Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 278 Lonely Minister
Lu Xun knew that once this matter started, there would be no turning back. He could only tie himself tightly to Sun Quan and become a knife in his hand, making both the Lu family and himself Sun Quan's lonely ministers.

So it’s not that he didn’t hesitate.

Qiao Wei gave him another shot of encouragement, "But I think Xi Zou Shi seems to be better at managing the world and studying. The affairs of the Shanyue tyrants still require a pragmatic talent."

Lu Xun bowed his head and said, "I am willing to be sent."

As they were talking, You Yu came to tell Qiao Wei, "The young lady is here, at the door. Madam, do you want to let her in?"

"You came here alone?"

"Yes." You Yu said, "He hid behind a pillar, and there was no one around him."

That is, she herself didn't know whether she should come in.

"No need." Qiao Wei asked You Yu to leave first, and suddenly expressed his concern for Lu Xun's family affairs, "Lord Lu has been away from home for half a year on official business, right? Do you often write letters back to your wife?"

Although Lu Xun didn't know why Qiao Wei suddenly changed the subject and chatted with Lu Xun about family matters, he still told the truth, "I have official duties to attend to, and occasionally when I have time, I will write a few words of family matters to send to my wife."

"Madam Wang is not in good health. Before I left Wu County, I had the honor of seeing her. She looked worse than before. The doctor sent by the Sun family also said that Madam Wang was hurt by worrying, and her words also showed her concerns about the future of the master. In fact, it is not easy for women in a big family. The face of this husband is the confidence of his wife and children.

If you have time, you might as well write more letters to Madam Wang to comfort her."

Lawrence Lu raised his eyes and looked at Qiao Wei deeply, “Thank you, Madam, for your concern.”

Although Qiao Wei's words had other purposes, one thing he said was true: the women and children of a large family make a living in the family, relying only on the ability of their sons-in-law. He still remembered that when Wang first married him, they also had a child, but because the elders of the family passed away, all the children of the family went to kneel down to mourn. Wang was in poor health, and even though they repeatedly explained the situation, the elders of the family never let Wang rest. After kneeling for several days, she knelt and died.

Afterwards, the elder who did not allow Wang to rest was still complaining, saying that Wang herself was too weak to keep the child and that she had caused him trouble.

Lu Xun was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot. He wanted to step forward and argue with the other party, but was stopped by everyone. Then they gave him the jewelry shop of the clan in order to calm the situation.

Last year, Lu Ji got married, and soon Zhang became pregnant. This time, the clan elder passed away but he took the initiative to exempt Zhang from kneeling in mourning, and only told her to have a good rest. Giving birth to a child for the Lu family safely would be the greatest filial piety to the elder.

In this world, what is worrying is not the scarcity but the inequality.

Even though Lu Xun and Lu Ji had supported each other for many years, Lu Xun had to admit that he wanted to win.

Even if it was just that once, whether for himself or for the Wang family, he wanted to fight for that one chance.

When Lu Xun was leaving, he ran into Sun An, who was hesitating at the door whether to go in. Sun An lowered his head and bowed slightly as a greeting. Lu Xun also hurriedly lowered his head to return the greeting, stood up, and passed by him in different directions.

The two never made eye contact from beginning to end, as if they were just strangers who met briefly.

Sun An's face was still a little pale, Qiao Wei asked with concern, "You still look bad, why don't you rest in your room?"

"Nothing, I've been lying down for two days, and I feel like my bones are loose, so I wanted to get up and play with Deng'er." Sun An's tone sounded very calm, and only her slightly red eyes revealed her emotions that she had not yet hidden. "Deng'er is in the yard, and Youxian, Youxian and a few other children are playing with him!" Sun Deng is small in stature, and walks like a little penguin. Now, he has become more and more plump under the joint feeding of several children. He has a sweet mouth, and no matter who gives him food, he will say "thank you" with a "childish" smile, which makes everyone love him very much. Several brothers and sisters like to play with him.

Qiao Wei didn't stop them, so the yard was filled with children's laughter every day, and the lively noise could be seen as soon as you entered the door.

But Qiao Wei didn't expose Sun An, "It's more important to take care of your body, just play with me for a while."

Sun An hummed "hmm", but he really didn't have much interest in joining the children. He just sat on the porch, quietly watching the children play. He seemed as if all his strength was drained away. He was listless and had no interest in the things around him. He just sat there in a daze.

Qiao Wei carefully applied medicine to Xu Yaoniang's leg. Although she had no external injuries, her ankle was sprained. Qiao Wei asked her to stay in the room, but she refused and insisted on staying by Sun Deng's side to watch, even if she could only do some needlework.

Qiao Wei couldn't persuade her, so he just let her do what she wanted.

Xu Yaoniang looked up at Sun An's absent-minded appearance, and felt a little sorry for him. She wanted to say something to Qiao Wei. After all, it was really distressing that Sun An, who was usually so lively, suddenly became so quiet and dull.

But when she thought of Qiao Wei's warning to her before, Xu Yao Niang swallowed her words again.

The corridor was cool and shady. The girl sat there alone, as silent as a painting, while outside the corridor the children were happy and had no worries.

Outside the outer courtyard, the fire was roaring, the craftsmen were sweating, the women were in the kitchen and in the rooms, cooking or cleaning, and the road outside the courtyard was full of people coming and going.

The women's faces showed expressions of sadness and joy. Some of their family members were able to return, some had their souls sent to other places, and some even had no remains left and were nowhere to be found.

But no matter how angry and sorrowful their faces were, when they saw Sun An at the gate of the courtyard, they would stop and bow, regardless of whether Sun An responded or not.

Finally, Sun An stood up and said goodbye to Qiao Wei, "Sister-in-law, I'm still a little tired, so I'll go back and rest for a while."

Qiao Wei deliberately ignored her slightly red eyes and the tears that were about to fall, "Go ahead, it's a bit windy in the yard, there's sand in the wind, be careful not to get blinded by it."

"it is good."

When Sun An left, his back felt a little weak and he looked a little more lonely.

Sun Deng saw Qiao Wei and happily came over to grab Qiao Wei's hand. He looked at Qiao Wei with bright eyes full of expectation, "Mother, mother...I want a wreath!"

Other children could make wreaths with wild grasses, and they were quick and skillful, and they could also make grasshoppers and rabbits. But poor Sun Deng, who was not even two years old, couldn't make any wreaths himself. He even liked to make trouble and tried to plant the wild grasses back into the soil with a wooden shovel.

So, Qiao Wei also joined the team of making wreaths, and learned the techniques of other children to make a simple grass wreath for Sun Deng. Although it was not good-looking, it still won Sun Deng's infinite admiring eyes.

Xu Yao Niang, who had difficulty walking, became a model for the children's hair braiding. Several children braided her hair in various styles and locks, decorated with flowers and plants, which were unrelated to each other.

Xu Yao Niang took the bronze mirror and looked at herself again and again, saying with a bitter face, "It's a waste of time for me to get up early in the morning to comb my hair. If I leave this courtyard with this hair, people will definitely think that my wife beat me up."