Chapter 44 Are You Willing to Give Up?
The post station soon appeared in front of everyone.
Everyone was shocked, their numb expressions finally showed some joy, and their pace couldn't help but quicken a bit.
Finally, they arrived at the entrance of the post station.
What was different from the past when there was only their group of people was that there was a carriage parked at the entrance of the post station, and two people were standing next to the carriage. They looked at the crowd without any disgust or disdain.
Everyone just wanted to go in and rest quickly, and didn't pay too much attention to the two of them.
Lu Yao was very surprised. She didn't expect to see that familiar carriage here.
During the whole journey, she had been restless because of the previous glimpse. Now when she saw the carriage, she was delighted. Before she stepped forward to ask, her eyes fell on the person next to the carriage.
Just one glance and she was completely stunned.
He, why is he here?
Lu Yao thought she was seeing things, so she rubbed her eyes and looked again. The man was still there.
Their eyes met, and the man's lips curled up, revealing a gentle and beautiful smile to her. Lu Yao exclaimed, quickly stepped forward, and finally almost ran to the man's face. She stretched out her hand to give him a hug, but then she realized that there was a rope on her wrist, and she couldn't get around behind him.
"Brother." Lu Yao felt aggrieved.
Lu Mingxiu's eyes were full of heartache, but there was a smile on his lips. He opened his arms and hugged the person tightly.
"uncle?"
"uncle!"
"uncle!"
Xiao Yunhao and Xiao Xinyue were originally curious about why their mother suddenly walked so fast, but when they saw who was the person not far away, they were very excited. They left their father behind and ran over, throwing themselves directly onto Lu Mingxiu's legs. It seemed as if they had discussed it in advance, and each of them held one.
The warmth between the brother and sister was interrupted by the two little ones. Lu Yao stepped out of her brother's arms and looked at the two children with helplessness and amusement.
Little Yunhao and Little Xinyue didn't notice their mother's expression, but instead tugged at their uncle's clothes and started chattering:
"Uncle, why are you here?"
"Uncle, I miss you so much."
"Uncle, will you come with us?"
"uncle……"
Rong Yanhui walked over to the others and greeted his eldest brother-in-law. Seeing the two children surrounding their uncle, who were unusually lively, he smiled and rubbed their heads. "Okay, what should I say to you guys?"
Haohao touched his head embarrassedly. What should he do? In his excitement, he forgot that he was no longer a child. Would his parents think that he was not steady and reliable enough and not let him walk more in the future?
Yueyue is young and doesn't have the burdens of her brother. She sticks out her tongue, holds her uncle's hand, and is extremely happy.
Lu Yao watched the two guys interacting with their uncle, feeling a little sour: "These two little guys completely changed when they saw their uncle."
They are not harsh or strict with their children.
Rong Yanhui curled his lips and smiled lightly: "The child feels sorry for us."
Lu Yao sighed. Knowing their little thoughts, she felt even more powerless.
"Don't think too much," Rong Yanhui rubbed her head, "We should be happy."
Although, he also felt distressed and guilty.
Alas, now is not a good time, we can only take it slowly.
The movement from Lu Yao's side immediately attracted the attention of others. Many people looked at the carriage and the scene of interaction with that family with envy in their eyes.
Although others are envious, they are just envious. For them, the steamed buns/cakes/mozzarella that are about to be obtained are more realistic.
But the Shen family is an exception.
Old Mrs. Wang looked at the carriage and the familiar people beside it, her anger burning in her eyes. Why did this sickly person come again?
"Oh, this brother and sister have an extraordinary relationship." She said sarcastically.
Wang Yalan supported the old lady and said, "That's right. Our children don't sit at the same table anymore since they were seven years old."
"What a shameful thing," said Old Lady Wang, her face filled with disgust. "It's a good thing it has nothing to do with our Shen family anymore."
Lu Mingxiu didn't want to pay any attention to the Shen family, but he would never allow them to slander and ruin his younger sister's reputation. "The old lady is still so arrogant. She's still as good at making up stories and stirring up trouble as ever."
As for what she meant by no relationship, we can talk about it later.
Old Lady Wang snorted coldly: "I didn't expect a sickly person like you to be so lucky."
Lu Yao stood in front of Lu Mingxiu and glared at Old Lady Wang: "My brother is fine, but you, Old Lady, should be careful during thunderstorms."
After saying that, she looked at her brother and said, "Ignore this crazy woman. She will get her comeuppance sooner or later."
She now made no effort to conceal her dislike for the old lady.
It's strange. Everyone is tired like a dog, but this old lady is still so energetic at her age. It would be fine if she was always making trouble along the way, but even though they have obviously cut off all ties, she still comes to trouble them tirelessly every day. Even though she never gets any advantage, she still enjoys doing so.
I really feel uncomfortable if I don't cause trouble for them every day.
Originally, if the other party stopped making trouble and lived in peace, she would have ignored it, but this was really asking for trouble, and being scolded was her own fault.
"That's right," Lu Mingxiu continued, and then he chuckled as he thought of something and said to his younger sister, "I'll tell you later."
Seeing him like this, Lu Yao guessed that something interesting must have happened, probably related to the Shen family, so she didn't ask much, but planned to talk about why her brother was here.
"How could my Shen family have..." Old Mrs. Wang opened her mouth and wanted to curse.
Lu Yao interrupted directly and said disdainfully, "There is no relationship between us. Old lady, please don't try to make connections."
Is it boring to repeat the same words over and over again every day? At the very least, try using some fresh words.
Her ears are almost callused.
How could Mrs. Wang bear being despised by someone who looked down on her? But at the critical moment, she was stopped by Wang Yalan and Shen Yaoming.
The mother and son never stopped hating Lu Yao and the others.
They thought that after they severed their relationship, those people would become as pitiful and ridiculous as dogs that had lost their homes, but the fact was that after leaving the Shen family, those people lived better. How could they feel comfortable about this?
But the situation is stronger than people. No matter how unwilling we are, there is nothing we can do. We are just strangers to each other.
It’s not that they haven’t thought about doing something small, but it’s just a thought.
Lu Xiuming finally found the key, and it didn't matter anymore? Thinking of what my younger sister said before, I had a certain guess in my mind.
Old Lady Wang wanted to say something, but before she could react, she was warned by Lu Yao and his sister.
"Don't act like a demon at your age. Think about your precious son and grandson."
"Tell me, if I go to the generals and the captains, what will happen to the Shen family?"
Just as Lu Mingxiu and Lu Yao finished their conversation, Rong Yanhui suddenly appeared: "He's already here."
Old Lady Wang and the others thought Rong Yanhui was deliberately trying to scare them, but they instinctively looked to the side and were met with Lin Hongyang's stern face. Their expressions changed drastically. How could they still be in the mood for trouble? They immediately rushed into the post station.
"General Lin."
"General Lin."
Haohao and Yueyue also packed their luggage in an orderly manner, imitating their mother and uncle.
Lin Hongyang nodded without saying anything else and walked straight into the post station. Captain Wu, who was following behind him, smiled at them and said, "You two brothers can chat first. If you need anything, you can come to me."
Several people thanked Captain Wu, and after everyone had gone in, Lu Mingxiu carried the two children onto the carriage and let them rest inside, while Lu Yao and Rong Yanhui sat directly on the shaft of the carriage.
“They are very nice people.”
Lu Yao glanced at the backs of Captain Wu and the others. As the parties involved, they could feel the care these people showed them.
Especially Lu Yao, in modern times, she had specially learned about ancient exile for a project.
Exile is a form of punishment even more cruel than the death penalty. Many tragic and horrific things happen along the way. For example, they will target women, so many women will choose to mutilate themselves to protect themselves. They will also withhold food, treat the exiled people as non-human beings, and beat and scold them for fun...
But they did not encounter these common tricks.
Although the setting of the original novel is partly due to this, in comparison, General Lin and his subordinates are really very good.
"Brother, let's not talk about this for now," Lu Yao asked, "Why are you here? What's going on?"
Although she was happy to see her brother who had been dependent on her since childhood, she was more concerned about his situation.
Lu Mingxiu smiled and said, "I sold the house."
"Sold?" Lu Yao was surprised.
The house was bought by my parents, and they were reluctant to sell it even when they went to work in other places. They said that my brother would take part in the imperial examinations in the future and would return to the capital sooner or later, so the house was left to him. In order to make things easier in the future, my father even took my brother to the government office to transfer the ownership of the house, which almost shocked everyone at the time.
There are cases where a father who is still so young transfers the property to his son, but it is rare. However, these are other people's family affairs, and they just watch for fun.
It was precisely because the house was transferred to his brother that they had a place to live for nearly ten years.
Even so, they are clearly in their own home, but they live like dependents.
Lu Mingxiu nodded: "It's boring for me to stay in the capital alone."
Lu Yao's expression changed: "Did they do something again?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine," Lu Mingxiu rubbed her head, "Your brother is not someone who will suffer any loss right now."
Ever since his sister was forced to marry, he had lost even the superficial courtesy towards that family. If possible, he even wanted to kick those people out.
"They didn't make a fuss?" Those people are the kind of people who either take advantage or suffer losses.
Well, they are exactly the same as those from the Shen family.
"Then I don't know." Lu Mingxiu spread his hands.
Anyway, someone will come to collect the house, so they will have to move out even if they don't want to.
Lu Yao still believed in her brother's methods.
He was willing to endure it before because of herself, but now that he doesn't have her concerns, it will only take a few minutes to get rid of that family of disgusting blood-sucking worms.
It turned out that Lu Mingxiu had long known about the plans of the Wu family. However, while they were planning how to transfer the second house's property to their own names in a legitimate and orderly manner, they did not know that Lu Mingxiu had already made arrangements.
In the past, because he was in poor health, their lives were not affected in the first few years when their grandparents were still alive. After the two old people passed away, they relied on the things left by their parents to maintain their daily expenses.
However, the people in the eldest house were greedy and they might have restrained themselves in the past, but later they started to rob openly. One of them was frail and sickly, taking medicine constantly and had to stay in bed for days at a time, and the other was young and could be bullied. These two children had no elders to protect them and could only be bullied by others.
It is even more logical that the person who controls them is their closest uncle.
They were certainly not the kind of people who waited to be beaten. Under the torture of their uncle and his men, the little family affection they had disappeared completely.
However, Lu Mingxiu's health was too poor, and just when the two were planning to get rid of his uncle's family, he became seriously ill again.
This time, the situation was surprisingly serious. Not only did the condition relapse, but he also fell into a coma at one point, which scared Lu Yao.
She went to see a doctor and by chance she met a very skilled one. He did not usually practice medicine in the capital, so it was her luck that she met him.
The man gave Lu Mingxiu a detailed examination and prescribed some medicine, but the medicines included some precious herbs, which would cost a lot of money.
The valuable things in the house were either taken away by Dafang in various ways or partially pawned. Lu Yao pawned everything she could, but still fell short of a lot, so she had to ask the eldest wife for help.
The eldest wife is hoping that he will die soon, so how could she possibly agree to that?
Perhaps she listened to someone's advice and put forward conditions. In order to save her brother, Lu Yao agreed to their conditions and married the unfavored eldest son of the Shen family.
Although he is the eldest son, he actually lives a life worse than the servants. One can imagine how difficult Lu Yao's life will be after she gets married.
Fortunately, the doctor was a real talent and thanks to Lu Yao's desperate effort, Lu Mingxiu not only woke up, but his health also improved. Although he was still a little weak, he no longer fell seriously ill every few days like before.
However, after learning that his younger sister had a near-death experience because he was forced to marry, Lu Mingxiu stopped associating with the people from the first wife's side.
He and Mo Zhu have lived in the yard these years and have not done anything extreme, but they are worried that these people will harass their younger sister.
Now, my younger sister has gone to Ganzhou, and the chance of her coming back in this life is slim, and these people are still determined to take advantage of him, so there is no need for him to put himself in a difficult position and let those people continue to take advantage of him.
As for blood ties and the outside world's views——
The affection between the second wife and the first wife had been completely worn out many years ago.
His only relatives are his younger sister and two nephews.
He doesn't care what those people outside want to say.
But in the end, Lu Mingxiu changed his plan a little. He would have people do some things after he left. By then, not only would he be able to completely eliminate himself and his younger sister's family without leaving any future troubles, but he would also make his uncle and his family suffer.
While buying the house and making these arrangements, Lu Mingxiu was not idle either. He and Mo Zhu went to Yunshan Village.
The Shen family was ransacked, and logically these things should have been confiscated directly. However, it was his brother-in-law who bought these things in the first place. He put all the things in the household of his younger sister, and wrote the source directly as dowry.
The law stipulates that a woman's dowry belongs to her personally, and no one has the right to possess or use it privately. Therefore, everything in Yunshan Village was left as Lu Yao's dowry.
Lu Mingxiu found the village chief, explained his purpose, rented the land to him, and rented the house directly to a failed scholar who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
The other party said that if he passed the exam in three years, he would keep an eye on other students in need.
He also made arrangements for the rent of the land and the house.
When I returned to the capital after arranging the matters of Yunshan Village, the person I had contacted before brought good news.
My younger sister was right. For professional matters, we should ask professionals to help. Sure enough, we asked them to do the work and got everything done in just two days. Not only did we find the most suitable buyer, but the other party was also generous.
After getting the silver, he went to the street and bought a lot of things.
The journey was heading southwest, and it would take at least two months to reach the destination. He had to prepare everything he needed for the journey, especially for his younger sister and the others. The adults had to travel in shackles, and the two children were so young, so who knew how much suffering they would have to endure along the way.
So, he wanted to prepare as much as possible.
Watching his young master shopping like crazy as if he didn't need money, Mo Zhu reminded him quietly: "Young Master, we will pass through many towns on the way. If you need anything, you can go to the local area to buy it."
Everyone around looked at them with the same eyes. He was really worried that the news would leak to the eldest wife before they left.
Lu Mingxiu slapped his forehead and said, "Mo Zhu, you are right."
He is so concerned that he is confused.
Since there was no need to buy too many daily necessities, Lu Mingxiu focused on purchasing those that were difficult to find outside and were most needed at the moment.
For example, medicines with various functions, and some books.
Early the next morning, someone was waiting at the back door in a horse-drawn carriage. Lu Mingxiu and Mo Zhu put their packed luggage onto the carriage.
Before leaving, Lu Mingxiu once again took a look at the courtyard where he and his younger sister had lived for more than ten years, and many emotions flashed in his eyes.
There was nostalgia and reluctance, but it eventually turned into determination and urgency, and I closed the door and left without hesitation.
No one in the first house knew anything about what Lu Mingxiu had been doing these days.
They were still dreaming of quickly taking over all the wealth of the second house. However, when the new owner came to evict them, they found out that Lu Mingxiu had sold all his properties and disappeared.
They were skeptical, shocked, angry and incredulous.
Don't want to move?
Don’t you even look at who the new owner is!
The eldest branch of the Lu family bullies the weak and fears the strong. If they were ordinary people, they might just throw a tantrum and continue to act recklessly, but this one wouldn't dare to do that even if he had ten times the courage.
Just let it go?
That's even more impossible.
If they can't cause trouble for the new landlord, can't they also settle the score with that bastard?
Can't find anyone?
It doesn’t matter, let’s just ruin their reputation first.
only……
The first wife's family had just made their plan and had not yet put it into practice when rumors spread that they were abusing the second wife's children and forcing their only child to leave the country. In just half a day, the rumor spread throughout the city.
As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm. They lost the initiative, and any explanations they made later were nothing but guilty excuses.
After all, it was true that the two sisters from the second branch of the Lu family depended on each other for survival, but it was also true that they were now missing and forced to marry...
Because of his damaged reputation, the idle job that Uncle Lu had bought was also taken away. He had no source of income and no place to live. Even his married daughter was disliked by her in-laws. Want to support the family? Then he should just quit and go back to be with his parents and family.
The eldest wife of the Lu family had no choice but to return to her hometown in shame.
At this time, they had very little money left, just like when they hurried from their hometown to the capital.
Of course, this is all later.
After listening to their brother's explanation, Lu Yao and Rong Yanhui couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up, but the next moment...
"Brother, what are your plans for the future?"
Lu Mingxiu looked at her: "Ganzhou."
Lu Yao frowned, "Are you crazy?"
Although things there have developed very well, in this day and age, it is a place of exile that people are terrified of.
Not to mention the backwardness and hard life there, my brother's health is such that he definitely wouldn't be able to survive there.
"I know what's going on," Lu Yao said quickly, "Can you bear to see your brother alone and helpless?"
The pitiful look is exactly the same as Haohao's little expression sometimes.
"But……"
Lu Yao wanted to say something, but Lu Mingxiu smiled and said, "The house has been sold. I have money and Mozhu on me. It won't be too difficult to get there."
He had done some research in advance and found out that the climate there was very different from that in the capital. It would probably take some time to adapt.
When he decided to sell the house, he had already thought about it. He would use the money to bribe the officers and soldiers, so that his younger sister and the others would have an easier time. Now it seems that the two of them don't need it, so the money can be kept for other purposes.
Rong Yanhui understood and quickly hugged him, softly comforting him, "You and your brother grew up together, relying on each other. You haven't spent much time together in recent years, but you're not far away from each other, so you can always get news from each other. Now that you're leaving for Ganzhou, you don't know when we'll meet again. Are you really willing to leave?"
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