Chapter 258 Father
We had just planned a wedding, and now that Lu Jia is coming out of the cabinet, it seems that he is very familiar with it.
On the eve of the arrival of people from the Taiwei Mansion, Lu Jie left the affairs at hand and returned home early in a sedan chair. Then he asked the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal and sent Lu Jia to the study to eat together.
"I know you have developed a spicy mouth a long time ago, so I specially asked someone to prepare a table of Tanzhou dishes. Just treat it as my farewell party for you."
Lu Jie opened the tureens one by one, revealing authentic Tanzhou folk dishes. And according to Tanzhou custom, there are still eight bowls of noodles - but one bowl of pork belly is missing.
Lu Jia sniffed and sniffed, then held up a toothpick and tasted it twice, but the taste was extremely authentic. She then asked: "When did the family hire the Tanzhou cook? Why didn't I know?"
"Just invited."
Lu Jie looked at her and said.
After saying that, he turned around and glanced at the door. There was a man coming outside the door, holding a bowl of meat in his hand: "Here comes the big dish!"
Lu Jia was immediately surprised: "Li Chang?!"
She stood up in surprise: "Why are you here?"
After all, the Lu family is a member of the royal family. Apart from Qiuniang and her son, Lu Jia's relatives in Shawan are all from different family backgrounds. They followed Qiuniang and the others to Beijing from the Li family. None of them have ever entered the Lu Mansion. Woolen cloth!
According to Lu Jia's understanding, Li Chang and the others could not even recognize Lu Jie, nor would they have the chance to see him. At this time, he actually appeared here carrying dishes. Isn't it surprising?
"Sister," after Li Chang put the dishes on the table, he stepped back and scratched his head, then looked at Lu Jie respectfully and said, "not only am I here, Master Shangshu also called brother Yi here. According to Master Shangshu's orders, we will live in the Lu family from today until we send my eldest sister out of the cabinet.
"By the way, your Excellency also said that on the day when eldest sister comes out of the cabinet, she will also take Aunt Qiu over and accompany you as a mother."
Lu Jia was happy and puzzled at the same time. In her heart, Qiuniang and Xie Yi were both her family members. On such an important occasion as her wedding, of course she wanted to give them due respect.
But she thought that Lu Jie would at most invite Qiuniang and her son to watch the ceremony. After all, it was the same in the previous life! Once the co-author Jiang was eliminated, his attitude changed so much?
"What other dishes are there?" Lu Jie turned his head.
Li Chang quickly stopped his grin and said solemnly: "The dishes are ready! Xiaomin, go down and call Brother Yi!"
Lu Jie waited for him to step back and motioned for Lu Jia to sit down: "Qiu Niang has raised you for more than ten years. Instead of letting your aunts and others be by your side, it is natural that she should accompany you."
Lu Jia sat down: "Then what do you mean by calling Chang Li over?"
Lu Jie's eyes fixed: "I plan to let him follow you to the Taiwei Mansion."
"...Why is this?"
Li Chang is not a servant! He is now the shopkeeper hired by the Xie family!
"In those days, Brother Yi and him came to see you, but you were busy counting the dowry and they didn't see you.
"I happened to bump into them. I asked a few questions and they told me about the situation at Shawan Pier.
"I heard that you once caused some trouble there, which was considered a good thing. But since then, the local grain merchants who were doing business separately have had a difficult time. After the year, even the Xie family Grain merchants, their former regular customers were snatched away by various means.”
At this point, Lu Jie stretched his waist: "These two boys don't know the heights of the world. They are full of anger and want to file a lawsuit to fight against the profiteers and chaos on the dock.
"The idea is good, but can they do it? Do they have the ability?
"This is your person, so naturally you should be responsible for training it. I gave you ten shops, and I have handed them over to them. From now on, they will be responsible for your shops."
"..." Lu Jia's joy suddenly faded away.
Did he think these two brats were in the way and just left them to him? !
Lu Jiala said with a long face: "This is not possible! Brother Yi still has to study. If you really care about the Xie family's kindness to me, why don't you cultivate him well and let him be an official in the future and shine on the family?"
Lu Jie raised the corners of his mouth: "This is your business. In short, I handed them over to you, whether it is to let them study and become officials, or let them do business and make money, as long as they don't cause trouble."
He reached out and scooped out a bowl of rock sugar lotus seeds for himself, the only one without chili peppers, and then said: "The depth of Taiwei Shen's city is unfathomable. Your future is uncertain. Do you want to deal with it alone?
"Furthermore, Shen Yu is in charge of the affairs of the Taiwei Mansion. After you go there, you will be equivalent to the mistress of the Taiwei Mansion.
"If the Shen family allows you to show up, you will have to face the female relatives of all the dynasties. Even if you have a group of loyal servants around you, you are still just a servant after all.
“When it’s time to step up to the plate, you still have to have the right person.
"In addition to the achievements of the two of them, your second aunt's mother-in-law, the Zhou family, works in Guanglu Temple. Their eldest wife comes from a scholarly family, has a virtuous nature, and is well-versed in literature.
"Mrs. Zhou has encountered some difficulties recently. If you can find a way to solve it for her, then this eldest mistress of the Zhou family may be of use to you in the future when entertaining officials and their families."
Lu Jie's words became slower and slower, so slow that it seemed as if they were being stuffed into Lu Jia's ears word for word.
She held her breath and stared at him for a moment, then finally lowered her eyes, closed her mouth, and raised her toothbrush.
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After she came back, she and Lu Jie talked a lot, but this time, Lu Jie said more than she did.
She lay in bed all night, tossing and turning without closing her eyes.
She fell asleep hazily when it was dark the next day, and what she saw and heard after that were all childhood memories from a long time ago.
I don't know when dawn woke her up from her sleep, and told her happily: "There are people coming to the Taiwei Mansion. There is a long queue. They are really generous. They are obviously here to welcome Zhuang, but they started to reward money as soon as they entered the door. < br>
"Starting from the concierge at the gate, all the way through the door to the inner courtyard, everyone who shows up will get a lot of money!
"Almost everyone in the family is out! This scene is much more grand than the time when the Yan family married the second young lady!
"Everyone is talking about how grand it will be when they come to welcome the bride tomorrow!
"Miss, go and have a look!"
Lu Jia was suddenly pulled up by him and almost staggered.
"What am I going to do? Is it possible that I should go out to receive a reward?"
"Of course I'm not going to receive the reward. The Taiwei Mansion has a special gift for the eldest lady!
"They specially sent a set of Xiapei made of pearls. They said that they were prepared for the eldest son's wife when Mrs. Shen was still alive. Mrs. Shen is no longer here, but she wants to give it away. Please tell me quickly. Go!”
Shen Taiwei, who had been forced to accept this marriage from the beginning, would be so high-profile, which surprised Lu Jia.
But in her daze, she was already sitting in front of the mirror by Dawn...