Lu Zifeng felt very warm in his heart. No matter when he returned home, his old mother would be waiting for him. No matter when, his old mother would always feel that her son had lost weight, which made him feel very warm.
"Mom, my son has only been away for three or five days, so he has lost weight. It's only because you miss him that you notice he has lost weight."
Tan Yunniang took Lu Zifeng and walked towards the inner courtyard, and then gave some instructions to Nanny Huang.
"Madame Huang, go to the kitchen and tell them to make some delicious food."
After arranging things, he said to Lu Zifeng.
"Brother Feng, go back to the yard to wash up and rest for a while, then come over for dinner later."
Lu Zifeng agreed with a smile and then returned to his yard.
Lu Si and Lu Lei were actually already prepared and were waiting for Lu Zifeng at the gate of the courtyard.
"Master, you are back. The hot water is ready. You can wash up first."
Lu Zifeng nodded. "Yeah."
After washing up and drinking a cup of tea, Lu Zifeng went to the main courtyard. Before he entered, he heard Lu Ziyan's loud voice saying something. Lu Zifeng walked into the house and said.
"Second brother, what are you talking about? Why are you so happy?"
Lu Ziyan chuckled.
"Brother, I'm talking to mother and father about what happened at school!"
Speaking of this, the two brothers Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo started going to school after the New Year, and it was a relatively famous academy in Luzhou Prefecture. Normally, they could not enter without academic achievements, but it was arranged by Nan Qingyun.
This matter was beyond Lu Zifeng's expectations. He had never thought of letting his two younger brothers enter Mingshan Academy, but Nan Qingyun still wrote a letter of introduction and arranged for the two of them to enter Mingshan Academy to study with Nan Shaoqing.
The family had a reunion dinner, and when they were chatting after the meal, Mr. Lu Lancheng asked.
"Brother Feng, you mentioned before the New Year that you were planning to build a house in Lujia Village. When are you going to start?"
Before Lu Zifeng could say anything, he was stopped by the old lady beside him.
"You old man, Feng Ge'er just came back, and you're saying this? What's wrong with letting the child rest for a few days? Are you so anxious?"
Seeing that the old lady’s words made the old man feel a little embarrassed, Lu Zifeng hurriedly said.
"Grandma, it's okay. I'm in good health. As for what Grandpa said about building a house, I remember it. I just haven't found a good craftsman yet. Once I find one, it will be ready."
"Grandfather, you can come forward and buy the vacant land next to our house at the entrance of the village. Then we can at least build a big house there so that we have a place to live when we want to come back to the village to live for a while."
The old man was very happy when he heard Lu Zifeng say this. Although his life now is much better than before in Bingzhou Prefecture, he has no old brothers here, not even someone to chat with. He still prefers to stay in the village.
But when he returned to the village, the eldest brother was alone and could not take good care of the old couple. But if he took the servants back with him, there would not be enough space for them to live. He had been thinking about building a house in the village for a long time.
Now that my grandson has agreed, I am so happy.
In fact, Lu Zifeng also understood his grandfather. After all, they had been brothers for decades. Living in the provincial capital was good, but it was far away from his brothers.
After returning to his yard, Lu Zifeng called Zi Meihua in his heart. Let me tell you, Zi Meihua's real surname is Chang, and her name is Chang Lin.
Talking about Chang Lin's past, I don't know whether to say he is pitiful or hateful.
It turned out that Chang Lin was born in a relatively wealthy family. Because of his father's good management, the family business was growing. Although Chang's father had only this one son, his father was not a person who spoiled his children. He found a teacher to teach Chang Lin since he was a child. Later, when Chang Lin was ten years old, he said that he liked to practice martial arts, so his father hired a master to teach Chang Lin martial arts.
Later, when Chang Lin grew up and got married, he also began to get involved in the family business. Because he was away on business all year round, sometimes he was away from home for a month or two. His wife couldn't stand the loneliness and started hanging out with the housekeeper. After a long time, the servants loyal to Chang Lin naturally found out and told Chang Lin, who was very angry when he found out.
In a rage, he killed the housekeeper and his wife. Since then, Chang Lin has been devastated and his family business has also plummeted. In despair, he sold all his property and went out to travel. When passing through a small town, he saw a woman who looked like his ex-wife, wearing a red dress and flirting with other men. This made Chang Lin, who was about to calm down, hate the fickle woman again, so he sneaked into the woman's house at night, raped her and killed her.
After the first time, there will be a second time. In the past few years, he was very careful. He did not kill women every time he raped them. He would only kill women with bad character. Usually, he would just rape them.
Lu Zifeng guessed at the time that Zi Meihua must have been stimulated by something and did this, but he didn't expect that there was really a story behind it.
"Master, what is the matter?"
"Well, I need a loyal butler here. Do you have a suitable candidate? It doesn't necessarily mean he will sign a death contract."
"Oh, Master, I do have a candidate for the one you're talking about. He used to be a steward in an official's house. He was framed by a concubine and eventually sold. I later bought him, and he's been working in one of my houses. If you want him, I'll have him and his family sent over right away."
"Well, that's fine. Send it over then! It's late, you should get some rest!"
Early the next morning, Lu Zifeng accompanied old man Lu Lancheng to Lujia Village and bought all the 20 acres of vacant land near the village entrance.
At that time, Mr. Lu Lanchen was shocked.
"Brother Feng, what are you planning to do? Although the land is not small, the geology is not good and crops cannot be grown there. It has been lying there for years and no one wants to buy it."
"Grandpa, didn't my grandfather always want to come back and live here? But you know the current house is too small for us. I thought about buying a piece of land in the village and building a big house."
Lu Lanchen was really envious. Look at the third brother's grandson, he is sensible, filial, and capable. Alas, why didn't his own grandson get lost back then? After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. If his grandson had really been lost, he would probably not be alive today. He would have been too heartbroken to live any longer.
After arranging the affairs of Lujia Village, Lu Zifeng took his grandfather back to the provincial capital. However, as soon as he arrived at the door of his house, he saw a group of people arguing at the door.
Lu Zifeng frowned and said to Lu Lancheng.
"Grandpa, let's go in through the back door first. I'll come over later to see what's going on."
Lu Lancheng shook his head and said, "Let's go. I'll go take a look. There are some things that are not suitable for you to deal with."
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