Chapter 223: For the sake of money, I don’t care about my face [3000]

If you didn't hit him, why did you run to the village to call for help?
Good guy.

It was only because Lu Yang was not here. If Lu Yang were here, he would definitely say that these words sounded very familiar.

At this time, Lu Yang had already walked into the mourning hall, and the first person he bumped into was not his eldest cousin, but the fifth brother, whom he hadn't seen for almost half a year.

Lu Youli was dressed in mourning clothes, kneeling beside his father's coffin, with a layer of straw paper under his feet, acting as a filial son and grandson, returning the gifts to the guests who came to pay tribute to his father.

Lu Yang frowned slightly.

He glanced around the mourning hall but didn't see his cousin. However, he vaguely heard a quarrel coming from the room at the side.

I thought about it.

I decided to pay tribute to my uncle first.

After the guests in front had finished their tributes and walked away, Lu Yang also came to the altar in front of the coffin and lit three incense sticks.

According to the rules of his hometown, Lu Yang needs to kowtow three times to his uncle's portrait, and Lu Youli, the filial son and grandson who is now kneeling beside the coffin, also needs to kowtow to Lu Yang in return.

Obviously, he noticed Lu Yang coming in.

But I don’t know if it’s because of guilty conscience or for some other reason.

After seeing Lu Yang coming in, he actually lowered his head and turned away. He pretended not to see it, right?

Lu Yang was too lazy to pay attention to him.

According to the steps I understood, I bowed three times in front of my uncle's portrait, and then kowtowed three times.

After the ceremony.

Knowing that he couldn't escape, Lu Youli, as a filial son and grandson, was about to kowtow to Lu Yang in return.

At this time, according to etiquette, if they were of the same generation, Lu Yang should have stepped forward quickly and supported Lu Youli who was about to kowtow to him.

Don't let this kneeling be real.

This not only takes care of the image of filial sons and grandsons at the funeral, but also avoids the embarrassment of kneeling down to return gifts to peers.

Lu Yang understands this rule.

But he didn't do that. He didn't even move his feet and was too lazy to help.

Kneel if you want.

You don't have to kneel if you don't want to.

He watched his knees bend to 90 degrees, 80 degrees, 70 degrees, 60 degrees... and were about to touch the straw paper on the ground. No one came to help him, and the man didn't even move his feet.

Lu Youli knew that he could only accept his fate.

There were a circle of people watching around. He fell to his knees with a thud, spread his hands, moved forward, and at the same time moved his entire shoulders, including the head, to knock Lu Yang hard.

At the same time, he thought to himself: Just kneel down, and consider it as a way to restore a little reputation for myself. This time no one will say that I am an unfilial son, right?
Help me up.

Come on, help me up.

My cousin, I’m in this state now. As a filial son and a virtuous grandson, I’m bowing to you prostrate myself. Why don’t you come over and help me up?
We are of the same generation, of the same generation. Aren’t you afraid that the villagers will poke holes in your back?
He had already made up his mind that if Lu Yang came to pull him up, he would take advantage of the situation and hug Lu Yang and cry together. This might be able to ease the relationship between the two sides. For the sake of the dead Ya Laozi, he cried so sadly, and the other party should not be unwilling to take him to get rich together, right?

My eldest brother has made a fortune.

The lame third brother also became rich.

The oily Lao Liu also became rich.

In the entire Lu family, all the male members, except the seventh brother who is still in junior high school and cannot drop out of school to work, have become rich by following this cousin. I heard that all of them have become senior managers of the garment factory in the village.

Aren’t you envious?

Aren’t you jealous?

Not only that, Lu Youli dreams about having such a "fair" opportunity.

Yes, he felt it was unfair, not fair at all. Why should they be cousins ​​and have the same blood flowing in their veins?

Honest brother, can you get rich with this cousin?
Can the lame-legged and dull third brother also become rich with a cousin?
How can the slick, witty and mean Old Six really get rich with his cousin?
However, he is the smartest fifth child in the Lu family, but no matter what he does, he is not welcomed and is not given any chance. Why?
Why?
Recently, he has been thinking about it day and night. The more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets. The more he thinks about it, the more he can't sleep or eat. The more he thinks about it, the more jealous he becomes.

Even a lot of hair fell out.

Fortunately, Ya Laozi is dead. It’s a good thing that Ya Laozi died.

Anyway, I have been sick for so many years. Whether I die early or late, I will die anyway.

I can take this opportunity to come back and be a filial son and grandson, and cry in the mourning hall. As long as I behave well and return to the Lu family, I can put the past behind me of running away from home and having a falling out with my family. Everyone will forget about it, and no one should object, right?

Of course, there is another key point here. Returning to the Lu family is just an appearance. The real purpose is to re-establish a good relationship with this rich cousin and flatter him.

But he waited and waited, but something was wrong. Why didn't anyone come to help him?

There was not even the sound of footsteps.

I couldn't help but look up, but my cousin Lu Yang was nowhere to be seen. Lu Yang had already left.

Help him?

Lu Yang would rather go to the street and help an old man or old woman who fell down than help him.

"Hey, who is it?"

"Who hit me?"

Suddenly at this moment, a fist enlarged in front of his eyes and hit his eye socket.

Lu Youli covered his eyes in pain and almost rolled on the ground. Lu Youzhi vented his anger.

He grabbed him by the collar, lifted him up, and pushed him aside.

"Get lost! You have been kicked out of the Lu family. What qualifications do you have? Kneeling here as a filial son and grandson? There is no place for you here."

Lu Youzhi pushed Lu Youli aside and knelt in Lu Youli's place.

One hand was holding the coffin, and his eyes were red.

Lu Youli was punched by him and then forcibly pushed away.

When he found out that it was Lu Youzhi who beat him.

Suddenly he was furious.

He covered one eye and roared in disbelief: "Are you crazy? Lao Liu, you dare to hit me?"

The mourning hall also became quiet.

Many people were at a loss as to what to do when they saw the two brothers suddenly turning against each other.

Lu Yang's aunt, who had just been pushed into her room by Lu Youzhi, rushed in from outside the door. When she saw the sixth child beating the fourth child, and the fourth child covering his eyes and yelling at the sixth child,

He quickly stepped forward to grab the fourth brother's arm, and glanced at his bruised eyes. He also said to the sixth brother, Lu Youzhi, who was kneeling beside the coffin, "You're crazy, aren't you?"

"Why did you hit your fifth brother so hard?"

"Your fifth brother is willing to come back to show his filial piety to your old man and to send him off for the last time. He is a filial son. No matter what bad things he did in the past, I forgive him. From today on, he is still a member of our Lu family."

"You little bastard, tell me, what reason do you have to beat your fifth brother?"

She hadn't finished her words just now. She wanted this bastard to help her, or to persuade his cousin to help her, so as to extort a large sum of money from that city guy.

What happened was that the little bastard not only didn't help her, but he also dared to be mean to his own parents and forced her back into the inner room.

It's totally unreasonable to say that they think she is embarrassing.

This time, she got the chance and she was going to give him a good scolding.

"Oh, my life is so miserable. When your father died, you were at the end of the world. I waited for you to come back for two days and two nights.

Your eldest brother's wife just gave birth and is unable to take care of herself, both big and small.

Your third brother has difficulty walking and has to take care of your cousin's work at the factory, so he can't help much.

Only your fifth brother came back with his wife without bearing past grudges, and helped me with everything. The couple stayed with me day and night, comforting me and not letting me get too sad. But you, on the other hand, beat him as soon as he came back. What did he do wrong?
Isn’t it because you told me some true words?
The head of the family died in unclear circumstances, so isn't it reasonable to suspect someone?

If you have the guts to help outsiders, beat up your fifth brother. Otherwise, beat me up too.

Come on, come and beat me up."

Throwing a tantrum and being unreasonable have always been Lu Yang's aunt's strengths.

Talk and talk.

In the end, he came back to the cause of his uncle's death.

In short, it requires money.

What a great opportunity! City people are rich, and he is an official in the city. If I can extort him, I won’t have to worry about my retirement for the rest of my life.

Who would give such a bad idea to Lu Yang's aunt?

Someone just blew himself up.

It’s Lu Youli.

No wonder the sixth brother, Lu Youzhi, didn’t pay tribute to his father first after returning. As soon as he entered the mourning hall, he came up and punched his own brother.

At this time, the mourning hall was surrounded by people who were curious about the situation and were noisy, trying to squeeze in.

Lu Yang stood at the outermost edge.

There was a group of people in mourning next to them.

My eldest cousin Lu Youren and my eldest cousin’s wife holding her child.

My second cousin Lu Chunhua and my second cousin’s husband are dark-skinned farmers.

The third cousin Lu Youyi is the younger sister of the Guo family in the neighboring village who has not yet officially married but is willing to be the daughter-in-law of the Lu family and Lu Yang's future third cousin sister-in-law.

The seventh brother, Lu Youxin, stretched his neck.

Old Eight Lu Xiahua pursed her lips, looking like she might cry at any moment.

A young woman with fair skin, a big butt, a chubby face and a big belly.

Lu Yang didn’t know him before.

But now I know her, she is Lu Youli's wife.

当初为了娶这个女人，陆有礼偷光了家里娘老子牙老子藏着私房钱，还顺带将陆阳三堂哥陆有义存在他娘老子那里的钱，老六陆有智存在他娘老子那里的钱，一块打包都偷走，挨了一顿狠揍，但都不敢还回来，哪怕最终不惜离开陆家，放弃继承陆家的这一片祖屋以及田土也在所不惜。

Now, he is back and pretends to be a filial son and grandson.

Lu Yang kicked the seventh brother next to him and said, "What are you still doing? Go in and kneel down. Get your sixth brother out. He is quite eloquent, but when your parents start throwing tantrums and being unreasonable, your sixth brother is no match for them. It's not appropriate to have so many people around. Don't embarrass yourself. Call them all over. We, the Lu family, can handle this behind closed doors. Fifth brother's wife, do you agree?"

Lu Yang turned and looked at the pregnant young woman again.

(End of this chapter)