Chapter 236 The Slave

Author: Ruoshui·Qingming

Mrs. Lu was so angry that she left Baojitang in disappointment.

She went to Master Lu Er's grave and cried to death. Before leaving, she turned around and looked at the location of the lonely grave, and was so angry that she trembled all over. Is this the old man who let her son stand guard here alone for Daliang?

Lu Mengfan followed suit obediently, silently.

When he returned, Mrs. Lu went to visit the military households in the suburbs in the name of General's wife, Mrs. Hou.

After getting off the bus, there was no sadness on her face, calm demeanor and elegant manners.

She stood in front of the crowd, stroked her temples, and said righteously: "Thank you all for your hard work, the war is imminent, and the food and grass in the army are all dependent on you. I will leave a servant here. If you have any difficulties in the future, let him tell me. I will do my best to help you. Do your best. If we can defeat this time, I will plead for you and strive to get rid of your status as a military household."

Until Mrs. Lu left, the people who were on the gossip were still confused.

Suddenly a young man jumped up and shouted, "That's great, we have a chance to get rid of the military household!"

The father beside him slapped him, "Dream, one day is a military household, and one generation after another, this is stipulated by the law, and even the general's wife cannot make the decision."

The crowd dispersed.

"Oh, it's a waste of time. Go back and take a shower and go to bed!"

Military households felt that it was really a nap. This benefit was applied for by Mr. Lu last year. This can protect them from being killed by the heat in the summer, but it saved many lives.

In the village, Brother Wang saw Xiao Zhang running back in a hurry in the carriage, and his eyebrows jumped.

"Xiao Zhang, why are you back alone? Where is Mingyue? What happened?"

Xiao Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, please help bring out the flowers in the house. I want to transport them to the villa in the city. My wife said that the enemy has gone out and we can make a lot of money."

Mu Qi pushed the door and walked out, asking, "Don't Mingyue and the others come back to eat at noon?"

Xiao Zhang smiled and shook his head, "No, my wife said she is busy making money when she comes back tonight."

Mrs. Qin pushed the door and walked out. She changed into a gray coarse cloth and held a cloth scarf on her head, but her temperament was not as good as a village woman. She told Xiao Zhang: "This flower is precious, I cover it with a bamboo basket. Don't move it casually on the road. If it is blown by the wind, your wife's money will be wafted."

"Okay!"

Xiao Zhang kept smiling until he smelled the fragrance in the food box, and he couldn't help swallowing.

Sister-in-law Wang quickly packed two large food boxes in the kitchen, "Xiao Zhang, I specially made what Mingyue likes. You take it to her. She must have not had a good meal in the past half month, and she must have not had a good rest outside. This child is like this, and he doesn't care about himself when he gets busy."

Mai Meng took a photo of Xiao Zhang and sneered: "Look at your unpromising look, go to the kitchen to have dinner, we will help you load the car."

At this time, Lao Qin completed the work of feeding pigs and walked back in all directions. He followed Xiao Qin step by step. Seeing a few people loading the car, he also took Xiao Qin to help with his work. His leprosy was cured, but there were many scars on his face, and he could no longer see his true face. But he was not in a hurry. He had been eating and living here for half a month and found that he was not sure why his body was getting better and better day by day, and the scars on his face were gradually fading away.

It was already the end of time when Mrs. Lu's carriage returned to the city again.

When the people saw the carriage in the Marquis' Mansion, they consciously avoided it.

The carriage was driving very steadily. Old Mrs. Lu sat in the carriage and closed her eyes to rest. Lu Mengfan knelt in the carriage and obediently hammered her legs.

Suddenly, with a loud crack in the flower pot, the two horses pulling the cart were shocked.

"Xu" the coachman was a soldier in the army. He reacted quickly and stopped his horse with quick eyes and hands.

Lu Shan turned over and got off the horse, stepped forward and helped an old woman who fell in the middle of the road. He was so polite that he didn't look like a general in the army.

"Auntie, how are you? Do you want to see a doctor?"

The old woman climbed up from the ground with difficulty, patted the dust on her body, waved her hand and said, "No. Thank you, young man, I'm fine."

Her voice was full of vicissitudes, and her tone was filled with regret and sadness. She stared at the flowers on the ground, sighed heavily, wiped her tears, and choked with self-reproach: "Oh, blame me, it's useless when I get older, but it's a pity that my peony has finally had a buyer. I'll send the buyer in half an hour. Oh, it's too late, it's too late. Originally, I could sell it to treat my son. Although Dr. Ming had good medical skills, the medical fee was too expensive. Oh, my life, my son can only last a few more days. I'll find the buyer again, and I don't know if he can get through it."

This accident was because the old woman was inconvenient in her legs and feet and she didn't walk steadily. Logically speaking, the old lady in the Hou Mansion could be held accountable if she was frightened. Lu Shan would not take the responsibility with kindness to bear any compensation. However, after hearing the old woman's words, he looked moved. He called a soldier and ordered: "Go, follow the aunt home and get another pot of flowers to her buyer, and then told him to sell me a favor. Although it was a little late, please ask him to complete the transaction."

The old lady waved her hand, "It's too late. That person is a businessman. She should have left southern Xinjiang now."

Mrs. Lu, who was resting in the car, heard the truth about what happened outside, and slowly opened her eyelids.

Lu Mengfan opened the car curtain for her with a wink.

Mrs. Lu glanced out casually, and when she saw the flowers under the horse's hooves, her expression changed.

Lu Mengfan also saw it. She knew Mrs. Lu's thoughts very well. She smiled and said, "Grandma, wait, I'll go and ask."

After saying that, she got out of the car with her skirt and moved her lotus steps lightly in front of the old woman.

"Auntie, do you still have white peony? I want to buy it."

Seeing the old woman stunned, Lu Mengfan smiled and pointed to the carriage behind her and said, "Auntie, my grandmother likes it. It is rare to have the opportunity to respect the elders. I will buy as much as you have."

The old woman burst into tears and smiled, and pointed to the alley next to her with her cracked fingers. "Now, there are not many children as filial as you. White peony means elegance and dignity, and it is most suitable for dedication to the elders. Turning through this alley is my home. My house has twenty pots. However, little girl, these are not ordinary flowers, which are precious. Are you sure that twenty pots are needed? One hundred taels of silver per pot."

As he said that, the old woman started to calculate with her fingers, "Oh, how much money does this cost in total? Girl, I won't calculate it. When I get home later, I will ask my son to do it well, but don't make the mistake, and I will collect more money from you."

Lu Mengfan smiled, "Auntie, there are 2,000 taels in total. Don't worry, I can afford it."

The old lady Lu in the car coughed heavily, "Mengfan!"

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