In fact, it was Wang Dagou's idea for her to come find Lu Maoyuan. He asked her to keep Lu Maoyuan hanging first and follow her back to the capital.
Once they get their feet on the ground, they'll take him with them, get the money and run away, kicking that big fool Lu Maoyuan away, and the two of them will live together.
She originally thought that everything would go smoothly, but unexpectedly, Lu Maoyuan did not buy her tricks at all and even blamed her for killing his adoptive father.
She was almost going crazy, and was determined to achieve her goal at all costs. She followed Lu Maoyuan back to the capital, but she was thrown out like a chicken and scolded by his brother.
It was really embarrassing, she should just leave! If she stayed any longer, she would become a joke.
Li Caihong got up, touched her sore buttocks, and limped away. She swore that she would never come to see Lu Maoyuan again, because that guard was so scary.
If Wang Dagou tried to coax her to come again, she would beat him up severely.
After dealing with the troublesome person, Lu Qingsu returned to Lu Maoyuan and accompanied him to burn paper money for Wang Laoliu.
"Brother! Marry a virtuous woman. It's better to stay away from those with bad intentions, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble to yourself."
Lu Maoyuan threw paper money one by one and sighed, "I didn't expect Li Caihong to be so shameless. She was not like this before! How come she became so greedy after just a few days with Wang Dagou?"
Lu Qingsu smiled faintly: "It is said that wealth is fascinating and money is attractive. You were a child from a poor family before, with no benefits to speak of, let alone any use value. Although our Lu family is not rich now, it is better than the villagers.
That girl is pestering you for no other reason than that you can give her a good life. I am also from my hometown village in Taizhou, so I know what they are thinking. "
"Taizhou hometown?" Lu Maoyuan was surprised. "I didn't expect there are still people from my hometown of Taizhou."
"By the way, how were you saved by your adoptive father? Did he tell you?" Lu Qingsu was very curious about this.
"Yes." Lu Maoyuan narrated while throwing the paper money in his hand, "My adoptive father was a hunter and often went out hunting. That year, our Lu family was killed by mountain bandits.
My mother held me and hid in the bushes. The bandits were fierce and slashed my mother with a knife. I was thrown two or three meters away. The bandits thought I was killed and didn't care about me.
Later, my mother woke up and looked for me everywhere. She crawled to my side and held me in her arms. My adoptive father happened to pass by and was seen by my mother. She begged him to take me away.
It is said that at that time, I only had a weak heartbeat and almost stopped breathing. It was really uncertain whether I could survive. My mother told my adoptive father that my name was Lu Maoyuan, and I was from the Lu family in Beijing. I was going back to my hometown in Taizhou and encountered bandits.
My adoptive father was so righteous that he dug a pit and buried all the people in the Lu family. My mother couldn't bear to leave my father behind, so she crawled into the pit, pulled out the knife from his body, and stabbed herself with it. "
After listening to this, Lu Qingsu sighed helplessly: "Do you know? In fact, those bandits are not real bandits, but Prince Duan's people pretending to be bandits. His purpose is to kill the Lu family and take away all the Lu family's property.
The Lu family was once the richest family in the capital, with a fortune of millions. But they were framed and had to use money to save their lives. Unfortunately, they still failed to achieve their wish and were wiped out. "
"Prince Duan?" Lu Maoyuan was stunned. "Isn't Prince Duan dead?"
"Yes, he is dead, and we can't even find anyone to avenge him." Lu Qingsu took a few pieces of paper money from Lu Maoyuan's hand and put them into the brazier, "Your adoptive father has done a great favor to our Lu family.
Since you are his adopted son, you are no different from his biological son. When you get married and have children, you must give them the surname Wang. This is what you owe to your adopted father."
"I know. My adoptive father never changed my name because he didn't want the Lu family to be without descendants. I will always remember my adoptive father's kindness in my heart." At this point, Lu Maoyuan's voice became hoarse and he choked with sobs, "If it weren't for me, my adoptive father wouldn't have died."
"The dead are gone, don't be too sad." Lu Qingsu looked at Lu Maoyuan, "From now on, there will be only two of us brothers left in the Lu family, and you should call my mother your cousin.
In fact, I am not a real member of the Lu family, you are. How far the Lu family can go in the future depends on your ability. Brother! You have a great responsibility on your shoulders. You have to take care of both the Wang family and the Lu family. "
Lu Maoyuan raised his sleeves and wiped the tears from his face: "Yes, I remember."
The coffin was ready and Wang Laoliu was dressed in his burial clothes. Lu Maoyuan personally held him and put him into the coffin.
"Dad! Maoyuan's family is here to pick me up, don't worry! Maoyuan will come to visit you often in the future." Before he finished speaking, Lu Maoyuan knelt on the ground crying, watching the coffin lid being closed and nailed with copper nails.
He was buried early the next morning and rested in peace.
Many people from the village came to the funeral, and Lu Maoyuan thanked them one by one.
After everything was settled, there was some extra change, so the village chief took the purse and returned it to Lu Maoyuan.
"Here are the remaining ones. Take them and be well when you get home. Come back to Beiwang Village when you have time. Your adoptive father's grave is still here. We have been together for so many years. The village chief hopes that you will be safe and sound in the future."
"Thank you, village chief!" Lu Maoyuan took the money bag and looked at the newly built grave in the house, his eyes red. "Village chief! Can I ask you for a favor?"
"You said, as long as it's not difficult, we can agree to it." The village chief looked at Lu Maoyuan.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of my father's funeral when I go back. Can I use the remaining silver to ask the village chief to help burn paper money to commemorate my father?"
The village chief smiled and nodded: "Sure, you don't need that much money to buy paper money, a few copper coins will be enough."
Lu Maoyuan put the money bag in the village chief's hand and said, "Take it all. If I don't come back during the holidays in the future, please ask the village chief to help me worship. I can't leave, my father won't have food to eat over there."
"Okay, if you have any worship activities in the future, just use the money here."
"Thank you! One more thing. I will give one of my sons the surname Wang in the future to take over my father's incense. If I come back to be included in the family tree, do I have to go through those annoying uncles of mine?"
Lu Maoyuan had to get to the bottom of this matter so that he would have a better idea of what was going on. He didn't want to have a son but not be able to include him in the family tree.
"Sure. This is a matter of your father's branch, and has nothing to do with them." The village chief looked at Lu Maoyuan with relief, "Your father was right about you. If you really have a son on the family tree, you can just come to the village chief."
"Okay! I will leave today, and I will come back if anything happens in the future."
The village chief patted Lu Maoyuan on the shoulder and said, "Go to the capital, take good care of yourself."
"Yes! Mao Yuan remembered it!"
After saying this, Lu Maoyuan picked up a small bag and got on the carriage with Lu Qingsu. He looked at the village where he had lived for more than ten years with reluctance and slowly left.
Many people in Beiwangzhuang were standing at their doorsteps watching this scene. The five brothers of the Wang family were sitting at the entrance of the village. When they saw the carriage passing by, they wanted to stop it, but were frightened by the knives in the hands of the two guards.
He stood there motionless, and withdrew his outstretched hand awkwardly.
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