Chapter 3088 3090 [Time flies]
?In order to get his son Lu Zhaopeng back to get married, Lu Zilin not only went to the provincial capital many times to look for him, but also cut off Lu Zhaopeng''s financial resources.
?Even so, it did not affect Lu Zhaopeng. He still did not come back to get married, and he did not even know whether he was alive or dead.
Because of this, this incident became a joke in the eyes of the whole village.
They all thought that Lu Zilin had no way to teach his son, so he gave birth to such a rebellious son.
?Lu Sangeng said that the reason why Lu Zilin''s descendants are like this can be boiled down to one sentence: "After all, Shao Shao Ke''s ancestral virtues are too shallow and too thin!"
?Lu Zilin’s ancestor was a chef. In order to learn from his master, he had no choice but to sell his body.
Therefore, even though the Lu family became prosperous and became a famous big family in Bailuyuan. But when people look at the Lu family, they still have prejudices and don’t think highly of them.
??In addition, Lu Zilin has been in charge of the township for many years, and he has often urged grain and taxes, which has offended many people. That''s why everyone enjoyed watching his jokes.
?This also made Lu Zilin feel even more sad.
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Xiang Nan ignored the affairs of the Lu family and lived his own life in peace and contentment.
?He and Zhang Ziqing lived a harmonious and beautiful life, and they could be said to be the happiest couple in Bailuyuan.
?The two of them are affectionate and affectionate, and they even sprinkle some dog food from time to time, which makes Tian Xiao''e, Liu Chunni, Song Zhaodi and other girls quite envious.
?The time soon came to 1919, and Lu Zhaopeng still had not returned from the city.
He said that the in-laws really couldn''t afford to delay, and they would rather pay more and double the betrothal gift than wait any longer.
Now that the engagement is broken off, they still have time to talk to their in-laws. In another two years, when my daughter gets older, it will be difficult to talk to her husband''s family. Therefore, they would rather spend more money and cancel the marriage to avoid losing their daughter.
Lu Zilin actually didn’t want to break off the engagement. After all, the Lu family had become a joke on Yuan Shang. If he broke off the engagement now, it would not be easy for him to have a daughter-in-law in the future.
After all, no one likes to be tricked. No matter how well-off the Lu family is and how well-educated Lu Zhaopeng is, it is really too much to not marry after getting engaged.
But the Lu family has already delayed their girl for two years, and it is really not easy to delay them any longer. Because of desperation, Lu Zilin had no choice but to agree to cancel the engagement.
Because it was his son who could not live up to others, Lu Zilin did not even ask for the betrothal gift, but simply left it to him as compensation.
After this incident, Lu Zhaopeng''s marriage is far away.
Firstly, he never returned to his hometown, and even if he wanted to marry him, he could not find anyone else. Secondly, his story spread throughout his hometown, and no daughter of a good family would choose a husband like him.
Even if the daughter of a third-class family was willing to marry him, Lu Zilin would not want her. As a result, marriage naturally becomes a problem.
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In comparison, Bai Jiaxuan helped his eldest son Bai Xiaowen arrange his marriage, which was much smoother.
??The girl Bai Xiaowen married was from Guojia Village, eighty miles away. Her family was a cotton ginner, and she was also from a well-to-do family.
??Before his new wife came into the house, Bai Jiaxuan bought a cotton gin. At that time, after the new daughter-in-law comes in, she can ginning cotton at home.
?Then the villagers no longer have to travel long distances to the city to ginning cotton. This can be regarded as a small business for the Bai family, and it can be regarded as an income.
?Because Bai Xiaowen was the eldest son in the family, Bai Jiaxuan naturally wanted to make the wedding a decent one, so he specially killed a pig to make the banquet.
Although it is not as good as the five pigs Xiang Nan slaughtered when he got married the year before, the feast for one pig is already first-class in Bailu Village.
?So the villagers were very happy, their mouths were full of oil after eating, and they talked about it with endless aftertaste for half a month.
?Seeing that the Bai family''s marriage was so lively and smooth, and became the envy of the whole village, Lu Zilin felt even more uncomfortable.
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Comparing the two, Xiang Nan’s life is very good. After the first month of the lunar month, he took Tian Xiao''e back with Zhang Ziqing''s consent.
?In this way, there is one wife, one concubine, and two maids.
?His life is the best in Bailuyuan, even Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin, and Tian Fuxian can''t compare.
In the next two years, he also took in Liu Chunni and Song Zhaodi.
?This is the DC Harazi that is envied by the people in Bailuyuan.
?In Bailuyuan, Bai Jiaxuan married the most wives, marrying seven wives in his life.
But that is also because he married a wife who did not live long and only married one after the other''s death.
Unlike Xiang Nan, who married four daughters-in-law one after another.
On Bailuyuan, there were many poor men who could not find wives. Seeing Xiang Nan hugging him from left to right, he couldn''t help but laugh.
Especially Lu Zilin was even more jealous.
Xiang Nan has already married four wives, but his two sons from the Lu family have not married any of them now.
??The eldest son Lu Zhaopeng is not sure whether he is alive or dead now. All the in-laws he has managed to get married with are now dead, and it is now difficult for him to find a daughter-in-law.
“Oh, how did I end up like this?” He kept worrying.
This has become an obsession of his. He had to find his son, get him married and have children, so as to continue the legacy of the Lu family.
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?This year, another new thing happened in Bailuyuan, that is, Bai Ling entered Bailu Academy and became the first female student in the academy.
It turns out that she didn’t want to go to school, but during the Chinese New Year, Bai Jiaxuan’s cousin in the provincial capital came to visit relatives and brought his daughter who was studying in the city.
After Bai Ling heard that she was studying in the school, he also clamored to go to school. Bai Jiaxuan loved her daughter the most, so he had no choice but to agree.
??But Bai Ling is actually a budding reader. He has almost a photographic memory and can recite it over and over again. Mr. Xu couldn''t help being surprised and praised her as a promising student.
??Bai Jiaxuan couldn''t help but think of the time when Bai Ling was snatched away by a white wolf and she could still laugh at the critical moment of life and death. Therefore, I was convinced that my daughter was a blessed person, so I doted on her even more.
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Time flies, and two years later, we arrived in 1924.
?This year, Lu Zhaopeng, who had not been heard from for a long time, finally came back.
?But he did not return to Bailuyuan, but to Xi''an City.
The articles he wrote under the pen name "Ru Ziniu" were often published in newspapers and magazines, promoting the concepts of democracy, freedom, equality and innovation, and won the support of a large number of ideal young people.
After Lu Zilin received the news, he immediately went to the provincial capital to look for his son, but unfortunately he came to nothing.
The city of Xi''an is so big, and he doesn''t know the exact location. Finding his son is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
?But Lu Zilin was not resigned to it, and kept looking for it, and finally found Lu Zhaopeng.
?He lied to Lu Zhaopeng and said that his grandfather Lu Taiheng was seriously ill and was about to die, so he deceived him back to Bailuyuan.
After Lu Zhaopeng returned to the original place, Lu Zilin locked him at home, and then quickly asked someone to find a wife for him.
?Lu Zhaopeng stamped his feet anxiously in the room. He didn''t like this kind of blind marriage or feudal arranged marriage at all.
He wants to fall in love freely, be in love with each other, and be happy with each other. He wants this kind of marriage.
(End of this chapter)