1970s: My childhood sweetheart ran away, and I turned around and married the wildest chief.

The girl who came was about twelve or thirteen years old. She had two braids, was very thin, and her clothes were patched.

Mr. Lu frowned. "What important thing is it?"

In this village, children are usually separated by gender in terms of birth order. This little girl is the seventh child in her family, and she is usually called "Seven-Ya Seven-Ya".

The little girl hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister Qianqian went to the old house last night and cried for a long time at Grandpa and Grandma's. Grandpa and Grandma asked me to come."

Mr. Lu's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

"Go tell your grandma that I'm busy because my daughter is injured and I need to take her to the city for treatment."

The little girl looked a little timid. "Grandma...Grandma said that Second Uncle and Second Aunt must come over, and...Brother Mingzhou and Sister-in-law should also come over."

Mr. Lu didn't intend to pay any attention and left with Miao Cuiying and his daughter.

After thinking for a while, Lu Mingzhou decided to have his parents and his third son, Lu Mingkang, take Lu Mingzhu with them, and arrange for two bodyguards to accompany them, while he himself went to the old house.

After her parents left, Lu Mingyue glanced at her second and third sisters-in-law, her little face puffed up with anger. "Fourth brother, are you really going? Is your sister-in-law going too? She'll definitely have a lot to say if she does."

Lu Mingzhou laughed and said, "That's my grandparents' house. I was going to visit them anyway. Not only my grandparents, but also several other elders. I want to go to all of them."

Lu Mingzhou turned to Qiao Wanqing, "Wanwan, come with me to go through the motions. Don't worry, I'll protect you. They won't dare to do anything to you, except..."

I'll probably say some harsh things, and then she'll laugh at me again.

Qiao Wanqing smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "It's alright, I really should make the trip."

Lu Mingyue was anxious. If her second sister-in-law went, she would only get scolded. Her third sister-in-law was a scoundrel and probably wouldn't help her fourth sister-in-law either. She had no choice but to go herself.

"Then, I'll go with you."

She grabbed Qiao Wanqing's arm and said solemnly, "I will protect Fourth Sister-in-law."

Chen Yulian rolled her eyes. "Your grandma's fighting ability? You'd better save your breath!"

Qiao Wanqing chuckled and patted her hand. "Alright, with your brother here, what are you afraid of? Just wait for me at home."

She'd seen plenty of strange old ladies. In the past, large families had all sorts of weird old hags, and not only weird old hags, but also weird old men. Old Mrs. Lu probably didn't even have a tenth of their power.

So, Lu Mingzhou took Qiao Wanqing to the Lu family's old house.

Previously, she had only heard Lu Mingzhou talk about his family situation, specifically his father's side of the family. He didn't say much about the rest of the family. Qiao Wanqing only knew that his grandfather seemed to have done quite well in the past and was now receiving a pension.

Therefore, the Lu family is quite well-off.

The communes of that era were similar to towns in later times. Before urbanization developed, they could not be called towns; they were actually similar to rural areas.

Even in the most central area of ​​the commune, many people were engaged in farming.

The Lu family's house was built later, near the roadside, in a relatively prosperous area. Later, schools, clinics, supply and marketing cooperatives, oil mills, and other facilities were built near that road, making life very convenient.

The Lu family's old residence is located at the back of this street, just a five or six-minute walk away, which is quite close.

Although the journey was short, Qiao Wanqing still had Lu Mingzhou briefly explain the Lu family's situation. It was only then that Qiao Wanqing gained some understanding of the Lu family's older generation, which, to her surprise, was quite unexpected.

So, the Lu family has so many members.

This is the location of the Lu clan. Although it is not a large family, the population is not small. Many people in this area have the surname Lu.

Lu Mingzhou's grandfather had four brothers, all of whom are still alive. His grandfather was the eldest and the most successful of them all, and he still is, since Lu's grandfather had the most successful descendants.

Grandpa Lu had nine sons and five daughters, and he raised them all.

Lu's father was the third child in his family.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Wanqing thought for a moment and exclaimed, "My goodness! My maternal grandfather had concubines back in the old society, and he didn't even have this many sons!"

That old man is pretty awesome!

In those days, so many children were raised.

After entering the old house, there was a large area of ​​houses.

Although not all of them were good houses, there were quite a few. The main house consisted of five brick and tile rooms, and the east and west wing rooms each had three brick and tile rooms. However, there were also many additional buildings, and the rest were adobe houses and houses made of a mixture of stone, brick, and tile.

The houses next door are still connected. Lu Mingzhou explained, "Both of these houses belong to the Lu family, but they belong to my uncles and aunts. Ever since my second brother had his accident, my grandfather was planning to divide up all his married children. However, due to my grandmother's strong opposition, in the end only four of the older uncles and aunts with more children were divided up. Their houses are mostly built next to each other."

"According to our tradition, the eldest son is responsible for supporting his parents in old age, so my eldest uncle is still living in this house. My second uncle, my father, fourth uncle, and fifth uncle have all moved out of the family."

"There are four left. They haven't separated yet and all live in this courtyard. This is the front yard, and there are some houses in the back."

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

"Um... how many grandchildren do your grandparents have now?"

Lu Mingzhou thought for a moment, then said, "I don't know."

Qiao Wanqing was shocked. "You don't know? How could you not know?"

Lu Mingzhou said helplessly, "I really didn't know. My uncles and aunts each have quite a lot of children. If you add up their grandchildren, there are at least dozens, if not a hundred. I don't go home often, so I really didn't know."

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

Good heavens!

So capable of having children?

She was born in the countryside in her previous life and had heard of some families with many children. Some older generations were particularly prolific, with five or six children being common, eight or nine being the norm, and even more than ten. After she went to school, she heard that some families had more than twenty children, from their youth to old age. When she heard this, her worldview was shattered!

Qiao Wanqing suddenly felt a little excited; she had never seen such a large family with so many people before!

Although there are some very large families in her circle of wealthy relatives, many of them are collateral branches. They only pretend to be one family because they share the same surname, but in reality, many of them don't even know each other.

But the Lu family members are all direct descendants!

They're my own son, my own grandson, my own granddaughter!

Their descendants are far too numerous.

"Come on, come on, let's go see your grandparents."

She couldn't wait to meet the old lady who had given birth to so many children.

Lu Mingzhou: "..."

He had always been hesitant to tell his wife about his complicated family situation, worried that she would be offended. But now, why is his wife so excited?

When a new bride hears that her husband's family is so large, wouldn't she be scared?

After all, an old lady who has given birth to so many children must be incredibly difficult to deal with!

"young married woman……"

"Huh? Let's go!"

Lu Mingzhou: "..."