Chapter 005 The concept of face kills people!
Hua Hanjun gave Lu Zheng a silver note. Lu Zheng glanced at it and found that it was as much as 100 taels. He was surprised and of course he would not refuse Hua Hanjun's request.
Lu Zheng agreed to Hua Hanjun's request "reluctantly" and the two entered the old lady's yard. Hua Hanjun then took the time to count the silver notes in her showcase, and she almost fainted.
The silver notes she put in her bag were all ten taels and twenty taels, but one hundred taels was the purchaser who was the manager of the East Mansion, Cui, just this morning, and bought the remaining balance of the musical instruments. She then grabbed one, and accidentally caught the largest one.
The silver note had been stuffed into Lu Zheng's hands. Where can I get the meat buns to beat the dog? Her heart aches, and looking at Lu Zheng again, she was really disgusting.
She bit her silver teeth and thought to herself: "This little monkey, my aunt can't cure you anymore? The old lady has dealt with it and looks back and I won't deal with you."
Hua Hanjun is in charge of the Zhang family's back house and is very capable of tidying up people. She dare not act rashly in the third house. However, the Zhang family is so big, there are other branches in the East and West houses. If anyone annoys him, she will deduct monthly money and not pay it, or mix sand on the maids and servants, and have some bad ideas about their daily life. Who can bear it?
Her second grandmother Hua’s prestige in the Zhang family was earned by these means! She hated Lu Zheng so much today, and she couldn’t help but think about how to deal with Lu Zheng.
Zhang's mother's yard became quiet, and everyone turned their eyes to Lu Zheng.
Looking at Lu Zheng's thin figure, he doesn't look like a cunning guy no matter how he looks, but he caused the trouble today!
The eldest wife, Mrs. Gu, snorted softly, but Lu Zheng had already walked over quickly. He bowed to the old lady in a regular manner, and then bowed to Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Lin, the official wife of Zhang Chengbei, and said, "Old ancestors, aunts, third aunts, dear aunts, brother Zheng'er, I have greeted you. I was sick a few days ago and my mind was always groggy. I started yesterday and felt clear-headed. I felt so good when I got up today. I was worried that my ancestors and aunts would be thinking about it, so I came to greet the elders and greet them."
Lu Zheng's actions were naturally cool, and he was not at all reserved in front of so many people. His words and deeds were completely different from his first time in the Zhang family.
Lu Zheng's predecessor was bullied since he was a child because he was a concubine in the Lu family and was very inferior. After being exiled to the Zhang family, he was discouraged and his inner fear could not be concealed. When he first met the old lady and the third wife, his tongue could not turn around and he was incoherent.
Looking at his description of being thin and his eyes are shiny, he naturally looks vulgar and stingy. How can he get the eyes of his wives?
Therefore, the Zhang family, from Zhang's mother to ordinary servants and maids, did not take Lu Zheng seriously. This was the second time that most people, including the old lady, met Lu Zheng today, but this meeting was very different from the first time.
Zhang's mother took a few steps forward, showed a kind and kind smile on her face, reached out to grab Lu Zheng's little arm, and said, "Good brother, after you got seriously ill, you are energetic, and your face seems to be enlightened. Alas, I heard that you are sick, old woman, I am also worried in my heart. Thinking that our Zhang and Lu families are one, and we have a good relationship for generations, your mother sent you over to give you high hopes. If there are any trivialities in Yangzhou, how can I explain to your mother?
Today, I finally let go of a big stone in my heart.”
She paused and said, "Brother Lu, it's been more than a month since I came to my Zhang family. Is it okay to eat and stay? If you have any grievances, I'll make the decision for you!"
Lu Zheng looked at the kind old man in front of him and thought it would be strange if he believed you! The people from wealthy families are indeed very cunning.
Lu Zheng and Zhang's mother were close, so he could clearly feel Zhang's mother's dislike and even dislike of him. However, on the surface, people did it without any leakage. With this skill, no wonder Zhang's mother could manage such a big family.
However, who is Lu Zheng? He is a human being in two lives now. He was in the officialdom in his previous life. I don’t know how many intrigues he experienced. In his opinion, the old woman’s little tricks are really a drizzle.
He smiled and said naturally: "Report to my ancestors, everything is fine, but I am a little unacceptable. I am not in good health, and I am not able to eat delicious food, and I am not able to sleep well when I sleep in dragons, phoenixes and phoenixes. I am not able to sleep well when I am healthy, and I am not able to eat brown rice and bran, and I am not able to sleep well when I sleep in the leaking house. My ancestors, do you think this is the case?"
Zhang's mother's smile froze. The wives and grandmothers around her were all hearts tugged into the air. Brother Lu is not old, but he speaks very carefully. He said everything was fine, but he wanted to bring brown rice and scoundrels and leak a house. He clearly wanted to stimulate his ancestors.
Mrs. Gu raised her eyebrows and said, "Brother Lu, what do you mean by saying that this brown rice crumbs and trash houses are leaking? The old lady personally asked about your daily life. The monthly money and clothes that should be given to you and the New Year's Day clothing are all compared to the brothers at home. But you have been sick for more than half a month and have not had time to place them all. And because you are sick, the people around you are even more unacceptable to the local conditions. Can you understand the hard work of your elders?"
Lu Zheng nodded repeatedly and said, "My aunt is right. The Zhang family has great business and the ancestors are in charge of the food, drinking, defecation and urination of thousands of people. Even if there are some people who come and go, how dare you blame the ancestors? In our Lu family, it is common for a few bold slaves who have been killed in heaven.
The servant in charge deducted the girls' monthly money and went out to pay the seal money. The girl in the side house was sold outside the mansion. The food and clothing cost was still hung on the account book at home. She also arranged for the kitchen to deliberately make brown rice and bran to slaughter people, plant bananas in the yard, and piled up dog shit and bird shit. Anyway, she wanted to be a bitch. It was not uncommon for evil slaves to deceive the master!"
When Lu Zheng said this, the audience fell into silence and everyone could not speak. Hua Hanjun stood behind Lu Zheng, so scared that his hands and feet couldn't help but tremble.
Lu Zheng said this as if he was specifically directed at her, but after changing to a slave's guise, Hua Hanjun couldn't understand. How could Lu Zheng know such tricks at such a young age? Could it be that there is someone behind him that instigation?
"My God, these things are really going to be broken, and they will be broken that day! Can the Zhang family still manage this?"
At the critical moment, Hua Hanjun smiled and said, "Brother Lu, why did you ask the old lady to come here today? It's just because of your food and clothing! You're just sick, and my ancestors are afraid that you won't eat well, sleep well, and are not adapted to the local environment.
The ancestor said, I have arranged to add two big girls and two handy mothers to serve you. Ying'er, come and take the cards, go to Cui Da to pay Lu Ge'er's monthly money, and add one more phoenix tail and a piece of brocade cloth. In addition, I will find Cui Hong to pay twenty taels of silver, and think that my second sister-in-law gave it to me to buy food for my brother to nourish my body."
Hua Hanjun's heart was bleeding, but she was acting neatly. This arrangement was not leaked, and no one could pick out any of them.
The old lady glanced at Hua Hanjun and said, "I will add twenty taels too!"
The old lady added twenty taels, Mrs. Gu of Zhang Chengdong's family and Mrs. Lin of Zhang Chengbei's family naturally also added twenty taels. Zhang Chengxi and his wife lived in the capital, and only one Aunt Ma served by his ancestors, and another ten taels were added.
There are also Zhang Chengdong's side room and Zhang Chengbei's side room, and there are also some extra 300 taels of taels. The scene is like raising funds, and the amount of money collected is more than 100 taels. When Lu Zheng saw this scene, he felt that it was extremely ridiculous and funny.
Throughout history, the concept of face has really killed people. Judging from these wives and grandmothers, no one has a good impression of Lu Zheng, especially Hua Hanjun, who probably wants to eat Lu Zheng's meat. However, no one has revealed his face, but instead he is adding money to Lu Zheng, as if he is really afraid that Lu Zheng will not have enough money, will not eat well, and will not sleep well.
Lu Zheng knew in his heart that he offended the ancestors of the Zhang family and the grandmothers of the wife and grandmothers today, but he didn't care much. His identity was destined to be impossible to have a good relationship with the Zhang family. Instead of this, Lu Zheng had no need to compromise himself. The money he could get should not be ambiguous. If he had the money, he would not worry about his livelihood, so he could start the next plan.
After finishing his busy work, Lu Zheng returned from the old lady's yard with a load, leaving Zhang's mother and others as disgusting as if they had just eaten a flies.
I gave money and people, and I protected my face, but I felt so sad, especially for Zhang's mother.
Lu Zheng was arranged by her daughter Mrs. Zhang to the Zhang Mansion. The mother and daughter are in love. How can she not know what the daughter’s arrangement means? But Lu Zheng was very lucky and could not die even if he had such a crazy disease.
Now Zhang’s mother still has to give money to Lu Zheng to protect the face of the Zhang family. The Lu family is a family of Dukes and a real family of poetry and rituals. A concubine’s son is so powerful!
After a while of boredom, the girl at the door reported that Brother Hao had come to pay his respects. The old lady recovered and changed her smile again.
Zhang Haoran is well-known. He is about sixteen years old, with a face like jade, his eyes like lacquer, and he is wearing a white robe. He is very enthusiastic about scholarship. Behind him, his younger brother Zhang Tang, his cousin Zhang Zhen and Zhang Wei all came to pay tribute to his ancestors.
Seeing his brothers and talents one by one, he was full of energy. The old lady swept away her depressed mood and hugged Zhang Haoran beside her and said:
Chapter completed!