"No!" Yu Wen rejected Yu Tang without thinking.

Yu Tang and Yu Yuan both looked at Yu Wen in astonishment.

Yu Wen said: "If Atang's guess is correct, Lu Xin's death is most likely related to this painting. We don't even know who is behind this, so how could we let the third elder of the Pei family get involved in such trouble?"

Yu Tang's face felt hot.

She only thought that Pei Yan was the big winner in her previous life, but she forgot that Pei Yan in her previous life had no involvement in their family affairs and didn't even know her.

Father is right.

This painting has already caused a life, and they cannot selfishly drag Pei Yan into it.

Only then did Yu Tang realize that he had gone a little off the track.

She asked sincerely, "Dad, what should we do?"

"Let me think about it!" Yu Wen smiled bitterly.

It was clear that he had no other options.

Yu Tang thought of Lu Xin.

He probably didn't know there was such a secret hidden in the painting, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost his life.

After she returned to Lin'an, she should have burned some incense for him.

Yu Tang sighed quietly, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

She said tentatively, "Father, how about we let Uncle Lu take the blame? He was the one who caused this incident anyway, and the Lu family has severed all ties with him and has no further contact with him, so he won't be implicated."

Yu Wen was really at his wit's end. He thought that three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. Yu Tang has been very clever since he was a child. Maybe he can come up with some good ideas. So he said, "Tell me about it."

Yu Tang was cheered up and said, "Think about it, Uncle Lu lost his life because of this. Those people must have come to find Uncle Lu. Either they knew that the painting was in our house, or Uncle Lu didn't know the secret in the painting and didn't explain anything clearly. I think, no matter the former or the latter, our top priority is to get our family out of this. We might as well give them this painting."

"I understand what you said," Yu Wen said, "but the question is how to give this painting to them?"

Yu Tang smiled and said, "Aren't we in Hangzhou City? When we go back, we might as well tell others that we are here to collect Uncle Lu's belongings. Didn't those people find nothing in our house? After hearing this, they will definitely try to get Uncle Lu's belongings. Then we will tell others that we want to burn all Uncle Lu's belongings for him..."

"Huh!" Yu Yuan's eyes sparkled, and he said, "That's a good idea! They will definitely try to get these so-called relics. Why don't we just give this painting away?"

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly, echoing Yu Yuan, and said to Yu Wen: "Didn't you also say that the painting is a picture of a carriage? Ordinary people have never seen it, let alone heard of it. It's normal that we don't know it. When the time comes, we can say that we don't know what this mess is, and we can pick it out from this incident."

"That makes sense." Yu Wen shook off his previous depression, walked around the room with a smile, and said, "However, this matter is of great importance, so we have to think long-term, think long-term."

But the general direction will not be wrong.

Yu Tang and Yu Yuan felt relieved and couldn't help but smile at each other.

Yu Wenze muttered, "We have to find a way to hide it from those people. We can't let them know that we know the secret of this painting." At this point, he suddenly stopped and said to Yu Yuan, "We have to trouble Master Qian to find a way to restore the painting."

"Father!" Yu Tang interrupted Yu Wen and said, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to restore it - everyone knows that our family bought Uncle Lu's "Diaoyin Tu in Songxi"."

Yes! What if someone asks about their painting "Fishing in Songxi"?

Yu Wen asked Yu Yuan, "Since Master Qian is in this business, can you ask him if he knows any masters who copy ancient paintings? We can ask someone to copy a painting of "Fishing in Songxi" and put it in our home."

This way, there is no risk of error.

Yu Yuan smiled and said, "If you want to show off your axe in front of Lu Ban, you can hire Master Qian instead of anyone else. He is an expert in this field."

"That's great!" Yu Wen said, "I was just worried that too many people would be involved and the secret wouldn't be kept."

Yu Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master Qian has seen many such things before, otherwise he wouldn't have called me over as soon as he found something wrong with the painting on the mezzanine."

Yu Wen nodded and said, "That's what we'll do!"

Yu Yuan responded by putting away the painting and preparing to rush to Master Qian immediately: "Let's get this done before it gets too bright, so we can feel at ease and return to Lin'an sooner."

Yu Tang stopped Yu Yuan and said to Yu Wen, "Father, this matter cannot be rushed. I was thinking that since Master Qian is an expert in this field, we can ask him to help copy this map."

"Ah Tang," Yu Wen disagreed, saying, "We can't get involved in this anymore. We should stay as far away from it as possible. No matter what secrets are involved, we should not peek. Sometimes, the more you know, the faster you die, and the more miserable your death will be."

Yu Tang said gently, "Father, I understand this truth. But I think that it is better to rely on yourself than on anyone else. It would be great if we could hand over the painting smoothly, but what if those people don't believe us at all? Do we still expect them to be merciful? We should not have the intention to harm others, but we should also be on guard against others!"

This was the lesson she learned after marrying into the Li family.

This was also the resolution she made after her rebirth.

Mountains may fall and water may dry up. Only when you hold the right to speak in your own hands can you be able to respond to every move and remain invincible.

"Father," she advised Yu Wen, "please listen to me this time! We should be prepared for the worst. What if those people knew that we discovered the secret of this painting, would they kill people to silence them? Would they suspect that the painting was fake? We must know why all this happened, right? Just like Uncle Lu, if he knew that there was something else in this painting, would he still end up like this? Others may not know, but we do. He really didn't know the secret of this painting, but did those people let him go?"

Yu Wen and Yu Yuan stared at her blankly without saying a word for a long time.

However, Yu Tang did not back down at all under the gazes of her father and brother. She stood straight and allowed them to look at her. This attitude told them that she had made up her mind and would not change it easily. She also wanted to use this incident to reassure her father and brother that she had grown up and was capable of taking on responsibilities.

After a long time, a hint of smile appeared in Yu Wen's serious eyes.

He glanced at Yu Yuan and suddenly said, "The Yu family will be handed over to you two brothers and sisters from now on. Your father and I are old and afraid of things, and we can't keep up with the changes in this world."

"Father!"

"uncle!"

Yu Tang and Yu Yuan said in unison.

Yu Wen waved his hands and said with a smile: "Don't think I'm saying this to express my grief, I'm just happy. It shows that what our ancestors said is still reasonable. Whether this person is capable or not depends on whether he can hold on at the critical moment. You are all children who can hold on at the critical moment, I am very relieved." After that, he took a deep breath and said loudly: "Then let's do it!"

Yu Yuan and Yu Tang hurriedly said in unison: "Keep your voice down! The walls have ears!"

Yu Wen laughed loudly, and then stopped laughing twice, and said in a low voice: "I will listen to you, I will listen to you."

Yu Tang and Yu Yuan smiled at each other again, and saw joy in each other's eyes. Yu Tang even felt that because of this incident, her relationship with her eldest cousin suddenly became much closer.

While Yu Yuan was packing up the paintings, he asked Yu Tang jokingly, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Yu Tang's mind worked faster because of the concerted efforts of her father and brother. She said, "Dad, I have an idea about Yutu."

Yu Wen listened and became interested, saying, "Tell me about it!"

Yu Yuan was not in a hurry at this moment and sat down at the table again.

The three of them talked around the dim oil lamp.

Yu Tang said, "Father, I think some of what Uncle Lu said is quite right. For example, his father used to be an aide to Zuo Guangzong, so maybe this painting really belongs to Zuo."

As to whether it was given as a gift or obtained by other means, no one knows.

Yu Tang said, "So I think if you want to know about Yutu, it's best to go to the capital or Fujian."

Yu Wen was perked up after hearing this and said, "You mean... the capital is full of talented people and has many knowledgeable people; Lord Zuo is a famous general who fought against the Japanese invaders, and he has many old subordinates in Fujian?"

"I even think that going to Fujian might be more rewarding." Yu Tang continued, "It is impossible for the Lu family to get this painting except from Lord Zuo. If so, Lord Zuo has been dead for more than ten years, and the Yutu has disappeared. When Lord Zuo was alive, someone should have investigated it. This matter has only happened now, and it is definitely not the court that is investigating it..."

It will definitely be dangerous then!

But what if this pot can't be thrown away?

They must prepare early.

Yu Wen and Yu Yuan both knew what she meant by what she had not said.

Yu Tang continued, "There is water in this painting, which is either related to the river or the sea. As for what we will say when the time comes, we will have to hire a master to help copy this painting and this painting anyway, so why not just do it more simply. We will keep the original painting and treat the copy as Uncle Lu's legacy. We will then divide the original painting into several parts, take one of them and quietly ask, saying that we accidentally found this picture when sorting out Uncle Lu's relics, and ask those people what is drawn on this picture and where it roughly depicts it? That's all!"

The most urgent thing now is to prepare what is necessary in case of emergency.

"Good!" Yu Wen clapped his hands. "That's it! Prepare the painting first, in case something unexpected happens and we are caught off guard."

"But don't force yourself." Yu Tang warned his father, "This matter can be big or small. Saving your life is the most important thing."

"Don't worry, I'm still waiting for you to find a good son-in-law!" Yu Wen teased his daughter.

Yu Tang smiled at his father, but he didn't feel relaxed.

She had a vague feeling that a storm was about to come.

She just hopes that this storm will not affect more people.

Yu Yuan, however, gave Yu Tangshu a thumbs up in admiration.

Yu Tang smiled at him.

The lights crackled for a while, and Yu Wen said to Yu Tang and Yu Yuan in a serious tone: "Just do as Atang said. Ask Master Qian to help make three paintings, one to restore the "Songxi Diaoyin Tu" we sent before, one to copy the "Songxi Diaoyin Tu", and one to copy the "Yu Tu". We will keep it as it is. First try to find out what the Yu Tu depicts. If it doesn't work, I will go to Fujian first, and then to the capital. I will go to look for people I knew before to see if there is anyone going to Fujian. There will be people I know in Fujian who can ask for information."

This will probably cost the family a lot of money.

And there is Yu Yuan. The shop on Changxing Street will be completed by the end of the year, and the Yu family's lacquerware shop will also reopen before the end of the year. Yu Yuan has to help in the shop. Who will accompany her father when the time comes?

Each of these issues gave Yu Tang a headache.

But Yu Yuan didn't know about Yu Tang's worries. Seeing that everything was arranged, he happily stood up, hid the three paintings close to his body, and went out.

Yu Tang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She did her best in everything she could think of and do.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate!

Yu Tang was pondering in his heart, and then he realized that he was so hungry that he couldn't even straighten his back.

She asked Yu Wen for help: "Dad, I don't need to fast anymore, right? I can drink three bowls of porridge now."

This matter was resolved, and Yu Wen was relieved and happy. He joked with his daughter: "Huh, what do you think you can eat? After fasting, you can only drink white porridge, and you can only drink it gradually. Drink one bowl first, and then you can add more when you are done. I told the boss's wife yesterday, and she will make some white porridge for you this morning."

Yu Tang looked at the sky which was gradually turning pale and wailed, "But Dad, it's not daybreak yet and I don't know if the kitchen has cooked porridge yet. I'm so hungry that I feel dizzy. Can you go buy me two meat buns? When I went out yesterday, I saw that the place where we got off the boat was not far from the Pei family pawnshop. It was a small pier on Xiaoheyu Street. There must be breakfast there early in the morning. If meat buns are not okay, tofu pudding will do! Dad, I beg you!"

Yu Wen laughed and went to buy breakfast for Yu Tang.

Yu Tang lay in front of the window, waiting for Yu Wen pitifully.

Yu Wen not only bought tofu pudding, but also bought meat buns.

Yu Tang's eyes were full of stars.

But Yu Wen put the tofu pudding in front of Yu Tang and said, "This is yours!" Then he stuffed a meat bun into his mouth and said in a vague voice, "This is mine."

Yu Tang wanted to cry but had no tears. He drank the tofu pudding listlessly.

Fortunately, her father did not completely ignore her. The tofu pudding was sweet after all, and it helped her replenish her energy.

As for the porridge cooked by the proprietress, she did not waste it and drank it all.

Yu Wen also provoked her: "You stay here and make a hair flower. Remember to make one for your mother as well. I'm going to go to the night market on Xiaohe Street with your brother tonight. I'll come back and tell you about it then."

Yu Tang pretended to be resentful and stabbed the needle into the calyx of the flower head, but her heart felt like it was filled with sweet water and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

With father and brothers by my side and mother waiting for me, days like these are the real happiness!