Time passed quickly. On the second day of the second month, the day when the dragon raises its head, Lu Zifeng got up early in the morning, washed and had his meal, then rode his horse with four servants towards Tong County under the jurisdiction of the capital.
Tong County is only forty miles away from the capital, and can be reached in an hour by horseback riding. Today is the day when the Lu family arrives in Tong County. Someone from the caravan had already sent a message the day before yesterday.
Lu Zifeng took a leave yesterday and planned to go to Tong County in person to pick up his parents and family today.
After arriving in Tong County, Lu Zifeng took four servants, Chun, Xia, Qiu and Dong, to the inn near the pier and directly booked a yard for them. When their family arrived, they would rest here first.
Lu Xia was rather outgoing, so Lu Zifeng sent him to the dock to gather information. Not long after, Lu Xia came back.
"Master, we haven't heard of the arrival of our company's cargo ship yet, so we may have to wait a little longer."
"Well, go to the dock and wait! If you arrive, let me know."
Lu Xia and Lu Qiu went to the dock, while Lu Zifeng sat in the inn waiting for news.
The courtyard that Lu Zifeng rented was not big. It had three main rooms, two side rooms on the east and west sides, a total of seven rooms. However, it was enough. He didn't plan to stay here today, so it was no big deal.
At noon, Lu Qiu ran back quickly.
"Master, our ship has arrived. I came back to inform you that Lu Xia has already gone aboard."
When Lu Zifeng heard that his family had arrived in Laiwu, he quickly stood up and said.
"Lu Chun, please ask the inn to prepare food and boil some hot water."
After saying that, he took Lu Qiu and Lu Dong to the dock.
When Lu Zifeng arrived at the dock, the Lu family had already started to disembark. There were five carriages parked on the dock, and dozens of horses. Seeing so many horses, Lu Zifeng twitched his lips speechlessly. What kind of men did Lei Ting find? Such a rich and powerful man.
"Father, mother, grandfather, grandmother."
Lu Mingyuan was talking to the boatman when he heard Lu Zifeng's voice. He turned around and saw a tall young man standing not far behind him. Joy immediately appeared on his face.
Lu Lancheng was also very excited at this time, and hurried forward to pull Lu Zifeng's arm to take a look.
"Brother Feng, it's been almost a year since I last saw you. I miss you so much."
"Well, it's been almost a year, and I've been missing my grandparents and family. Now I'm glad you're finally here."
Tan Yunniang and Xu stood aside wiping their tears. Tan Yunniang wanted to go forward and hold her son to take a good look at him, but when she saw her son's tall figure, she felt a little embarrassed to hold the child.
Lu Zifeng saw what his mother was thinking, and walked up to her and knelt in front of Tan Yunniang.
"Mother, I am an unfilial son and have caused you and father to worry."
When Tan Yunniang saw Lu Zifeng kneeling down, she hurriedly pulled him up.
"What's going on? Get up quickly, the ground is cold."
Lu Zifeng also laughed.
"Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, let's go to the inn later. I have already made all the arrangements and have booked a small courtyard in the inn. Let's go there and have a good rest before returning to the capital."
He then looked at his younger sister Lu Zixuan who was standing next to her mother. He hadn't seen this girl for a year and she had changed a lot. He reached out and pinched the two little tufts of hair on her head.
"Our Xuan'er has grown up. Does she miss her big brother?"
Lu Zixuan pursed her lips and smiled.
"Thinking about it, brother, why do you seem to be taller than before?"
"Haha, big brother is growing taller too!"
"Brother, brother,"
As soon as I heard the voice, I knew it was Lu Ziyan. He was almost fifteen years old, but still so lively.
Lu Mingyuan glared at Lu Ziyan helplessly.
"What are you doing back there? Don't you know you have to get off the boat?"
Lu Ziyan didn't care about Lu Mingyuan's scolding and laughed.
"Look at what you said, father. I thought the Nan family hadn't come down yet, so I went to check it out."
Watching Lu Mingyuan scolding Lu Ziyan, he heard that there were other members of the Nan family on the boat and thought that Nan Qingyun or Nan Shaoqing were also on the boat.
"So, father, you came back with the Nan family?"
Lu Mingyuan shook his head.
"That's not the case. The people we rescued on the way this time were from a branch of the Nan family. They were from the same clan as the Yunnan prefect of Nanqing. However, his family was just a merchant family. We only found out about this after we rescued them."
When he heard that they were from the same clan as Nan Qingyun, Lu Zifeng no longer paid attention to them.
"The family is all here, so let's all go to the inn! My son is ready."
The Lu family got on the carriage and headed towards the inn not far away.
On the cargo ship, after the Lu family left, two middle-aged men came out from their hiding place.
"Master, let's get off the boat!"
The middle-aged man glanced at Lu Zifeng who was leaving and said, "Let's go. After getting off the boat, don't delay and go directly to the capital."
When they arrived at the inn, the carriage went directly into an alley from the side lane and stopped at a small door. Lu Qiu quickly dismounted, opened the door, and the carriage entered the small courtyard one by one.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, this is the small courtyard that my son has rented. The hot water is ready. Please go wash up first."
Lu Lancheng, Lu Mingyuan and the others also felt uncomfortable all over. After hearing that they could finally wash up, they immediately became refreshed.
Lu Zifeng finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Chun leading a group of servants to fetch water and help their masters wash.
Half an hour later, the first two to come out were the brothers Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo.
"Haha, you two are quite fast. How are you? Are you tired from the journey?"
Lu Ziyan shook his head. "Look at what Big Brother said. How could I feel tired? Compared to practicing martial arts, this is far from it. I was just a little anxious on the boat. The place is so small, and there is no place to go before I even turn around!"
After hearing what he said, Lu Zifeng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and shook his head.
"Nonsense! How much bigger can a boat be? Why aren't you flying?"
Before Lu Ziyan could say anything, Lu Zimo started laughing.
"Brother, I want to take the Tongsheng exam this year. Even if I go to the capital, can I take it?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zifeng glanced at Lu Zimo.
"Third brother, are you saying that you want to pass the examination to become a Tongsheng?"
Lu Zimo nodded and said, "Well, I think it's okay. I want to give it a try."
Lu Zifeng looked at Lu Zimo, then at Lu Ziyan.
"What about you? Are you ready to give it a try too?"
Lu Ziyan didn't expect that his elder brother would ask him, and he felt a little ashamed for a moment. He hadn't read much in the past year. If he went to the examination hall, he was afraid that he would fail.
Seeing his expression, Lu Zifeng had nothing to understand and suddenly didn't want to talk anymore. Finally, he thought about it.
"Once we arrive in the capital, if everything goes well, I'll have Duke Dingguo arrange for you two to attend Lushan Academy!"
When Lu Zimo heard this, a hint of joy immediately flashed in his eyes, while Lu Ziyan had a bitter face.
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