In order to get his son Lu Zhaopeng back to get married, Lu Zilin not only went to the provincial capital many times to look for him, but also cut off Lu Zhaopeng's financial resources.

But even so, it didn't affect Lu Zhaopeng. He still didn't come back to get married, and he didn't even know whether he was alive or dead.

Therefore, this incident became a joke in the eyes of the whole village.

They all thought that Lu Zilin was not good at teaching his son, so he gave birth to such a rebellious son.

Lu Sangeng said that the reason why Lu Zilin’s descendants are like this boils down to one sentence: “After all, Shao Shao Ke’s ancestral virtues are too shallow and thin!”

Lu Zilin's ancestor was a chef. In order to learn from his master, he had no choice but to sell his body.

Therefore, even though the Lu family became prosperous and became a famous large family in Bailuyuan, people still had prejudices against the Lu family and did not think highly of it.

In addition, Lu Zilin has been in charge of the township for many years, and he has often urged food and taxes, which has offended many people. Therefore, everyone is happy to see his jokes.

This also made Lu Zilin feel even more sad.

…

Xiang Nan ignored the Lu family's affairs and lived his own life in peace and contentment.

He and Zhang Ziqing lived a harmonious and beautiful life, and they could be said to be the happiest couple in Bailuyuan.

The two of them were affectionate and affectionate, and even sprinkled some dog food from time to time, which made Tian Xiao'e, Liu Chunni, Song Zhaodi and other girls quite envious.

The time soon came to 1919, and Lu Zhaopeng still had not returned from the city.

He said that the in-laws really couldn't afford the delay and would rather pay more and double the betrothal gift than wait any longer.

If they break off the engagement now, they still have time to talk to their in-laws. After waiting two years, when their daughter gets older, it will be difficult to talk to her in-laws. Therefore, they would rather spend more money to cancel the engagement, so as not to lose their daughter.

Lu Zilin actually didn't want to break off the engagement. After all, the Lu family has become a joke on Yuan Shang. If he breaks off the engagement now, it will not be easy for him to have a daughter-in-law in the future.

After all, no one likes to be fooled. No matter how well-off the Lu family is, and how knowledgeable Lu Zhaopeng is, it would be too much to get engaged and not marry.

But the Lu family had already delayed their girl for two years, and it was really hard to delay them any longer. Because of desperation, Lu Zilin had no choice but to agree to cancel the engagement.

Because it was his own son who could not live up to others, Lu Zilin did not ask for the betrothal gift, but simply left it to others as compensation.

After this incident, Lu Zhaopeng's marriage is far away.

Firstly, he never comes back to his hometown, and if he wants to marry him, he can't find anyone else; secondly, his story has been spread all over the country, and no daughter of a good family will choose a husband like him.

And even if the daughter of the Bu San Bu Si family was willing to marry him, Lu Zilin would not want it. In this case, the marriage would naturally become a problem.

…

In comparison, Bai Jiaxuan helped his eldest son Bai Xiaowen arrange his marriage, which was much smoother.

The girl Bai Xiaowen married was from Guojia Village, eighty miles away. Her family was a cotton ginner, and she was also from a well-to-do family.

Before his new wife came in, Bai Jiaxuan bought a cotton gin. Then, after her new daughter-in-law came in, she could gin cotton at home.

Then the villagers don't have to travel long distances to the city to ginning cotton. This can be regarded as a small business for the Bai family, and it can be regarded as an income.

Because Bai Xiaowen was the eldest son in the family, Bai Jiaxuan naturally wanted to make the wedding a decent one, so he specially killed a pig to make the banquet.

Although it is not as good as the five pigs that Xiang Nan slaughtered when he got married the year before last, the feast for one pig is already first-class in Bailu Village.

Therefore, the villagers were very happy, their mouths were full of oil after eating, and they talked about it with endless aftertaste for half a month.

Lu Zilin felt even more uncomfortable when he saw that the Bai family's marriage was so lively and smooth, and that they had become the envy of the whole village.

…

Comparing the two, Xiang Nan's life was very good.

After the first month, he took Tian Xiao'e away with Zhang Ziqing's consent.

So, one wife, one concubine, and two maids.

His life is the best in Bailuyuan, even Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin, and Tian Fuxian can't compare.

In the next two years, he also took in Liu Chunni and Song Zhaodi.

This made the people in Bailuyuan envious of DC Harazi.

In Bailuyuan, Bai Jiaxuan has the most wives, marrying seven wives in his life.

But that's also because he married a wife who didn't live long and only married one after she died.

Unlike Xiang Nan, who married four wives one after another.

On Bailuyuan, there were many poor men who could not find wives. Seeing Xiang Nan hugging him from left to right, he couldn't help but laugh.

Especially Lu Zilin was even more jealous.

Xiang Nan has already married four wives, but the two sons of the Lu family have not married any of them now.

The eldest son, Lu Zhaopeng, is not sure whether he is alive or dead, and all the in-laws he has managed to marry are now dead, making it difficult for him to find a wife now.

"Oh, how did I end up like this?" He kept worrying.

This has become an obsession of his. He must find his son, get him married and have children, so as to continue the legacy of the Lu family.

…

This year, a new thing happened in Bailuyuan, that is, Bai Ling entered Bailu Academy and became the first female student in the academy.

It turned out that she didn't want to go to school, but during the Chinese New Year, Bai Jiaxuan's cousin in the provincial capital came to visit relatives and brought his daughter who was studying in the city.

After Bai Ling heard that she was attending school, she also clamored to go to school. Bai Jiaxuan loved her daughter the most, so he had no choice but to agree.

But Bai Ling turned out to be a good scholar, with almost a photographic memory that she could recite over and over again. Mr. Xu couldn't help being surprised and praised her as a good scholar.

Bai Jiaxuan couldn't help but think of the time when Bai Ling was snatched away by a white wolf and she could still laugh at the critical moment of life and death. Therefore, he was convinced that his daughter was a blessed person, so he doted on her even more.

…

Time flies, and two years later, we arrived in 1924.

This year, Lu Zhaopeng, who had not been heard from for a long time, finally came back.

However, he did not return to Bailuyuan, but to Xi'an City.

Articles he wrote under the pen name "Ru Ziniu" were often published in newspapers and magazines, promoting the concepts of democracy, freedom, equality and innovation, and won the support of a large number of ideal young people.

After Lu Zilin received the news, he immediately went to the provincial capital to look for his son, but unfortunately he came to nothing.

The city of Xi'an is so big and he doesn't know the exact location. Finding his son is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But Lu Zilin was not willing to give in. He kept searching and finally found Lu Zhaopeng.

He lied to Lu Zhaopeng and said that his grandfather Lu Taiheng was seriously ill and was about to die, so he deceived him back to Bailuyuan.

After Lu Zhaopeng returned to the original place, Lu Zilin locked him in the house and quickly asked someone to find a wife for him.

Lu Zhaopeng was stamping his feet anxiously in the room. He didn't like this kind of blind marriage or feudal arranged marriage at all.

He wants to fall in love freely, be in love with each other, and be happy with each other. He wants such a marriage.
Chapter completed!