"My neighbor is very happy today, and I am very happy with him! Unfortunately, he has nothing to offer, so he can only bring a piece of meat and a letter of copper coins to congratulate his neighbor."
There was no one else around, so the old man Shi Shiran stepped forward, politely handed over the gift he brought.
Little did he know that Butler Lu had just heard the conversation between him and the middle-aged man. Being moved, Butler Lu had already walked over first.
Reaching out to support the old man's hand, Butler Lu exclaimed: "Brother, you are too polite! My young master just invited the neighbors to gather together today to celebrate the birth of our little girl, so why do we need such a gift? Brother, if you can come, then It’s already very good!”
The old man held on to Butler Lu's arm and laughed: "Haha... That's what you said. I'm just a bad old man. How can I be treated as a guest? This little gift is not a good thing. It's just a bad thing. Just don’t lose your etiquette and don’t find it objectionable.”
When Butler Lu heard what he said, he immediately said seriously: "Brother, it's too late for us to rejoice. How can we dislike it? However, today's matter is as long as it comes to your mind. Why bother to stick to formalities?"
"Well, that can't be done! Reciprocity of courtesy is a human relationship, how can we abolish it?"
At the gate, Butler Lu and the old man came and went and exchanged several polite words!
In the end, Butler Lu reluctantly accepted the meat, but he absolutely could not accept the copper coins.
The old man was also an open-minded person. Seeing Butler Lu's resolute look, he stopped talking. He put away the copper coins, handed over the meat, and then smiled and walked towards the house.
Behind him, Butler Lu, who was carrying the meat, saw the old man's figure. He suddenly put the meat away, pulled a servant over and whispered a few words to him.
Then the servant nodded repeatedly, and finally trotted to catch up with the old man, leading him diligently to the banquet.
"Hey, no one knows how warm or cold human relationships are. You only know it yourself."
Looking at the old man who was gradually disappearing behind the screen wall, Butler Lu felt that the anger he had just aroused because of his greedy neighbors had dissipated a lot at this time.
He sighed, turned to look at the two little people Zhugan and Wang Chongan who were still watching at the bottom of the steps, waved and shouted: "Hey, what are you two little kids looking at? Why don't you hurry in? It's a little late, don't worry. There’s no food left! Go back hungry.”
At the bottom of the steps, Wang Chongan was startled when he saw Butler Lu suddenly talking to him, and then he walked up the steps a little nervously.
The two boys walked in front of Butler Lu, one after the other, until Wang Chongan took out a small silver longevity lock from his arms and said, "We, we are here to see the teacher and the new born baby today. Junior sister, but we didn’t know we had to bring food... we only brought a lock..."
"Huh? Why do you have to bring food when you come here?!"
As soon as Butler Lu heard Wang Chongan's words, his eyes widened instantly, and the hand that was stroking his long beard tightened, almost pulling off a strand of beard!
However, although he didn't pull off his beard this time, it was still painful. He grinned, rubbed his chin and said, "Who told you that you have to bring your own food here?
"Didn't those people bring all of them just now? We saw this with our own eyes!" Zhugan timidly followed Wang Chongan to talk.
When Butler Lu heard this, he rolled his eyes again and thought to himself: Are these two idiots really students of the Marquis? He is so stupid and has no eyesight. Can Lord Marquis teach him? Aren't you afraid of tarnishing your reputation?
"Those people, don't worry about those people!" He was thinking in his mind, but Butler Lu finally waved his hand and told them to mind their own business.
Do you really think it is such an honor to be a guest with some rags?
This kind of bastard approach is, to say the least, short-sighted and greedy for petty gains.
To put it more seriously, it means openly bullying the family and looking down on you!
My heart is a little angry again! Butler Lu was about to tell them to get out quickly and stop being an eyesore!
But with a sudden glance, he caught a glimpse of the silver lock in Wang Chongan's hand.
Then, Butler Lu frowned immediately and said suspiciously: "This longevity lock looks very new. You are so young, where did you get the money to buy it? Could it be from home..."
Butler Lu didn't say the next words, but Wang Chongan could guess what he was going to say by looking at his face!
His originally round and fat face immediately turned into the color of pig liver!
It seems that stealing from home... ahem, it's a matter of getting money. He has really done it many times.
"How is that possible! This is a gift for my junior sister, every penny. All of it is the money I earned using the methods taught by my husband. It's all pure and innocent!" Wang Chong'an frowned and retorted with a red face!
When Butler Lu saw this, he didn't say anything, he just laughed!
As the chief steward of the Hou Mansion, Lao Lu is extremely rich in experience and experience? With just one glance, one could tell that Wang Chongan was blushing because he was angry, not because his worries were exposed!
"Okay, don't be angry. I just teased you! You are my master's student and you are here to visit me. You only need the breeze on your sleeves. How can you bring valuable things?"
After laughing, Butler Lu did not accept the silver lock, but directly pulled the two people through the door.
"No!"
However, when Wang Chongan saw that others did not accept his gift, he quit!
He stood stubbornly and let Butler Lu pull him a few times without pulling: "This is not a common courtesy, it is a little bit of our heart! Moreover, you don't have to worry about us having no money! Since Mr. Lu taught us, we are now You can make money with your brain, and in the future, you can make even more money. How valuable is this mere silver lock?"
"Hey, you kid!"
Steward Lu was a little stunned when he heard Wang Chongan's loud words, and then became interested. He clapped his hands and asked with a smile: "As a scholar, how come you talk so much about money? Aren't you afraid of Mr.'s punishment?"
"Don't be afraid, because this is what you taught me!" Wang Chongan replied to Butler Lu without any time to think.
"Uh..." Butler Lu was choked and speechless. He coughed twice quickly to cover up his embarrassment and said: "Ahem...how did your husband teach you? Did he teach you that you fell into the trap at a young age? In the eyes of money?"
Wang Chongan frowned slightly. He didn't like it when others said bad things about his husband. If Butler Lu hadn't been old and a member of the Xiao family, he would have had a fit.
However, despite this, Wang Chongan also said in a stiff tone: "We are not obsessed with money, but use our abilities to make money!
My husband once taught us that a gentleman loves money and gets it wisely! It can be seen that a gentleman is not an immortal who eats wind and drinks dew. He also needs copper coins to live.
Moreover, the husband also said later that those who have nothing else to seek are bald donkeys! There is no point in living for such a person, and it would be a pity to die! Only those who can use their own hands and abilities to make themselves and their families live a good life can be considered to have lived a life that was not in vain! ! "
"Ahem, he's a monk, not a bald donkey..."
Wang Chongan was speaking swornly in front, but the bamboo pole behind him was sweating like rain. He quickly pulled the corner of his clothes to correct the wrong sentence in his words.
If the monk heard this, God knows what those fat-headed guys would do to them!
mercy?
That definitely doesn't exist! The monk didn't pick up the wooden fish and poked two big bumps on their heads. The monk was already pitiful.
