After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1079 Asking for help
Haitang and Lu Bainian discussed the design of the school for a long time.

By the time they finally came up with a result that satisfied both parties, it was already dark.

Hai Changan and his family of three will have dinner outside today. Hai Jiao has gone out again and will probably not come back for dinner. Hai Tang simply told the kitchen staff to make some simple food and send it over. She will stay in the wing room to have a meal with Grandpa Lu.

The grandparents and grandchildren chatted and laughed while eating a simple hot meal. After clearing away the leftovers, they were chatting over a cup of hot tea when someone from the concierge came to report, "Master Lu, someone is here to see you. He says he's an old acquaintance of yours in the capital and wants your help with something important."

Lu Bainian was a little confused: "My old acquaintances in Beijing? Who could it be?" His old acquaintances in Beijing, if they were those people he knew when he was young, are now dead, scattered, or have completely cut off contact with him and no longer have any contact with them. As for the remaining old friends from Wumen, he has often interacted with them in recent months, but he has not heard that anyone is in urgent need of help during the New Year.

The doorman replied, "I don't know that man. He looks poorly dressed and haggard. But he doesn't have any patches on his clothes, so he doesn't look poor. And judging by the way he speaks and behaves, he seems to be polite."

Haitang turned to look at Lu Bainian: "Could it be an old acquaintance whose family has fallen on hard times?"

Lu Bainian couldn't figure out who it was, so he simply got off the kang and planned to go to the front door to take a look in person.

Haitang quickly picked up the big cloak and put it on him, then put on a cloak herself and helped him walk out.

When they arrived at the gate, the doorman pushed it open, revealing an old man with a hunched back. As the doorman said, his clothes were thin, but the material was good cotton cloth, and there were no patches on it. Rather than saying that he was a poor family, it would be better to say that he was a poor person who had suddenly suffered a misfortune and had no winter clothes to keep warm, so he could only wear autumn clothes to support himself.

The old man turned around, revealing an old and thin face under the light of the lantern hanging under the eaves outside the door. Haitang took a look and was sure that she didn't know this person, so she turned to look at Lu Bainian, thinking that Grandpa Lu might know who this person was.

Lu Bainian stared at the old man in a daze, as if he recognized him, but also as if he didn't.

When the man saw Lu Bainian, he immediately burst into tears. He fell to his knees at the door and kowtowed to Lu Bainian: "Third Master!"

Lu Bainian paused for a moment before sighing, "It's Ah Si... Why are you here to find me?"

The old man named Ah Si cried, "I'm really desperate and don't know who to turn to! The masters and young masters in the clan and the family who can make decisions are all in prison, and the wives, grandmothers and the sixth young master are outside. They don't care about our young master's life or death, and they drove the young master, the aunt, and the younger brother out without giving them anything. The young master has been sick for several months. Now he has nothing to eat or drink, and he has no money to buy medicine. He lies in the inn and doesn't even know where the rent is! He really has no other choice, so he thought of you and sent me to ask for help. The young master knows that this is too shameless, but the younger brother is still young. Even if the young master doesn't care about himself, he can't bear to leave the younger brother! Please save the young master and the younger brother for the sake of the seventh master!" Lu Bainian frowned when he heard it, "How could it be so?! Your young master is the son of the seventh brother? We are all flesh and blood of the Lu family. Since the others are safe, why do you want to drive him and his son out?!"

Ah Si cried, "They think it's too expensive for the young master to see a doctor and get medicine. They say he's dying and it would cost more money to keep him at home, so it's better to kick him out as soon as possible. They also said that the young mistress is the granddaughter of the Sun family, and the Lu family is now in this situation because of the Sun family. Why should we be polite to the grandson-in-law of our enemy? They didn't kill him directly because he is a member of the Lu family!"

Lu Bainian got angrier and couldn't help coughing. Haitang rubbed his back and advised him, "Don't worry, Grandpa Lu. The wind is strong at the door. Let's go inside and talk first. Let's find out what's going on and do what needs to be done. I'll send someone to find my brother and ask him to run errands for you. How about that?"

Lu Bainian stretched out his hand to stop her: "No need to inform your brother. He has an official position, so there is no need for him to get involved in the troubles of the Lu family!" He hesitated for a moment, but still let Ah Si in, and took him back to the wing room for questioning. However, he did not let Haitang in, and only said: "It's getting late, you should go back to the courtyard, and don't worry about what happens next."

Haitang knew that he didn't want to implicate her, but she didn't agree in her heart: "You are not very healthy, and you are old. If you have anything to do, just tell the younger generation to do it. You don't have to worry about it yourself. You don't have to worry about this matter implicating our family. From what your old servant said, his master is now free and has not been implicated in the Lu family's crimes. It can be seen that he is innocent. Even the government didn't bother with him, so how could our family be unlucky because of contact with him?"

So what if he is the grandson-in-law of the Sun family? Not everyone in the Sun family has been sentenced. The fact that the government did not arrest him proves that he is harmless. With the current connections of the Hai family, they will not suffer because of such a small matter.

Lu Bainian thought about it and his expression eased a lot, but he still insisted on talking to Ah Si alone: ​​"The Lu family has done many bad things that are shameful to the public, and I don't want to pollute your ears. You go back first. If you need help later, I will definitely ask you and your brother, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Haitang had no choice but to take the blueprint and leave. She guessed that the Lu family was so ruthless and unrighteous that they even drove their own flesh and blood out of the house, which was despicable. Even if Lu Bainian had severed ties with the family, he would feel ashamed to hear such a thing, right? It was natural for him not to want others to know too much about the family's dark history.

Haitang turned around and went back to her own yard, but ordered Xiangcao to keep an eye on the front yard. If anything happened to Lu Bainian, she could rush over to help in time.

Lu Bainian talked with Ah Si in the side room for about two quarters of an hour. Then he put on his thick clothes for going out, took Ah Si out, called Wang Defa and Wang Xiaoqing, father and son, and hitched up the carriage to go out.

The Wang family father and son were originally servants of Xie Wenzai, but when they returned to their hometown with Hai Xiya and his wife, they took Xie Zhong and Wu Yunmo's family, who were familiar with Yongping Prefecture, with them for convenience, leaving Wang Defa's family to be used by Lu Bainian. Lu Bainian usually only took one of the Wang family father and son with him when he went out, but he didn't expect that he would take both of them with him today.

By the time Haitang rushed from the courtyard to the front yard, Lu Bainian and his group had already gone far away. She couldn't help but frown, wondering what was going on with the Lu family? How could someone be forced to ask for help from Lu Bainian, the abandoned son of the family. Lu Bainian had always been very patient. He knew that his family members were in a bad situation, but he never cared about it. Why would he rush to rescue the other party's "young master" in the winter night just because "A Si" came to ask for help?
After thinking about it, Haitang called a servant over, whispered some instructions, and asked him to go find his brother Haijiao.

Although Lu Bainian has brought enough people with him, there shouldn't be any problems, but since something has happened at home, it would be better for his brother to come back as soon as possible.