Chapter 112 Troubles Ensuing
"Third sister, third sister!"
A young man who looked to be about twenty years old appeared in front of the stall, calling out to Lu Qiniang with a smile.
Lu Qinniang's face, which was always smiling, suddenly fell.
"What are you doing here?"
The person who came was her younger brother Lu Chengzong, the son born to a concubine after her father sold her.
When she was young, she thought that buying a concubine was the way to give birth to a son. Later, she found out that there was a kind of business that treated women even less as human beings, which was called pawning concubines.
Just find a woman, have a son, and pay some money.
After giving birth to a son, the money and goods were paid, and I might have gone to the next family.
Lu Qiniang felt sick whenever she thought about it.
Lu Chengzong was spoiled by his parents. Even though he is so old, I heard that he is idle, has no job, and just muddles through his days.
But Lu Qiniang didn't bother to care about it before because it had nothing to do with her.
"I heard that Third Sister made a fortune, and it's true!" Lu Chengzong looked at the stall, "Third Sister, you've made a fortune, but you can't forget your parents. Give me some money to spend."
Seeing his unruly appearance, Lu Qiniang was furious.
"I have no money, and I'm not your third sister. Go away quickly. I have nothing to do with you guys named Lu!"
"Isn't your last name Lu too? How can it be unrelated? Third sister, I'm speaking to you in a nice way. If you... I'll just lie down on the ground and see if anyone comes to patronize your business!"
"You!" Lu Qiniang's face turned red with anger.
Erya, who was standing next to her, couldn't hold back any longer. If Daya hadn't covered her mouth, she would have cursed out loud.
Daya whispered in her ear, "Let him tell us everything first, so we can know what he is planning."
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
They are wearing shoes now, so they have to be more careful.
Xiao Yan didn't say anything, just watched quietly.
"Third sister, look at you. I'm your biological brother. How could I possibly harm you? I was just joking with you! Actually, I came here to congratulate you."
"congratulate?"
"Yes, even though your previous brother-in-law has become rich and doesn't want you anymore, you're still getting married again, aren't you? Brother-in-law, who is my new brother-in-law? My brother-in-law is here to greet you!"
"I can't afford it." Xiao Yan said coldly.
Lu Chengzong was not angry either. "Third sister, to be honest, you really weren't destined to marry an official. Take Zhang Heyao for example. He finally became a high-ranking official, but he chose a higher-ranking official instead of you. Look at Xiao Yan. He was the General Po Lu before, but now that he's with you, he's become an ordinary citizen again."
"But no matter who you marry, you still need a family, right? They care about you and support you!"
As he spoke, Lu Chengzong reached into his sleeves and rummaged around, "Where is it? Where is my Guanyin Bodhisattva?"
After a while, he took out a thin piece of copper from somewhere. It was not much bigger than a fingernail and really looked like a Bodhisattva.
"Third sister, this is a gift my parents asked me to bring you. I wish you a baby soon!"
"You, the Goddess of Childbirth who can fill the sky with just one breath, can't bless me, who weighs 150 kilograms." Lu Qiniang was not polite at all. "No, take it and get out. There is no sister or brother-in-law here. Go back and tell them that they sold me once, so I don't owe them anything. Don't say I don't have money. Even if I did, I would throw the money into this canal and skip it on the water, and I wouldn't give you a single cent!"
"Third sister, it's not good to be so heartless. Give me less, just give me ten or eight taels." Lu Chengzong said with a lewd smile.
"I told you to get out, don't you understand what I'm saying?" Yun Ting said.
So shameless.
A grown man goes to a woman's house to ask for money.
"Who are you?" Lu Chengzong narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "Want to fight?"
"Fight? You're not worthy! I'm the Third Young Master of the Yunguo Mansion. You're blind to my true worth. Why don't you just dig your eyeballs out and stomp on them to hear the sound!"
Lu Chengzong subconsciously wanted to scold him for bragging.
But when his eyes fell on Yun Ting's clothes, he swallowed his words.
When you look at someone, you first respect their clothes. It seems that he is really not like an ordinary person.
"Get out of here!" Yun Ting said, "Don't make things difficult for me!"
Lu Chengzong had never seen much of the world and was really scared by him.
However, Lu Chengzong thought that Yun Ting was just passing by to buy something, so he wanted to stay away and come back later.
So he hesitated for a moment and said, "Third sister, I have something else to do today, so I'll leave first. I'll come to see you another day!"
Lu Qinniang's chest heaved with rage, and she gritted her teeth as she said, "The Lu family is a family of vampires! I won't give them a cent!"
Xiao Yan patted her shoulder and said, "It's not worth getting angry with that kind of person. If he dares to come again, I will teach him a lesson."
This kind of person actually bullies the weak and fears the strong.
He will behave himself after a good beating.
"Well, it's okay." Lu Qiniang said.
Erya was insulting Yun Ting, "You've been kicked out of the family, yet you keep saying you won't leave unless you're invited. Now you're bringing up your family background again. What? Are you pretending to be the young master of the Yunguo Mansion?"
"What do you know? This is called conquering the enemy without fighting." Yun Ting said with his head held high.
"Haha, how come a cow is flying in the sky?"
"Where are the cows flying? Just show me."
"You blew it up into the sky, and you don't even know where you are. If it doesn't work, just blow a few more times and blow it back."
"you!"
The two people's quarreling actually alleviated Lu Qin's mother's discomfort.
"Xiao Yan, he will definitely come again." Lu Qiniang said, "He is so shameless."
"Don't worry, I know your attitude. Leave it to me to deal with him from now on."
Xiao Yan was worried that Lu Qinniang had some feelings for her family.
Now look, this doubt has been dispelled.
She looked at Lu Jin again, "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself, Second Brother Lu. This is all the trouble in my family."
Lu Jin said "It's okay", thinking that it was really time for him to leave.
The result was that it was as if heaven wanted to keep the guests, and one wave of troubles followed another.
Three inspectors walked up to the stall with swords slung across their waists. They were wearing dark blue silk uniforms with the words "Ministry of Revenue and Customs Inspection" embroidered on their shoulders.
Lu Qiniang knew them.
There is a currency exchange office at the canal dock, which is responsible for collecting taxes and combating smuggling.
The tax ambassadors are responsible for collecting taxes, and these officers are responsible for anti-smuggling and inspecting goods.
But how did they get to his stall?
They are clearly checking the cargo on the ships coming and going!
Seeing that they came with bad intentions, Xiao Yan spoke first: "I wonder if you gentlemen have any advice for me."
"There's smuggled salt underneath, right?" The scarred officer kicked the stall with the tip of his boot, causing the fried noodles in the bamboo basket to spill onto the muddy ground.
He roughly opened the bag below, revealing the same fried noodles inside.
"What are you doing?" Lu Qin's mother looked at the fried noodles scattered all over the floor, her eyes turning red with anger.
This is clearly looking for trouble.
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