Luo Yuan, who sees everything in his eyes, has experienced Lu Chen's methods for the first time. Even though Luo Yuan is just a purifier, there are also many eunuchs who have been purified by him, so he has seen various personalities. A person, and the county official in front of him definitely belongs to the type who has a mind and means that make people guess.
This kind of person definitely belongs to the kind of person who possesses iron-blooded methods under a gentle appearance, because at this time Luo Yuan not only saw Lu Chen's methods, but also saw what those back-to-back guards looked like.
"Gouzi, take them to your Uncle Du!" Seeing that Luo Yong had almost recovered, Lu Chen directly asked Liu Jing to take these two people to Du Chengze, and asked Du Chengze to arrange a place for these two people.
"Come with me!" Liu Jing took the order and led Luo Yuan and Luo Yong, father and son, along the path to Du Chengze's house. At this time, Du Chengze should be eating at home.
Luo Yuan and Luo Yong saluted Lu Chen and followed Liu Jing away.
Lu Chen glanced at the backs of the three people leaving, then turned and walked towards his mansion.
"My lord, the day of the Yuan Dynasty is coming soon! Do we need to decorate our mansion? Please give me your permission!" Su Chang asked standing aside while Lu Chen was eating dinner.
"Oh? It's almost Yuan Zheng's day!" Lu Chen looked at Su Chang while eating and muttered. There was no "Spring Festival" in the Tang Dynasty. The "Spring Festival" in later generations was called "Yuan Zheng" in the Tang Dynasty. , and there were no Spring Festival couplets from later generations at this time, only "Peach Talisman" or "Xianmu". Of course, there were also door gods, but the door gods in this era were still the two gods "Shen Tu" and "Yulei". The name of the god is written on the "peach charm", and the "immortal wood" refers to the peach wood board, which is nailed to the door beam.
Of course, ordinary people use written "peach charms" and hang them on both sides of the door, while wealthy people hire sculptors to directly carve the statues of the two gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei and hang them directly on both sides of the door.
Wang Anshi's poem "Yuan Ri" writes about the customs of Yuan Zhengri. Of course, this is just one of them.
In fact, there were many celebration ceremonies for Yuan Zhengri in the Tang Dynasty, and there were many in the palace. Lu Chen decided to go and see them then.
"Just decorate it how you want!" Lu Chen looked at Su Chang and said, "Hang lanterns and other things as you should, and make new clothes as you should. This is the first time that I have taken over Lujiazhuang. It must be as festive as it needs to be!" Lu Chen continued, "Don't be afraid of spending money, I'm not short of money!"
"Yes!" Su Chang responded after taking the order.
After Lu Chen finished eating, his servants naturally cleared away the dishes, and Lu Chen went directly back to the bedroom to rest.
After Lu Chen finished his breakfast, he asked Liu Jing to call Xu Gaofeng and others. After all, these people were looking for him anxiously yesterday, so Lu Chen was going to ask them why they were so anxious to find him. Own.
With little effort, Liu Jing led Xu Gaofeng and others to the front hall. Lu Chen, who was drinking tea in the front hall, saw a few people coming.
"I've seen you!" At this time, Xu Gaofeng and others had changed their clothes. Although the material was not that good, it was definitely much better than the rags they wore yesterday. They had obviously tidied up their appearance. Xu Gaofeng, who looked a little old yesterday, now looks much more energetic.
"No need to be polite!" Lu Chen put down his tea cup and waved his hand, signaling for the others to get up, "What do you want from me? Are you used to living here?" Lu Chen looked at Xu Gaofeng and others and asked with concern. , after all, these Mohists in this era are all technical talents, and this kind of talent is the most rare.
"Thank you for your concern, sir. The little ones are well fed, clothed and live well!" Xu Gaofeng said with some excitement. After all, Lu Chen said he would arrange a place for them. He had never seen that kind of house. Although The furnishings in the house are very simple, that is, a table, four stools, and a simple bed. However, the house is equipped with an iron stove for heating. The yards are all single-family homes. Xu Gaofeng and his son share a small yard. Qu Zhao, Lian Ming and Xiang Zheng live in the same courtyard.
Moreover, Lu Chen also promised them that when they bring their family members over in the future, they will have their own private courtyard.
In their opinion, it would be good if Lu Chen could arrange a place for them to live, even a thatched house or something like that. They never expected that Lu Chen would arrange such a good place for them.
"Isn't this why you are so anxious to find me?" Lu Chen asked with a smile as he looked at several people.
"No! No!" Xu Gaofeng waved his hands and said, "When the villain was going to his residence, he saw from a distance that the adults were soaking some things in a pit by the river. Those things seemed to be related to papermaking. , our brother," when he said this, Xu Gaofeng pointed at Qu Zhao, "Qu Zhao has worked in a paper mill before, and he has some own opinions on papermaking!" Xu Gaofeng looked at Lu Chen carefully. With a glance, he whispered, and Qu Zhao, who was dragged to his side by Xu Gaofeng, also lowered his head and did not dare to look at Lu Chen. The meaning was obvious. Xu Gaofeng's behavior of recommending others, and his words somewhat questioned Lu Chen. The meaning of Chen's papermaking ability made Xu Gaofeng wonder whether Lu Chen would be angry because of this matter.
"Okay!" After hearing Xu Gaofeng's words, Lu Chen directly slapped the table and said loudly, and Lu Chen's move scared several people to the ground.
"Sir, I have no other intentions! I just think Qu Zhao can help you in papermaking! I hope you won't blame the villain!" Xu Gaofeng didn't dare to raise his head, he lowered his head and explained in a low voice.
"When did I say that I would blame you?" Looking at Xu Gaofeng's trembling look, Lu Chen couldn't help laughing, "It's a good thing that you can recommend talents! How could I be angry about this? You guys hurry up !" Lu Chen glanced at Liu Jing, who immediately went over and made Xu Gaofeng greedy.
Several people stood up and looked at Lu Chen, only to find that Lu Chen was still looking at them and others with a smile, without any displeasure.
"To be honest, my lord, this brother of the villain was also working in other paper mills at the beginning, but when he put forward suggestions for improvement, he was not only rejected by the master, but was even beaten up. That's why the villain and others are afraid of your lord's anger!" Xu Gaofeng rushed to Lu Chen and explained again.
"Is it the papermaking workshop of aristocratic family?" Lu Chen looked at Xu Gaofeng and asked with a smile.
"It's from the Wei family!" Qu Zhao replied, "At that time, I beat the villain severely and even drove him out of the paper mill!" At this point, Qu Zhao looked like he couldn't bear to look back on the past.
"I can assure you that this kind of thing will never happen here!" Lu Chen put away his smile and assured several people solemnly and solemnly, "Gou boy, go call you Aye." Come!" After Lu Chen finished speaking, he turned around and ordered Liu Jing. Liu Jing responded and quickly walked out of the front hall and ran to find Liu Laosan.
"Of course you have to try to improve. I will not stop you. As long as your improvements are effective, I will reward you heavily! Do you understand?" Lu Chen said as he looked at a few people.
"Yes, sir!" Several people responded in unison.
"By the way, are you all from the same village? Are all your family members in the village? Are there still Mohists in the village?" Lu Chen looked at Xu Gaofeng and asked. After all, when registering yesterday, it was just After saying a few words in a hurry, Lu Chen remembered that he should ask them if they were from the same village. If there were still Mohists like them in the village, Lu Chen wouldn't mind "catching them all" directly.
"Back to the Lord, the villain is indeed from the same village!" Xu Gaofeng replied, "The villain's mother-in-law and aunt are still at home, and the family members of several other people are also in the village. I am the only Mohist in the village. To be honest with you, the villain and the others came out to escape!" When he said this, Xu Gaofeng smiled bitterly.
"Escape? Why are you fleeing? Is it because of weapons?" Lu Chen looked at Xu Gaofeng and asked doubtfully. Don't look at the singing and dancing around Chang'an. In fact, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there are still small groups of fighting in some distant areas. Horse bandits and bandits also exist, so it is normal for Lu Chen to have such doubts.
"Part of it is because of weapons, and part of it is because of man-made disasters!" Xu Gaofeng looked at Lu Chen and said.
"Man-made disaster? Why do you say that?" Lu Chen looked at Xu Gaofeng doubtfully again, "Could it be that someone wants to harm you?"
"It's not that they want to harm us, they just want to detain us because of our status!" Xu Gaofeng looked at Lu Chen with a sad face and said. In fact, they came to Lu Chen because they wanted to ask Lu Chen about the contemporary king. situation, but in fact they wanted to use his identity as a descendant of the Mohist family to hide in Lujiazhuang. Of course, the actions they saw of Lu Chen seemed to represent Lu Chen's identity as a descendant of the Mohist family, but in fact how did they know? Lu Chen is a modern person and has nothing to do with the Mohist family.
"So you came here to avoid the so-called man-made disaster, right?" Lu Chen squinted at Xu Gaofeng.
"Yes!" Xu Gaofeng responded frankly, "There is really no other way. If the father-in-law can't accommodate us here, I'm afraid there will be no room for me and others in this world! In addition, there is no report. The truth is, my father-in-law is also afraid..." At this point, Xu Gaofeng did not continue, but lowered his head in shame.
"Are you afraid that I can't protect you?" Hearing Xu Gaofeng's words, Lu Chen laughed, "As long as you don't do anything wrong, I can protect you!" Lu Chen's last words were full of momentum. , quite a feeling of looking down on the world, "But if you deceive me, then I will let you know that even if you want to die, do you understand?" And the following words are warning. , Lu Chen said coldly and domineeringly.
