He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

Lu Yan promised to accompany Lu Sheng for a walk, and she kept her promise. After eating, the two of them walked around the village to eat.

"Let's start preparing for this year's New Year's gifts. They will be given out before the year ends." Lu Yan said, "But we don't have many people in our family to give gifts to. I plan to send one to the Song family, and I'll give it to the others." I don’t even know him anymore.”

Lu Sheng nodded: "In the past, the only people in our family who walked around were my aunt's house and my grandmother's house. Our family has few relatives and not many people can walk around."

Lu Yan was surprised: "My parents still have relatives! I haven't seen them in the past six months, and I don't know either."

Lu Sheng couldn't help laughing: "It's not like he jumped out of a rock. Of course he has relatives."

Twenty years ago, the imperial court fought fiercely with Beidi, and the army was drafted several times. Boss Lu and Xu's father were both drafted away at that time, and never came back after leaving.

Boss Lu had a younger brother and a younger sister. The younger brother was weak and died of illness a few years ago. His mother cried her eyes out and died of depression within a few years, leaving only Mr. Lu and his sister to depend on each other. Later, my sister also got married. Originally, my sister didn't marry far away, to the next village. However, my sister's husband later opened a shop in the county town, and the family moved to the county town, and they had less contact with her.

Xu had an older brother. During the military conscription, Xu's brother had just gotten married. His father didn't want his brother to go, so he went by himself. Xu's mother is still alive today, but her health is not good, and her brother and sister-in-law have been taking care of her. Although Xujiacun is also in Yaoshan County, it is not in Kaiyuan Town. The two families only contact each other once or twice a year, and they rarely interact except during the New Year and important events.

From these things, Lu Yan gradually understood what kind of person the current emperor was. Twenty years ago, the emperor ignored the objections of his courtiers and ordered a deadly war with Beidi. The people were taxed heavily and soldiers were forcibly recruited, making everything miserable. But the Dali Dynasty won, drove back Beidi, and slaughtered all the Beidi royal family. Now Beidi became a state of the Dali Dynasty.

After that, taxes and corvees were immediately reduced. Now the grain tax is only [-]% of the tax, and the commercial tax is only [-]%. As for the corvee, it only repairs the city walls and repairs the official roads, and they returned in two months. The people's lives are still manageable.

The emperor is still a sober and good emperor. After the war is over, he has a good intention to develop people's livelihood. Taxation has been adjusted several times. At the beginning, the grain tax was [-]%, and the commercial tax was [-]%. This was probably because we wanted to vigorously develop agriculture and suppress commerce. Later, we found that this did not work, and we slowly adjusted it to the current situation.

The original book tells more stories about the palace. The current prince, Qi Yuan, is the only son of Empress Yuan. The emperor's first wife was his concubine when he was living in the palace, and the two had a deep relationship. However, Queen Yuan was injured when she gave birth to the prince, and died within a few years.

The current queen was the emperor's concubine when he was staying in his residence. The second prince is the successor, and has always been competing with the prince overtly and covertly. The murder of the prince this time was the work of the second prince.

In the original text, the emperor was aware of the petty quarrel between their brothers and did not take it seriously at all. But the second prince went too far. In the original text, the prince went to deliver food to the Liaozhou garrison. The second prince colluded with a tribe in Beidi and asked them to come to the border to harass the garrison and kill the prince. Of course, the result was unsuccessful, and the prince brought evidence to the emperor. When the emperor found out, he became furious. Beidi was a serious concern of his. He had wanted to conquer Beidi since he was young. After spending so much time and money, he finally conquered Beidi, but the second prince actually colluded with Beidi.

So the second prince was demoted to a commoner, and a few years later the prince ascended the throne.

After Lu Yan came here, she always felt that these things were too far away from her and had nothing to do with her. But now that I have lived for so long, I understand more and more that what an emperor is like is closely related to the lives of the people.

The two of them talked about the exam.

"Understanding what our Majesty thinks will be very helpful for your exams." Lu Yan was always at a loss for words on these matters: "As for the policy issue, you should pay more attention to it."

"Don't worry, I know." Lu Sheng said, "But you are thinking too far-term. I haven't even taken the exam yet, so I might not be able to pass."

Lu Yan was quite optimistic: "If you can't pass the exam, you just can't pass the exam. You are older."

"How old am I? I will be fourteen after the Chinese New Year." Lu Sheng said.

Lu Yan was very disdainful of this. It is said to be fourteen, but it is actually thirteen. For a thirteen-year-old child who has just entered the first year of junior high school in modern times, it is normal for him to fail the exam. If he succeeds, it is a sign of extraordinary talent.

It's really hard to say whether Lu Sheng is talented or not, and Lu Yan doesn't really care. Lu Yan is different from those parents of chicken babies. She thinks the most important thing is that her children are happy, and her family can't afford to support them.

But Lu Yan, who has experienced the abuse of exam-oriented education in modern society, still knows the importance of exams. Lu Yan, who has been honed in modern exam-oriented education, has a complete set of methods to deal with exams. The most important thing is to study questions and simulate exams. When she is free, she can find real questions for Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng didn't know what Lu Yan was thinking, but he was just being polite when he said he didn't pass the exam. He felt that there was no way he could fail the exam as a child. But when I mentioned fourteen, my heart skipped a beat.

He is fourteen, and so is Lu Yan. Most people should look at each other at this time. The relationship between him and Lu Yan is really a bit delicate... But she calls herself her sister every day, which doesn't mean anything at all. I don't know what she is outside. There is no one I like anymore...

Lu Sheng coughed lightly and asked Lu Yan: "You are now fourteen after the Chinese New Year. It's time for most people to see each other. Do you have someone you like?"

Lu Yan was extremely irritated when she heard this. In ancient times, this was not good. When they were only fourteen, they didn't know what to look for. In modern times, this is puppy love. If the teacher catches her, she will ask her parents.

Lu Yan frowned: "Did someone tell you something?"

"Not really, I just want to ask what you mean." Lu Sheng said.

"I don't mean it." Lu Yan said, "If someone comes to tell you whether you have something or not, don't say I'm your sister. Just say I'm your child bride."

Lu Sheng choked and opened his mouth not knowing what to say.

"Do you have a girl you like?" Lu Yan looked at Lu Sheng suspiciously.

"I do not have it!"

"Then let's just say this first. If you have any ideas about me, just say that I am the child bride my father bought for you." Lu Yan said, "I will think of other ways until you really find a girl you like."

Lu Sheng was even more confused by Lu Yan.