Lu Yang was puzzled by the young man's question and said foolishly: "Yes, yes! What's wrong?"
The young man suddenly laughed loudly and laughed loudly and said: "I recognize your brother, he really looks like me. Back then, someone also lent me a copper plate. In order to return the copper plate to him, I waited on the road for a long time.
, I was almost starving to death, and that uncle showed up. Because of this, my mother scolded me so bad that I never dared to borrow money from others randomly again."
Lu Yang was confused and couldn't help but said: "Then if you lend me the copper coins, if Auntie knows about it, wouldn't it be..."
"I used to be afraid of my mother, but I'm not afraid anymore." The young man patted his chest, showing no fear, and said, "Now that I have left my hometown and am preparing to go out to study, I can't control me."
"That's it!" Lu Yang frowned and said, "Brother, where are you going to learn skills? I will find you later."
The young man thought for a while and then said: "Brother Lu Yang, don't call me big brother anymore. I'm not used to it. My name is Li Xiaopang. Everyone calls me Xiaopang. You can call me that too in the future! As for me
I haven't decided where to go to study art yet. Maybe I'll go to Minsheng Academy, maybe I'll go to Dihu Academy, but I haven't decided yet."
Just as Lu Yang was about to speak, Li Xiaopang interrupted him and said, "I know you want to return the copper plate to me, but it's not worth it for you to look for me all over the world just for a copper plate. So be it! Just treat it like I'm giving it to you.
Okay, if you feel sorry in your heart, if we meet again in the future, how about you return the capital and interest to me?"
Lu Yang thought for a while, and now this was the only way. He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, little fat brother. I will definitely pay you back with interest when we meet in the future."
Li Xiaopang was obviously busy. He took a look at the sky and said, "It's getting late. I have to go to the city to see my uncle. I won't talk to you for now. I'll sit down and talk when I have the chance." After that, he said to Lu
Yang waved his hand and left.
Looking at the direction in which Fatty Li was leaving, Lu Yang watched for a moment before walking forward.
Hechong City is bustling with traffic and pedestrians, and there are many shops on both sides of the road, creating a prosperous scene.
Lu Yang came here for the first time and had no idea how to get around the Duan family. He found a shop and asked for the detailed address, then walked over. After walking about three streets, he came to a large
In front of the door of his mansion, there were two guards standing outside the door with long swords on their waists. They looked solemnly and looked at the passers-by with cold eyes.
The Duan Family Mansion is much smaller than the main gate of the Lu Mansion. The vermilion door shows the status of the nobles, and two large golden characters are carved on the upper door - Duan Mansion.
Lu Yang glanced at the door plaque, came to the door and said, "Excuse me, is this the Duan Mansion?"
The two guards were startled at first. Maybe it was the first time they saw a child of Lu Yang's age coming to question him! However, when they saw Lu Yang's disheveled appearance, they showed disdain at the same time. One of them even sneered.
: "Beggars, this is Duan Mansion, not a place for you to beg for food. Get out of here!"
Hearing this, Lu Yang's face became a little ugly. There are too many people in this world who look down on others. He was considered a beggar just because he was disheveled. If he was really ragged, who would he be regarded as?
?Lu Yang knew that if he wanted to enter the Duan Mansion, he had to ask the two guards to pass the message, so he didn't argue with them and said, "I want to see your master, so I just say that I have a guest asking to see you."
As soon as these words came out, the two guards burst into laughter and looked at Lu Yang as if they were looking at an idiot.
Jiang Dong couldn't stop laughing. He turned forward and backward for a long time before saying: "Beggars, have you made a mistake? You call yourself a guest? Go back to where you came from. Don't waste your saliva here."
Lu Yang was a little angry. Even after he spoke like this, the other party continued to ridicule him and snorted: "Please be careful what you say. I have a big deal with your master."
After all, Lu Yang has read poetry and books. Although it is his first time to leave the Lu Mansion, he knows how to deal with it. Such a guard typically bullies the weak and is afraid of force. The weaker you are, the more the other party will bully you. If you are strong, the other party will bully you.
If you don't know your identity for a while, you will be a little scared.
Sure enough, when the two guards saw Lu Yang's forceful attitude, they couldn't figure out where he was coming from and looked at each other.
Jiang Dong nodded to the other guard and whispered: "You watch him here and don't run away. I'll go find Butler Wu."
"Don't worry, I'm a little kid, can't I still handle it?" the guard said confidently.
Jiang Dong glanced at Lu Yang, turned around and walked into the mansion. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties came out. The man's skin was slightly fair, like a woman's skin, which showed that he
He has a very high status in the Duan family. Although he is not as good as the master of the Duan family, he is much superior to ordinary servants. It is obvious at a glance that he has never done any heavy work.
Wu Zhongpu walked to the door of the mansion first, followed by Jiang Dong. He raised his finger and pointed at Lu Yang, and said flatteringly: "Butler Wu, that guy is the master's guest."
"Oh!" Wu Zhongpu obviously didn't expect that the person who wanted to see the master was actually a half-year-old child. He had been a housekeeper for so many years. He had never seen anyone before. He could tell at a glance that the child in front of him was not taking it easy.
Generation. Because from him, Wu Zhongpu could sense the aura of a nobleman, which was definitely not something that ordinary people could maintain their health.
Wu Zhongpu couldn't guess the identity of the other party, so he didn't dare to neglect him. He walked up to Lu Yang and said, "Little brother, old slave Wu Zhongpu, which family are you a young master from?"
Lu Yang glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he lowered his voice and said, "Steward Wu, can you speak further?"
Wu Zhongpu was slightly startled, and became even more curious about Lu Yang's identity. He took a few steps closer and said, "Young master, you can tell me now!"
Lu Yang moved his wrist, took out a white jade pendant from his sleeve, waved it at Wu Zhongpu, "Do you know my identity now?" After saying this, he put away the jade pendant.
Wu Zhongpu was also a jade pendant. Of course he could clearly see the writing on the jade pendant. He didn’t have much expression on his face, but his heart was filled with huge waves. The jade pendant actually had the word "Lu" written on it. You know, Hechong County is under the jurisdiction of Tianjin
In Yuan County, all the small and medium-sized families in the county are dependent on one very large family, and that family is the Lu family. Coincidentally, there is only one Lu family in Tianyuan County.
Wu Zhongpu would not suspect that the jade pendant was fake. Although he had never touched the identity jade pendant of a big family, he still had good eyesight after seeing countless such jade pendants. What's more, the jade pendant was made of the finest mutton-fat jade, which most people had.
How is it possible to have it? Even if you steal such a jade pendant, you would not dare to come to a place like the Duan family to make trouble.
That's why Wu Zhongpu can be sure that even if the half-year-old child in front of him is not a member of the Lu family, he has a close relationship with the Lu family. As a member of such a big family and possessing a status jade pendant, the Duan family elders must be polite when meeting him.
Angry, let alone the butler of a small family.
Wu Zhongpu hurriedly bent down to salute, cupped his fists and said: "Master Lu, please come this way, please..."
Lu Yang didn't waste any time and strode towards the door of the mansion. When he reached Jiang Dong, he glanced at him but said nothing.
Wu Zhongpu had been observing Lu Yang's situation. When he saw this scene, he knew it well and said coldly: "Jiang Dong, you have offended Master Lu and you still haven't apologized..."
Jiang Dong felt very depressed. He had seen many such people. He looked like a poor beggar. Why did he suddenly become the eldest young master, and the eldest young master of the Lu family? The eldest young master of the Lu family? Jiang Dong thought of this.
, his face became extremely ugly. He was so frightened that he quickly knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy: "Master Lu, I don't know your identity. Please don't take it to heart about what you just offended."
Lu Yang really didn't dare to do anything to Jiang Dong. He is now seeking refuge with the Duan family instead of representing the Lu family. What he did just now was just to use Wu Zhongpu's hand to breathe out. Lu Yang waved his hand and said with a self-deprecating smile: "It's nothing.
, I dress like this, it’s no different from begging for food. If I were you, I would think so too." With that, he walked towards the mansion.
These words may not sound like much, but in the eyes of the big family members, they are simply insulting words.
Wu Zhongpu didn't want to make the Lu family hate the Duan family because of these words, and said angrily: "Jiang Dong, you kid actually said that the people of the Lu family are poor beggars. I think you are impatient. Pull me down and start again."
Let’s fight fifty times and wait for the reward.” After saying this, he glared at Jiang Dong and then followed Lu Yang away.
Jiang Dong really wanted to cry. If he had known that Lu Yang could take out the Lu family jade pendant, he would not have dared to say anything nonsense even if he had the courage to do so.
Another guard saw Jiang Dong being dragged into the backyard of the mansion. He touched the cold sweat on his forehead and secretly said it was a fluke.
After all, Duan Zhengyuan, the head of the Duan family, is a baron, and his mansion is not small either. It is much worse than the Lu Mansion. However, all the buildings in the mansion are fully constructed. The gardens, backyards, corridors, and rockeries, except for the back hill that a duke should have, are all fully constructed.
The buildings are fully equipped. After passing through several long corridors, Lu Yang came to a main hall. There was a study room next to the main hall. This is where Duan Zhengyuan handled documents on a daily basis.
The study door was closed tightly. Wu Zhongpu motioned to Lu Yang to wait outside the door, then walked to the door and knocked a few times.
After a while, an old man's voice came from the study, "Who is it?"
"Master, I am a slave and I have something important to report." Wu Zhongpu replied respectfully.
Footsteps sounded in the study, and then Duan Zhengyuan's voice came out, "Is there something important that can't wait until I finish processing the foreign books? I want to see how important it is."
With a creak, the study door opened, and an old man appeared in Lu Yang's realization.
The old man looked to be in his fifties. Because he had taken good care of himself, he did not have many wrinkles on his forehead. He was much younger than the poor people of this age. This man was Duan Zhengyuan, the head of the Duan family. He was wearing a silk mandarin jacket with a waistband
Wearing a jade pendant also made of mutton-fat jade, the front of the jade pendant is engraved with the word "Duan". There are no more than three jade pendants in the Duan family that symbolize status.
When Duan Zhengyuan saw Lu Yang, he frowned slightly. Apparently he had never seen such a half-year-old child in his memory, so he asked politely: "Who are you?"