Lu Mansion
A simple courtyard with only one entrance.
As night fell, dim vegetable oil lamps were lit in the hall.
"Master is back." Seeing Lu Dahu returning home, Lu Sushi immediately went up to greet him.
"Yes." Lu Dahu responded, then took off the hat on his head and handed it to her.
"Master, you must be hungry! The food is ready. I'll serve it to you right away." Lu Sushi said quickly after putting Lu Dahu's top hat on.
"No hurry, madam. It's been a tiring day. Let me sit down for a while. Have a rest." Lu Dahu said and sat down on the chair in the hall, then picked up the tea kettle on the table and poured it for himself. I ordered a cup of hot tea, took a sip and asked, "Did nothing happen at home?"
"Don't worry, sir, everything is fine at home, nothing happened." Lu Su walked behind Lu Dahu and replied with his shoulders relaxed for him.
"That's good. Now that the rebels have arrived, the garrison general ordered the city gate to be sealed. The manpower of this government office is usually insufficient. I'm afraid that some ignorant Xiaoxiao will dare to come and make trouble." Lu Dahu said with his eyes closed. , At this moment, Lu Sushi squeezed his shoulders and neck, making him feel extremely relaxed.
Lu Su was originally the daughter of a eunuch. Although he looks ordinary, he is knowledgeable and polite, and he is generous and decent. Because he was involved with his family, he was once demoted to the priest's office as a maid.
Lu Dahu's father saw that her character was very good, so he paid for her to be his son's wife. If not, how could Lu Dahu marry her?
"Master, are these rebels really powerful?" Lu Su asked curiously.
"It's amazing. Today, only twenty rebels came to the city gate, and twenty or thirty armored Eight Banners cavalry were injured or killed. They seemed to have escaped unscathed. I have never seen such powerful rebels." Lu Dahu replied.
Lu Dahu's words made Lu Sushi very worried, and she stopped what she was doing unconsciously.
"Then will we be in danger?" Lu Su asked.
"Don't be afraid of this. Jiangning Mansion is still a big city no matter what. The walls of this city are taller and thicker than ordinary city walls. Even if hundreds of red-coated cannons are used to fire them for a month, the city walls may not be in trouble. And the imperial court will not Let the rebels besiege Jiangning Mansion for a long time." Lu Dahu replied:
"I heard that the imperial court has mobilized heavy troops from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong provinces to encircle and suppress the rebels. I believe that the siege of Jiangning Mansion will be solved soon."
"I feel relieved when the master says this." Lu Sushi brushed her chest and said, "But fighting on this battlefield is dangerous after all, so the master has to be more careful. Rong'er is still young now..."
"Okay, what do you women know? You can't decide what happens on this battlefield. If you eat this meal, you will have this day. There is nothing to complain about." Lu Su's words made Lu Dahu very irritated and scolded Drink her.
"Yes..." Mrs. Lu Su didn't dare to say more, but there was a cry in her words.
How can anything in life go as you wish all the time?
The Lu Su family had lived a good life before, but they never expected that they would fall from heaven to hell all of a sudden. Now I finally have a husband and children, and I have hope in life, but I have to encounter disasters caused by the war.
The more Lu Su thought about it, the sadder she felt. The pain in her heart was far worse than tasting gall.
"Okay, madam. In fact, you don't have to worry too much. Although the rebels are here, they may not attack the city in a large scale. On the contrary, it is more likely that they will besieged without attacking. After all, Jiangning Mansion is not easy to fight." Lu Dahu Seeing this, he whispered comforting words.
"Bodhisattva promises, this is the best." Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu Su immediately clasped her hands and chanted.
"I think you're hungry too, sir. I'll go and bring the food."
"There's no rush, madam. I need your help with something for my husband." Lu Dahu suddenly rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said.
"Master, please tell me, you two have anything to say about whether to help or not." Lu Su looked at Lu Dahu a little strangely.
"It's like this. I picked up a piece of paper under the city wall today with some words written on it. You know, I always know me by the words, but I don't know the words. So I want to ask you to help me see what is written on it. What?" Lu Dahu said as he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Su.
Lu Sushi reached out and took the paper. I feel strange about Lu Dahu's behavior.
Um?
I saw Lu Sushi unfolding his eyes slightly and then closing them immediately, and asked Lu Dahu: "Master, where did this come from?"
"On the grass beside the city wall. What's wrong? What's written on it?" Lu Dahu asked hurriedly when he saw this familiar scene.
"Master, this thing should be against thieves and needs to be burned immediately. If people with ill intentions towards our family know that you have this on you, it might bring disaster to our family." Lu Su said.
"So serious?" Lu Dahu did not expect that Lu Su would say the same words as Chen Yiqi.
It seems that this is really not a good thing.
"It must be burned. It will be burned in a while. But tell me quickly, what is written on it?" Lu Dahu asked anxiously.
Since I couldn't get any information from asking Chen Yiqi, I might as well ask my literate daughter-in-law.
"Sir, in fact, there is nothing serious written on it. It is just that it is written to promote rebels. This is definitely taboo in the eyes of the court." Lu Su replied.
"Then you should tell me what it says! It's really annoying." Lu Dahu said angrily.
"Yes, I will read it out to you right now." Lu Sushi quickly replied.
"This is what it says:
Open the city gate to welcome the King of Han,
Children and grandchildren will not be pigs or sheep.
There are fields and surplus grain,
You don’t have to worry about living in a big house for food and accommodation. "
"That's it... it's over?" Lu Dahu couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then asked.
"That's all, that's all it says." Lu Sushi replied.
"What's the point? You're talking so seriously." Lu Dahu immediately looked uninterested.
"Master, haven't you figured it out? How many people are out there without land, and how many beggars are living on the streets? How many people are bullied by people all over the city and dare not say anything?" Lu Su asked one by one, but Lu Dahu remained silent. How come he was not bullied by the Manchus and did not dare to speak out?
"These few words are like the fuse that can ignite firecrackers. As long as someone starts a fire, the whole city will be undercurrent? If you carry such a note, what do you think the officials of the imperial court will think of you? ?”
"Madam is right, I will burn this paper right now. I will not mention this to anyone." Lu Dahu nodded and responded, then took the paper from Lu Su's hand and went to the oil lamp next to it to burn it. .
