As the carriage swayed, the carriage stopped before even half a stick of incense had been burned.
Lu Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. This carriage seemed like a prison. Facing two middle-aged couples who did not know each other and had affectionate eyes, the time was not to mention how painful it was. It seemed like a century had passed.
Long.
"Dalang is back!"
Lu Xu heard the voice of his servant and opened the car curtain.
The servant had already placed the horse at the shaft of the carriage. Mrs. Lu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and led Lu Yao out of the carriage.
"It's true that Erlang is back. Thank God, it's the blessing of the Lu family ancestors." When the officials of the Lu family saw Lu Yao getting out of the car, their voices began to tremble with excitement.
In the past six months, the entire Lu family blamed themselves. They didn't realize that Lu Yao had the idea of running away from home. They thought he just went out to play, but he never came back after leaving.
Seeing Lu Yao appear in front of them safe and sound, I couldn't be more happy.
Lu Yao laughed dryly. He wanted to run away too. The time was coming soon. If the old man he made an appointment with didn't show up when he saw him coming, he would definitely not stay. All his wealth would be returned.
On that mountain, if I couldn't catch up with the old man's donkey cart, he would have to take the twenty-mile official road.
But there was no other way. Mrs. Lu held his hand so tightly that she couldn't pull it out even after pumping it four or five times. Moreover, the young man in his twenties behind him was looking at him intently. It was really...
There is no chance of escape.
It seems that the only solution is to take a long-term approach.
Surrounded by a crowd of people, they arrived at the backyard of the Lu Mansion.
The Lu Mansion is not very large. Apart from a decent-looking living room in the front yard, the rest are just a few smaller old houses.
On the contrary, this backyard has a certain flavor, and several houses are neatly arranged. What makes Lu Yao most satisfied is that even though the area of the Lu Mansion is so small, a large garden has been squeezed out, but it is still winter.
, the flowers and plants haven’t grown yet. When spring comes, it will definitely be a different scene.
Lu Yao shook his head and threw these thoughts out of his mind. He was someone who wanted to escape. How could he be obsessed with a garden?
"Um...where is my room? I'm going to take a rest. Riding in this carriage is too tiring." Lu Yao also looked down on the lame excuse he gave and couldn't think of a better excuse.
"It's time for Yao'er to take a rest." Following Lu Xu's words, the Lu family's butler, Uncle Fu, led Lu Yao to the last small courtyard in the backyard.
Lu Yao looked around and found that his room was really a good place to escape. Not to mention the courtyard wall adjacent to the Lu Mansion, there were also some things that could be used to step on. It was not easy to climb over the courtyard wall.
"Ahem... Who is that? I want to take a nap first, and you can call me again during dinner."
"Erlang, please sleep well. Uncle Fu will prepare something you like for dinner today. I think Erlang must not have eaten well after such a long time."
"Okay, okay, you go down first." Lu Yao was not in the mood to chat with Uncle Fu. He was in a hurry.
After entering the small courtyard and pushing open the room, Lu Yao was shocked by the scene in front of him.
He thought this was just a room with an ordinary interior. Who knew that there were a lot of porcelains placed in it, and there were several expensive-looking paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall. Even the mattresses were brand new.
, like cleaning every day.
The tables, chairs and benches are as exquisite as they are, and they are all beautifully carved on them.
"This Lu family is richer than I thought!" Lu Yao exclaimed.
This is called not revealing wealth in vain.
But Lu Yao didn't know that the most valuable thing about Lu Mansion was this Lu Mansion. It was very close to Feng Mansion and the Imperial City. It was a prime location in Kaifeng. Even though it occupied a small area, the price was several thousand dollars, and
No matter how expensive the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings in front of you are, how much can they cost?
"No matter how rich you are, it's none of my business."
Lu Yao peeked out from the crack in the door and found no one. He immediately opened the back window and jumped out.
He stepped on several piles of messy debris and jumped directly onto the courtyard wall.
Lu Yao turned to look at Lu Mansion, laughed and said, "Bye bye!"
After saying that, he jumped off the courtyard wall without looking back.
He was in an alley, running towards a corner no matter where it led.
As soon as he turned the corner of the alley, a big black face appeared in front of him, scaring him so much that he took several steps back.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that this man was the dark-faced man who came to buy oil before.
Lu Yao patted his chest hard several times and then said: "You know, you can scare people to death if you scare them. You are really haunted!"
The black-faced man stretched out a hand and said: "Give so-and-so's oil to so-and-so, and so-and-so will leave immediately."
Lu Yao was really defeated by this black-faced man. You said you followed him all the way for half a barrel of oil?
"Isn't it just half a barrel of oil? I'll give it to you here. If you have the money, you can buy my other barrel too. It's very tiring for me to carry it."
After the dark-faced man took the half-barrel of oil, his eyes did not leave Lu Yao's other hand. His expression was very complicated, as if he was making a very difficult decision.
After a while, he made a decision in his mind and said, "I really want to buy it, but I don't have that much money."
"Take it and take it. You can see how much you want to pay. I'm in a hurry to leave. I don't have time to waste it." Lu Yao urged.
After hesitating for a while, the black-faced man took the remaining barrel of oil, took out the only five coins he had from his arms and stuffed it into Lu Yao's hand, "I am not someone who likes to take advantage of others.
I owe you five guan first, and I will definitely pay you back when I get rich."
"Let's wait until you have money. Now I'm really in a hurry."
Seeing that Lu Yao was indeed in a hurry, the dark-faced man nodded and walked in the other direction of the alley.
Lu Yao started running wildly along the alley, and finally he saw a beam of light. His heart felt like a sparrow flying out of a birdcage, this was the breath of freedom.
"I finally ran out."
Just when Lu Yao was happy, he heard a loud shout, "Erlang is there, catch him quickly, otherwise the master will be angry and we will all be punished."
Lu Yao, who had not eaten all day, could not outrun these servants. Before he could take a few steps, the servants caught him and carried him back to the Lu Mansion.
He finally knew why the black-faced man walked in the opposite direction. It turned out that he turned back to the gate of Lu Mansion. The place where he was caught was not twenty steps away from the gate of Lu Mansion.
In the study room in the backyard of the Lu Mansion, Lu Xu was so angry that he pointed at Lu Yao, "You...you...you are really angry with me. I thought you had suffered enough outside and you would know how good your family is. Who knows?"
Knowing that you refuse to change despite repeated admonitions and want to run away a second time after running away the first time, my Lu family is what kind of dragon pit and tiger's den that you can't stay for a moment, and it's wasted the past six months for me and your mother to be worried about you."
"Please give me another chance." Lu Yao said softly, having to bow his head under the eaves.
"Now do you know that I will give you a chance to change your ways? It's too late! Uncle Fu, you locked Erlang in the room. When will he figure it out and let him out again?"
Uncle Fu sighed. He didn't expect that Erlang would still be like this after half a year. He often made the master angry.
It's okay to lock him up for a few days and let him calm down.
"I'm not talking about this opportunity. I will definitely run in the opposite direction next time." Even if Lu Yao complained softly, they still heard him.
Lu Xu's blood pressure rose instantly, and he kept turning left and right. When he saw the wooden stick leaning against the wall supporting the window, he picked it up and hit Lu Yao.
"You brat, you still want to run away. If I don't break your legs, how can you still run away?"
Mrs. Lu and Uncle Fu were so frightened that they knelt down and hugged Lu Xu's legs.
Mrs. Lu cried and cried: "I can't do it! Yao'er is so weak now, and your stick will kill him. I will definitely persuade Yao'er and make him give up this idea."
"You still have the nerve to say that if you hadn't pampered him since childhood, he would have done such a deviant thing. Erlang was spoiled by a mother like you."
"Yes, yes, this is all my fault. Please calm down and stop venting your anger on Yao'er."
Mrs. Lu turned to look at Lu Yao, "Yao'er, I know that you have always been unwilling to get engaged to the daughter of the Han family. Today, my mother will sacrifice this face and take your Han family to cancel the engagement. Now you also have a brain disease and you can't
It delayed the Han family’s daughter.”
Lu Yao was stunned. This was not about running away just now. Why did he suddenly turn to the matter of breaking off the engagement?
Could it be that the brain circuits of ancient people were so fast? He couldn't accept it.
He thought about it carefully and realized that the owner of his current body ran away from home to avoid being engaged. If the other person was either big and round, he must be extremely ugly.
And I am a good young man in the 21st century. How could I agree to this ugly arranged marriage in feudal society?
This is absolutely not okay!
I can't just pin my lifelong happiness on a woman I have never met.
"Okay!" Lu Yao looked up at the three of them, "As long as I cancel this engagement, I will never run away from home again."
Mrs. Lu sat on the ground with relief. As long as Lu Yao didn't plan to run away from home, her face was not that important.
The stick in Lu Xu's hand fell to the ground, and he said sadly, "What a sin! How can you have the face to face Brother Han in the future?"
Lu Xu walked out of the study in despair, stopped outside the door, and said to the door: "Madam, you must handle this matter well, and don't hurt the relationship between the two families because of this matter."
After speaking, Lu Xu hunched over and left the study.
Mrs. Lu glanced at Lu Yao, who was smiling foolishly at the side and shook her head helplessly. Why didn't Lu Yao like the daughter-in-law of the Han family? After all, the Lu family was so lucky!
Not to mention how happy Lu Yao was.
When it comes time to break off the engagement, he will find the right opportunity to run again to see who of you can still find him.