Lu Zifeng did not stop Guo Yaren from paying his respects to his father. In his opinion, this was the right thing to do. His family was definitely not the same as before. Now he was rich and had a big house. He was about to buy a farm. Although his status was not that high, at least he could be called Master Lu.
"Okay, Dad, let's stop dwelling on this and go see Zhuangzi now!"
Guo Yaren also quickly interjected.
"Yes, yes, Master Lu is right. Let's go now. My donkey cart is right in front. Master Lu and Master Lu can just follow my donkey cart. We'll be there in about an hour."
Lu Zifeng sent Guo Yaren away and then drove the mule cart to follow.
"Dad, I think you need to slowly adapt to this status. Think about it, when the second and third sons become successful, won't you be the master? My grandfather will also be the great-grandfather."
Lu Mingyuan glanced at Lu Zifeng and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Also, I have to tell you in advance, no matter whether your two brothers are promising or not, you can't just sit there and wait for death. You must make a name for our Lu family."
Lu Zifeng rolled his eyes, but his back was turned towards Lu Mingyuan, so Lu Mingyuan didn't see it.
"Dad? Why do you insist on me to revitalize the family? Didn't I say there are second and third sons? Why does it have to be me?"
Lu Mingyuan said as he looked at the rice fields on both sides of the road.
"Brother Feng, don't disbelieve me. Dad has a feeling that if you don't shoulder this responsibility, it will be difficult to count on the second and third brothers. Only when you are well can the second and third brothers follow suit."
"Dad, what are you talking about? Lu Mingyuan's words made Lu Zifeng laugh and cry.
The father and son chatted and laughed as they arrived at the farm.
According to Guo Yaren, this farm was the property of one of the sons of the wealthy businessman. This son had good character, but because his younger brother was a bad person, he now only wanted to sell the farm, leave Luzhou Prefecture, and live somewhere else, hoping to get rid of his younger brother and live a quiet life of his own.
Lu Zifeng and his son also met the son of the wealthy businessman, and finally bought the farm for 8,200 taels of silver. The land was bought at ten taels of silver per mu. The land was of high quality and the water source was also very good. However, the water source in the Jiangnan area is very good.
The reason for the extra two hundred taels is that thirty acres of land are planted with fruit trees. The value of fruit trees is naturally different from that of rice. Moreover, they are all eight-year-old fruit trees, which is also the fruit-bearing season, so the yield is still good. I heard that the fruits harvested every year are sold from Luzhou Prefecture to other places, and the annual profit is very good.
Lu Zifeng and Lu Mingyuan, father and son, were both very satisfied. The rich businessman's son even sold the farm to the Lu family. He was leaving and didn't plan to take these servants with him, so he sold them to the Lu family as well.
Lu Zifeng didn't want these servants at first, but then he thought about it and decided to keep them. He would see what happened later. If they were good, he would keep them. If they were not good, he would just sell them. Anyway, Guo Yaren also did this business.
It was already dark when they returned to Luzhou Prefecture. When Lu Zifeng left home in the morning, he had agreed with his mother Yunniang that if he couldn't go back tonight, he would stay in the prefecture, so the father and son went directly to the house they had bought.
Two days ago, Lu Zifeng had already bought servants, a team of elderly couple in their fifties. The old man was called Qian Bo, and Lu Zifeng arranged him to guard the gate. Mrs. Qian was a good cook, so Lu Zifeng arranged her to work in the kitchen. After the family moved in, she would be responsible for the family's food.
He also bought ten little fours, six of whom were literate. These were the followers that Lu Zifeng prepared for his three brothers.
There were ten maids, including two senior maids each from Grandma Xu, Mother Yunniang, and my younger sister. They were all well-trained and had all lived in a big house before, so they knew the rules better.
He also asked Guo Yaren to help find three maids who knew about the affairs of the inner house, because grandma, mother, and younger sister didn't understand these things and still needed such maids to give them some advice.
He also bought ten young men who knew some martial arts. Lu Zifeng planned to train them and then make them the security guards of the house, so that his mother, grandmother and younger sister would have someone to protect them whenever they went out.
When the father and son arrived at the house, Lu Mingyuan looked at the magnificent gate in front of him for a long time before speaking.
"Brother Feng, how much did this house cost? It must be quite expensive!"
"Dad, it really didn't cost much, just two thousand taels of silver. This house covers more than thirty acres of land, and there are three houses in total. When the time comes, even if the three of us brothers get married, we can still live there."
Qian Bo was guarding the gatehouse. When he heard voices, he opened the door and saw that it was the master of the house who had returned, so he hurried out.
"Young Master, you're back?" After saying that, he took the reins of the mule cart from Lu Zifeng's hand and handed it to the servant who was following him. The servant was called Zhuzi, and he was chosen by Qianbo Qianbo from the remaining four servants to follow him and guard the door.
"Well, Mr. Qian, this is my father, the master of our family."
Upon hearing this, Qian Bo hurriedly bowed.
"This old servant has met the master."
Lu Mingyuan had already adapted well to what Lu Zifeng said in the morning and nodded.
"Well, get up and go in."
When the father and son entered the house, they first saw a screen wall. After turning around the screen wall, they saw a moon gate, also called a hanging flower gate, which is the traditional second gate.
After entering the second gate is the second courtyard. This is the courtyard that Lu Zifeng prepared for his parents to live in. There are five rooms in the north, and the middle one is a hall for entertaining guests. The east room is the bedroom for Lu Mingyuan and his wife, and the west room is a study. Although Lu Mingyuan did not pass the examination to become a scholar, he was a student. It was just that he had no money in those years, so he did not continue his studies.
Lu Zifeng only found out about this when he was chatting with his mother. Even the marriage between his father and mother was arranged by his late grandfather. His mother said that his grandfather was also a scholar in Xichang County, but he had poor health and died when his mother was eleven years old.
There are two small rooms on both sides of the north room. The east side room is a kitchen, and the west side room is a bathroom.
There are three side rooms on the east and west sides. The northernmost room in the east wing is the dining room. The remaining two rooms will be where the maids who will serve my mother Yunniang will live in the future. The west wing will be used as a warehouse.
There is also a row of three back houses where the lower-level maids live.
The east side room is the passage to the third courtyard, which consists of three northern rooms and four side rooms. This is the courtyard prepared for Mr. Lu Lancheng and Mrs. Xu to live in.
Behind the third courtyard is another row of houses, which are also for servants to live in. Behind it is a garden covering an area of more than one acre, with a small pond in it where water lilies are planted.
There are two courtyards on both sides of the garden, and each courtyard has a small building, commonly known as the embroidery building, which is for the girls in the family to live in.
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