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

Chapter 1081 Arrangement
Lu Bainian was not in a good mood.

Although he had no feelings for this nephew whom he had never met, and he had not come to see him since he returned to Beijing, he felt very sorry when he thought that he was the only son of his innocent younger brother, and that both father and son had never done anything to let him down, but he had never offered a helping hand since he returned to Beijing, which led to his nephew's illness and death.

If he had found out about his nephew's situation in time and taken him out to take care of him early, would he have ended up like this?
Haijiao comforted Lu Bainian and said, "How can you blame Grandpa Lu for this? Your nephew has been living in the Lu family, staying at home and recuperating. How can you find out about him? Moreover, although the Lu family is in a bad situation now, the innocent family members can still live safely at home without suffering any major hardships. Who would have thought that they would drive their relatives out of the house? It is the other members of the Lu family who are cold-hearted and disregard kinship. What has it to do with you? Moreover, your nephew was born weak and is not destined to live a long life. Even if you took him out to take care of him after the accident at the Lu family, it does not mean that his condition would not worsen. Why do you take the responsibility on yourself? I believe that your nephew's family will not blame you? Otherwise, they would not come to you for help."

Lu Bainian sighed: "I know what you said makes sense, but I just feel a little uncomfortable. The child is still young..." He was in his thirties and his only son was less than ten years old. Wouldn't it be a pity if he died at such a young age?

Haitang tried to change the subject to prevent Lu Bainian from continuing to feel sad: "Grandpa Lu, besides giving your nephew some money, what else can we do now? Can the inn where they are staying now allow them to stay forever? It's okay now, but I'm afraid that your nephew's condition will get worse and even the inn will no longer be willing to take them in. What should we do then?"

Haitang's words reminded Lu Bainian. No matter how greedy the inn was, they would not be happy to see a patient die in their own store. What if they would rather not do business with Lu Bainian's nephew and drive him out? Where would they go with all the old, young and sick people? They couldn't just live on the streets, right?

Lu Bainian hesitated for a moment, feeling very troubled. At this time, if he wanted to rent a house to his nephew, or lend a house to his nephew, he would face the same trouble. He couldn't really let his nephew live on the streets, and he didn't want to cheat the innocent landlord. What should he do?
Hai Jiao spoke up, "When I was looking for a yard to rent for the banker, I saw a small yard that had not been rented out for a long time. It only had one entrance, but the house was clean and tidy. It couldn't be rented out because a murder had happened there. It was a haunted house, and there were still bloodstains in the corners of the yard that couldn't be washed off. But if you are in urgent need of renting a house, this is a good choice. I know the agent in charge of this yard, and I know that the yard is still vacant, the rent is low, and it was just cleaned before the New Year. As long as you ask, I can arrange for your nephew to move in that day."

Although it was a haunted house, it could still be lived in after being cleaned up, and there was no need to be afraid of one more death. Lu Bainian immediately agreed and said that he would pay the rent himself and Haijiao didn't need to pay for it.

However, although Lu Bainian's nephew had found a temporary place to stay, his illness was still incurable. When he died, Lu Bainian would have to consider the fate of his son and concubine.

The reason why his nephew sent his old servant to ask for help was not so much to borrow money as to ask for the orphan's help. No one in the Lu family could be trusted, but his third uncle Lu Bainian, who was sacrificed and abandoned in his early years, was a sincere and reliable brother in the eyes of his late father. Maybe he would be willing to lend a helping hand to the orphan and his widowed mother?

Lu Bainian also decided to lend a helping hand. His nephew had no crime, and neither his father nor his son would be implicated by the Lu family. Now that they were separated from the Lu family, it would be easier for them to act.

His nephew's concubine is not a child born in the family, but a maid bought by his younger brother Lu Qi. She is just an average-looking girl, tall and strong, and a simple and kind woman. Although she is of low status, she grew up with his nephew. The two of them were childhood sweethearts. Although they are husband and concubine in name, they are actually no different from husband and wife. The child Ping An she gave birth to is not recognized by the Lu family because he is a concubine born by a concubine. He cannot even be included in the family tree. He still has no real name and can only be called "Ping An" by the nickname given by his parents. His nephew's Yue family once made a request that as long as his nephew recorded this son under the name of their daughter, they would be willing to persuade the Lu family to put the child on the family tree. But his nephew couldn't bear to see his concubine lose her own son, so he rejected the proposal of Yue family. Therefore, Ping An is still an illegitimate child with an unknown identity!
But now, the identity of this illegitimate child is not a bad thing. Lu Ping'an's name is not on the Lu family tree, and even his biological mother's identity was changed to a good one by his father long ago. Together with Ah Si who was released early, the four members of this family are now completely free from the Lu family. If Lu Ping'an and his mother are willing to change their names, no one will know that they were once members of the Lu family in a few years. Even if the Lu family causes a monstrous disaster in the future and the whole family is in trouble, they will not be implicated. Therefore, Lu Bainian decided to send his niece and nephew to other places after sending his nephew away, and live with a different identity. As the third-generation descendant of the Lu family's criminal ministers, Lu Ping'an was not eligible to participate in the imperial examination. But with a different identity, he would not be subject to this restriction. Lu Bainian checked the child's homework today and felt that he was talented and intelligent. He might have a bright future in the future. He really couldn't bear to see him buried.

His younger brother and nephew were bound by the family and did not have a bright future. Their descendants should have had a better future.

However, Lu Bainian knew that his ability was limited, so he could only ask Hai Jiao for help: "Can you help me send them to Yongping Prefecture? If they can get a different household registration, that would be great. If that doesn't work, then it's fine to let them live as a branch of the Lu family. There are so many people with the surname Lu in the world, and as long as they don't advertise themselves as being from the Lu family in the capital, who would know their origins? Even if they can't take the imperial examination, they can still do many things, and they may have a bright future."

It's not that Hai Jiao is incapable of doing this, but he is not familiar with Yongping Prefecture, and the connections he can use will alert outsiders. He is not sure whether it is really safe to do so.

Haitang made a suggestion: "It is not necessary to send them to Yongping Prefecture, right? That is too far. The weather is still so cold and the children are still young. I think... in fact, the suburbs of Beijing are enough. Whether to change their identities or not, we can talk about it later. Let them leave the capital first to prevent the Lu family from finding out about it. When the Lu family case is over and the Lu family members leave Beijing and return home, it will not be too late to arrange for them to come back after the situation has changed. They have been living in the Lu family's backyard and not many people have seen them. As long as they are careful in the future and do not pursue a career in the imperial examination, they can still live a stable life in the capital."

As for where they could hide for the time being, Haitang thought that the village where Mother Li's family lived was a good choice.

When Ma decided to go back to her hometown with her husband to worship their ancestors before the New Year, she made an agreement with Li Ma, who was serving her, that Li Ma would take care of the main courtyard for her, and when she and her husband came back after the New Year, she would give Li Ma ten days off so that she could take her two children back to her hometown to visit relatives and sweep the graves.

Although Mother Li was deceived by her husband and sold all the family's land and property, her ancestral home is still there, and she still has old friends and relatives in the village. On the way to Beijing, Dunzi learned the skills of driving a horse-drawn carriage from the coachmen in his family. He only needed to borrow a carriage from the host family to take his mother and sister back to visit relatives in his hometown.

The village is dozens of miles away from the capital and ten to twenty miles away from the imperial mausoleum. It is remote and quiet, with few outsiders visiting. Isn't it a perfect place to escape from the world?