Chapter 45 - The shadow of a woman III
"Dare I ask Brother Chen, I'm afraid this thing was dug out from the tomb?" Lu Sheng pretended to ask casually.
Chen Jiao Rong nodded: "It was made from the tomb, you still haven't answered me, as my sister said, what level of mutual understanding is considered?" He changed the subject again to his own sister's marriage.
Lu Sheng had already avoided it once before, and now that he was asked again, he sighed.
"This kind of thing, can't be rushed. Brother Chen will see later, and I have only known Yun Xi for such a short time, your family is so relieved about me?"
"You can say this, originally I was not at ease, but now I am really at ease." Chen Jiao Rong laughed, "If you promise to come down, we can still double the dowry!"
Lu Sheng laughed bitterly.
He knew that, on the one hand, Chen Yunxi really liked himself, on the other hand, in fact, the Chen family has been suffering from their own daughter can not be married, so it was not easy to meet a suitable, so they will not let go.
"This matter, let's talk about it later, at least also wait until my merit name is determined to come, say." Lu Sheng moved the yearly examinations as a shield.
Chen Jiao Rong smiled, immediately eyes showing more admiration. This is a temptation that can instantly make a family million dollars if you apply. If he was in the same situation, encountered this situation, he absolutely bite, anyway, married, can also marry concubines, looking for three rooms four rooms five rooms. Although sister Chen Yunxi is a little longer legs, and those with disfigured faces are similar, have physical defects, but ultimately there are other aspects plus points.
"So, it is agreed, wait for brother Lu after the age test, and then make a decision, Yunxi is also not young, should be the age of marriage, and hope that brother Lu do not delay."
Lu Sheng heart helpless, can only nod. The two came out of the wine shop and separated, Lu Sheng saw that it was getting late, so he turned around and went home.
After resting for the night, he went to the academy again the next day, and only when he sat down in his seat, he heard a noise coming from outside.
"What's going on outside this?" Lu Sheng looked at Song Zhenguo, who was finishing his scrolls at the side.
Song Zhenguo face gloomy, low back: "Wang Ziquan's family is here."
Lu Sheng saw many people in the school hall get up and go to the window and door to see. Outside also faintly drifted the sound of women and children's cries.
He stood up and heard several students sighing.
"purple spring people seem to have disappeared, the family came to a young woman with two children, I heard that his old father in order to report to the government to find someone, in the official government office was beaten alive and seriously injured, went home and fell ill, alas ...."
"How can the government office beat people?"
"It is not his father does not believe that his son is drowned, kneeling at the mouth of the government office does not get up, the result of the new governor's temperament is most vicious such unruly people ..."
"Pity the orphan and the widow ...."
"Yes, it is a pity .... His old father looks like he's not going to make it ....."
The more Lu Sheng listened to the more unpleasant, this Wang Ziquan before the family is also a merchant, business is not big, but also thin family wealth, but now a family broken.
Song Zhenguo also heard the sound of talking around, squeezed people away and walked over, and Lu Sheng stood together.
"It's my fault, if I didn't call him out that day ...."
"Don't think too much, it's none of your business." Lu Sheng patted him on the shoulder. But Song Zhenguo still had a gloomy face and didn't say anything back.
The two men went out of the school, saw a beautiful young woman, about 18 or 19 years old, with two children of one or two years old, kneeling on the avenue of the college must pass, head bowed, wearing mourning a plain white.
Surrounded by no less than dozens of onlookers, there is a trend of more and more lively.
"Let's go, go over and take a look." Lu Sheng tugged Song Zhenguo, the first to go out.
"No need! I'll go alone, it's my fault! I'll go just fine!" Song Zhenguo pulled him, said in a deep voice.
Lu Sheng was stunned, before he could return to his senses, he saw Song Zhenguo three steps forward and two steps back, stood in front of the young woman, and whispered and talked to the woman.
The surrounding college students also crowded in two college teachers, came forward to ask about the situation. Soon, Song Zhenguo helped the young woman and the child, quickly left the college.
Lu Sheng also followed the past, together out of the college, follow the two.
Before going out a few steps to catch up with them, they saw a magistrate come, and Song Zhenguo and the young woman said some words, a few people quickly got into a carriage and left.
Before leaving, Song Zhengguo gave Lu Sheng a gesture that he did not need to follow, so that he could go back to class.
"Don't delay the yearly exams, go back! I'll take care of this!" Song Zhenguo shouted to Lu Sheng from afar, then also followed the car and left.
Lu Sheng watched the black red-printed carriage leave, and saw that it was the style of carriage used by the official government offices.
He stood at the entrance of the college for a while, but still turned back and went on to class.
The incident of Wang Ziquan's family was circulated in the college for a while, and then it was quickly suppressed. Several times Lu Sheng saw people from the government, came to speak with several academy officials, perhaps the wind was suppressed by them prompted. And Wang Ziquan's family did not come to make trouble again.
Song Zhenguo since that day together after a trip, the face also more than a few relaxed and relieved, it is estimated to Wang Ziquan's family to do what compensation.
The disappearance case, after making a fuss, soon subsided. After the storm, the college also slowly returned to normal, as if the incident had never happened in general.
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Song family.
Song Zhenguo silently ate the meal brought by the maid, chicken, duck, fish and geese set up a table, but he just did not have an appetite, his heart hanging something.
Outside the room faintly came the sound of old father's footsteps and talking, and he did not go out to meet the salute, but just sat in the bedroom and sighed long and hard.
They are also the family moved to this along the mountain city of foreign households, the old father business has only opened up, busy, the mood is already bad, plus he this file, more depressed mood.
"But why does father not understand the goodness of Jun'er? If I marry her into the family, the future will be home harmony career success, with Jun'er to help, home stability, I will be able to year test will be successful ...." Song Zhenguo heart lamented.
Poof poof.
is eating between, the window suddenly flew another black pigeon, with a pair of pink eyes open to stare at him.
Coo coo.
The pigeon cooed twice.
When Song Zhenguo saw it, his face immediately showed joy.
He took a few steps over, hurriedly grabbed the pigeon, took out a paper scroll from under its feet, and quickly unfolded it.
''What Jun'er said before, there is no need to worry anymore, Jun'er forced by death, the head of the boat finally agreed, tomorrow night while the festival, as long as Brother Song can take out 10,000 taels of silver, then he will give Jun'er a redemption. The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the website.
Tomorrow night, Brother Song must come alone. The company's main business is to provide a complete and complete service. Mercy ....'
After Song Zhenguo finished reading it, he only felt a burst of joy that could not be suppressed from the depths of his heart rushing straight to his head. He straightened up, his face quickly turned red, and he kept walking back and forth in the room, grabbing the paper scroll.
"Jun'er .... Jun'er .... You are mine! I will definitely take you out of the painting boat and take you out of that damn place. Give you a name!" He clenched his fist and murmured lowly. But he had forgotten all about the previous advice that Xiaojun had reminded him not to go to the painting boat at the Kaizen Festival.
After a period of excitement in the room, Song Zhenguo slowly calmed down.
"But Jun'er said again before, don't go to the painting boat at the satin festival? Afraid that I will be fooled?"
He thought about it, his face gradually calmed down, after standing in place and hesitating for a while.
"When I see Jun'er, I will ask why I was not allowed to go to the painting boat for the smoked satin festival before, maybe there is some special reason."
With full of joy, Song Zhenguo began to prepare the silver ticket, 10,000 taels of silver, which was also a big amount for him. He had saved up some family money over the years, and also spent it all on Jun'er during this period of time, and it was a bit difficult to gather 10,000 taels in a hurry. Although Jun'er said she would fill most of it herself, but is he the one who would let his woman burden this?
"No matter, let's go and borrow some turnover from my sister first." He didn't even eat his meal, and hurried to the door just about to go out. Suddenly he remembered something else and stopped.
"Such a good thing, although Jun'er embarrassed, said I should go alone. But this kind of happy event, how to let two close friends to share together to celebrate something is." Song Zhenguo quickly sat back at the desk, researching ink and pouring water, and began to put pen to write a letter to his only two close friends now.
But before he started to prepare the ink and pen, he hesitated and put down the pen.
"Forget it, it's better if I go alone. I don't want to add to the list. When the matter is settled, we can inform the others."
He quickly went to his sister and borrowed 15,000 taels of silver from there, saying that he was investing money for business purposes, and soon had everything ready.
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From the year test is getting closer and closer, Lu Sheng's family also sent Qiao'er over, along with a thousand taels of silver tickets, as a supplement to his recent expenses.
But Lu Sheng also clear, the family has been selling a variety of real estate stores, ready to relocate, and because of that big explosion in the city of nine companies, relocating a lot of people, stores real estate prices are also greatly depreciated, the family later to re-purchase real estate, must also leave a large amount of money.
So to be able to give him another thousand taels of silver, is already the teeth to squeeze out of the expenses. After all, the Lu family is now in a stormy period.
The storm slowly calmed down, Lu Sheng also slowly put Wang Ziquan's matter in the back of his mind, began to focus on improving himself, and also began to look for their own money-making method.
"There are clear springs in the middle of the north of the mountain na! Inside the red ditch there is Juan Huang! Outside the town of Baisha is full of birds! The surface of Xinzhao River is flowing with turmeric!"
"Along the mountain city ah! My hometown ~~~~ Yanshan City! My hometown~~~La la la la la~~~La la la la la ~~~~....."
"La la la la la! ~~ la la la la la ~~~~!"
"La la la la ~~! La la la la la la!!!"
Lu Sheng stood at the window with an expressionless face, listening to the noisy shrill male singing voice.
He was woken up at three o'clock in the morning, that is, at cinnabar time, and then he saw these teams outside one after another, some with shrill voices, some with bold voices, constantly passing through the streets.
At this time the street a long series of blowing suona loud singing team, dressed in red and blue, mostly some big uncles and mothers, banging drums and smashing gongs, shouting horns, it is the folk songs before the smoked satin festival warm-up, slowly rushed in the direction of the city center.
What makes Lu Sheng speechless is that the surrounding streets out to see the lively people, actually do not feel noisy, but cheerfully follow the team, some also sing along with. There are also special government officials to maintain order.