Lu Yan left the Lu Mansion and braved the cold wind to ride his horse towards Qingyang Street to look for Lin Shiquan.
Mao Zhong came out and said with a smile: "I would like to invite the second master to sit over here. The third master is accompanying the merchants to discuss business in the private room."
Lu Yan didn't care whether he was decent or not, and sat behind the counter. He looked up at the people walking on the street, but all he thought about was Lin Jinrong's expression and tone at that time. While he was feeling annoyed, he suddenly heard footsteps and voices coming from inside.
When he came out, Lin Shiquan smiled and spoke politely with a Jiangnan accent. A man dressed as a businessman came out, nodded to him, and sent people out. Fang came back and said affectionately: "It's almost dark, what are you doing?
You came here? Are you here to make a living?"
A wry smile appeared on Lu Yan's lips: "I have no place to go."
Lin Shiquan glanced at him in surprise, led him inside, and joked with him: "If you have nothing to do, sit in front of this counter more often, I think the business in the shop will improve by 10%. Mother-in-laws and ladies always want to
Come in twice more."
Lu Yan's worries made him laugh, and he scolded: "You should have some virtue in your mouth."
"I compliment you on your handsomeness, why don't you accumulate virtue?" Lin Shiquan did not take him to the elegant room where he entertained guests, but took him to his daily living room, and ordered the boy to go to the restaurant next door to deliver the dishes, and then
Holding a jar of wine: "This is lamb wine made with rice and mutton. I got it a few days ago. Come and try it."
After drinking for three rounds, Lin Shiquan asked carefully: "How do you say there is no place left?"
Lu Yan filled the wine glasses for the two of them and said to him: "My second uncle and the others already told my grandfather about this last night, and my grandfather agreed."
When Lin Shiquan saw that he was talking about business, he stopped asking questions and just said: "Then just wait patiently. When they collect all the hair from Pingzhou and Qingzhou at a high price, it will be time for him to cry. Ah Rong
Have you said anything about your future plans?”
Lu Yan said: "She said we will talk about the future later."
Lin Shiquan squinted at him and smiled: "Erlang, tell the truth to Third Brother, are you at odds with each other?"
Probably because Lin Shiquan has an easy-going and kind temperament, and he is close and reliable to Lin Jinrong. Some things are not hidden from him. Lu Yan is the most relaxed with Lin Shiquan. It is different from the secret rivalry with Wu Xiang, and it is also different from the friendship with Wu Xiang.
There was a layer of affection between the brothers at home. He hesitated for a moment, and finally whispered: "It's for the heirs."
Lin Shiquan suddenly realized, and he suddenly thought about Xiao Jiujiu. Since Lin Jinrong regarded him as his brother and Liu'er as his sister, of course he had to make plans for her. Then he smiled and poured a glass of wine for Lu Yan: "Erlang, what's wrong with you?"
Are you angry about the splint?"
Lu Yan neither admitted nor denied that he could explain the reasons to Lin Shiquan, but he could not complain to Lin Shiquan. He had never had the habit of casually talking about his difficulties and private matters to outsiders. It felt a bit like being naked.
He didn't like the feeling of being naked in front of others.
Lin Shiquan said casually: "Arong is celebrating the Chinese New Year. She will be 18 years old in February. I want to give her a birthday gift. Can you give me an idea about what to give her?"
Lu Yan was sensitive and immediately understood that Lin Shiquan was reminding himself that Lin Jinrong was only 18 years old, why should he be anxious? He smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I'm anxious. I'm only 21 years old. How many people at my age are suffering?"
I haven't gotten married yet, let alone have any children. It's just that my third brother also knows about my family's situation."
Seeing that he made it clear, Lin Shiquan felt relieved and agreed: "I am not helping Ah Rong. If it is difficult for you, it will be even more difficult for her. Why are you running out if you don't accompany her?"
Lu Yan fell silent and drank a few more glasses of wine before saying: "Of course I know. I wanted to tell my grandfather, but I think if I go and tell him, even if the old man agrees on the surface, he will blame her in his heart. So. Let’s not talk about it. Whenever someone wants to make arrangements, don’t make it difficult for her. Just let it go. If I don’t agree, what can anyone do to me? If a good couple doesn’t do it, what’s the point of putting someone in the middle? I used to be in Jiangnan... It’s extremely annoying. She and I are both young, so Mr. Shui didn’t say anything about it, so it’s not good.”
He spoke vaguely, but Lin Shiquan understood what he meant. He was probably frightened by Lu Jianxin's large group of beautiful concubines, but he didn't stop there. He pretended to test him and said, "This is because you are young and don't understand what's going on inside." Benefits. The poor man still wants to buy a concubine after being charged three to five dou more. Not to mention..."
Lu Yan frowned and waved his hand gently: "Third brother, please stop testing me. You think it's fine, so why haven't you seen anyone around you yet?"
"I'm not too busy." Lin Shiquan was not embarrassed when he saw through it. He poured him a glass of wine and laughed: "She is at odds with you. You didn't tell her these things. You told her." How can she be awkward? It’s not like she doesn’t understand."
Lu Mian endured it again and again, with a blush on his face: "How could she listen to half of my words? She, she actually wanted to..." Thinking of Lin Jinrong's way of calling Guiyuan up and pointing it out to him, he couldn't help but think of it. Anger welled up again.
Looking at his appearance, Lin Shiquan knew that Lin Jinrong might have gone too far, so he calmed down more and more, lowered his voice and said: "If she is not right, tell me, even if you dare not tell the third aunt and the others, I can also teach her a lesson. But if she can get through it, you still have to give her a few more points, because who makes us men have inherently more generous hearts than women?"
Lu Yan lowered his eyes and said, "Third brother is right, I'm going back."
Lin Shiquan didn't hear what he had to say, so he was willing to let him go. He wanted to be the peacemaker, which relieved the knot in his heart: "A manly man, say half a sentence and hide half a sentence, it's annoying to death."
Lu Yan, however, was determined not to say anything: "It's just other things, I can handle this myself. There's just no one to talk to. I want to say a few words to the third brother. It's fine now." Sure enough, he took the riding whip from the side and grabbed it again. Put on your cloak and go out to shout for longevity.
Seeing that he couldn't stay and that he was a bit drunk, Lin Shiquan had to call Changshou aside and whispered a few words. Then he stepped forward and patted Lu Mian on the shoulder and said, "She is always the one who has been wronged the most. You should be more patient with her. She is not a person who doesn't know what to do. Although she is fierce when she is angry, she is the most soft-hearted."
Lu Yan smiled: "I can save it." After saying that, he got on his horse and waved his hand towards Lin Shiquan, "I'm going back." Lin Shiquan turned around and entered the shop until he saw that his shadow was gone.
Lu Yan was a little drunk, thinking about Lin Shiquan's words, and wanted to go back to Lin Jinrong and tell her clearly. Unexpectedly, when the horse arrived at the intersection, he saw a group of people in bright clothes and angry horses running towards them with laughter and laughter. , the first person with raised eyebrows greeted him loudly from a distance: "Erlang! Where are you from? Long time no see." It was Wu Xiang.
Wu Xiang has been becoming more and more public recently. Seeing that the few people following him were lazy, playful and playful family members, Lu Yan felt a little disapproving, and said with a bit of sarcasm: "Are you coming from this place again?
Where to come from? Busy enough."
Wu Xiang just laughed: "Han Erlang, don't you just want to win against me? I am playful, isn't this your opportunity?" As he said this, he grabbed his reins and led him to follow him: "Let's go,
Someone opened a new restaurant up front, and I heard that anyone who enters the restaurant at the right time every day is given a silver flag. We don't want his silver flag, and we can go and see the excitement."
Lu Yan didn't want to hang out with him, he just wanted to go home. However, a large group of people came up to him, surrounded him from front to back, left and right, and shouted: "Brother Lu, don't shirk, let alone say that you want to go back to study and do business."
, I’m actually afraid that my second sister-in-law will take a duster and beat her!”
Wu Xiang laughed and scolded at the side: "Shameless thing! I just ate the tea fruit invited by Second Sister Lu, and here you are making fun of people with red mouth and white teeth."
"Who doesn't talk and laugh on weekdays? It's rare to see him. If he doesn't stay with us anymore, the friendship will fade away." The group of people just refused to let Lu Yan go, so Lu Yan had no choice but to follow them.
go.
Entering the restaurant called Fude House, you can see the pearl curtains, the splendid porch, the bright lights, the sound of silk and bamboo, the sound of talking and laughter, and the prostitutes with heavy makeup interspersed among them. It was very lively. There was Wu Xiang's servant when he entered the door.
He called out to the doctor of tea, food and wine: "You must prepare the table carefully when you are waiting for the dinner."
Everyone was immediately taken to a quiet and elegant pavilion to sit down, and then two good-looking prostitutes came over with pipa in their arms to salute and greet them. Wu Xiang made them sit down and said, "Sing some of your favorite songs,
If you sing well, you will be rewarded heavily."
The two prostitutes saw that they were all neatly dressed, with arrogant expressions, and were served by young servants. They knew that they were all children of a wealthy family, so they had to be attentive to serve him. The older one was called Wanwan.
He smiled and said, "I also have a good sister named Qiaoqiao in my family. She plays the flute very well. If you don't mind, I can ask her to come out and play a piece of music."
Wu Xiang laughed: "Call me, call me!"
Lu Yan frowned and said: "I haven't seen you for a few days, how come you are like this? The elders in the family don't care about you."
Wu Xiang looked back at him and smiled: "I haven't delayed my studies, and I don't have many days like this. If I want to make friends, most of the time I go to A Rong's tea shop to pretend to be elegant. If his house hadn't recently opened with a great reputation, they
They all encouraged me to come, so I won’t come here. But since I’m here, I have to let myself go and have fun, so why bother to spoil other people’s interest?” After a glass of wine, he smiled and patted his shoulder: “Erlang, I
I have long thought it through, life is short and you have to enjoy it as much as you can! Don’t be too rigid and make yourself look so miserable for nothing. You were not like this when you were a child, and you are really becoming more and more old-fashioned now."
Lu Yan was stunned by what he said and unconsciously raised the corners of his lips. Wu Xiang smiled and pulled him to talk more happily: "I don't believe you have never been to such an occasion. How could you do it again in the future?"
Is it unnecessary? Don’t be afraid of Ah Rong, she has her own problems in her heart, she is not that kind of cold-hearted woman, and she will never mess around with you."
Lu Yan frowned slightly and did not tell him how Lin Jinrong was. He only said sternly: "I know how to socialize. I'm afraid that you will lose your way and lose your importance."
Wu Xiang was startled and smiled slightly: "You are a kind and good person. I know that."
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