The mad concubine of the group loves the world

Chapter 360 What is the reason

Ever since lunch, Lu Wanlan followed third brother Lu Yunli to study accounting in the study.

Although it is not yet the beginning of winter, it is unbearably cold in the sky.

Xiaoxi was afraid that the head of the family and the third master would be frozen, so she specially provided a few more pots of charcoal fire to heat the house very hot.Afraid that the Patriarch would get sleepy after lunch, he made a pot of Bitan Piaoxue to refresh the Patriarch.

But several hours passed.

Seeing that the tea in the pot was changed over and over again, Lu Wanlan drank one cup of hot tea after another, but there was still no progress in the calculation of the account book.

Although Lu Yunli couldn't understand why the younger sister was drawing pictures on the map of the canal while she was doing the accounting.

Fortunately, she has a correct attitude and enjoys doing calculations, and from time to time she finds some questions about the accounts to ask himself, and he patiently answers them one by one, leaving her to fiddle around.

Seeing that it was getting late, he ordered Xiaoxi to prepare dinner.Sitting by himself, he read the letter from his elder brother Lu Yunlie.

This letter came in a hurry, presumably because the Liaodong Army's situation has changed.

Lu Yunli read the exhibition letter carefully, and it was as expected.

At the beginning of the letter, it was written that the eldest brother had just handed over the notebook to the Holy One the day before yesterday.

It is said that recently the Liaodong coastline has been harassed by a small group of Japanese pirates from the southeast waters.Although the Liaodong iron cavalry was brave, they were bound to fight at sea, and suffered from the scarcity of warships and lack of firearms, so they could not beat Japanese pirates hard.

Today, the formation of the navy is imminent.

After this sentence, is the elder brother's advice: "My younger brother Yunli, you must argue with the Holy One in the cabinet, otherwise I will have endless troubles in the future!"

Although the matter of armaments is not within the scope of his duties, Lu Yunli still felt that what his elder brother said was serious, so he wrote back and told him that he and his teacher, Duan Lin, would speak to the Holy Majesty.

Then, it was the eldest brother who greeted his brothers and younger sisters.

"Tell those bastards! Don't cause trouble! You just clean up this nonsense! If there is a next time, you will definitely serve with a military stick! Beat their butts to bloom!!!"

"And the fifth one, if you don't have a good time in the Imperial Hospital, let me tell you, the Liaodong Barracks is short of military doctors."

".You are old and young~ It's time to spread the branches and leaves for the Lu family. If I confess this old life on the battlefield someday, I will have the face to go to the spring to meet my parents!~"

Lu Yunli's downcast eyes swept across the lines of flamboyant characters, and the corners of his mouth smiled even wider.

Big brother's letter from home. It's really nothing new.

The words and sentences used on the five younger brothers have never changed.

It's just that the letter mentioned the little sister, but it was not as concerned and joyful as usual.Especially when it comes to the matter of the younger sister's wedding with the King of Yan, what the elder brother said made Lu Yunli lose all smiles in an instant.

Just at this time, the door of the study was pushed open from the outside with a "squeak".

It was Xiaoxi who came in with dinner.

While placing the four backing dishes in the food box on the round table, she greeted Lu Wanlan:
"Are you hungry, girl? Didn't the girl just say that she wants to eat water noodles? Coincidentally, there is fresh sika venison on the stove, just for my mother-in-law to use it to make meat stew. The cooked dragon beard noodles have also been boiled with spring water, neither cold nor hot, The most delicious!"

At this time, Lu Wanlan was staring at a stack of land deeds and thinking, when he heard this, he raised his head and smelled the fresh aroma of venison stew, and his stomach immediately growled.

She carefully put away the account book and the map of the canal, and sat at the table holding Lu Yunli's arm.

Xiaoxi poured the meat stew on the noodles, mixed with ten-scented melon eggplant, five-party tempeh, soy sauce-soaked fresh peppers and coriander shreds, and took advantage of the warm temperature to eat it.

Seeing her daughter eating happily, Xiaoxi was even more happy: "Seeing how confident the girl is, I think she must have settled the account?"

"no!"

Lu Wanlan shook her little head, sucked in a mouthful of noodles, and then picked up a piece of crystal elbow flower and put it in her mouth.

Although she was entangled in all kinds of things, her appetite was not affected at all.

However, since she was a child, Lu Wanlan was not the kind of master who couldn't eat when she was in trouble. Seeing that she ate with confidence, Lu Yunli was not surprised.

Just seeing that the corners of her mouth are full of gravy at this time, and her cheeks are rounded, she still can't help but pick up the Jinpa and lean over her body, scolding fondly:
"Look at you, you're eating like a cat with a painted face. You're a grown girl now, and you'll be okay with making troubles at home, but you must be careful outside, so you don't make people laugh at you."

"Gudong" swallowed the elbow flower.

Lu Wanlan took the brocade handkerchief from third brother's hand and wiped the corner of her mouth, and said with a chuckle, "I see, third brother~ I'm really hungry this time, so I must pay attention next time!"

Lu Yunli smiled helplessly.

I know that she is the most clever and warm-hearted, and she will always be the first to admit her mistakes whenever she gets into trouble, and she can't bear to be harsh when she acts coquettishly.

And when the incident is over, she will make a comeback and cause trouble again.

Seeing her swallowing a puff pastry milk fruit in one gulp, Lu Yunli knew that his words were not going to work, so he stopped talking.

But then again.

If one day, the little girl is so sensible that she doesn't need her anymore, then he won't be used to it.

However, this dining etiquette can be corrected slowly, and today’s business is still to ask the previous question:
"I see that you just ordered people to find the land deed and the map of the canal. After a long calculation, it's already dark today, do you have any clues?"

"There is no clue..." Lu Wanlan put down the bowl and chopsticks after saying this, "There are quite a few problems."

"tell me the story."

Lu Wanlan nodded, and signaled Xiaoxi to bring the account book she had annotated to Lu Yunli:

"I just read the documents to urge the grain to be paid, and found that the payment places are only six provinces. In addition to the three provinces of Nanzhili, Huguang, and Henan that have nothing to do with the Lu family, there are three chief envoys in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shandong. These three Land grain collection must be based on the land, and the collection amount of each government has already been determined, and if there is no adjustment, the collection strategy of the previous year will continue."

"Okay, what's the problem?"

Lu Yunli looked at it carefully, his fingers invisibly touched the place where the ink brush circled, thoughtfully.

"But a few days ago, my fourth brother sold the properties of several prefectural capitals of the Chief Secretary of Shandong at a low price, and this part of the land is no longer the Lu family's." Lu Wanlan sighed, "Why do we still have to use the original land? The amount is determined by the number of acres?"

Lu Yunli nodded, feeling that what Lu Wanlan said was reasonable, but he still replied cautiously: "Maybe your fourth brother sold the land at a bad time, just in time after the amount was fixed."

"That's right, the document is sealed in black and white, and it cannot be changed." Lu Wanlan has a different opinion, "But the grain in these fields in Shandong starts to be harvested after the land is sold. This land originally Just sell it at a low price, and now the grain belongs to the person who bought the land, but we have to pay for the grain, so what's the point?"

Seeing that Lu Yunli didn't answer, he continued to ask: "Also, since the Lu family has handed over the grain to the government, we will pay for the transportation and the Cao army will escort it. Now that something has happened, they don't want to It’s fine to share a part, why do you want us to pay double?”

When it comes to excitement, Lu Wanlan is even more indignant:

"Even the Lu family will suffer from this. I don't know how other poor families will be exploited?"

(End of this chapter)