Chapter 204: Half True and Half False
Mrs. Lu finally softened her heart. This Ah Mei broke her heart, but she still couldn't bear to do anything harsh to her.
The two guards agreed and left.
Ding Xiaodie, more cautious, chased after him and said, "Uncles... please bring Ah Mei back."
"Why?"
Not to mention the guards' surprise, even Lu Xingluo was extremely puzzled.
Ding Xiaodie said helplessly, "She's even willing to give up the Madam's kindness in raising her. If we let her go and she meets someone who's against us, she'll definitely betray us in a blink of an eye. We need to learn a lesson from what happened with Miao Daxing last time."
"That's right." Qiuju gritted her teeth in hatred. You little girl, just wait for me. When I catch you, I will make sure you are in trouble.
Lu Xingluo finally reacted: "Yes, yes, then you two should bring her back!"
He secretly thought that it was a good thing that Xiaodie reacted quickly, otherwise another disaster would have been sown.
As for the two guards, he was keeping them in mind. The country was in chaos right now, with natural and man-made disasters popping up one after another. He, Lu Xingluo, had also experienced the unpredictable nature of human hearts!
So when he assigned guards, he sent those who had family members and worked as servants in the Lu family.
That way, they won't just walk away with the valuable jewelry!
I hope so!
Lu Xingluo didn't want to appear suspicious, so after giving instructions to the two guards, he told them to hurry and turned around to ask Dabao and Erbao, "Brother Bao, how are the resettlement of the families you are responsible for going?"
Dabao said seriously, "As long as there's a room that's not collapsed, we've arranged for someone to stay there. We're all from the mountains, so we don't care about that. As long as there's a room with a door, we can sleep there. It's fine."
Lu Xingluo nodded: "Then arrange for the personnel to stand guard at the village entrance in batches, and the others should take the time to rest."
"Second Young Master."
Erbao, who had been silent the whole time, finally couldn't help but ask, "Second Young Master, do you have any news about Master Lu and my father?"
...What is supposed to come will eventually come.
Someone will eventually ask where those people have gone; it’s only a matter of time.
Ding Xiaodie had also discussed with them in advance how to unify their statements.
At this time, Lu Xingluo only needed to tell half the truth and half a lie.
The truth is that General Minyuan requisitioned Yangliu Town, and the lie is... Mr. Lu and his men also wanted to contribute to the country, so they volunteered to stay and provide logistics support for General Minyuan's troops.
Therefore, the eldest young master and young master Yunliu had to go back to persuade them to come back, but this matter could not be made known to the villagers for the time being to avoid causing unrest.
Dabao and Erbao were stunned for three seconds after hearing this.
His expression changed from surprise to admiration. Dabao was the first to sigh, "If I had known this, I would have gone with my father and the others. I also want to meet that heroic General Minyuan and serve under him."
Erbao nodded quickly: "Yeah!"
Lu Xingluo's face was filled with frowns, but his expression remained calm. "We were able to bring the villagers here safely, which is a great achievement. Don't worry about it, Brother Dabao."
Ding Xiaodie was silent!
When she heard about General Min Yuan from Lu Xingluo before, she also thought he was a great hero, but now her mind has changed.
Is there any hero who would forcibly conscript men regardless of other people's opinions?
She has never heard of history from ancient times to the present.
"Okay, then we'll be the first group on duty and get to work!"
When they heard that their father was doing something for the heroic general, Dabao and Erbao suddenly became full of energy and left as soon as they said they would.
Ding Xiaodie, who was left with Lu Xingluo, looked at each other: "..."
…
Although Dabao and Erbao are honest, they do things in an orderly manner and have thoughtful ideas.
Ding Xiaodie's family was allocated a courtyard with three main rooms and three east and west wing rooms, which was extremely spacious.
I guess there were originally three families living here. Now that the entire Ding family has been divided up here, it is just enough space for them to live in. The originally deserted courtyard has become lively.
Now, under Ding Rong's majesty, Zhu was completely different. After entering the house, she was busy running in and out, sweeping the dust on the kang, taking out the tattered thin mattress to spread it out, and then helping the old woman onto the kang.
She even bent down and took off the old woman's shoes herself.
You know, these things were all done by Zhang Xiu before, but now she actually feels like she has no say in them.
Sun just rolled her eyes as she watched: Tsk, what's there to be proud of? It's just that that damn bitch Ding Xiaodie went out to look for them, and now she comes back and they treat it as a huge favor. How boring!
In order to make the old lady live comfortably, the main house was reserved for the three members of Ding Xiaodie's family. It was Zhu who first proposed the idea, and then Ding Rong glared at her, and no one else could compete.
Then Ding Rong and Ding De's family each had a row of side rooms, and there was enough room.
Although there was no mattress, at least there was a kang where I could lie down and sleep, which was much better than lying on a slope in the mountains.
Seeing that Zhu was taking care of the old lady and had nothing to do, Zhang Xiu went to the kitchen to clean.
Sun was cunning and lazy. After observing the situation, she went back to her room and said she wanted to clean it.
The children at home have already started playing together.
Ding Xue went to find Ding Mei and hid in the house to talk in private.
Dingxiang pulled the expressionless little Dinghao and took him to pick up stones and build a stone house for fun.
On this side, Ding De walked into Ding Rong's room in a depressed mood, followed by his taciturn son Ding Shan.
After entering the house, they sat on the kang...
Ding Rong was just about to take a nap and had just closed his eyes when he heard some noise and had to open them again. When he found out it was him and his son, he became very impatient: "Second brother, Ding Shan, what do you two want to do?"
Ding Shan had a feeling of respect and awe for his uncle. He was so frightened that he opened his mouth but could not utter a word.
Ding De sighed bitterly: "Brother, you were not in good spirits recently, and I couldn't talk to you about anything. Now I want to tell you about the pain in my heart."
"What kind of suffering? Is it because of the wolfsbane thing that happened to Ding Mei?" Ding Rong saw through him at a glance.
"Brother, you know everything?"
Ding De's eyes widened in surprise. "But you seemed to have lost your soul a few days ago. I thought you didn't know what happened at home."
Ding Rong slowly closed his eyes. "I just didn't want to bother with them. There were only a few of them, so how could I not know what was going on? But, Second Brother, I advise you not to pursue this matter."
"Why...why?"
"Ding Mei was at fault in this matter. We are all family. Stop picking on Xiaodie. When will this cycle of revenge end?"
“…”
"Alright, if you don't have anything else to do, just go out and don't disturb my rest. I've been walking for a whole day and night, and my old bones are about to fall apart!"
After being driven away by their elder brother, the father and son came out of the house in disgrace. Ding De was completely stunned!
(End of this chapter)
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