Lu Wu looked at his father, who was still shaking his head and talking nonsense, and suddenly burst into laughter.
Lu Jinhe suddenly became so debauched, Lu Wu could understand it - the pressure was too much, he suddenly released it, and rebounded.
These days, businessmen are a class sandwiched between nobles and commoners. Although their wealth is amazing, they are actually extremely insecure.
If your business grows, you may be harvested as a fat sheep by the nobles that day.
The business is deserted, and it may become dilapidated and return to the poor civilian life.
The situation of the Lu family cannot be said to be precarious, but as the head of the family, Lu Jinhe lives in fear. Even if his family is extremely wealthy, he does not dare to offend any powerful official or noble.
The Lu family has long had a family motto that every generation of children, regardless of whether they are direct descendants or concubines, must go out and make a living as long as they have the conditions.
If you have a career, you can change your name and become a branch of the Lu family that seems to have nothing to do with the Lu family.
——In this era, most families, except for the head of the family, are not allowed to have private property. It is not uncommon for direct descendants to live like princes and concubines to live like beggars.
The Lu family has been passed down for more than a hundred years, and it is unknown how many branches there are. Even the Lu Family Elders Association would not know how many branches the Lu family has without looking up the genealogy.
Anyway, among all the merchant families in Wu State with the surnames Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, and Lu, at least one-tenth of them are branches of the Lu family.
Although this kind of family structure is loose, if something big happens, you can't expect that the basically independent branch families will fight for the head of the family.
But as long as there is a family head in the middle to preside over the guarantee, and each branch trusts and helps each other when doing business, it is proper to use some money and material turnover - although this is just a small convenience, in an era of inconvenient transportation, this is the real The big killer.
Therefore, the Lu family's business became easier as time went by. By the time of Luliu and Lu Jinhe's generation, even if the various branch forces were not taken into account, the wealth and power of the head of the family alone was already the first-class big businessman in the Wu Kingdom, and was even He was considered qualified to participate in the Songjing Revolution.
Otherwise, the Lu family would not be in danger of being exterminated and would be surrounded and killed by the regular army.
This forced Lu Wu to give up his plan of eating and drinking and being a playboy, lying comfortably until the limit of his growth, and took action to save his family.
Then he got out of control, from his family to the Lin family, and then to rescue his brother-in-law. In this way, he finally reversed the changes in Songjing.
This is completely incompatible with Lu Wu's original intention. It is purely based on seeing the situation and taking advantage of the situation.
But now, Lu Wu has been granted the title of uncle by the projection of the Haotian Mirror. It is the top noble family recognized by the human race and the most upright noble family.
From now on, not to mention that the Lu family's wealth will no longer attract people's envy, nor will they worry about being slaughtered as a fat sheep.
The Lu family is now suddenly impoverished for some reason, and the remaining family members are looked down upon just by going out with a surname.
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"Since nothing happens, withdraw your troops and return to camp!"
In the early morning, after receiving a report from his own soldiers, Qiu Tong waved his hand and led the three thousand elites who had been lurking around Shitang Town all night to organize their armor, form a queue, and return to Baishi Town.
After returning to Baishi Town, the army returned to the barracks. Qiu Tong naturally came to Lu Mansion with his soldiers, but happened to meet Lin Zhong and his wife Lu Jin, who were walking in front of the emperor, at the gate of Lu Mansion.
"General Lin Zhong, I have met Tong Ji!" Lin Zhong hesitated slightly and bowed.
"Pa—" Then Lin Zhong was slapped by his wife Lu Jin.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Even if the fifth brother is the champion, he is still my fifth brother. Sister Qiutong, let's go in together and ignore this fool."
"Third Sister is right!" Qiu Tong smiled slightly and walked into the gate of Lu Mansion side by side with Lu Jin, leaving Lin Zhong behind.
Lin Zhong shook his head and followed the two women in.
He is not worried about his wife offending Qiu Tong.
Lu Jin is also a descendant of the Lu Yun family. She has been particularly fond of her younger brother Lu Wu since she was a child. She even begged her father to pass on the Lin family's secret iron cloth shirt to her younger brother Lu Wu. The two siblings have a very good relationship.
So good that Lu Wu rode into Songjing alone just to save his brother-in-law.
"Brother and sister, don't you think it's weird if I call you brother or sister?" Lu Jin said as he walked away.
"What did the third sister say? Qiu Tong was just a maid beside the young master. The third sister calls me this because she thinks highly of me." Qiu Tong was a little cautious when speaking.
"It's okay to look down on. The person my brother likes is the person I like. I'm not like my eldest mother and my grandmother, who talk about being well-matched and born noble. When you have a child in the future, Qiutong, there will be no one with a better background than your child." It’s more noble, but let’s see what the eldest mother says when the time comes.” Lu Jin waved her hands and complained about her own mother without hesitation.
She was originally a carefree person, but ever since she married Lin Zhong, she had escaped from Lu Chang's control, and had developed a habit of being lawless.
Lin Zhong was three years older than Lu Jin. When he still had a runny nose, he took his younger sister and Lu Jin, who came to Lin's house to play, to play around. They were childhood sweethearts, and the relationship between the couple was extraordinary.
A smile appeared on Qiutong's face - she really liked hearing this.
Lu Jin didn't see the smile on Qiu Tong's face. After all, Qiu Tong was nine feet tall (more than two meters), and Lu Jin was seven feet tall (one meter six).
"Since we are a family, I don't care what your name is Ji. It's just for others to see. By the way, my father-in-law Lin Ji, how is he doing in the Five Prefectures of the South? How is his health?"
"Uncle Lin is in very good health. He is currently commanding the army in Tonghe Prefecture to confront the Chu State. The day before we left, Uncle Lin personally went out of the city to train cavalry," Qiu Tong said.
"That's good. By the way, I heard that the fifth brother is going to replace the five southern mansions with the five Jiangnan counties. Is this true?" Lu Jin asked curiously.
This matter has now been widely circulated among the upper echelons of Wu State, but no authoritative figure has come forward to confirm it.
Lin Chong was Lu Wu's brother-in-law. Although he was highly valued by Wu King Ketu, since he wanted to murder Lu Wu, he naturally had to find a way to divert him away.
Some time ago, Lin Zhong was arranged to serve as the deputy envoy to Yue. This time, Yue waited for Gouchang to come to watch the ceremony, and he came back with him.
"It's true. Chu State will definitely try to regain its lost territory in the future. My husband is tired of fighting and killing all day long, so he wants to find a peaceful place to rest and recuperate. It doesn't matter if it's prosperous or not."
"It's a pity. I still want to visit the Central Plains. If that's Xiaowu's territory, wouldn't I be able to walk sideways?" Lu Jin felt a little regretful when he thought of how he was domineering in the Central Plains.
"Hahaha, Third Sister, you are so interesting. Isn't that hard to say? In two years, after I conquer the five counties in Jiangnan, I will go to the Central Plains with you, Third Sister, to ensure that you can walk sideways."
As he spoke, Qiu Tong opened his big hands and then clenched them into fists, showing that he was fully confident.
'boom'.
The air squeezed out from between the fingers, creating a sonic boom.
Deer hibiscus was amazed.
"Even if the people from the Central Plains don't give me Qiu Tong face, they still have to give my husband one." Qiu Tong added.
