Denghuaxiao

Chapter 3 Bad News

“The Lu family died a year ago.”

 “Dead?”

 The mother-in-law raised her eyes and saw the woman who had been standing silently speaking suddenly spoke.

 The next moment, another bunch of copper coins was stuffed into his hand. Yin Zheng smiled and bought all the Poria cakes placed on the top layer of the load. She still had more copper coins. She said, "We are from other places and don't know about the Lu family. Could you please tell us, auntie, what's going on with the Lu family?" What happened?"

Pinched the string of money in her hand, the mother-in-law said: "The Lu family is also unlucky. Previously, the Lu family got a son-in-law from Beijing, and the neighbors were very envious of it. Who knew... Oh!"

Two years ago, Lu Rou, Lu's eldest daughter, got married. Her husband's family was a wealthy businessman in the capital city, and they had a lot of money. They sent her a dowry gift worth fourteen tons, which made her neighbors envious. Father Lu was just an ordinary teacher in Changwu County, and his family was poor. Speaking of which, this marriage was originally a high-profile affair of the Lu family. What's more, the young master of a wealthy businessman is also handsome and gentle. Standing next to the beautiful Lu family daughter, they are also a match.

After Lu Rou got married, she followed her husband to the capital.

I thought it was a perfect marriage, but less than a year after Lu Rou came to Beijing, the Lu family received news of Lu Rou's death.

 Coming with it, there are also some unpleasant rumors. Lu Qian, the second eldest son of the Lu family, had a deep relationship with his eldest sister since childhood. He took his luggage and went to the capital to find out what happened. The Lu family and his wife waited and waited at home until a piece of paper came from the government.

After Lu Qian came to Beijing, he broke into people's houses, stole people's property, and insulted women. He was arrested by his host and imprisoned.

Changwu County is just that big, and Lu Qian grew up under the eyes of his neighbors. He has always been smart and kind, and he loves to fight against injustice. Even the neighbors didn't believe that Lu Qian would commit theft, let alone the Lu family and his wife. In anger, Father Lu wrote a petition and went to Beijing to sue the officials. Unexpectedly, before he arrived in the capital, there was a wind and rain while taking the waterway, and the boat capsized, not even a body was left behind.

In just one year, Mrs. Lu and Wang lost their daughter, son and husband. How could they bear it? She went crazy overnight.

"She looked crazy, but she didn't cry. She held the rattle that Lu Rou played as a child all day long, and sat by the lake with a smile and sang..." The old woman sighed: "The neighbors were afraid that something would happen to her, so they took her home. One night , the Lu family lit up a fire..."

 It is natural for a crazy woman to accidentally tip over the oil lamp in front of the wooden table at night, or she may wake up briefly and face an empty house, without the courage to live, so she burns the whole thing together and is relieved.

"The Lu family is also very evil. All of them died within a year." The woman was still chattering to Yin Zheng, "I think you should not get too close to this door. If you get over the evil spirit, you will suffer a lot." Not implicated."

 “Where is Mrs. Lu’s body?” Lu Yan interrupted her.

The mother-in-law looked at Lu Shen and met his deep eyes. She didn't know why, but she felt a little panicked in her heart. After calming down, she said: "The fire in the Lu family started in a big way, and it was night. By the time they found out, it was already too late. It burned all night long. When people went in the next day, they only found a handful of ashes. They swept them away casually, but the house was not in good repair, so they simply left it here."

After she finished speaking, she saw that Yin Zheng and Lu Zhu were still standing at the door of the Lu family, with no intention of leaving, so she put the burden on her shoulders again and muttered: "Anyway, the Lu family died in a bad way, I'm afraid they will collide with each other." Don't get too close to this place if you find any filthy things. I have always been taboo about houses with dead people, so don't regret it if something happens to you." After that, he picked up his burden and walked away quickly. Yin Zheng, still holding the poria cake she had just bought from her mother-in-law, returned to Lu Zhen. Just as she was about to speak, she saw that Lu Zhen had already walked into the house in front of her.

 The fire in the Lu family is indeed coming fiercely. There is no trace of the past in the entire house, and there are charred smoke and sawdust everywhere.

 Lu Zong walked slowly.

She has been away from home for a long time, and many scenes from the past are not clear. She only remembers the former main room in the back, connected to the small courtyard and the kitchen. The eaves are very low, and when it rains, rain often accumulates in the yard.

Now the fallen charred wood is mixed in the ruins, and it is difficult to see where the courtyard is and where the kitchen is.

His feet stepped on the ruins, making a small rolling sound. Lu Zhu lowered his head and saw a corner of solid porcelain exposed among the ruins.

 She lowered her head and picked up the gravel.

It is a chip of bluestone. There is a bluestone tank near the back kitchen in the corridor, which is always filled with water. Before she left home seven years ago, she drew the last bucket of well water herself.

Yin Zheng followed behind him. Looking at the charred broken tiles on all sides, he couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine. He whispered: "Girl, why don't you go out first. The man just now said that if you violate the taboo, what's more..."

"What's more?" Lu Zhuo said, "What's more, the Lu family is very evil?"

Yin Zheng didn’t dare to speak.

Lu Xu lowered his eyes, clenched half of the wind chime in his palm little by little, looked at the ruins in front of him, and said coldly: "It is indeed very evil."

Death, imprisonment, floods, fires...these coincidences happened one after another. She also wanted to know what "filth" the Lu family had collided with to be so ruthlessly treated. Destroyed the door.

“She said just now that the family Lu Rou married into was the Ke family in the capital?”

Yin Zheng calmed down and said hurriedly: "Yes, it is said to be a time-honored brand in the capital's porcelain business."

"The Ke family..." Lu Zhu stood up and said, "I remember it."

 (End of this chapter)