There are few outsiders in the small town, and the aunt was very happy to find someone to chat with, and even welcomed her into the house and let her visit her house.
For more than ten years, the house has not undergone major repairs, and it still maintains its previous layout. It's just that the owner has changed, and the style will inevitably be different. The clump of flowers that my mother liked most in the corner of the wall disappeared, and it was replaced by green onion seedlings. The Sao Qingniang she hung under the eaves was also gone, but there was an extra string of dried beans.
Lu Mingshu smiled, the new owner had a better life than them.
"Sister, do you know about their family? Can I trouble you to talk about it?"
Hearing her call Eldest Sister, Auntie narrowed her eyes with a smile: "Little girl is so polite. Our family moved here from a neighboring town, so we don't know much about it. I heard that his family was fine before, but then his son-in-law disappeared. It’s okay for minor illnesses!” He leaned over and whispered, “By the way, I heard that his son-in-law was found later, so the family sold the house to visit relatives, but I don’t know if I found it.”
Yuan Rong was listening and blinked. I always thought this plot sounded familiar...
The aunt said again: "According to me, if they go, there must be more bad luck than good luck!"
"why?"
The aunt had an expression of "I know you are still children": "Needless to say? If his son-in-law could come back, he would have come back a long time ago! Man, once you go out, your heart will be wild. How can you remember that yellow-faced woman?" Maybe she married another man outside! I think it would be nice to find a son-in-law and earn an average wife.”
"..."
Seeing that she was speechless, the aunt said again: "In this world, there are always infatuated women who betray their hearts, and it is said in dramas!"
Lu Mingshu was amused by her polite words, and when he thought about it, he was filled with sadness.
"Thank you big sister, since I can't find it, forget it."
She said goodbye and left, Yuan Rong followed her step by step: "Senior Sister, who are you looking for?"
After a long time, Lu Mingshu replied, "The ones who can't be found."
Yuan Rong trembled.
After leaving the house, an old man with white hair was sitting at the door basking in the sun.
"Grandpa Hong." She walked over to say hello.
The old man looked up at her and said after a long time: "Hey, isn't this the girl from the Lu family? She's so handsome!"
Lu Mingshu was taken aback.
But the old man continued: "Where's your father? It's been a while."
Her eyes are sore. The old man of this family has a good friendship with grandpa, so he must have regarded her as his mother.
"Father, who are you talking to?" A woman's voice came from inside. When she came out and saw Lu Mingshu, she felt very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before—it must be a mistake, this girl is like a fairy, Where is there such a character in Qingfeng Town? Never seen it in the county.
"Girl," the woman smiled politely, "my father is so confused, he often admits to the wrong person, I'm sorry!"
Lu Mingshu smiled faintly: "It's okay, just chat casually with the old man." As he spoke, he touched a piece of silver and handed it over.
The woman was shocked: "Girl, this..."
"Just ask a few words."
Frightened by her aura, the woman was greedy for the money again, and said: "The old man is confused, if you say something wrong, don't worry about it." Then she hurriedly moved a stool out to invite them to sit.
Lu Mingshu sat down and said, "Uncle Hong, my father is going to collect the rent!" The woman was very surprised when she heard the soft Dongyue tone.
The old man didn't think much of it, so he narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Yo, this year's harvest is good, right? I'm saving money to have a happy event for you!"
Lu Mingshu said, "I don't want to marry!"
"Hey," the old man wondered, "Don't you like that kid from the Fu family?"
Lu Mingshu followed his tone and said, "He's not sincere!"
The old man was babbling: "You girl, you have sharp eyes. I have persuaded your father a long time ago. That kid has a big heart, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it."
"Abbe also persuaded my father?"
"That's right! Your father looks tough, but he's actually very soft-hearted! The boy begged and saw that you liked him again, so he agreed. Fortunately, we haven't got married yet, so there's still time!" After finishing speaking, the master showed a confused expression. , "Hey, that's not right, why do I remember that you gave birth to a baby?"
Lu Mingshu continued: "Yes! Uncle, you are confused!"
"Oh, I've had a bad memory these past few years." The old man patted him big. "The head of the family hasn't come back yet? Don't blame Uncle for speaking harshly. This kid is very cold. Who knows if he will come back."
Lu Mingshu's heart skipped a beat: "Uncle, how do you know he's cold?"
"Hey! I've wanted to talk about this for a long time. Once, I saw him talking to an old beggar outside the town. He cheated a piece of ancient jade from him. When he turned around, the old beggar drowned in the river! "
"Father!" The woman cried out in a low voice, "It's okay to not talk about it, why don't you mention it?"
Lu Mingshu glanced over, and the woman murmured and stopped her voice.
"Abbe, when did this happen?"
The old man thought for a long time: "When? That's right, when was it? Ah, when I just married you. Hey, I wanted to say it, but you were married at that time, so I couldn't say it. "
"Is that so..."
The old man is getting old, and he talks upside down. Lu Mingshu guided him patiently until the old man was sleepy and fell asleep in seconds.
She stood up, her face as frosty.
The woman glanced at her face, trembling with fear. Listening to Lu Mingshu asking these things over and over again, no matter how dull she was, she would notice it, but she didn't dare to ask.
But Lu Mingshu smiled at her and said, "Auntie Hong, do you still remember me?"
The guess in the woman's heart was confirmed by these words. She looked at Lu Mingshu and asked softly, "You are... Mingshu?"
She nodded: "Long time no see."
The woman gave an embarrassed smile: "You and your mother really look alike, so you were mistaken." Seeing that she didn't speak, she said, "You two have found a marriage? Where's your mother?"
"Passed away." She said indifferently, "I found my father and passed away on the same day."
"Yo, this is really..." The woman paused for a while, "Fortunately, you found your father."
"Hmm." Lu Mingshu looked at her, "Auntie must be very aware of my father's affairs, right? Can you tell me about it?"
…
After leaving Qingfeng Town, Yuan Rong swept towards Lu Mingshu from time to time.
"What are you thinking?"
Yuan Rong blurted out: "I was wondering if I would be silenced." Suddenly startled, he realized that he had spoken his mind, and was extremely annoyed.
Being so natural, Lu Mingshu didn't want to scold her anymore, so he just sighed: "Junior Sister Yuan, originally you didn't say that, and I wouldn't silence you, you said that..."
Yuan Rong was stunned and stammered: "Lu, Senior Sister Lu, I promise not to say anything, I promise..."
"If you are like this, who knows if you will slip up?"
Yuan Rong was dumb: "I, I..."
Seeing how frightened she was, Lu Mingshu had no intention of teasing her: "Alright, I won't keep my mouth shut." Before Yuan Rong could rest assured, he changed the subject, "However, you have to make an oath."