Chapter 6: Never beat the odds
Qiuniang thought about it for a moment: "It's a tall, thin man in his thirties who has a head. There's a mole here -" She nodded her left forehead, "He has a short beard. They call him Mr. Guo."
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When Lu Jia heard this, he sneered and returned: "It is indeed him."
Now that everyone has come to Tanzhou, how can we not talk about this old feud?
Before being abandoned by the Jiang family, Lu Jia was the high-ranking eldest daughter of the Lu family.
She lost her mother when she was born, and then her father, Lu Jie, rejected her old mother and raised her by his side.
When she was three years old, Lu Jie was promoted to Minister of Rites, and not long after that, the chief assistant of the cabinet brought her adopted daughter Jiang and Lu Jie together.
The Lu family has been a family of officials for generations, and Lu Jie's grandfather was also a famous official. A young man from the Lu family became famous. At the age of twenty, he was promoted from editor of the Hanlin Academy to a doctor in the Ministry of Rites. At the age of twenty-three, he won the favor of the emperor with his outstanding rhetoric and appointed him as the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
No matter how you look at it, Lu Jie has a bright future without having to rely on anyone. No one expected that he would happily agree to marry Jiang, and then become a member of Yan Song's party, and calmly evolve into a "little traitor" in the eyes of the world ".
When Lu Jia was a child, she and her traitorous father were quite harmonious.
At that time, she didn't know whether it was adultery or not. She only knew that her father was very busy, loved reading, and was good at changing faces. When he was not busy, he would mostly hold her on his knees and read poetry.
When he saw that he was naughty, he would hurriedly break a branch in his hand and stare at her to scare her. But when he heard that a guest was coming, he who had been glaring at him a second ago would immediately put on a smiley face to welcome him out.
Later, he got married and Jiang became pregnant, so he didn't spend much time at home.
Either he went to inspect water transportation for a few months, or he went to supervise the construction progress of the imperial tomb for ten days and a half. And when he was not at home, Jiang would naturally take over for Lu Jia.
At first, Lu Jia and the Jiang family did not interfere with each other. Later, the Jiang family gave birth to Lu Ying. However, Lu Jie had been away on business trips for many years. The couple got together less and separated more, and they did not get pregnant again for two years in a row.
As soon as Lu Jie came back, he only called Lu Jia over, and Jiang's eyes gradually became abnormal.
When Lu Jia was abandoned, Lu Jie was ordered to go to Luoyang to investigate the case.
Mr. Guo's name is Guo Lu, and he is a big loser to the Jiang family.
After returning to Beijing, it was this person named Guo who was sent by the Jiang family to monitor her day and night on the pretext of protecting her safety.
Having said that, since the Jiang family sent people to find Tanzhou accurately, it means that after abandoning Lu Jia at that time, the Jiang family must still have some clues on hand.
Thinking of this, she said decisively again: "I won't go back."
Qiuniang was anxious: "Why?"
"It's not the time yet."
Of course she had to pay back, and she didn't need to talk about anything else. The debt of Jiang's abandonment of her had not yet been settled in this life, right?
"Now is not the time, when will it be?" Zhang Qiuniang stood up anxiously, "The Zhang family is richer and more powerful than us, but He can do anything!
"She has the receipt in her hand. If she goes to the county government, we won't be able to get rid of the three hundred taels of silver.
"And they are determined to plot against you, either overtly or covertly. If the plot succeeds, even if your family receives the news, there will be no way to recover!"
"When I'm ready."
Lu Jia wiped his hands with a handkerchief and glanced at Qiuniang.
At this time in the previous life, the Yan family had already proposed marriage to the Lu family, and there was not much time left for the Jiang family. Since the Jiang family didn't send anyone to come directly, it meant that they didn't know Lu Jia's whereabouts yet.
At this critical moment, Lu Jie was not in the court either. In his previous life, Lu Jia traveled two months and returned home two months later before Lu Jie came back.
Lu Jia said it was difficult to comment on his traitorous father.
Anyway, he was the one who brought Jiang back and ultimately harmed Lu Jia. After Lu Jia returned, he was the one who failed to prevent Jiang from marrying her off.
However, he was the one who secretly took care of Qiuniang and Xie Yi for three years, and later allowed Lu Jia to resume communication with them.
In short, Lu Jia only has a dead mother, not a dead father.
If the Jiang family didn't have to worry about the Lu family at all, then she could blatantly ask Lu Jia to marry her instead, instead of setting up a vicious plot to cover up the situation.
"Sister? Sister!"
As soon as the couple said this, Xie Yi's shouts came from outside.
Lu Jia glanced at Qiuniang and walked out.
Xie Yi just ran to the door of the courtyard. He was still holding a set of coarse clothes in his hand, and behind him was a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old, who turned out to be Xie Yi's childhood friend Li Chang.
The two of them were panting: "I have done everything you asked me to do. I was afraid that Li Er would see me and make some mistakes, so I asked Li Chang to wear these clothes to spread the word.
"We found Li Er on the street. When that bastard heard that you had woken up, his eyes lit up!
"When Li Chang said that the Zhang family asked him to sneak up to Xie's house at night to meet him, he jumped three feet high! "It can be seen that this bastard clearly wants to bully you. If he didn't know not to be impulsive, I would have gone up and beat him to death. He can't! ”
Xie Yi was so angry that he kicked over the pile of firewood.
Li Chang then called her sister, and then said: "I've pushed off the work at the dock today and come to help you! Li Er always has some scoundrels around him, and I'm afraid Brother Yi won't be able to make it on his own."< br>
"That's good!"
Lu Jia knew that the two were close friends, especially Li Chang, who was two years older and stronger than Xie Yi. With Li Chang's help, wouldn't it be even more powerful?
"But if you don't go to the dock, won't your father complain about you?"
"It's okay! I've already said hello to him.
Lu Jia thought for a while after hearing this: "Then I'll simply ask Uncle Li for one more thing and ask you to send a message back for me."
After speaking, she whispered a few words to Li Chang.
As soon as Li Chang left, Zhang Qiuniang happened to catch up with him. Monk Zhang Er was confused: "What are you planning?"
Lu Jia said: "Hit the dog."
After saying that, she took Qiuniang's arm and said, "I'll tell you something in detail. You also have a task. - Brother Yi, please move the grass stacks in the yard to a different position..."
What happened after Lu Jia woke up was that he woke up one day earlier than in his previous life and allowed Xie Yi to prevent Qiuniang from being injured in time.
The rest of the Zhang family and Li Er's goals towards Lu Jia and the Xie family have not changed at all.
Since He said harsh words to Zhang Qiuniang, would she wait foolishly?
It was raining and I couldn't do much work, and the day was half gone, so Xie Yi, who was originally carrying rice at the dock, took a break at home today. Qiuniang took over a batch of work of applying tung oil on the ribs of oil-paper umbrellas and did it at home, so she didn’t have to go out. The couple then devoted themselves to "taking care" of Lu Jia Lai, who was recovering from a long illness.
Around noon, when the sun was setting, Dr. Chen was invited by Xie Yi to his home to diagnose Lu Jia's pulse, and then Qiuniang went to the medicine store next to the vegetable market to grab medicine.
After this coming and going, the neighbors all knew that the girl from the Xie family was finally alive. Everyone was happy for Qiuniang and came to visit her one after another.
The mark on He's face from Zhang Qiuniang's slap did not fade for a long time. When he returned to the room, he looked at himself in the mirror and cursed again, pointing to the west.
Suddenly hearing that Lu Jia woke up, his anger was half suppressed, and he couldn't help but send people to lie on the west wall to find out the truth.
"Madam, my cousin is really awake. I saw her walking under the eaves with my own eyes!"
The maid rushed into the house out of breath to report the news.
He hurriedly said: "You can see clearly, she can really move?"
"It's really true! Although I have to rest after taking two steps, it doesn't seem to be a big deal. Dr. Chen said the same thing, saying that it will be fine after a day or two."
"Great!" Mrs. He gritted her teeth and slapped the table as she stood up, "Just wake up. As long as people can wake up, getting married will not be a problem! If I can't control you, I will be ashamed to be the eldest wife of the Zhang family!"
The maid followed and spat: "My wife is the leader of the family, and she doesn't take the eldest lady as the head of the family seriously. Why did the eldest lady ask them for three hundred taels just now? It's too cheap for them."
He scolded: "What do you know? If you ask too many questions, can they get it out? They can still handle three hundred taels of silver, but for one or two thousand taels, they should completely cheat!"
The maid shrunk her neck and exited.
When he reached the corridor, he fell back: "The master is here."
Zhang Qi strode through the door and lifted the curtain. When he saw the red slap mark on He's face, he blurted out: "Why did you get into a fight with the eldest sister? Why did you show her the note that dad left? How can I mention this to her at this time?
"She knows we have something against her. What if Sister Jiaer escapes?"
"Escape? Escape to where?" Mrs. He slapped the table and stood up, "This Shawan County is our Zhang family's territory, how can we let her escape? If she dares to escape, I will directly tie her into a sedan chair and push her to Li Er Go to bed!”
"You are so confused!" Zhang Qi bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang the table, "When have you seen her make concessions for her children in all these years? If she is so good at handling things, why would she come to your door and start a fight with you? < br>
"Just now she took advantage of the time she went to get medicine to buy several pairs of shoes, all in Sister Jia's size, and even went to the county office to inquire about road guidance!
"You said if she didn't want to escape, what would she be doing buying shoes and asking for directions?!"
He's hand stroking her temples stopped: "When did it happen?"
"Just now!" Zhang Qi's voice was so anxious that he raised his voice, "If they really succeed, we will be beaten!"
He was also panicked: "Then I'm going to have people keep an eye on them?"
"What else are you asking? Go quickly!" Zhang Qi urged her to go out anxiously, "Keep her under my guard, especially at night. No mistakes are allowed!"
I just installed the network cable, it’s late today. Generally I try to update in the morning
(End of chapter)