Returning to the Pastoral: Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 74
"Sister-in-law is still not well?" Lu Chenping frowned, even after coming here for a few days, Su Sanniang didn't see any visitors, rumors were flying all over the village, some even said that Su Sanniang was dying.

Thinking of the culprit of Sanniang's illness, Lu Chenping couldn't help but sigh again.In fact, he really didn't understand that when his great-grandfather and great-grandmother were alive, everything in this village was fine, and his father and mother were not the kind of mean and unkind people.

How could it be that once great-grandfather and great-grandmother left, things changed gradually?Although they have been divided into several rooms now, it can be traced back to the generation of great-grandfather, they are all brothers!

This situation got even worse after the uncle left his hometown to become an official and his father became the patriarch of the Lu family.The lives of the clansmen are getting more and more difficult, and intrigues happen from time to time, but it was not like this when the great grandfather was around.

They, the Lu family of Yunzhou, were not born and raised here.At that time, there was a drought in Guanzhong, and then a peasant uprising broke out. The great-great-grandfather was a man of vision. Seeing that the world was getting more and more chaotic, he moved his family to the south of the Yangtze River and took root in Yunzhou.

After several generations of hard work, until his grandfather's generation, life finally became prosperous.Facts have proved that great-great-grandfather was a man of great foresight. This place has beautiful mountains and clear waters, backed by the Xiaoyan Mountain Range, and lives near Yunxia Lake. The climate is pleasant, and rice can be planted once a year, and winter wheat can be planted once a year. There are many wild animals in the mountains. Splendid land.

The act of relocating the whole family back then proved the great-great-grandfather's foresight.Although the peasant uprising that broke out due to the drought and locust plague was finally quelled by the court, the prosperous place in Wanli Guanzhong was empty.The rebellious refugees once came to the capital city, so the emperor had to move the capital to Shuzhong, which was called "Yongjia's disaster" in history.

At that time, Liang State was almost destroyed. Due to the refugee riot, Qing State in the north moved southward.

And the south, which was originally sparsely populated, especially the south of the Yangtze River has become prosperous after several generations of living and multiplying.It was under such circumstances that the Lu family came to Yunzhou.

After three generations of hard work, the reputation of the Lu family in Yunzhou was achieved today.But this situation changed after his father became the leader of the tribe.

Under the leadership of his father, the clansmen who had worked hard to unite gradually lost their unity in the past. Instead, they fought against each other everywhere. Officer, I don't know what will happen now!

In the eyes of outsiders, the Lu family of Yunzhou seems to be quite prestigious, but only Lu Chenping knows in his heart that the Lu family of Yunzhou has long since lost the prosperity of the past, and the life of the clan is extremely difficult, relying on the uncle in Beijing to take care of Ji Gongzhong. .

Because the father controls many things in the clan, and bullies other weaker children, everyone becomes haggled over every detail. Obviously there are still many uncultivated wastelands around, but the clansmen no longer think about making progress, but want to reclaim the wasteland The children are subject to various restrictions.

He really didn't understand what his father thought. In order to commend his uncle's loyalty and filial piety, the imperial court gave all the land in this area to the Lu family. The land in the south of the Yangtze River is fertile. Serve this wild land with heart for two years, it will be thousands of acres of fertile land!
If that is the case, why is the livelihood of the tribe so difficult? !

Thinking of this, Lu Chenping sighed leisurely again, looking at Lu Xi'er whose face was getting ruddy day by day, his eyes were a little dim.

If it was said that his father was a bit harsh towards the clansmen, then he was even more harsh towards the people in the third room.If the reason is to be investigated, it is still the disaster of adoption back then.

The eldest son of Sanfang died early, and his second uncle was the eldest son of Sanfang, and he was a loyal person since he was a child. When their second son died unfortunately, his grandmother took a fancy to the second uncle of Sanfang and wanted to adopt him. Knowing but was blocked by the tribe, after all, the second room is not empty, isn't there still a concubine?Why do you want to adopt the next room?

In the end, the matter became unrevealed. In addition, the second uncle’s younger brother was injured by a wild boar when he went hunting in the mountains. He died within a few days and was cited as unknown. He was successfully adopted into his grandmother's name.

Although the matter has been settled, my father has always cared about what happened in the past. When the second uncle was alive, he often targeted him, especially after he became the patriarch. Otherwise, with the ability of the second uncle, how could life get worse and worse? up?

Although the son never said anything about his father's faults, Lu Chenping still couldn't help but feel that his father's actions were a little too unkind.Grandma has been in the ground for many years, and my second uncle died in battle, leaving behind the orphans and widows of this family, and bullying others...

Every time he thought of this, Lu Chenping felt ashamed and flustered, and felt very sorry for his second uncle's family.Especially a few days ago, after I bought new year's goods from outside and came home but heard such things, I immediately had the urge to invite the clan elders.

But remembering that the person who did these things was his father and his mother, he forcefully suppressed this impulse again.With a feeling of guilt, he took the best safflower oil from home and came to see Su Sanniang.

But after being shut down for several days in a row, my heart became more and more uncomfortable.Thinking of the matter of borrowing food last time, but then nothing happened. My father said that he would exchange food for Sanniang, but he only mentioned it verbally.

This matter has not subsided yet, and there was another troublesome incident. The more Lu Chenping thought about it, the more headache he felt. The more he thought about it, the more he felt ashamed of his second uncle's family. If he hadn't told him rationally, he must ask for forgiveness from his second uncle's family. left early.

He couldn't face his cousin, the pure eyes of his cousins, as long as he looked at these clear eyes, he would feel ashamed instead of his parents, and just wanted to leave far away.

But he can't!He must persevere until his cousin is willing to see him.

"Brother Chenping, it's windy outside, and my sister-in-law is not in good health, you should go back first."

Seeing Lu Chenping's troubled and guilty look, Lu Xier couldn't bear it.

Although the uncle treats them badly, but this cousin treats them with nothing to say.He often took the risk of being beaten and scolded by Mrs. Wang to help them secretly. Even the sister-in-law often dragged her sick body and came to visit them from time to time, and every time she came to her bosom, she would secretly put one or two eggs in her arms for them to eat.

Sometimes Lu Xi'er really can't understand why such bad people as uncle and aunt can have such a good son as his cousin?How can you marry such a virtuous cousin?
Is the difference between people really that big?

"Then..." Lu Chenping's eyes darkened, he reached out and took out safflower oil from his bosom, stuffed it to Lu Xi'er, and said, "This safflower oil is best for reducing bruises and swelling, remember to give it to your sister-in-law."

After a pause, after a moment of silence, he said again: "Take good care of your sister-in-law, elder brother will not be able to compensate you here... I, I have something to do at home, so I will go back first and come back tomorrow..."

(End of this chapter)