Chapter 141 Concerned about the mansion (super fat chapter)
Brother Lao cheered, "Okay, I like going to the night market the most."
There is a small curfew in Kyoto. Around Osho (8pm), there are no more vendors in the market, and walking around is to be avoided as much as possible.
There is no curfew in Piling, so you can visit the lake all night long. Generally, vendors only start to close their stalls when the drums sound at the second watch, and the market becomes quiet around Haizhen (10 p.m.).
It's not dark yet, the Lunar New Year has just passed, and the night market has just opened, so it's a busy time.
"Mom, are you going too?" Brother Bao asked Lu Fenghe.
Shen Nanxun also looked at Lu Fenghe. Lu Fenghe looked at the two men like this and rejected them with difficulty.
"Mom has been out for a little too long today."
Shen Nanxun picked up Brother Bao and said, "Let your mother have a good rest. We are all going out. My sister should be sad. We will bring back some delicious food later."
Brother Bao put his arms around Shen Nanxun's neck and looked at Lu Fenghe, "Mom, please stay with your sister at my grandfather's house. Dad and I will be back soon."
Lu Fenghe nodded in agreement, feeling somewhat guilty for the child, but he couldn't help but tell him, "Eat less and be careful of food accumulation."
Shen Nanxun carried Brother Bao to the yard and told Shoukang to make arrangements. After thinking about it, he put Brother Bao down and said, "Go and ask Mu Mu to follow, and then wait for dad in the yard. Dad will go talk to your mother."
A word."
Brother Bao was absolutely willing to go out, so he trotted off to fetch wood.
Shen Nanxun returned to the study. Lu Fenghe looked up and saw Shen Nanxun, "What's wrong? But something was pulled down?"
Shen Nanxun shook his head, "Actually, I think Brother Bao's statement is unreasonable. I'll find a yard for you near the Lu Mansion, so that you can live closer to each other and live separately."
Lu Fenghe was furious, "What? Brother Bao is your son and not my child? Don't I feel sorry for the child? You always have to adapt to changing places."
Shen Nanxun comforted Lu Fenghe, "It's not just this one, it's all a trivial matter. Naturally, he won't bother after two hungry meals."
"Then what do you mean? Do you think your Shen family's children have lost your face by being placed in the Lu family's house?"
"Do you still care about this if I can let you go back to Piling?" Shen Nanxun asked back, "The Lu family is your family, so you naturally feel that everything is in harmony with you, but Brother Bao doesn't. Brother Bao feels that he is a foreign ancestor.
If you are a guest at home, other children will only treat Brother Ba as a guest."
Shen Nanxun considered it carefully, "If you really plan not to return to Kyoto, it is really not feasible to live in the Lu family permanently."
"Now Brother Bao would rather stay in an inn until he is older."
Lu Fenghe didn't say anything, Shen Nanxun wasn't in a hurry, but Brother Bao was.
"Dad, have you made an agreement with mother? When will we leave?"
Shen Nanxun rushed outside and said, "Come here." Then he said to Lu Fenghe, "I always hope you are well. I will take Brother Ba out for a walk first."
When he walked to the door, Shen Nanxun turned around and said, "Send Brother Ba in later and come back to get the local chronicles."
Brother Bao saw Shen Nanxun going out and rushed over and dragged Shen Nanxun out, "Hurry up, it's almost dark."
Brother Bao and Shen Nanxun left chatting animatedly, but Lu Fenghe fell into deep thought.
Indeed, as far as she is concerned, she is going home, but as far as Brother Goer is concerned, this is not his home, he is just here to visit relatives.
Nowadays, I have to listen to my elder brothers and sisters about where to play and what to do in the house, because Brother Bao is not familiar with them. If things go on like this, I am afraid that Brother Bao will be saved, but he will develop a timid character.
Do you really want to move out?
Lu Fenghe sat alone and didn't wake up until Cuizhi came in and lit the lamp.
"Are you still used to this trip?" Lu Fenghe asked.
Cuizhi replied, "I am originally from Piling, so I am not at all uncomfortable."
"Where are you on duty? I told you that I couldn't find my clothes when I came back in the afternoon, and I couldn't find you either."
Cuizhi knelt down with a plop, "Girl, atonement, my old acquaintance came to talk to me this afternoon, but I just... couldn't come to Yunhua Courtyard to listen to my orders."
"Get up, I am not asking why you are not here. Where do you live now?"
"I live in the back seat of the house."
Lu Fenghe knew that there were two rows of inverted seats beside the last wall of the Lu Mansion, which served as both a wall and a house for people.
Sixty-seven out of ten of the Lu family's servants were there. It was quite a distance from Yunhua Courtyard, but even a quarter of an hour's walk was not enough.
"How many people live in one room."
"Four people live in one room, four slaves live in one room, Xiangyaer Liuyeer and the three second-class girls next to the wife share one room."
Lu Fenghe sighed, "No matter what happens in the future, one of the four of you will always be in the yard to take care of things. Now there is no place to stay. If nothing happens, just come to the study and wait."
Cuizhi bowed and said, "Yes."
"Work hard for a while first."
Lu Fenghe was reluctant to ask her to move out as soon as she came back, fearing that her father and brother would also be unhappy if she told him.
Lu Fenghe really couldn't think of a good solution.
"Go get my land deed."
Cuizhi never asked the reason and just let it go.
Lu Fenghe's dowry consisted not of fine gold and silver, but of real estate and land deeds, of which the shop Zhuangzi was the most important.
Ms. Zhao felt that only shops and houses could generate money, while mansions could only gather ashes.
The house that is easy to rent is never too big. If you can't rent out a really valuable house, you won't be able to rent it out, and you have to spend money on repairs and cleaning.
Lu Fenghe has shops in Piling, Suzhou, Jinling, Hangzhou, and Kyoto, and Zhuangzi also has shops in the other three places besides Jinling.
If you want to move out and don't want to buy or rent a house, you can only live in Zhuangzi by Taihu Lake or on the back of Yuhu Mountain where Heming Academy is located.
These two Zhuangzi are the two closest to Piling City, but they are still outside the city.
When renting a house, Lu Fenghe really didn't want to live in someone else's place. He always felt that he would be kicked out at any time.
If I were to buy a house, I'm afraid... my family would know about it as soon as I found Yapo.
Is it true that we can only use Shen Nanxun’s name to act?
Lu Fenghe sighed again, startling Cuizhi, "Miss, do you have something to say?"
Lu Fenghe waved his hand, "Nothing."
Lu Fenghe recalled what he had said to Shen Nanxun before, that he still had to have money. With money in hand, his troubles would probably be solved.
"Go and find out the lease of the shop."
There are many shops in Lu Fenghe, but none of them are operated by themselves. They are all leased out. The lease is signed once a year at most, and some even only once every three to five years. It is convenient and trouble-free, and there is no need to worry.
"Girl, do you want to make a living on your own?" Cuizhi couldn't help but ask.
Lu Fenghe shook his head, "It's too troublesome."
Lu Fenghe's first thought was to sell the shop, but then he thought, if she doesn't get rich from selling things, she can only sell them if she wants money. If she wants money, she can sell them. Her little dowry can't withstand her efforts.
Lu Fenghe flipped through the lease. The time was not short, and the price was not low. Even if she was doing business by herself, she couldn't think of what to sell for a while.
"Let someone go and see if Shiro-kun is in the backyard. If so, please invite Shiro-kun to have tea."
You still have to ask Shiro about Jiangnan matters. The matchmaker can sell goods to Dayong and sell them overseas to earn money. She can also sell goods from Dayong outside.
Lu Silang came very quickly.
"Brother didn't go forward tonight?" Lu Fenghe asked.
Lu Silang sat down, "Why did you think of making cake tea today? Don't you think this way of drinking is not very particular?"
Lu Fenghe changed the tea, boiled water, and brewed it again.
"Shen Dalang asked me about Meng Lai, so he found it and gave it to him to try. Thinking that my brother also liked this tea cake, he asked me to have a taste. How did this cake tea taste?"
Lu Silang turned around and looked, "Where is Dalang Shen? Have you returned to the front yard?"
"I took my brother out to visit the night market."
Lu Fenghe gave Lu Silang a cup of tea, "Brother, actually I have something I want to discuss with you first."
Lu Silang slowly drank all the tea in the tea cup and put down the empty cup, "Sure enough, you don't have free tea here."
Lu Fenghe glared at Lu Silang, "Look at what my brother said. Even if I don't give you tea, I can't hide from what I have to do."
Lu Silang smiled fondly, "Tell me what it is."
"There are two cases. The first one is that I want to move out..."
"What? Someone in the house is gossiping? Who said it?" Lu Silang asked before Lu Fenghe finished speaking.
Lu Fenghe shook his head, "I've only been back for a day, so if I have any gossip, I have to put it aside for a few days."
"and you……"
"Brother, you know the situation at home better than I do. It's a bit crowded now. How can we live comfortably when the children are older? Besides, Brother Bao and Sister Zhen will always be named Shen. No matter how well the family treats them,
They always feel that they are outsiders and guests."
"It's true that we stay at home for a long time. It doesn't mean that we have to move immediately. We always have to plan in advance. I just want to tell you first. If Mom finds out, I'm afraid she will be angry."
Lu Silang really couldn't say anything to let her squeeze in the house. Now they only occupy one yard, but when the child grows older, Brother Bao will have to occupy a front yard, and Sister Zhen will not be able to live with her mother all the time.
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The occupied courtyard not only occupied their three bedrooms, but also affected the other two bedrooms to some extent. There were many people talking, and they could control the three bedrooms, but they couldn't control the mouths of everyone in the house.
The reason why Lu Silang didn't go to the front yard tonight was because Mrs. Lu asked him to talk and mentioned this matter. He even scolded Sister Qing.
Originally, if Lu Fenghe didn't come back, Sister Qing could live in Yunhua Courtyard when she grew up. Seeing that her parents were there, Sister Qing asked where she would live if she couldn't live in Yunhua Courtyard.
Lu Silang also scolded Sister Qing that the yard belonged to his aunt originally. Now that his aunt is back, it will naturally be his aunt's place to live. When she grows up, she will have her own place to go.
Ms. Lu Si also said that when she reprimanded her children for whatever they were doing, she would tell them carefully.
When he talked to Lady Lu about becoming an official, Lady Lu was more happy than worried.
"Then you definitely can't go back to Piling to be an official. If you become an official, there will always be an official office."
Lu Silang still couldn't help pouring cold water on him, "It's unclear whether or when the vacancy can be filled."
Madam Lu Si was in a good mood, "I finally have hope. I went to talk to my mother in the afternoon, and my mother asked if we want to live in separate houses, should we live in the same house with them, or should we live in a separate house."
"What did you say?"
Mrs. Lu Si glanced sideways at Lu Silang, "What can I say? Although you are a fourth-generation person, you are the eldest son of a third-bedroom boy. How can you live in a separate house with your parents? Of course you live with them."
Lu Silang breathed a sigh of relief, "That's the truth."
Madam Lu Si was not happy, "What you said makes no sense. I am the kind of daughter-in-law who doesn't care about her elders."
"Mom, do you want to separate the houses?" Lu Silang quickly changed the subject.
"That's what mom means. I'm afraid dad can't explain it. After all, my grandparents are still alive."
Mrs. Lu Si then said: "Let me tell you, if you want to become an official, Dad and Ba Lang should also see if there is any chance. They are both Jinshi masters, so what are they doing in Piling? In other words, there are too many Jinshi in the Lu family, and it is not worth it.
If you put it in any other house, it would be a person with a proud ancestor and a proud lintel."
"It would be great to go out and make some money. You will have a bright future. The worst that can happen is that you will resign and come back. You, all the scholars, will just stay in Piling, bored to the point where you drag beggars to talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality."
This is really not an exaggeration by Mrs. Lu. A member of the Lu family went to buy steamed buns and met a beggar who stole the steamed buns. He caught the beggar and told the beggar that taking it without asking was stealing. He also said that people must be moral in life...
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Later, he simply picked up a stone and squatted in an alley to teach beggars how to read. He went there for three days in a row, so that all the beggars in Piling City ran away when they saw the husband of the Lu family.
Mr. Lu did not expect that women who stayed at home were more open-minded about going out to work than they were when they were walking outside every day.
On the contrary, they are timid people who have read so many books.
But what's even more unexpected is that this woman is always paying attention to the mansion, even her younger sister.
"We really have to make plans for this matter, but we are not in a hurry. Our two children are still young and we will live here for another year and a half."
"As for the future, it's hard to say. If I go somewhere, as long as it's not too desolate, I always have to take my family with me."
"Brother is preparing to serve as an official?" Lu Fenghe exclaimed, "Great? What did dad say? Does he know? Does he agree?"
Lu Silang nodded, "Father knows that he also has plans to become an official."
"What? Dad is also working as an official? Dad is almost half a hundred people!"
Lu Fenghe couldn't help but think of himself, feeling a little weak, "It's me who is unfilial, for letting my father still do this at such an old age..."
Lu Silang interrupted Lu Fenghe, "Don't talk nonsense. Why do you say this because of you? My brother is also unfilial. He cannot become an official earlier and wants dad to lead the way."
"Then grandfather..."
"There's nothing I can do if my grandfather doesn't agree. At dad's age, it's not like my grandfather can just give him a beating and he'll be obedient. Besides, there's still my fourth uncle."
"What? My fourth uncle also wants to serve as an official?"
Lu Silang nodded, "Father said that when Dalang Shen returns to Beijing, we will go together. Then Wu Lang will also come with us. We may also ask some other brothers."
"Isn't it true that all of you who are famous are going to serve as officials?"
Lu Silang shook his head, "We and Sanshu Wulang are determined to become officials. As for the others, they just asked and if they want to become officials, we can come together. If they don't want to become officials, that's up to them."
This is also the difference between a big family and ordinary families. There are too many people, but resources are limited. If you really want to work together, it will be like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers. But you can't make a decision secretly on your own without explaining it to them.
After all, this is a loss-making situation.
"I guess Shichiro might be together. It's hard to say between Liuro and Hachiro."
Lu Fenghe couldn't help but think of what happened in his previous life. In his previous life, even Jiulang failed to become an official, and he even talked about other people. Why did he bring about such a big change just because he wanted to reconcile?
It's hard to say whether being an official is a good or bad thing. At least in the last life, the Lu family didn't have an official career and it wasn't much good.
"Dalang Shen... shouldn't be angry with the Lu family because of the matter between me and him." Lu Fenghe said, no matter what, the Shen family has a title and has been in Kyoto for so many years, so they can still help a little bit.
"When you go to Kyoto, be careful. If things don't go well, it doesn't matter if you come back."
Lu Silang knocked on the table and signaled Lu Fenghe to make some tea.
"I understand. Don't worry about external affairs. Taking care of yourself is the only business."
Lu Fenghe nodded.
Lu Silang still remembered that Lu Fenghe said she had two things to do, "What is the other one?"
"Nowadays, I have nothing else to do except my children. I want to do some small business, but I don't know what to do at the moment. I want to ask you for some advice."
"You want to open a shop in Piling?" Lu Silang asked.
Lu Fenghe frowned, "I'm not willing to open a shop myself. It's trivial and tiring, and I don't necessarily make money."
Lu Fenghe continued: "I'm wondering if I can be like a matchmaker and sell Dayong's things elsewhere."
Lu Silang thought for a while, "Mutual trade or sea trade? It's not impossible, but the silk and cloth are all made by my uncle's family, so there is no need for my family to fight."
Lu Silang tapped his fingers on the table, comparing the rhythm.
"How much money do you have in your hand now?" Lu Silang asked.
Lu Fenghe calculated it, "Including the dowry money, I can get about ten thousand taels."
Lu Silang didn't expect his sister to be so rich, "The principal is enough, but I can't get involved in the mutual market. If I want to do sea trade, I have to ask my third brother."
"Then why don't you ask Third Brother to ask for me? Third Brother has a lot of things to do, and I may not be able to find anyone."
"Okay, I'll go to the front yard later to find something to do with dad. I'll go to Xifu to ask Third Brother for some advice. There's just one thing. The profit is the same as the risk. The higher the profit, the greater the risk. It's hard to talk about sea trade.
A boat may go out and bring back a boat full of gold and silver, or maybe... the boat may not even come back."
Of course Lu Fenghe knew that there was no risk in being safe and sound, but there was no profit either.
"I know that if you don't want to let go of your children, you can't trap the wolf. There is a hugely profitable business."
Lu Silang drank two more cups of tea, then stood up and left.
On the way to the front yard, I met Shen Nanxun who was returning with Brother Go.
Lu Silang didn't say much to Shen Nanxun, "Come to father's study later, we will wait for you."
Shen Nanxun happened to have a question he wanted to ask, so he nodded in response.
"Mom, I'm back and I brought you magnolia cakes." Brother Gou called as he entered the courtyard.
Lu Fenghe walked to the door and said, "Thank you, Brother Bao. Mom just feels hungry."
Brother Bao ran to Lu Fenghe carrying the oil paper bag and held it up to Lu Fenghe like a treasure, "Mom, look, it's still hot."
Lu Fenghe asked Cuizhi to get the plate, took the oil paper bag with one hand, and led Brother Go through the door with the other.
"What did you eat at the night market?"
Brother Bao counted it in detail, "I ate half a bowl of three-fresh wontons. Brother Mu and I shared the food. We also ate a four-color dumpling with fresh meat. Dad ate the rest, as well as two spoons of sugar taro.
, Dad only let me eat one taro, but I drank a few more mouthfuls of sweet soup."
The portions at Jiangnan Night Market are not as good as those in Kyoto. There are really only four four-color dumplings, and no more than ten three-fresh wontons. As for the candied taro, there is only a small bowl.
Brother Bao'er, these things are not much for Brother Bao'er's appetite.
Lu Fenghe touched Brother Bao'er's head, "You're so good."
Brother Bao looked at Lu Fenghe with bright eyes, "Mom, can I eat another magnolia pancake? Just one." After saying that, he stretched out his index finger to compare, for fear that Lu Fenghe didn't know that one magnolia pancake is very important.
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Lu Fenghe looked at Cuizhi's magnolia cake on the plate and said, "Eat half of it and taste it. If you like it, buy it tomorrow."
Brother Bao hesitated for a long time and nodded reluctantly, "Okay."
Shen Nanxun couldn't help laughing when he saw Brother Bao's greedy appearance. Lu Fenghe raised his eyes and looked at him without saying a word.
Shen Nanxun touched the tip of his nose and said, "I'll take a few books and leave."
Lu Fenghe turned sideways and said, "Do it yourself."
After speaking, Lu Fenghe twisted a magnolia cake, gave half of it to Brother Ba, and took a small bite.
"Well, Mom thinks the magnolia cake is particularly delicious."
Brother Bao took a bite and nodded repeatedly, "It's really delicious."
"This is what I bought for my mother. It tastes better than other magnolia cakes."
Brother Bao also said, "Mom and I eat the same one, and it tastes better than the others."
Lu Fenghe nodded, "That's exactly it."
In addition to the Fanbangzhi that Lu Fenghe had given him before, Shen Nanxun also went to the Shaanxi-Sichuan Fourth Road Chronicle, the Guangdong and Guangxi Chronicles, and the Fujian Chronicle.
Lu Fenghe glanced at him and said, "Why are you from the south?"
Shen Nanxun told the truth, "Because I have never been to these places and want to know more about them."
Lu Fenghe saw that Shen Nanxun had indeed carefully looked for these books, and it was not like he was looking for an excuse to come to Yunhua Academy.
"There are also some local chronicles in the east wing of Bailu Garden. If you want to see them, you can go look for them."
Lu Fenghe took almost none of the books from Bailuyuan with him. He left in a bit of a hurry, and none of them were unique collections. Lu Fenghe asked Qing Ling to stay first and take away the important things first.
Shen Nanxun took a few books and said to Brother Ba, "Listen to your mother. Tomorrow, daddy will take you to eat soybean ribs again."
Brother Bao nodded repeatedly, "Dad, you have to remember, we have to go early tomorrow."
"good."
Shen Nanxun asked Fu An to send the books to Lu Balang's study where he was staying temporarily. He went straight to Lu Sanye's study. Unexpectedly, not only Lu Sanye and Lu Silang were there, but also Lu Balang, Lu Fourth Master and Lu Wulang.
Also there.
This scene looks like he is here to ask for an explanation. No, no, no, it is more like he is here to ask for an explanation.
Shen Nanxun greeted the two elders and three uncles before sitting down on the empty chair next to Lu Silang.
"I heard that you went to He Niang to ask for local chronicles?" Mr. Lu didn't say any pleasantries and got straight to the point.
"Yes, this junior is not familiar with the lands south of Jiangnan."
Mr. Lu nodded, "It's a good idea to read local chronicles."
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