Chapter 475: It's Time to Pay Back
"Brother Feng is back."
"Brother Yan is also in high school."
Xier hurried back, but before she arrived, she heard the shouting.
The two elders of the Lu family were waiting eagerly at the door.
"Where is Feng'er?"
"What's Yan'er's ranking in high school?"
"Top of the list...Yan'er has topped the list, and Feng'er has gone to the palace to report." Xier said excitedly while gesturing.
"Great, great, double happiness...hahaha..."
General Lu laughed excitedly with his head thrown back. If his legs could run and jump, he would have jumped up by now.
Afraid he had heard wrong, he took his wife's hand and confirmed again: "Is the top of the list the first place? Will there be a palace examination in a few days?"
"It's the palace examination. After we meet the emperor, we'll be able to determine which of the three top spots Yan'er has won."
"Any one is fine." If his precious grandson could be in the top three, it would be enough for him to brag about for the rest of his life.
General Lu was filled with emotion. "From now on, our Lu family is no longer just a family of soldiers. We now have scholars serving in the government. We can finally hold our heads high and be proud. Quick, set off the firecrackers. I'm going to book Xiapinju for a grand banquet."
As soon as General Lu finished speaking, his wife slapped him hard on the shoulder.
"You're getting old and confused. Yipinju belongs to our daughter. Why do you need to book the place? Besides, is this the time to have a big banquet and set off firecrackers?"
Mrs. Lu actually wanted to say that her grandson’s surname was Jiang.
But I don't want to pour cold water on him at this time.
General Lu was stunned.
Only then did I remember that the national mourning period had not yet ended.
"Look at my memory. I almost got into trouble." He smiled and stroked his beard.
Wait a little longer.
Once the national mourning is over, he will definitely hold a grand banquet to celebrate.
In the past, I was feared by the old emperor, so I had to be cautious and careful in everything and keep a low profile. I had money but nowhere to spend it.
Fortunately, he finally died.
Good things take time, so it’s okay to wait.
"We can't get married, we can't have banquets, and we can't celebrate. But at least we can have a family reunion dinner, right?" General Lu looked at his wife.
"Of course you can eat. My daughter is already busy, so you can eat." Madam Lu said as she was about to push him into the house. She smiled and said, "Go back to the house. Your daughter and precious grandson don't know this good news yet."
In the twilight.
The old couple walked one after the other, talking and laughing...
The young man put down the book in his hand, stood up and walked to the window, looked out, and a smile appeared on his face, warmer than the spring sunshine.
He picked up his clothes and went downstairs to meet her.
When Miaomiao returned home, she saw her grandfather holding her second brother's hand, his face flushed with excitement.
When he saw her, he held her hand tightly and asked her to sit next to him.
"Grandfather, can I take your surname?" The second brother knelt down.
General Lu was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"I've discussed this with my mother, and I'm going to change my name to Lu. It's up to you, brother."
"That's great, of course. It would be best if both of you brothers took my surname." General Lu was overjoyed and nodded in agreement without even thinking.
When my daughter just got divorced, I wrote to her and asked her to change the children's surnames and return to the Lu family, but it has been delayed until now.
It’s not too late, it’s just right, who dares to say no.
That bastard Jiang Yunze doesn't deserve to have such a promising child.
He deserves to die alone.
Madam Lu also nodded. "That's fine. You should have your mother write a letter to the elders of the Jiang family. I believe they will be reasonable. However, your status is different now. After the palace examination, you will have to eat public food and become a member of the court. You must report the change of surname to the emperor."
"Grandson understands." Jiang Ziyan nodded.
He had thought about this a long time ago, but he put it into practice now because the resistance is the least.
From now on, his scumbag dad will never come around him again, so he can take whose surname he wants.
As for the elders of the Jiang family, whether they agree or not, it is the same.
What can I do if I don't agree?
Calculating, my scumbag dad has been gone for more than half a month, and he should be almost in Jiangzhou by now.
I really want to know how they are doing now.
It was two months later that Jiang Yunze and his mother returned to Taoxi Village.
They are not having a good time at all.
It can be said that he had the worst life in the whole village, not much better than a beggar, ridiculed, mocked, abused, and looked down upon...
These are what they encountered after returning home.
Jiang Yunze felt that this was not his hometown at all, it was clearly her, Lu Qingyao's.
They were all bribed by Lu Qingyao and were on her side.
He used to teach the children in the village, but now everyone treats him as an enemy.
Not only have the people's hearts in Taoxi Village changed, but the village's appearance has also changed.
The roads in the village have been repaired, new houses have been built for every household, and some have even bought ox carts. They have several acres of fertile land at home, and during the slack season they can go up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots to sell, or even go to the town to work as temporary workers.
I will never be as poor as before and unable to afford even meat.
When Jiang Yunze entered the village, he thought he had taken the wrong path.
But when he saw the thatched houses in the gaps between rows of blue brick and tiled houses, his memory was instantly pulled back to the past.
It was like this when he left, and it hasn't changed at all over the years.
A broken hut, worn-out tables, chairs and benches, even the doors and windows were rotten, even older and more broken than before.
The difference is that the paper on the window was not blown by the wind, but was punctured by someone, leaving it in tatters.
Someone also deliberately poked a hole in the thatch of the roof.
The walls, the floor, nothing is good.
Is this the house that Jiang Ziyan specially restored for him?
This kid is so cruel!
How could he give birth to such a bad thing?
When Old Mrs. Jiang saw this house, she was stunned. She couldn't even cry and collapsed on the ground.
This house is even more shabby than the one the Zhou family gave them. How can people live in it?
Why are you back to Taoxi Village?
This place is her nightmare.
She spent half her life working hard to support her son's education and help him pass the imperial examinations before she escaped from this hellish place. She never expected to be sent back when she was old.
She has been carefully taken care of for more than twenty years. Now at her age, what else can she do?
I can’t carry it with my hands or on my shoulders, so is the only thing I can do but continue to wash clothes for others?
No, she doesn't want it.
She doesn't want to spend her days being laughed at and ridiculed.
She doesn't want to return to her roots and would rather die outside.
If she didn't have to take care of her son, she would have wanted to hang herself.
But if he dies, what will happen to his son?
I can't drag him down with me. It's better to live a miserable life than to die.
Old Mrs. Jiang was in tears.
Lu Mingxi, who had escorted them back, took out an abacus and, with a few clicks, tossed a stack of IOUs in front of them. "Look here, these are the expenses for food and drink you spent on your trip back from the capital, as well as the rent for this house, a total of two hundred taels. I don't expect you to pay me back now, but I'll have people come to collect the debt every month. Don't even think about refusing to pay. If you don't, you'll end up sleeping in the sheepfold."
Jiang Yunze was stunned: "What expenses? What rent? You are robbing me!"
When the mother and daughter came back, they lived in a warehouse and ate plain steamed buns, which cost two hundred taels.
Besides, it’s not what they want to return.
He was obviously kidnapped and brought back. He is so heartless and really hateful.
Lu Mingxi glanced at him sideways and said, "You don't think that food and lodging are free all the way back to Jiangzhou! You're dreaming of free lodging and food."
"Then why so many?"
"Interest compounds interest, don't you know?"
"You bastard, you have a black heart." Jiang Yunze was so angry that he was shaking all over. "What about this house? The house originally belonged to me. Why did you take the money? Are you breaking the law?"
"Breaking the law?" Lu Mingxi took a deed from the attendant and said, "Have you forgotten that your property was raided? Naturally, all the real estate and land under your name were confiscated, but these were bought by Brother Yan and given to Miaomiao. Now they belong to Miaomiao. Don't say that Miaomiao is also your daughter and you don't deserve it."
"Miaomiao is your creditor now, remember that."
Jiang Yunze's face was greener than the melons on the roadside. "If you need money, go find Jiang Ziyan. He's my son. The son must pay for the father's debt. Do you understand?"
"Humph! You only remember now that he is your son, but it's too late! Were you dead during those years they were in Taoxi Village?"
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