20demayo Chapter 248 The Young Master is Finally Back
Chapter 248 The Young Master is Finally Back
Li Jiren felt like his heart was being plucked by someone.
Ji Siyuan came to Prince Lin's Mansion when he was less than two years old and stayed there for twenty years.
He was the elder brother whom he regarded as a sibling, and the one who called his father and mother father and mother earlier than him.
If Ji Siyuan really betrayed his father, how sad would his father be?
Ji Siyuan didn't see the look in Li Jiren's eyes. His voice was low at the moment, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad.
"Father has been ill for four years. We have secretly consulted many famous doctors over the years, but none of them can find anything. It would be great if the Han family really had such a rare book."
"Brother Siyuan, don't worry, I will."
After separating from Ji Siyuan, Li Jiren summoned his own secret guards...
The streets are silent, the pearl curtains and embroidered curtains are covered with dust. Where is the former prosperity now? Only the silence remains in the city.
Shangyang Prefecture, once the most prosperous of the major prefectures in central China, is now deserted.
Years ago, the gates of Shangyang Prefecture were still tightly closed, and no one was allowed to enter the city without household registration documents and travel documents.
But later on, the economy of Shangyang Prefecture became increasingly bleak, and the Jiyang Army had no intention of breaking into the prefecture.
There will no longer be checkpoints at the city gates.
It takes more than one day for the ice to freeze three feet thick.
If Shangyang Prefecture wants to return to its prosperity of a few years ago, there is still a lot of work to be done.
Xing'an Avenue, Fugui Restaurant.
Four carriages stopped at the door of the restaurant.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Shopkeeper Wang forced a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum and walked out with the waiter.
It’s good that there are guests coming. With four carriages, there must be a lot of people.
A handsome young man got out of the first carriage.
Shopkeeper Wang rubbed his eyes.
Looking again, yes, it was their young master.
Shopkeeper Wang's lips trembled. Their young master had finally returned.
Ever since the incident in Wuping County last year, the young master had someone send a message to him and Manager Jiang of Nanyuan Xinxiang Pavilion, asking them to rush to Linlang Department Store in Yuezhou Prefecture if the situation became dire.
He and Manager Jiang have been in Shangyang Prefecture for decades, and they have poured all their efforts into the restaurant and Xinxiang Pavilion.
They really don't want to leave unless it's absolutely necessary.
Fortunately, the Jiyang army did not attack the provincial capital.
What’s even more fortunate is that the Dong family escaped when the Ji Yang army reached Wuping County.
Unfortunately, many wealthy people in the capital city have fled, and their business is becoming increasingly bleak.
Years ago, they contacted the young master.
But they were not sure whether the Jiyang army would suddenly attack, so they did not dare to let the Lu family come to Shangyang Mansion rashly.
Over the years, the number of government fees has increased, especially this year.
Even though business was already very slow, the government completely ignored everyone's difficulties and required all shops, big or small, to pay an additional 100 taels of urban construction fees and 50 taels of security fees every month.
But it is clear that city maintenance fees and military support fees have been available since the year before last.
The number of stores closed this year is much greater than the number of stores closed last year due to the Wuping County incident.
It was very difficult for him to maintain his relationship with Manager Jiang.
Seeing that their income was no longer enough to cover their expenses, the two of them were ready to close the store and go to Los Angeles to find a new owner.
Before the two of them could close the shop, they heard that the brother-in-law they had never met was taken to Ji Yang.
The Dong family was also forced to go to Jiyang.
Manager Jiang was so angry that he was sick for half a month.
The Dong family finally escaped Wuping County, but was taken to Jiyang again. What if something happened...
Thinking of this, Manager Wang's old face was full of tears, which scared Lu Fugui.
Shopkeeper Wang looked so mournful, it was really unsightly.
"Shopkeeper Wang..."
"Young Master, you are finally back."
Shopkeeper Wang cried and hugged Lu Fugui tightly.
Lu Fugui patted his shoulder helplessly.
"I'm fine, it's okay. Don't cry, everyone is watching..."
Han Qingyun, Li Jixin and Lu Changping in the car looked at each other with surprise.
This was the first time they saw Lu Fugui use this tone to coax a second old man besides Lu Youtian.
Shopkeeper Wang cried for a long time before he stood up straight and asked the waiter to notify Shopkeeper Jiang.
Lu Fugui stopped him.
"Manager Wang, I'm here to do some business. Don't tell Manager Jiang for now. Find me a few rooms first."
Shopkeeper Wang was a sensible man. He didn't ask what the matter was. He just asked about the number of people and then went to make arrangements.
The others also got off the carriage.
Shopkeeper Wang looked at Lu Yanyan with tears in his eyes. This was his little lady.
Lu Yanyan looked at Lu Fugui with some confusion.
Lu Fugui laughed: "When you were a child, Shopkeeper Wang held you in his arms."
Lu Yanyan smiled at Shopkeeper Wang.
Shopkeeper Wang looked at Han Qingyun again and sighed in his heart. This was the first time he met his brother-in-law.
My brother-in-law went to the provincial capital twice to take part in the provincial examination.
Both he and Manager Jiang wanted to take care of their son-in-law nearby.
However, the location of the provincial examination is too far away from the Fugui Restaurant.
My brother-in-law stayed in a restaurant next to the Imperial Examination Hall.
During the first provincial examination, when he and Manager Jiang rushed there, his brother-in-law had already entered the examination room.
When the two went to pick him up from the examination room, they heard that the young scholar was ill and had been carried out a long time ago.
The second time, they were relieved when they heard that Dalin personally accompanied his brother-in-law to take the exam.
But that time, they didn't pick up the person, and the brother-in-law's hand was hit by a carriage, so he left the examination room early.
The two regretted it deeply and hated themselves for only caring about business and not taking personal care of their brother-in-law.
Now, my son-in-law finally won the third place in the imperial examination, but he was used as a bet by the unkind Emperor Zhaowen and lost to Prince Lin's Mansion.
Shopkeeper Wang felt bitter and guilty, and called out softly, "Son-in-law."
Han Qingyun smiled and nodded: "Shopkeeper Wang."
Seeing that he was calm and composed, without any resentment at all, Manager Wang felt relieved.
The old man once said, "Misfortune is the foundation of good fortune, and good fortune is the root of misfortune."
It may not be a bad thing for the son-in-law and the boss to go to Ji Yang.
Manager Wang, who had figured it out, laughed and led them into the restaurant.
Fugui Restaurant was originally named Lu's Juxing Tower.
Twenty-one years ago, Juxinglou was sold, and Manager Wang and a group of other old people were kicked out of the restaurant.
They were all servants of the Lu family. They knew that something had happened to their master, but they didn't know where to go.
Not only was the Juxing Tower sold, but the Lu family's house in Shangyang Prefecture was also sold.
When Yu took the young Lu Yanyan away from Shangyang Prefecture, she gave them some money and asked them to rent a house in Shangyang Prefecture first and wait for the Lu family to return.
But this wait lasted seven years.
In the past seven years, the Lu family has never forgotten them and has sent people to bring them some money and property from time to time.
During this period, he took everyone to Fengxi Town.
Lu Fugui, who was only twelve years old at that time, had a determined look in his eyes that didn't look like a child at all.
Lu Fugui asked him to go back to Shangyang Mansion to guard it, and sooner or later he would buy back the shop he had sold.
The young master kept his word. Six years later, Juxinglou, which was renamed Jiqing Restaurant, was changed into Fugui Restaurant and returned to the Lu family.
The following year, Yuan's Silver House was renamed Nanyuan Xinxiang Pavilion.
Lu Fugui was worried about being targeted, so he no longer added his surname to the shops he took over.
He also kept a low profile. Apart from his own people, few people knew that the owner of these shops was surnamed Lu...
The waiters and waitresses at Fugui Restaurant were really enlightened today.
I heard from their shopkeeper that the young lady was as pretty as a piece of delicate jade when she was little.
But their shopkeeper had only seen the young lady when she was about four or five years old, and they always thought that Shopkeeper Wang was exaggerating.
But now that I have seen Lu Yanyan, I realize that the young lady is really beautiful, and her husband is also incredibly handsome.
But the young lady and the son-in-law were not as good-looking as the young man who came with them.
The young man had a face as white as powder, his hair was as smooth as lacquer, and his skin was as white as jade. He was much more handsome than the girl.
But he is also very majestic and his temperament is completely different from that of a woman.
Han Qingyun frowned slightly when he saw everyone secretly looking at Li Jixin.
Li Jixin is really good-looking.
He once suggested that Li Jixin cover it up.
This guy just won’t do that!
"My appearance is given by my parents. I'm not so ugly that I can't see anyone. Why should I hide it?"
Han Qingyun was speechless. He now wished that Li Jixin would be so ugly that he could not be seen in public.
He wanted to quietly investigate the matter, but Li Er acted like he was here to cause trouble...