In the main hall, not to mention the elders of the Lu family, even Mrs. Lin and Mr. Lin were invited to listen.
Lu Jianzhong looked solemn and saluted Mr. Lin respectfully: "You are well-informed, so I would like you to come up with an idea about this matter and tell everyone about it."
"Everyone, don't be too panicked." Mr. Lin did not refuse. He cleared his throat and said loudly: "I heard what the person who reported the message just now said. Although Da Rong was treacherous and went to war without declaring it, he probably only sent a small group of cavalry to harass him.
The test is not about sending a large army of soldiers and horses to attack. As long as there is no chaos in Qingzhou and the defenders are still there, it is not a big deal. If Qingzhou is not lost for one day, the Daerong barbarians will not be able to advance straight in."
Although the situation in Pingzhou is not much better now, it is still better than when the Darong barbarians came in. Everyone knows that Mr. Lin has been an official in his early years, and considering the acumen he showed during his earlier escape, they feel that
His knowledge was certainly quite good, so his restless heart finally felt more at ease.
The grandfather of the Lu family had a different view, and said tremblingly: "But back then, Da Rong's cavalry came around my house and surrounded the old house for several days!"
Mr. Lin said calmly: "I'm saying there's no need to panic for the time being. It's not the time to panic yet. At this moment, Darong is just a test. If the court doesn't handle it properly and Pingzhou continues to be in chaos, we will have to make another plan!"
Lu Jianzhong said anxiously: "In your opinion, will it be... hmm?" He didn't dare to speak too clearly, so he just moved his hand downwards, and everyone understood the meaning.
Old Mrs. Lin sighed, looked solemnly at the lantern spinning in the wind in front of the door, and said softly: "Who can tell clearly? There are internal and external troubles."
Everyone's mood suddenly became low. I don't know who said: "Then should we just sit and wait like this? Didn't it mean that some people were already rushing to Wuyi Pier and were busy crossing the river? Are we also planning to go?
If we get too late, we might not even be able to find the boat."
As a result, there was a buzz of discussion in the room, all talking about the escape. Old Mrs. Lin was an outsider, so he couldn't talk much, so he just stroked his beard and pondered alone.
The grandfather of the Lu family shouted: "What's the fuss about?! It's a joke to everyone."
The room became quiet, and Lu Jianzhong smiled and said: "Old Grandfather, everyone is thinking about the clan. Whether you want to leave or stay, you must have a plan."
The old grandfather pointed his finger into the void with trembling fingers: "You have a family and a family, everything is here, where can you escape? You know that the Da Rong barbarians will definitely attack? If you don't see the red, you don't see the black, so you think about escaping.
, don’t waste half your life by yourself before the barbarian comes here!”
Lu Jianzhong didn't want to stay here anymore. He wanted to go to Taiming Mansion, so he said seriously: "Old Grandfather, this matter is serious and we should consider it in the long term." He represented the voices of many people, and there were many people.
Echo him.
The old grandfather glanced at him indifferently, slammed his crutches on the ground, and said: "My ancestors were able to hold on back then, and they can hold on today too! Anyway, I won't leave."
When Lin Jinrong supported Lin Yuzhen in the corridor and heard this, Lin Yuzhen couldn't help but said angrily: "This old fool! Earlier, your grandfather said there was no need to panic, but he insisted that Da Rong would definitely come; now they say he wants to escape, but he is not allowed to escape.
I think he is old and confused."
It's just xenophobia. In the eyes of the Lu family, the Lin family are always outsiders who come to avoid chaos. They can help, but there is absolutely no possibility of making the final decision. Lin Jinrong didn't want to say more to Lin Yuzhen, and just kept listening with open ears.
But I couldn't hear anyone talking anymore.
After a long time, Lu Jianzhong coughed and said: "It's about the life and death of the whole clan. We can't just sit there and say nothing. We have to come up with a charter. You have to have an idea whether to leave or stay. Please speak freely.
"
Hearing the soft sound of the chair, Old Mrs. Lin said in a deep voice: "You are discussing clan affairs, it is inconvenient for us to stay for a long time..."
Lu Jianzhong hesitated a few words, and then let the father and son leave the main hall.
Lin Jinrong hurriedly asked Zhu Jianfu's family to wait outside to hear the news, and he supported Lin Yuzhen to greet him: "Grandpa, uncle."
When Old Mrs. Lin saw the two of them, he couldn't help but frown slightly: "Why are you here here? Do you want to know something that shouldn't be asked by servants? If anyone sees it, they will say that my daughter of the Lin family has no rules."
Mr. Lin hurriedly said: "They also remember Mr. Auntie and Erlang."
Old Mrs. Lin stopped talking and just walked forward slowly along the corridor: "What are your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's plans?"
Lin Yuzhen bit her lip: "The people from Erlang's side said that his father is in a critical condition and cannot be moved..."
Old Mrs. Lin said calmly: "Then you just have to wait a little longer."
Lin Yuzhen was upset, wanted to wait, and was afraid: "If the war really breaks out, it would be best to leave early, but we can't leave Erlang and his son alone here, let alone... With the perseverance of two women, we can't leave alone."
Lang, it’s not easy to leave either.”
Old Mrs. Lin looked at Lin Jinrong: "Where are you, Ah Rong? How did you plan?"
Lin Jinrong didn't answer and asked: "I wonder what my grandfather planned?"
Old Mrs. Lin was silent for a long time and said softly: "Let's wait a day or two. If things get worse and Erlang and the others don't come back and the Lu family refuses to leave, you two can take Yilang and go with us! Cross the river first.
"
When things got to this point, Lin Jinrong didn't panic anymore. Before Lin Yuzhen could speak, she said: "In that case, we should send someone to prepare the boat and wait for it." Her boat was not big, and it really wasn't big enough for the Lin family.
A large family sat.
Mr. Lin arranged for Mr. Lin to say: "Go and handle this matter." After saying this, he glanced at Lin Jinrong and Lin Yuzhen: "You two are very good like this."
There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Zhu Jianfu's family caught up and said: "The quarrel has broken down. Some people want to leave, and some people refuse to leave. We haven't come up with a charter yet."
Lin Yuzhen said impatiently: "What is the second master's plan?"
Zhu saw that the Fu family was in great embarrassment: "I don't know, the second master has never expressed his position. The third master said that it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If you want to escape, you should make plans early. Don't wait and miss the end."
Good timing.”
Lin Jinrong knew that the second bedroom was going to part ways with them. If they didn't leave, only the third bedroom would be left with them in the old house, and only a few of the peripheral tribesmen would stay. Then, how could this house still be based on her and her family's wishes?
Is it as strong as Lu Yan imagined before?
Sure enough, around the second watch, someone called her and Lin Yuzhen to go to Mrs. Lu to discuss the matter. Lu Jianzhong made no secret of his attitude: "We have already discussed it, and all the family shops in the city have been almost destroyed.
, I feel sorry for always staying in the old house and causing trouble to my sister-in-law, so we decided to go to Taiming Mansion to look for Da Lang, and we will set off tomorrow." Seeing Lin Yuzhen, she said: "The eldest brother and Er Lang are not here, and the third brother is sick again, and the old lady has committed suicide
It's up to us to take care of it, I wonder what sister-in-law's plan is?"
Lin Yuzhen only felt a cold feeling in her heart. Not only did Lu Jianzhong's words not mean to invite them to take refuge in Taiming Mansion, but he was also trying to squeeze the big house overtly and covertly. If she had any guts, she shouldn't be shameless enough to say such nice things.
At that moment, she said coldly: "Second uncle, you need to go on your own, don't worry about us, we have our own plans. Old lady..." She looked at Old Madam Lu, who had been turning her rosary beads with her eyes closed, and her voice was a little more cordial and sincere: "
Mother-in-law, if you want to stay here, my daughter-in-law will not leave you alone. If you want to go to Taiming Mansion with my second uncle and the others, that's up to you."
Old Mrs. Lu stopped her movements, looked at Tu Shi and Lu Geng whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, and said softly: "What are your plans?"
Tu covered her face and sobbed softly. Lu Geng whispered: "To tell my grandmother, my father is too ill and is delirious from the fever. Rushing in this situation will cost his life. If... Auntie doesn't
If they don’t like us, we don’t want to leave for the time being and want to wait and see.”
Although this child was not lovable in the past and later became taciturn, he took care of them a lot on the way to the old house. Lin Yuzhen said with a pleasant face: "Good boy, you can stay as long as you want. If aunt wants,
Even if I leave, I won’t leave you alone.”
"Thank you, Auntie." Lu Ji bowed to Lin Yuzhen and retreated behind Tu.
Mrs. Lu then looked at Lu Jianxin and said softly: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Lin Yuzhen and Lin Jinrong were very surprised. They thought that the old lady Lu would stay with them, but since the old lady wanted to leave, they understood. Lu Jianxin was also a little surprised, and then told Su Xin: "Take care of the old lady.
Things, it's better to leave sooner rather than later. We'll leave tomorrow morning." After saying this, he looked at Lin Yuzhen, Lin Jinrong and others hypocritically: "If it doesn't work, we will entertain you well when you come to Taiming Mansion."
Lin Yuzhen said calmly: "Don't bother me anymore. I have my own place to go."
Lu Jianzhong smiled and asked the people in the second room to leave: "Let's all pack up and refresh ourselves. We have to go on the road tomorrow morning." He then asked Lin Yuzhen: "I want to borrow a few cars from my sister-in-law. I'll bother my second nephew and my wife to prepare some dry food in the kitchen."
Lin Yuzhen was so angry that she turned her head away and refused to look at Lu Jianzhong. Lin Jin tolerated it and said softly: "Okay, second uncle, don't worry."
The people in the second room walked out one after another. When Mrs. Kang passed by Lin Jinrong, he reached out and gently touched her shoulder, and whispered: "I'm sorry."
What can a little daughter-in-law of the Kang family do? Lin Jinrong shook her head and smiled slightly: "Peace."
A few tears welled up in Kang's eyes: "You too, take care."
When everyone in the second room was gone, Mrs. Lu motioned to Lin Yuzhen and Lin Jinrong. Lu Gen sat in front of her and took out a string of beads from her arms. There were about twenty beads, all of them.
As big as a thumb, round and crystal clear, it was extraordinary. Mrs. Lu twisted the string of beads in half, handed one half to Lin Jinrong and the other half to Lu Gen, and said softly: "I came out in a hurry and didn't bring out anything valuable.
, these beads are still the betrothal gift given by the old master back then, you two will have something to rely on in the future."
Lin Yuzhen couldn't help crying and said: "Old lady, we..."
Old Mrs. Lu shook her head: "I'm going on a long journey tomorrow. I'm sorry for this old bone. I have to rest. Let's go."
Everyone had to retreat.
Aunt Sha combed Mrs. Lu's hair and said in a trembling voice: "Old lady, do you really want to go to Taiming Mansion? Don't you wait for me?"
Old Mrs. Lu said calmly: "I will go with the second child, and also reduce the burden on the first and third children."
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