The short episode did not affect the mood of the official practitioners of the county Zhu Yamen. After Lu Xun and the others left, everyone quickly laughed and drank happily again.

It's just that the topic of casual conversation at the banquet inevitably fell to the Lu family.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Du Yi didn't want to interrupt everyone's interest, so he simply got up and went over, paid the money, and sent the two kabuki, who were already scared of mistakes, out.

As soon as the two kataka left, there was no one else in the room, and everyone naturally had no fear when they spoke.

From the performance of the Lu family, although he is still young, he is generous, talking about the death of Lu Zhi, and then talking about the current situation of the Lu family.

Of course, everyone is just chatting, in fact, the situation of the Lu family has nothing to do with the county Zhu Yamen - when Lu Zhu was there, he was directly connected to the Chang'an Taizhu Temple, and the main body of the specific implementation of the two sides was also the Lingzhou County Zhu Yamen. In this matter, the county Zhu Yamen only appeared as a helper attached to the county Zhu Yamen. And when Lu Zhi went, the person responsible for protecting the Lu family was naturally the Zhu Yamen of Lingzhou County.

Frankly speaking, compared to an opponent like Li Ming, the rank of the county Zhu Yamen is too low.

So just now, the Lu family treated the people of the county Zhu Yamen with a humble and polite attitude, but he would not have the slightest intention of being close to it.

Because in the people's place, about the county Zhu Yamen, the gang of people, only need not to offend, it is enough - everyone does not have any resentment because of this, to put it bluntly, this kind of protection of people, always beware of a master running to sneak attack, is a tiring and unrewarding drudgery, not greedy.

Only a few sensitive-minded people faintly perceived that Lu Xun was not humble or arrogant in the face of Gao Xianzhu, so he was slightly unhappy.

Even if it's irrelevant, I don't want you to look down on me!

It's human nature.

When the banquet ended, the cups and plates were messy, everyone was also full of wine and food, and walked all the way to the north-south avenue outside the fang, and gradually divided into several batches, each returning to their own homes.

Zhou Ang went home with Lu Jin, and when he arrived at home, Lu Jin was dizzy, and he didn't mention it when he went to rest, Zhou Ang washed his face and refreshed himself, and then went into the study, sat quietly for a while, and then facilitated the mirror communication, and immediately received the signal of the "vision" shown by the mirror in his mind.

............

Because he changed places halfway, when Lu Xun returned home, it was a little later than expected.

After getting out of the carriage and entering the house, he first washed his face, took off his coat, changed his clothes, and then went to the backyard, into the courtyard where his sister lived, and sent the maid upstairs to say goodbye, but he himself did not go up, but sat downstairs, while thinking about the people and things he saw at night, while waiting for his sister to go downstairs.

After a while, his eldest sister Lu Tao had already walked downstairs.

Lu Xun got up, made a serious gesture, and shouted, "Sister." ”

It was getting late, and after dinner, Lu Tao had already changed into casual clothes, and at this moment, even his hair bun had been scattered, and he only used a belt behind him to tie it into a waterfall of green silk.

When she went downstairs, she casually ordered, "Cook some tea soup for the young master." ”

The maid answered the call and opened the bottom of the stove, and after a little pass, the small stove burst into flames, and the maid took the kettle and filled it with water, and patiently guarded the stove to make tea.

The siblings quickly sat down in the room.

As soon as he sat down, Lu Xun was a little relieved, but he still said first: "Mother can eat some at dinner?

There are four of them, Lu Tao is the eldest sister, nineteen years old this year, and the two brothers Lu Xun and Lu Yan, one is seventeen years old, the other is only sixteen, and the youngest sister at the bottom is named Lu Qi, who is fourteen years old.

Among the four sisters and brothers, Lu Tao and Lu Xun are the two eldest brothers, who are from the same mother, but their mother died of illness as early as eleven years ago, and Lu Yan and Lu Qi, the younger brother and sister, were born by their aunt.

Similar to many more sophisticated families in this era, Lu Zhu married a wife back then, and in addition to marrying a daughter, his wife's family also married a daughter as a concubine, which was Lu Zhu's wife's own sister - when she married her, the girl was just fourteen years old, and it was a house that took two years to complete. But today, this is perfectly normal.

The reason why the jury system in this era is prevalent is actually very particular, not simply to say that there are too many daughters in a girl's family to marry, so marry one and give one.

This is really for the consideration of inheritance and in-law relationship - limited by the conditions of the times, no one dares to guarantee that they will not get sick, and no one dares to guarantee that they will be cured if they get sick, so it is not uncommon to die at fifty, and it is not uncommon to die in the prime of life. In addition, for women, there is still a ghost gate to pass in this era, and that is childbirth.

Under normal circumstances, once a woman dies, a man with a little conditions will definitely not be willing to be alone and widowed, and will remarry, and once remarried, the original mother's family will inevitably worry that the children left by their daughters will be abused by their stepmothers, and even after the birth of a younger brother, they will lose their due inheritance rights.

And if you remarry, the benefits of marriage that come with the marriage contract, or even some kind of political or commercial alliance, will inevitably be damaged, which is not necessarily something that both parties are happy about.

So what to do?

When marrying a daughter to someone they value more, a large family likes to marry two as soon as they get married, one is a wife and one is a concubine. Some are sisters, and some are selected from a partial family to be a beautiful person.

Anyway, the purpose is determined, that is, once the wife dies halfway, the concubine can smoothly take over the custody of the children with the support of her mother's family, and the slightly stronger ones can preside over the feed, and even because of the special status of the concubine, even if she is corrected as a concubine, she is not spurned by the times.

And if the wife has been well, then the sisters can also be favored and have more children under the same heart, so as to ensure that the status of the sisters is stable, and they will not be excluded or even abandoned because they have no children.

This ensures the stability and continuity of an important marriage.

In fact, Lu Tao and Lu Xun sisters and brothers can be regarded as losing their mothers at a young age, but because their aunt is at home, they have passed a series of possible crises caused by the loss of their mother relatively smoothly. Their father, Lu Zhi, although he never straightened the latter into his wife, never renewed the strings.

At this moment, the "mother" that Lu Xun sat down and asked about first referred to was the aunt and concubine of the two of them, that is, the biological mothers of Lu Yan and Lu Qi, the little brothers and sisters.

Lu Tao smiled at his younger brother when he heard this, and said, "Mother can have a small half bowl of rice after dinner, and she can be regarded as surviving it when it changes greatly." ”

Lu Xun nodded, his face was serious, and then he smiled, but he was still a little depressed.

At this time, Lu Tao smiled again: "Okay, don't be a child again." What do they mean when you go to see Na Du today?"

When Lu Xun heard this, he took a moment to restrain Qi Rong, and then said: "There should be no doubt about their intention to get closer." However, although Na Du Ying said to himself, saying that he represented his father, he was only the third son in the family after all, and I thought he was in power and believed it, but I couldn't believe it all. Specifically, I have made an appointment with him, and I will go over to visit his father, Du Mian, the head of the Du family, the day after tomorrow, and talk to him at that time. ”

Lu Tao nodded when he heard this, but did not interject.

After a pause, Lu Xuncai continued: "What the Du clan means is that they have a lot of connections in the local area and can help us take root here in many ways. Na Du Ying even proposed that he has a young sister in his family, who has reached the age of leaving the cabinet, and it happens that I am unmarried, and if I can get married, we can get closer and more tacit with each other. ”

Lu Tao pursed his lips slightly when he heard this, as if he smiled, but he still didn't speak.

Lu Xun understood his sister's style of doing things very well, so he didn't care, and still continued: "From the meaning of Na Du Ying's words, although he didn't say it explicitly, I actually knew what he wanted. ”

"His family has also been out of office for generations before, to Du Mian's generation, no one in their family has been out of office, I listened to the meaning of Du Ying's words, it seems that his father is a small official, and he feels that to do the previous term, it will be in vain, and there is not much hope of promotion in the future, so he did not go. ”

Moreover, although the previous official ranks were not high, it must have been a coincidence that they still let them know some things related to cultivation. They have probably understood that all the really great power that is now in the hands of the practitioner has always been in the hands of the practitioners. ”

"Therefore, the side knock of the Nadu camp is nothing more than one, their family wants to follow us. The so-called follow-up means that their family selects outstanding young children from their clan, and our family is responsible for introducing the path of cultivation. ”

Hearing this, Lu Tao's smile that had been on the corner of his mouth finally bloomed on his face.

"Think beautifully!"

She commented coldly.

Lu Xun laughed when he heard this.

At this time, the tea had been boiled, and the maid carefully sifted and divided the tea, and then brought a cup of tea with the fragrance of pale yellow tea to the front, and said in a low voice: "Young master, please use tea!"

Lu Xun leaned over slightly, nodded, picked it up, took a sip, and asked with a smile: "How should I reply?"

The maid had already brought the second cup of tea to Lu Tao.

Lu Tao didn't look at it, thought for a moment, and said slowly: "We are like rootless wanderers now, but we really need to borrow some strength to take root." But this power, the most critical is still on the side of the Junzhu Yamen, that is to say, only Shen Ming, who was born in Xuandu Temple, is the key to this matter, and the rest are insignificant. ”

After a pause, she finally picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "But if a local like Du Shi is willing to take refuge, it is not easy to turn him away, after all, they are still useful." ”

If you go to Du's house the day after tomorrow, you can tell them that the young lady of his family can come to her mother to serve, and give her the name of a righteous daughter? Or ......?"

Speaking of this, the corners of her mouth pursed slightly, revealing a thin sarcastic smile, and said, "If they marry a daughter, it is okay." can only be a concubine with you. ...... What kind of family is my family, and what kind of family is he? With a woman from his family, he actually wants to marry into my family to be the future housewife...... Oh, go back and find a chance, but you need a little tapping!"

Hearing this, Lu Xun thought for a moment, nodded seriously, and said, "No! I listen to my sister." ”

Lu Tao nodded, took another sip of fragrant tea, put down the cup, and then said: "This matter is just that, it doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not." When the family settles down, it is more important for you to go to the county to obtain a public identity. By the way, what is worth talking about at today's banquet?"

Hearing this, Lu Xun knew that the matter just now had been revealed, so his demeanor relaxed slightly, thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's not too worth saying, then Du Ying is advising to drink, but my father is filial piety, and he can't drink, we haven't even called Kabuki, if Ah Yan goes, he will definitely feel completely boring...... Oh, by the way, I really have something to tell my sister. ”

Say. ”

"When we were sitting in Wangjiang Tower, something happened halfway, that Du Ying wanted to show off their family's strength in the local area in front of me, but he didn't want to kick the stone!"

While laughing, Lu Xun told the story of the conflict between Nadu Ying and the county Zhu Yamen group on the Wangjiang Tower just now, and the fact that he came forward to solve the siege by himself in the end.

At the end, he commented: "Needless to say, Du Ying is ugly, this is the first time I have seen an official practitioner of Zhu Yamen in Lingzhou County. At that time, I was thinking about my father's comments on several characters before his death, and compared them with the people in front of him one by one, thinking that I should have recognized them all. I haven't talked about it deeply, but I just have the first impression, I think that Gao Jing should be the same as his father judged that day, his talent and morality are all in the middle, he can win the hearts of people, and he can win people's strength, but his talent is limited after all, even if he will not stop at the position of county secretary, the prospect of rising is also limited. ”

Hearing this, Lu Tao nodded lightly.

Lu Xun continued: "Most of the rest are honest and plain people, but it is the Zhou Ang that my father commented on that day, not only described as handsome, but also has an outstanding personality. However, the lamentable thing is that this person can know the depth at a glance, he has a magnificent chapter in his belly, and he has a plan in his chest, but he is by no means a person who fights for his life. If there is no big opportunity to force him, I am afraid that this person can get a mansion and a beautiful woman, and he will be unable to move forward. ”

Hearing this, Lu Tao nodded slowly and said, "The ambition is no more than ten thousand taels of silver." ”

Lu Xun laughed when he heard this, sighed again, and nodded: "Father's words that day are really to the bone. ”

Lu Tao smiled and asked again, "Is there anything else?"

Lu Xun was upset, nodded, and said, "Yes!"

After a pause, he said: "Today, on the Wangjiang Tower, my biggest gain is to see a human god!"

"Oh?"

"That person's name is Lu Jin, and in my opinion, it seems that he is actually Zhou Ang's servant or something, but he is in and out of a group of official cultivators, so he must have had some chances. But his strength is extremely shallow, and he should have just opened his mind. ”

"What's so different about this man?"

"This person is nearly a foot tall, born with divine power, and has a keel on his eyebrows, and his nose is open, which is exactly the first divine product of the three gods in the world that my father said that day!

Lu Tao raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, "There really are such people?"

Lu Xun said a little excitedly: "Sister, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Hearing this, Lu Tao slowly inhaled and slowly spit out, and then, she raised the teacup and took a shallow sip, before she nodded, thoughtfully, and said, "I know." ”

"Let me think about it, and see how to keep this man in. ”

Hearing this, Lu Xun took a sip of tea, slowly withdrew the agitated emotion just now, and then said: "It's late today, I'll send someone to inquire quietly tomorrow, and first have an in-depth understanding of the situation of Zhou Ang and Lu Jin, so that my sister can make a decision." If we can restrain this person, then my family will be very powerful!"

Lu Tao nodded slowly and said, "Good!"

After a pause, she admonished again: "We have just arrived, and my father has left suddenly, and now you and I have to pick up this burden, but after all, we are still young, and we are the most taboo in our actions." Therefore, I still say that you need to think twice about everything, and you must not be in a hurry! You need to know that for you and me at the moment, not making mistakes is the best result. Everything has to be done slowly. ”

Lu Xun said with a straight face when he heard this: "My brother has written it down." ”

Lu Tao smiled when he heard this, and said with a relaxed expression: "Also, you did a good job tonight." It's a good response. This will continue to be the case in the future. The county Zhu Yamen and Shen Jun Zhu over there, we have to get closer to the past, but the county Zhu Yamen and Gao Jing and Gao Anping should try not to offend. ”

Lu Xun said again: "No!"

............

Zhou house, front yard study.

When Zhou Ang opened his eyes, his expression was indescribably strange.

Some self-deprecation, some helplessness, and some more or less nest fire -- is Lao Tzu so "simple"?

And even Lu Xun is like this...... Such a half-grown boy who is only seventeen or eighteen years old dares to directly make such a comment on himself?

But I usually think I'm quite hidden!

You ancients, you know a lot of...... Okay, if you vent, just talk about it, after saying it, think about it carefully, Zhou Ang can't control the feeling that there is a cool breeze on his back.

Who knows himself better than himself?

Although he was quite dissatisfied with the evaluation of himself behind the other party's back, but after thinking about it seriously, Zhou Ang had to admit that what the Lu family sisters and brothers said seemed to have hit their own key points all of a sudden!

Yes, although I have crossed over from modern society and have seen the "great world", I don't seem to have much ambition, although I have become a cultivator, and my master, my uncle, and my nephew feel very good, but I do think it's good to be able to have a wife and children on the kang.

Moreover, I don't seem to be a "life-fighting person", and I have always been thinking about safety as the primary consideration all the way to the present.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ang couldn't help but take a deep breath and fell into deep thought.

It's not a wonderful feeling to be seen through.

And compared to it, what is obviously even less wonderful is that what is seen through is one's own weakness.

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