Chapter 272 Should I call the third sister or sister-in-law?
I don't know where those people dressed as beggars live. Seeing the excitement here, they all came over, and a large area of Wu Yang gathered, and Lu Mengjian felt straight in his heart.
In Kyoto, the world has always been stable, and even the ragged people are rarely seen, but obviously it is the prosperity floating on the surface, and these people in front of them are really a portrayal of the people at the bottom.
Lu Mengji clapped his hands hard, and people finally became quiet.
"Today, as soon as I stepped into this place, I was greeted by such a big scene, and I was really flattered!" After clearing his throat and deliberately relieving the atmosphere, Lu Mengji looked at the people in front of him. Most of them were gray and had no color in their eyes. They had been hungry for a long time, but there was a person in the corner of the wall. Although he was thin, his eyes were shining. Among the same gray people, there was a feeling of standing out among the crowd.
"I don't know what's the difficulty for everyone? If you don't dislike it, you can send a representative to come and make things clear. If I can relieve your worries, I will do my best. As soon as Lu Mengji's words fell, the crowd was like boiling water, cooing.
After a heated discussion, a man came out of the crowd. It was the man who had just stood in the corner of the wall. He crossed his arms and couldn't help but walk very steadily.
"Hello, madam!" The man walked to the carriage, bent down deeply to give a big gift, and held the ground very steadily. After hearing Lu Mengzhi's voice, he raised his head and straightened up again.
"Are you their leader?" Lu Mengji looked at the man's face, with a square face with clear edges and corners, and his facial features were also angular, especially a pair of eyes, which was particularly eye-catching.
The man nodded, "I'm really sorry to disturb your wife! It's just that this year's drought has poor crops, and the villagers really have no food, so they have to come out to ask for food. I hope you can forgive me.
"It doesn't matter," Lu Mengzhu motioned the man to come closer. "These are all people in your village?"
"There are also some people from other villages who don't go out, so they come together," the man sighed softly and saw the hungry men and women around him, as if they had knocked over the five-flavor bottle in his heart and was worried.
"But it's useless for you all to get out of this house!" Lu Mengji looked helplessly at the large number of refugees around him and flashed a trace of worry. If there were few people, he was okay, but in the face of so many people, I'm afraid that a grain bank would not be enough for them to eat.
The man lowered his head with embarrassment, "To be honest, we didn't want to disturb your house, but... A few days ago, a young man, who claimed to be the young master of Huo's mansion, gave us all the porridge at the door, which led us all rushed over, but from today on, the food and water were cut off, and everyone was reluctant to leave, so he kept waiting Here."
When Lu Mengji heard this, he probably understood it and his mind turned quickly. "I'm new here, and I'm not familiar with the place, so I don't dare to say it easily. Can this big brother allow me to enter the house to understand the situation and give you a satisfactory answer?"
Although it is just an ass, it also gives a little more hope to the hungry refugees and talks about it again.
"Brother Qiang, what should we do?" A slightly fat young man pulled the man in front of Lu Mengji, and his face was full of trust.
The man who was called Brother Qiang pondered for a small meeting. As soon as he waved his hand, the person behind him automatically flashed out a message, "Madam, I hope you can understand us disaster victims. We really can't untie it at home, so... Madam, my surname is Zhou, a strong word, if you are looking for I just need to talk to the people at the door. If you dislike us, we will leave immediately without saying a word.
After Zhou Qiang finished speaking, the people around him did not dare to make a sound again and again, but looked at Lu Mengji with a longing look.
"I know. Don't worry, I will definitely come up with a solution for everyone." Lu Mengjian looked at this large group of beggar-like disaster victims helplessly and sighed secretly. No wonder Huo Shuangcheng let her hurry over. It turned out that there was such a big stall to be cleaned up.
Lu Mengji's words did not reassur people, but it is inevitable that people have some support. After all, women will always be soft-hearted.
The carriage finally entered the door, the door slowly closed behind him, and the noise outside gradually became flat.
"Third sister, you're finally back!" Huo Jingpu had a saved expression and rushed to Lu Meng Jian and rushed over.
Xian Ge quietly protected Lu Mengjie, carefully stopped Huo Jingpu in front of him, and explained in a low voice, "Master Pu, now it's time for you to call Miss San as your sister-in-law. Miss San is now the aunt of Master Kang."
Huo Jingpusheng stopped, opened his mouth in surprise, and looked at Lu Mengjie and Xiangge in disbelief, "Third sister, is this true? No way, he is my eldest brother and you are my third sister. Why did you suddenly marry the eldest brother again? So should I call you third sister or sister-in-law in the future?
Lu Mengzhi's face turned slightly red. Fortunately, she couldn't see it clearly in the night. She was also a little embarrassed about the sudden change of her identity, but after all, she was only Huo Shuangjiang's goddaughter, and it was easy to explain, so she directly turned this issue into a trivial matter, and finally directly avoided this topic.
"It's a long story. Let me ask you, what's wrong with those people at the door?"
Huo Jingpu heard this and lowered his head, "Sister-in-law, punish me!" It's my fault. The food in the house is gone now.
Lu Mengji raised his eyebrows and said, "What's going on? Tell me carefully from beginning to end."
"Well, sister-in-law, don't worry," Huo Jingpu attentively took a chair and sat down to serve Lu Mengjie.
"Listen to me and tell you slowly."
"Isn't there a drought this year, so these farmers ran out of food and had no choice but to come out to beg for a living. A few days ago, after you left, a group of disaster victims came in front of our courtyard. I thought they were pitiful, so I left them to have a meal in the house. Who knows that after they went back, they actually took everyone in a village. Come on, I have no choice but to make a big pot of rice in the kitchen to relieve them. But after a meal, more people were waiting behind them. After two days, the rice noodles in the kitchen were exhausted, and even the food in our house was almost cut off.
"So I didn't dare to give porridge anymore, but they still refused to leave here. It seems that more people have come these two days..."
After Huo Jingpu finished speaking, he couldn't wait to bury his face directly in the hole. Obviously, there was nothing wrong with this matter, but Huo Jingpu still had a feeling of doing something wrong.
"So it is." Lu Mengji patted Huo Jingpu's head with approval.
"Aren't you angry?" Huo Jingpu looked at Lu Meng Jian in disbelief.
"What's the point of being angry? You are already kind-hearted, but the years are not good."
"The key is that they are too much..."
Lu Mengji suddenly stopped Huo Jingpu's words, "Puer, don't complain. They are just forced by life, otherwise they won't continue to stay at the door like this.
Huo Jingpu stood in front of Lu Mengji, and the anxiety on his face finally calmed down.
"Sister-in-law, what should we do?"
Lu Mengji pinched Huo Jingpu's little face and smiled, "Don't worry, with your porridge, they can survive for a few days. Look, your little face has become thinner, and the godmother should be heartbroken when she sees it.
Huo Jingpu pouted. He came out to play these days. His dear mother didn't care, and didn't even come a letter. Sure enough, he forgot to have a daughter! What's more, when I encounter such a thing, I have to solve it by myself, and I don't even have anyone to discuss it.
"A Niang doesn't care about me, and she doesn't want me anymore," Huo Jingpu became more unhappy. "A Niang doesn't want me anymore!"
"Don't talk nonsense, you are the one who hurts the most! Have you ever heard of a greenhouse flower? Seeing Huo Jingpu shaking his head, Lu Mengjian said softly, "Once there was a flower that was carefully raised in the greenhouse until it was full of bright flowers. But one day, the flowers were taken outside to receive sunshine and rain. Soon, they died because they could not adapt to the external environment. However, the flowers that have been receiving the wind and rain outside are blooming more and more happily.
"You are like a flower growing up in a greenhouse. If you can't complete the task alone, you will be eliminated sooner or later. In this way, what will you do in the future? The godmother can plan for you for several years, but she can't protect you for decades, so after this time, you must learn to grow up, at least learn how to deal with this problem. After saying that, Lu Mengji looked at Huo Jingpu with deep meaning.
Huo Jingpu nodded. Although his heart was still confused, he was no longer like an ant on a hot pot, which was stirred up by these two days.
"Mother!" Youyou jumped in front of Lu Mengji. Lu Mengji's thoughts were interrupted and happily held Youyou in his arms.
Wu Yan timidly followed Youyou and came to Lu Mengji. The new look makes Wu Yan, who is already beautiful, more and more eye-catching.
"Mom, where have you been? I want to die." Youyou was like a little wolf, constantly arching his head on Lu Mengji's chest, and Wu Yan looked more and more embarrassed.
Lu Mengji patted Youyou, Huo Jingpu came forward and directly took Youyou aside, and the two guys seemed to be fighting together again.
Wu Yan timidly came forward, invited Lu Mengjie, and went straight to the topic: "Sister, I know that the leader outside is from our village. He is very smart."
"Do you know? Do you have your parents here?" Lu Mengji finally seized a breakthrough and asked directly.
Wu Yan shook his head, clenched his lower lip tightly, and bit a blood mark, but he still didn't mention anything about his parents.
Lu Mengjian suddenly felt a little sad. It was a great shame for him to sell himself to others. What's more, he was insulted like that. Even if Wu Yan's parents appeared outside the door, he was afraid that he would be slandered. In this way, it would be better not to recognize his relatives when they met.
"Then can you tell your sister who is the leader outside?"