Luo nine needles

Chapter 1 Baiquan City

Baiquan City is located in the northwestern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Just like the name, springs are everywhere, and it is known as "Little Jiangnan."

On a hot summer day, when merchants with dry mouths and tongues and gray faces entered the city, they saw green willows swaying, stone bridges like the moon, and rivers were clear, and they immediately relieved their fatigue.

Everyone can't help but stop, put down their itinerary, or walk into restaurants and tea shops, or stand on the bridge to watch the spring water bubbling, enjoying a moment of summer tranquility.

But today the street is very noisy, there is a sound of firecrackers in a certain direction of the city from time to time, and there is a group of people on the street beating gongs and drums.

"What kind of festival is this?" Out-of-town merchants sitting in teahouses asked curiously.

Although today is not a season they are familiar with, what if it is a local custom.

The guy who came to refill the tea smiled and said, "It's not a holiday, it's a big happy event."

This is quite common, when there is a happy event at home, it is necessary to have fun, merchants look out, at this time the procession of beating gongs and drums approaches, the two servants at the head raise their hands, and a large amount of money rains down , the street suddenly boiled——

The merchants couldn't help but let out a sigh.

It turned out to be throwing money in the street!
This kind of scene is really only seen in Jiangnan, and it is the work of wealthy merchants.

There is such a wealthy family in this border town?
What kind of happy event is this?
"It's the third son of the Lu Family Buxing, who has been admitted as a scholar."

Scholars, that means they have fame and fame. It is indeed a happy event, and the merchants nodded with a smile.

Next to it, locals joined in the chat.

"The Lu family has donated money to Xiaolian before, but this is the first time to donate to Xiu."

"Look at what you said, why did the scholar donate it? That's what Mr. Lu San was admitted to."

"San Gongzi Lu has been famous for his intelligence since he was a child."

"Master Lu is only this year!"

How young!Different from Ju Xiaolian, a scholar has to take a real talent test, and the number of places is limited, how many people may not be able to pass the test in a lifetime, and the well-informed businessmen can't help but follow the team of beating gongs and drums, curious about who How handsome is the young and promising young master Lu San.

The Lu family's house is in the west of the city, a five-entry house, where three brothers live. Compared with the rich and powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, the house is a bit shabby.

In fact, the foundation of the Lu family cannot be compared with that of the rich and powerful in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Lu family moved to Baiquan County from other places, worked as a long-term worker, and sold straw sandals. The business was started in Mrs. Lu's generation. One shop became two, three, and the family business gradually became successful. Baiquan County is not considered a home of the rich.

Until a few years ago, Mr. Lu bought a boat company, and the business spread in all directions, and the momentum of the Lu family suddenly changed.

Outside, there are domestic servants drumming to spread money in the streets, outside the alleys, maids and maids are giving porridge, and relatives, friends, business partners in the house are all pouring in, making the house even more cramped.

Several women were sitting in the corner of the flower hall, looking around and chatting. One of the women told everyone the latest news.

"It won't be too long, the Lu family bought the Qi's alley."

Behind the alley where the Lu family is located, there is another alley, which is much larger than this one, and originally belonged to the Qi family.

The Qi family is an aristocratic family in Baiquan County, and their family will not cause excitement in the whole city just because a son is a scholar, because in that case, Baiquan County will be full of excitement.

Qi's poems and books are heirs, and the children are all scholars. The fame seems to have been worn on him since birth. The old man Qi of this generation is so famous that he was invited by the emperor to be the teacher of the prince.

But it was precisely because of knowledge that the Qi family attracted a catastrophe of extermination.

Five years ago, the king of Jin conspired against him and killed the crown prince. As the former teacher of the king of Jin, Mrs. Qi was accused by the enraged emperor, and he had no way to teach him.

Just like that overnight, the Qi family broke up, and people came and went to the high gate and the deep house was deserted.

"So it was bought by the Lu family." Another woman exclaimed, "Although it is a criminal property, it is very expensive because it occupies a large area."

The woman who had spoken earlier groaned, "Is the Lu family still afraid of being expensive?"

A woman nodded and said exaggeratedly: "The Lu family can buy half of the city now, let alone an abandoned Qi family's old house."

"The key to this matter is not money." A woman suddenly whispered.

She speaks in a soft voice, looks elegant and somewhat bookish, and looks a bit shabby among women in her attire.

But the women wearing gold and silver merchants did not despise them at all.

This lady is from the county lieutenant's family, and as an official, it was rare for her to sit with her in the past.

"Madam Sun, please tell me." The women hurriedly asked respectfully.

Mrs. Sun smiled lightly: "This is not in the official property, and it can't be bought with money. Otherwise, wouldn't there be rich people in Baiquan City? If you want to buy it, what you need is not money, but qualifications."

She looked at the front hall, which was the men's area, where the three brothers of the Lu family were all there, and the old master Lu was surrounded by everyone, with a red face.

"Now, the Lu family is qualified to buy it."

The Lu family is not only rich, but the young son stepped into the official career, led the Lu family to rise up step by step, and became a new nobleman.

Just like the Qi family in the past.

This is luck, luck goes up and down, Qi's luck disappears, and Lu's luck grows.

The wealthy businessmen and women understood. The eyes they looked at the flower hall were not only envious, but also a little more awed. Businessmen are after profit, and their friendship is cold. If you are good at this time, you can turn your face at the next moment, but you can't treat the Lu family like this in the future. Well, even if the Lu family ran out of money in business, they didn't dare to take it slow.

Because the Lu family has the right.

Power is something more powerful than money.

"Mrs. Lu really gave birth to a good son." A woman couldn't help murmuring.

For a woman, she relies on her husband for the first half of her life, and her son for the second half of her life. Both of these rely on good luck.

Mrs. Lu is really a good fortune. She married a rich husband and gave birth to a son who is on the rise. It is really enviable.

When Mrs. Lu was mentioned, the women murmured, "Where is Mrs. Lu?"

Just now he was only focused on chatting, but now he looked around, there were ladies from the Lu family on the female guest's side, they were just housewives with two and three bedrooms, but Mrs. Lu, who was in charge of the family, was not there.

It shouldn't be, this is the most glorious time for a mother, how can Mrs. Lu avoid it and give up this glory to her two sister-in-laws?
They had never heard that Mrs. Lu was so kind to her sister-in-law.

After Mrs. Lu passed away, Mrs. Lu devoted herself to chanting Buddhism and lived in a village outside the city, ignoring common affairs.

Mrs. Lu is in charge of the house, and she behaves like a mother-in-law in front of her two sisters-in-law.

"I saw you when I first came in." A woman said, "But it seems that something happened, so I hurried in."

Didn't come out until now?

What's the matter?
The woman said again in a low voice: "Ma'am, your complexion is very bad, and your eyes are very troubled."

These words surprised the women, and they didn't believe it.

How can it be?

Now Mrs. Lu has a son and everything is fulfilled, what else can bother her?

(End of this chapter)