My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

After leaving the Heavenly Prison, Madam Lu and Lu Shengshi were about to rush back to their hometown.

The cost of living in Kyoto is too high, and no matter how much they miss this beautiful place, they dare not stay for another day.

After all, the mother and daughter only had ten taels of silver left.

"Sheng Shi, let's find a shop to eat something?"

Madam Lu was already starving. In the past, she had maids to serve her in the Lu Mansion. She was extravagant and wasteful. She had at least six appetizers for breakfast every day, and she had porridge, rice, steamed buns and dumplings in different ways. At noon and in the evening, she had delicacies from the mountains and the sea. She was already tired of chicken, duck, fish and meat.

But ever since the incident at the Lu Mansion, the Lu family was forced to return to their hometown and live in an old courtyard covered with moss, and every meal could only be light.

When the Lu Mansion was taken over, nothing was left behind. After all, Lu Zhanyao and Lord Yu were guilty of corruption and bribery. After all the money was handed over, all the previous belongings in the house were also taken away.

In order to prevent the baby in her belly from being discovered, Wen Qiqi did not wait for Lu Zhanyao to show his true colors. She could only cut the grass in advance but could not get rid of it completely!

The money was gone, and the family was extremely poor, so naturally Aunt Mei and the third and fourth wives all had to protect themselves.

It’s true that each of these aunts has some savings, but no one is willing to give it out.

Lu Shengshi was not a good person. That day in the old house, she gathered Aunt Mei and the third and fourth wives together, put on a stern face and acted like the eldest daughter of the Lu family, demanding that they hand over all their private money and the few remaining jewelry.

Aunt Mei immediately cried, "Now our home has become a wasteland. My Lord, we don't know when we can be released. We must survive... Fortunately, my mother's family still has some land. I can only take Xingchen back to live for a while. As for private money, we really don't have a penny!"

Lu Shengshi was so angry that he almost died.

But Aunt Mei was too powerful. Not only did she cry and scream, she even knelt in front of Old Madam Lu.

"Mom, please let us go! Xingchen is the ancestor of the Lu family... He absolutely cannot starve to death in this old house. I will take him back to my mother's house so that he can at least have a meal. If you can return to the old house one day, you will bring your son back!"

"Yes! Let's go! Mother, Sheng Shi, we are no longer as wealthy as we used to be. Instead of sitting here and living off our savings, we might as well all starve to death. It would be better for us to find our own way out."

The third and fourth wives naturally didn't want to spend the little money they had, so they just knelt on the ground with Aunt Mei.

Seeing that the children from the third and fourth rooms were still young and it would be difficult to support them if they stayed in the old house, she simply agreed.

But Lu Xingchen is almost an adult.

Madam Lu really couldn't bear to let Xingchen go like this...

But Lu Xingchen was unwilling to accompany his grandmother and aunt, and firmly stood on the side of Aunt Mei.

Old Madam Lu was helpless and could only ask each of the concubines to produce a piece of jewelry before she would let the person go.

So, Aunt Mei took off one of her silver bracelets, and the second and third wives each took off a ring before they were able to leave.

These jewels and the money from selling the land were just enough to make the fifty taels of silver needed to go to the capital.

"Mom, we only have ten taels of silver left. It will cost at least five taels to go back to the old house..."

Lu Shengshi licked her lips and looked around: "How about we go have a bowl of porridge?"

Madam Lu waved her hand: "Forget it, I won't drink porridge anymore! I can't stand drinking porridge and eating vegetables every day in the old house... Even if I can eat half a pound of beef today, it will be good."

Lu Shengshi couldn't persuade Mrs. Lu, so he could only count the little money in his pocket and carefully walk into a shabby little restaurant that he would never even look at on normal days.

"What do you two want to eat?"

Seeing that the mother and daughter of the Lu family looked exhausted and did not take a carriage, the boss treated them coldly.

Madam Lu was so angry that she sat on the chair and said in a pretentious manner, "What delicious food do you have here?"

Lu Shengshi hurriedly looked at her mother...

"There are plenty of delicious ones! It all depends on whether you have money! My fried shrimp and steamed lotus leaf meat are delicious, as well as braised pig's trotters and pork intestines!"

These dishes are delicacies that ordinary people like. When she was in the Lu Mansion before, Mrs. Lu just felt that they were not high-end enough.

now……

She swallowed her saliva and said, "I want a pot of steamed lotus leaf meat, and... another portion of braised pork intestines, and two bowls of white rice!"

Lu Shengshi was speechless.

Before coming in, he clearly said he only wanted to eat half a pound of braised beef.

"Okay! Wait a moment!"

The restaurant owner turned around and went to the kitchen. Lu Shengshi hurriedly pulled Madam Lu and said, "Mom, we agreed to only order half a pound of braised beef in soy sauce! You ordered two dishes... We only have these ten taels of silver!"

As she spoke, she pulled out her purse from her bosom, weighed it a few times, and complained, "I need to pay for the trip, and go back to buy some food and rice... If I spend too much today, I'll be hungry tomorrow."

Madam Lu's nose was sour: "I just wanted to eat something good, but now it's so difficult. This hard life is all caused by Wen Qiqi..."

"Mom, things will change over time! Our Lu family will be able to make a comeback sooner or later..."

Lu Shengshi and Old Madam Lu looked at each other firmly. When she thought that one day she could live a decent and enjoyable life as before, Old Madam Lu swore that she must live a few more years before she would be content.

However, the two of them were so busy talking that they didn't notice that a hand had quietly taken away Lu Shengshi's purse while the boss was serving the dishes!

After the boss served the dishes, Madam Lu and Lu Shengshi, who had not had oil, water or rice for many days, began to eat voraciously.

The boss and the waiter were shocked by the way the mother and daughter ate.

The waiter rubbed his nose and looked at the boss: "From the way they eat, I see... they seem to be very poor! Will they refuse to give me money later?"

The boss frowned and walked over to see Lu Shengshi picking up the plate and pouring the little soup left in it into his own bowl...

"Hey... settle the bill!"

The boss said.

Lu Shengshi picked at the food in her bowl, frowned at the boss, and shouted angrily: "You look down on others! Can I really waste your money?"

"Haha. You... and you're a lady... Come on! I won't waste my time talking to you. You've almost finished your meal. Give me the money, okay?"

The boss held out his hand for money: "Fifty cents for tea, and one ounce of silver for food!"

"Tea costs money. Never mind. I'll give you one ounce!"

"Tsk... you're still haggling over a bowl of tea!"

"Where's my money?"

Lu Shengshi touched her bosom and was immediately panicked. Old Madam Lu was so exhausted that she hurried to help Lu Shengshi find her purse...

There was a rope tied to one end of the bag, but the rope had been cut!