When Lu Lu returned to Caodianzi, Aunt Duan and Wang Yan were eating with Chen Xiuyu. As for Ma Jinlan, she went home to guard her. She had some financial resources, so she was very worried.
Hearing the barking of dogs outside, the three of them came out of the house to greet them.
Seeing Lu Lu riding his horse towards the fence gate, Wang Yan ran faster than ever.
Still separated by the fence and the door hadn't been opened, she quickly asked: "Brother Lu, have you found anyone?"
"Found it!" Lu Lu nodded.
"Then why didn't he come back with you, or...has he already gone home? Is he...ok?"
Wang Yan pressed again and asked several questions in a row, full of worry and concern.
Lu Lu turned over and dismounted, looked up at Wang Yan: "Still alive!"
Chen Xiuyu, who ran after him, opened the fence gate. Lu Lu led Zhuifeng into Caodianzi and into the yard. He took off the saddle and the tent he was carrying, and then threw the things he got from Qi Wenkai into the warehouse.
, and went straight back to the house.
It's hard to take these things out in front of people.
Still alive?
When Wang Yan heard this, she was stunned. She was savoring this sentence, and the more she tasted it, the more unpleasant it became.
So, after Lu Lu entered the house, she hurriedly followed him in. Following Lu Lu, she watched Chen Xiuyu pour water for Lu Lu to wash his face and feet. Then she followed Lu Lu to the big kang and watched him take off his shoes and get on the kang.
First, he teased his children, took the wine bowl and chopsticks from Chen Xiuyu, and ate without saying a word.
Seeing that the three of them were standing by the kang eagerly looking at him, Lu Lu hurriedly greeted him: "Godmother, hurry up and get on the kang to eat. What are you doing standing there in a daze? Is there anything bigger than having enough food?"
"Brother Lu, how is my brother?" Chen Xiuyu couldn't help but ask.
Aunt Duan glanced at the two of them: "Godson, they are all very worried. Just tell them what happened."
Lu Lu put down his chopsticks, took a sip of wine, and then looked at Wang Yan: "Yanzi, I don't think I can be very nice to you, but at least it's fair, right? After all, they are related to each other, Xiuyu is the only one
Brother, I have always regarded you as my own family...
But why do I feel that there is not even the most basic trust between our two families? If you are not sure about anything, tell Xiuyu or me, and things may not develop to the point where they are today.
After all, he is a married man. He is not too old, but he is not so ignorant. He is still the same person I met at the beginning. He saw his mother being attacked by a wild boar. Can he come back from the mountains to find someone to rescue him?
?
At that time, I felt that both my character and perseverance were pretty good, and I had no shortcomings except being shy. Why, now that I am married to Kiyoko, we have closed the door and become a family, and my little calculations are starting to click, so I can’t
Let us know.
That's right, the married girl throws away the water and Xiuyu becomes an outsider, let alone me."
"No...Brother Lu, I really don't think so..."
Wang Yan's expression suddenly became panicked.
"I don't want to hear your explanation. Qingzi went into the mountains alone, and my mother-in-law didn't know about it. She didn't ask or tell me. I can understand it. After all, she was very talkative before. You are the only one who knows exactly what he went to do.
Not to mention anything else, just going into that kind of primitive forest is very dangerous.
At the very least, you should know that he can't do it alone. He doesn't have that ability yet.
But you just kept it secret for seven days. During these seven days, in my meadow, we could not see each other without raising our heads and looking down. You just didn't reveal a word.
If I hadn't come to see him for something, if I hadn't thought he was a little abnormal and asked me, what my mother-in-law said would be inappropriate for you. How long do you plan to keep it a secret?
Or, you also think that it is something to make a lot of money and you should do it. But you don’t think about it, why don’t the rest of us go? Is it because we don’t know that it is easy to make a fortune in that kind of thing, or are we stupid?
"
Lu Lu shook his head, picked up the wine bowl and took a sip of wine.
Wang Yan kept her head down and said nothing, but her tears kept falling.
"Brother Lu, Yanzi is still young..." Chen Xiuyu looked at Wang Yan and wanted to persuade Lu Lu.
For the first time in such a long time, she felt the hidden anger in Lu Lu's words.
"Are you young? She is about to be a mother in a blink of an eye, and she is still young! I think she is not ignorant, but overly sensible!" Lu Lu couldn't help but burst out: "Do you know, he almost died!
"
The sudden loud sound frightened the child who was lying on the kang playing Galaha and started crying.
Galaha is a toy of the little girl in the wilderness. It is the kneecap of a sheep, only the hind legs have it. There are four sides in total. Four are used as a set, which can improve people's agility.
Lamb crutches are the top quality. This kind of bone is not only found in sheep, but also in pigs, cattle and roe deer.
The one Lu Zhengyang is playing with was taken from a roe deer by Lu Lu, and it is in very good condition.
The roe deer meat is cooked and eaten. It is specially found during deboning, cleaned and used as a child's toy. The child is still young and doesn't know how to play with it yet, so he just puts it on the kang and plays with it randomly.
Seeing that the child was frightened and crying, Lu Lu was stunned for a moment. He quickly picked up the child and teased him, trying to coax him to behave: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, dad was too loud, I won't do it again..."
When Wang Yan on the side heard this, she was so frightened that she trembled all over, her face suddenly turned pale, her body swayed, and she was supported by Chen Xiuyu.
"The horse he was riding on was beaten to death. He himself was shot in the left calf. His bones were broken and his tendons were injured. We have sent him to the hospital to revive him. The doctor said that his leg
He will have to rely on crutches to walk in the future. He hasn't come back yet. He is staying in the hospital over there, with Brother Feng, Brother Zhao and Liang Pao guarding him. He will be taken back when the doctor allows him to be taken back for recuperation. "
The child in his arms gradually became quiet again under Lu Lu's teasing.
Lu Lu looked up at Wang Yan: "That's good. He can stay at home peacefully in the future and doesn't have to follow us to the mountains. It's great luck that he can save his life once. It's a pity that I persuaded him
After so many times, I still don’t know how to cherish it, so I can only help this much.
I speak frankly, but if you don't understand, it's up to you whether you resent me or hate me.
Xiuyu, tell your mother the same thing tomorrow."
Wang Yan kept her head down and shed tears. After a while, she turned around and ran outside.
When Chen Xiuyu and Aunt Duan saw this, they also ran outside.
Chen Xiuyu didn't come back until it was getting dark. When she saw Lu Lu sitting on the kang, she didn't move her chopsticks and kept waiting.
"Yanzi has returned home. I also told my mother about the matter and advised them not to make any noise at home. I also told them not to spread the word... I asked Yanzi on the way and it was the same as what you said.
It was a small calculation, but he overestimated my brother's ability, and both of them thought of things too simply."
Chen Xiuyu sat down on the edge of the Kang and whispered.
"Let them think about it slowly!"
What Lu Lu cares more about is the attitude of Chen Xiuyu, the person with whom he has lived his whole life: "Daughter-in-law, have I gone too far? Do you hate me for this matter?"
Chen Xiuyu smiled slightly: "How could I hate you? You have always preached a lot, and even in private, I have talked about him and warned him a lot, but my brother is such an iron-clad fool... Sigh...
Maybe, this is also a good thing for my brother. As you said, it is a great luck to be able to save his life once, not to mention, this is his second time..."
Lu Lu nodded: "Just don't blame me! Where is your godmother?"
"The godmother is at my brother's house. She is accompanying them there. She said she will go home to stay at night and come back tomorrow morning."
"It made her unable to even eat well."
"Actually, we've almost eaten. It's okay! I'm going to heat up the dishes and add two more side dishes. I'll drink some with you later!"
"good!"
Chen Xiuyu quickly packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen, while Lu Lu took the opportunity to go to the warehouse, took the gold and a wad of banknotes that had been put into the warehouse back to the bedroom, and put them into the box on the floor.
Those gold nuggets refined by Qi Wenkai also used special molds to turn them into gold bars, weighing at least thirteen or four kilograms.
Money can be deposited in the bank, but this gold cannot always be kept in the box on the floor.
Now that I have given up the thought of going gold mining, I should hide the gold and save it for future use.
The key is that most of them are nugget gold. Now they are sold as ordinary placer gold, which is not worth it at all. As the subject matter of gold mines, it is too easy to cause a sensation and attract attention.
As for the future, there will be more sales channels, but Lu Lu is not worried at all.
After putting things away, Lu Lu stood at the door and looked at it for a long time. He thought it was the soft jujube tree in his yard that was transplanted last year and had grown for a year. Now the canes have climbed to the shelf and the fruit is hanging on it.
A very good place is under the wild kiwi tree. Just dig a deep hole and bury it.
People come and go, and when they come home on a hot day, they all like to enjoy the shade under the tree. The most conspicuous place is also the safest place.
Chen Xiuyu prepared the side dishes, poured herself some soft blueberry fruit wine, got on the kang, chatted and drank with Lu Lu, and her words were more comforting to Lu Lu.
Lu Lu was very happy to have such a daughter-in-law who was devoted to him.
He also told Chen Xiuyu about burying the gold. That night, while Chen Xiuyu was shining a flashlight, Lu Lu dug a pit more than one meter deep at the base of the tree, put the gold in a jar, and placed it in a jar.
The bottom of the pit was buried, and the soil at the base of the tree was loosened, and some decomposed farmyard manure was applied to cover up the traces.
The next morning, Wang Yan and Ma Jinlan did not come to Caodianzi to help take care of the deer farm. Lu Lu was not surprised at all. He estimated that the two of them should be wiping tears behind closed doors at home.
In this respect, the two are quite similar.
However, the biggest effect of wiping tears is to make yourself less sad at most, and nothing else can change it.
Whether they can think clearly depends on themselves.
Aunt Duan arrived quite early, and Wang Yan and Ma Jinlan did not come, so Lu Lu went to the battle himself, driving a truck with Aunt Duan to the fields to pull carrots and collect other grass leaves to prepare feed for the deer.
Now at home, I can smell the scent of musk from time to time. Lu Lu knows that in mid-September, it is the time of year to collect musk again.
The two chatted while driving the truck to the fields. Along the way, Mrs. Duan told Lu Lu about the situation of Wang Yan and Ma Jinlan after Chen Xiuyu came back last night, and she also kept trying to comfort Lu Lu.
"Godmother, during this period, Haozi didn't receive a letter from the capital?"
Thinking of what he had to do next, Liu Hao, his only acquaintance in the capital at this time, might be able to help, so Lu Lu also took the opportunity to ask.
"Letters, there are two or three letters a month. You are always busy, so I don't bother you much. I am looking for Xiuyu. Isn't Xiuyu always good at reading? I often ask her to read to me and also ask her to read to me.
She helped answer letters, but she was very busy with this task. When reading a letter, she had to look up the dictionary constantly, and she was in a hurry.
Some of the characters were so scrawled that I had to guess. Later, Xiuyu simply asked Haozi’s wife to write better in her reply, but now my reply is filled with horizontal and vertical square characters.”
Speaking of this, Aunt Duan couldn't help laughing.
"Is there any happy event?" Lu Lu asked with a smile.
"Yes, they have a child, a daughter, and they sent me a photo. She is three months old and chubby, which is very rare." Aunt Duan smiled with a smile on her face.
"Do you want to go to the capital to see Haozi?"
"I want to...but I'm afraid to trouble him."
"Is this any trouble? I'm planning to go to the capital near October. Come with me then and meet Haozi by the way."
"Why do you think of going to the capital?"
"I heard there is a grand military parade and I want to go see it. I also want to take Xiuyu to see what the capital is like."
"Is that so...can I really go?"
"Of course! In the afternoon, I wrote a letter to Haozi to inform him that we can meet him then. I also have something to do and want to ask him for help... Let's go together then! What do you want to say to him?
"
"I just want to ask them if they are well, if the granddaughter is good, and if there is anything he wants to eat. I will bring it to him. In addition, I will tell him that I am fine and let him keep the money for himself. There is nothing missing at home...
…”
For a moment, Aunt Duan was extremely excited, her eyes filled with anticipation.
The content of the reply is always to ask the son and daughter-in-law to take good care of themselves. She is good at everything, even how old the new chickens are.
Noisy, but extremely warm.
It is precisely for this reason that when Lu Lu was busy at the deer breeding farm, he spent more than an hour writing the longest letter he could remember. Of course, he also expressed his idea of buying a house in the letter.
Please help Liu Hao to ask if there are any good courtyard houses for sale around Shichahai.
After all, he had spent a lot of time there, and he believed that this matter would not be difficult for Liu Hao nowadays, and it would save him the trouble of spending a lot of time asking and searching when he arrived in the capital.
That same afternoon, Lu Lu rode Zhui Feng to the city, went to the Telephone and Telegraph Building to mail a letter, and then deposited another 100,000 yuan into the bank.
Thanks to the book friends who travel all over the world, and the lazy people who give the reward casually!