Chapter 974 Fleeing Famine? There's No Way to Escape (21)

Therefore, they are definitely not good people.

Ning Yan: "Hmm, then I don't like it!"

Xiao Bao's eyes lit up. "Really? But Mom wouldn't let me tell you before, and Dad also said I should have fun with my cousins."

"You can talk to your mother. We can dislike anyone, but we don't have to show it on a regular basis."

Of course, you're still young and might not understand, just remember what your mother said.

"Okay, from now on I won't tell Dad anymore, I'll only tell Mom."

"What your father said is actually not wrong. If you don't like someone, you can keep your distance."

Even if some people don't like you, you should still try to get along with them, at least on the surface.

Xiao Bao was picking at his fingers; even though he was very smart, there were still some things he didn't quite understand.

However, it's okay if you don't understand, just remember it.

“Mother, I will never complain about my eldest cousin being clumsy and unable to solve my nine-linked rings again, nor will I complain about my third cousin being a little fat boy who eats so much. I will also no longer tell Grandmother that my fourth cousin stole my jade pendant. If my second cousin asks me and Mother for money to spend, I will give it to her.”

Ning Yan: ...No, I don't understand, so I don't understand. How did you come to this conclusion?

"Then where did you get the money? Your mother is very poor. There was only two thousand taels in her dowry."

Yes, Old Madam Ning arranged for her to receive two thousand taels of silver as dowry, and the betrothal gifts sent by the Lu family were all converted into her dowry and carried back to the Lu residence.

She didn't want it, after all, she had plenty of money.

Besides, the Lu family has plenty to eat and drink, so they don't usually need this kind of thing.

But her grandmother insisted on giving it to her.

So she took it and then used the famine relief system to give her family another three thousand taels of silver.

The Ning family is not suited to have more money; this is already quite a lot.

If the family is truly short of money, she can just give it to them.

"Ask Dad for it."

Ning Yan: "Why?"

"Dad told me to have fun with them."

So, your dad still has to pay for your socializing, right?

You are truly your father's good son.

"Let's go fishing. Are there any big fish in our pond?"

Xiao Bao immediately became excited, "Yes, yes, I had the housekeeper buy several buckets of big fish and put them in the lotus pond in the garden, but I just can't catch them at all."

Ning Yan: ...He really is a young master from a wealthy family.

Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Bao received his own fishing rod and stool, with Ning Yan still providing the bait.

There really are fish in the lotus pond, big and small, and they bite the hook in no time.

The servants who had been sent away by Xiao Bao watched from a distance, their eyes glued to their young master and mistress as they fished one fish after another.

"Mom, fishing with you is so much fun."

Ning Yan: It's not that fishing with me is fun, it's that fishing with me without going home empty-handed is fun.

...

In Lu Chengwen's study.

"My lord, the rebels have already reached Minzhou City. This is a message sent back by our men."

Opening the letter, Lu Chengwen quickly scanned the text. The rebel army, composed of refugees, numbered 110,000. Their leader was surnamed Zhang, Zhang Haocheng, who had once served as the Loyal and Martial General in the imperial court.

Zhang Haocheng was a man of the King of Zhao.

At least 30% of these 110,000 rebels were regular soldiers.

Besides Zhang Haocheng's Zhang family army, there are two other forces that have rebelled. One is a pure peasant uprising army, led by a country hunter named Gao Jinzhu, who now has more than 30,000 displaced people under his command.

Another rebel force was the Sun family army led by General Sun, who was stationed in the northwest. The regular army had 100,000 soldiers, plus the refugees they later took in, totaling about 150,000 people.

The imperial army is currently suppressing these three armies, but unfortunately, even though they are the best equipped and have the most supplies, they are still losing more often than winning.

Minzhou City is only about 300 li away from Qi City.

He didn't want to get involved with any faction, but those people wouldn't let such a lucrative opportunity pass him by.

Therefore, he had to protect himself.

With a few quick swipes, a letter was scribbled down. Once the ink was dry, it was stuffed into an envelope, sealed with sealing wax, and then sent out.

The butler took the letter without asking any questions; he naturally knew where it was to be sent.

"This old servant takes his leave."

After the butler left, Lu Chengwen also left the study. Remembering that Xiaobao had said he wanted to go fishing, he turned and went to the garden.

"Mom, look, I finally caught a big one!"

The little guy had a nearly 20-centimeter-long mandarin fish on his hook, which was indeed much bigger than the ones he had caught before.

"Mmm, it's quite big. I'll make it for your dad for lunch."

"Mom, why are you giving it to Dad?"

"Because, the thorns on the 'upturned beak' are prickly. Adults aren't afraid of getting pricked, but children are too delicate to eat them."

Xiao Bao was delighted and giggled, "Then give it all to Dad!" But when he looked up, he saw his father walking towards him with a dark face.

The laughter stopped instantly.

The little guy stood up, lowered his head, and called out, "Dad."

Ning Yan turned around and naturally saw her dark-faced husband.

"Xiao Bao, I remember you weren't off today, why didn't you go to your teacher for class this morning?"

Xiao Bao blinked his big eyes twice. "Why didn't Dad say anything when we left Grandma's?"

Lu Chengwen: Of course, that was before he even disliked the kid.

"Stop talking nonsense and get back to class right now."

Xiao Bao pouted, "No, I'm not going. Dad's getting married, I need three days off."

Lu Chengwen: Who made the rule that I get a holiday to get married and have children?

"You bastard! Don't..."

Xiao Bao was about to cry, but Ning Yan quickly held him down. "Don't cry. Three days off is too much. Let's just rest for one day. We can go to school as usual tomorrow, husband. What do you say?"

Master Lu: ...My wife already calls him husband, so what's one day off for the child? Three days is fine too!

And if he disagrees, what will the servants around him think?

—The master doesn't like the lady; she'll probably be divorced before she's even used up…

"Dad~~~~"

Master Lu composed himself and said, "I'm letting you play for one day because of your mother. Go to school tomorrow."

"Yes, Father."

After that, Master Lu sat down next to Ning Yan, taking up the little guy's stool, fishing rod, and his mother.

He sat on such a small stool without feeling out of place at all, and his imposing presence remained as strong as ever.

"Madam, you're amazing! Did you catch all these fish in the bucket? I don't know how to fish, can you teach me?"

Xiao Bao: ……

"Dad, aren't you very busy? Why are you learning to fish?"

Lu Chengwen: "We'll talk about it after we're done with our work. Your father is getting married and needs to take three days of wedding leave."

Xiao Bao: ...His dad really is learning as he goes. He's not an official of the imperial court, where would he get three days of wedding leave?

Ning Yan waved to the servants not far away, "Go and bring a chair for the master. This little stool is too uncomfortable for him. Oh, and bring a fishing rod too. Xiao Bao's fishing rod is too small for the master to use, and it won't catch any big fish, which will affect the master's performance."

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