Changshou grabbed a pedestrian and asked, "What's wrong?"
The man was extremely impatient and said angrily: "Watch the fun." After saying that, he pushed him and left.
Changshou smiled bitterly and had to stop other people to ask. However, a tea-selling woman on the roadside was kind enough to tell him that she knew: "It was the grandfather and grandson who died while building the city wall two days ago. A seven-year-old boy was found."
An old woman in her teens, a woman in her thirties, and a little girl who was only seven or eight years old were asking for justice in front of the Zhizhou government office. They cried so pitifully. What a crime!"
Lu Yan and Lin Shiquan looked at each other, and saw worry on each other's faces. The two of them crowded together with the crowd in front of the Zhizhou government office, but they saw that the crowds were so crowded, where could they squeeze in?
The sun hung scorchingly in the sky, but the onlookers were not afraid of the sun at all. They all craned their necks to look inside with great interest. Some people were anxious: "What does it say inside? Do you want to play? Oh, I can't see you."
!" However, when talking about it, many of them lamented how pitiful they were, and the ones who liked watching the fun the most.
Lu Yan and Lin Shiquan walked to the tea shop across the street and sat down. Shi Changshou said, "Go and ask carefully what happened."
Changshou took some loose money in his sleeves, ate and went to inquire about the news without mentioning it.
Lu Yan and Lin Shiquan casually ordered some refreshments and were talking there, when they suddenly heard someone timidly whispering from the side: "Second brother?"
Lu Yan looked up, only to see Lu Ji standing there in half-worn robes, looking at him pitifully. When he saw him looking towards her, he hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Second brother, don't drive me away, I will do the same."
Say something."
This tea shop is not an elegant place to begin with. It is poorly laid out and filled with people coming and going. Suddenly, many people looked over here. Although Lu Yan was very unhappy in his heart, he was a member of the tribe and did not want to be looked at and watched like this by outsiders.
, then said calmly: "Get up and talk. If you still want to do these weird things, I'll leave."
When Lu Ji heard this, he stood up straight in a hurry and stood aside like a boy. He first smiled at Lin Shiquan ingratiatingly, then looked at Lu Yan and said, "How can the second brother have time to come here?"
Lu Yan glanced at him lightly, with a hint of contempt and hatred in his silence.
Lu Ji hurriedly slapped himself lightly: "Look at my mean mouth, where can second brother go to do what I want? Second brother, I came here to tell you that there are many things involved in this matter this time.
"Several students of Mr. Zhu." He deliberately stopped here, with a bit of cunning in his eyes, and looked at Lu Yan tentatively: "My little brother, I think that you have studied with Mr. Zhu for many years, so you are probably from the same school.
Yi, let me tell you, you have a good idea..."
Lu Yan frowned and looked at Lu Ji coldly, without saying a word, but his hatred was extremely obvious. Seeing this, Lin Shiquan hurriedly poured Lu Ji a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Brother, sit down! Have a cup of tea.
, moisten your throat and speak slowly."
Lu Ji glanced sideways at Lu Yan's expression and said with a smile: "Thank you, Third Brother Lin! But my second brother doesn't ask me to sit down, so I don't dare to sit down."
Lu Yan stood up and walked out without saying a word. Lin Shiquan smiled at Lu Ji, patted his shoulder reassuringly, and followed.
Lu Ji picked up the cup of tea that Lin Shiquan poured for him, swallowed it in one gulp, slammed the cup on the table with all his strength, turned around and left with a grim look on his face.
It was getting late, half of the sky was covered with purple-red gauze, and the evening wind blew in, blowing the pear blossoms all over the tree like snow all over the sky. Kang and Lin Jinrong were sitting at the stone table under the tree, drinking tea and talking. Lilang beside them looked like a giant
Brother, he led Yilang and Fu Niang to play in a decent manner, while the three children ran around chattering and talking in words that only they could understand.
Mr. Kang knew the inside story of giving porridge, and looked at Lin Jinrong with some admiration: "I also have some leftover grain in my dowry village. If my second sister-in-law doesn't mind it, I will send it over, which can be regarded as my best effort.
"
The second wife suffered heavy losses and didn't have much land. Kang was kind-hearted, but she was afraid that Lu Jing would find out and wouldn't spare her. Lin Jinrong smiled and said tactfully: "It's enough for the third brother and sister to have such a heart. Food is also expensive outside now.
The people in your village also need to eat. I will prepare enough for them. If it is really not enough, I will ask my third brother and sister for help."
Kang didn't force herself: "The second sister-in-law must tell me when the time comes." After saying this, she looked at Fu Niang and said with a smile, "This child has become much smarter and healthier after living with her grandmother."
Lin Jinrong didn't want to talk about the rights and wrongs of his second wife, so he just smiled.
Mrs. Kang suddenly came back to her senses and said, "The tea party that the masters and wives are going to hold will be next month, right? Then my second sister-in-law will tell me that I will go with you to join in the fun."
Lin Jinrong heard that she wanted to participate in this matter, so he smiled and said: "It's enough if you have your heart."
Kang knew that she was pity for his small dowry, and said sternly: "Second sister-in-law, could it be that she looks down on me? Although I don't have much dowry, I still care about it. In the future, Lilang will grow up, and he will have younger brothers and sisters, not to mention
To say anything else, even for the sake of the children, I can't refuse." Not only within the family, but also outside, the reputation of the second wife of the Lu family is always not as good as that of the eldest brother. It is absolutely impossible to plan for the future of the children.
Good opportunities, you need to know, money cannot buy a good reputation.
Although Lin Jinrong knew that Mrs. Kang had always been smart, but now that she was here, she fell in love with her even more, so she said cheerfully: "Everyone is gathering firewood and the flames are high. If that's the case, I will come and invite you when the time comes."
Kang said solemnly: "From now on, whenever my second sister-in-law does this kind of thing, I will be happy to do odd jobs and run errands for you."
Lin Jinrong laughed: "With capable people like my three brothers and sisters doing odd jobs, why should I worry about not being able to accomplish anything?" Before he finished speaking, a few children over there started arguing. Fu Niang burst into tears, while Yi Lang and Li Lang were both stern.
Face, staring eyes, you push me, I push you, no one will let go.
Kang smiled bitterly: "The fight started again. I don't know what the stupid lawsuit is about." After saying that, he and Lin Jinrong went to settle the lawsuit for the three children. But it was about an ant. Lilang said it was his, Yilang
They also thought it was their own, but the ant was trampled to death by Fu Niang. Both children were very angry, but they couldn't take it out on the girl, so they disliked each other.
When two children fight, the older one is of course the first to be scolded. Just as Kang was about to scold Lilang, he heard Lin Jinrong burst into laughter and said: "Isn't it just an ant? Is it worth it for two brothers to fight? How can one be so angry in a fight?
With all the effort, we have caught as many as we need, who wants them? I will catch them for him!"
Yilang was the first to respond, hugging his mother's neck and saying: "I want it!" He looked at Fu Niang, who was still sobbing in Kang's arms, and comforted him: "Stop crying, I'll give it to you!"
"Don't cry, no one is blaming you." Mr. Kang patted Fu Niang's back and said, "Look, are you shy? You are not as generous as your fourth brother."
"I'm generous." Lilang also threw himself into Lin Jinrong's arms: "Auntie, I want it too." Although Fu Niang didn't speak, she raised her head and looked at Lin Jinrong eagerly, and then looked at Kang in a flattering manner.
Lin Jinrong and Kang took their three little tails and squatted on the ground to catch ants together. After searching for a long time, they couldn't find them. Instead, they found two other kinds of ants. The adults and children were shouting and making a fuss.
Looking around with a bit of a smile, he saw Mrs. Song and her servant standing in the distance looking here, and whispered to Lin Jinrong and Mr. Kang: "Grandma, the second wife is over there."
Lin Jinrong was fine, but Mrs. Kang showed a bit of discomfort on her face. They looked at each other and decided to get up to pay respects. But when they got up, they saw Mrs. Song had already quietly gone away with her servant girl.
, only a back figure remains.
Cherry walked over from the other end of the path and saluted: "Second Grandma, Second Master is back, and Third Master Lin is here too."
Lin Jinrong hurriedly asked Dou'er and Pan to pick up Yilang and say goodbye to Kang: "I'll go first. My brother is probably looking for something to do with me."
Kang saw that it was getting late and said with a smile, "It's time for us to leave."
Lin Jinrong led Yilang to the door of the flower hall. When Yilang saw Lin Shiquan from a distance, he rushed over with a smile and asked Lin Shiquan to hug him. Lin Shiquan hurriedly picked him up, flicked his little nose, and said affectionately: "Nihou, just now
What are you doing here?"
Yilang couldn't explain it clearly to him, and after gesticulating for a long time, he got impatient and moved towards Lu Yan's arms again.
Lin Jinrong personally brought the tea and said with a smile: "Just now he and his third brother were fighting over an ant, and it even scared Fu Niang to tears."
Lu Yan asked Yi Lang: "Is it true?"
Yilang twisted his hands twice, covered his eyes with some embarrassment, leaned back, rushed over, bumped into Lu Yan's arms, hugged Lu Yan's neck and whispered a few words.
"I don't understand what you are talking about. Speak slowly." Lu Yan picked up Yi Lang and signaled to Lin Jinrong: "The third brother has something to ask you. I will take the child to play outside to prevent him from making a fuss."
Only then did Lin Shiquan get the chance to ask: "Ah Rong, why didn't the tea shop refuse to renew the contract? And it's summer soon, and there will be a lot of merchants coming to buy fragrant medicine. Transferring money from here will affect the business. What on earth did you do?
Think about it?”
Although his tone was gentle, the incomprehension and doubts in it could not be concealed. Lin Jinrong looked at Lu Mian who refused to go far and was playing with her children at the door. She knew that Lu Mian was also waiting for her answer - she
He was trying his best to prepare to reduce losses, but it was incomprehensible to them, so he had to give a suitable reason. Because he smiled and said: "Isn't it easy to open a tea shop? This tea shop really can't make money here.
How much is it? I plan to wait until Erlang's filial piety period is over to see if I can open one in the capital and leave it to Qin You to take care of it. I don't want to waste human and financial resources to make such a small amount of money."
Although his tone was loud, it was not unreasonable. Lin Shiquan thought for a moment and nodded reluctantly: "The tea shop is a small matter. After all, we really don't make much money, so it is quite laborious. But what about the fragrant medicine shop? This is what we do
The foundation! It is also Yilang’s reliance in the future.”
Lin Jinrong said: "Third brother, do you think it is good to do a big business in the current situation? Can we do a big business? If you are not doing well in your youth and everything is not going well, you should take it slow first and focus on doing business in Huating County.
, fragrant medicine, try not to keep inventory, stock up a bit, and sell as much as you have."
Lin Shiquan still had many doubts, but Lin Jinrong didn't want to explain to him. He looked into his eyes and whispered: "Third brother, trust me."
Believe her. Lin Shiquan was shocked. Recalling the things she did in the past, it turned out that she was very far-sighted. Although she still disagreed, she endured it depressedly.
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