Step by step lotus flower

Chapter 228
Old people often say that children under one year old look different every day, not to mention that Lu Mingxuan and Lu Mingfu haven't seen Ange for several months. At first glance, they are almost unrecognizable. Not to mention a lot, she looked much thinner than before, and the contours of the facial features became more and more obvious, but she was still very strong and could already crawl up and down on the couch. The two sisters looked very Joy, one just hugged the other and kept urging, and the other just hugged this and started urging again.

The Qi family was very happy to watch it from the sidelines. For their mother and son, the stepdaughters liked their sons. With a good future, the other looks even better. I am afraid that the future will be even better. With the support of my sisters in the future, my son's future will not be much worse again—maybe this is the so-called "good things are hard to come by". She didn't get married until she was 20 years old, and she was ridiculed by her relatives and friends, but now how many days are she living as well as her relatives and friends?

In the evening, when Lu Zhongxian came back from the Duke's Mansion wrapped in the cold air, what he saw was his wife and two daughters sitting in front of the smoked cage, gossiping and sewing while his son was lying on the couch beside him and fell asleep. Feeling that the chill and exhaustion all over his body were swept away, he said with a smile: "What are you girls talking about, so happy?"

When the mother and daughter saw him coming back, they hurriedly got up to greet him, and Mrs. Qi hurriedly helped him go to the clean room to change his clothes and freshen up briefly, and then the husband and wife sat back in front of the smoker to warm up.

Lu Mingfu asked Lu Zhongxian, "Is there a lot of things going on in the mansion this year? It's already 25. Why is Daddy coming home so late?"

Lu Zhong nodded and said: "There are a lot of things, but I didn't come back so late in the past. It was the old lady who asked me to go in to talk because of something, so it was delayed."

"Oh? I don't know why the old lady is looking for daddy. Anyway, we are going to come back today, why don't you just tell us to tell daddy?" Lu Mingfu said.

Lu Zhongxian laughed, "How is it possible for the old lady to tell you two children everything? Since the old man made such an arrangement, she has her own reasons, so don't worry about it." Lu Mingxuan glanced at her, and couldn't help sighing in her heart, how could it be that in the blink of an eye, the two daughters have reached the age of marriage?

Lu Mingxuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw her, and she thought to herself, apart from one thing, what is it inconvenient for the old lady to say to their sisters?I had already guessed in my heart what Mrs. Lu had said to Lu Zhongxian in detail, and she couldn't help but blushed and lowered her head, but she suddenly thought of Ling Mengqi, who was not present at the family banquet on the eve of the Duke's Mansion before. It is said that there is another mission, and I don't know what kind of urgent mission it is, in this icy and snowy New Year?The task is dangerous or not, can we rush back to celebrate the New Year?

Thoughts flashed across her mind, she had already scolded herself secretly, didn't she say that she would never think about what she shouldn't think about in the future? unfair!
Fortunately, Xiao Tao came in immediately and asked where Qi's dinner was, Lu Mingxuan's attention was diverted, and she couldn't care about what was there for the time being.

The family of four sat down to eat, and Fang put down the chopsticks. Brother An woke up from sleep. Qi was not like ordinary women, who believed that the older the child was, the better. Afterwards, they began to eat some softly cooked rice and broth with him, so the family of four watched An Geer eat again, teased him to crawl on the couch, laughed once, seeing that the time was already approaching It was early, and Lu Mingxuan and Lu Mingfu returned to their respective rooms to rest.

When they woke up the next day, because the Qi family had already made proper preparations for their age, Lu Mingxuan and Lu Mingfu had nothing to do, but with Brother An around, it was not difficult to pass the time.

So when it came to the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Mingxuan was thinking about Master Xiaoli and Xiaochi from Jifang Pavilion, so she went back to Qi's and planned to go shopping, and strongly invited Lu Mingfu to go with her.

Lu Mingfu was very tempted. For most of the year, she was locked in the Duke's mansion without leaving the gate. Now that she finally had the opportunity to go shopping, how could she not want to go? Chukui has been here since August, and it happens to be at the end of each month. Firstly, she feels a little uncomfortable, and secondly, she is afraid of making a fool of herself after going out on the street, so she has to say that she will stay at home and take care of Qi Brother An, let Lu Mingxuan go alone.

After hearing this, Lu Mingxuan had no choice but to take Danqing out of the house with a face full of regret, but as soon as the carriage drove out of the gate of her house, she couldn't help laughing triumphantly, precisely because she knew Lu Mingfu's The small days are just these few days, that's why I chose to ask Mrs. Qi to go out for a walk today, otherwise Lu Mingfu really went out with her, how would she go to Jifang Pavilion?

When they arrived at Jifang Pavilion, everyone was overjoyed, Xiaoli hurriedly put down her work, and welcomed Lu Mingxuan's master and servant to the back hall for tea, while Master Chi and Master Xiaochi came to ask for an account book after a while.

This year, the income of Jifang Pavilion has doubled compared to last year, and it is close to 5000 taels. Lu Mingxuan glanced at the account book and put it down. She smiled at Master Xiaochi and said, "Master Chi and shopkeeper Xiaochi sit in Jifang Pavilion. , I don’t have any more worries, just wait for the silver.” Then he proposed to increase the year-end bonus for Master Chi and Master Xiaochi from 150 taels each last year to 300 taels each.

Master Chi and his son have been with her for more than two years, and they have roughly grasped her temperament. They know that she will really give if she says yes.

As for the five daughter-in-laws hired by Huang's mother and Xiaoli in the shop, Lu Mingxuan also doubled their year-end bonus. When Xiaoli went outside to talk about it, the whole Jifang Pavilion immediately became a joy ocean.

When Xiaoli came back from the front, Master Chi suddenly said to Lu Mingxuan: "I have always wanted to ask the girl to show me something, but the girl has never been free, so I finally came today, I can't help but show this old face Come to ask the girl to show me some respect."

Seeing that he spoke politely, Lu Mingxuan hurriedly laughed and said: "Master Chi has something to say, but it's okay to say it. Anyone who rewards people with dignity or not is from his own family. Wouldn't it be outrageous to say that?"

Master Chi heard the words, Fang said: "I don't know what the girl thinks of Xiaoer, whether she is worthy of Miss Xiaoli? If the girl thinks that Xiaoer is barely worthy, I want to marry Miss Xiaoli for Xiaoer, I don't know what the girl thinks?" "

It was only then that Lu Mingxuan noticed that Master Xiao Chi and Xiao Li had already lowered their heads with blushing faces, and Xiao Li was even more shy, which added a bit of color to her otherwise delicate face. , what else does she not understand?Apparently, Master Xiaochi and Xiaoli have long been lovers and concubines.

(End of this chapter)