After dinner the next morning, Lu Xinghe drove the mule cart to the town with Chu Yue, Zhang Zheng and their three children.
The three children were filled with wonder after getting on the mule cart. They opened the small window next to the mule cart to look outside, and then opened the front curtain to observe how Lu Xinghe drove the mule cart.
Finally, Lu Xingping and Lu Xingan simply sat down next to Lu Xinghe.
"Brother, why don't you teach us how to drive a mule cart? If you are busy in the future, we can also drive my sister-in-law to the town."
Lu Xinghe glanced in the direction of the two of them, "You are still young. It's not too late to wait until someone is eleven or twelve years old to learn."
Lu Xingping quit, pulled Lu Xinghe's clothes and started acting coquettishly, "Brother, just let me try, can't you just sit next to me and watch me drive?"
Lu Xinghe remained motionless, looking calmly at the corner of his clothes. Seeing this, Lu Xingping hurriedly let go of his hand and straightened the wrinkled corners of his clothes with a silly smile on his face.
"Hehe, I was just joking, brother, you can leave me alone."
A real man must be able to bend and stretch. He understood clearly what his eldest brother had taught him and Xing'an.
"Give."
In the end, Lu Xinghe handed the reins of the mule cart to Lu Xingping and taught him how to drive the mule cart.
But since the reins were in Lu Xingping's hands, the speed of the mule cart has slowed down visibly to the naked eye.
Looking at the clearly visible moving ants on the roadside, Lu Xingan glanced in the direction of Lu Xingping with a calm expression, "Lu Xingping, do you believe that these ants can reach the town before us?"
Lu Xingping quickly retorted, "You're talking nonsense, I'm not going slow anymore."
"Oh." Lu Xing'an immediately jumped off the mule cart and walked slowly beside Lu Xingping. He glanced in his direction from time to time and said in a calm tone, "Am I walking too fast?"
Lu Xingping bit his lip, "Aren't I afraid that walking too fast will be unsafe?"
"What's the matter? Are you afraid that the mule will fall?" Lu Xing'an rolled his eyes, took a few steps and jumped onto the mule cart, "It doesn't matter to me, just don't delay my sister-in-law and Dr. Zhang's business."
After Lu Xingping heard this, he hurriedly handed the reins back to Lu Xinghe, "Brother, you should do it."
Lu Xinghe raised his lips and smiled, shook the reins in his hand, and started running again while driving the mule cart.
In the carriage, although Xiaozhu was curious at heart, girls should be quieter after all. She had been sitting quietly next to Chu Yue, only lifting the window to look out from time to time.
Hearing the noise outside, the three people in the car all had smiles on their lips.
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When they arrived at Shen's Mansion, Chu Yue and Zhang Zheng got off the mule cart. Because they had three children with them today, Lu Xinghe did not enter Shen's Mansion. Instead, he parked the mule cart at a safe location and led the three children. A child went to town for a walk.
It was now mid-October, and there were more people in the town than usual. Lu Xinghe was afraid that the three children would get lost, so he held one in each hand. As for Xiaozhu, Lu Xingan let Lu Xingan hold on tightly.
With Lu Xingping's temper, it would be nice if he didn't lose his temper. There was no way he could be expected to look after a child.
There were beggars begging almost every three or five meters apart on the roadside. Most of these people were in ragged clothes and thin. Most of them were old people, and there were also many children. Lu Xingping looked at these people and felt a little unbearable.
"Brother, these people are so pitiful. Is there anything we can do to help them?"
Lu Xinghe shook his head, "If you are rich, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be kind to yourself. It is a good thing to have a kind heart, but we have just reached the level of food and clothing. We do not have certain rights and means. Don't cause trouble, otherwise it will only harm yourself."
Lu Xing'an looked around and said in a low voice, "Some of these people are really poor, and some of them probably have more fields than us. Just because they didn't have any income this year, they came to beg."
"ah?"
Lu Xingping looked shocked.
Lu Xinghe also nodded in agreement, "Xing'an is right, I saw three familiar faces among these people, but there must be more than just these three people I've seen pretending to be beggars here to gain sympathy."
After listening to what the two of them said, Lu Xingping stopped thinking about it.
Because there were too many people in the town recently, in order to avoid any accidents, Lu Xinghe didn't take a few people to hang out for too long. He bought some snacks on the street and took them back to the mule cart to wait.
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Chu Yue and Zhang Zheng entered Shen's mansion, and Butler Li hurriedly led them to Mrs. Shen's yard.
Probably after calculating the time, as soon as Chu Yue entered the courtyard, Shen Zhixue led the maid carrying tea to the outer courtyard, "Steward Li, that Mr. Lu is not here today?"
Butler Li bowed and said, "Third Miss, Mr. Lu sent Miss Chu and her master to the door and left."
The little maid behind Shen Zhixue stretched her neck and looked out the door, looking surprised, "Huh? He didn't come into the house? Our lady even brought him tea specially."
"Lotus fragrance!"
Hexiang quickly shut up after hearing Shen Zhixue's voice.
Butler Li bowed to Shen Zhixue again, "Actually, Miss, you don't have to do this. Mr. Lu comes every day, and I prepare tea for him. Besides, he has never drank the tea that Miss sent me. There is really no need for Miss to spend any money." This thought."
"Have you never drank it once?" A slight disappointment flashed across Shen Zhixue's expression, "I understand, and I won't give it away in the future."
After saying that, he led the maid away.
He Xiang ran two steps quickly to catch up with Shen Zhixue, "Miss, Mr. Lu doesn't pay much attention to the young lady. He has never drank the tea that the young lady gave him. All you give him is good tea." "
Shen Zhixue looked indifferent and was not angry because Lu Xinghe didn't drink her tea. "If you don't want to drink it, then don't drink it. I won't give it to you in the future."
"Are you sure that someone as arrogant as Mr. Lu would have helped you in the past?"
Shen Zhixue shook his head with certainty on his face, "It can't be wrong. At that time, I was pushed to the ground and verbally humiliated. It was he and another young master who stood up for me. Although I have grown up now, my appearance is the same as mine. They were very similar in the past. I recognized him the first time I saw him, but I didn't expect..."
The words stopped abruptly, and there was a trace of regret on Shen Zhixue's face.
After a moment, she shook her head, "Well, I don't have any extra thoughts at all. I just want to repay his kindness. Let's go to Xilinyuan to see my mother. I don't know what will happen after the doctor's follow-up examination today."
He Xiang responded and went to Xilin Garden with Shen Zhixue.
When the two arrived, they saw Zhang Zhengzheng checking Mrs. Shen's pulse, while Chu Yue watched carefully.
Shen Zhixue did not disturb the two of them and let He Xiang wait outside. She entered the house with very light steps and stood guard quietly.
After a while, Zhang Zheng withdrew his hand. Seeing this, Chu Yue hurriedly stepped forward and put Mrs. Shen's hand into the quilt.
"Doctor, how is my mother?" Shen Zhixue's voice sounded at the right time.
