Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 131 Blushing
Lu Cheng and Yan Jing went to Li's house together.

Lu Cheng came to visit Li Bo sincerely, but except for Li Bo who was about to die, the two sons of the Li family did not welcome him.

Uncle Li is an old man of the Wu family, and he learned the skill of raising fruit trees from the previous generation of orchard stewards. The steward's monthly salary of two taels of silver is enough to imagine how enticing this craft is.As a biological father, Uncle Li certainly hoped that his sons would inherit his mantle, so he called his two sons to work as helpers in the orchard, so that he could teach them while working. It's okay to eat one or two, but Uncle Li caught the two of them trying to steal the fruit and sell it for money!
Uncle Li is an honest man, he would be disappointed if his sons were not filial to him, but he could never tolerate his sons being unfaithful to his master, so he resolutely decided to pick apprentices from outsiders, and then chose the one who was hardworking, willing to work, flexible in mind and able to speak Lu Cheng.

The brothers of the Li family have long regarded the management of the orchard as their own fat job. They hoped that the job would naturally fall into their hands when the old man died. Who would have thought that the old man would cruelly accept an outsider as an apprentice?The disciples were all accepted, the matter was a foregone conclusion, the two brothers hated Shang Lu Cheng, and when Lu Cheng came to give gifts to Uncle Li during the holidays, the two brothers didn't want to see him.

But today, my father was about to pass away, and many people came to the village. The two brothers didn't dare to embarrass Lu Cheng, so they endured their depression and invited Lu Chengyan into the house.

On the kang, Uncle Li had already changed into his shroud, and his face was cleaned up, his dark and old face was full of wrinkles.

Feeling sore, Lu Cheng walked to the edge of the kang, bent down, and called the old man in a low voice, "Master, I'm here to see you."

His sons and grandchildren are not filial, and what Uncle Li wanted to see most before he left was his apprentice who had inherited his mantle. Finally, Uncle Li opened his eyes slowly, and what he saw was the handsome and outstanding face of his apprentice above his head.Thinking of the first time he saw Lu Cheng and because Lu had grown up so well, he felt that the child must be impatient and unable to do the work in the orchard, Uncle Li laughed, he had no strength, and just talked about it.

"Okay, take care of our fruit trees." Closing his eyes, the old man said angrily.

He was getting old, and when he tried to climb a fruit tree to pinch black beetles, he fell down clumsily, so he should give way to his apprentice.

Hearing that this was his last words, Lu Cheng suddenly choked up.

He remembered that he had just learned grafting, and he cut off a few branches to graft on the poplar tree for fun, but the master found out and beat him up, scolding him for wasting the branches.I also remember that when I first started pruning branches, the old man stood under the tree with his hands behind his back, instructing him where to cut. I also remembered that the master taught him to put a cover under the fence, caught wild rabbits, and the master and apprentice roasted meat together...

Someone came in, but Lu Cheng didn't look at him. He held back his tears, knelt down in front of the edge of the kang, and solemnly kowtowed to the old man on the kang, "Master, don't worry, you treat those fruit trees as children, and Lu Chengcheng treats them as brothers." .”

However, Uncle Li on the kang could no longer hear him.

Master Wu stepped forward leaning on his cane, probed the old man's breath, sighed and shook his head, and said to Lu Cheng: "Get up, your master has gone."

As soon as the words fell, the brothers of the Li family burst into tears immediately, and their wives also led the children to kneel down, crying loudly, with harsh voices.

Lu Cheng stood up before everyone from the Li family rushed over. Seeing that the front of the kang was occupied by the Li family, as a person with a foreign surname, he had no position to squeeze in. He closed his eyes and took a breath, his face regained his composure. Respectfully greeted the Wu family father and son, "Master, third master."

Wu Mingju is the youngest son of Mr. Wu, twenty this year, handsome and refined, he treats the servants of the mansion very kindly.Master Wu likes to go for a walk in the orchard when he is free. The eldest son and the second son are busy with the shop business and have no time to accompany him. Wu Mingju often goes with his father, so he has met Lu Cheng many times.

Nodding to Lu Cheng, Wu Mingju said to his father, "Let's go outside."

He knew very well that his father came to see Uncle Li off, and he was not interested in the mourning of the Li family.

Master Wu nodded, and motioned for Lu Cheng to follow before going out.

As soon as they went out, Uncle Li's daughter-in-law immediately put down her sleeves, tugged at her husband, and reminded him to listen to what Master Wu wanted to say to Lu Cheng.Boss Li still had a glimmer of hope for the orchard, wiped away tears that did not exist, and hurriedly chased them out. The second son of the Li family was not to be outdone, and also left his father who had just died to seek personal gain. The remaining two daughters-in-law stared at each other. Only the two young grandchildren actually cried.

In the courtyard of the Li family, Mr. Wu sighed, looked in the direction of the orchard and said to Lu Cheng: "Your master has always valued you, now that he is gone, I will hand over the orchard to you. You and Yan Jing are diligent and capable, so I can rest assured." , if there is anything in the future, you two will discuss it, and if you can’t make up your mind, go to me again.”

In fact, one manager is enough for one orchard, and the monthly payment is two taels.The reason why Shaguo Garden was divided into big and small managers was because Uncle Li was too old to work slowly. Master Wu couldn't bear to dismiss his loyal servant Uncle Li because of this, and he couldn't continue to wrong Lu Cheng, who worked so hard, only received the apprentice's wages, so they were divided. The big steward is the second steward.

Lu Cheng stepped forward to thank him, but didn't say much, now is not the time to be happy for himself.

The Li family brothers were upset, but no one had the guts to question the old man, standing over there you pushed me and I pushed you.

Master Wu saw it, his face was ugly, he took out a money bag and handed it to Lu Cheng, "This is ten taels of silver, you have worked hard a few times to run errands for your master, so that he can be buried in a good manner."

He really gave it to the brothers of the Li family. He was afraid that they would fill their pockets, and he was reluctant to spend a tael of money for his father.

The real gold and silver came out, and the Li family brothers immediately ran over without hesitation, knelt down and said, "Master, Lu Cheng is not from our family, should you give us the money? I'm afraid that Lu Cheng bought bad money on purpose." Things, he saved money and kept it for himself..."

"Uncle Li has just left. As your own sons, you don't cry in the house and only know how to calculate money. You are really filial!" Yan Jing of course stood by Lu Cheng's side, staring at the two of them ironically.

The Li family brothers wanted to defend themselves, but Master Wu led his son away.

Lu Cheng and Yan Jing went out to see off people together, and before the Wu family's carriage had gone far, the Li family brothers rushed forward to grab the money.Lu Cheng took a few steps back, seeing that the two were still trying to grab him like mad dogs, his anger suddenly surged, as much as he felt sorry for Uncle Li, he was so angry with the two unfilial brothers, so he punched each of them mercilessly. , raised the money bag in his hand in front of the surrounding villagers and scolded: "If you dare to grab it again, I will take the money and leave immediately!"

The Li family brothers looked at each other, scared.

They were honest, Lu Cheng took a few breaths, and confessed in a cold voice: "I'm going to go shopping in the town now, and the account book will be handed over to you. If you think any account is wrong, just go to a few shops to confront it. Yan Jing, let's go."

He didn't want to spend any more time with the Li family brothers.

Zhuangzi, where the Li family lives, is only two miles away from Liuxian Town. Lu Cheng drove a donkey cart to work with Yan Jing, because Miss Feng passed away and just had a funeral, so Lu Cheng knew what to buy, the old man and his wife What's the difference in mourning? Just ask the shopkeeper of the Shoucai Shop, and he quickly brought the coffin and other things back to Li's house.There were more than three taels of silver left over from ten taels. Lu Cheng gave one tael to the foreman who will carry the coffin tomorrow, and told them to carry it steadily. brother.

He didn't need to intervene in the next thing, he knelt silently in the coffin and stood guard for the master.

At dusk, Li Xiulan, the eldest daughter of the Li family, finally arrived. When she stepped into the courtyard and saw Lu Cheng kneeling there, she couldn't take her eyes off her.

The eldest daughter-in-law of Li saw that her daughter had come back by herself, and she was anxious to find out what was going on. Li Xiulan stared at Lu Cheng, but seeing that Lu Cheng still didn't look her way, she suddenly burst into tears, and said, "Mother, Gao Sheng came from the house the day before yesterday. I rolled down the hillside, I didn’t wake up after drinking the medicine for two days, I might die someday, why am I so miserable..."

She just had a hard life, she liked Lu Cheng and Lu Cheng didn't like her, so she suddenly married a man surnamed Feng, and in a fit of anger, she married Gao Sheng, who was favored by her mother.Married at the beginning of March, but at the end of March, the surname Feng died. If she had known this, she would have waited a few more months and married Lu Cheng as a sequel.Last year, I heard that Lu Cheng was engaged again. As the daughter-in-law of the Gao family, she couldn't help but feel aggrieved. Who would have thought that her husband would die soon!If he was really going to die, why didn't he die half a year earlier? Then she left the Gao family and became a daughter of the Li family. She still had a chance to marry Lu Cheng. A widower and a widow were just right.

But the husband insisted on having an accident the day before Lu Cheng married his wife!
Li Xiulan hated God to death, she cried so badly.

Her voice is so loud, how can Lu Cheng not hear it, but it doesn't matter to him if he hears it, he wouldn't like Li Xiulan before he met Ning Xiang, and after getting to know Ning Xiang, it's even more impossible for him to like a woman who looks worse than his own wife .

In Lu Cheng's mind, Li Xiulan was just Li Bo's granddaughter whom she had met a few times, and she had no old feelings at all.

Li Xiulan didn't think so. It was dark, and the villagers all left, and the trumpet player went home. After her parents, uncles and aunts were asleep, Li Xiulan quietly opened the door in white, step by step towards her sweetheart who was kneeling in the coffin shed. Going to go, I plan to complain to him and catch up with him.

It is said that if she wants to be pretty and filial, she should look more handsome than usual tonight, right?

It's a pity that Lu Cheng didn't want to see her "pretty" appearance. When he heard the movement, he saw that Li Xiulan had come out. Lu Cheng immediately stood up and strode towards the gate of Li's house. He heard that Li Xiulan was running to chase him. Lu Cheng frowned, and ran away, otherwise, in the dead of night, Li Xiulan would make a fuss, and Lu Cheng was afraid that his reputation would be affected.

The man runs fast with long legs, and when Li Xiulan chases him out of the door, where is Lu Cheng's shadow?
Stamping her feet a few times in anger, Li Xiulan stood behind the gate unwillingly, waited for a while, but when she didn't find anyone, she started to get scared. Looking at the coffin in the middle of the yard, Li Xiulan didn't dare to stay outside alone anymore, and went back in fear. Room.

Lu Cheng didn't come back, he went to the orchard.

The orchard has always been very quiet. If you don’t have something on your mind, you can easily fall asleep here. If you have something on your mind, the quieter you become, the less you want to sleep.

Lu Cheng couldn't sleep, he missed his master.

On the night of the seventh day, with some moonlight, Lu Cheng walked slowly around the orchard by himself, walking past every fruit tree that he and his master took care of, and then slowly walked back to the shed, where he slept for the night.

At daybreak, Lu Cheng returned to Li's house. There were so many people during the day that Li Xiulan didn't dare to approach him again.

The sun is about to set, Donglin Village, Ning Xiang sat in front of the stove, looking at the gate, her heart sank like the sun in the west.Lu Cheng hasn't come back at this time, is he not coming back tonight?

Something happened to Uncle Li, Lu Cheng should have stayed there, Ningxiang didn't blame him, but she couldn't help but miss him.

As soon as he got married, he went out and never came back at night.

Ning Xiang didn't want that kind of thing, she wanted the feeling of Lu Cheng being by her side.

"Mom, I'm hungry!" Anan's voice suddenly came from the backyard, and those who are heartless, just know how to eat.

"It will be ready soon, Anan asked the aunts to help you wash your hands." Seeing Zhou Yu and A Tao following the two children, Ning Xiang smiled and said.

Anan went to wash his hands obediently.

Zhou Yu looked at his cousin who was cooking and cooking, thinking that he had lived here for two nights and hadn't done anything to help, so he was a little embarrassed, so he took the initiative to set the table and set the dishes.This kind of trivial matter is very common in the farmhouse, Ning Xiang thought that Zhou Yu was used to it, so she didn't pretend to be polite, but Lu Yan, who was about to come to help, saw the young lady's cousin doing housework, Tao Hua's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Second brother, let's call third brother." Ning Xiang lifted the lid of the pot, saw that the porridge was already sticky, and said to her uncle, it will be a fire in the new house tonight.

Lu Yan hummed, then turned around and called out to the old man for his third brother.

Soon the whole family gathered around the dinner table.

"Does Anan miss Daddy?" Zhou Yu teased his nephew with a smile.

"I don't want to." Anan said crisply, and continued to brag about the spoonful of tofu that his mother handed over.

"Brother is back." Lu Yan stared at his nephew, serious and authentic.

As a result, except for Lu Ding, everyone from Ningxiang to Anan stretched their necks and looked at the gate.

There was no one at the door, Ning Xiang was the first to react, her face was burning hot, she bowed her head in silence, which made Lu Yan regret endlessly, he just wanted to lie to his nephew, and it would be fine to lie to his younger siblings by the way, who would have expected a thin-skinned sister-in-law Seriously too?

"Daddy?"

Anan couldn't find his father, so he looked at his second uncle suspiciously, and Amu also stared at Lu Yan.

Lu Yan rubbed his nose and was about to speak when Zhou Yu snorted, "Daddy hasn't come back, the puppy is lying."

Lu Yan glared at her.

Atao and Amu reacted quickly and were very playful, laughing.Anan understood when his aunt and uncle laughed. Seeing that his second uncle was about to call him a puppy, Ningxiang fed him a spoonful of tofu in time to prevent him from bullying his second uncle.

"Big brother."

He was bowing his head to feed Anan, when Lu Ding yelled again.

Ningxiang resisted the urge to turn her head, and continued to feed her son. Anan wanted to see his father. Seeing that the second uncle and aunt next to the third uncle did not move, she remembered that she had been fooled just now, and she did not turn her head to look at her and would not eat her mother's tofu. , grinning.Amu Atao was not fooled either, Lu Yan ate in silence, and silently mocked his third brother for imitating him, only Zhou Yu, who was sitting in the north, quietly raised his eyes to look at the south courtyard because of his position, then secretly laughed, but did not make a sound to remind him.

So Lu Cheng, who hurried home after witnessing Uncle Li's burial, was poured cold water by his relatives as soon as he entered the door.

The daughter-in-law is shy and timid, and dare not look at it even if she wants to. He can understand, but why doesn't his sister, brother-in-law and son miss him?
As for the third brother's big brother, he doesn't care about it!
(End of this chapter)