It was another autumn season, and Lu Chengyu devoted all his thoughts to preparing for the exam.
The old lady began to get sick two years ago. Tang felt that the old lady was getting old. It would be a bottomless pit to seek a doctor to treat the old lady. The old lady goes out.
A few years ago, the old lady was still able to work. In the past two years, her health has become worse and worse, and she can no longer do any farm work. Tang can't stand her anymore.
The old lady regretted her life very much. After she got sick, she would make a fuss about seeing a doctor and buying medicine.
The old lady was willing to subsidize Lu Chengyu with other sons' belongings, but she was not willing to give up his life for Lu Chengyu's future.
Tang was afraid that the old lady would go to the village to make trouble, saying that their family would be unfilial if they didn't show her the doctor, which would affect Lu Chengyu's reputation, so they only gave the old lady a bowl of porridge every day to hang himself.
The old lady was already old, and she only had a bowl of gruel every day. She had no energy at all, so she couldn't go out and make trouble. Some worried that seeing a doctor for the old lady would be a drag on the family, so they turned a blind eye to Tang's actions.
In this village, there are some people who sold their fields to see a doctor for the elderly, and lived in poverty. The boss and fourth child of the Lu family are not kind people, so of course they are not willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the old lady.
Seeing that everyone in the family approved of her approach, Tang immediately gained confidence. Before, she was worried that her husband and the fourth child would have opinions on her. Looking at the situation, she found that everyone hoped that the old lady would die quickly. , Tang Shi also prepared porridge for the old lady, and then gave her the leftovers directly.
Of course, the rest of the farm's food will not be good. The old lady called Tang's angrily and passed over directly.
The old lady had been arrogant and domineering all her life, she was plagued by many diseases, and she was ill-treated by her eldest daughter-in-law.
The old lady was thinking about Lu Chengyu, and she really wanted to see Lu Chengyu, but Tang refused.
Tang didn't ask Lu Chengyu's opinion, but even if she knew her son, Mo Ruomu, Lu Chengyu would not go to see the old lady.
The old lady who had been ill in bed for a long time had a bad smell on her body. It was too late for Lu Chengyu to hide, so of course he didn't want to see her.
When the old lady was about to die, she suddenly remembered that her second son was getting better. The old lady thought that her second son was the most honest. If the second son was there, she would definitely not sit back and watch her be treated so badly, but it was already too late.
After the old lady died, Tang was afraid that her mistreatment of the old man would be exposed, so she burned the old lady very quickly on the pretext that the old lady's illness might be contagious.
Lu Chengyu was busy participating in the autumn harvest, and the people in the village were busy with the autumn harvest. Dashi Village was a busy scene.
"The son of Kuai Dao Zhang is back. I heard that Lu Lin has been transferred to Yucang County."
"Really, have you been transferred?"
"That's right! The merchants said the same thing. Lu Lin was transferred away. The merchants were all worried that the new county magistrate would not get along with him." Lu Lin came from Lin Town. Most of the merchants in Lin Town would pay a visit to Lu Lin when they arrived in Shaxian County. Lu Lin saw that he was from the same town, so he often gave it to him if he could.
"Yucang County? That place seems pretty good! The fish in Yucang County is very famous."
"A few years ago, Sha County was poor and dangerous. Naturally, it couldn't compare to Yucang County. However, in the past two years, Sha County has been well managed. It's a pity to leave like this."
"Yes! I heard that Chen Xiaocai has a hot spring club in Shaxian County. There are a lot of food and entertainment there, and he is happy like a fairy!" Go to the hot springs for a while, and after you come out, you have to exaggerate your own experience. In this place where there are very few entertainment items, the hot springs have become a paradise in the hearts of many people.
"Although this Sha County is prosperous, when there is a war, everything will be destroyed. This Yucang County is different. Even if there is a war, it will rarely go there."
"That's right! This official position in Sha County was bought by Lu Lin back then, and this unwanted official position was sold for sale."
"Lu Lin is not short of money now, but life is more important."
"Unexpectedly, Lu Lin's position as an official is quite stable." At the beginning, when Lu Lin bought an official, many people in the village were not optimistic about Lu Lin. From the perspective of the villagers, this official should be full of knowledge. In terms of Lu Lin, no one in the village has ever seen him study.
This Lu Lin knows the prince, and the roasted whole lamb, the son of Kuaidao Zhang said, Lu Lin made the roasted whole lamb, this roasted whole lamb is amazing, the holy one praised it very much, and gave it a thousand The reward of two silver coins, roasted whole lamb is also designated as a national dish, used to entertain foreign envoys, this Lu Lin is well-known in the Holy Majesty, let me see, Lu Lin will experience a few more years, maybe he will Not a county magistrate, but can be a magistrate.
"..." Amazing! Impressive.
"This Cheng Yu is also going to take part in Qiu Wei! I don't know if he can pass the exam. If he passes the exam, the Lu family may have two officials."
"It's a pity that the two old members of the Lu family left before Lu Chengyu passed the exam."
"How can high school be so easy! There are so many scholars who go to the exam every year, and only one or two pass the exam. I heard that there was a scholar who was only 60 years old when he passed the exam. In the end, he was too excited and went directly. It’s really joyful and sad.”
Over the past few years, the villagers have become more and more optimistic about Lu Lin, but less and less optimistic about Lu Chengyu. Many villagers feel that the elders of the Lu family made the wrong bet. If back then, the elders of the Lu family had asked Lu Lin to study, maybe Lu Lin would have already been granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister by now.
Not long after Chen Xiaomi arrived in Yucang County, he was preparing to build a fish farm, and planned to open various seafood shops in the fish farm. Chen Xiaocai was not there, so Chen Xiaomi had to come in person to supervise the work on site.
The ingot that Chen Xiaomi was carrying was walking in the direction of Yuzhuang all day long, and she was quite happy.
"Are you back?" Lu Lin asked with a glance at Chen Xiaomi.
Chen Xiaomi nodded, and said: "Yes! Xiaocai asked someone to bring a letter. It shouldn't be long before he can rush over to join us. Everything else is easy to deal with. It's the hot spring, not too bad. Easy to handle."
Lu Lin nodded and said, "It's a pity for the hot springs." The back and forth of the hot springs cost a lot of money!
When the hot spring hall was first built, it caused a sensation. After that, the hot spring hall has been expanded several times, and some entertainment facilities have been added. In this hot spring hall, a hot spring gourmet hall is specially set up. Many people like to go to the hot spring Eat there.
"If you are reluctant, you can hand it over to someone you trust to manage it, and you don't have to sell it," Lu Lin said.
Chen Xiaomi nodded, and said: "That's true." However, the situation of the hot spring resort is quite special. If the business is good, it will make a lot of money every day. to forget.
When Lu Lin was in Shaxian County, he would organize some activities from time to time to attract guests. Now that they have left Shaxian County, it is not easy to manage.
"If it really doesn't work, leave it to General Ji to take care of it first." Lu Lin said.
Chen Xiaomi sighed and said, "I'm afraid it won't be easy!"
General Ji seems to be too upright. What this guy hates the most is that there are people who are addicted to pleasure and don't think about making progress. In the eyes of General Ji, this hot spring is to some extent a magic cave that tempts people to fall!
Lu Lin nodded, and said: "That's right, that's an idiot, this guy doesn't understand! This commodity must be consumed in order to realize its value and promote economic development."
Chen Xiaomi asked in a daze, "What is that?"
Lu Lin blinked, and said: "If you have money, you have to spend it! If you don't spend it, it will be useless."
Chen Xiaomi curled her lips and said, "You're making excuses for yourself to waste money again."
Lu Lin: "..."
"Ji Yun'an wants Qiu Wei again! If Sun Shan loses his name, this guy will be embarrassing." Lu Lin changed the subject.
Chen Xiaomi said helplessly: "You can't think better of him! Maybe this guy can win the first prize!"
If Ji Yun'an can become the number one scholar, Mai Mai will be the wife of the number one scholar. In this way, as Mai Mai's elder brother, he can also get some credit. If so, my mother should be happy too.
My mother has always envied Chen Jing's ability to study, and she once said that if Xiaocai could study like Chen Jing, she might have great success. Go, it doesn't look like a top scholar!
Lu Lin said coolly: "Of course I hope he will be fine, but I'm not planning for a rainy day."
"This Lu Chengyu should also participate in Qiu Wei." Chen Xiaomi said.
Lu Lin narrowed his eyes, "Don't worry about him, even if you pass the exam, you don't have to be afraid of him."
He was a commoner before, and he was a little worried that Lu Chengyu would plot against him after passing the exam. Now that he has been in the officialdom for so many years, even if Lu Chengyu fills the vacancy by chance, it doesn't matter. He is an old man who has been in the officialdom for several years. Don't be afraid of a newcomer.
"I heard that Lu Chengyu's temperament seems to have changed a lot, and he even became a bit of a demon." When he was in the village back then, no matter how vicious Lu Chengyu's thoughts were, he always maintained a modest and gentlemanly demeanor on the surface, but it seemed that he did it. After becoming an official, Lu Chengyu's temperament became more and more extreme. He couldn't listen to the villagers' good things about him, and became very withdrawn and aloof.
Chen Xiaomi thought to himself: Lu Lin was raised by abuse, but Lu Chengyu was spoiled and pampered. It's a good thing that a person like Lu Chengyu, who was brought up like Lu Chengyu, has smooth sailing. He always wanted to be an official, but asked Lu Lin, a person he didn't like, to become an official first. With Lu Chengyu's temperament, it was easy to walk into a dead end.
"Before, the old lady seemed to have died a miserable death! It seems that she died of starvation instead of illness." Lu Lin shook his head and said.
Although Tang has kept the matter of the old lady a secret, it is very difficult for the village to completely conceal the matter? The old lady of the Lu family was sick and didn't ask for a doctor. The villagers almost knew about it, and they knew about it. However, the villagers only talked about it for a while.
Resources are relatively scarce in this era. Sometimes when there is a famine, there is really no way. Some people will directly throw the elderly into the mountains and let them perish on their own. There are also things where the elderly are sick and can’t afford to look down on them. A lot of.
Chen Xiaomi nodded, and said, "This is self-inflicted, and I can't live."
Lu Lin shook his head and said, "Forget it." The old lady is not a good person. This guy tortured his second daughter-in-law to death, but was tortured to death by his eldest daughter-in-law. Perhaps, this is the reincarnation of heaven .