Chapter 51 Transition
In March, the grass grows and the warbler flies. The weather is getting warmer, and the heavy clothes are getting harder and harder to wear.
It was also at this time that Lu Mingyuan also announced the examination results five days ago. Lv Erniang, who is worried about Lv Hong's future, regards this day as a major festival. Although Song Yuan once said that with the examination results written by Lv Hong, there are eight out of ten chances to enter Lumingyuan. But Lv Erniang still got up early in the morning and put incense on the ancestral tablet of the Lv family. Even Lv Xianger, who was sleeping fragrantly, was pulled up from ** by Lv Er Niang and made her kowtow three heads in front of her ancestors.
After breakfast, Lv Erniang remembered that Song Yuan's family had guests. I don't know if he could accompany Lv Hong to Jiangling Mansion. Lv Erniang, who was a little worried, thought that Lv Hong was still young and said, "Brother Hong, Mr. Song's family has guests, and he may not be able to accompany you to Jiangling Mansion. Why don't you put on the ox cart and go with you?"
"Mother, I'm fourteen years old and I'm an adult. Don't always think that I'm still a child and can't do anything. Lv Hong likes Lv Erniang's meticulous care of him very much, but he also wants to grow up and support the family. Therefore, he didn't want Lv Erniang to always think that he was a child and insisted that he go to Jiangling Mansion by himself. Unexpectedly, Lv Erniang, who had never seen Lv Hong's expression, was stunned.
Lv Erniang saw Lv Hong's childish but firm face and was in a trance for a moment. Lv Erniang knew very well that Lv Hong was still in his infation. At that time, Hong Ge'er was so weak that he needed her everywhere. But in a blink of an eye, Brother Hong has grown into a vigorous teenager and will become an indomitable man. Suddenly, Lv Erniang had a lot more taste in her heart, a little sour, astringent and uncomfortable.
Lv Hong and Lv Er Niang sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere between them was a little solemn. Moreover, both mother and son seemed to have forgotten to sit in the corner and embroider the morning glow of handkerchiefs. Chaoxia's daily activities in the Lv family are very simple. Most of the time, she sits quietly in the corner practicing 'embroidery' and listening to the Lv family's gossip.
I have never seen such a scene since Chaoxia came to the Lu family. Fortunately, Chaoxia is usually very quiet. Sometimes it will make the Lv family forget that there is another person in the room. Lv Erniang and Lv Hong will not be embarrassed because someone is watching. Although Chaoxia also wants to walk out of the room immediately, she has never learned such silent kung fu, so she can only try to lower her sense of existence.
When Lv Hong saw Lv Erniang's mood on his face, he realized that his tone was a little heavy, but he didn't know what to say to ease the atmosphere. When she was at a loss, Lv Xianger, who had wandered around the 'little winery' outside, entered the house.
Lv Hong hurriedly winced at Lv Xianger, trying to let her ease the atmosphere. After receiving Lv Hong's signal, Lv Xianger immediately returned a reassuring look, and then walked to Lv Erniang and sat down. In fact, just before Lv Xianger entered the room, she faintly heard the conversation in the room. In addition, when worshipping her ancestors in the morning, she also saw Lv Erniang's feelings. Lv Xianger naturally understood that Lv Erniang was the normal mood that Lv Erniang should have as a parent.
"Mother, if you are really worried about your brother, then Xiang'er will go with him. Besides, there is also Chaoxia. She is a master. Lv Xianger affectionately pulled her arm like a little daughter, which made Lv Erniang's expression calm down.
Speaking of which, as long as Lv Erniang faces Lv Xianger, she will be angry at all. Seeing Lv Xianger's smile, Lv Erniang's mood will also get better. Listening to Lv Xianger's words, Lv Erniang also noticed that Chaoxia was still in the room and immediately smiled and said, "Xiang'er is bored at home. I want to go out for a walk."
"Yes, yes, A Niang, Xiang'er is a little bored." Lv Xianger smiled at Lv Hong and then said coquettishly to Lv Er Niang, "Mother, Xiang'er and her brother go to Jiangling Mansion, okay?"
"Why not? Xiang'er should go out for a walk. Lv Erniang tidied up the clothes for Lv Xianger and agreed with Lv Xianger going out for a walk. Since the beginning of winter last year, Lv Xianger has never gone out and has been studying the soju. Lv Erniang sometimes worries about whether Lv Xianger can get married in the long run. There is also Chaoxia, who has never been out since the Lv family. For a fourteen- or five-year-old woman, this is the time when she should go out more.
Lv Hong, sitting opposite Lv Erniang and Lv Xianger, was slightly relieved when he saw that she finally didn't care about what happened just now. However, thinking that Lv Xianger had not gone out for a long time, Lv Hong also agreed to let her go to Jiangling Mansion with her. Moreover, not only Lv Xianger and Chaoxia, but also Lv Erniang should go out for a walk.
Thinking of this, Lv Hong said to Lv Erniang, "Niang, if you really don't trust me, why don't our family go to Jiangling Mansion for a walk?" Anyway, this season is the best time for an outing. Let's go for an outing.
"Mother, my brother is right. You haven't been out for a long time, and Sister Chaoxia, let's go to Jiangling Mansion together." Lv Hong's suggestion made Lv Xianger very excited. She made a grimace to Chaoxia first, then took Lv Erniang's hand and begged to go out for a walk.
Chaoxia saw that Lv Erniang was a little moved and seemed to want to agree, so she got up and sat down on the other side of Lv Erniang and whispered, "Aunuch, if I remember correctly, you seem to have an appointment with the village of Qinghe Village to talk about things today."
"Yo, if it hadn't been for Chaoxia's reminder, I would have forgotten about it." Lv Erniang patted her forehead and said with a smile, "It seems that A Niang can't go to Jiangling Mansion today. This is the matter of buying land, but I made an appointment with Niucun half a month ago. I can't lose my trust.
"Ah, that's right. I forgot about it anyway." Lv Xianger also patted her forehead like Lv Erniang, a little annoyed. And Lv Hong on the opposite side had the same expression, obviously forgetting about this matter.
By the way, Lv Xianger brewed 'shochu', which made the Lu family ecstatic. But as Lv Xianger slowly calmed down, Lv Xianger also realized that although the soju had a huge 'business opportunity', it also had the same 'crisis'. To put it bluntly, this distilled wine is to purify ordinary yellow wine. The reason is very simple. Lv Xianger is not such a selfish person. She always intends to hide this craft. However, before announcing this process, Lv Xianger still plans to make a lot of money.
During this period, if you want to make money, you must pay attention to confidentiality measures. Let the distilled wine be very mysterious in everyone's eyes, and make anyone think that this is the secret wine recipe of the Lu family. For this reason, Lv Xianger planned something to enhance the sense of mystery, the most basic of which is the source of soju raw materials.
After a check, Lv Xianger thought that the grain produced by farmers near the Yangtze River tasted better. She just wants to buy more land nearby and hire people to grow food. Even if you can't use those grains, you can sell them and save the middle price difference of the purchased grain.
This move was approved and strongly supported by Lv Erniang. In Qianzhou, the Lv family not only had a winery, but also had a large amount of farmland. Sometimes Lv Tai's winery encounters financial problems, and he relies on those farmland to overcome difficulties again and again. In the eyes of all ordinary people in the Zhou Dynasty, it is a very proud thing to have a lot of land to collect rent.
Lv Hong also knew that Lv Erniang had contacted Qinghe Village and was ready to buy farmland in Qinghe Village. However, like Lu Xianger, he has long forgotten that the appointed time is today. Although it's a pity that the family can't go out for a walk, Lv Hong still knows that the business is important.
"Niang, since you have an appointment, you'd better go to Qinghe Village." Lv Hong looked at Lv Erniang helplessly and said to the disappointed Lv Xianger, "Xiang'er, don't be unhappy. If my brother really studies in Luming Academy in the future, my mother will have a lot of opportunities to go to Jiangling Mansion. Don't worry about it at this time.
"I know, brother." Lv Xianger nodded and smiled at Lv Hong with some spirit. Only then did Lv Hong continue to say to Lv Erniang, "A Niang, let's do this. I went to Jiangling Mansion with Xianger and Chaoxia. You took Zaoer to Qinghe Village, and Xiaotao stayed at home to look after the house.
"I'd better accompany my aunt to Qinghe Village." Both Lv Hong and Lv Xianger seemed to be worried about Lv Erniang, so they wanted to accompany Lv Erniang to Qinghe Village.
In Chaoxia's opinion, Lv Hong and Lv Xianger went to Jiangling Mansion once, which was not a big deal. Lv Erniang was a little too worried. Besides, in these days, Chaoxia has also seen Lv Hong's martial arts. Although he is not very good, he can also deal with a few little thieves, and he doesn't need Chaoxia at all. However, Lv Erniang needs someone to accompany her. This is what Chaoxia can see from Lv Xianger's three-year life in Qinghe Village.
From Lv Xianger's narration, Chaoxia can feel that Qinghe Village is not an unpleasant experience for the Lv family. Perhaps, Lv Erniang can meet the person she hates when she returns to Qinghe Village. With Lv Erniang's nature, as long as the other party has gone too much, she will never 'counterattack'. Chaoxia thought it would be better to accompany Lu Erniang. Anyway, she likes to be quiet, and she doesn't want to go to Jiangling Mansion as much as Lv Xianger does.
Lv Erniang didn't know that Chaoxia had thought so much. She quickly waved her hand and smiled, "Chaoxia, you'd better accompany Xiang'er. Last time in Jiangling Mansion, if it hadn't been for you, something would have happened to Xiang'er. With you with me, I can rest assured."
"Can..."
"Well, don't go on. Besides, it's getting dark." Lv Erniang interrupted Chaoxia and wanted to speak. She stared at Lv Hong and wanted him to leave immediately. Lv Hong looked at the sky and had to stand up. First, he set up an ox cart for Lv Erniang and prepared to go to Qinghe Village.
After thinking about it again, Lv Xianger also agreed to Chaoxia to go to Jiangling Mansion. Pulling up the morning glow that he wanted to say, he walked to the backyard, ready to bring some personal belongings. At this moment, Zao'er suddenly ran into the room and told Lv Erniang that Song Yuan was coming.