The Crossing of Fortune and Prayer Jubilee

Zhou Cheng set off to Fucheng to do business, and Lou Yuzhu was not idle here, instructing Huang Shan and Liu Kui to start tossing according to the method of off-season vegetables, and also pulled Lou Chengyi and Fu Linshu as consultants.The seeds are ready to germinate with plant ash and fattened soil from the farm, and the backyard vegetable garden is set up with straw and oil paper as materials to insulate the shed, and the seeds are planted on a day when the sun is out.Open the thatched shed on sunny days, and cover it on rainy days. When the north wind blows and frosts, Huangshan holds the stove to increase the temperature of the thatched shed. The sparse seedlings, although not as fast as the vegetables planted in spring, are still growing, and maybe they can really harvest a lot in the cold winter months.

In November, when Zhang's house was built, Sanfang's family went out to drink a cup of housewarming wine, and Zhou Cheng came to visit the next day.It means that the hot pot restaurant in Fucheng will open in three days, and Sanfang has a stake in it, at least to join in the fun.

It was said that Sanfang's family discussed it, Fu Linshu was too old to go so far, Lou Chengyi was worried and had to stay with him at home, and it was convenient for the three brothers to discuss and go.

Seeing that Sanfang's family had made an agreement, Zhou Cheng rode back to the town to work without staying for lunch, and picked him up at the door before dawn the next day.

Fortunately, Sanfang was ready early, put the burden on the carriage, Lou Hua led Lou Ming and Lou Yuzhu into the carriage, Huang Ying followed to serve, Huang Shi sat beside the coachman and waited.

After bidding farewell to Lou Chengyi and Fu Linshu, the carriage rattled out of Yan's Village to see a glimmer of light in the sky.Lou Yuzhu opened the curtain and rushed to Zhou Cheng who was riding a horse, and said, "Brother Zhou, would you like a cup of ginger tea?"

Hearing that Zhou Cheng approached on horseback, Lou Yuzhu hurriedly asked Huang Ying to pour half a cup of ginger tea in a big belly cup, then took it and handed it out. "Brother Zhou, be careful. We have boiled eggs and pancakes here. Would you like to eat some if they are still hot?"

"No, I already had breakfast before I went out." Zhou Cheng returned the cup and persuaded: "Don't eat too much when the carriage is bumpy, you won't be able to digest it."

"Hey~" Lou Yuzhu already regretted going out this trip, and she felt like dying at the thought of having such a bumpy day.The road is difficult to walk, and there is a pit from time to time, and there is no shock absorber. Even if two horses are pulling it, it is still shaking. It really feels like the bones are shaking to pieces.I wanted to ride a horse, but I was afraid of the cold, so I hesitated and finally wrapped myself up in a quilt and fell asleep with Lou Mingzuan hugging each other's heads.I thought I couldn't fall asleep at first, but I fell asleep after shaking it.When I woke up and opened the curtain, I saw the north wind howling outside the window and the cold wind, which made Lou Yuzhu shiver immediately.

Huang Ying hurriedly offered the stove. "Young brother, warm up your hands."

Lou Hua sealed the car windows, and was a little worried about the weather: "I hope it won't snow today, otherwise the road will be difficult."

"I probably won't drink it today, but tomorrow I won't know for sure." After taking a sip of the warming ginger soup from Huang Ying, he frowned at the unpleasant taste. "When is it? Where are you?"

"It's a quarter of an hour. It's almost time to pass Yangliu Town." Lou Hua was awake all the time, no more dim and dazed than the two sleeping days.

"Yangliu Town?" After shaking for more than three hours, it took only half of it?Tsk, that's really slow.

Hearing Yangliu Town, Lou Ming approached him, and asked Lou Ming mysteriously, "Is it the town where Uncle Lan married?"

Uncle Lan?What the hell?Lou Yuzhu blinked, trying to turn her body back, but her memory was empty.

Lou Hua nodded strangely: "It's Yangliu Town." Seeing Lou Yuzhu's puzzled eyes, he said leisurely, "Uncle Lan's full name is Lou Chenglan, and he is the first child of Ahma and Grandpa."

Lou Yuzhu immediately gave a hellish expression.

"Brother Yu has never heard of it. It is understandable that Uncle Lan is five years older than Dad. When Dad married Dad, Uncle Lan had been married for seven years. It will be more than ten years since you were born. I just listened I've had a few ears, but no one has seen it."

Yangliu Town and Huya Town are not far away, why haven't people come back?Didn't you hear Liu Amo talking to Mr. Lou?What's the matter, this is their first child, so they have to say a few words, can't they live well? "...If you don't come back to visit your relatives, there is no news. Is there any story in it?"

Lou Ming kept quiet and said: "I heard that Uncle Lan didn't get married in a serious way, but became a concubine for a rich man."

Lou Yuzhu immediately imagined that the farmer was greedy for wealth and would not hesitate to make a small dog-blood drama. If he had a poor fiancé, it would be even better. "Grandpa didn't mention Uncle Lan to Ah Mo because he was annoyed that he was willing to fall and become a concubine?" With the face-saving temperament of Mr. Lou, it was indeed possible to turn a blind eye to his own brother, let alone at that time It was an important period for Lou Chengzu, and there would be an elder brother Lou who volunteered to be his concubine would definitely be annoyed.

"Grandpa meant that. At the beginning, he said the cruel words of severing ties and didn't allow anyone to mention it. At that time, Dad was still young and whenever he couldn't help mentioning it, he would be scolded by Grandpa and Ah Mo. After a long time, Dad didn't dare to mention it. Ten A few years have passed, and it seems that there is really no such person." Six or seven years have passed since he was born, and when he was sensible, he only heard a few words from the villagers occasionally, but now no one mentions it anymore.

"At that time, the old man's family should be considered well-off. Since a good man didn't find him but wanted to be a concubine, I don't blame grandpa for being annoyed." Seeing Lou Hua's strange expression, Lou Yuzhu's heart moved: "Brother, what else do you have to say?"

Lou Hua slightly nodded his chin to signal Huang Ying to avoid him, and then whispered after the person got out of the carriage: "I heard Dad tell Dad that Uncle Lan is honest and hardworking, he is filial and obedient to his grandpa, and gentle and tolerant to his younger brother, isn't it? Those who covet glory and wealth and become concubines. Besides, Uncle Lan and Uncle Wei had a verbal engagement before, and they had no intention of reluctance and prepared a wedding dress, but before Dading, it was rumored that Uncle Lan and Uncle Wei After news of the rich man having an affair, Uncle Lan did not return to the village for a few days, because all the wedding dresses he had prepared disappeared, and rumors spread that Uncle Lan was greedy for wealth."

Lou Yuzhu stared wide-eyed, the amount of information is a bit large, let him take it easy. "How did the big brother know this news?"

"Sometimes I listened to the old people in the village chatting, and sometimes at night my father whispered to my father. They thought I was asleep, so I said a few words. Didn't my father have a very old orchid purse that he couldn't bear to lose? That is Uncle Lan prepared a birthday gift for Dad when he left the house."

Lou Chengyi did have a very old orchid purse, and he was using it all the time and couldn't bear to throw it away. Even if Lou Yuzhu bought him a new one in a similar color, the solid bun still used the old one in a daze. Lou Yuzhu also said a few words At that time, when he saw Lou Chengyi's strange expression, he thought that the other party was just getting used to it.

"How did Uncle Lan get to know the rich family in the town? What about after becoming a concubine?" It's not that the person who was greedy for wealth got married but temporarily changed the seal, and after that, he never went back to the village. There is no ghost in it!

"When I was born, few people mentioned this matter. I only heard about it occasionally. It was said that Uncle Lan often went to the town to give things to his uncle who was studying in Yuanshan Academy. The other party was visiting friends in the academy. Over time, the two We just met each other." Outsiders speculated about collusion and adultery, love for a long time, knowing that people know the face but not the heart, no matter how ugly it is, it has indeed been discussed for a long time.

"What did uncle say?"

Lou Hua thought about it for a while: "It seems that he didn't say anything, just say something to blame him for not caring enough for Uncle Lan to go astray, I'm sorry grandpa, etc."

"anything else?"

"In two years, my uncle was selected as a scholar. Because he is the only scholar in the village, everyone is afraid of retaliation, so no one dares to talk about it."

"Why don't you care?"

"Ama has always valued boys over brothers, plus the fact that the first child was my brother was looked down upon by grandpa and grandma for a long time, and I hated it in my heart, plus he was scolded by grandpa for regretting the marriage, so he knows how to control talents." Strange!"

A person who has always been honest will suddenly run to be a concubine without even saying a word?Lou Yuzhu was so weird. "Does the eldest brother know who the rich man's family name is?"

"I heard that the surname is Zhu, and he is an old rich man in Yangliu Town."

"Oh~" Intuitively smelling the inexplicable weirdness, Lou Yuzhu made up her mind to take a trip to Yangliu Town on her return trip.

The carriage shook for a whole day, and finally drove into the city just before the city gate was locked.Lou Yuzhu, who had been listless for a long time, didn't even have the energy to lift the curtain, and only raised her head when the carriage stopped: "Are you there?"

"It should be here." Lou Hua handed over two thick cloaks to Lou Minglou Yuzhu: "It's windy outside, put them on."

Wrapping the cloak around his body so that only his eyes were outside, he got out of the carriage under Huang Ying's service.It's just that when his foot stepped on the ground, his knee softened immediately, but fortunately Zhou Cheng happened to come up to him and quickly reached out to help him.

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay, my foot is soft." I kicked it lightly twice and felt much better.

Lou Hua and Lou Ming got out of the carriage one after another, Zhou Cheng saw that the faces of the three were fine, and said: "The young master said before, it's getting late and there is no need to ask for peace. The yard has been prepared in advance, so I have a rest for the night, what's the matter tomorrow It's not too late."

After riding in the carriage for a whole day, she was too tired, so Lou Yuzhu didn't say anything polite. "Then listen to Brother Zhou. Brother Zhou also rests earlier."

After all, the party went to rest.do not mention.