I have been farming since I crossed over.

Lu Jintang heard his father's footsteps approaching the kitchen. He wanted to help his father understand his mother's concerns, and he also wanted his mother to speak out. If his parents could resolve their issues and reconcile, that would be the best. If not, they could just let go of each other.

Lu Jintang thought for a moment and said, "Mom, it's good that you can figure it out now. It's not too late, is it?"

Mother Lu shook her head and said, "Yes, it's good to think it through. It's not too late. But I can't be too selfish and monopolize your father. He's also the husband of your three concubines, right? I'm a woman and I understand women better, so I can't keep him to myself, which makes it even harder!"

Lu Jintang: "..." He stepped forward and patted Mother Lu's shoulder, smiling and said, "Mom, come live with me! Relax for a while and then think about the future slowly, okay?"

Mother Lu's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. She bit her lip and finally shook her head firmly.

The water in the pot was boiling, bubbling. The air in the kitchen seemed to be still, a quiet that was eerie.

Lu Youhong moved his legs with difficulty and walked into the kitchen. He walked forward, put his arms around Lu's mother's shoulders, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her tightly.

When Lu Jintang saw what his father did, he gave him an encouraging look and quietly retreated.

The two people hugging in the kitchen, no, it should be the two people hugging and being hugged, did not speak, and were quietly thinking about their own thoughts.

Mother Lu stretched out her hands several times, wanting to hug tightly and never let go the man she was determined to marry after just one meeting, but her hands felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds and she couldn't lift them.

Father Lu felt Mother Lu's movements and waited for her to hug him back, but Mother Lu didn't hug him back. He looked down and saw that Mother Lu's hand was raised and lowered, lowered and raised again, but it just wouldn't fall on his waist. He felt disappointed.

After waiting for a while, Father Lu let go of his hand that was hugging Mother Lu, picked up Mother Lu's hand that had nowhere to put, placed it on his waist, and then hugged Mother Lu tightly in his arms.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still. After a long while, the soft sobbing of Lu's mother could be heard.

Father Lu sighed and said, "Tong'er, I'm still the boy you knew forty years ago, and my love for you is no different than it was then. It's just that some more people and things have come between us since then, but our feelings haven't changed. I didn't want to go to someone else's place, but I didn't want to see your self-blaming eyes either. So I went anyway. I thought you would be happy, but I didn't expect you to be sad too. I was wrong before."

Father Lu bent down and kissed Mother Lu's forehead, then continued, "On the way to Qianhuang Mountain, because we were staying at the inn, I could stay with you as a matter of course. I feel very happy. We are both at this age now, and I don't want to waste any more time. I want to continue this happiness. So when you asked me to go see them just now, I made it clear to them and asked them to move in with their sons. They should have moved out by now."

Mother Lu was delighted at first, then she looked at Father Lu anxiously and asked, "Is this okay? Do they agree?"

Father Lu nodded and said, "They agreed. They can live with their own son. That is something they dare not even think about, so they are very happy. There are only you and me in this yard. No one will be left out, understand?"

Mother Lu raised her head with tears in her eyes, looked at Father Lu and said, "Husband,..."

The kitchen was warm and cozy. Lu Jintang walked towards the backyard. He wanted to go see his three concubines. They had lived together for so many years and they had given him brothers. He hoped that they were doing well.

In the backyard, three concubines were standing in the yard, holding a small bundle in their hands, looking towards the front yard.

Seeing Lu Jintang coming, he quickly stepped forward and saluted, saying, "The Thirteenth Master is here."

Lu Jintang asked, "What are your plans, aunts?"

Aunt Liu stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Thirteenth Master, I don't want to live with Changyu and the others. It's not convenient for them. I can just move out on my own." After saying that, she looked at Lu Jintang and saw that he looked okay. She continued, "I see you have houses in different places. I can just pick any place to live. A farm or a vegetable seed base will do."

Lu Jintang nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you've made up your mind, go tell Third Brother and see what they think. I'm fine with it. If you're sure, tell me and I'll arrange for someone to take you there."

Aunt Liu bowed again and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Thirteenth Master. As a big thank you, from now on, you brothers can just call me Aunt Liu."

Lu Jintang nodded and said with a smile: "Hello, Aunt Liu, then you go first! I'll wait for your letter here."

Aunt Liu bowed again and left.

Lu Jintang tiptoed and looked at Aunt Li and Aunt Qin in front of him. He seemed to remember that Aunt Li was brought back by his grandmother, and Aunt Qin was brought back by his father.

Aunt Li smiled awkwardly and said, "Thirteenth Master, I don't want to go out. I'll just wait on the master and the old lady in the courtyard. Is that okay?"

Lu Jintang's eyes darkened. He knew that when the Lu family was in trouble, his father said that his aunt could leave on her own and was not considered a member of the Lu family.

Of the married men in the Lu family, only Lu Youhong had three concubines; the others all had only one wife. So when dismissing the servants, Lu Youhong consulted his sons and first wrote a letter of release, allowing the concubines to leave on their own.

Only Aunt Liu accepted the letter of release, but she said that she would always be the young lady's maid and wanted to be closer to her own young lady so that if the young lady had no one to talk to, she could keep her company. Mother Lu agreed and brought her to Qianhuang Mountain.

The other two concubines said they could just be maids and stay by the master's side to serve him. Because they were in a hurry to leave, they thought of resolving the matter in Qianhuang Mountain.

Unexpectedly, after Mr. Lu arrived at Qianhuang Mountain, he simply sent them away to live with his own children, and that was the end of it.

Lu Jintang recalled the news he had received, looked at Aunt Li, and suddenly felt a little annoyed. What was going on? As a son, he helped his father deal with the concubine. It would not sound good if it were told to others.

"Then you wait! I'll call my second brother over to talk to you." Lu Jintang said impatiently.

"No, please, Thirteenth Master, please be kind and stay with me! If all else fails, I can go to the Madam Dowager's courtyard, okay?" Aunt Li pleaded.

Lu Jintang frowned and said nothing.

Aunt Li saw that Thirteenth Master would not agree, and was about to think of other ideas when she heard Aunt Qin say, "Thirteenth Master, we have watched you grow up since you were little, so please, for the sake of your brothers, take us in!"

Lu Jintang was so angry that he laughed and said, "Okay, let's go to my yard. My yard is just in need of two maids to clean the house." After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the yard.

At the gate of the courtyard, I met Aunt Liu, who smiled and said, "Thirteenth Master, I'll go to the vegetable planting base! Thank you."

Lu Jintang waved his hand, and Lu Da came out and said, "Let's go, Sixth Aunt. The vegetable planting base is by the river, next to Changshan Village." After that, he led Aunt Liu away.

Aunt Li and Aunt Qin were taken to Lu Jintang's own courtyard and assigned to do rough work. They were not allowed to leave the courtyard without permission.