In the morning, before Brother Bao went to school, Lu Fenghe made it clear to him.
"Mom has something to do today. When you come back at noon, she may not be at home." Lu Fenghe said.
Brother Lao raised his head, stared at Lu Fenghe and asked, "Then... when will you come back, mother?"
"We should be back in the afternoon. Don't we still have to go to the ancestor's place for dinner?"
Hearing this, Brother Bao nodded with relief, "I understand."
The children were taken away by Lu Balang. It was really early to go to the boat trip. Lu Fenghe yawned again and went back to squint for a while. After eating the morning meal, he talked to Jinbao Liu Rui and asked about the shipping in the North.
Then he walked out the door slowly.
When they arrived at the shipping company, Lu Fenghe found that both Lu Erlang and her were speaking in simple terms. There were a lot of details in shipping. Lu Fenghe listened for a while and was not in a hurry to make a decision. She had to go back and think about it carefully.
Lu Fenghe only went to one boat shop. If the Lu family's own boat shop couldn't be trusted, then no boat shop could be trusted anymore.
"Madam, I've never been to the North by boat..." Liu Rui came out of the boat and said to Lu Fenghe.
Lu Fenghe waved his hand to stop him, "I have never done business. We don't have many people available, so don't waste people on transporting goods."
Liu Rui wanted to say something else, but Jin Bao stopped him, "Both the water and land routes have their own shortcomings, so let's figure out which one is more cost-effective."
Lu Fenghe nodded, "That's the truth. I'll thank you for your hard work. Let's go back and figure out how to transport the tea to the north.
Lu Fenghe got on the carriage and did not go back directly. Instead, he went to the fourth room. It was just that he didn't know that Mrs. Lu Wu was pregnant before, but now that he knew about it, he definitely had to pay a visit.
The fourth bedroom was really deserted, and Lu Jiulang was not married. He spent most of his time in the academy and study room, and the backyard was very sparse. Only Mrs. Lu Fourth and Mrs. Lu Fifth took care of the children.
Lu Fenghe came over, and Mrs. Lu Wu kept talking to Lu Fenghe.
"Let me tell you, my mother should be like my third aunt and go to my father's post. I am not the first born. I am in my own house and not somewhere else. What's the big deal."
"It's better to listen to your aunt. Fifth brother is not here, and if your aunt is gone, you will have no one to talk to all day long."
"I really want to be your fifth brother."
Lu Fenghe quickly advised her, "The journey is far away, and your health is very important. If you get there and you don't adapt to the climate, will you take care of the fifth brother, or will the fifth brother take care of you? Fifth brother is not the person who can take good care of you."
"But I heard that the climate on Guangnan East Road is very good, and there is no particularly cold time in winter. There are also many fruits that I have never heard of in the local chronicles. Now I am pregnant, and I should give birth in June next year.
Well, if you really want to go, it would be a good idea to go to Fifth Brother’s place next winter.”
Seeing that Mrs. Lu Wu was not very happy because she was pregnant, she was actually a little melancholy because neither her mother-in-law nor she could take over her husband's appointment because she was pregnant.
"Fifth sister-in-law, you must be happy. In fact, the child knows everything in the belly. If mother is unhappy, the child will not grow well."
"It's good that Fifth Brother is not at home. You don't have to worry about taking care of him. You can eat what you want, sleep when you want, move around when you want, and just take care of yourself. You're more at ease."
Madam Lu Wu was amused by Lu Fenghe, "So this is how you live your life when Dalang Shen is not here?"
Lu Fenghe was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, Madam Lu Wu was really right. Shen Dalang was not at home. In addition to being the director of the family, she also went to her mother-in-law to establish rules. She seemed to be living... very carefree.
"You, I don't know how many people envy you. You are a person who doesn't know how to be blessed in the midst of blessings. There are a few people who have everything going well in their lives. You should always look for the best in everything."
Madam Lu Wu didn't want Lu Fenghe to talk about herself, so she talked about Lu Fenghe first.
"Don't talk about it, just talk about me. You don't know what your fifth brother's temperament is like? He lives in Piling, but he is often away from home. Whenever he comes back, he smells of powder, but he never brings people to his house.
, even if I want to make a fuss, I can’t find an excuse to make a fuss.”
"Fifth brother, he..."
"You want to say that he never flirts with the people there? Mother He, is it a good thing to wear red sleeves and add fragrance? You don't have to roll into a bed."
"sister in law……"
"I know your fifth brother is really bored in the house, but if I let him out, I'm stabbing a knife in my heart."
Madam Lu Wu clapped her hands, "That's all, I won't mention it. I just hope that your fifth brother will be well in the future, and it will also give our mothers something to look forward to."
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Lu Fenghe also talked to Madam Lu about some incense that was useful during pregnancy. Seeing Madam Lu's eyebrows relax, she stood up to leave.
Originally, Lu Fenghe could have gone directly to his old house, but he promised Brother Bao that he would go back in the morning, so Lu Fenghe insisted on going back first.
Sure enough, Mrs. Zhao led Brother Bao and Mrs. Lu Si to stand in the front yard talking, waiting for her.
Seeing her entering the door, Brother Lao took two steps forward and shouted aggrievedly: "Mother."
Mrs. Zhao gave Brother Ba a push and said to Lu Fenghe: "I'm finally back. Your grandmother will send someone here in a while. Please hurry up. Your grandmother is always on time for evening meals."
Lu Fenghe didn't even have time to change the clothes on his body, so he took Brother Ba and got into the carriage again. Fortunately, there were outer clothes prepared in the carriage, so he could just change before getting off the car, so it wouldn't be too rude.
"Have you been waiting for mother for a long time?" Lu Fenghe asked Brother Bao.
Brother Lao pursed his lips and nodded, "Mom said she would be back in the afternoon."
"Sorry, I took a little long to talk to your fifth aunt."
Brother Lao leaned against Lu Fenghe and said nothing.
Lu Fenghe was also extremely lucky. Fortunately, he came back, otherwise the child would have been miserable all night.
It was indeed late when we arrived at the old house. A few people had just sat down, and the evening meal was already served before even saying a few words. The old lady did not have a rule of not saying anything after eating, but it was always inappropriate to talk about business over food.
Very good.
After dinner, Brother Bao and Brother Lu Wulang's Jianjian, led by Mrs. Lu Si, ran out to play, and then the old lady got down to business.
"Although the family is separated, the third and fourth elders are not at home. Let's come over to our old house to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together this year. We two old guys won't be able to spend more Mid-Autumn Festivals."
"Grandma, what are you talking about? You want to live a long life." Lu Fenghe, a person who has died once, the last thing he hears is death.
"Yes, yes, listen to my granddaughter. Grandma said the wrong thing."
The old lady continued: "Have you made up your mind, third daughter-in-law?"
Mrs. Zhao replied, "Yes, I have made an agreement with Silang's wife and Eighth Lang's family, but we should all go together so that the children can have a look and feel at ease."
The old lady nodded, "Now that it's decided, I won't say anything. If there's anything missing, I'll send you a letter home."
"got it."
"Fourth daughter-in-law, you don't have other ideas. I have something else to tell you."