Chapter 112: Stubborn donkey

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The color of the curtain thickened little by little, the lanterns everywhere in the Lu Mansion were lit one by one, and the whole Lu Mansion was wrapped in a hazy light.
The Jixian Pavilion, where the old man of the Lu family lived, was even brighter. Four brand-new red silk lanterns were hung on the porch of the Jixian Pavilion one by one, illuminating the area a few meters away.
Lu Yan stood in front of the old rhino-horned rosewood case with a glimmer of time before his hands, looked down at the blue brick and stone floor under his feet, and calmly and silently addressed the old grandfather Lu, the head of the Lu Mansion.
Compared with Mrs. Lu, who is often sick all the year round and showing his senility, Mrs. Lu, who is 60 out of three, looks very young. He is wearing a homely brocade robe with dark patterns in castan colors, thick-soled blue cloth shoes, and white hair and beard. His eyebrows were so thick that he was dazzled by the illusion of being smooth and smooth. His eyebrows were so thick that he could only see those eyebrows on his face. On the contrary, he overlooked the shining bright light all the time. s eyes.
He leaned comfortably in the large red sandalwood armchair, and smiled at the grandson of the Lu family in front of him, who was the best and most outstanding in his generation, but relatively speaking, he was the most strange grandson who had left home since he was a child: "That’s what happened to you in Qingzhou. Point? Nothing to tell me anymore?" His voice is not high and his expression is very gentle, but the power contained in it is still not to be underestimated.
It is this kind of calm expression, seemingly gentle, but in fact there is no room for expression and attitude that has ruled the Lu family for several years, so that Lu Jianxin, the elder of the Lu family who has been an official outside for many years, will not dare to forget no matter how busy and proud he is. This family and the people at home, every New Year’s holiday, they send someone Ran An to give gifts early, never daring to neglect; let Lu Jianzhong, the second elder of the Lu family who has been working hard at home for many years, even if he has become a grandfather, Regardless of how much unwillingness, injustice, and grievances are, I only dare to confide in the matter, never say a word in front of him, do not dare to sit, dare not to stand, do not stand; No matter how much he didn't want to stand up, he wanted to lie down and spend his time, but he still had to hold his head up in front of him and pretend to be standing up.
Lu Yan's eyebrows frowned lightly, as if he was thinking about whether to say.
Grandpa Lu sighed softly: "My son, I am your grandfather. The whole Lu family is mine, and the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh." There is no reason to favor one over the other. "He felt that he had made it clear enough. If anyone in this family understands Lu Yan the most, there will be no other people besides him. Lu Yan should speak no matter how hard he is, no matter how difficult it is.
In fact, there was a slight hesitation on Lu Yan's face, but he still thought about his words: "I heard that there is a severe drought in the north. Many cattle and sheep in the northern desert have died. This winter will probably not be peaceful." The news is now. It was spread everywhere among the scholars. He tried to look for the eyes of the old man under the noisy eyebrows of the old man, to see what was in front of him, angry or angry? Or is it unhappy? But seeing Grandpa Lu closed his eyes, his face was full of expressions of "Go on, I'll listen".
The Lin family and Wu family are robbing food, how can they hide from the old lady? Lu Yan gritted his teeth: "So they all think that food prices will definitely go up this winter." "We are one step late. Now the food prices in Pingzhou are two prices compared to the previous two days. Your eldest brother has already gone. Nearby Daizhou, see if it can be cheaper, but even if it succeeds,
Freight and expenses are not small. "The old lady Lu stated the facts calmly, and said indifferently, "Before you went out, I gave you a lot of money, so that you don't wrong yourself outside. I heard that you were very economical when you were in Taiming Mansion." How much did you bring back?" Lu Yan was silent for a moment, and replied: "There are probably ten taels left." "What? The Tao family didn't make enough money for you?" The old lady Lu suddenly opened his eyes and carried a few dollars. Staring at Lu Jin with ridicule and ridicule: "Go away, you just gave the money to others. The grain will not be available until the winter. The fragrant medicine and the first batch of goods will be released as soon as possible. The money is too late to be delivered to you. "
Lu Yan cast his eyes down, no regrets, no excuses, and silence.
Grandpa Lu waited for a long time, but he didn't see Lu Yan's answer. He smiled with anger. This is really a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. If he waits, he will be to death by this kid first. Okay, no longer, he asked Not yet? So I went straight to the main point: "Let me ask you, how many daughters does the Tu family want to marry? How many daughter-in-laws? How much money did the funeral of the old man of the Tu family cost in the early years?" Lu Yan was startled at first, and then finally opened. "The old man of the Tu family was in the 70th funeral. He spent 500,000 yuan... I borrowed a lot of money and still hasn't paid it off. There are two daughters and three sons in his family who have not been married." He said. These five words were very slurred at times. It was clearly his grandfather, who hurt him enough when he was a child, but now he speaks like an irrelevant outsider. When he died, he could not even be in mourning.
"Ha!" The old lady Lu was silent for a moment, and then laughed out: "In this way, is the Tu family going to be completely ruined? Even the funeral has to borrow money, and the marriage of children has to be financed by the married daughter! A hundred taels of gold, the money earned is enough for your eldest brother to go to Daizhou to buy food for shipping and labor costs?! Which one is not given to you at home for your food and clothing? I am considerate of you. I will give you money specially for you Go to relax, but you treat me like this? Tell me, can you hide it?! Saying that you care about Tu's family like this, will you not be afraid of your mother's sadness and coldness?"
Lu Yan knelt down and touched his head to the ground, and said softly: "Life is a kindness, and nourishment is a kindness. Don't dare to forget it. The Lin family didn't need help from their grandchildren, but the Tu family wanted After losing, the grandson has only one person, one pair of hands, and can only do his best to deal with the most important things first.
Not deliberately to hide, but to say too much wrong.
The food matter originally took advantage of the Tao family's power, and it is already something for nothing. If you want to be greedy, the world will not tolerate it. In any case, if grandfather thinks his grandson has done improperly, others will admit it. But again, don't take it as it is. "
This stubborn is dead! To put it another nicely, isn't it possible to be soft? Too much wrong? No wonder there are no words all day long. Grandpa Lu took a big breath, shook his head abruptly, and tightened his mouth while looking at the gauze lantern in the corner. Two daughters-in-laws, one is very strong and domineering, reasonable and unforgiving, and the other is sullen and tearful, and will not let anyone else. It really is too much wrong.
Seeing that he was lingering, Lu Yan didn't look up, and remained motionless in silence.
After a long time, the voice of Mr. Lu Fang Dao seemed to be coming from far away: "Where did the Tao family get these two news? How did you know?"
This is something that I won’t bother with the Tu family anymore. Lu Yan let out a sigh of relief. Another faint, hazy mind gradually emerged. He carefully said:
At that time, the young master of the Tao family I led my younger siblings and cousins ​​to play in the market. Lin Si mentioned these two incidents by chance, and Master Tao immediately noticed it. I was looking for opportunities in the market, so I happened to meet them without paying attention. I heard."
"Are you talking about Lin Si, the daughter of the Lin family's third room? That's the Lin Si who made a big splash at the furnace meeting that your mother opened for Ayun?" Grandpa Lu frowned and stroked his beard lightly: "I remember, Xia At the beginning, the Zhou family was vying to buy saline-alkali land. It started with Tao Shunqin’s purchase of saline-alkali land for his sisters. The Lin Family Sanfang made the most profit. "..." Tao Shunqin also bought a lot of saline-alkali land in Qingzhou, but it was all from Qingzhou. It started after returning home. Will there be any connection in the middle? He straightened up abruptly, his eyes beaming: "You tell me the situation in detail! "
Seeing that he didn't mean to be disgusted or disgusted, Lu Yan seemed to be very interested, so he carefully explained the situation at the time.
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu remained silent and pointed only to the copper pot covered on the charcoal basin. Lu Yan quickly got up and wrapped the veil in the copper pot, poured hot soup into the tea bowl in front of him, and served it with both hands.
Grandpa Lu drank a cup of soup slowly and waved gently: "Go down."
That's it? Lu Yan was slightly surprised, and he responded in a low voice, saluted and walked to the door, and listened to the old lady Lu saying indifferently behind him: "You have done well so far. You are not easy to know. , But no way, this is your life. Don’t keep things in your heart, it’s not good for you. Of course, your aunt has many difficulties, but she still has your sixth brother. It’s your mother, she has no others, you are more Obedient and considerate."
Lu Yan turned around and saluted solemnly: "Grandfather taught me the truth."
Grandpa Lu waved at him, closed his eyes and leaned on the armchair, lost in thought. Everything was started by the Tao family. There are no profits and benefits for these three things at this moment, so wait slowly. When it comes to winter, maybe you can see the difference.
Lu Yan just stepped onto the bamboo shadow whirling trail outside Jixian Pavilion, and heard someone whimpering softly: "Erlang, are you okay? Did your grandfather make you angry?" Then a woman hurryed from the bamboo forest. Stepped out, walked in front of him, pulled his cuffs and sobbed in a low voice: "My poor Erlang..." But it was Tu Shi, holding the kerchief weakly and crying.
Lu Yan frowned slightly, and whispered: "Auntie... don't cry, grandfather didn't embarrass me, the night is cool and windy, be careful of catching the cold."
"Auntie?" Tu hurriedly covered his veil, and the rabbit looked around in shock: "Isn't it being seen? I don't want to cause trouble for you, but I really care about you in my heart. I've been waiting for you for a whole hour... ...
Lu Yan let out a soft voice: "Go back, I'm really fine."
Tu’s tears stopped and flowed again: "I really don’t want to cause you trouble, but I really can’t do it."...Your uncle’s family is like that, can't you let your cousins ​​and cousins ​​be single forever?
Your uncle said that the newly born child in your eldest cousin's family almost drowned, and he can't afford it anyway..."
Lu Yan's brows frowned and tightened: "No, wait, wait until winter..."
"It's all right in winter?" Tu raised his eyes to look at Lu Yan expectantly, and suddenly heard a soft noise from the forest, both of them were startled in cold sweat. Lu Yan ignored the Tu family and strode over: "Who?"