Lin Jiabiyu

"Pingliang Mansion is not the fiefdom of the Lu family. Xu Kaiyan sent someone to send a letter, and Liancheng has made some moves." Lu Junzhao gently held Lin Wan's hand, and nodded Lin Wan's forehead, with a smile floating in his eyes. "Nearly half of the ancestral homes of the major families in the north are in Pingliang Mansion. Didn't you say last time that more than half of the imperial court are civil servants! Those two carts of lonely manuscripts must be useful!"

Lin Wan raised her head and looked at Lu Junzhao in astonishment, taking in the smile and brilliance flowing in Lu Junzhao's eyes, the corners of her mouth slowly raised, and she laughed in a low voice, straightened up and kissed Lu Junzhao's chin, smiling sweetly Pointing to Lu Junzhao's chest, he praised: "Well, you are right, I listen to you, Erlang..."

The expression on Lu Junzhao's face was soft enough to make people dizzy, the corners of his mouth raised higher and higher, his face was full of joy, he kissed Lin Wan's forehead lightly and murmured: "Ah Wan, I like it when you call me that..."

Outside the carriage, Zhou Ming stared straight ahead without squinting, sternly shook the whip in his hand, and drove the carriage along the bluestone path.

In Jin'an City of Pingliang Mansion, the fifth day of June is the birthday of Xu Chenglin, the head of the Xu family. The Xu family gathered in the old house of Xu Mansion.

The Xu family's ancestral house, which had been deserted and clean for more than ten years, became more popular, and the servants were happily busy, coming in and out under the command of the patriarch Xu Chenglin, welcoming the front and back, and followed the masters and young masters of the Xu family.

Xu Lufeng rode straight to Xu's mansion in a dusty suit, threw the whip to the boy at the door, with a little excitement in his eyes, he strode towards the mansion with big strides, and stopped unconsciously when he saw Xu Chenglin's thin back.Seeing Xu Chenglin getting old and out of shape, his heart suddenly felt sore.His eyes were hot, but he still smiled and strode forward, calling out "Brother—" in a trembling voice.

Xu Chenglin looked at Xu Lufeng in military uniform with satisfaction, patted Xu Lufeng's shoulder with his thin palm and smiled gratifiedly: "I'm back! I look more energetic than when I was a child!"

Xu Lufeng struggled to suppress the soreness and warmth rising from his chest, his eye circles were reddish, he only grabbed Xu Chenglin's hand and nodded heavily.

"Fifth Uncle, go into the house and change clothes. Let's celebrate Uncle's birthday in a while." Xu Kaiyan greeted him with a smile, his eyes were a little red, but the corners of his mouth were cracked.More than ten years.Their Xu family finally became more lively.

Xu Lufeng nodded, led by the servant, and turned to the somewhat unfamiliar dilapidated courtyard behind.Seeing the pristine but extremely clean yard, Xu Lufeng gradually felt a sense of familiarity, and the heat in his eyes gushed out one after another.More than ten years.In a blink of an eye, he has been away from the Xu family for more than ten years. Things are changing, but fortunately, the Xu family is still there...

A few old stewards were secretly wiping away tears, hunched over, sighing and sighing while busy.It's been more than ten years, the Xu family has been separated for more than ten years... the old man is getting old.It's fine now...

Just as he was sighing, he suddenly heard a few heavy knocks on the door.One of the old stewards hastily put down the things in his hands, and swayed to open the door. When he saw the person standing at the door, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened, and he pointed at the person at the door, whose body was trembling, but he didn't see it for a long time. As he shouted, tears slowly welled up in his cloudy eyes.

"Second Lord?" Old Subor who was in the yard glanced at the door and shouted out in surprise.Wrinkles folded on his thin cheeks, but he smiled happily.He staggered to the door, pushed the door open with both hands, and shouted to Xu Luwen who was at the door, "Second Master, come in quickly!" As he spoke, he quickly pushed the old steward standing at the door with trembling fingers in a daze.

Several elderly people in the yard squeezed over tremblingly, pulling Xu Luwen's sleeves in a hurry, all with snot and tears on their faces, dragging Xu Luwen who couldn't laugh or cry to the inner courtyard while trembling inside He shouted in a low voice: "Second Master is back..."

Xu Lufeng had just changed into normal clothes, when he heard the shout, he stopped abruptly, then quickly tore off his clothes, and went straight out wearing a jacket, turned around the corridor and looked at Xu Luwen, who was surrounded by old stewards. The hot flow couldn't stop, he hurriedly wiped his face with his sleeve, and ran up with a soft complexion.

"Second brother!"

"The fifth one is back too?" Xu Luwen saw Xu Lufeng's eyes lit up, as if seeing a savior, he hurriedly smiled and pulled away several old stewards, ran towards Xu Lufeng, put his hand on his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, and then fixed his eyes again Seeing Xu Lufeng's attire, he laughed immediately, the torn paper fan in his hand was crumbling, and Xu Lufeng laughed so hard that Xu Lufeng also laughed along with him.

"Second Uncle is back?" Xu Kaiyan ran all the way and saw two elders, one bent over with laughter and couldn't stand still, the other was wearing a middle coat and giggling, a man in his thirties and a 20-year-old About the same age as a stunned boy.

Seeing the people in the yard, Xu Kaiyan felt a rush of heat in his heart, and rushed to meet them. While supporting Xu Luwen, he ordered the servant who hurriedly followed up behind him, "Hurry up and bring the fifth master's clothes here!"

After speaking, he looked at Xu Luwen, who was smiling with tears all over his face, and said with a smile: "Second Uncle, should I go back to your courtyard first or go directly to the main courtyard?"

"What kind of yard are you looking at? Isn't the yard the same everywhere? This house is also very dilapidated, and it should be repaired long ago!" Xu Luwen pointed at Xu Kaiyan unceremoniously with his hands and said, "You are also a person with an official position. The money in the yard should be available, right?"

"You can get it!" Xu Kaiyan nodded his head persistently, and replied with a smile, "Second Uncle, don't worry, he has already found a craftsman, and everything has been repaired."

Xu Luwen nodded in satisfaction, put the broken fan in Xu Kaiyan's hand, clapped his hands and laughed, "I'm not that old, you don't need to help me!"

Xu Kaiyan smiled shyly and let go of his hand, but his eyes were extremely clear, and respectfully invited Xu Luwen and Xu Lufeng into the main courtyard.

Xu Chenglin, who was walking around in the main courtyard with his hands behind his back, glanced at Xu Luwen who came in, his thin face made it hard to see the expression, he nodded at Xu Luwen and hummed, "You're back?"

Xu Luwen grinned and grinned, as if he didn't hear the dissatisfaction in Xu Chenglin's tone, and said to himself: "Dingbei Road has been busy cleaning up the palace for the past few days, and the other side of Longchuan Mansion is also busy, and there are also a lot of things in the barracks. General He and his wife have already set off to the north, if we go to Pingliang Mansion, we will be able to reach Jin'an City in a few days."

Xu Chenglin's eyes were slightly lowered upon hearing this, and Xu Kaiyan's and Xu Lufeng's expressions also changed.

"Brother's birthday today, let's not talk about these things..." Xu Luwen laughed, swallowed back the words behind him suddenly, changed the subject and said, "The men of our Xu family, except for the third child, are also considered It's all gathered. Today I have to put incense sticks on my ancestors!"

Xu Chenglin glared at Xu Luwen, made a face to Xu Kaiyan and Xu Lufeng, and walked all the way to the study behind the main hall with his hands behind his back.

There was a gleam of light in Xu Luwen's eyes, and he followed with a smile.

"Lu Er and the little girl from the Lin family are coming to Pingliang Mansion?" Xu Chenglin retreated a few stewards, stared at Xu Luwen, and asked in a serious tone.

"I'm just guessing, it's not accurate!" Xu Luwen pulled the fan in Xu Kaiyan's hand and shook it slowly, curling his lips helplessly, "The general has such a temper that the subordinates don't dare to ask anything easily. That lady, hehe, I'm afraid the picture is not small when I come back to the north."

"She is a woman in the inner house. If her heart is too big, the Lu family will not be able to accommodate her. What does the second uncle mean?" Xu Kaiyan frowned, puzzled, looked at Xu Chenglin, and asked Xu Luwen.

"That lady is a smart person, and she probably won't do things that are taboo." Xu Luwen stroked his beard and laughed twice, "He is very talented in business. I reckon that Liancheng's previous seagoing ship was that Under the lady's hands."

Xu Kaiyan's eyes suddenly widened, then he took a cold breath and looked at Xu Chenglin hesitantly. "A city-linked port..."

Xu Chenglin sighed slightly, looked at Xu Luwen and said, "Just say what you have to say, what kind of circles are you going around as a family!"

The smile on Xu Luwen's face gradually dissipated when he heard the words, his eyes became a little more serious, he glanced at the people in the room, put away the fan in his hand with a snap, and began to analyze solemnly.

"There was a commotion in the capital earlier, and the emperor had no choice but to allow Lu Er to go back to the north, and now he brought the girl from the Lin family over. The Lu family already held military power in the north and had a solid foundation, plus the extremely businessman Madam, if the north is revitalized, it will not be difficult for the Lu family to raise troops. Since the Xu family has expressed its position earlier, if Lu Er and the girl from the Lin family come to Pingliang Mansion, there will be a lot of places that the Xu family can use. The attitude of our Xu family is extremely critical."

Xu Chenglin stared at Xu Luwen for a while, then turned to Xu Kaiyan and asked, "Over Liancheng, you said that there were merchants who were willing to pay for the construction of the 'city wall'?"

"It's a businessman surnamed Mi. His business in the north is doing very well. It should be related to the Huiran Bank in the south." Xu Kaiyan suddenly stopped his voice when he said this, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and his eye sockets shrunk slightly. , the shock on his face flashed, and he hesitated uncertainly, "The Huiran Bank?"

"The matter of building a port is most likely brought up by that lady." Xu Luwen interjected at the right time.

Xu Lufeng frowned at the side listening to the words of the few people, and at this moment he also interrupted in a deep voice: "The Eight Parts of the Grassland and Beiyan were in a stalemate in the Yuanjiang area. Yuchi Jingde led troops there, but was restrained by the Beiyan court. Yan has been dragged, and I'm afraid we won't be able to divide our forces within two or three years."

The expression on Xu Chenglin's face was hard to see, but his eyes gradually lit up, pointing at Xu Luwen and humming: "The Xu family is not so cautious in doing things! Since I have expressed my opinion, this old man of Pingliang Mansion will watch over for the Lu family. I want to see what the north side can become in the hands of the Lu family! The Xu family has been silent for more than [-] years, and these years have been scattered and fled. This time, I am sitting at home waiting for the emperor! Return to the West!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)