in spring

Chapter 146 Disappointment
Lu Yougui was stunned: "What did you say?"

"It's this small farm!" Chunying unconsciously leaned forward, and her tone was a little eager, "Isn't it best that no one is robbing and staying far away? The so-called mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the days of Lu Shu and Aunt Lu are far away." The reason why I live so comfortably is because Xishanzhuang is far away from the Hou's mansion, so the old lady, Lord Hou and his wife don't care about it. They only ask about the production every year, and the other matters are decided by their husband and wife. The big farm in Shunyi is also very good. , but Dad said several people would rob it, and even if they did, they would be remembered. Why don't we grab that small farm and move the whole family there when we have a chance..."

She has thought of many ways to get out of citizenship, but her parents don't agree, what can she do?After a few more years, when my father reaches the position of chief executive, maybe he will seek a higher level and leave his citizenship, but at that time, she and her sister have passed the age of marriage, and God knows which cats and dogs those people above will assign themselves to ?At this stage, all she can do is to be enslaved by high-ranking people as little as possible within the scope permitted by the rules, so as not to let them affect her family's life too much.If my father can become the sole steward of the farm, and my family can successfully move to live in the farm with him, then in addition to returning to the mansion every year to report the business situation and production, there is no need to serve in the Marquis' mansion. Their sisters' marriage It can also not be controlled by the Houfu.When my younger brother is two years older, let him receive education in the school in that farm, and then find a way to get out of the country in the future...

Chunying gritted her teeth, this is the bottom line she can accept, redemption is much more difficult than she expected, and not getting support from her family makes her even more depressed.

Lu Yougui frowned, staring at his daughter: "Chun'er, are you... still thinking about leaving your citizenship?"

Chunying was startled, opened her mouth, then closed it.She didn't deny that, perhaps, her father could listen more rationally to her than her mother could.

Lu Yougui understood, took a sip of tea in suspense, tapped the index finger of the other hand on the table, and said after a long while: "I knew you hadn't given up on this idea... I don't know how you are young, I will hold on to this idea for several years. You see that your Uncle Lu will be able to get rid of his citizenship by becoming the steward of the farm, so you want me to do the same? You don’t want to rob Shunyi’s Zhuangzi because you are afraid that your father and I will rob him. But people?"

Chunying calmed down a little, and sat back to the original seat: "I... I also do it for the good of my family... I have always been a servant, and I can't help myself in everything. How can it compare to being the master of the house?"

Lu Yougui sighed: "So what about being a servant? You should go out and be a commoner, and you will surely have a happy life? Your second uncle told me about your situation in the past year. The imperial businessman surnamed Hu Young master, as soon as you are kicked out of the house, you will be worse than us. If you went out to sell things with him, wouldn’t you still be bullied by the officials’ children? What would you do if the third young master didn’t meet by chance and offered to help? Ordinary people... ...Hmph, ordinary people can't be their own masters!"

Chun Ying hurriedly argued: "That's because I met someone with malicious intentions! It was just a coincidence..."

"There are too many bad guys out there, how do you know our family won't meet them?"

"Then... Aunt Lu's family has lost her citizenship, so she's doing well..."

"They are the grace of the master!" Lu Yougui put the cup on the table, "It is said that he is leaving his citizenship, but it is just to give his son a future! In fact, he is still the same as before, doing the same things and working as the same job You can make their own decisions by being their family?! Get rid of this idea quickly, and let people know that you have the heart to betray the master if you have to arrange it! When the time comes, our family will be implicated by you!"

Chunying's eyes turned red, she bit her lip and got up and went back to her room, the more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt, her vision blurred after a while, and she almost shed tears.

Someone opened the curtain and walked in. Chunying heard the movement and knew it was her father, so she turned her head to prevent him from seeing her face.Lu Yougui stared at his daughter for a while, sighed, and said in a slow tone: "Okay, girl, I know that you want to make life better for your family in your heart. You have gone through the previous things, and you are afraid that you will not be able to do it again in the future." It’s a disadvantage, so you want to get out early, don’t you?”

Hearing what he said, Chunying finally couldn't hold back the tears, she took out a handkerchief and wiped it with her mouth flattened, but the tears couldn't stop flowing out.

"You child..." Lu Yougui said helplessly, "Do I have no idea if you are your father? If it weren't for the status of the son of the family, our old Lu family was as rich and noble as the owners of the major shops in the capital. I also want to call your great-grandfather an old man, but overnight, everything changed. Your great-grandfather died and was buried hastily with a broken mat. Your grandfather didn't even keep the ancestral house. People are ridiculed and bullied every day... But this is life! Who told our ancestors to be slaves of the Hou Mansion?!"

He sighed, and when he recalled those years, he was also a little choked up, "But... I went on a business trip, and I saw a lot of the world along the way, and I was a little lucky... If we hadn't been born as servants of the Marquis Mansion, we would still You have to work hard for three meals a day, and in times of disaster, you don’t even know if you can save your life. The three of you have no support, and you may be displaced, and you will still end up being sold into slavery! At that time, it may not be possible. A good family like the Hou Mansion is willing to take you in!"

While listening, Chunying turned around slowly, looked at her father, sniffed, and said: "We won't be so miserable...we can find a rich place and start a small business. Dad is so capable, we are not afraid If you can't make any money, when my brother grows up and gets a good name, we can live happily like other families..."

Lu Yougui couldn't help but laugh when he heard the words: "You think highly of your father and me too much, do you think that a real father can do anything? Others are willing to deal with father, but it is for the sake of the Houfu. If there is no Houfu, dad is nothing. !"

"No way!" Chunying hurriedly said, "Brother Xiao Fei is not from the Hou family, and he has no backing behind him, so he can still make money. If his brother hadn't been a hindrance, he would have opened a shop long ago!"

"But he didn't succeed." Lu Yougui interrupted her, "It's because he doesn't have a backer, isn't it? He doesn't fear his brother as long as he has a little support. What is the Hu family? It's just a mere imperial merchant. When my father was on duty at the gate, when he met visitors who came to visit, who couldn’t strangle his family to death like ants? Your second uncle has been unsuccessful in the past two years, and he didn’t take the Hu family seriously. But even if the Hu family has everything No, it’s not a problem to bully a commoner. There are many such people out there, and if you don’t rely on them, the end will only be worse!”

"That's because his brother intends to drive him to death!" Chunying said unconvinced, "Shooting the first bird, the rich and powerful will only bully those who hinder them, or the rich but not powerful, let's rest assured As ordinary people, with a little money, as long as we can live a good life, and we don’t want to be famous, why do people deal with us? If there is no way to survive without support, wouldn’t the common people outside all have to hit the wall?! Since they can Let's go, why can't we live?!"

"You..." Lu Yougui stomped his feet anxiously, "There are people in this world who don't like you for nothing. If you want to toss your whole family down, what can you do to him?! Then you will know that you regret it I'm done!" Seeing her daughter's dissatisfied face, she had no choice but to say: "Stop thinking about it, isn't it good now? Dad came back after asking for a good job, and the family didn't have to worry about food or clothing. It's ahead. Let's live in peace!"

The conversation ended without a problem like this, Chunying was a little discouraged.No matter how much she desires to leave her nationality, it is useless without the support of her family. Should she leave them behind and fight for freedom?But parents are still parents, siblings are still siblings, she is inseparable from the family.

Perhaps in the past, when he was down and down, his father had the idea of ​​leaving the country, because it meant that he could leave the original environment and strive for a better future.But now, his father has a good job, his status has improved, he has more money in hand, and the family has changed to a bigger house, and the days are getting better and better, so he began to hesitate, not wanting to give up this stable life.After all, he grew up in the backstreet of the Hou Mansion, and the concept of family life is deeply rooted. How can he understand Chunying's emphasis on "freedom"?

Chunying was so bored that she stayed in the room for a long time. Mother Lu reminded her twice before she woke up and went to help in the kitchen.After lunch, she should go back according to the agreement. When she said goodbye, she looked at her father, she hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't hold back: "Father...even if it's not for what we just said, I still think you beg It's better to be in charge outside... It's decent to stay with Master Hou, but it's actually very risky. The master may take it out on you when he gets angry. It's a trivial matter to eat boards! Working outside, The master won't think of you if it's okay, and even if he does, he can't beat you right away..." After a pause, he lowered his voice, "To put it bluntly, if something happens in the mansion, it's easier to escape outside ..."

As soon as Lu Yougui's face changed, Lu's mother spoke first: "What stupid things are you talking about?! What will happen in the mansion?! How many people rushed to serve Lord Hou, but you asked your father to let Xian ?! How can you be so stupid?!"

Chunying lowered her head and touched her brother's small face.Xiaohu grinned at her, stretched out three fingers, and stammered: "Three three...gets nine..." It was the multiplication formula she had just taught.

Chunying grabbed his hand, turned to her parents and said: "Father, mother, Xiaohu is three years old this year, he should start learning something, he can't even count well. You are all people who can write and count Why don't you teach him? He is such a big man, he only knows how to play cloth tiger all day long, even if it is for his future, we can't let him waste his time?"

Lu's mother picked up her son angrily, and seeing that his cuffs were black, she patted his forehead lightly, and cursed, "Where did you wipe it again?! Didn't you tell you not to get dirty?!" Then she turned her head He said to his daughter: "It's easy for you to say, I have forgotten the words I recognized long ago, and your father has no time to spare. What's more, counting is something that you don't need to teach in a few years, and he doesn't need to accompany you." The young master reads, what do you know how to read? You can’t test a scholar if you can read thousands of words!”

Chunying pursed her lips: "Aunt Qing said that in two years, I will let my younger brother go to study with the young master of the Huo family. No matter whether this can be done or not, it is always good for my younger brother to learn more. Even if you grow up and look at the door , You must also know how to read greeting posts!"

Lu's mother's eyes lit up, and she was about to ask clearly, but was stopped by Lu Yougui: "The matter of the young master of the Huo family has nothing to do with us, we will talk about it later. Chun'er, dad understands what you said, you Just work hard in the mansion, don't miss home. New job... Dad knows it well!"

Chunying looked into his eyes, but he looked away, picked up a bundle and stuffed it over: "Your mother made some snacks for you, and you also want dried sweet potatoes from your second uncle, take them to other girls .”

Chunying accepted the burden with some disappointment, turned around and left home silently.

Go out the door, turn left, walk about 60 meters, and you will find a relatively remote alley entrance.This used to be the residence of several families with children in the Hou Mansion. Now some of these families have been sent to other places, some have no one left, and some have been resold by the whole family, or moved to other courtyards, alleys like the Lu family in the past. There are almost no people here.When Chunying just moved back from her second uncle's house, she also came here to explore the adventure. At that time, she suspected that the corner gate here was the garden gate next to the hut where Zhou Nian and Sanqing lived temporarily. She deeply regretted not knowing it earlier. Your new home is so close to you.

Chunying stood at the entrance of the alley, looking at both ends, and was about to walk over, when she heard someone calling her from behind: "Sister! Sister Lu!" Tinger.

Ting'er carried a small bundle in one hand and a candied haws in the other, bouncing over and said with a smile, "My sister wants to go back, why didn't you tell me? If Aunt Zhao knows that I didn't go back with my sister , must scold me!"

Chunying blinked and smiled: "It's okay, didn't I tell you that you can go back by yourself?"

"But Mrs. Zhao said..."

"Never mind what Aunt Zhao said, it's only two steps away, follow if you want." Chunying made up her mind, turned around and walked into the alley, Ting'er quickly shut up and followed.

Chunying passed through several doors calmly, and noticed that the innermost one was unlocked. She held her breath, continued to walk in calmly, tapped a few times on the corner door, and the door opened .

Sanqing's face appeared from behind the door, and Ting'er screamed in fright.Having not seen her for a long time, Chunying was a little frightened, and reluctantly waved her hand to say hello: "Hello...well...we're going in from here..." She quickly glanced at Ting'er, hoping that Sanqing would understand herself hint.

Sanqing smiled slightly and stepped out of the way.Chunying grabbed Ting'er with her backhand, walked straight in, until she reached the lake, and said to Ting'er: "Look, aren't we going back home now? Where are you working? May I show you the way?" ?”

Ting'er patted her chest and said: "It's okay, I'm on the second door, I know the way, go to the kitchen first, and then go around to the front yard!" She looked around, feeling a little moved.

Chunying smiled and said: "Then you go, I'm going back too, and by the way I'll pick some flowers for Aunt Qing to put in a bottle."

Ting'er responded straightforwardly, and ran towards the distant sea of ​​flowers with a whoosh.Chunying smiled and walked slowly towards the nearby bushes, hiding behind the big tree while she was out of sight, and only turned back when she was far away.

When he returned to the corner gate, Sanqing had been waiting for a long time: "Are you back?"

Chunying smiled: "Are you still living here? Then Master Nian..."

Sanqing grinned: "The young master said it can be done, and he will find me if there is anything."

Chunying nodded, grabbed a handful of dried sweet potatoes from the bag in her arms and gave him: "Please eat, it's very sweet."

Sanqing took the dried sweet potato, his ears turned red, "Thank you..." Chunying smiled, opened the door and walked out.

The courtyard door without a padlock was only a few steps away, and as Chunying approached step by step, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.When I came to the door, I pushed it lightly, and the door opened, squeezed in, closed the door behind my back, and there was silence in the courtyard.

This is an ordinary courtyard house, the layout is similar to the courtyard where the Lu family lived, the side rooms on both sides are old and dilapidated, only the main house has been renovated, with Wuwa white walls, very elegant.A few old osmanthus trees and a jujube tree three or four meters high are planted in front of the court. When the wind blows gently, the branches and leaves will rustle.

"Is Chun'er here?" A male voice came from the room, still as gentle and honest as in the memory, and then, a familiar figure appeared at the door, with a bit thin, and a faint smile, and sighed: "Finally looking forward to you."

Chunying suddenly felt her nose sore, so she knelt down, hugged her knees, choked up and lost her voice.

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