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

Chapter 1085 Cheer up
After Lu Shen died, Lu Bainian helped arrange his funeral.

Since Haijiao was busy with official duties, Haitang helped her with many trivial matters. She also arranged the life of Lu Shen's wife and children after his death.

After the incident, Lu Shen's wife and children stayed in the haunted house to mourn for a while. Accompanied by Haitang, Lu Bainian returned to the Hai family and was depressed for several days.

Although Jin Jiashu would send someone to deliver letters to the teacher every few days, showing his newly written articles to Lu Bainian and asking about the questions that had arisen during his recent self-study, Lu Bainian was still immersed in sadness. He answered the students' questions reluctantly, and after correcting the students' articles, he had no intention of caring about anything else and just sat by the window in a daze every day.

After a few days of this, Haitang felt that it was not a good idea to continue like this, so she gently advised him, "Grandpa Lu, don't be sad. Although Uncle Lu Shen passed away early, he fulfilled all his wishes before he died. I believe that it won't be long before his enemies will get the retribution they deserve. He left with a smile, and you should be happy for him."

Lu Bainian sighed, "Of course I know that he got what he wanted when he died, and he died with his eyes closed. But if he hadn't been harmed by his family, he wouldn't have ended up like this. When I think of what happened to him and his father, I can't help but feel sad."

Haitang paused and continued, "I know you feel bad, but no matter how sad you are, you can't ignore your health! Now that Uncle Lu Shen has passed away, his son is still young. Apart from his biological mother and you, his great uncle, he has no one to rely on. If you are too sad and have any health problems, what will he do in the future? Although his biological mother is still alive, since he has received the emperor's grace and allowed him to take the imperial examination, he will have to study and take exams in the future. His biological mother can't help him with his studies, and he still has to rely on you to teach him his lessons!"

Lu Bainian thought about it and agreed, but still felt a little discouraged: "Of course I can teach him, but he is still young, and I don't know how many years I can teach him. Perhaps, by the time he finally passes the imperial examination, I will have passed away for many years..."

Haitang said hurriedly: "You have always been in good health. As long as you take good care of yourself, you will live to be a hundred years old!"

Lu Bainian smiled: "Kid, do you still have to say these empty words and flattery to coax me in front of Grandpa Lu? How many people in the world can live to be a hundred years old? It's already a luxury for me to survive another ten years." He has lived in the northwestern border town for so many years. Although he has been assisted by the Hai family, the bitter cold of the border has left deep marks on his body. Although he is still healthy now, in fact, every autumn and winter, his old illnesses always come up. Most of the old friends who were exiled to the northwest together have survived to this day. Most of them have old illnesses left in their bodies, and many more people died of illness before the situation of Wumen Gusheng improved. He doesn't think he will be an exception. He just hopes to hold on for a few more years. At least he can teach a few more students before he dies to inherit his knowledge, so that he won't come to this world in vain.

Haitang listened to what Lu Bainian said and felt that he was in a depressed mood and had negative thoughts. It would not be a good thing for him to continue like this. After thinking about it, she simply said something more openly: "Don't say that. It's good to live a few more years. Now you have returned to the capital, you have no worries about food and clothing, you have good friends to visit, and you are about to build a school to teach students according to your own ideas. There are still many things you can do. How can you lose heart at this time? Ping An is still young and only has a little intelligence at the moment. I don't know whether he can succeed in his studies in the future, how lucky he will be in the imperial examination, and whether he can pass the examination when he is young. But as long as you teach him carefully and lay a good foundation for him, he will always pass the exam one day. Even if you are gone by then, you still have friends, students, and people who can continue to protect him!" Lu Bainian felt that what she said made sense, and cheered up a little: "Yes, when the school is built, I will take him to my side. Anyway, he can take the imperial examination now. If he stays by my side to study earlier, he can also concentrate more on his studies."

But Lu Ping'an can be taken to him, but what should Lu Ping'an's mother do?

In the past, he thought that Lu Ping'an's mother was just Lu Shen's concubine, and she was born strong and simple. She would not have to worry about losing her livelihood if she stayed in the school to do some odd jobs. But now the emperor and the empress dowager in the palace have issued an edict, granting Lu Shen the title of Juren, and making his concubine his second wife. Lu Ping'an's mother has become a Juren's wife, and it is impossible for her to do odd jobs in the school, and it is even more impossible for her to change her status and live in other places. Although Lu Bainian can fully afford the rent of the haunted house, the small courtyard is far from the school. After he takes Lu Ping'an away, how will his mother live?

After Haitang learned about Lu Bainian's troubles, she asked him, "I suggested earlier that they and their son go to Mama Li's village to live for a while. Does this arrangement need to be changed now?"

Lu Bainian thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "No need to change. It's not taboo for the wife of the Juren to live in the countryside with her son for a few months. Although the palace does not want to alarm the Minister's Mansion at the moment, only a few people know about the decree, and the Lu family has not been informed, but one day they will hear about it. When they know that Ping An is the only one of his brothers who is qualified to take the imperial examination, they will definitely come to harass us. I don't want Ping An and his mother to be entangled by these ruthless and snobbish family members again. Sending them away early and hiding for a few months until all the Lu family members leave Beijing and return to the city will also allow them to live a quieter life with less trouble."

In this case, after the Lantern Festival, when Hai Xiya and his wife and Xie Wenzai come back, and when Li Mama and her son ask for leave to return home, Lu Ping'an and his son can leave with the car. They will live in a remote village outside Beijing for a few months and come back after the Lu family leaves. By then, the school will be built, and Lu Bainian can bring his niece and nephew to live with him. He is old, and it is not a bad thing to have a younger relative of the family to take care of him.

Therefore, Haitang gave Lu Bainian a suggestion: "Why don't you make some more changes to the school design you made? You, your uncle, and Grandpa Cao should each build a small courtyard as a private residence. Building a few more rooms in the courtyard can also accommodate relatives, family members, or private servants. Your children and grandchildren have cut off contact with you, and you can't expect them to be filial in the future, but you still need younger people to serve you. Ping An is smart, and his mother is kind and simple. Aren't they the best candidates for filial piety? They have lived in the school for a long time, and the students of the school and your friends know their character and their filial piety. They will surely take better care of them in the future, so you don't have to worry about them losing their support in the future."

The more Lu Bainian listened, the more he felt that Haitang's suggestion was very good. Yes, not only could he take his nephew by his side and make him his disciple and successor, he could also keep his nephew and his niece-in-law by his side to take care of him! He had no children or grandchildren, and Ping'an and his mother had no one to rely on. It was just right for them to be a family and support each other. He would treat Ping'an's mother as his daughter and daughter-in-law, and Ping'an as his own grandson. Ping'an would inherit the incense from him and his seventh brother in the future, and would be his true heir!

Even if the Lu family abandoned them, what would happen? They had already left the Lu family and established their own family. In the future, they would simply separate from the family and establish their own branch. Whether the Lu family would be rich or poor, prosperous or degraded in the future, it had nothing to do with them. They could just live their own quiet lives!