand and stood up, walked to the table at the door of the shed, lifted the kettle and poured a bowl of steaming ginger tea and handed it to Lu Zhengan.

"Before dawn, Uncle Changgen found out that you were all back, so he called us here. You say that you are too, when you are tired, you will rest on the road and come back, and you will wear out your body in such a hurry. Fortunately, it's warm now, and if I had stayed ten days ago, I would have gotten sick. ”

Lu Zhengan took the ginger tea, and after taking a sip, the strong ginger flavor and spicy taste only rushed from his mouth to the Tianling Gai. Lu Zhengan only took one sip and couldn't drink it anymore, and was about to reach out and put it on the table when Yang Shuyi glared at him.

"Drink it all! If you are sick, it doesn't matter, if you give it to Niu Niu, you see if I hammer you or not, it's over! ”

Listening to Yang Shuyi's words, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but laugh. Looking at Song Huaishu who led Lu Xingyi to this side from a distance, Lu Zhengan looked at the slightly yellowed ginger tea in the bowl, pinched his nose and poured it all into his mouth.

"Now you can rest assured."

Looking at Lu Zheng'an, who was so obedient, a smile flashed in Yang Shuyi's eyes. "Wouldn't it be nice to be so obedient earlier?"

After speaking, Yang Shuyi turned around and saw Lu Xingyi running towards this side, and said with a smile: "It's your daughter, I thought about her on this day." I asked 800 times a day, and I was annoyed to death. ”

"My daughter, can his father go out?"

Lu Zhengan walked towards Song Huaishu's father and daughter, and when he was still five or six meters away from Lu Xingyi, Lu Zhengan stopped and bent down to clap his hands at Lu Xingyi. Immediately, Lu Xingyi threw himself into Lu Zhengan's arms with two little short legs like a gust of wind.

"Father, I miss you all when you come back."

Lu Xingyi hugged Lu Zhengan's neck and kissed him on the face, and then he didn't know what he found. After sniffing between his neck with a wrinkled nose, he immediately struggled to slide off Lu Zhengan's body. While stepping back, he covered his nose with his chubby little hands, and said in disgust: "Father didn't wash his claws, it stinks." ”

After speaking, the little fat hand of the steamed bun was still fanning under his nose, and his frowning face was more disgusted and disgusted.

Seeing this, Lu Zhengan couldn't help but be angry and funny, raised his eyes to look at Song Huaishu who was smiling next to him, and pointed to Lu Xingyi 'accusing': "Your daughter dislikes me, you don't care?" I'm going to beat me up! ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu glanced at Lu Xingyi, who was staring wide-eyed on the ground, and said with a smile: "Your daughter wets the bed in the middle of the night, why don't you say it?" If you want to beat my daughter, then I will beat your daughter. ”

Lu Xingyi was a little dizzy by the sentence 'your daughter' on the left and the sentence 'your daughter'. Listening to the words of the two fathers, I knew that the two were arguing, but looking at the expressions, it didn't feel like it.

Lu Xingyi, who was confused, thought for a long time and didn't understand, so he simply took a step back with his hips and legs, and shouted at the two of them with a proud wave of his little hand: "Beat his daughter!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. While laughing, he walked up to Lu Xingyi and reached out to slap her elastic little buttocks.

Before Lu Xingyi could understand why her father wanted to beat her, her father also came over and slapped her on the ass again.

At this time, Lu Xingyi suddenly stopped, raised his head and began to cry loudly.

When the people who were working in the workshop heard Lu Xingyi's cry, they immediately dropped their work and ran out. Seeing Lu Xingyi crying while pointing his finger at Lu Zhengan and Song Huai, he said vaguely: "Beat you girl!" Hit your girl! ”

Yang Shuyi hurriedly walked to the two, picked up Lu Xingyi, who was crying incessantly, from the ground, and wiped her tears while asking, "What's the matter, what are you crying about?" ”

How dare Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu tell the truth, without waiting for the two to find an excuse to cover up the past, Lu Xingyi grabbed Yang Shuyi's neck, pointed at the two fathers and said aggrievedly: "Father said, beat your daughter." Daddy said, hit your daughter, they all beat the baby. ”

Although Lu Xingyi couldn't speak clearly, Yang Shuyi already understood her thoughts from her words. looked at the young man standing with a sneering expression, and he didn't know whether to be angry or laugh for a while.

"It's all in their twenties, and there are such a cheating girls. Go and go, do what you should do when you get home. ”

Lu Xingyi, who hadn't reacted yet, snuggled in Yang Shuyi's arms before he could react, pointing at Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu while crying and shouting: "Beat your daughter." ”

Yang Shuyi looked at Lu Xingyi, who was so 'persevering', and couldn't help crying and laughing. "Don't shout, their daughter is not you, who else can beat her daughter besides you?"

Just when Yang Shuyi was coaxing Lu Xingyi, she suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums in the distance from far to near. Lu Zheng'an and Song Huaishu turned around to look and saw Ji Yuexian and Ji Yueqiao riding tall horses and leading a team slowly towards this side.

After seeing Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu, Ji Yuexian smiled and waved at him. Seeing this, Lu Zhengan glanced at Song Huaishu, and the two glanced at each other and walked towards the team.

When approaching the team, Ji Yuexian and Ji Yueqiao turned over and got off their horses, and then said with a smile: "If the workshop is such a big thing, you want to expose it quietly, but I don't follow it." ”

After saying that, Ji Yuexian clapped his hands. Two attendants came out of the back of the line, holding a card covered with red cloth. Lu Zhengan quietly picked up the red cloth with his fingers, and when he saw the four big characters on the black-on-gold lacquered card, he immediately smiled helplessly.

Chapter 123

On the eighth day of the fourth month, it is advisable to open, make a bed, and marry and dig a well

Early in the morning, the men, women and children of Lujia Village were waiting at the door of the workshop in new clothes. When Lu Changgen sang "The auspicious time has come," the sound of crackling firecrackers rang out. At the same time, the red and yellow lion dancers came to the door of the workshop under the guidance of the lion leader, shook their heads and began to dance flexibly.

Ji Yuexian looked at the smirk on Lu Zhengan's face, bumped Lu Zhengan with his shoulder, and said in a low voice: "This matter is not for me to ask, it was ordered by the old lady herself." If you have any opinions, go back to the old lady and bring it up. ”

As soon as he heard that it was arranged by Mrs. Ji, Lu Zhengan's expression immediately softened a little. "I said you can't be so kind." When the words fell, Lu Zheng'an saw that Ji Yuexian wanted to say something more, and immediately raised his eyebrows and continued: "Thank you for me, old lady, besides, you have to pay for me the silver in Lishi." ”

After Lu Zhengan finished speaking, he went to take the long pole handed over by Liu Changshan. Seeing that the greens in front of him had been tied, he took out a red seal from his arms and stuffed it.

Looking back at Song Huaishu, who was holding Lu Xingyi and watching the excitement, Lu Zhengan quickly pulled the person over, and the family of three shook it in front of the two lions with a long pole tied with green vegetables and red seals. The green vegetables and red envelopes on the long poles of the two lions danced several times in front of them, as if they were quite hesitant.

However, just when Lu Zheng'an doubted whether the swing of his long pole was too large, he saw one of the yellow lions jumping up on the red lion, and after 'biting' the green vegetables and red seals on the long pole in the exclamation of everyone, he chewed the green vegetables in a few bites, and then showed a full expression.

Everyone looked at the cute lion and laughed. However, at this moment, I saw the yellow lion lion's mouth wide open and 'spit out' the green vegetables that had been chewed earlier. Those present had never seen such a posture, and for a while they were a little confused.

On the contrary, several masters who were watching the excitement clapped their palms vigorously and shouted: "Wealth is made everywhere, and I wish the owner a good business and a lot of money." ”

When Master Huang shouted like this, everyone understood the Yellow Lion's intentions and shouted congratulations to Lu Zheng'an. Seeing this, Ji Yuexian stuffed the copper plate that had already been prepared into Lu Zhengan's hand.

"It's a big day, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy, so let the big guys be happy."

Seeing that Lu Zhengan glanced at it and didn't answer, Ji Yuexian directly stuffed the cloth bag into Lu Zhengan's hand and said, "Don't worry, this is mine, and I won't let you return it." ”

After Ji Yuexian finished speaking, he grabbed a handful of copper plates from the cloth bag and threw them at the crowd with all his might, shouting: "The lord's family is happy." ”

was stirred up by Ji Yuexian like this, and Lu Zhengan had to disperse. Moreover, Ji Yuexian's words were all spoken, and Lu Zhengan did not feel distressed. After the copper plate in the cloth bag was finished, Lu Zhengan shook the empty bag in his hand and said to Song Huaishu on the side: "The copper plate that was sprinkled out will cost five or six taels, and I would have picked it up in the crowd if I knew that you would scatter it." ”

Hearing this, Song Huaishu couldn't help but smile and said, "It's okay, let's open a shop again later, and invite him to come." ”

"When calculating others, I try to avoid people, and the abacus beads of both of you are about to collapse on my face." Ji Yuexian fanned the folding fan and glanced at the two of them.

Ji Yueqiao, who was on the side, saw him like this, and said with a smile: "It's okay, my second sister-in-law is very generous to my second brother." My second brother has money, and my cousin scatters it casually. ”

Ji Yueqiao's voice fell, and he was immediately hit by a folding fan on his head.

"I'm your brother, where is your little hoe going?!"

Seeing the two brothers like this, Lu Zhengan and Song Huaishu smiled and turned sideways to invite people into the workshop. Looking at the row of brand-new sheds, Ji Yuexian couldn't help but nodded.

"Finally, I have done a little bit of a big thing, and the two small stoves before me looked so shabby. However, now that your workshop is up and running, what about your shop, how is the repair? ”

Song Huaishu saw that Lu Zhengan was serving Lu Xingyi, so he replied: "As soon as the workshop is completed, Master Cao will take people to Yuanyang." The shop is not comparable to the workshop, and it is estimated that half a month's work is about the same. ”

Hearing Song Huaishu say this, Ji Yuexian immediately raised his eyebrows. "At this pace, it is estimated that it will be opened in time for the second birthday of Xingyi girl, and it seems that my money bag will have to be empty once."

When the workshop opened, Lu Zhengan did not plan to make wine. However, the villagers who had picked up a lot of money were happier than eating the feast. After laughing and laughing for a while, everyone began to get busy. Several masters were busy in the crowd, and it was a lively scene.

Several of the masters are indeed skilled in their craft, and they have made some preserved fruits from peaches that have fallen from the garden. Although it has not yet been dried, the taste is far stronger than Lu Zhengan's half-bucket of water.

Ji Yuexian was also worried about Lu Zheng'an's request for a master, but after hearing that Lu Zhengan had found a suitable master, he was quite happy for him. However, when he arrived in Hualong Town, he saw a few old people who were already over the age of sixties, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"These masters are not young, don't come here to sway you."