Parents are busy farming

After the government officials came back from the Lu family's old house, they were about to leave without entering the gate of Ye's family. Lu Zifen quickly went into the house and gave them a couple of silver coins so that they could stop and drink tea on the way.

The government officials took it without any courtesy, then mounted their horses and rushed to the county seat, where there was a banquet waiting for them!

Three tables were opened at Fushoulou, and everyone enjoyed their meal.

Fortunately, Lu Zifen gave Lu Yongwang twenty taels of silver when he left, otherwise the three taels he had on him would not have been enough.

It was not until Shenshi that Lu Zifen drove Wang Tingfeng's wife back to Wangjiazhuang in a donkey cart that Lu Yongwang came back.

Looking at the empty home, I also said "Alas!"

"Dad, are you blaming me for making my own decisions?" Lu Zifen heard Lu Yongwang's sigh.

"How could it be?" Lu Yongwang led Lu Zifen into the main room.

The inside of the main room has changed. All the previous things have been replaced, and beautiful vases and tea sets have been placed.

Even the cotton door curtains have been replaced.

Entering the house is cleaner and tidier.

"Father and mother will live in the main house from now on!" Lu Zifen yawned as she spoke.

Lu Yongwang knew that Lu Zifen went out to find Wang Tingfeng in the middle of the night.

"Hurry back home and catch up on some sleep. You're so tired. You're obviously still a little person but you worry about this."

Although he was muttering in his mouth, he took the little daughter and asked his wife to quickly see if Zifen had covered herself with a quilt.

It was already the end of the Youshi period when Lu Zifen woke up. On the dining table at home was a bowl of white porridge and several plates of pickles.

"Why are you eating so lightly? Mom, didn't you cook?" Lu Zifen asked.

Wang Tinghe's ears immediately turned red.

"Well, your mother is not good at cooking!" Lu Yongwang said for his wife.

Although Wang Tinghe felt ashamed, he was in front of his daughter after all, and it passed in a while.

"We discussed it and decided to buy a wife tomorrow." Wang Tinghe said.

When Lu Zifen heard this, she immediately objected, "No!"

When Lu Yongwang and Wang Tinghe heard Lu Zifen's objection, they both looked at the little girl.

"We just separated from the Lu family, or did they go to a shabby house? Our family is now famous for drinking spicy food and even employing servants. What will others think and how will they spread the news?"

As soon as Lu Zifen finished speaking, the expressions of the couple changed.

The three girls in their family have reached the age of marriage proposal. At this time, it is said that "they despise poverty and love wealth. They only want to enjoy themselves and make their parents and younger brothers suffer." It is not a good reputation.

"Dad, do you still want to continue studying and obtain fame?" Lu Zifen asked, changing the subject.

When Lu Yongwang heard that the fire that had been extinguished was burning again.

"If you want, go and try. If you get admitted as a scholar, not only will our land be tax-free, but it will also be beneficial for us to get married in the future."

Analysis by Lu Zifen for Lu Yongwang.

"Hey! Forget it!" Lu Yongwang hesitated again and again but still did not agree.

First, because he has not been to school for many years, and many things are different from what he thought when he was young.

Secondly, the family is full of women, and the fields will be busy after spring, so he is not worried.

Thirdly, his family now owns 60 acres of land, making him somewhat of a small landowner. He also has a son-in-law who works in the county government, so no one should look down upon him.

When Lu Zifen heard that Lu Yongwang didn't want to take the exam for meritorious status, she understood very well and didn't force him.

"It's bad! Fifth sister, the chickens, ducks and pigs in the yard are howling!" Lu Zifei ran in furiously.

"I'll go take a look." Lu Zifen finished the porridge, put the bowl on the table and ran out, putting on her cotton-padded jacket as she ran.

Wang Tinghe sighed when he saw Lu Zifen running out.

"Oh! When my aunt was alive, I didn't have to worry about anything. I almost didn't recognize myself anymore. It turned out that when I was in my parents' home, I had a straightforward and fearless character. Now I'm not as good as a ten-year-old girl. She's so cute!" Wang listened to He and laughed at himself.

"Don't say that. You have suffered a lot of grievances over the years. This family is too complicated and different from my father-in-law's family." Lu Yongwang comforted his wife.

How could he not know that because they did not give birth to a son, his wife lacked confidence?

"Just focus on taking care of yourself. I think Zifen is now able to take charge of her own business. I'll let her take charge of the house in the future. Anyway, this is what my aunt arranged before she died."

After Lu Yongwang finished speaking, Wang Tinghe nodded.

Lu Zifen came to the backyard and saw the hungry animals screaming. When they saw people coming, they jumped towards their feet.

She quickly went to the warehouse and took out a few corns and threw them on the ground for them to eat first.

Then he went to prepare some wheat bran and corn flour, mixed them with cold water and poured them on the pigs.

After doing this, return to the main house.

"What should we do! We won't let us raise these livestock in the future!" Lu Zifei complained. She had never done such work before.

Lu Zifen couldn't stand it anymore and said to Ye Zifei: "You're almost done. Our family only has two acres more land than others, so we're not a wealthy family. Look at my aunt, she doesn't do anything like a young lady. , Don’t touch the spring water with your hands!”

To say that the children in the third bedroom are selfish, Lu Zifen admits it, but it is also true that the girls in the third bedroom are capable and not afraid of hardship.

What is the situation with my third sister? Do you think she is a rich lady?

Wang Tinghe lowered her head in shame after hearing this. In addition to giving birth to children these years, she had no time to do housework.

The eldest daughter still had the energy to teach her some things, but later on, these few became more and more impatient, especially Ye Zifen.

She looked at her daughter with complicated eyes.

"Then do we really want to feed chickens, ducks and pigs?" Lu Zifei was actually a little afraid of Lu Zifen.

"Even if you want to feed them, you have to wait until next year. Tomorrow at the latest, the old man will definitely come and take them away." Lu Zifen said firmly.

Lu Zifei was obviously relieved after hearing this.

"Dad, go feed the cows and donkeys! We'll hire a long-term worker in a few days. These animals can't make any mistakes. We must hire someone knowledgeable." Lu Zifen looked at Lu Yongwang and said.

After Lu Yongwang nodded, he stood up, picked up his cotton-padded jacket and went out.

*

Mrs. Lu Bai of the old house was also talking to Ms. Lu Li about the chickens and ducks, "Mom, our chickens, ducks and pigs haven't been brought back yet! The Chinese New Year will be here in a few months, what should we do then? ?”

Lu Li became anxious when she heard this. She got up and was about to go to Ye's house.

"Just calm down for a while! We'll catch them tomorrow. Besides, the chicken coops and pig pens at home need to be reorganized. It won't be too late to catch them again tomorrow after they're done."

Lu Dashan held Lu Li's hand and asked her to continue sitting on the kang.

Before returning home in the morning, Lu Lianhua went back to her own home without coming in to help.

Looking at his daughter's unrelenting back, he doubted for the first time whether there was something wrong with the way he educated his children.

Now the letter written by Lu Yunduo before his death was in front of him. The six characters "Brother Dashan personally expresses his gratitude" on the envelope were like a sword, piercing straight into his heart, as if it could tear away all his disguises.

He picked it up and wanted to tear it open and take a look.

But I couldn't make up my mind, so I put the letter down again, then picked it up again, and then put it down again.

Seeing his hesitation, Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes, went over to take the letter, turned around and locked it in their box.

"Bad boy, what's so good about this? It's already like this, what else is there to say?"

Mr. Lu Li doesn’t care whether Lu Dashan is happy or not! Anyway, she hated Lu Yunduo, an old prostitute.