137, Discover the Truth
137, Discover the Truth
"Sanniang, get up quickly." Xu Yueniang pulled up Liu Sanniang, who was still kneeling on the ground.
After helping his mother walk two steps, Lu Youfu stopped and looked back at his third daughter-in-law who had just stood up. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Mother is old. You, you shouldn't argue with her."
Liu Sanniang glanced at the uncle's face and sneered in her heart. She didn't say anything about forgiveness or not, but covered her eyes with her sleeves and cried, "Uncle, what are you talking about? Mother is the elder. How can we younger generations care about what Mother does?"
Lu Youfu wanted to say something but was interrupted by Lu Chunping.
"Let's go, stop dragging it out." Lu Chunping could see the intention of Lu Youfu's words. He just wanted to put all the blame on his mother and clear himself from today's incident.
If it weren't for Lu Youfu's connivance in today's incident, he really didn't believe that Old Wang would dare to come all the way to the city alone and cause trouble at Liu Sanniang's stall.
So after today's incident, Lu Chunping looked down on Lu Youfu even more. This kind of person's heart is like a rat hiding in the gutter, doing bad things, but this rat still has to run in front of people to pretend to be honest, which is the most disgusting thing!
"Sister-in-law, please go back to your business. When Youtian comes back, ask Youtian to find time to go back to the village." Lu Chunping gave Liu Sanniang a look, and then he and Lu Youfu each took one of the old lady's legs and took her away.
When they were dragging her away, Old Lady Lu still wanted to make a fuss, but after he warned her, the old lady became a little more obedient.
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After the commotion just now, Liu Sanniang's neatly combed hair became messy, and there was a lot of dust on the hem of her skirt.
"Boss, are you okay? Is everything okay?" Xie Liuniang also came out to support their boss, and her eyes were full of disgust as she looked at the departing old lady.
Liu Sanniang shook her head and said nothing.
Seeing that there were so many people around, Xu Yueniang shouted loudly, "Everyone, please disperse," and then she took Liu Sanniang into her backyard.
After entering the backyard, Xu Yueniang fetched some water and wiped Liu Sanniang's face with a wet handkerchief. Seeing that Liu Sanniang looked a little unwell, she asked worriedly, "Are you okay? How about I send someone to call Youtian back from outside the city?"
"No, I'm fine. Just sit with me for a while." Liu Sanniang shook her head and pulled Xu Yueniang, who was still standing, to sit down. She couldn't help but sigh and said, "I thought that after so many years of separation, we wouldn't have to deal with those people in the old house. I didn't expect them to find their way to the city."
"Their legs are on their bodies, so how can you control where they go? If they dare to make trouble again, just give them a lesson." When Xu Yue Niang met Old Lady Lu for the first time today, she still felt that her mother-in-law Liu San Niang was not a good person.
And that uncle who looks honest is not really an honest man.
If I were an honest man, I wouldn't have brought my mother to the city to cause trouble with the family of my brother who had split up the family property.
"But if they keep doing this, coming here every now and then to cause trouble, it's not a good idea either."
"Hey, didn't you say that the people in your clan made money by growing bean sprouts with the recipe Ming Fei gave us? This place is also indebted to your family. Besides, if Ming Fei passes the test this time, he will definitely become a scholar. Your family will definitely get better and better in the future. If your clan has any problems in the future, they may come to you for help."
"Tell Youtian to go back to the village and talk to your clan leader. Ask your clan to help control your mother-in-law and the people over there. Tell them not to come here and cause trouble for no reason. Not only will their disturbance affect your mood, but it will also affect your business outside."
"If the people in your clan can't handle this little thing, your family doesn't have to take care of the affairs of your clan in the future. I don't believe that your clan leader and the other people in the clan don't know how to weigh the pros and cons." Xu Yue Niang had heard a lot about her family from Xu Yue Niang before, so she also knew that the members of their clan were living a good life thanks to the recipe for growing bean sprouts given by their adopted son.
Their pancake shop also buys a lot of bean sprouts from Lu Chunping every year to make pancake fillings. Because of their family's relationship with Liu Sanniang's family, the price of bean sprouts that Lu Chunping gives them is very affordable, so their shop has always bought bean sprouts from Lu Chunping.
However, the people in the Lu family's old house were an exception. While other families were growing bean sprouts, the Lu family did nothing. They watched others grow bean sprouts and get rich, while their family relied on selling their daughters and used the bride price to build a house and marry their eldest grandson.
It’s not that Xu Yue Niang looks down on this family, but nothing this family does is worthy of respect.
Liu Sanniang also knew that what Xu Yueniang said made sense, so she said, "Okay, I'll talk to Youtian later and ask him what he thinks. Don't tell Mingfei about what happened today. I don't want these things to affect his studies."
"I know, I won't say anything nonsense to Mingfei. Later, you should also tell the people outside not to let them let the cat out of the bag in front of Mingfei." Xu Yue Niang also knew that her adopted son was at a critical moment now. If these little things at home affected her adopted son's studies and the imperial examinations, it would really be what the two people who came to make trouble today wanted.
Xu Yueniang remembered something Liu Sanniang had said to her before. Her eyes suddenly widened. She grabbed Liu Sanniang's hand and asked, "Hey, didn't you say that your eldest nephew is also studying for the imperial examination? Could it be that he failed? Is that why you, your grandmother and uncle, came here to make trouble on purpose?"
"I'm afraid that the visit to see you is fake, and the real purpose is to deliberately make Mingfei fail the exam!" Xu Yue Niang suspected that she had discovered a big truth.
Liu Sanniang's eyes widened, her face showing shock and anger.
The two of them talked in the yard for a long time. Liu Sanniang calmed down before going out to work at the stall outside.
Lu Mingfei, who was studying at home, had no idea what happened at their stall today. When his mother came back, she didn't tell him what happened outside, so he knew even less.
In the evening of that day, his father returned home.
Lu Youtian came home directly from outside, so he didn't know what his eldest brother and mother had called to the city today. While the family was eating, he told his wife and eldest son about the duck farm. "Now that the ducks have been raised for a few days, they are ready for us."
"When we bought the ducklings, we also followed Mingfei's advice and bought a few mother ducks. With the mother ducks leading the way, we don't have to worry about keeping track of the ducklings. Mingfei, this is a very good idea."
Hearing his father praising him, Lu Mingfei laughed and asked, "Those puppies are raised over there. Will they go to catch the ducklings?" All the puppies in their family were taken to the farm to be raised. The three little boys in the family cried because of sending the puppies away.
But in the end the puppy was sent there. He promised to take the three boys to see the puppy after he finished his exams, and only then did he coax the three boys.
"That's not the case. The female ducks are very fierce, and the puppies don't dare to get close to the ducklings. The puppies over there are quite well-behaved and have learned to guard the house. When weasels come at night, they keep barking." Speaking of the puppies, Lu Youtian also had a smile on his face.
"How are those piglets doing?" asked Liu Sanniang.
"It's pretty good. He keeps whining for food all day long and has a pretty good appetite." Lu Youtian said with a smile.
"Being able to eat means you're healthy and growing fast." Hearing this, Liu Sanniang was very happy. They had invested a lot of money in the land outside the city. It could be said that all the money they had saved from setting up stalls for the past seven or eight years, as well as the money they had earned recently, had been invested in that land.
If the land does not produce anything, all their work for the previous seven or eight years will be in vain.
Take these piglets, for example. If they lost one, they would lose several taels of silver. But if they raised them well, they could not only recoup their investment but also make a little more. Of course, there were also the ducks and lambs they bought, which would also bring in silver when they grew up.
Lu Mingfei recalled that pigs these days aren't castrated, so they taste delicious. The reason their braised pork is so popular is because they use lots of spices to cover up the pork's natural flavor, making it taste delicious and appealing to so many new and old customers.
However, if the pig is castrated, not only will the meat taste better, but the pig will also grow bigger.
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei mentioned it to his father: "Dad, I read in a book that if piglets are castrated, they will become more docile. Boars will not like to fight and will just eat and sleep all day. A pig can grow to 500 to 600 kilograms."
"And the meat from a castrated pig is more delicious and tastes better!"
"Oh, the book also talks about this?" Lu Youtian did not suspect that his eldest son was lying, but was surprised that the book also wrote about how to raise pigs.
However, Liu Sanniang looked at her eldest son with a hint of suspicion. She suspected that her eldest son had instigated them to castrate the pig because he wanted to eat delicious pork.
But when she saw her eldest son's serious look, she felt that he was not doing it for a bite of food... It seemed that her eldest son would really try hard to persuade her to be a eater just to have a bite of delicious food!
Meeting his mother's gaze, Lu Mingfei gave her a well-behaved smile. He was not the kind of person who would encourage his family to do anything just to satisfy their appetite! It was obvious that the recipes he gave were all good recipes for making money! Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Muah! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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