Lu Balang didn't explain the specific business to Lu Fenghe in detail. His brothers trusted him and didn't go behind his back, but this didn't mean that he could just talk about it to everyone, and neither could his sister.
Back in the third bedroom, Lu Fenghe's tears had stopped flowing, but his eyes were still red.
Mrs. Zhao pulled Lu Fenghe in and asked again what he had said, how the old man was doing, and why he suddenly coughed up blood.
Knowing that Mr. Lu was angry and upset because of his own family affairs, Mrs. Zhao felt very emotional.
"By the way, Ling Niang ordered someone to deliver a message back. When the children saw that we had left, they started to make noises and wanted to leave after playing for a while. They were already on the way, and they brought back all the meals prepared by other courtyards."
Lu Fenghe and Lu Balang sat down in Zhao's courtyard, and the mother and son were still talking about what happened in the afternoon.
"My grandfather lectured me in the morning and told me why we should stay in Piling instead of taking office. It was just for the family to take care of small things like a big house. If something happened and we didn't say anything, we might as well go with the whole family.
Take office."
Lu Balang's words were meant to be polite. If the old man really wanted to teach someone, he would not speak to him in such nice words.
"Grandfather has always felt that he is really helping Xifu. After all, the family is really separated and the business has been settled. Xifu has nothing to rely on anymore. Xifu has indeed made a lot of money in these years, but if grandpa doesn't say anything, it will be ignored.
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"It was very difficult for the eldest and second brothers to take over the business before. They went to my grandfather, but my grandfather just gave them a seal and asked them to take their time. After all, Xifu has been in charge for twenty years."
"My guess is that the reason why grandpa is angry this time is because he is angry with Xifu for being so angry. He is only helping. Grandfather is only helping his uncle, not the next three or four generations of Xifu."
"Not to mention that I had already explained to my uncles and uncles at that time why Seventh Brother should not be allowed to serve as an official. Even if we didn't say it, Xifu wouldn't have to talk about this kind of thing. There are children and grandchildren on one side and nephews and grandchildren on the other. These relatives are so far apart that they are thoughtful people.
Everybody can figure it out.”
"Grandfather is our grandfather, not Qilang's grandfather." Lu Balang said with some disdain.
"I think Qilang may not know about this. I heard that his wife often runs to my aunt. Does he know why the person next to him is running around like this every day?"
Lu Balang and Seventh Brother stopped calling each other, and Seventh Brother stopped calling each other.
"Let's talk about He Niang's words. Can his wife nag him less? As long as he has spoken to stop her, she will not talk nonsense outside."
When Lu Fenghe heard this, he thought it made sense. Yes, Mrs. Lu Qi had been running to her eldest aunt for a day or two. How could Lu Qilang not know her reason?
In a different place, if she said something inappropriate, Shen Dalang, no, her brothers had warned her not to say that in the future. Even if she couldn't hold it in anymore, she would only talk to those she trusted and were close to.
Let's talk about it. It's absolutely impossible to talk to those relatives who can't fight with eight poles.
"My grandfather's anger probably lies here. I feel that Xifu doesn't want to treat me as an outsider and wants my grandfather to take care of me. He also treats us as outsiders and only cares about his own interests. There is no such thing in the world. Xifu has taken advantage of all the good things.
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Lu Fenghe listened silently. In her previous life, she really only cared about her three meals a day, drinking tea and admiring flowers, and cared too little about her family. In the end, she had no idea what the relationship between the east and west houses was.
Lu Balang said a few words and then said no more. Negotiating people behind their backs is always something ungentlemanly does. That is to say, the people in front of him were his mother and sister, the closest people, so Lu Balang only said a few more words.
The mother and son talked about other things, and Lu Balang asked about their visit to the other courtyard today. Lu Balang only knew that they went to the other courtyard, but he did not know that Shen Nanxun actually ordered someone to send Ma Lai.
"Speaking of this, I have thought about this before, but Brother Bao is still young, so I didn't mention it."
"Brother Bao is a child of the Shen family after all. He is the eldest son of Shen Nanxun. He may not inherit his father's legacy in the future, but he cannot be a military commander without the power to restrain a chicken. He still has to practice what he needs to practice."
Mrs. Zhao was not opposed to training her children, but she said, "Brother Bao is only four years old, so he is still too young."
"Mom, I don't necessarily need a master to box and use swordsmanship. I just want him to move more and practice more on weekdays. I guess when he gets older, Shen Dalang can really send him a martial arts master."
Lu Fenghe did not object to Brother Bao's physical fitness, "Whether it's studying Chinese literature or practicing martial arts, it doesn't matter if he just wants to be a kid from a rich family in the future. I just hope that he will be well behaved, healthy and safe."
This is probably the simplest wish a mother has for her child.
However, precisely because of Lu Balang's two words, Lu Fenghe consciously asked Brother Bao to run more in the days to come. If he could do things by himself, people around him were not allowed to do it for him.
Qin Ling'er came back not too late. The children all fell asleep on the carriage and did not wake up even after being carried out of the carriage and taken to the cave.
The food brought back from Zhuangzi has been packed away and can be put into the pot directly. Some are even cooked and can be served on the plate.
Qin Ling'er was also very tired. All four children were asleep, and there were not many soft pillows and quilts in the car, so she had to be held in her arms to sleep. Thanks to the hot weather, she was not afraid of the children catching cold.
Today's evening meal was a little later than usual. The children played for most of the day, and even when they just fell asleep, it didn't affect their appetite at all. The children ate sweetly, which somewhat improved the appetite of the adults.
After finishing the evening meal, Mrs. Zhao told her daughter and daughter-in-law to go to the old house to see Mrs. Lu early tomorrow morning.
On the way back, Brother Lao pulled Lu Fenghe and kept talking about the horse riding in the afternoon.
"Mom, can I go horse riding more often in the future?"
Lu Fenghe looked down at him and didn't speak. Brother Bao thought Lu Fenghe didn't agree, so he lowered his head and said nothing.
"Brother Bao." Lu Fenghe called him.
Brother Lao raised his little face to look at her, and Lu Fenghe seemed to see a trace of panic on Brother Lao's young face.
"Mom, I will study hard."
"Brother, my mother didn't say not to let you go. The only thing is that you have to do what you have to do. I haven't had a lunch break today."
Brother Bao nodded confusedly.
"Last time I went to Yangzhou, do you still remember what my mother said?"
"Remember, you can't miss your schoolwork."
"The same goes for riding a horse," Lu Fenghe said.
Brother Bao nodded, "Mom, Brother Bao knows."
"Brother Chen, do you want to be like dad..."
Brother Bao nodded repeatedly, "Dad is great, but he can run very fast on horseback. My uncle is also great. He can also stand on a horse. Shoukang is also great at managing things..."
Brother Bao kept praising everyone he met today, from the horse master to the servants in other courtyards, from riding horses and taming horses to touching lotus roots and catching chickens.
Lu Fenghe listened to Brother Bao'er's childlike words and smiled unconsciously on his face. How wonderful. Everything is good in his eyes.