Chapter 190 Xiao Wu

The twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month is the northern small year, and the twenty-fourth of the twelfth lunar month is the southern small year.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, we have to sweep the dust and worship the stove...

Early in the morning, Lu Sheige went to the pier to wait. She just received a letter yesterday saying that her parents were coming to the capital to celebrate the New Year.

The Lu family had newly moved in, and there were two children at home. After twenty years, shopkeeper Li sent Li Taoshan to invite them, saying that they wanted the brother and sister to go to Li's house to celebrate the New Year.

Lu Sheige didn't want to, saying that they had moved to a new house, and someone had to guard them to be popular. If they went to Li's house to celebrate the New Year, there would be no one at home.

After calling several times, Lu Sheige finally agreed to go to Li's house for dinner on the evening of the 30th, if no one from the Lu family came.

The Lu family's house is not that big. Compared with Jiangjiaba's courtyard, the courtyard in Sanjin has more houses, but the courtyard is much smaller.

Houses in the capital have a main entrance, a screen wall, a hanging flower door, a side room, and a row of servant rooms behind the main house.

This is the best courtyard in the capital, not comparable to those of princes and princes.

Not to mention ordinary people, even those officials with shallow foundations may not live in such good houses.

Not to mention those junior officials of around six or seven grades who go to Beijing to renew their posts and need to rent a house.

In addition to this house, the Lu family also has a courtyard. This courtyard belongs exclusively to Lu Sheige and is considered her only private residence in this era.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Lu Qingluan was busy instructing the cook who had just bought him to cook.

Da Zhang, who was guarding the gate of the courtyard, hurried in and said, "Fourth girl, Fourth girl, Fourth Young Master has brought in the owner and his wife."

"Dad and mom are here?"

Lu Qingluan heard the sound and hurriedly ran out. Before she could get around the screen wall, she saw Lu Xiangge had already supported Qiu and Lu Quan and walked in while talking.

Behind them, Lu Xiaoyu and Lu Xiaowu had just gotten out of the car, and two servants were carrying things from the carriage at the entrance of the courtyard.

Perhaps they were well prepared and hired four carriages at the dock to load everything.

"Father, mother, third sister, little brother...why are you here?"

Lu Qingluan still held a handful of green garlic in his hand, looking at the group of relatives in front of him who he hadn't seen for several days and was so happy that he didn't know what to do.

It’s not surprising that she asked that. When she and her fourth brother left home for Beijing, she told her parents not to rush to Beijing, but to wait until they had settled in the capital and waited until the Spring Festival was over.

Parents, come here.

Now, they had only been here for a few days, and not only did their parents come after them, but they also knew from the contents of the carriage that they had even moved their family here.

"Of course I'm here to celebrate the New Year with you two. How can we rest assured if you two are left here? We won't be able to celebrate the New Year well."

Mrs. Qiu smiled and rubbed Lu Qingluan's head, "I didn't mean to find a cook, why do I need you to cook by yourself?"

Lu Qingluan laughed shyly: "I...I was just too busy to learn how to cook from the cook and didn't do much."

Lu Qingluan is also the Sanya whom Lu Xiangge bought at Jiangjiaba Wawuzhuang a few years ago. Some people say that Sanya is the child bride the Lu family bought for Lu Xiige. Others say that Sanya, who was renamed Lu Qingluan, is the adopted daughter of the Lu family.

Lu Qingluan is a special being in the Lu family. Lu Xiaowu calls her fourth sister, and sisters Xiaoqing call her little sister. The servants of the Lu family also respectfully call her fourth girl. But she is not among the Lu family siblings, nor does she belong to them.

Genealogy of the Lu family.

The group entered the living room, hugged the heater, and drank hot tea, feeling that they had recovered from the cold winter.

Lu Quan drank half a cup of tea before taking stock of the surrounding environment: "This courtyard is nice. After all, it is a house in the capital. It is well-kept."

"That's natural, otherwise how could it be called a capital city." Qiu's eyes fell on the flower bed in front of the hall, "Even these trees are so beautiful."

Lu Qingluan moved the charcoal pot in the house with a wooden stick and said, "Mom and dad, we have to wait until the spring flowers bloom to make them look better."

Mrs. Qiu said with a smile on her face: "It looks good now, but it will definitely look even better when it blooms in spring."

Lu Qingluan's voice was clear: "Let me take my parents to see the yard together. Don't think the front yard is pretty, but the backyard is also good. The fourth brother specially opened a vegetable patch, saying that if mom comes, she will definitely like it."

Hearing that there was a vegetable garden, Mrs. Qiu couldn't sit still: "Then let's go and have a look."

Lu Qingluan took Lu Quan and his wife to see the yard. Lu Xiaoyu and Xiao Wu couldn't sit still and followed them.

Seeing that everyone wanted to take a look at the yard, Lu Xiangge stood up slowly and followed the others outside.

On the way, Lu Sheige raised his hand to lift Xiao Wu's hood, put his hot hands on Xiao Wu's cheek and asked, "Xiao Wu, are you cold?"

Lu Xiaowu looked arrogant: "I was cold before, but now that Fourth Brother asked me, I'm not cold anymore."

This made Lu Sheige couldn't help but pinch his little face: "Naughty."

Lu Sheige liked Xiao Wu very much. The little guy was plump and chubby. He was not as skinny as when he first met her. He was also good-looking, with red lips and white teeth, and a pair of big watery eyes. He was very beautiful.

It is said that brothers are alike. Jiangjiaba's neighbors also said that the two Lu brothers look alike.

In fact, there are not many similarities between the two people. The Lu family has a good life, Xiaowu is well-raised, and his meat is chubby, white and tender, and he looks happy.

Lu Sheige, on the other hand, has a slender figure, but his eyebrows are more refined and better-looking. It's just that in order to cover up, he usually paints something, which makes him look yellow and thin instead of white. His overall appearance is much inferior, and he is not that conspicuous.

The person who said this might just be joking, but Lu Quan and Qiu were very happy to hear it.

Among the Lu family siblings, the most lively one is Lu Xiaowu. In Lu Xiange’s words, this little brother has social awkwardness.

Lu Xiaowu stretched out a hand and pinched Lu Xiangge's sleeve: "Fourth brother, I have finished studying the Thousand-Character Essay."

His tone was full of pride and admiration for his brother Xiaosi.

"Not bad, not bad." Lu Xiangge raised his hand and patted Xiao Wu's head, praising: "You are much smarter than me. When I was your age, I didn't know anything?"

"Really?" Lu Xiaowu's eyes were full of curiosity.

In his mind, the fourth brother is the most powerful, he can study and do business. If there is anything at home, his parents and sisters will consult the fourth brother.

Even the neighbors and shopkeepers of Jiangjiaba only praised the Lu family's mistress without any bad words.

If he is more powerful than the fourth brother, then wouldn't he be the most powerful?

Before Lu Sheige could answer, Lu Xiaoyu smiled and bent down: "You are really big-hearted. If you want to compete with your fourth brother, you can only compete with me."

Lu Xiangge doted on this little brother. She smiled and rubbed Xiao Wu's head: "When I was Xiao Wu's age, I really didn't know anything. I didn't enter the academy until I was ten years old. Unlike

Xiaowu, who was enlightened at the age of three, entered a private school at the age of five."

Lu Xiaoyu sighed: "It's not because the family is poor, so Xiaowu was born in a blessed nest and has not suffered much. From now on, he must study hard and be literate, and strive to gain fame. We, the Lu family, are counting on you to honor our ancestors."

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Xiao Wu nodded immediately: "Yes, I will try my best."
Chapter completed!