The Wang brothers came forward to stop him, and all wanted to take the banknote from Lu Maoyuan. It was fifty taels, and they had never seen so much money in their lives.

It wouldn't cost so much to hold a funeral. If they could deduct some of the money, it would be nice for the brothers to share it.

"Mao Yuan! There's no need to trouble the village chief about your adoptive father's matter. The uncles at home can do it."

"Yes! Just leave it to us, you don't have to worry about anything."

Lu Maoyuan shook his head: "No, I don't believe you."

The village chief also has the surname Wang, but he is from the same clan as Lu Maoyuan's adoptive father, Wang Laoliu, but in a different branch. It's OK to hand it over to the village chief, and it doesn't have to be handed over to the adoptive father's brothers.

"My adoptive father has been very kind to me, I must bury him properly." Lu Maoyuan bowed to the village chief again, "I will not be in the village in the future, I hope the village chief will take good care of my adoptive father's grave, Maoyuan will be grateful."

The village chief held the banknote in his hand and nodded, "Don't worry, kid! I will do my best to take care of your adoptive father's affairs. You stay at home with him. I will send someone to the town to buy all the necessary items for the funeral."

"Thank you! You have worked hard, Village Chief!" Lu Qingsu came over and bowed to the village chief to express his gratitude. "If the money is not enough, please let me know. I must take care of my adoptive father's funeral. The Lu family is grateful to him for taking my brother in."

"That's enough, that's enough. With fifty taels of silver to spend, the funeral will definitely be grand." After the village chief said this, he said goodbye to Lu Qingsu and arranged for someone to do the work.

It's good to have money. Soon, he led a team to the town. Wang Laoliu's five brothers and nephews wanted to join in, but were rejected by the village chief.

They had gone so far before, and they had the nerve to say they wanted to go to the town to buy things. Didn't they just want to take advantage of being Wang Laoliu's relatives and snatch the banknotes from him?

This was given to him by Mao Yuan, so he couldn't let those black-hearted brothers of Wang Lao Liu's family get involved. Time was running out, and he didn't have time to waste talking to them.

Beiwangzhuang was not far from the town, and they rode as fast as they could, and in less than an hour, they had bought all the things, including funeral materials, funeral clothes, paper money, and some food.

The family also arranged for people to dig a grave, and they really dug it right in the middle of the two rooms. They moved the bed and furniture away, and also moved Wang Laoliu's body to one side.

Lu Maoyuan was afraid of disturbing his adoptive father, so he stayed by his side and talked to him: "Adoptive father! I am going back to the capital, and you will be the one to take care of the family from now on.

These two houses were built by my father and me with great effort, and are left to you as a place of blessing. Father! Thank you for raising me since I was a child, and I haven't had time to repay you for your kindness yet. "

Lu Qingsu accompanied Lu Maoyuan and patted his shoulder to comfort him: "Brother! Do you have anything else to do in Beiwangzhuang? This time when you go back, mother will definitely not let you come back casually.

Think about it carefully. If you have anything else to say, tell me and we can get it done so that you don’t have to run around in the future.”

Lu Maoyuan glanced at the uncles of the Wang family outside the door, then shook his head: "No more. My adoptive father had originally arranged a marriage for me, but it was snatched away by Wang Dagou, the second son of Wang Laosi.

My adoptive father was very angry and went to them to argue, but was scolded by them. He was in a bad mood and drank alone. He caught a cold and died a few days later.

Except for my adoptive father, no one in the Wang family has ever treated me well. I want to go home and don’t want to have anything to do with them. But with their shameless nature, I guess I will have to stick with them.”

"If you don't want to be stuck with them, my brother has plenty of ways to stop them." Lu Qingsu also looked at the five men outside the door who often met and whispered, as if they were discussing something.

After the discussion, he would glance at them intentionally or unintentionally. Lu Qingsu's eyes showed displeasure, and the two guards guarded like door gods.

He once again sighed that Chu Lianlian was thoughtful in arranging two guards for him, otherwise he would be afraid that the Wang family would pounce on him and tear him apart.

I’m afraid I can’t go back tonight. Well, I’ll just sort everything out tomorrow and leave.

The eldest, second, third, fourth and fifth brothers Wang were indeed discussing something. Lu Maoyuan's younger brother looked like a young man from a wealthy family.

Their younger brother Lao Liu has raised Lu Maoyuan for so many years, he can't just let him go home for nothing, he has to get some practical benefits. If he didn't get the two houses, he would have to get something else. It's really unfair to let him go just like that.

Lao Liu was also unlucky. It would have been better if he had died a few days later. Why was he so cruel? He had to die at this critical moment.

The child who was brought up with great difficulty didn't enjoy a single day of happiness. It doesn't matter if he didn't enjoy happiness. It's not a big deal to let them, the brothers, take his place.

The five people whispered to each other for a while, then came in front of Lu Qingsu, each of them flattering and trying to please him.

"Sir, our sixth brother has raised Maoyuan for so many years. Now he wants to leave, doesn't he need an explanation?"

"Yes! My sixth brother saved money to help your Lu family support people. You came and took the people away directly. It's too unfair."

"Because of Maoyuan, my sixth brother didn't even marry a wife, and he doesn't have his own children."

"At first we advised him to marry one, but he was stubborn and refused to do so. He said he was afraid that Maoyuan would be beaten and scolded by his stepmother, so he devoted himself to raising a son for your Lu family."

Lu Qingsu looked at the men in front of him and asked calmly, "What do you want?"

The person who had been silent the whole time, looked evasive, as if a little embarrassed, and was forced to speak by the others: "It doesn't matter what, just express your gratitude."

"No, how can we just say that? Our sixth son worked so hard to raise Maoyuan. The Lu family is not ungrateful. They will definitely not let us down."

"Third brother! If you don't know how to speak, don't speak. Just stay aside and listen."

"Master Lu! We don't ask for much, just one hundred taels of silver per family!"

Lu Maoyuan roared: "Why? Because you are shameless? I was raised by my adoptive father, not by you. The person my brother should thank is my adoptive father, not you.

You are my adoptive father's brothers, but who among you has ever looked after me and my adoptive father?"

Lu Qingsu put his hands behind his back and looked at the five brothers of the Wang family with a smile: "I understand how you feel at the moment, but unfortunately I heard you bullying my brother when I came here. It's impossible to get money, so don't waste your efforts.

My brother is not that precious. It cost less than five hundred taels of silver to raise him from childhood to adulthood. He does not eat delicacies from land and sea, wear silk and satin, and has no servants following him or sedan chairs and horses waiting for him when he goes out.

Five hundred taels of silver to raise a child, ask yourself, is it credible? The five of you brothers together are not worth that much money.

It is your right to ask for more, and it is my right to give or not. You can say, but I may not satisfy you. "