Aotian the domesticated miniature dragon

Lu Qianshan took out a letter from under the bank note, glanced at it, and said with a smile: "It's not a betrothal gift, it's a fixed gift. He said that after the next year, let us go to Beijing to see the house, and send two embroiderers to help us in a few days." Make new clothes."

Zhou was dizzy for a while, and then said: "It's thoughtful, because I'm afraid that many people will stare at us after we enter Beijing. If we don't have a few decent things, it won't look good, right?"

Lu Qianshan folded up the letter paper and said, "I also said that there is a gentleman over there who will send my younger brothers to study in the capital after the end of the year, and come back to take the exam when they are finished."

Zhou said with a smile: "That's a good thing, the gentlemen in the capital are much better than the gentlemen here."

As soon as the boxes and cages were packed, Lu Jinlin ran over joltingly, stood at the door and asked, "Is sister-in-law at home?"

"Here!" Zeng Hongmei wrote down all the things in the cage on the account book, and before she could catch her breath, she saw Lu Jinlin running over quickly, "Linlin? Why are you here at this time?"

Lu Jinlin covered her mouth and laughed, "Sister-in-law, don't you know? That family is back."

Zeng Hongmei was taken aback, "Who?"

Lu Jinlin said: "Who else can there be? They sneaked back just now, all of them disheartened. They called my father and my third uncle over there, and I asked my younger brother to listen to the corner."

"Linlin is here? Have you eaten yet?" Mrs. Zhou waved affectionately when she saw her, "I'm eating meat buns at home today, so you came at the right time."

"My aunt's food is the best. I'm so lucky." Lu Jinlin walked into the house with a smile on her arm, holding Zhou's arm, and said as she walked, "I heard that brother Shanshan is back. I wanted to come here a long time ago. But my mother said Brother Shanshan hasn't come back for a long time, and this time I have to have a good kiss with my aunt when I come back, so I don't want to make trouble."

With Lu Guangming's help, the two families, Lu Guangfu and Lu Guangcai, have finally managed to get along with each other recently, and now they still have a lot of money in their hands.Lu Jinlin has also grown into a big girl. Because she ate well, she is a head taller than before, and her appearance has expanded a lot.She is wearing a silver-red cotton robe today, her long black hair is combed into two big braids on her head, a velvet flower is on one side, and there is a small golden lilac on her ear, she is full of energy And beautiful.

It is said that the two of them are also thinking about letting their son go to school, but money is still a little tight, and they just wait for Lu Qianhai and the others to come back every day to learn a few words, and now they recognize a lot of words, and can also recite some small articles up.

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "What's causing trouble? But you have to have a good kiss with your brother Shanshan for a while. In a few months, your brother Shanshan will get married."

"Really??" Lu Jinlin asked, "Where are you going to marry? Is it far away?"

When asked if it was far away, Mrs. Zhou became a little worried and said, "Hey, it's a bit far away, but it's a good family."

"Just be nice to brother Shanshan." Several people entered the room while talking.

Lu Qianshan was checking the account books of the past two years in the house. He had heard the commotion in the yard long ago. Seeing Mrs. Zhou and the others come in, he smiled and said, "Linlin has grown up, what did you talk about so happily just now?"

Lu Jinlin said: "Brother Shanshan, you are going to get married." After speaking, he stared at Lu Qianshan for a long time before saying, "My brother Shanshan is really, and he looks better and better."

Lu Qianshan couldn't help laughing, and said: "You really can talk, how old are you to talk about getting married? Are you in a hurry?"

Lu Jinlin chuckled and said, "I'm not in a hurry. My mother said to keep me for a few more years so that I can save a good dowry."

Just as they were talking, Aunt Zhang and Ban Xia came in with several plates of buns.

Aunt Zhang said: "Master and Uncle, they and the workshop will not come back to eat. My head of the house sent the buns and soup over."

Mrs. Zhou responded, then picked up a bun and handed it to Lu Jinlin.

Lu Jinlin held the steamed stuffed bun and smiled straight, "I came here after having dinner at home. If I had known that my aunt's dinner was so late today, I would have come here hungry."

Mrs. Zhou nodded her forehead, and said with a smile: "Eat, eat, take some back in a basket after eating, give it to your brother, your parents, and your third uncle's family to taste. The meat bought yesterday, It's fresh."

Zeng Hongmei also took a bun and said, "Mother, Linlin said that the family came back from there, and they don't seem to be doing well."

Zhou was taken aback, and said, "What's wrong? You mean..." She pointed to the west.

Lu Jinlin took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun and said, "My uncle and my fourth uncle are all back, and Lu Qianting is also back. I didn't see sister-in-law Yu. My old aunt is also back."

"Your old aunt is back too? What is she doing when she comes back?" It's almost Chinese New Year, who's married daughter-in-law will come back at this time.

Lu Jinlin said: "Just after dinner, my grandfather asked Yuan Bao to come to my house and my third uncle's house to call for someone to let him pass. I originally wanted to go and have a look, but my grandfather refused to let me in, saying that the eldest girl would listen Good. But I let my younger brother go, and Brother Qianfeng also went."

Zhou covered her chest and said, "Oh, I always feel like my heart is pounding when I hear this. It just stopped for two years, why did it come back?"

Lu Qianshan ate the steamed stuffed buns slowly, and said while eating, "What does our family care about? Even if their family fights, it's not our turn to fight."

Lu Jinlin smiled and said: "My third aunt said the same thing, but my mother still asked me to say it, lest you don't know, if they come back to play tricks, it will be troublesome."

Zhou said: "It's still your mother's thoughtfulness, you said it well, why did you come back?"

When they came back in the past, they could not wait to beat the gongs and drums, but now they came back in such a disgraceful way, no matter how they thought, something was wrong.

Lu Jinlin said: "Auntie, don't think too much. When my younger brother understands it, come over and talk about it, so that we can all have a clear idea."

No matter how much the Lu family in the west of the village struggled, it would not affect Lu Qianshan's family.But now that Lu Guangming is getting close to Lu Guangcai and Lu Guangfu, there may be some crooked intentions there.Lu Jinlin came here to say this, one is to tell Zhou that their non-stop group has returned, and they should be on guard on weekdays.One is to hope that if the family, old and young, get into a commotion, Lu Guangming can help to drag it, so as to save them from being wrapped in the quagmire just after they get out of the quagmire.

Until dinner time, Lu Jinlin's younger brother Lu Qianshu and Lu Qianfeng's younger brother Lu Qianling ran over hand in hand.These two little guys have also grown a lot taller, their faces are round, and they seem to be living much better than when they were in Lu Zhang's hands.

Lu Guangming also came back in the evening, and heard some news from the workshop.But after all, the door is closed, and not many people know about it.But Lu Qianling is ten years old, and although he speaks slowly, he is very methodical, telling all the news he heard in detail.

"It is said that my uncle and my fourth uncle committed a crime and implicated my eldest brother. Tong's family and Yu Zhuji's family spent a lot of money in and saved my eldest brother's talent, but the officials couldn't keep it. So they can only do it this time. They all came back, after all, there was no place to live there. Besides, my old aunt was very troubled at the time, and she aborted a concubine of the Tong family. Then Young Master Tong divorced my old aunt in a rage, and asked my elder brother and the others to come together Bring it back."

The whole family was dumbfounded when they heard this, and Zhou began to pat his chest again, apparently quite shocked, "What did you do? Why didn't you keep the officials? Now that they're back, what should we do in the future?"

Lu Qianling said again: "My father is so angry that he asked my father and my second uncle to ask what can be done. But what can my father and my second uncle understand? My grandma hugged my old aunt and cried, still Cursing, but not loudly."

Zeng Hongmei said: "How dare she yell at such a shameful thing? The neighbors who scolded all know that her son committed a crime, her eldest grandson was dismissed even after losing her old daughter? Can't afford to lose that face."

Lu Qianling said again: "There is no one cooking at their house this evening, so let my mother and my second aunt go over to cook. My mother didn't agree, so she dragged my second aunt away, and asked my brother to talk about my second aunt. My aunt is pregnant, she is feeling heavy and uncomfortable, she and the family are taking care of her."

Shocked again, Mrs. Zhou grabbed Lu Jinlin and asked, "Your mother has it? Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"

Lu Jinlin smiled and said, "It's been four months, and my mother didn't bother with the food and drink, so there's no need to talk about it for the time being."

"Your mother is like this. She takes care of everything by herself and doesn't talk about it. Fortunately, your third aunt is there to help." Zhou poked Lu Jinlin again.

Lu Jinlin just laughed.

Zeng Hongmei was anxious, and continued to ask, "And then?"

Lu Qianling said: "This afternoon I have been tossing about this matter. I heard some secretly, saying that my uncle and my fourth uncle were greedy for money, and there were a lot of greed. In the end, I don't know who made it up. Just in time for an official from above To put it bluntly, I was imprisoned for a month, and all the things in the house were confiscated. The Tong family also helped to give me a lot of money before I was released. My elder brother said that my uncle and my fourth uncle were involved. Home."

Mrs. Zhou was taken aback again, "Your elder brother wants to split up? He is the eldest grandson of the big house, can this be split?"

Lu Qianling smiled, and a hint of cunning appeared on his originally simple and honest face, "Of course my uncle doesn't want to split up. After all, my elder brother has a reputation as a scholar, so it wouldn't sound good if I split up. But my elder brother won't do it. He said that he would become a monk if he didn’t separate his family. He also said that he was scolded by his father-in-law, and this kind of thing happened in less than two years after working so hard to get an official. My uncle also scolded him, saying that he was also greedy All the money was sent to my father-in-law’s house. My elder brother scolded him back, saying that my uncle was unfilial, that he eats delicious food and drinks spicy food by himself, and even went to drink flower wine, and he didn’t know how to spend money on my grandma.”

Lu Qianshu then added: "They also said that they didn't have a penny when they came back, and they were asking for money from my father and my third uncle. My brother Qianfeng scolded directly, saying that the family has been separated long ago, so it is impossible for them to support the uncle and four. Uncle? I won’t give them a penny except for the filial money to grandma, saying that they are ashamed and ruined the reputation of the Lu family, and they can’t lift their heads when they scold them, haha.”

Lu Guangming said with relief: "That kid Qianfeng can support his family, Guangcai and the others are having a good time."

Lu Qianshu said anxiously: "Uncle, I can support the family. I know a lot of words."

Lu Guangming laughed loudly and said, "Yes, after your sister gets married, you will be the pillar of your family."

Mrs. Zhou yelled to arrange the meals, telling the younger ones to eat here without going back, and bring food back to their mother after eating.

The three younger ones were also familiar with them and did not refuse.It's just that the two boys looked at Lu Qianshan in awe and did not dare to move forward.

Zeng Hongmei teased them, Lu Qianling said: "Brother Shanshan looks different from before, I didn't even dare to recognize him when I first came in."

Lu Qianshan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's different?"

Lu Qianling blushed a little, but still said slowly: "It's much prettier than before, just like the fairy in the painting."

Not to mention that the child's eyes are clear, Lu Qianshan was very happy when he heard that, and directly clamped a big chicken leg for him.

Lu Qianling blushed even more. He took half of the chicken leg and gave it to Lu Qianshu, then lowered his head and gnawed slowly.

Mrs. Zhou gave Lu Jinlin a chicken wing with a smile, and said with a smile: "These children are really, they are completely different from those over there. They are not crooked. Look at the ingot, and then look... eh, yes, golden branches and jade leaves Are they back too?"

Lu Qianling moved his lips, and said, "She didn't come back, didn't Miss Jin Zhi get married? I don't know why Yu Ye didn't come back."

"So you're throwing those two girls over there?" Zhou felt incredible, "At least bring Yu Ye back, even if it's difficult at home, you'll still be with your parents."

Zeng Hongmei said: "It's not that those two girls have suffered so much. Jinzhi's child is alone and has a good heart. I don't believe that Jinzhi will help him when something happens to his family. I guess he has already given it a hand. Let go of your own life. Mom, it's not like you don't know, their family married Jin Zhi to a bad old man, Jin Zhi probably hated them a long time ago."

Lu Qianling said again: "I didn't hear what they said about Jin Zhi and Yu Ye, I just know they haven't come back."

"How did such a good life end like this?" Mrs. Zhou couldn't figure it out, but she didn't want to anymore, and greeted, "Let's eat, ouch, this is annoying. Eat more, don't be shy."

After eating, and asking Lu Qianfan to send all the children back with a big food box, Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a while, and then suddenly got up and started packing things.

"What are you packing?" Lu Guangming couldn't understand.

Mrs. Zhou snorted and said, "I think there are problems with that family, and I feel upset when I think about them coming back. Besides, aren't we going to Beijing after the new year? I'll pack it up first, and leave directly after the new year. "

Lu Qianshan laughed at his mother's fear of being caught by the dog skin plaster, and said, "Is there anything to clean up? Go over there and buy it."

Mrs. Zhou said while tossing: "You don't understand this, right? It's a good thing to wear bright clothes when you go out on weekdays, but at home, it's still comfortable to wear old clothes. You see, these little clothes are soft after washing. How good is it to wear? Look at those children, ah, our Bao’er, from the beginning, they have to wear soft old clothes so as not to grind their flesh. After you get married, you have to learn..."

She paused for a moment, let out a sigh of relief, and said: "My son is blessed. He will be a princess in the future. How can he wear such things? I'm afraid there will be a hundred people waiting for him. They are all silk and satin, soft and soft. It's almost close to the body."

After finishing speaking, she held her clothes and stopped still. It took a long time to recover, and she held Lu Qianshan's face and looked carefully, "Mother must have done a lot of good things in her previous life, and she has gathered good fortune in this life. You, why are you so good-looking, you just become the princess? Don’t all the princes and concubines are found from wealthy families? Why are we so lucky?”

Lu Qianshan couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Father is a Yuanwailang after all, and he can be considered a wealthy family."

"A big family that farms all over the world." Mrs. Zhou snorted, and said, "Before you came back, your father went out to pick up cow dung. They just said, alas, Lu Guangming, your family is so rich, you still come out Picking up cow dung? Why are you picking it up? Guess what your father said?"

Lu Qianshan looked at Lu Guangming, but Lu Guangming just smiled.

"Your father said: Pick it up and use it as fertilizer to plant the land, or what? Could it be that you pick it up and cook it?"

Lu Qianshan laughed out loud.

Lu Guangming scratched his head and said, "Okay, what's there to say about this matter? You can't use fertilizer to grow crops? If you don't pick up cow dung, the sticks will grow well? What are you thinking about?"

Zhou smiled and sighed, and said: "Your father and I have spent our entire lives digging and eating, and we can't change it. Even if we go to the capital to live in a big house, wear good clothes and jewelry, we will not be able to change it. Not like. When you get married, we will come again, and we can’t let go of this workshop. Don’t always think about tormenting your brother or brother, in case something happens... Bah, bah, bah! I’m What are you talking about? In short, how far a person travels depends on the individual. If your younger brother is promising, you will help him, and if he is not, he will come back to farm. We have so much land in our family, we can’t starve them. As for your elder brother, you Sister-in-law, just be a rich man and be content. I never thought I could live this kind of life before. At that time, it was really, oh... really, my head was broken. "

Lu Guangming said: "Don't think about it, it's all over."

Mrs. Zhou gave her a blank look, and said again: "Shanshan, our family walks steadily, but they don't like doing those messy things. Look at that family, it's a good day tossing like this, it's strange Who is it? At the beginning, I thought I could get the honor of being a scholar of their family. Pooh, fortunately, our family is capable, and your father and I have come to our senses. What is the advantage? Take advantage of the small advantage and suffer the big loss, old man That's what my ancestors said. Instead of taking advantage of others, it's better to go out of your own way, right?"

Lu Qianshan nodded.

Mrs. Zhou thought for a while, and then said: "If you marry such a family in the future, you can only bear with it if the child wants to take a concubine. If you don't want to bear it, you can get married and leave. Let's come back and live without worrying about food or drink." Yes, don't swallow your anger, make yourself uncomfortable."

Lu Qianshan said: "Mother, don't worry, he won't."

Chou suddenly burst into tears, and said: "How can it not be? He is the prince, and he will be the emperor in the future. Which one of the emperors does not take concubines? Once he marries dozens of concubines, all of them are young and beautiful. By then , what advantage do you have? And I heard that the palace is not a good place to stay, you are honest, you foolishly agreed to being nice to you. I don’t even think about what background our family has? In the future, if you are bullied, your father, your mother, your brother and your sister-in-law, who can support you?"

"Uncle, aunt, don't worry, I will never bully Shanshan." Suddenly, a voice came from the yard, startling Zhou.

Lu Qianfan, who lives in the Westinghouse, raised the curtain and rushed out, "Who?"

Standing in the yard was a young man with a jade tree facing the wind, and the two dogs beside his feet did not exchange each other, but just sniffed around him.

When Lu Qianfan saw him, he frowned and said angrily, "Who are you? You came to my house secretly? What do you want?"

"Brother," Lu Qianshan also came out, grabbed Lu Qianfan's arm, and whispered something to him.

Lu Qianfan was stunned, watching the young man's mouth open and close, and said for a while, "Prince?"

Whose family's prince ran to other people's house in the middle of the night to listen to the corner? ?Don't go through the front door!

Zhong Yulin rubbed his nose, and said a little embarrassedly: "It's me." He originally came out secretly, thinking that Shanshan still lived in the small courtyard behind, but he went in and saw that there was no one there, so he groped here .As soon as he walked over, he heard Zhou's words to Lu Qianshan.

This mother-in-law, she tricked his family into marrying him before they got married!