Chapter 179 Old House

On the second day of March, the first day of the third lunar month, just after noon, the men, women and young masters of the Lu family boarded the car and rode horses one after another, and went to the old house in the countryside for the festival.

The old house of the Lu family is said to be in the countryside, but it is actually in a small town called Chishui, 60 miles away from Pingzhou City. The town is not big, but more than 100 families, most of whom are still surnamed Lu, scattered scattered on both sides of the street that can be seen at a glance. The street is rammed with earth. When it rains and snows, the sewage flows, muddy and unbearable.

But at this time, in the evening, the warm wind is blowing, the spring is bright, and there are all kinds of paper kites floating in the sky. The willow trees beside the planting road are gently fluttering in the spring breeze, and the full green buds of the branches are shining with a shimmer. The mother-in-law who sells Pedestrians on the street, a hawker, the dogs lying on the ground basking in the sun, chased after each other. When you see the delicious food, you stop to drool. When you see the beautiful food, you stop to look at it stupidly. When you are happy, you laugh. When you are unhappy, you cry. No matter where you are, you roll all over the place. It is also common to cry mud and tears. It is a lively and lively spring beauty.

As soon as the Lu family's carriage appeared on the street, a sharp-eyed child laughed and pushed you to push me. I pushed you and pulled your neck. I stood on tiptoe on the street to watch the bustle. The dog also joined the fun and chased the carriage and barked endlessly. When the adults heard the noise, they had to go out and have a look.

Mr. Lu didn't take the shelf. He ordered someone to stop the car. He went down and took the long-prepared candy from Fan Bao's hand, handed it to the nearest children to him, and kindly asked which one they were. Of course, the children were timid. After receiving the candy, they dispersed, but he was Say hello.

When he got out of the car, Mr. Lu Er, Mr. Lu San and other men were naturally not good to stay on the horse or in the car. They got off the carriage one after another and followed him respectfully. His face was full of smiles and talked cordially with his clan and neighbors. He didn't have any airs. Unintentionally or unintentionally, Mr. Lu took Lu Yan with him and solemnly introduced him, his most proud grandson.

Everyone is full of an inexplicable awe of the people who can read and have meritorious deeds, especially the Lu Yan, who was grandly launched by Master Lu, so they were particularly enthusiastic. Lu Yan was so enthusiastic that he couldn't stand it. He asked Mr. Lu for help several times in embarrassment, but Mr. Lu just smiled and pretended not to understand what he meant.

Lin Jinrong looked out through the light blue screen window. Among a group of people, Lu Yan's thin and tall man was particularly conspicuous. He was struggling to maintain his demeanor and calmness, but his ears were red and his smile was a little stiff.

Lu Yun laughed in a low voice, "Second brother, I'm sorry." Lin Yuzhen said lightly, "What's wrong with you? How many people can't get it if they want this. Lu Shao, who looked at Lu Yan's side with a little sarcasm, "Look at your eldest brother, he wants it very much, but unfortunately, he is the fate.

Lu Yun glanced at Lin Jinrong. Lin Jinrong had withdrawn his eyes and sat quietly, as if he hadn't heard what Lin Yuzhen said just now. Lu Yun couldn't help thinking that Lin Jinrong had never said a bad word to anyone in front of them since he entered the door. When he heard who they said, he basically pretended not to hear it. Occasionally, he spoke, but it was just a faint exhortation. If he couldn't persuade, he didn't persuade.

If Lin Jinrong is an honest person from beginning to end, that's fine, but Lin Jinrong is not. It's just pretending to be high. In fact, there is a bad heart hidden under the beautiful and harmless skin. Thinking of this, Lu Yun felt very uncomfortable, so he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you thinking?" I'm thinking that this place is very good. I don't know what the old house looks like. Lin Jinrong looked up at Lu Yun and smiled faintly.

She hates this place. In those years, she was not able to return to the old house the year when she first entered the door, but after giving birth to Ning'er, that is, the year when she was 17 years old, Master Lu arranged for the whole family to go back to the old house. At that time, Mr. Lu solemnly hugged Ning'er, who was still in his infbed, to the Lu family's ancestral hall. After worshipping his ancestors, he personally wrote Ning'er's name on the genealogy.

Since then, she has only returned to the old house twice. One was the second year after Ning'er's death. In Lu's examination, the whole family came back to worship her ancestors, and the other was that Master Lu died and was buried.

But no matter what time, she has never seen such a lively and relaxed scene, and she has never seen such a shy and uncomfortable Lu Yan. What she saw was that she secretly and Wu Xiang did not give in to each other. No matter what, she always wanted to be better than others. She desperately wanted to prove that she was no worse than others. She was silent, light and demeanor freely.

Lin Jinrong looked up and looked out again. The noisy crowd in front of him finally dispersed. Lu Yan was looking in her direction. He seemed to know that she was looking at him and smiled at her invisibly. Before his smile was put away, he was held by Lu Shao's shoulder.

The carriage drove forward again and stopped at the end of the largest street in the town. The brightly painted gate stood at a group of men, old and young, some wearing wrinkled robes, and some even wearing short clothes and shoes. Old Master Lu ordered someone to park the car again, led the men to welcome them, entered the gate together, went straight to the middle hall, and held a banquet.

The women's and children drove into the side door in an orderly manner and quietly entered the second door.

After getting out of the car, they went to the huā hall for dinner. A group of people were busy and arranged Mrs. Lu. They just left and were led by the servants to their respective rooms to rest.

The old house has been around for some years. It has not lived for a long time, always with a damp and musty smell. The thick stone wall is high and cold, covered with moss, and the courtyard is very narrow. During the day, the sun can only shine in at noon, and more often it is cold-soaked. Even in dog days, it can't afford to wear single clothes in this room.

Although she has only been here a few times, Lin Jinrong has never liked this place, let alone the courtyard that has been given to her many times. There was no tree in the yard, let alone huā. The ground was full of cold bluestone slabs. Standing in the middle of the yard, I looked up at the sky and could only see a very narrow piece, which was so oppressive that I couldn't breathe.

The room is even more uncomfortable. There are only two and a half cabinets and a couch outside, a table, a few stools, and only a bed and a photo stand in the room. Narrowness is secondary. The most important point is that the light is very dim. The outside window is very narrow, and there is no window inside. It is not transparent or ventilated. Even in the daytime, you need a lamp to see clearly.

Lin Jinrong came here three times, the first was infinite, the second was miserable, and the third was insensitive. Without Ning'er, then this will be the first time in three times, with infinite scenery. Lin Jinrong stood under the porch, looked up at the palm of his head, gradually darkened and thickened the sky, and hated this place from the bottom of his heart.

Litchi led Douer to spread the utensils of Lin Jinrong and Lu Yan in the room. From time to time, he looked up at Lin Jinrong, who was standing motionless outside the door. After looking at it a few times, she couldn't help but tell Douer to clean up. She went out by herself, stood beside Lin Jinrong and said, "Grandma, what are you looking at?"

Lin Jinrong looked back at her, with a cold look in his eyes: "I didn't see anything."

Litchi didn't dare to ask more, but smiled and said, "Isn't grandma tired after sitting in the car for a long time? The inner room has been cleaned up. Grandma might as well wash and lie down to rest first. Presumably, the second master must be drinking tonight, and I don't know when he will come back. At that time, it will be difficult for you to sleep. You will get up early tomorrow morning. I heard that there is a part of the road that you can't pass. You have to walk there. You have to rest to be energetic.

Lin Jinrong lowered his eyes and dragged his steps in. After washing the bathroom, he sat on the couch for a long time, then went into the inner room, sniffing the musty smell of his nose and looking at the top of the tent.

The wick exploded, and a low voice of lychee came from outside: "Grandma has been waiting for you for a long time. I couldn't stand it before I went in to sleep. Does the second master want sobering soup?" It's okay, I'm not drunk. Second master, how can I get drunk so easily? Lu Yan's voice was a little cheerful, "Dry water and I'll wash it." Lin Jinrong closed his eyes.

Not long after, the door was gently pushed open. Lu Yan came in with a faint smell of wine, went to the bedside and sat down. He took off his shoes and robe, and broke Lin Jinrong's shoulder. He couldn't help kissing her on the cheek and laughed in a low voice, "Arong, don't pretend to be asleep

Lin Jinrong was speechless and opened his eyes to look at him: "Didn't you disperse so early?"

"Grandfather said that he was going to the grave on the day. Everyone went to bed early, so they broke up." Lu Yan raised his body and put out the light in one breath. He lay down close to her, hugged her tightly in his arms, and said hesitantly, "Arong, how are you?" Lin Jinrong was silent for a moment and said, "Okay. But isn't it necessary to get up early tomorrow to worship the ancestors? Lu Yan gently put his forehead against her back: "Arong?"

"Huh?" Lin Jinrong felt that he was a little different from usual tonight, but he didn't understand why he was like this.

Lu Yan silently turned her over to face him. Although the room was very dark, Lin Jinrong knew that he was looking at her. He was getting closer and closer to her, and she could feel his rapid breathing blowing on her face, which made her hair stand up all over her body, and her heart was tightly held tightly, and she didn't know where to put it.

"A Rong, when I go back from here, I'm going to Mr. Zhu's place. Do you want to stay here longer? Grandpa said that if we don't want to go back with them, we can stay here until the tenth day of the first lunar month. I think it's good." His hand gently slid into her clothes and held her earlobe.

"..............." Lin Jinrong wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.