《The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl》


 Chapter 2: Not the Daughter

    <h4>Chapter 2: Not the Daughter</h4>


    "Push her into it? Lotus pond?"


    Shu Yu immediately took a step to the side and frowned. "Wait, are you trying to kill me? Why?"


    Her gaze swept across the few people present, including her father and siblings, but no one stood up to speak.


    The olddy didn''t even want to look at her. It was the old woman in charge beside her who spoke up and said coldly, "Miss... Oh, no, you''re no longer the third daughter of the Shu family. You''re just a bastard from who knows where. That year, Mrs. Xue bribed a doctor to pretend to be pregnant, and on the day of birth, she bought a baby from outside to impersonate the third young daughter of the Shu family. That baby was you."


    Shu Yu''s brows were tightly furrowed, and a rare look of surprise shed across her face.


    She couldn''t believe she wasn''t the daughter of the Shu family. However, the book did not mention this at all.


    She wondered if her arrival had caused a butterfly effect.


    Just as Shu Yu was puzzled, the old woman beside the olddy spoke again. you''ve enjoyed 14 years of a carefree life in the Shu family. Now that the matter has been exposed, it''s natural to set things right."


    Shu Yu raised her head abruptly. "What do you mean by setting things right? You mean to push me into the lotus pond and drown me?"


    The olddy finally opened her mouth. "The Shu family can not allow such a stain like you to exist."


    Shu Yu was speechless. She didn''t know if she should say "f *ck" in her heart.


    "So, the snake in my room just now was also your doing?"


    The eldest daughter of the Shu family snorted coldly. "Actually, you don''t feel as much pain when you''re bitten to death by a snake."


    Shu Yu looked at the others. Everyone felt that the olddy''s decision was right. The Shu family''s reputation was more important than anything else. Moreover, she was just a bastard child. If she lost her life, no one would care.


    Shu Yu now understood why the Shu family had ended up in exile. It was likely that they would also assist the female supporting character to seek death.


    Two old women had alreadye over with two ropes to tie Shu Yu''s hands.


    Shu Yu subconsciously wanted to make a move, but on second thought, she stopped.


    Now, she couldn''t change the ending. The Shu family would be safe and sound until they were exiled three monthster, so she didn''t need to waste her effort.


    Three monthster... Then she would take revenge.


    However, she couldn''t just "die" like this.


    Shu Yu suddenlyughed. Her gaze swept across the crowd. "If you want to kill me, sure. However, before I die, can you let me say a few words?"


    "You have prepared yourst words?" The youngest daughter sneered, "I''ll give you a chance. Let''s see what you have to say."


    Shu Yu''s hands were tied behind her back as if her usual weak appearance was gone. She only appeared bigger in size to everyone.


    Shu Yu''s gaze stopped on the person on the far left. "Mr. Shu, the mistress of Jin Taixiang is as beautiful as a flower, right? She''s also pregnant recently, and it was the first Madam who sold her, but you brought her back in the blink of an eye. It''s true love indeed."


    Mr. Shu''s eyes widened. He immediately wanted to exin faced with First Madam''s shocked gaze.


    However, Shu Yu immediately said, "Madam, your nephew killed his second wife. You''ve been discussing with the aunt about letting my second sister marry him, who is also a concubine''s daughter, right? Not only can it solve the problem, but it can also give an exnation to the maiden family."


    "Second Master, the money you owe the gambling den was paid by the olddy for you, right? But if you continue to gamble, you''ll have to use the money from the public."


    "Second Madam, you drugged Mrs. Liu and caused her to have a miscarriage. It broke Second Master''s heart. It''s no wonder that he drank to drown his sorrows and went to the gambling den to gamble."


    "Sister, you..."


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    "Shut up, shut up, I told you to shut up." The olddy clutched her walking stick tightly. Seeing the change in the expressions of the people she had mentioned, she immediately gave the two old women behind her a look. "Why aren''t you doing anything?"


    Shu Yu felt that it was a pity. "didn''t you ask me to exin myst words clearly?" When the Shu family was exiled, the things they found out were not just these. These things were all written in the books.


    "You''re talking nonsense. I''ve really underestimated you. You''re usually quiet, and even when you''re dying, you''re still trying to sow discord and destroy the harmony of my family. It''s simply abominable." The olddy was so angry that she could no longer maintain the calmness on her face. She hit the ground in exasperation.


    The other people of the Shu family also echoed one after another. The two old women did not dare to dy any longer. They tied arge stone to Shu Yu''s ankle and pushed her into the Lotus pond in a hurry.


    The olddy only heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Shu Yu''s body sink to the bottom of the pool.


    However, what she didn''t know was that when Shu Yu sank, She had already untied the rope around hER wrists. When She reached the bottom of the pool, the rope and the stones around his ankles had also been freed.


    She dove forward and stuck half her head out from under a lotus leaf.


    The people on the shore had not left yet as if they were certain that she would note up.


    The olddy instructed the two maids, "Tomorrow night, you will fish her out. Just say that she came out to enjoy the cool night and fell into the pond."


    "Yes." The two old women hurriedly agreed.


    The olddy then said to the Shu family''s Head Master, "Later, take care of Mrs. Xue too. Tell the public that Mrs. Xue couldn''t bear the pain of losing her daughter and died of depression."


    The Head Master also agreed without any objections.


    However, Shu Yu remembered that Mrs. Xue did not die in the book. She was also on the list of exiles. She did not know how she had managed to survive.


    But in this way, Shu Yu understood why Mrs. Xue had been so cruel to her own daughter.


    Not only had Shu Yu suffered from hunger and fought with the dog for food, but she had also been left in the room to fend for herself with a high fever. She had knelt in the courtyard under the scorching sun and admitted her mistakes until she fainted. She had almost been beaten to death by Mrs. Xue.


    Everyone in the Shu family thought that Mrs. Xue was unhappy that Shu Yu was a girl, so she was angry and didn''t get close to her.

 Chapter 3: Message

    <h4>Chapter 3: Message</h4>


    Shu Yu used to think so too. She wanted to get her mother''s approval and had always been very obedient, not crying, not throwing a tantrum, and being very careful. However, it was of no use. Mrs. Xue would only detest her more and more. She would either hit or scold her, and her verbal humiliation would be even more hurtful.


    Now, everything could be exined.


    Seeing that the Shu family had left, Shu Yu quietly swam to the shore and came out of the lotus pond.


    Fortunately, the olddy didn''t want to make a big deal out of this and had already asked the servants to go back. They didn''t meet anyone on the way.


    However, because of what she had said earlier, the lights in their courtyard had not been put out. asionally, there would be the sound of quarrels, and the sound of the olddy fainting could be vaguely heard.


    Shu Yu smiled and felt her way back to her courtyard. She found clean clothes to change into and packed a few things that were not eye-catching. Then, she climbed out of the Shu family''s door with ease.


    The sky was already starting to light up, and there were a few pedestrians on the road.


    The city gates of Dongan Province would open in another 15 minutes, and Shu Yu nned to leave the city.


    If the Shu family couldn''t find her body tonight, they would definitely send people to look for her secretly. However, the Shu family was too busy to take care of themselves now. The words she saidst night were enough to cause chaos in the Shu family for a while.


    Just as Shu Yu was about to set off, she saw a Daoist nun standing not far away.


    The Daoist nun looked a little familiar. She seemed to be dressed in the Dongqing Temple outside the city. Just as Shu Yu was feeling strange, the Daoist nun had alreadye forward and handed her a box.


    "Miss, the dean asked me to give this to you."


    "Master Dongqing?"


    A year ago, when Shu Yu followed the Shu family to Dongqing Temple to pray for blessings, she identally fell off the cliff and the soul in her body was reced by her.


    For this reason, she recuperated in Dongqing Temple for more than half a month before returning.


    During her recovery, she got to know the master of Dongqing Temple. Shu Yu could tell that the dean was not an ordinary person. He was quite an expert, especially in fortune-telling. He was very urate.


    Shu Yu was quite interested. After learning from him for half a month, she had also secretly called him master a few times.


    The Daoist nun nodded and said, "He has gone out to travel. Before he left, he told me to wait here. If I see you going out, I should give this box to you."


    Shu Yu felt strange. She opened the box. There was a letter inside, and, strangely, a household registration pass.


    "How did her master know that I would need this?"


    Shu Yu quickly opened the letter, and the words of the Dongqing Temple dean appeared on the paper.


    "Yu, when you read this letter, I will have already left. Go and find your biological parents. If you don''t pay off some debts, it will be difficult for you to move a step. This is your parents'' address and name. Take care."


    Shu Yu''s pupils constricted. She only found outst night that she was not the daughter of the Shu family, but her master even knew who her biological parents were and where they lived.


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    "Could fortune-telling really be so urate?"


    Shu Yu felt that something was amiss. She kept the letter and asked the nun in front of her, "What else did the master say before he left? "


    "He said that if you have any questions, you can go to the address on the letter and you will know." The little Daoist nun paused and suddenly raised her eyes to look at her. Her voice was much softer. "Master also said that the Shu family would know of your identity because she revealed it. Actually, I have been waiting for you here for two days.


    Shu Yu was speechless.


    She found it outrageous.


    "Why can''t you tell me first instead of giving a message to the Shu family?"


    Shu Yu''s face darkened. She closed the box with a thud, turned, and left.

 Chapter 4: Going to Shangshi Village

    <h4>Chapter 4: Going to Shangshi Vige</h4>


    Shu Yu left the city and took out the letter from the box.


    Written on it was her biological parents'' address: Dongan Province, Jiangyuan County, Wen Town, Shangshi Vige.


    She didn''t know about Shangshi Vige or Wen Town, but she knew about Jiangyuan County.


    It could be considered the furthest county in the entire Dongan Province, and the poorest one.


    Shu Yu sneered. She didn''t want to go back to her family. Since she had already left the Shu family, where could she not go under the vast sky? Why should she be tied to those who had nothing to do with her? She had nothing to worry about in this world.


    She closed the box and decided to walk in a random direction.


    She had only taken a few steps when the Daoist nun''s words shed through her mind. If she had any questions, they would be solved if she went to the address on the letter.


    Questions... Of course, she had them!


    For example, how did her master know about her background, and what was all the talk about debts? It couldn''t be the debt of being born and raised, right? Also, what was her master thinking?


    If these questions were not answered and she still could not change her fate of being exiled after three months, would she never be able to find their answers?


    Shu Yu was not a procrastinator. Since she wanted to know, then she would go and take a look. She didn''t want to be muddleheaded and not know anything.


    She still had some money in her hands, which she had earned this year by going out when the Shu family was not paying attention.


    However, due to the limitations of her identity, time, and ce, she had only managed to swindle... Ahem, earn a little. At first, she had nned to earn some capital so that she could lead a good life after being exiled and reaching her destination.


    She had wanted to put in more effort in thest three months and save more, but who knew that something unexpected would happen? To think she was not a child of the Shu family.


    She was worried that her belongings would be confiscated when she was exiled, so she hid her money outside.


    She had already taken them with her earlier.


    Now, she only had two notes, which were worth 60 taels, how pitiful.


    Shu Yu pitied herself for two seconds, then rented a carriage and went straight to Jiangyuan County.


    She only arrived after a day of traveling at full speed. When they reached the county, Shu Yu gave the driver the fare and let him go.


    Then, she strolled around the county. Although she had been in this world for a year, she had spent most of her time in the Shu family. The rest of her time had been spent walking around the city. The furthest ce she went was Dongqing Temple.


    Although Jiangyuan County was poor, it was very lively.


    Being here, Shu Yu actually felt a rare sense of peace that made people calm down.


    Seeing that it was gettingte, she found an ox-cart at the city gate that would pass by Shangshi Vige. Just as she was about to get on, she saw that there were other vigers on the ox-cart.


    Most of the people had baskets in front of them, which took up quite a lot of space.


    On the contrary, she was only carrying a small bag. The others found her strange when they saw her, and they whispered to each other as they looked at her.


    Shu Yu''s ears were sharp, so she could vaguely hear a few words.


    "Where is this girl from? She doesn''t look like she''s short of money. Why is she squeezing into the same ox-cart as us?"


    Shu Yu looked at herself. She had already changed into a light and simple dress.


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    However, she still seemed out of ce with the women before her.


    Shu Yu hesitated for a moment, but she still got down from the ox-cart and said to the old man driving the cart, "Sir, can you wait for me for 15 minutes?"


    "No problem. We''re setting off at four p.m.."


    Four p.m., which meant there were still nearly 15 minutes left. She could make it.


    Shu Yu turned around and walked back into the county, not to change her clothes, but to buy some things. Seeing the things in the women''s baskets, she thought that she should bring something with her when visiting her parents.


    Shu Yu had never thought of acknowledging her biological parents. After all, she didn''t know who the other party was and had no feelings for them. Now that she was all alone and had nothing to worry about, why should she seek trouble?


    Besides, she still didn''t know if her biological parents were the ones who sold her to the Shu family.


    She was only going to Shangshi Vige to solve the doubts in her heart.


    That being said, she had to find a reason for her sudden visit. If she brought a gift over, it would be difficult for the other party to drive her out. It would also be easier and more convenient for her to ask what she wanted.


    In her previous life, Shu Yu had been able to climb to the position of a big shot''s confidant, so she was very well-versed in such humanmunications.

 Chapter 7: My Sister Is Called Ugly

    <h4>Chapter 7: My Sister Is Called Ugly</h4>


    The child''s clothes were full of patches, and a tad too short and small. Her wrists, ankles, and neck were exposed. Her clothes were very dirty, and her hair was in a mess, probably because she had tripped.


    A few children had already rushed towards her, surrounding her while screaming and jumping.


    "Ugly monster, carrying pigweed, so so pitiful, no food for you, falling down, disfigured face, when you grow up, no one will want you. Hahahahaha."


    The little girl was surrounded by them, unable to advance or retreat. She lowered her head and clenched her jaw to stop herself from crying out loud. She covered her face with both hands and stood rooted at a loss.


    In her panic, she tripped over her right foot and fell to the ground again.


    The children roared withughter, "Look, she fell. She falls every day. My mother said that her legs are no good and she''s like her father. She will be a cripple in the future."


    The little girl finally couldn''t hold back her tears anymore, but her whimpers were suppressed.


    In the next moment, she quickly got up and hurriedly put the scattered pigweed back into the basket.


    If she didn''t hurry up, the pigweed would be trampled by these children, and she would have worked for nothing today.


    With tears still flowing down her face, the little girl''s hands did not dare to stop.


    Unexpectedly, as she was picking the pigweed up, a pair of fair hands appeared in front of her, helping her gather the pigweed back into the basket.


    The little girl raised her head in a daze and met Shu Yu''s gentle eyes.


    Who was this? Such a beautiful sister, like a fairy.


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    Only then did the little girl notice that the mockingughter had disappeared. The children who had surrounded her and blocked her way were now standing far away, staring dazedly at the scene in front of them.


    Shu Yu was now very close to the little girl and realized that there was a scar on thetter''s face.


    The scar wasn''t very big, but she was too thin and her face was sallow, which made the scar particrly clear.


    No wonder those people called her ugly.


    Probably sensing her gaze, the little girl quickly lowered her head and subconsciously pressed her hair down, trying to cover the scar.


    Shu Yu smiled. "Don''t worry. I also had a scar on my face back when I was young. It was gone when I grew up."


    The little girl was stunned. "Really?"


    "Of course it''s true. Look at my face. Isn''t it clean?"


    In her past life, Shu Yu did have a scar on her face. It was because she was pretty. Although the leader of the gang wasn''t a man of lust, he would still try to get his hands on the girls he was interested in.


    Shu Yu had wanted to take revenge, but not in this way. It was much more reliable to be a confidant of the big boss than a woman who could be abandoned at any time.


    So, she cut her face and disfigured it.


    At first, the big boss was naturally unwilling to keep her by his side when he saw that Shu Yu''s scarred face was not a good image in public, but Shu Yu was capable. The big boss''s requirements were harsh, and ordinary people really couldn''t meet them. Shu Yu learned everything quickly and did everything to his liking. She alone was as capable as ten people. It was just nice that the big boss didn''t like to have too many people around him either.


    Fortunately, he had already retired and did not need to appear in public much. In addition, with Shu Yu''s makeup and hairstyle, the scars on her face could still be covered up.


    However, the big boss still brooded over her scar and asked her to go to the hospital to get rid of it. Yet, Shu Yu was allergic to a certain ingredient in scar removal creams. As a result, not only did the scar not be smaller, but it even worsened to the point it almost destroyed her face.


    At that point, the big boss was toozy to care, but Shu Yu was still very experienced in the ingredients and production of scar removal creams.

 Chapter 8: Sanya Eating Candy

    <h4>Chapter 8: Sanya Eating Candy</h4>


    The scar on the little girl''s face wasn''trge; it just seemed she hadn''t dealt with it properly. With proper repair, she could easily recover.Shu Yu helped her up and asked her, "What''s your name? Is your dad called Lu Erbai?"The little girl nodded nkly, still pondering what she had said.After a long moment, she realized and quickly said in a soft voice, "I, I''m called Sanya.""Sanya, can you take me to your house?" Shu Yu picked up the basket from the ground.Sanya immediately reached for it, "I''ll carry it.""No need, I can walk faster holding it." Unless there was an unexpected development, this girl was likely her own sister.Sanya still wanted to take it, but then she looked at her dirty little hands and then at Shu Yu''s clean and tidy clothes, and ultimately, she retracted her hand.Shu Yu handed a piece of malt candy to the kid she had pointed to earlier; as for the others, given their bear-like behavior just now, not even half a piece for them.That child jumped three feet high with joy, shoved the malt candy into his mouth without a word, and then exhaled with satisfaction, "Tasty."The other children looked at him enviously, each directing their eager gazes onto Shu Yu.Even Sanya''s gaze uncontrobly wandered when she saw the candy in the child''s mouth.Shu Yu handed her one too, and Sanya blinked, shook her head rapidly, and hurried towards home, "I, I will take you to my house now."Shu Yu smiled; the little girl could really resist temptation.Following behind, Sanya walked quite a distance before suddenly remembering to ask, "Sister, what are you going to do at my house? Do you know, my dad?"Her voice was so slight, as if asking this question might anger her. As soon as she finished, she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at her.Shu Yu, carrying pig fodder in one hand and snacks and meat in the other, replied, "Your dad helped me before. I just found out where he lives and came to see him."Sanya uttered an "Oh," looked up at her again, and not paying attention, ''plop'' she fell to the ground again.Shu Yu frowned slightly; this child seemed too prone to falling.There could be many reasons for a child to fall, but given Sanya''s appearance, the most likely was malnutrition and a calcium deficiency.Sanya, as if ustomed to it, got up swiftly, looking somewhat panic-stricken, "I''m, I''m sorry.""Why are you apologizing to me?"Sanya froze; yes, why apologize?Probably because she was already used to it. The words "I''m sorry" were what she said the most on a daily basis.Shu Yu couldn''t help but think of her own childhood Shu Yu, who also often apologized to Mrs. Xue. In fact, when she first saw Sanya, she had no doubts about her own origins.The young Shu Yu and the current Sanya were exactly alike; back then, she was equally starved and cold, frail and weak, just like a replica of Sanya.Looking at Sanya before her, Shu Yu just couldn''t harden her heart.Even if she had indeed been sold by her birth parents when she was little, it had nothing to do with this little girl.Shu Yu stuffed the malt candy directly into her mouth. The little girl''s eyes widened in disbelief, the sweetness in her mouth making her feel like she was dreaming.She wanted to say something, but Shu Yu quickly said, "Don''t let it fall out, or it''ll be wasted."Sanya hurriedly covered her mouth, gazing with wide, round eyes. After a moment, the corners of her eyes curled up slightly, and her eyebrows revealed her joy, "...so sweet."Shu Yu couldn''t help but smile, "Let''s go, lead the way ahead."@@novelbin@@

 Chapter 9: The Lu Family

    <h4>Chapter 9: The Lu Family</h4>


    The Lu family''s house was a little far from the entrance of the vige. It was behind Shangshi Vige.


    Shu Yu followed Sanya. By the time they reached the Lu family''s house, she had already grasped theyout of the vige.


    Shangshi Vige wasn''t very big, and the houses were built without any pattern. Most of them were very old. Even the vige head''s house was only a slightlyrger mud house.


    When they arrived at the Lu family''s house, Sanya rushed forward, pushed open the unlocked door, and shouted, "Father, father, I''m back."


    Shu Yu followed. After entering the house, she closed the door behind her and ced the basket in her hand in the corner of the courtyard. Only then did she look at the small courtyard.


    It was really small. The entire yard was less than 15 square meters, and even so, it was filled with a lot of things. However, it could be seen that the Lu family was quite diligent and had tidied up well.


    Shu Yu walked through the courtyard and entered the living room.


    Sanya ran over, sweating profusely. Then, she whispered nervously, "Big sister, my father is not home. He might have gone out."


    "Is your family not around?"


    Sanya shook her head, "They''ve all gone out to work. Big sister, can you wait here for a while? They will be back soon. I, I''ll get you some water."


    She then turned and ran to the kitchen. After a while, she came back with a chipped bowl that she ced on the table and pushed toward Shu Yu. Then, she said softly, "Big sister, I washed this bowl again. It''s clean. There are no cracks on this side, so it won''t cut your mouth. You''ve walked for such a long time, so you must be thirsty. Drink it."


    Even the best bowl used to serve guests was chipped. One could imagine how the life of this family was.


    Looking at the leaking areas of the house and the slightly nted walls, it looked like a dpidated house that could copse at any time to Shu Yu.


    Shu Yu watched as the little girl tugged at her sleeves uneasily as if it was a sin to have given her water in a chipped bowl. She paused and reached out to stroke Sanya''s head, "Thank you."


    Then, she picked up the bowl and drank the water. She was stunned for a moment before she smiled and said, "This water is very sweet."


    The little girl was happy, "This is mountain spring water. My brother brings it from the mountain every day."


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    What she didn''t say was that they usually didn''t have the luxury of drinking it at home. It was only used to boil medicine for her father.


    Shu Yu wanted to ask about her family''s situation. Hearing this, she pulled Sanya to a stool at the side and sat her down. Then, she asked, "Do you have an older brother? Other than your father, you, and your brother, who else is there in the family?"


    "And my mother and my grandma."


    "Then, do you have an older sister?"


    At the mention of "older sisters", Sanya''s mood inexplicably turned gloomy. She nodded slightly as she said, "I have two sisters. My eldest sister got married two years ago, and my second sister..."


    She didn''t continue. She lowered her head and rubbed her sleeves.


    Shu Yu could tell that this was how Sanya acted when she was uneasy.


    Could it be that the second sister was referring to her? Did the little girl know about her second sister''s situation?


    Shu Yu wanted to continue asking, but Sanya looked up and urged her again, "Big sister, drink some water. If it''s not enough, I, I''ll get you more."


    It was obvious that she did not want to talk about her second sister anymore. Shu Yu did not force her and quickly changed the topic, "Since there''s no one in your house, why isn''t the door locked? what if a thiefes in?"


    Sanya blinked and shook her head, "There''s nothing in our house. My grandma said that even rats go around our house."

 Chapter 12: It’s Been a Long Time

    <h4>Chapter 12: It''s Been a Long Time</h4>


    Lu Erbai was a little dumbfounded. He squinted his eyes for a long time before recognizing who the person in front of him was.


    He was shocked and asked in disbelief, "You are... Miss Shu?"


    "It''s me, Uncle Lu. It''s been a long time." Shu Yu stood before them and greeted them with a smile.


    All three people before her were just like Sanya, looking sallow and fragile, wearing patched-up and loose clothes. Lu Erbai looked even more haggard than he had been a year ago. He did not look like a man in his early thirties at all.


    Lu Erbai seemed a little embarrassed. He squeezed out a smile and nodded. "Ah, y-yes, it''s been a long time. Um, Miss Shu, why are you here? Is there something you need from me?"


    Shu Yu''s gaze lingered on his left leg. Then, she turned her body sideways and said, "Indeed, but this is not a good ce to talk. Let''s go inside."


    "Yes, yes, yes, let''s go in." Lu Erbai agreed.


    The olddy opened her mouth and thought, "Why does this girl not seem to take herself as an outsider? This is our home, yet she speaks as if she is the owner."


    She and Lu Erbai''s wife, Madam Ruan, helped Lu Erbai into the living room.


    Sanya followed them closely. When she saw that they had all sat down, she ran to the kitchen to pour water and ced a bowl in front of each of them.


    Shu Yu looked at the other bowls and saw that her bowl was only slightly chipped, while the others had bowls that were covered in cracks. At that point, she was a little embarrassed to drink the water.


    Lu Erbai seemed to have noticed her gaze and became even more nervous. He said in a low voice, "We lead a simple life and have no tea leaves. Miss Shu, I hope you don''t mind."


    "Uncle Lu, you''re too kind. This spring water is very sweet. I like this more than tea."


    Lu Erbai heaved a noticeable sigh of relief. He rubbed his hands. "That''s good, that''s good."


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    He lowered his head and realized that the olddy was nudging his arm, signaling him with her eyes while saying in a low voice, "Well, introduce her. Who is this girl? How do you know her? Howe I''ve never heard you mention her before?"


    Lu Erbai came to his senses, but before he could speak, Shu Yu spoke up first, "My name is Shu Yu. When I fell off a cliff a year ago, it was Uncle Lu who saved me. At that time, I was seriously injured and in aa. When I was finally able to get out of bed, Uncle Lu had left. I don''t know where Uncle Lu lives, so I didn''t get to thank him personally. I''m really sorry."


    Now, Shu Yu was d that she had thought for two more seconds in the county and gone to buy some meat and sweets. Otherwise, if she came empty-handed and found out that Lu Erbai was not only her biological father but also her savior, she would really be embarrassed.


    She pushed the meat and sweets to them. "I came in a hurry and it waste, so I only bought these things. Later..."


    Before she could finish his sentence, Lu Erbai waved his hand. "No need. There''s no need. You''ve already given me money back then, and that''s enough. Where''s the need for you to go out of your way to buy these things and bring them over? There''s really no need for that."


    The moment he finished speaking, the olddy red at him.


    The olddy pulled the meat and sweets towards herself and chided Lu Erbai, "Erbai, are you stupid? This is her kindness. If you don''t ept it, Miss Shu will feel uneasy. Besides, the meat and sweets couldn''t be returned. You''re injured, and the doctor said you need more nourishment too. How long has it been since you''ve eaten meat? Dahu and Sanya haven''t eaten any decent sweets either."

 Chapter 15: Let Him Cry

    <h4>Chapter 15: Let Him Cry</h4>


    The little fatty''s eyes widened in disbelief. Before he could ask, he heard Shu Yu say to Sanya, "Have this candy first. There are still some sweets at home. We''ll have themter."


    Sanya blinked, feeling a little light-headed from the sweet taste in her mouth.


    Shu Yu stuffed the remaining candies into her hands.


    The chubby boy''s eyes brightened when he heard the word "sweets". When he saw the candies in Sanya''s hand, his mood turned sour, and he rushed over to snatch them from her, "Give that to me. How can a loser have candy? Give them to me."


    Sanya was shocked. Shu Yu''s eyes narrowed. When the boy ran over, she grabbed his cor and turned him around, then pushed him back.


    Shu Yu didn''t use much force, and the little fatty simply staggered two steps forward before stopping.


    He was a little confused. The next moment, he lowered his head and saw that the candy in his hand had also fallen to the ground. In an instant, he was ovee with sorrow. He suddenly sat on the ground and began to throw a tantrum, "My candy, my candy fell. Ugly monster, you have topensate me. Sob! Or I''ll kill you! I want to eat candy, I want to eat sweets."


    Sanya raised her head and looked at Shu Yu worriedly, "Big sister..."


    Shu Yu squatted and patted the little girl''s head, saying to her, "It''s okay. We''re not his parents. We won''t spoil him. If he''s so great, he can keep crying, crying until the sky turns dark or until the end of time."


    Although the little fatty was crying, he obviously heard Shu Yu''s words. He stood up angrily and patted the dust off his buttocks. Then, his chubby little face turned ugly as he pointed at them and said haughtily, "Just wait. I''ll go back and tell my father about this now. When my father is done with his business in the toilet, he''ll help me settle the score with you."


    With that, he ran back to his house.


    Business in the toilet?


    Shu Yu shivered in disgust. She shook her head and led Sanya into the courtyard, closing the door behind her.


    Then, she looked down and saw that Sanya was suddenlyughing.


    Shu Yu raised her eyebrows, "What''s wrong? What happy things are you thinking of?"


    Sanya was stunned and quickly shook her head, "No, it''s nothing. The candy is so sweet."


    In all honesty, she wanted to say that in the past, she and her brother had always been the ones who cried because of brother Dabao. Today was the first time that she had made brother Dabao cry from anger.


    However, such thoughts were bad. She couldn''t let the big sister know that she was a bad child.


    She... She would only think of this for a while. She would not think about it anymore.


    Shu Yu was amused, "If you like it, I''ll buy more for you next time."


    Sanya blinked. Eh, was there going to be a next time?


    The little girl didn''t dare to ask, afraid that the big sister was justforting her. She only held Shu Yu''s hand tighter.


    Shu Yu smiled and raised her head.


    Unexpectedly, her gaze met Madam Ruan, who was standing not far away. Thetter''s eyes seemed to be burning as she watched them.


    She seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes turned red while her lips trembled.


    Shu Yu was puzzled. She didn''t do anything weird just now, did she? She had just deliberately angered the devilish child.


    Madam Ruan quickly wiped her face and forced a smile. She said to Shu Yu, "Come in."


    Her voice was very soft, almost inaudible.


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    Sanya had already run to Madam Ruan''s side and looked up at her curiously, "Mother, what''s wrong? "


    "I''m fine," After Madam Ruan finished speaking, she couldn''t help but look at Shu Yu a few times.


    Then, the few of them returned to the living room, and the olddy quickly asked what had happened.

 Chapter 16: I’ll Pay

    <h4>Chapter 16: I''ll Pay</h4>


    Sanya leaned against Madam Ruan and said softly with her head down, "When I was waiting for brother outside, brother Dabao came over and said that third aunt went to the county to buy candy for him. I ignored him, but he came up to me. I couldn''t hold back and said that I had candy today too."


    What followed was the scene that Shu Yu had seen. The little fatty scolded Sanya smugly while showing off his candy and ended up throwing a huge tantrum.


    The little fatty was, after all, the olddy''s grandson too, so Shu Yu still exined.


    However, the olddy simply waved her hand, "It''s fine, it''s fine. If his father dares toe, I''ll handle it."


    She was obviously more concerned about Lu Erbai''s leg and hurriedly asked, "Miss Shu, is there any other way to treat Erbai''s leg? Is it really useless to apply ointment?"


    Shu Yu shook her head, "Not only is it useless, but the ointment will even aggravate the injury. He fell again today, so it''s best to go see the doctor tomorrow. Dragging it on would make it worse."


    The olddy was very worried, "Alright, alright then. I''ll think of a way."


    Shu Yu knew that the Lu family was as poor as a church mouse. Let alone five taels of silver, they might not even be able to take out five coins.


    Lu Erbai''s leg injury could not be dyed any longer.


    She knew that one should not reveal one''s wealth, but aftermunicating with them just now, she had a better understanding of their personalities.


    With that, she took out two pieces of silver and ced them on the table, "I''ll pay for Uncle Lu''s medical fees."


    The few people in the living room widened their eyes. Lu Erbai''s reaction was the strongest. He hurriedly pushed the money back, "No, this isn''t right. How can I take your money?"


    The olddy wanted to say something, but when she saw her son like this, she ultimately sighed and turned her head away with red eyes.


    However, Shu Yu''s tone was exceptionally firm, "Uncle Lu, you know that I won''t be at ease if you don''t ept the money. I won''t have the courage to face you anymore."


    Lu Erbai was stunned. He wanted to say that it wasn''t her fault that his leg had be like this. Back then, he had not paid attention and had left before he had fully recovered. However, he couldn''t say this in front of his mother. Otherwise, with his mother''s personality, she would definitely make Shu Yu take full responsibility.


    So he finally clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "Then, just take it as we borrowed the money. When my leg recovers, I''ll work hard and return it to you."


    The olddy quickly nodded, "That''s right, that''s right. The most important thing now is to cure the leg injury. We''ll get through this difficult time as a family first, then think of ways to earn money."


    Madam Ruan nodded too. Even Sanya whispered, "I, I will also work in the fields and pick a lot of wild vegetables."


    Shu Yu didn''t decline. Whether they needed to return the money or not would be a matter they could discuss in the future. The most important thing right now was to treat Lu Erbai''s leg.


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    The olddy was relieved, probably because they had found a solution. She stood up and said, "Since we''re going to the county tomorrow, I''ll go to the vige head''s house now and borrow the ox cart."


    Then, she told Madam Ruan, "Ruan, go on and prepare the food, and cook the meat too. Miss Shu must be hungry. Seeing that it''s gettingte, I''m afraid that she won''t be able to leave today. Why don''t you rest here for the night? It''s just that our house is very run-down, and I''m afraid you won''t be used to it."


    "It''s fine. I''m just afraid of disturbing you."


    The olddy smiled so widely that her eyes were slits, "Of course not. It''s not a disturbance."


    Initially, the olddy had been reluctant to cook the pork and nned to eat it bit by bit in the future. It would be great if she could have some meat every day.


    But Miss Shu was generous. She even lent money to treat her second son''s legs. How benevolent.

 Chapter 18: Younger Brother Dahu

    <h4>Chapter 18: Younger Brother Dahu</h4>


    Shu Yu couldn''t help but touch her eyes and nose. She had never seen Daya before, so she didn''t know how simr they were.


    However, her appearance when she was young had been very simr to the current Sanya.


    No wonder Madame Ruan looked at her with such passion and excitement. Her intuition was really urate.


    In the kitchen, Lu Erbai and Madam Ruan were still talking. Lu Erbai obviously hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss Shu... She has parents and a home, and it seems like she is living a good life. Even if, I''m saying even if she''s really Erya, she''s definitely living a better life than she would be in our family."


    Madam Ruan was stunned, and the couple fell silent at the same time.


    After a long time, Madam Ruan sobbed softly, "If you put it that way, I, I hope she''s Erya. At least it means that she''s doing well and hasn''t suffered much. I can also feel more at ease."


    Lu Erbo patted her shoulder, "Alright, stop overthinking it. Go and wipe your face. Let''s cook first. Mother should be back soon."


    Madam Ruan sniffled and replied with an "mm" before turning around and busying herself.


    Shu Yu let out a breath, stood up, and walked to the courtyard.


    The door was suddenly pushed open with a creak. Shu Yu looked up and saw a thin and small figure with the same sallow face, dragging a bundle of firewood with difficulty.


    The other party was stunned when he saw her. He turned his head and looked around in shock.


    After confirming that this was indeed his home, he asked curiously, "Who are you? What are you doing in my house?"


    "You are... Dahu?" This name didn''t match his size at all.


    "Do you know me?"


    Shu Yu nodded and went forward to bring in the bundle of firewood the boy was pulling behind him. When she passed by him, her sharp eyes saw that his palm had been cut by the rope used to tie the firewood.


    This little guy was young and not quite strong, but he was quite ambitious to bring back such arge bundle of firewood.


    Dahu was stunned for a moment before quickly running into the house as well.


    Shu Yu walked to the corner where the firewood was piled and put the bundle down. Then, she pped her hands and turned around, only to see Dahu following her and looking at her curiously.


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    Shu Yuughed, "What''s wrong? Do you think I''m a bad person?"


    Dahu''s eyes widened and he quickly shook his head, "No, no, I, I..."


    He felt nervous for some reason and took a small step back.


    In the kitchen, Madam Ruan was cooking while Lu Erbai was helping with the fire.


    Hearing the noise outside, Madam Ruan hurriedly came out, "Dahu, why are you only back now? "


    "I saw a lot of firewood at the foot of the mountain. I wanted to pick up more, so I came backte," As he spoke, he secretly nced at Shu Yu. When he saw her looking over, he hurriedly lowered his head and blushed slightly.


    Upon seeing this, Madam Ruan immediately said, "This is Miss Shu. She''s our guest."


    Guest? Dahu''s eyes widened in shock. Since when did they have such a distinctly dignified guest?


    Just as he was wondering, the olddy''s scolding voice sounded outside, "...Third Lu, scram and go back to your house at this instance. Erbai has a guest over today. If you dare toe and cause trouble, I''ll lie in your house and you''ll have to take care of me in the future."


    As she spoke, she opened the courtyard door. The olddy came in holding Sanya''s hand.


    She then turned around and mmed the door shut, blocking the people outside.


    Shu Yu''s eyes were sharp. She saw an angry man at the door. Wasn''t he the man she saw at the vige entrance?

 Chapter 19: Eat More Candy and the Bitterness will be Gone

    <h4>Chapter 19: Eat More Candy and the Bitterness will be Gone</h4>


    Shu Yu remembered that the old man who drove the carriage called the man Third Lu.


    It seemed that the Madam Liang she had met in the county who took advantage of the old man and asked him to bring her basket back for free was the Lu family''s third son''s wife, huh?


    So they were the little fatty''s parents. What fate.


    At the door, Third Lu cursed and swore. Perhaps the olddy''s words had threatened him, so he didn''t dare toe in. He stayed outside for a while before going back.


    The olddy snorted coldly, "This rascal is getting more and more out of line."


    As she approached, she immediately changed her smile and said to Shu Yu, "Miss Shu, why are you standing here? Quickly go to the living room and sit down to rest. I''ve already borrowed the ox-cart from the vige chief. We''ll leave tomorrow morning."


    As she spoke, she handed the vegetable basket in her hand to Madam Ruan.


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    Madam Ruan heaved a sigh of relief. She had just been worried about what to cook tonight. There was a small vegetable field in the yard, but only some beans and cabbage were nted there. She had just picked the beans yesterday, and the next batch would have to wait.


    If there hadn''t been a guest, they would''ve just eaten some porridge with pickled vegetables.


    Now, with the fresh vegetables that her mother-inw had borrowed from God knows where, and the piece of meat that Miss Shu had brought over, Madam Ruan could finally make a few decent dishes.


    The matter of cooking was handed over to Madam Ruan, and Shu Yu was brought back to the living room by the olddy.


    She realized that even though the olddy''s words were rough at times, she had wisdom. When Shu Yu chatted with her, there was no awkwardness. Instead, it was interesting to hear the olddy talk about the interesting things in the vige.


    Only then did she learn that Sanya and Dahu were twins and that they were the only twins in the vige. She also had an older sister who was three years older. The other party was already married and lived in the neighboring Dayan Vige.


    Lu Erbai had three siblings. In the Lu family, the eldest son was Lu Dasong, the second was Lu Erbai, the third was Lu Sanzhu, who had just been scolded outside, and the youngest daughter was Lu Sixing.


    As for why the olddy lived with her second son, she did not say.


    However, Shu Yu guessed that perhaps the olddy saw that Lu Erbai and his family were having a hard time and wanted to help them.


    As they chatted, Shu Yu saw Sanya and Dahu quietly sizing her up from outside.


    Shu Yu looked over, and the two quickly retracted their heads.


    Shu Yu simply smiled. Sanya pulled Dahu to sit on the steps in the courtyard. Then, she took out the candy from her pocket and stuffed one into Dahu''s mouth, whispering, "This is from big sister Shu. It''s very sweet."


    She had only tasted the first piece of candy Shu Yu had given her before putting it away, thinking of saving the other half for Dahu when he came back.


    Butter, Shu Yu gave her the rest of the candy, and Sanya suddenly had an abundance of candy.


    When Sanya came back just now, she had given a piece of candy to her grandmother, one to her father, one to her mother, and one to Dahu. With that, everyone had one. As for the rest, she was going to store them so that she could share them with her elder sister when she saw her in the future.


    This way, her eldest sister''s life would be sweet too.


    Sanya told Dahu her thoughts, and thetter nodded. He added, "Then let''s keep one more. When we find our second sister in the future, we''ll give her one too."


    "Alright," Sanya nodded vigorously.


    She thought for a moment and said, "I''ll leave two for our second sister. Mother said that our second sister has been alone outside and might have suffered a lot. If she has more candy, all the bitterness in her life will be gone."

 Chapter 20: Sold by Granny

    <h4>Chapter 20: Sold by Granny</h4>


    The chatting in the living room had stopped at some point, so Shu Yu heard everything the two children said.


    For some reason, her eyes started to feel hot.


    Sanya didn''t have much candy in her hands, to begin with. If she wanted to share the candy she had as nned, she wouldn''t have any left for herself.


    Naturally, the olddy heard the children''s words too. She turned her face away and looked sad.


    Shu Yu really couldn''t hold it in and still asked, "Grandma Lu, although it''s a little presumptuous, I''d like to ask this. How did Erya go missing back then?"


    The olddy was stunned for a moment. After a while, she sighed and said, "It''s nothing presumptuous. It isn''t a secret anyway. Everyone knows. Our family was unlucky to have found a shameless inw who only has eyes for money!"


    Speaking of this, the olddy became angry and gritted her teeth, "That old hag from the Ruan family is a piece of trash. She heard that someone wanted to buy a newborn baby, and Erya just happened to be born. So, she came to our house under the pretense of taking care of Ruan when thetter was in confinement. She''s the child''s maternal grandmother, so we didn''t think that she had such thoughts. Then, she took the child away when we weren''t paying attention."


    "God damn it, not only did she sell the child, but she didn''t even ask who the buyer was. We wanted to find Erya, but the buyer wasn''t someone from the vige and had already left. I must''ve been blind back then to have found a wife like this for my second son. If it wasn''t for..."


    If it hadn''t been that Daya was still a child at the time, the olddy had wanted her second son to divorce Madam Ruan, that jinx.


    Fortunately, the rtionship between Madam Ruan and her family wasn''t good either, and they had long cut off all contact over the years. Otherwise, she would have driven Madam Ruan out long ago.


    Shu Yu was stunned. So the deed had been done by her maternal family?


    No wonder when the olddy scolded Madam Ruan, thetter would simply lower her head and let the former scold her. Even when she spoke, her voice was soft.


    It was obvious that Madam Ruan was under great psychological pressure. On one hand, she was worried about her second daughter who had been sold off, and on the other hand, she had to bear the torment of self-me.


    The olddy said, "We did report this matter to the authorities, but the county magistrate..."


    No matter what they said, the other party insisted that it was a family matter and that if she continued to make a fuss, everyone would be punished.


    Shu Yu frowned, but she was not surprised.


    Head Master Shu was the magistrate of Dongan Province. The entire Shu family was cold and emotionless. Head Master Shu was not a good official either. He had handled many dirty businesses. A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. It could be imagined that the county officials under his jurisdiction were cking in their work.


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    "Later, I called the men in the family and the people in the vige to settle the score with the Ruan family. We fought, and that old hag from the Ruan familyy in bed for almost half a year before she could get up. In the following years, Erbai has been looking for his second daughter and refused to let any clue pass him by. Whenever he heard of a possibility, he would go over to look for his daughter. He went to many ces."


    As she spoke, the olddy looked at the house and continued, "This family is getting poorer and poorer. Sometimes, I also think that we should just stop looking for her. Maybe she''s living a good life now and is enjoying herself. But Er bai said, what if her life is not good? What if Erya is suffering and waiting for us to save her? If we give up, Erya will be finished."


    Shu Yu lowered her head and her hands on the table were clenched tightly into fists.


    The olddy wiped her eyes, "Miss Shu, to be honest, I''m telling you this for my own benefit."


    Shu Yu looked up.

 Chapter 21: The Lu Family is Out of Food

    <h4>Chapter 21: The Lu Family is Out of Food</h4>


    The olddy said, "I know you''re a youngdy from a rich family. You must be more capable than us from the countryside. I was thinking that if you''re really grateful to Erbai for saving your life, please help us ask around and see if you can find Erya''s whereabouts. As for the money for treating Erbai''s leg, we will return it to you in the future."


    Shu Yu didn''t know what to say. Ask about Erya''s whereabouts? She was Erya. What could she ask?


    Facing the olddy''s eager eyes, Shu Yu''s scalp tingled. She could only restrain her emotions and nodded, "Sure."


    The olddy was instantly delighted. Just then, Sanya''s voice came from outside, "Grandma, big sister Shu, mother said it''s time for dinner."


    Shu Yu secretly heaved a sigh of relief and quickly got up and left the living room.


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    The Lu family''s kitchen was very small. Other than two stoves and a square table, there was only a cab, a water tank, and a few jars of pickles.


    At this moment, there were four dishes and a bowl of soup on the table. In addition to the meat she brought, there was also stir-fried cabbage, chives scrambled eggs, fried winter melon, and a towel gourd soup.


    Dahu and Sanya''s eyes widened, and they couldn''t help but swallow.


    "So many vegetables, and there are also eggs and meat..."


    They hadn''t even had such a feast when they were celebrating new years. This was especially true for that bowl of meat. When celebrating new years, they would only have some minced meat. But now, the meat was all in big pieces, and the portion was huge.


    How they wished to have so much meat to eat every day.


    Madam Ruan served Shu Yu a bowl of rice, while the others only had congee. Not even a grain of rice could be seen in their bowls.


    Her bowl of rice was so heavy that she could feel its weight when she lifted it.


    Perhaps afraid that she would feel bad, Lu Erbai exined, "The weather is hot. We''ve been working all day and don''t really have an appetite. Porridge is more appetizing."


    As if Shu Yu would believe that. It seemed that the Lu family did not have much food left.


    She took the bowl of porridge in front of Sanya and ced it before herself, then pushed the bowl of rice to the middle, saying, "You said that you''ve been working for the whole day, so you must be hungry. I ate something in the county before I came, so I''m not too hungry now. I''ll just have some porridge."


    "Hey, Miss Shu, you..." Madam Ruan wanted to persuade her again, but Shu Yu had already started drinking the porridge.


    The Lu family members looked at each other.


    Lu Erbai had never looked at Shu Yu carefully before. After all, he was a man and was embarrassed. However, after hearing Madam Ruan''s spection in the kitchen, he realized that she did look like Daya. Especially when she smiled at Sanya, it was like when Daya was still at home.


    Lu Erbai quickly shook off the messy thoughts in his mind. He didn''t persuade Shu Yu anymore. After hesitating for a moment, he divided the bowl of rice.


    At first, Sanya and Dahu did not dare to take any food from the dishes in the middle. Even the other members of the Lu family were a little reserved and only ate the vegetable dishes.


    Shu Yu, as the guest, couldn''t stand it anymore and gave the twins a few pieces of meat.


    She ate very quickly. She didn''t touch the meat on the te much and left the table soon.


    Shu Yu thought that if she didn''t eat the meat, the others would finish the food. Who knew that after she left, the olddy gave each of them a small piece of meat and put the rest in the cupboard, saying, "We''ll eat it tomorrow."


    Shu Yu looked up at the sky. With this weather, if they were to wait until tomorrow, wouldn''t the meat go bad?


    It was gettingte. After the Lu family finished eating, they cleaned up and nned to go to bed.


    There were only two rooms in the Lu family''s house. The big room was for Lu Erbai and his wife with the twins, while the small room was for the olddy alone.

 Chapter 26: Old Lady Ruan

    <h4>Chapter 26: Old Lady Ruan</h4>


    The kneel was real. Even Shu Yu, who was standing at the door, was shocked.


    The other vigers were even more shocked. They started discussing in low voices.


    "Is this really Erya of the Lu family''s second son?"


    "I think so? That old hag from the Ruan family is crying like this. She seems to be really regretful."


    "That Old Lady Ruan is ruthless and doesn''t treat Erbai''s wife well. Would she really put in so much effort to help her find her daughter?"


    "What else? She doesn''t need to lie to Erbai''s wife about this. Given Erbai''s family''s situation, what good would it do her to lie?"


    Everyone thought about it and agreed. Why would Old Lady Ruan lie to her daughter without a reason?


    "Sanzhu, what do you think?" One of the vigers asked Third Lu and his wife, who were watching the show.


    Lu Sanzhu nced at the courtyard and chuckled, "What should I think? My poor niece had gone missing when she was young. It''s been more than ten years, who knows what she looks like now? I can''t tell, but my second sister-inw should be able to recognize her daughter, right?"


    The vigers nodded, "That''s right. Then, Erbai''s wife should know what the birthmarks on Erya are, right?"


    As soon as that was said, Old Lady Ruan pushed the sleeve girl''s arm away and said to Madam Ruan, "Daughter, look, look at her arm. Aren''t these two moles the same as when she was young? This child has suffered a lot outside. Look at how thin she is, it''s too pitiful."


    Madam Ruan''s eyes widened when she saw the girl''s arm. She quickly grabbed the girl who was being helped up by Old Lady Ruan and asked in a trembling voice, "You, are you really Erya?"


    The girl nodded and cried as she said, "Mother, I missed you so much. I''ve been wandering outside all these years. I''ve been wondering where my parents are and why they haven''t found me. I really wanted to go home. There were thunder and rain outside. Many bad people bullied me, beat me, and starved me. I was so hungry that I drank water just to fill my stomach. I didn''t have a ce to sleep either, so I hid under a bridge. I just couldn''t get help from anyone."


    "Don''t, don''t say anymore," Madam Ruan couldn''t take it. She had imagined such a scene every day and night. Hearing that it was all true, her heart was about to bleed.


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    Seeing this, the girl quickly grabbed her, "Okay, I''ll stop. Mother, I''ll stop. I''m home now, and our family is finally reunited. In the future, I have a father, a mother, and a family. I''m no longer alone."


    Old Lady Ruan nodded, "That''s right, that''s right. I feel much better seeing you and your daughter reunited."


    Madam Ruan was supported by the two, one on her left and one on her right. She felt as if her brain was swollen and her mind was in a mess.


    Lu Erbai and the olddy were not around. She was simply no match for Old Lady Ruan. She didn''t have a chance to speak at all between the words of the two neers. She did have a few questions in her mind, but they were all interrupted by Old Lady Ruan.


    Old Lady Ruan even went to Dahu and Sanya and looked at them kindly. She held two candies in her hands and smiled at them, "Dahu, Sanya, we''ve found your second sister. Are you happy? Here, this is the candy that grandma prepared for you. It''s for you to enjoy."


    The twins looked at each other and couldn''t help but take a step back.


    A hint of displeasure shed across Old Lady Ruan''s face, but she quickly forced a smile, "Take it. Grandma bought them for you. You guys can eat it."


    As soon as she finished speaking, the candy in her hand was suddenly pped to the ground.


    Old Lady Ruan said angrily, "Who is so rude?"


    She looked up and met Shu Yu''s cold eyes.

 Chapter 28: Lu Dasong

    <h4>Chapter 28: Lu Dasong</h4>


    However, before Lu Dasong could enter, Old Lady Ruan, who was in the courtyard, had already reacted and ran to Shu Yu in two or three steps.


    Shu Yu thought that she was going to scold her, but Old Lady Ruan smiled at her instead while saying, "You must be Miss Shu? This is a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding. This is really Erya. Miss Shu, please let her go first, and we can talk slowly."


    Shu Yu turned around suspiciously, "Do you know me?"


    "Of course, of course. I heard that the Lu family has a benefactor who sent my son-inw to the county to treat his leg early in the morning. Oh my, my daughter''s suffering has finallye to an end. You see, with the help of a benefactor like you, they''ve even found their long-lost daughter. Their good days are yet toe."


    Shu Yu finally understood why Old Lady Ruan was here.


    So it seemed that she hade for her.


    Old Lady Ruan was a no-show when the Lu family didn''t have any money, but when she heard that their fortune was about to turn for the better, she immediately brought an imposter here to try to build a good rtionship with her inws, huh?


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    Old Lady Ruan smiled so hard that the wrinkles on her face could trap a fly, "Miss Shu, how''s my son-inw''s leg? Why are he and his mother not back?"


    "What does their return have to do with you?" The person before her was the culprit who had stolen Erya and sold her to the Shu family. As such, the more Shu Yu looked at her, the more disgusted she became.


    "Hurry up and take your imposter out of here. Otherwise, don''t me me for being rude."


    "You..." Old Lady Ruan was caught off guard by Shu Yu''sck of respect, and she couldn''t maintain the smile on her face.


    The girl on the ground had already gotten up. She had just seen Shu Yu''s means, so she did not dare to pounce on her directly this time.


    However, she still hid behind Old Lady Ruan and shouted, "Are you crazy? This is our family''s business. What right do you have to interfere as an outsider? I don''t even know you, so what right do you have to say that I''m a fake? This is my home, you should be the one getting out."


    "That''s right, Miss Shu. You''re an outsider and don''t know anything about Erya. What right do you have to say that? My daughter finally found her child. Since you''re a guest of the Lu family, you should give her your blessings and some gifts. But now, not only did you call her a fake, you even hit her. This can''t be justified no matter where you go," Old Lady Ruan stopped pretending and echoed loudly.


    She even turned to the vigers outside the courtyard and said, "Everyone, think about it. Do you think that a mother won''t know better than an outsider like her? My daughter didn''t even say anything, but she''s the one making the decisions here. She beat and scolded the poor Erya, and was so impolite to me, a proper inw. Those who don''t know better would think that you''re the mistress of the Lu family, right?"


    The vigers looked at each other. There was a lot of information in Madam Ruan''s words.


    Could it be that this outsider, Miss Shu, had taken a fancy to the old, poor, and crippled Lu Erbai?


    Impossible, impossible, impossible.


    Everyone hurriedly shook their heads. Lu Dasong couldn''t bear to listen any longer. He walked in and red at Old Lady Ruan, "I think you''re the one who''s spouting nonsense. With the things you''ve done back then, would you really be so kind as to bring Erya back? I, for one, think Miss Shu''s words make sense."


    Old Lady Ruan wasn''t afraid of Lu Dasong. She sneered on the spot, "Oh my, oh my, you think? Do you know Miss Shu? Are you close? Or is there some shameful rtionship between you two? She doesn''t have any evidence to say that Erya is an imposter. How the hell do her words make sense?"

 Chapter 30: Hug

    <h4>Chapter 30: Hug</h4>


    Madam Ruan nodded quickly, "Yes, yes there is."


    Old Lady Ruan abruptly looked at her, flustered and exasperated, "What do you mean? Could it be that you''d rather believe this girl of unknown origin than your own mother? Why would I bring a fake one to impersonate Erya?"


    Madam Ruan shuddered. Shu Yu stood in front of her and sneered at the obviously diffident Old Lady Ruan, "Why are you so nervous? Didn''t you say it yourself? A mother will definitely know whether or not Erya is real. Oh right, you must have been so flustered when you stole Erya that you probably didn''t notice anything else. You only knew that she had two moles on her arm. "


    "I, I..." Old Lady Ruan was speechless.


    She really didn''t know what kind of birthmarks Erya had on her body. At that time, she didn''t even have time to run. After handing the baby over, she took the money and quickly hid.


    After all, the other party wanted a boy. She had cheated the buyer.


    Under such circumstances, she did not even have the time to open Erya''s swaddle.


    Old Lady Ruan wanted to refute, but Shuyu did not give her the chance.


    She turned to look at Madam Ruan, "Tell me, what other birthmarks can prove that I''m really Erya?"


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    Madam Ruan calmed down. Perhaps it was because she saw Shu Yu''s calm appearance that she could not help but feel at ease.


    She took a deep breath and said, "Can I take a look at the back of your necks? Erya has a birthmark the size of a rice grain on her nape."


    The Lu family had never told anyone about this.


    Moreover, there were so many people in the courtyard, as well as outside, so it wasn''t appropriate to talk about other body parts either.


    Old Lady Ruan and the youngdy looked at each other and wanted to make a scene.


    However, Shu Yu had already brushed her hair to one side and calmly let Madam Ruan see her nape.


    She couldn''t see the back of her neck, so she didn''t know if there was such a birthmark. But she knew that the Dongqing Temple master''s investigation couldn''t be wrong.


    With just one look, Madam Ruan''s tears flowed out uncontrobly.


    If she had only believed it 80 to 90% just now, after seeing the birthmark on the back of Shu Yu''s neck, Madam Ruan was sure that she was Erya.


    "It''s you. You''re Erya, my daughter," Madam Ruan started crying and hugged Shu Yu, "Erya, I''ve missed you so much. I almost thought that I would never see you again in my life. Erya, you''re finally back. Sob..."


    Shu Yu was taken aback by her hug. How many years had it been since she had been hugged by someone with such strong emotions?


    In her previous life, her parents died early, and she had been bent on revenge. To climb up the societaldder, she sometimes even resorted to unscrupulous means. She had rarely made any close friends, trusted anyone, and even rejected rtionships that made her feel restrained.


    No one had ever hugged her. As such, even though she had climbed higher and higher in her previous life, she had always been alone. She was always alone on the road leading to the future.


    Now, in the face of Madam Ruan''s crying, Shu Yu didn''t know where to put her hands and was at a loss for a reaction.


    After a long time, she raised her hand slightly and patted Madam Ruan''s back awkwardly and stiffly. She said in a low voice, "Don''t cry."


    "Yes, I''ll stop crying. It''s a happy thing that you''re home. How can I cry?" Madam Ruan finally let go of Shu Yu reluctantly. She wiped her tears and looked up at thetter carefully, from her forehead to her nose to her mouth. It was as if she didn''t want to let go of a single hair.


    Shu Yu felt ufortable being stared at. She was about to say something to divert her attention when she heard a scream of horror.

 Chapter 31: Madam Liang’s Crazy Genius Operation

    <h4>Chapter 31: Madam Liang''s Crazy Genius Operation</h4>


    Shu Yu and Madam Ruan turned their heads at the same time, only to see Third Lu and his wife Madam Liang running into the courtyard.


    Madam Liang didn''t hesitate to take advantage of the moment when Old Lady Ruan and the youngdy weren''t paying attention. She directly grabbed the youngdy and looked at her nape.


    It was hard to tell if the girl was really unkempt or if she was deliberately making her appearance terrible, but she hadn''t taken a bath for a few days, so her nape was ck with dirt.


    Madam Liang immediately spat on the girl''s nape, then rubbed it hard a few times, until ayer of dirt was removed. Following this, she smiled in satisfaction. "I''ve taken a look. There''s no birthmark on the back of this girl''s neck. She''s a fake."


    Shu Yu was amazed. To think there was such a crazy genius operation?


    She had seen Madam Liang twice, and both times she had been shocked by thetter''s unexpected actions.


    Old Lady Ruan finally came to her senses and pounced on Madam Liang to hit her. "What are you doing? To think you spit on someone else''s neck, do you have some serious illness?"


    Madam Liang wasn''t a pushover. She simply shoved Old Lady Ruan away and said, "What am I doing? I''m helping my second sister-inw to prove whether this girl is really Erya. Miss Shu has already shown her nape to my second sister-inw so openly and straightforwardly. Aren''t you guys clearly diffident since you''re so elusive?"


    Third Lu was also moring from the side, "That''s right, that''s right. You took advantage of my mother and second brother''s absence toe over. Did you think that the Lu family has no one and you can deceive us as you please?"


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    As they spoke, the couple stood beside Madam Ruan and Shu Yu with an expression that said, "If you dare to talk nonsense and do anything stupid again, we''ll kill you".


    Shu Yu looked at the couple suspiciously. What were they trying to do? They had never been so righteous before. Hadn''t they just been standing at the entrance of the courtyard and watching the show not long ago?


    However, she couldn''t bother with them at this time. Shu Yu looked at Old Lady Ruan and the girl while walking towards them step by step. "Now, can you tell us what you want to do by bringing along this imposter?"


    Old Lady Ruan couldn''t help but take a step back. "I, I..."


    She looked at Madam Ruan, Shu Yu, Third Lu and his wife, and Lu Dasong, who were standing in the courtyard. Her heart skipped a beat.


    Old Lady Ruan couldn''t help but regret not bringing her son over. At that time, she thought that since the olddy from the Lu family wasn''t around and Second Lu had also gone to the county town, she and the girl would be enough. Theirbination would be just nice to appear pitiful and soften her daughter''s heart.


    She had never expected a Miss Shu to appear out of nowhere. On top of that, this Miss Shu was the real Erya.


    Old Lady Ruan was unwilling to fail, but seeing the Lu family''s fierce gazes, she suddenly closed her eyes and sat on the ground. Then she pped her thigh and cried, "Oh my, my life is so hard. My good intentions have been taken for granted. How would I know that this girl is a fake? I''m the one who''s been deceived. My life is bitter."


    Shu Yu watched the other party''s excellent show and smiled. Then, she turned to ask the girl, "She said she was deceived by you, so you''re the liar? Where did youe from? What do you want? You''re trying to trick the Lu family by impersonating Lu Erya, but what''s next? The Lu family has nothing to offer, and they''re living a poor life. They have nothing worth your deception. Don''t tell me you''re trying to use this opportunity to stay in Shangshi Vige and use your identity as the Erya of the Lu family to do something to the vigers. Tell me, do you have an aplice? Where are your aplices? What are your ns?"


    The girl was dumbfounded. She, she didn''t want to do anything. Since when did she have aplices?

 Chapter 34: Third Lu’s Thoughts

    <h4>Chapter 34: Third Lu''s Thoughts</h4>


    Lu Dasong didn''t look at the vigers. He let go of Lu Sanzhu and warned him, "Our second sister-inw and the others have just reunited with Erya. Don''t disturb them if you don''t have anything important, understand? Go back home."


    He had other matters to attend to in the fields, so he did not stay any longer. After ring at Lu Sanzhu, he left.


    However, this time, his footsteps were much lighter. After all, finding Erya was a joyous matter, and Lu Dasong was quite happy.


    Watching Lu Dasong''s figure disappear, Lu Sanzhu snorted and spat at his back, "Big brother is really cunning. Never mind if he wants to leave, but he''s also blocking my way to get rich."


    Madam Liang blinked at him, "Don''t worry. We helped the second sister-inw just now and exposed Old Lady Ruan''s scheme. Erya should at least remember this favor, right?"


    "She must remember. Even if she doesn''t, I will remind her," Lu Sanzhu scoffed and nced at the Lu family''s courtyard. Then, he waved his hand, "Forget it. Let''s go home first. I''ll give them some time to catch up. We''ll go visitter and show our faces in front of Erya. It''s also fortunate that the real Erya is Miss Shu. She looks like a rich person. It''s only reasonable for her to help us out, her poor uncle and aunt who have helped her before."


    Madam Liang nodded, and the couple entered the house, imagining the riches they might gain and chuckling.


    At this time, Shu Yu, who they were thinking about, was being pulled into the house by Madam Ruan.


    As soon as she entered, Madam Ruan couldn''t help but want to cry again. She grabbed Shu Yu tightly with one hand and asked, "Erya, how have you been all these years? Did the person who bought you mistreat you? How did you find this ce? Where are your adoptive parents? They..."


    Her questions were quick and anxious, and Shu Yu didn''t interrupt her. When Madam Ruan was almost done, Shu Yu said, "I''m fine. I don''t look like I''ve suffered, right? The family that bought me back then wanted a boy, so after they saw that I was a girl, they gave me away. My adoptive parents treated me very well, and I was their only daughter. Two years ago, they had an ident and passed away. Only then did they tell me about my background and asked me toe and find my family."


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    Shu Yu naturally couldn''t tell them about the Shu family, so she could only make up a story, "I only found out about your whereabouts a few days ago, so I wanted toe and take a look. I''m sorry I didn''t acknowledge you at first. I wasn''t sure if you would wee me..."


    "Of course, we would wee you!"


    "Yes, I know."


    After hearing that she had been living well, Madam Ruan finally heaved a long sigh of relief. She patted Shu Yu''s hand and said, "It''s all thanks to your adoptive parents. After we settle down, I will go with you to see them."


    Shu Yu was speechless. Where to?


    She could only nod and avoid Madam Ruan''s gaze.


    Then, she saw Sanya and Dahu who were standing at the side and looking at her with great concentration.


    When Shu Yu saw their identical expressions, her mood could not help but improve. She smiled and waved at them, "What''s wrong? I''m your second sister, aren''t you happy?"


    "I''m not unhappy. I''m very happy. It''s like, it''s like I''m dreaming," Sanya said in a low voice and carefully came forward. Then, she reached out her small hand and touched Shu Yu gently.


    Dahu also nodded hard at the side as if he was afraid that Shu Yu would misunderstand and leave again in a bad mood.


    Madam Ruan looked at the three of them happily. At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

 Chapter 36: So Delicious that They Stomp

    <h4>Chapter 36: So Delicious that They Stomp</h4>


    Shu Yu''s cooking skills were not bad. In her previous life, to climb the societaldder and stand by the side of her enemy, she had put a lot of effort into culinary.


    Sanya immediately raised her hand, "I''ll do it. I''m good at controlling the fire."


    Dahu was not to be outdone, "Me, I''m better at it."


    "Nonsense, my fire is stronger than yours."


    Madam Ruan looked at the three of them getting along with each other. She couldn''t help but feel tears, but she was also very happy. She wiped her eyes and went forward to say, "All of you should rest. I''ll do it."


    Shu Yu would definitely not let Madam Ruan cook the noodles. Otherwise, there would be no oil or meat at all. She didn''t exactly like oily or salty food, but two drops of oil in a bowl of vegetables was something she refused.


    Shu Yu pushed Madam Ruan out of the kitchen, then took out the bowls she bought in the county and gave them to her, asking thetter to wash them.


    Madam Ruan couldn''t do anything about it. Since Erya was filial, she couldn''t be too polite. Otherwise, Erya would overthink it and take it as her reluctance to treat her as a daughter.


    However, when Madam Ruan came in after washing up, she saw that Shu Yu poured a thickyer of oil in preparation to stir-fry the shredded meat. With that, Madam Ruan covered her chest and almost gasped.


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    She wanted to say that they shouldn''t pour so much oil since it was too wasteful.


    However, she opened her mouth and quickly closed it again. Then, she endured her heartache and put the bowl back into the cupboard one by one, but her eyes kept ncing at the stove from time to time.


    Shu Yu put the shredded meat into the pot. Sizzling sounds danced in their ears, and the fragrance followed closely.


    Sanya and Dahu stood by the stove, puffed out their chests, and took deep breaths. Their eyes were closed in intoxication.


    "It''s so fragrant. It''s too fragrant."


    Madam Ruan thought, "Well wouldn''t it be fragrant? After all, so much oil was used."


    The shredded meat had been finely cut, so it cooked quickly.


    Shu Yu used a pair of chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat each for the two little ones. As soon as they put the meat in their mouths, the two of them looked up in surprise, "It''s so good..."


    It was the most delicious meat they had ever eaten in their lives.


    Sanya stomped her feet in joy. Dahu... Dahu went out and ran around the yard.


    Seeing this, Madam Ruan couldn''t help but smile. Ever since Erya disappeared, she rarely smiled.


    The noodles were cooked very quickly. Shu Yu poured the cooked noodles into a basin and ced the basin on the table.


    At first, Madam Ruan didn''t notice it because she was standing far away. Only now did she realize that the serving of noodles was extraordinarily huge.


    Her mother-inw and husband weren''t around, so they shouldn''t be able to eat so much, right? But if she kept the noodles until tomorrow, they would be soggy.


    She looked at Shu Yu and ultimately didn''t say anything. She just asked the two children to wash their hands.


    Unexpectedly, Dahu ran in while in the middle of washing up and said, "Mother, second sister, third uncle is knocking on the door."


    Madam Ruan said a soft "shit" in her heart when she heard that, "Oh no, he must havee because of the fragrance."


    Without her mother-inw, she was no match for her third brother and third sister-inw. She might not be able to save the noodles from them.


    Dahu hurriedly said, "I''ll take the basin to the room and hide it."


    Sanya shook her head, "That won''t do. Grandma said that third uncle has a dog''s nose."


    The three of them were panicking. Usually, they had nothing good to eat at home, and with the olddy''s presence, Lu Sanzhu did note over.


    In contrast, Shu Yu was very calm. She even took out arge bowl and picked out a portion of the noodles.


    She then said to Dahu, "Open the door and let him in."


    "Ah?" Dahu was stunned for a moment. He quickly exined to her, "Second sister, you don''t know third uncle''s personality. He will..."


    "I know," Shu Yu smiled, "I made extra noodles on purpose. I knew he woulde."


    The three people present were dumbfounded. What did Erya mean?

 Chapter 37: Let Lu Sanzhu Help

    <h4>Chapter 37: Let Lu Sanzhu Help</h4>


    Dahu ran to open the door with a face full of suspicion. Fortunately, Lu Sanzhu was the only one outside. His third aunt and the annoying Dabao were not there.


    Lu Sanzhu shed a rare, brilliant smile at Dahu. He patted thetter''s head perfunctorily, then walked around him and went straight to the kitchen.


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    "Oh my, I smelled the fragrance from far away."


    The shredded meat and egg noodles on the table were very eye-catching. Lu Sanzhu saw it at first nce, and his eyes immediately lit up. When he saw the oily soup in the basin, he was so hungry that he drooled.


    Lu Sanzhu plopped down on a stool and smiled at them, "I was wondering why something was smelling so good. So it turns out that second sister-inw''s family is cooking meat. These noodles are good. It''s appetizing just by appearance and smells even better than the ones cooked by the chefs in the restaurants in the county. Now that Erya is back. it''s really different. Second older brother''s family is living a better life now."


    As he spoke, he had already picked up the chopsticks on the table and was about to start eating, "It just so happens that I''m hungry. Let me try it."


    "Hey..." Madam Ruan wanted to stop him.


    However, Shu Yu had already pushed Lu Sanzhu''s chopsticks down, "Wait a minute. "


    Lu Sanzhu was taken aback. He raised his head and met Shuyu''s smiling eyes. When he thought of how Shuyu had beaten the imposter up so quickly, he put down his chopsticks and smiled sycophantically at her, "Erya, I''m your third uncle. You see, your third aunt and I helped you expose that imposter today. It''s not too much to let me have some noodles to share in the joy, right?"


    Shu Yu nodded, "Indeed."


    Lu Sanzhu''s eyes lit up, "Erya is still the most generous."


    After saying that, he picked up the chopsticks again.


    "But I have something I need your help with. If you agree, I''ll let you take this big bowl of noodles back."


    Lu Sanzhu was stunned. Help?


    Heughed dryly, "That''s where you''re wrong. As your third uncle, I''m just eating a bowl of your noodles. Why are there even conditions? You''re a junior, so it''s only right for you to be filial to your elders."


    "You''re right, I was wrong. As my third uncle, I should not have used noodles as a token for you to help your niece. So even if you don''t eat the noodles, you''ll definitely help, right? This is the care and love of an elder to a junior."


    Lu Sanzhu was speechless. Good Lord, his second brother''s family now had a sharp-tongued girl.


    Shu Yu smiled and moved the bowl on the table to the side, further away from Lu Sanzhu.


    Lu Sanzhu gritted his teeth. His stomach was growling from the aroma. In the past, it would have been fine if it was just his second sister-inw and the two children. He could have snatched the noodles directly. At those times, he could even bring the basin of noodles back, let alone the big bowl.


    However, Erya seemed to be a martial arts practitioner. It seemed that he could not just eat for free this time.


    Lu Sanzhu sighed, "Alright, then tell me. What do you need my help with? But let me say this first, your third uncle doesn''t have any great abilities, so I might not be able to help you."


    Shu Yu stole a nce at Madam Ruan, then pointed outside and said to him, "Let''s talk outside.


    "You''re being so mysterious," Lu Sanzhu pursed his lips. Unwillingly, he stood up and walked out of the kitchen.


    Shu Yu said to Madam Ruan, "You can eat noodles with Sanya and Dahu first. It won''t be good if it''s all soggyter."


    Madam Ruan opened her mouth and looked worriedly at the two of them as they went to the courtyard.


    Lu Sanzhu was thinking about the bowl of noodles, so he said anxiously, "Alright, hurry up and tell me. What do you need my help with?"


    "I want you to help me find out what the Ruan family''s purpose is in finding an imposter to impersonate Erya."

 Chapter 41: I Want to Sleep with Second Sister

    Chapter 41: I Want to Sleep with Second Sister


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Madam Ruan closed the door, ¡°Sit on the bed. I¡¯ll be quick. I¡¯ll fix it for you in a while.¡±


    Shu Yu rejected her subconsciously, ¡°No need, I can do it myself, I¡­¡±


    Wait, she didn¡¯t know needlework.


    Shu Yu covered her face. She was well-versed in literature and martial arts, and her brain worked quickly, but she did not know how to sew.


    In her past life, she didn¡¯t need to learn that. After all, the boss was rich, and his clothes were all custom-made. Most of his clothes wouldn¡¯t be worn a second time, so they didn¡¯t even need to be sent to theundry, let alone to be sewn.


    In this life, she had maids back in the Shu family, though the original ¡°Shu Yu¡± did know how to embroider. However, after she transmigrated, she only inherited the body¡¯s memories and not her skills. As such, until now, she had never mended clothes before.


    Madam Ruan looked at her with a smile and lit the candle without saying anything.


    She put on the needle and thread, then asked Shu Yu to take off the skirt and skillfully hooked the thread.


    Shu Yu sat quietly at the side, watching Madam Ruan¡¯s gentle face under the candlelight, and suddenly her heart warmed.


    Shu Yu slowly ced her hand on her chest and quickly lowered her head.


    In her past life, she had lived in hatred. It had been a long time since she had felt such warmth.


    ¡°Alright, take a look and see if it¡¯s okay,¡± Madam Ruan¡¯s voice rang out and quickly pulled Shu Yu back to reality.


    She looked up and took the dress from Madam Ruan.


    Looking closely, she found that there was no trace of mending, ¡°This¡­¡±


    Madame Ruanughed and said, ¡°I¡¯m only capable of this. The tear on the dress is not big, so there is no need to patch it up. Besides, it¡¯s at the hem of the dress. If you fold it a little and hide the thread, you won¡¯t be able to see any traces of mending.¡±


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    When she said this, her face was glowing.


    It was the first time Shu Yu saw the timid and silent Madam Ruan with such an expression.


    She reached out to caress the dress and smiled, ¡°Thank you, I like it very much.¡±


    ¡°Why are you thanking your mother?¡± Madam Ruan hesitated for a moment, then reached out and patted the back of Shu Yu¡¯s hand, ¡°If you like it, I can rest assured.¡±


    She then put the needle and thread back into the basket, stood up, and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go out first. You should rest early.


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    Only then did Madam Ruan turn around and leave. However, when she reached the door, she stopped and turned her head hesitantly, ¡°Erya¡­¡±


    ¡°Hmm? What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°No, nothing. I¡¯m going,¡± In the end, Madam Ruan pursed her lips and left.


    To be honest, she wanted Erya to call her mum.


    Although Erya had already acknowledged them, Madam Ruan knew that she had notpletely epted them from the bottom of her heart, which was why she still had not called her mum yet.


    But it didn¡¯t matter, she understood. After all, Erya had been away from home for many years. She was already very satisfied to be able to get along with her like this.


    The door closed again. Shu Yuy on the bed, touched the hem of her dress, and suddenlyughed.


    Actually, the Lu family was pretty good, right?


    ¡°Second sister? Second sister?¡± As soon as Shu Yu closed his eyes, soft cries came from outside.


    She knew it was Sanya when she heard the voice.


    Shu Yu looked in the direction of the window and saw the girl¡¯s plump forehead. She couldn¡¯t even see her eyes.


    She felt the urge tough. Then, she got up and opened the door.


    Sanya was still trying to reach the window on her tiptoes.


    ¡°Come,¡± Shu Yu waved at her. Sanya turned her head and saw Shu Yu standing at the door. She ran over happily.


    Shu Yu led her into the house and asked her, ¡°Why are you here? It¡¯s sote, why aren¡¯t you sleeping?¡±


    ¡°Second sister,¡± Sanya took her hand and asked softly, ¡°I¡­ Can I sleep with you tonight?¡±

 Chapter 42: The Whole Family Going to the County Together

    Chapter 42: The Whole Family Going to the County Together


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Shu Yu looked at the tentative Sanya andughed. Then, she carried her to the bed.


    The little girl immediately burrowed into the thin nket, revealing only her eyes, and smiled joyfully.


    Shu Yuy down beside her and asked her in a low voice, ¡°Did you tell mum that you wereing over?¡±


    ¡°I did,¡± Sanya nodded obediently.


    Shu Yu then rxed. She reached out and patted the little girl gently.


    The little girl probably felt hot, so she slowly lifted the quilt and stared at Shu Yu.


    Shu Yuughed, ¡°Are you not sleeping?¡±


    ¡°Second sister, I really like you.¡±


    Shu Yu raised an eyebrow. The little girl was embarrassed, but she still said in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m so happy that you¡¯re my second sister. Brother is happy too.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I know. I¡¯m also very happy that you¡¯re my younger brother and sister.¡±


    Sanya¡¯s eyes immediately turned into slits as she smiled. With this smile, the scar on her face became more obvious.


    Shu Yu couldn¡¯t help but reach out to touch it. The little girl¡¯s body suddenly stiffened, and she shrank her neck. She turned her face to the side, trying to cover the scar, ¡°Second sister, it¡¯s ugly.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not ugly,¡± Shu Yuforted her, ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you before? This scar can be removed. Tomorrow I will go to the county¡¯s medicine shop to get some herbs. Not long after, our little Sanya will be a little beauty.¡±


    The little girl¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Second sister, I, I don¡¯t need to be a little beauty. Second sister is a beauty already.¡±


    She quietly held Shu Yu¡¯s hand and was very satisfied.


    After a while, she slowly raised her head and asked in a low voice, ¡°Second sister, can I go to the county with you?¡±


    Sanya was five years old and had never been to the county. The furthest ce she had ever been to was the vige where Daya had married.


    She wanted to go to the county with her second sister, and she also wanted to see her father and grandma. If her father knew that her second sister had been found, he would definitely be very happy.


    Shu Yu naturally had no objections, ¡°Sure, not only you, but we¡¯ll all go.¡±


    Since she had acknowledged them as family, she naturally had to go and meet the olddy and Lu Erbai officially. She reckoned Madam Ruan would be going to the county tomorrow to change shifts with the olddy as well.


    After all, the olddy was not young anymore. She couldn¡¯t possibly take care of the patient all the time.


    If she and Madam Ruan were not around, there would only be two five-year-old children left at home. It would be better to bring them along.


    Sanya was excited when she heard this, and her smile became brighter. She felt like she had smiled more than she had today in the past year, but she really was just too happy.


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    The little girl closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.


    Shu Yu listened to her calm breathing, pulled the thin nket up, andid her hands t.


    Only then did she realize that the little girl was still holding two candies in her hand.


    She was the one who had bought the candy.


    Shu Yu suddenly remembered what Erya and Dahu had said when they had been outside the main room. The two had said that when they found their second sister, they would give her candy so that their second sister¡¯s life would no longer be bitter after she ate the candy.


    Shu Yu took a deep breath and looked at Sanya¡¯s slightly upturned lips. She couldn¡¯t help but smile too.


    The next day, Madam Ruan came over and said that she was going to the county.


    She had wanted to tell Shu Yu yesterday, but there were too many things to do, so she had forgotten.


    Her original intention was to bring Shu Yu along. After all, finding Erya was an important matter and she, of course, had to tell her husband and mother-inw.


    Thus, the two decided to set off together.


    After breakfast, Madam Ruan carried the basket on her back, brought Lu Erbai¡¯s clothes and her daily necessities, then left with Shu Yu, Dahu, and Sanya.

 Chapter 43: The Most Handsome Man

    Chapter 43: The Most Handsome Man


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    As soon as the door was locked, Shu Yu heard Madam Liang¡¯s voice from behind.


    ¡°Eh, second sister-inw, where are you going?¡±


    In fact, Madam Ruan and Madam Liang didn¡¯t have much contact. Rather, they even had a few conflicts. When the two met each other, they usually pretended not to know each other.


    Who knew that Madam Liang would take the initiative to greet her today? Was this all thanks to the bowl of noodles yesterday?


    Madam Ruan replied in a low voice, ¡°Erya hase home, so we have to go to the county to see mother.¡±


    Madam Liang secretly pouted, but she smiled on the surface, ¡°Take care then, second sister-inw.¡±


    Madam Ruan nodded and was about to leave with her two younger children.


    When Shu Yu passed by Madam Liang, she asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t I see third uncle?¡±


    ¡°Oh, him? He went out early in the morning. What¡¯s the matter, do you have something you need from him?¡± Madam Liang¡¯s eyes shone.


    Shu Yu just smiled, ¡°No, I¡¯m just asking.¡±


    She thought to herself that Lu Sanzhu must have gone to find out more about Old Lady Ruan. She didn¡¯t expect that he would be so enthusiastic about this kind of job given his usualziness.


    However, that was good too. After all, she did want to know earlier.


    The four of them quickly reached the vige entrance. Sanya held Shu Yu¡¯s hand tightly and looked up at her from time to time.


    There were a few times when she was about to fall, but Shu Yu supported her.


    There weren¡¯t many people at the vige entrance since they had set off a littlete. The vigers who wanted to go to the county usually left at dawn.


    Actually, if Madam Ruan was alone, she would just walk there.


    But now, they could only wait for the carriage at the vige entrance. Usually, only one or two ox-carts or donkey carts would pass by in the wee hours of the day.


    However, there was a market in the county today, so there would be two more donkey carts passing by. They should be able to get on them in a while.


    Shu Yu looked around and saw a big rock not far away. She was about to call Madam Ruan over to sit when Dahu pulled her hand.


    She was stunned and looked down at him.


    Dahu pointed at the person who was walking over and introduced in a low voice, ¡°Second sister, look, that¡¯s Schr Tang from our vige. He¡¯s so amazing, he¡¯s only eighteen and he¡¯s already a schr.¡±


    Shu Yu raised her head and looked at the man who was getting closer and closer.


    He was indeed very young. He was slightly thin and was carrying a bookcase on his back as he walked towards the vige.


    From his appearance, he should have just returned from the county.


    As the other party got closer, Dahu was afraid that he would hear him and quickly shut his mouth. However, his eyes were full of envy and admiration as he looked at Schr Tang.


    Schr Tang passed by them without casting a nce. He quickly passed them and entered the vige.


    As soon as his figure disappeared, Sanya also said, ¡°Second sister, isn¡¯t Schr Tang very good-looking? He¡¯s the most handsome man I¡¯ve ever seen, and he¡¯s good at studying. He must be very smart.¡±


    Shu Yu was amused, ¡°This is the most handsome one? I¡¯ve seen someone even more handsome. He was a man of striking appearance and noble bearing, benign and of good conduct. Although his smile was a little fake, it doesn¡¯t hurt his delicate facial features and maic voice at all.¡±


    When others described a voice as one that could make girls pregnant just by listening to it, they were probably referring to that person.


    Sanya¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°Second sister, you just used so many, so many idioms. You¡¯re so knowledgeable.¡±


    Shu Yu was speechless. Was this her main point?


    ¡°Second sister, what do you mean by being?¡±


    Benign, right?


    Shu Yuughed, ¡°It¡¯s a metaphor for a broad mind and heart.¡±

 Chapter 44: Something Big has Happened

    Chapter 44: Something Big has Happened


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    Sanya didn¡¯t seem to understand, while Dahu perked up his ears and pretended to listen.


    Shu Yu could tell at a nce that this little fellow was probably imitating the way adults spoke and did things because he was the only boy in the Lu family.


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    He was obviously very curious, but he never said anything and always pretended to be very calm. He didn¡¯t know how to express his joy either, so he just stood by the side silently. This scene made her feel somewhat sad for the boy.


    Sanya, on the other hand, was more dependent on her and had be familiar with her by now. She leaned close and asked, ¡°Then, second sister, where is the handsome man you said?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Shu Yu shook his head. She had only seen that person twice a year ago, and she only knew that his surname was Meng.


    Back at Dongqing Temple when she and Lu Erbai had been seriously injured, they had been treated by a passing-by traveling doctor.


    The traveling doctor¡¯s master was this Young Master Meng who had a pleasant voice.


    Young Master Meng was just passing by while she was recuperating from her injuries. They had met by chance and had not seen each other since.


    Sanya wanted to ask more questions, but Madam Ruan was already waving her hand and said, ¡°The donkey cart is here. Get on quickly. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    The few of them stopped talking.


    There were already two people on the donkey cart. With the addition of the four of them, it became much more crowded in an instant.


    Fortunately, Dahu and Sanya were frail children, so it was not a problem to put them on their legs.


    The donkey cart rushed all the way to the county. It picked up two more people on the way and could no longer fit more.


    Most of the vigers went to the county market on foot. After all, they were reluctant to pay coins for each ride.


    Madam Ruan¡¯s heart ached, but she knew that this spending was inevitable.


    The few of them sat on the swaying donkey cart. Just as Sanya almost fell asleep in Shu Yu¡¯s arms, the donkey cart finally stopped.


    ¡°We¡¯re here.¡±


    Shu Yu carried Sanya down and held Dahu¡¯s hand. The two children looked up at the tall city wall in front of them and eximed in surprise, ¡°So this is the county.¡±


    Madam Ruan paused for a second and felt a little sad. That¡¯s right, the family¡¯s conditions were not good, so she had never brought her two children to the county before.


    Shu Yu held one of them in each hand, ¡°Let¡¯s go. We¡¯ll go to the clinic first.¡±


    The group of four followed the bustling crowd and entered the city gate. At this time, Lu Sanzhu was running back home in a hurry, sweating profusely.


    Madam Liang was shocked by his anxious appearance and couldn¡¯t help but scold him, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why are you running so fast? Is there a dog chasing you?¡±


    Lu Sanzhu didn¡¯t care about her bad attitude. He scooped some water from the water jar and gulped it down, ¡°Something has happened. Something big has happened.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? where did you go so early in the morning?¡±


    ¡°Let me tell you, Erya is really amazing. She really hit the nail on the head. She¡¯s really amazing,¡± Lu Sanzhu sighed with emotion as he walked out.


    Madam Liang pulled him back, ¡°Exin clearly. What exactly is going on?¡±


    ¡°Geez, I can¡¯t exin it in a short time. I have to go find Erya first.¡±


    He was about to leave again, but Madam Liang quickly said, ¡°Erya is not around. Second sister-inw and her family have all gone to the county.¡±


    ¡°They went to the county?¡± Lu Sanzhu frowned and sat back down. He fanned himself with a fan as he said, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for them toe back then.¡±


    Then, he suddenly stood up after sitting for a while, ¡°This can¡¯t do, I can¡¯t wait.¡±


    He threw his fan aside and said to Madam Liang, ¡°You wait at home. I¡¯ll go to the county to find Erya. Let me tell you, if I tell her such an important piece of information, I might even get some benefits.¡±

 Chapter 47: Old Lady Ruans Purpose

    Chapter 47: Old Lady Ruan¡¯s Purpose


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Lu Sanzhu raised his voice, probably because he had been stopped by the shop assistant. He was quite noisy.


    Shu Yu recalled that he had gone out early in the morning to find out what Old Lady Ruan was up to, and now he had evene straight to the county. The results he had obtained must be very important.


    She told Sanya and Dahu to continue pounding the medicine, then she pped her hands and walked to the front.


    The olddy had also heard themotion. She was already standing in front of Lu Sanzhu. She raised her hand and smacked him on the head, ¡°Never mind if youe, but why are you making so much noise? Don¡¯t you know where you are? If you get your second brother into trouble and he can¡¯t recuperate well, I¡¯ll beat you to death.¡±


    As Lu Sanzhu dodged, he said, ¡°Mother, mother, stop hitting me. I have something important to discuss with Erya.¡±


    ¡°Other than ckmailing her, what other important things can you possibly have? I¡¯m warning you, don¡¯t bother Erya.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu was extremely annoyed, ¡°How am I annoying her? It¡¯s Erya who asked me for help.¡±


    As he spoke, he saw Shu Yu walk out. He quickly ran behind her and hid.


    Shu Yu said to the olddy, ¡°Indeed, I asked third uncle to help me find out something. Grandma, I¡¯m going out for a while.


    The olddy was stunned. What did Erya just call her? Did she call her grandma?


    The olddy wiped her face and said kindly, ¡°Okay, okay, okay. Go along then.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu felt that his mother¡¯s attitude had changed too quickly. She was so nice to her granddaughter but always beat or scold him, the youngest son. This was simply uneptable.


    He followed Shu Yu out in anger.


    Only then did the olddy realize that her youngest son could actually help.


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    This son of hers was azy person who would definitely not sit if he could lie down. Her second son¡¯s family had been in such a difficult situation, yet he had never helped. But now, he had only just met Erya, and she could actually order him around?


    There must be a problem. This can¡¯t do, she had to ask Madam Ruan what had happened when she was not around.


    The olddy turned around and hurried back to the backyard.


    On the other side, Shu Yu had already led Lu Sanzhu out of the clinic and into a small alley.


    ¡°Tell me, what¡¯s the situation with the Ruan family?¡±


    Lu Sanzhu chuckled, ¡°Erya, it¡¯s been a long journey for me. I didn¡¯t even have lunch. I¡¯m so hungry that I can¡¯t think straight.¡±


    Shu Yu took a step back, ¡°There are still vegetable leaves between your teeth, and you smell like buns when you speak. You must have eaten some vegetable buns just now, right?¡±


    Lu Sanzhu was speechless. Damn it, why was Erya so smart?


    Shu Yu said, ¡°Hurry up and tell me. If the information you give is valuable, I¡¯ll treat you to meat.¡±


    ¡°You said it yourself.¡± Lu Sanzhu¡¯s eyes brightened.


    Without further ado, he said, ¡°You don¡¯t know this, but Old Lady Ruan is inhumane. She came crying to find second sister-inw all for Dahu and Sanya.¡±


    ¡°What does this have to do with Dahu and Sanya?¡± Shu Yu frowned.


    Lu Sanzhu looked left and right, then lowered his voice, ¡°I heard that Lord Yu in town has been married for many years, but he has no children. Recently, a master went to his house and read his fortune. That master said that as long as the family adopted a pair of twins under the age of ten, a son could be conceived. Thus, Lord Yu wanted to buy a pair of twins to bring home.¡±


    Shu Yu abruptly raised her head and gritted her teeth, ¡°You mean, Old Lady Ruan has the idea of stealing children again?!¡±


    Lu Sanzhu pped his hands, ¡°Isn¡¯t that just so?¡±


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 Chapter 52: Personal Grudges

    Chapter 52: Personal Grudges


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    The vigers in the courtyard walked towards Shu Yu, ¡°Lu family¡¯s daughter, put down the axe quickly. Otherwise, we won¡¯t be polite to you.¡±


    ¡°Try me then,¡± Shu Yu suddenly retracted his axe and kicked the Ruan family¡¯s eldest son out.


    He crashed into the vigers who were walking over, and they instantly fell into a pile and couldn¡¯t get up.


    Following this, Shu Yu went to the central room and started to hack at things randomly with the axe.


    Old Lady Ruan¡¯s heart ached, ¡°Stop her! Who can stop her?¡±


    ¡°The vige chief is here! Quick, the vige chief is here!¡± A viger shouted.


    Shu Yu had already destroyed the central room. Just as she was about to enter the house, the vige chief of the Ruan Family Vige hurried over.


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    Shu Yu¡¯s hand paused. She ced the axe on her shoulder and walked out slowly.


    Vige Chief Ruan looked at the chaotic scene and gasped. He red at Shu Yu and said angrily, ¡°What are you doing? Do you really think that the Ruan Family Vige has no one and you cane here and act sowlessly?¡±


    Someone whispered into Vige Chief Ruan¡¯s ear, ¡°Vige chief, this girl is the daughter of Shangshi Vige¡¯s Lu Erbai who was sold when she was young. She said she¡¯s here for revenge.¡±


    As he spoke, he nudged his mouth at Old Lady Ruan, meaning that she was the one who did the deed.


    Vige Chief Ruan was stunned and his anger subsided a little. Then, he red at Old Lady Ruan. It was all her fault.


    Old Lady Ruan hurriedly helped her two sons up. After the Ruan family¡¯s second son got up, he saw that the courtyard was full of his rtives. Without a word, he picked up the hoe on the ground and swung it at Shu Yu¡¯s face.


    ¡°Wretched girl, you dare to hit me? I¡¯ll beat you to death, you unfilial thing!¡±


    The vigers in the courtyard watched helplessly as the hoe struck down aggressively, and all of them gasped.


    Shu Yu only moved half a step to the side, ¡°It seems you didn¡¯t learn your lesson.¡±


    She then took a few steps forward and appeared behind the Ruan family¡¯s second son. Following this, she grabbed the handle of the axe and mmed it against his back.


    ¡°Ah!¡± The Ruan family¡¯s second son screamed and mmed heavily on the steps. One of his teeth was knocked out and his mouth was full of blood.


    The people in the courtyard could not help but feel a toothache.


    Vige Chief Ruan frowned and pushed the two vigers beside him as he scolded, ¡°What are you waiting for? Help him up.¡±


    ¡°Oh, oh.¡± The two vigers looked at Shu Yu fearfully. Her actions just now had been clean and neat. She was clearly an expert.


    The Ruan family¡¯s second son was helped to the side while wailing like a ghost. This scene made the Ruan family¡¯s eldest son, who had wanted to go forward, take two steps back and not dare to move.


    Upon seeing this, Old Lady Ruan could onlyin to the vige chief, ¡°Third uncle, you have to stand up for us. Look at this wretched girl, what has she done to our family? She doesn¡¯t put the Ruan Family Vige in her eyes at all. She came as she wanted to and hit people whenever she wants. I¡¯m even her grandmother! If it was someone else, wouldn¡¯t she¡­¡±


    Vige Chief Ruan had a headache, ¡°Alright, Ah Wang¡¯s wife, calm down first. I¡¯ll handle this.¡±


    Two women came over and helped Old Lady Ruan to the side.


    Vige Chief Ruan then turned to look at Shu Yu, his face gloomy, ¡°Erya of the Lu family, I know you¡¯re angry, but you shouldn¡¯t have done all this. Look at what you¡¯ve done to the Ruan family. The Ruan Family Vige won¡¯t let this matter go just like that.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve said it before that I¡¯m only here for revenge. This is a personal grudge. But from what I¡¯ve heard, vige chief, are you trying to escte this to a conflict between the viges?¡±

 Chapter 53: Make it so that the Girls of Ruan Family Village be Unable to Marry

    Chapter 53: Make it so that the Girls of Ruan Family Vige be Unable to Marry


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    Vige Chief Ruan didn¡¯t like Shu Yu¡¯s attitude and became even more displeased, ¡°What revenge? Ah Wang¡¯s wife did steal you and sold you off that year. She was indeed in the wrong. However, quite a few people from the Lu family also came and beat up Ah Wang¡¯s wife. She almost lost her life!¡±


    He snorted coldly, ¡°The conflict between their family and the Lu family was already settled back then. I¡¯ve also promised the Lu family that the Ruan Family Vige will properly restrain Ah Wang¡¯s wife. Yet you¡¯re here now, so can we take it that you¡¯re the one who started it? You¡¯ve caused so much damage to the Ruan family, so of course, we¡¯ll have to go to your Lu family too.¡±


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    Shu Yu nodded, ¡°You¡¯re words are good and you¡¯re right. So, Vige Chief Ruan, did you really restrain Old Lady Ruan?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    ¡°Then how dare they have the audacity to have designs on my younger brother and sister, and n to sell them?¡± Shu Yu¡¯s face was cold as she questioned coldly.


    ¡°What?¡± Vige Chief Ruan¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief. He felt as if he was hallucinating.


    The other people from the Ruan Family Vige were also shocked. No, no way, right? Had Old Lady Ruan learned nothing and still wanted to sell her grandchildren?


    Shu Yu sneered, ¡°So this is the result of Vige Chief Ruan¡¯s restraint? I¡¯m sure everyone here knows how difficult my family has been in the past years, right? Yet, Old Lady Ruan is still unwilling to let us go. She really is thinking of forcing her daughter and son-inw to death, huh? Vige chief, your restraint is quite effective, so effective that they¡¯ve gotten worse! I¡¯d like to doubt whether you¡¯re restraining them or supporting them.¡±


    She took a few steps forward and continued, ¡°Since they did such a thing, it¡¯s not too much for me toe here and take revenge, right? If Vige Chief Ruan still wants to side with them, then fine, I¡¯ll go and publicize it. I¡¯ll tell everyone that not only do the girls from the Ruan Family Vige have to work like a dog back in their own family, but after they give birth at their inws¡¯, their children will be sold by the maternal family to supplement the family¡¯s ie. It¡¯s useless even if the inws make a fuss. After all, the Ruan Family Vige just stood by and sided with their own without distinguishing right from wrong, right? At that time, I¡¯d like to see which vige would still dare to marry a girl from your Ruan Family Vige.¡±


    Vige Chief Ruan gasped, ¡°That can¡¯t do.¡±


    The other people from the Ruan Family Vige were also anxious.


    ¡°We can tell right from wrong. We just don¡¯t know about Ah Wang¡¯s wife¡¯s matters.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Second daughter of the Lu family, this has nothing to do with us.¡±


    ¡°Vige chief, Ah Wang¡¯s wife is indeed immoral. No matter how heartless she is, she shouldn¡¯t do something like sell her grandson and granddaughter, right?¡±


    Old Lady Ruan was flustered. She didn¡¯t understand how Shu Yu knew that she had designs on Dahu and Sanya. She clearly didn¡¯t reveal any information.


    Seeing that the vigers were starting to condemn her, she quickly waved her hands and denied, ¡°No, I didn¡¯t do it. This d*mn girl is using me!¡±


    Vige Chief Ruan felt that the situation was serious. He knew Old Lady Ruan¡¯s personality, so he felt that Shu Yu¡¯s words were more credible. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t be so angry. She had clearly been provoked.


    However, he was the vige chief of the Ruan Family Vige, so he naturally stood on Old Lady Ruan¡¯s side.


    He looked at Shu Yu, ¡°What evidence do you have for saying this?¡±


    ¡°Of course I have evidence.¡±


    Old Lady Ruan was shocked. What evidence could she have? She didn¡¯t even mention this to the younger generation in her family.


    Vige Chief Ruan¡¯s expression also became serious. His sharp eyes looked at Old Lady Ruan and gradually became cold.


    The people in the courtyard looked at Shu Yu curiously. They saw her take out a paper bag from behind her.

 Chapter 54: Can I Leave Now?

    Chapter 54: Can I Leave Now?


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    Shu Yu waved the paper bag, ¡°This is the pastry from Liu Dessert Shop in town. I found it in the central room just now. The buyer gave this to Old Lady Ruan so that she can lure my brother and sister. However, Old Lady Ruan is obviously reluctant to give such good food to my brother and sister, so the eldest and second sons of the Ruan family didn¡¯t work during the day and instead hid in the house to eat.¡±


    This was evidence that Lu Sanzhu had identally heard.


    The two daughters-inw of the Ruan family, who had just returned from the fields, looked at their husbands in shock. Never mind if they didn¡¯t share the food with them, but they even hid it from their children?


    The faces of the two men flushed as they shouted, ¡°Nonsense! When did we eat pastries? You¡¯re the one who brought these desserts from Liuji Dessert Shop to frame us!¡±


    ¡°Before you speak, wipe the crumbs off the corner of your mouth.¡±


    As soon as Shu Yu finished speaking, everyone¡¯s eyes fell on the corners of the two men¡¯s mouths. The two subconsciously raised their sleeves to wipe their mouths.


    What else was there to say? The men from the Ruan family were obviously feeling guilty.


    Shu Yu threw the paper bag in front of Old Lady Ruan. Seeing that thetter was still trying to argue, she sneered, ¡°Don¡¯t even think of saying that you bought it yourself. I heard that Liu Dessert Shop always record the production dates on their desserts, and the date on the paper is today. Did you go to town today? Or did someone else buy it for you? If so, who is that person?¡±


    Old Lady Ruan¡¯s eyes widened, and she was speechless.


    ¡°I¡­ That was ¡­¡±


    ¡°Enough!¡± Vige Chief Ruan finally couldn¡¯t take it anymore. He red at Old Lady Ruan and then looked at the Ruan family¡¯s sons.


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    His voice was deep, ¡°The two of you have hands and feet, and your family is doing well. In the past, your eldest sister had always been protective of you, but this is how you treat her? She¡¯s your sister. Is it not enough that you have already sold one of her daughters in the past? Do you really want to force them to their deaths? Do you even have a heart? Ah?¡±


    The Ruan family¡¯s sons were unwilling to admit their mistakes. Since they were young, they had been taught by Old Lady Ruan that it was only natural for their sister to suffer for them, even if thetter was married.


    Although selling Eryast time was indeed not quite good, they were giving the twins to the Yu family in town this time. The Yu family was rich and would take the twins as their children. The twins were going there to enjoy life and even reduce the burden on the Lu family. What was there to be unhappy about?


    However, they couldn¡¯t say that the buyer was the Yu family since they didn¡¯t get it done, so they just pursed their lips and remained silent.


    Shu Yu took a few steps forward, ¡°Can I go now?¡±


    Vige Chief Ruan looked at the messy ground and opened his mouth, wanting to ask forpensation. However, when he thought of Shu Yu¡¯s threat and the gazes of the other vigers, he could only nod his head slightly. His head was throbbing as he said, ¡°You can leave. I will punish them, so I hope that you will not go out and spread nonsense and ruin the reputation of our Ruan Family Vige. Otherwise, the vigers of the Ruan Family Vige will not spare you.¡±


    Shu Yu smiled, ¡°I¡¯ve said from the start that this is a personal grudge. You guys wanted to escte it to a conflict between the viges. As long as you can keep their family in check and not cause trouble for us, I won¡¯t say anything.¡±


    After she finished speaking, she swaggered toward the courtyard gate.


    Old Lady Ruan looked left and right. Seeing that none of the vigers came forward to stop Shu Yu, she immediately shouted, ¡°I want to report you to the authorities. You trespassed my property! I want to report you to the authorities!¡±


    ¡°Go if you want,¡± The vige chief himself was in a terrible fix.

 Chapter 55: Going to Town

    Chapter 55: Going to Town


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    When Shu Yu was in the county this morning, she heard that an official from above hade to Dongan Prefecture.


    Although the Shu family would only be exiled after three months, the investigation should have begun now. As the magistrate of Dongan Prefecture, Head Master Shu was already busy dealing with the officials from the capital.


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    As for the county magistrate of Jiangyuan County, who followed the Shu family¡¯s lead, his following days would not be easy either. He was busy covering up evidence of his crimes, so how could he care about such a trivial matter?


    This was also the reason why Shu Yu dared to attack the Ruan family in such a high-profile manner. She had to teach the Ruan family a lesson and let everyone see that the Lu family could no longer be easily bullied.


    Besides, how could a person like Old Lady Ruan dare to report this to the officials? She was only good at verbal threats.


    When Shu Yu passed by Old Lady Ruan, she suddenly squatted and said in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Your hard days and my revenge are not over yet.¡±


    She had only damaged a little of the Ruan family¡¯s property. How could this be considered revenge?


    Old Lady Ruan¡¯s expression changed slightly as she watched Shu Yu walk out of her house.


    She suddenly stood up, pointed at Shu Yu¡¯s back, and shouted, ¡°You unfilial b*tch, a shrew like you will never be able to get married in your life! No one will marry you!¡±


    Shu Yu pretended not to hear her. She had never thought of getting married, not in her previous life, and neither in this life.


    She didn¡¯t even stumble while Old Lady Ruan continued scolding, ¡°Sanya and Dahu will all be implicated by you and be single for the rest of their lives!¡±


    Shu Yu sneered. Even the family members of Old Lady Ruan could get married, no? Dahu and Sanya were well-behaved and sensible. Their lives would only be peaceful and beautiful.


    Old Lady Ruan¡¯s mouth was already dry from the incessant scolding, but the other party was still unmoved, and the vigers were looking at her.


    Old Lady Ruan finally stopped. This couldn¡¯t do. Since the vige chief wouldn¡¯t help her, she had to think of another way.


    That¡¯s right, she could go to the Yu family. The Yu family was rich and powerful, so they could take care of the Lu family, right?


    However, what she didn¡¯t know was that someone was one step ahead of her.


    As soon as Shu Yu walked out of the courtyard, Lu Sanzhu followed her with a ttering smile on his face. He was clearly an elder, but at this moment, he was following behind like ackey.


    Shu Yu nced at him, and thetter jumped. He quickly exined, ¡± I, I did tell you to be careful. I didn¡¯t run in to help you because I saw that you could deal with those people alone. I didn¡¯t want to drag you down.¡±


    Shu Yu smiled and didn¡¯t say anything.


    When they reached the vige entrance, Shu Yu got on the mule carriage.


    Lu Sanzhu hesitated for a moment and tentatively ced his hand on the shaft of the carriage. Seeing that Shu Yu did not make a sound, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did he climb up the carriage.


    Compared to the carefreeness he had felt when on the way here, Lu Sanzhu was now extremely cautious and obedient. He curled up at the edge of the carriage¡¯s shaft, not even daring to speak to the coachman.


    Then, Shu Yu instructed the coachman, ¡°Go to Wen Town.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu was shocked. He turned around and eximed through the curtain, ¡°You¡¯re going to town? Are you¡­ Are you going to look for the¡­¡±


    He nced at the coachman beside him and swallowed the words ¡°Yu family¡±.


    Then, he asked in a low voice, ¡°Erya, what exactly do you want to do?¡±


    He had already told her that Lord Yu and the county magistrate were friends. Erya could break into the Ruan family and smash their house, but she couldn¡¯t possibly enter the Yu residence. Even if she was great in martial arts, the Yu family had many fighters. She would definitely be caught.

 Chapter 56: Cater to Their Likes

    Chapter 56: Cater to Their Likes


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Lu Sanzhu¡¯s eyes moved. What if she implicated him and the entire Lu family?


    Shu Yu leaned against the door of the carriage with her eyes closed, ¡°If you¡¯re scared, go back now and help feed the chicken.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu was speechless. He was sullen but after witnessing Erya¡¯s martial arts, he did not dare to refute her words.


    In the end, Lu Sanzhu did not get off the carriage. Although he was extremely nervous, he was even more curious.


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    As such, when the carriage passed by the entrance of Shangshi Vige, he did not even look in the direction of his house.


    The carriage arrived at Wen Town, and Shu Yu let the mule carriage go back.


    Shu Yu touched her chin as she looked at the back view of the carriage driving away. It was more convenient to have a carriage herself.


    Sigh. She had to make money.


    As Shu Yu walked into the town, she turned to ask Lu Sanzhu, ¡°Where¡¯s the Yu family?¡±


    Lu Sanzhu opened his mouth but didn¡¯t want to say it. It was only when Shu Yu¡¯s impatient expression appeared that he swiftly pointed ahead, ¡°I¡¯ll take you there.¡±


    The Yu family was indeed wealthy in town. The ce they lived in was the best in town.


    ording to Lu Sanzhu, the Yu family had houses in both the county and the prefecture. However, because their ancestral home was in Wen Town, they had never moved.


    Shu Yu followed Lu Sanzhu and stood in front of the Yu family¡¯s main door. As expected, the ce had been renovated to look very luxurious.


    Shu Yu looked around and saw a tea stall not far away. She walked over and sat down, asking the owner to serve a pot of tea.


    Seeing that she didn¡¯t barge in directly, Lu Sanzhu secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He hurriedly sat down opposite her and asked, ¡°Erya, how¡­ How are you going to deal with the Yu family? ¡±


    ¡°Cater to their likes, I suppose,¡± Shu Yu thought for a while and said very frankly.


    Lu Sanzhu frowned. He didn¡¯t understand. Wasn¡¯t catering to their likes currying favor with them?


    Shu Yu sipped her tea as she looked at the main entrance of the Yu family¡¯s residence.


    Few people came out of the Yu family¡¯s main door. The servants who came in and out basically went through the small gate.


    Therefore, even after staring at the entrance for a long time, she didn¡¯t gain much.


    At this point, Lu Sanzhu was dozing off.


    After another half an hour, there was finally some movement at the door. A wealthily-dressed woman walked out of the door.


    Shu Yu narrowed her eyes, ¡°Who¡¯s that?¡±


    Lu Sanzhu jerked up and looked around, ¡°Who?¡±


    Shu Yu pointed at the main entrance of the Lu family¡¯s house. Lu Sanzhu looked at thedy and said, ¡± that¡¯s Madame Yu, Lord Yu¡¯s wife.¡±


    Shu Yu looked up at the sky, ¡°It¡¯s already sote. Why is Madame Yu out at this time?¡±


    Seeing that Madame Yu had gotten into a pnquin that was parked at the door, Shu Yu immediately put down a few copper coins and stood up to follow her. Lu Sanzhu hurriedly caught up with her.


    The pnquin traveled slowly along the street for a while before finally stopping in front of a small courtyard.


    Madame Yu asked a maid to knock on the door, and a man dressed like a Daoist priest walked out.


    Shu Yu narrowed her eyes. Could this be the fortune-teller who had read Lord Yu¡¯s fortune and suggested that he adopt twins?


    What should she do? She felt like rolling up her sleeves and rushing in to beat the other party up.


    Shu Yu watched as Madame Yu walked into the courtyard and the pnquin was temporarily lifted away from the alley.


    Now, there were only Madame Yu, her maidservant, and the fortune-teller in the courtyard.


    Shu Yu looked left and right, found the easiest position to climb up the wall, stomped hard, and jumped onto the wall while no one was around.


    Lu Sanzhu was speechless. Hadn¡¯t his good niece forgotten something? What about him?

 Chapter 60: Shu Yu’s Great Deception

    Chapter 60: Shu Yu¡¯s Great Deception


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Shu Yu sighed and looked up at Lord Yu, who was standing before her. She said, ¡°My Lord, please don¡¯t make things difficult for me. The secrets of heaven must not be revealed, or else I will also suffer a bacsh. Before I left, my master had repeatedly warned me not to go against heaven¡¯s will. Please give way, I¡¯m leaving. Just take me as a chatan who can¡¯t be trusted.¡±


    The more she said this, the more it was impossible for Lord Yu to let her go.


    Even if Shu Yu really was a chatan, as long as what she said was not true, Lord Yu had many ways to deal with her.


    However, if what she said was true, wouldn¡¯t he have missed a chance to save himself by letting her go?


    Lord Yu¡¯s attitude became respectful, ¡°As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a Buddhist pagoda. Since I¡¯ve met you, it means that this is the will of the heavens. How can you say that it¡¯s against the will of the heavens?¡±


    ¡°This¡­¡± Shu Yu frowned, still looking troubled.


    ¡°Please exin where this baleful aura came from and what is the karma that you have mentioned.¡±


    Shu Yu finally sighed heavily, ¡°Very well.¡±


    She looked left and right, then at the Yu family shop behind her, ¡°Please write a word. I will test it.¡±


    Lord Yu naturally didn¡¯t have any objections. After entering the shop, he took a pen and paper and wrote a word.


    Shu Yu looked up, ¡°Child? It¡¯s really ominous.¡±


    He really wanted a child, huh?


    ¡°Why do you say that?¡±


    Shu Yu pointed at the word, ¡°Please take a look. On the left is the word ¡°zi¡±, which means that the karma of this baleful aura is rted to your offspring. On the right is ¡°hai¡±, thest of the 12 Earthly Branches. It is of the Qian hexagram, six Yin. At this time, the earth is snow-white and not warm. Metal would give off cold air here, which is ominous. In addition, the word ¡°hai¡± will mean ¡°shock¡± whenbined with ¡°ma¡±. Appalling and stormy, all not optimistic. In my opinion, this baleful aura is also rted to horses. Those who want to harm My Lord are either born in the Year of the Horse or have the surname Ma, which is closely rted to horses.¡±


    Lord Yu was in a daze. He didn¡¯t think much of it at first, but when he looked at the word again, he actually felt his heart jump.


    ¡°Then, do you know where the person who wants to harm me is?¡±


    Shu Yu was still pointing at the word, ¡°Hai belongs to the northwest. This baleful aura thuses from the northwest. It also represents the water element, so the location of the culprit must not be far from the water. The corresponding numbers are 1,4,6,10,12. My Lord, you can look at the door numbers and see if they contain one of these numbers.¡±


    She then looked at the top of Lord Yu¡¯s head again and suddenly frowned, ¡°This baleful aura is getting stronger and stronger. It¡¯s an evil spirit that kills people for money. Someone wants to take your property. My Lord, you should head northwest as soon as possible. There might still be time now.¡±


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    Her words were so firm that even if Lord Yu had suspected her of being a liar, he started to worry under her anxious expression.


    ¡°Can youe with me to take a look?¡± Lord Yu said this to confirm whether Shu Yu¡¯s words were true or false. With her by his side, he could also be on guard.


    Shu Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded seriously, ¡°This way please.¡±


    Lord Yu let out a sigh of relief and quickly walked out of the shop.


    Then, he started to head northwest. Since he had to go northeast where there was water, that would be the Wenmo River area.


    Wait a minute, Master Geng seemed to live in that area as well.


    As such, it would be a good opportunity to meet Master Geng and ask him to take a look at the Daoist priest next to him. If the other party really was a liar, Master Geng would definitely be able to tell.

 Chapter 61: Found the Place

    Chapter 61: Found the ce


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Lord Yu brought Shu Yu and two other attendants and hurried towards the Wenmo River.


    The town wasn¡¯t big, so they soon arrived.


    They walked along the Wenmo River. After a while, one of the attendants suddenly said, ¡°Isn¡¯t that Madame¡¯s pnquin? ¡±


    Lord Yu was stunned. He looked up and saw his wife¡¯s pnquin parked not far away.


    He looked around again. Master Geng¡¯s house seemed to be in that alley. This was normal. Ever since Master Geng had said that his wife had hopes of conceiving a child, she had been very trusting of the other party and would asionally go to Master Geng to clear her doubts.


    Thinking that Master Geng was nearby, Lord Yu decided to go pay a visit.


    Unexpectedly, just as he took a step, Shu Yu, who was next to him, suddenly said, ¡°Wait, that pnquin has also been stained with a lot of baleful aurae.¡±


    Lord Yu was shocked, ¡°My wife is in danger too?¡±


    Shu Yu was silent for a while, then looked at him sympathetically. She said hesitantly, ¡°The baleful aura on the pnquin seems to be the source.¡±


    Lord Yu was stunned. What¡­ What did she mean?


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    He was a businessman, after all, so his brain functioned quickly. He had already thought of a possibility. However, he had shared the same bed with his wife for many years, while the Daoist nun before him was someone he had only met by chance. He naturally trusted his wife more.


    Therefore, even though he had some doubts in his heart, his expression toward Shu Yu sank slightly, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that you are mistaken.¡±


    Shu Yu smiled bitterly, ¡°I hope so.¡±


    Lord Yu snorted coldly and strode towards Master Geng¡¯s house.


    Shu Yu saw that although his expression was unpleasant as he seemed to be very dissatisfied with her badmouthing his wife, he walked in a direction that deliberately avoided the pnquin and the pnquin¡¯s driver. She couldn¡¯t help but smile secretly.


    Lord Yu had his hands behind his back and was silent, but his heart was already in turmoil.


    He remembered that his wife¡¯s zodiac was the horse.


    Could it be that she really wanted to harm him?


    Impossible! This Daoist nun came out of nowhere. She was clearly trying to drive a wedge between them. He couldn¡¯t fall for it.


    However, when he arrived at the door of Master Geng¡¯s house and saw the number 36, he almost lost his bnce.


    Lord Yu stopped his action of knocking on the door. He called his two attendants over and said to one of them, ¡°Climb over the wall quietly and see the situation inside.¡±


    He then said to the other one, ¡°Watch that Daoist nun for me. Don¡¯t let her leave.¡±


    The two immediately acted, and Shu Yu just watched one of the attendants flip over the wall.


    She didn¡¯t say much, but her face revealed a look of pity.


    Not long after, the attendant flipped down from the wall again, but his expression was particrly heavy and ugly.


    He looked very hesitant, and Lord Yu had a bad feeling in his heart.


    ¡°Speak,¡± He said.


    The attendant looked at Shu Yu, but he still leaned over to Lord Yu¡¯s ear and whispered a few words.


    Lord Yu¡¯s eyes widened as he listened, his face full of shock, ¡°You¡­ Are you serious?¡±


    The attendant nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve already tied up the maidservant who was guarding the door and gagged her. My Lord, do you want to go in and take a look?¡±


    Lord Yu gritted his teeth and his whole body was trembling. His eyes were red as he said word by word, ¡°Go!¡±


    The attendant opened the door gently and Lord Yu prepared to enter.


    After taking a step, he turned his head and looked deeply at Shu Yu. Thetter nodded, ¡°My Lord, you can go in. This is indeed the source of the baleful aura. This is all I can help you with.¡±

 Chapter 62: Shu Yu Earns Some Money

    Chapter 62: Shu Yu Earns Some Money


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Lord Yu asked the remaining attendants to watch Shu Yu, then he flicked his sleeves and strode inside.


    The door to the courtyard was closed again, and God knows what was going on inside.


    Shu Yu was a little tired from standing, so she found a stone and sat down to rest. Gee, it was a sess. Now, it was all up to Lord Yu. She hoped that he would live up to her expectations.


    God knows how long she had been waiting, but there was suddenly a crackling sounding from inside.


    It was followed by a woman¡¯s cry and a man¡¯s plea. However, the distance was too far, so Shu Yu couldn¡¯t hear it clearly. Either way, that was about it.


    The weather was a little hot, so Shu Yu moved to the side, to a shady ce.


    When she moved for the second time, the door to the courtyard was finally opened.


    Shu Yu was still sitting in the same ce. She watched as the slightly flustered Lord Yu walk out with an angry expression. It seemed like he had been greatly stimted.


    He no longer had his previous suspicions and bowed deeply to Shu Yu, ¡°Thank you for your help.¡±


    Shu Yu put one hand on her knee and waved her other hand weakly. She said, ¡°You¡¯re wee. I didn¡¯t do anything.¡±


    Lord Yu¡¯s expression was serious. He was really grateful to the Daoist nun in front of him. If it wasn¡¯t for her, not only would he have let a scoundrel into his house, but he would have even treated the liar as a guest of honor. On top of that, he would have thrown the helve after the hatchet and raised someone else¡¯s child, ending up giving his huge family fortune away with both hands.


    Just like what the Daoist nun had said, he was only one or two days away from being beyond redemption. They were talking about the Yu family¡¯s family business that had been umted over several generations. To think those two were targeting it.


    Just now, when he saw his wife, whom he had respected for many years, lying in another man¡¯s arms, he almost vomited blood.


    It was simply disgusting, just nasty!


    Lord Yu felt that not only was the Daoist nun capable, but she was also his savior.


    He had to think of a way to make such a person stay. However, just as he was about to persuade her, he saw Shu Yu¡¯s weak look and hurriedly asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why do you suddenly look so listless?¡±


    Shu Yu smiled bitterly, ¡°I¡¯m fine. I just suffered a bacsh from revealing the heavenly secret.¡±


    Lord Yu was stunned. That¡¯s right, the Daoist nun had said before that if she helped him, she would suffer a bacsh.


    ¡°Then¡­¡±


    ¡°Pu¡­¡± Shu Yu immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.


    Lord Yu was shocked, ¡°Daoist nun! Daoist nun, are you alright?¡±


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    Shu Yu wiped her mouth, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the bacsh this time to be a little heavy.¡±


    Lord Yu was immediately anxious, ¡°Is there any way to stop it? How can I resolve this?¡±


    ¡°As long as I do more good deeds, help the poor, old, and young, and umte merit, I can offset this bacsh. It¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll rest for a while and do some good deeds, and I¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Lord Yu immediately said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll get someone to help you back to my residence to rest. I¡¯ll help youplete the good deeds.¡±


    Shu Yu smiled kindly, ¡°It¡¯s naturally good that you can do more good deeds. The baleful aura still has some influence on you, My Lord. It will slowly dissipate if you do more good deeds on a daily basis. However, the good deeds you do will belong to you, while my bacsh is mine. I have to do good deeds myself to resolve it. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Lord Yu looked at her and didn¡¯t think she was fine.


    He paused for a moment and immediately took out two silver notes, ¡°In that case, you must ept the money. You can use this money to do good deeds, but I don¡¯t know if it is enough though¡­¡±

 Chapter 63: Farewell

    Chapter 63: Farewell


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Of course, it was enough.


    Shu Yu took a nce. That was a hundred taels of silver.


    Although Shu Yu did want to make the other party suffer some mary losses, too much was not a good idea either.


    Lord Yu was superstitious now, and he wanted to have a child so badly that he was desperate.


    However, being in charge of such a huge family business, how could he be brainless? When he calmed down and stopped being obsessed with having a child, he might find that she had taken advantage of him. If she swindled too much from him, Lord Yu would definitely feel heartache over his loss and dig three feet deep to find her.


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    This amount was just right.


    However, Shu Yu still declined it. After some rounds of persuasion, she finally epted the money reluctantly.


    She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stood up, ¡°Since you have given me this money, you will naturally have a part of the credit when I do good deedster. It¡¯s gettingte and you must still have many things to deal with. I¡¯ll take my leave first.¡±


    ¡°Hey, wait a minute.¡±


    How could Lord Yu let her go? This Daoist nun¡¯s calction was so urate. He was still counting on her to show him how to have a child.


    Lord Yu stood in front of Shu Yu, ¡°I won¡¯t hide it from you, Daoist nun. I have something in my heart that I would like to ask for your advice.¡±


    Shu Yu shook her head and said with a smile, ¡°Although I don¡¯t know the details of what you want, it should be rted to children based on the word you wrote just now. As I said just now, the karma on you lies with children. There are some things that should not be forced and you should just go with the flow.¡±


    ¡°Daoist nun, you mean¡­¡±


    ¡°My skills are not good enough, so I suffered a bacsh from the baleful aura just now. Now, I can¡¯t help you anymore, but I do have a few words to tell you. There are times in life that are meant to be, and there are things in life that can be forced. Whether one has children or not is destined by the heavens.¡±


    Lord Yu was in a daze, ¡°So I really can¡¯t have children in this life?¡±


    Shu Yu resisted the urge to roll her eyes. How would she know? She wasn¡¯t a doctor.


    She continued to smile, ¡°My Lord, you don¡¯t have to be too pessimistic. As long as you truly love children, treat them well, and don¡¯t use underhanded methods to do things that will harm children, your fated child will naturally know that your ce is a good ce to go, and with that, you may increase the chances of having a child. That¡¯s all I have to say. Farewell.¡±


    Lord Yu wanted to stop her again, but Shu Yu suddenly clutched her chest and coughed twice in difort. Seeing this, he immediately retracted his hand.


    This Daoist nun was obviously different from the swindler, Master Geng. She was indifferent to fame and fortune and traveled the world. It was impossible for her to stay in his residence for a long time. If he insisted, he would definitely be the one to suffer in the end.


    Lord Yu wanted to ask for Shu Yu¡¯s name and address, but Shu Yu shook her head and said, ¡°We¡¯ll meet again if we¡¯re fated.¡±


    With that, Shu Yu left. Lord Yu felt that it was a pity, but he could not stop her.


    At the moment, he still had to deal with the adultery of his wife and Master Geng, as well as their n of premeditated murder. He really couldn¡¯t care about anything else.


    Lord Yu¡¯s face turned cold as he walked back into the courtyard.


    Madame Yu and Master Geng weren¡¯t people who could resist much pain. Under Lord Yu¡¯s interrogation, they quickly confessed.


    Only then did Lord Yu realize that many people in the residence had already been bribed by two people. Not only were the maidservants and pnquin carriers by Madame Yu¡¯s side, but even the steward had been bribed.


    The steward quickly confessed to the involvement of the Ruan Family Vige¡¯s Old Lady Ruan. Lord Yu thought of what Shu Yu had said, telling him not to do anything that would hurt children. But what had Old Lady Ruan done? Not only had she sold her granddaughter more than ten years ago, but now she still wanted to do the same evil deed.

 Chapter 65: Daya was Here

    Chapter 65: Daya was Here


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    It¡¯s good that the news spread. Outsiders would know that the Lu family was not to be trifled with now.


    Shu Yu went straight home and saw Madam Liang at the door.


    Madam Liang should have also learned about what she had done, so sheughed awkwardly and was about to go back.


    However, she quickly turned around and said to her, ¡°Erya, Daya heard that you were found and came over in a hurry yesterday afternoon. She waited at home for a long time and even cleaned your house inside and out. She even fed the chickens. You guys didn¡¯te back, so she was taken home by her man.¡±


    Daya?


    In fact, Shu Yu had always heard Sanya mention their eldest sister. It was said that she had married into Dayan Vige and her life was neither good nor bad. It was just that there were a lot of things to do at home, so she had little chance toe back.


    Sanya didn¡¯t go into details, but Shu Yu could tell from her tone that Daya wasn¡¯t doing well. Otherwise, Dayan Vige wasn¡¯t that far away. Why would she only return once every few months or even half a year?


    Shu Yu sighed and replied to Madam Liang, ¡°Got it. I¡¯ll go to Dayan Vige to visit her and let her rest assured.¡±


    She was about to enter the house when she suddenly turned her head, ¡°You said Daya fed the chickens? Didn¡¯t third uncle say he did it?¡±


    ¡°Gosh, I¡¯m getting angry just talking about this. I already told him that Daya had already fed the chickens, but he didn¡¯t listen and insisted on feeding them again. He even said that this was his mother¡¯s instruction. Bah, since when did he listen to his mother¡¯s words? God knows if his brain was spoiled after going out. He¡¯s just a prodigal with nothing better to do. He entered your house in the dark and the entire courtyard was filled with the sound of chickens crowing. I almost thought that a thief had broken into the house next door.¡±


    Madam Liang cursed and was extremely angry.


    When she looked up, she found that Shu Yu had already entered the door. She could only shut her mouth and go back to her house after a few more angry grunts.


    Shu Yu entered the courtyard and looked at the somewhat dpidated courtyard and henhouse. She couldn¡¯t help but smack her forehead.


    It seemed that it was a mistake to ask Lu Sanzhu to feed the chickens. The nice yard had been messed up.


    She went over to pick up the fallen stool and then entered the central room.


    As soon as she entered, she found a strange small basket on the table. There was a piece of light green cloth in the basket, and a few big peaches were under it.


    When she left yesterday, this basket wasn¡¯t here. Now, not only had it been ced here, but there was also a piece of cloth suitable for girls to make clothes. Without thinking, she knew that this basket was probably sent over by Daya.


    Her life was already difficult, yet she still sent such good things. God knows how long she had been saving the money.


    Shu Yu touched the piece of cloth and went into the house with the basket.


    She tidied up the yard, fed the chickens again, and began to look around the yard.


    Shu Yu wanted to build another room. She could not leave for the time being, and the Lu family would not let her leave either, which meant that she had to stay here.


    However, the Lu family only had two rooms, but she hoped to have her private space. After all, she still had some secrets to hide. It would be more convenient to have a separate room.


    She couldn¡¯t let her grandmother stay at her eldest uncle¡¯s house all the time either. What would that make her?


    Building a new room wouldn¡¯t cost much, and it would be done in a few days. Even if she left in the future, Dahu, who was about to mature, would no longer need to live with his parents, which was more or less inconvenient.


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    While building a room, they could repair the damaged areas while they were at it and the family could live morefortably.


    Just as Shu Yu was thinking about this, Lu Sanzhu¡¯s cry of surprise came from outside, ¡°Something¡¯s happened to the Ruan family! Something¡¯s happened to the Ruan family!¡±

 Chapter 66: I Heard that You Split the Person into Two

    Chapter 66: I Heard that You Split the Person into Two


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Lu Sanzhu¡¯s voice was high-spirited and excited, causing the people in the vige who had not gone out to work to poke their heads out and ask.


    The Ruan family had been the center of too many matters these few days. First, they brought a fake Erya over to the Lu family, then the real Erya beat them up. Now, something happened again.


    Seeing Lu Sanzhu passing by, they couldn¡¯t bother to be afraid and immediately pulled him back and asked, ¡°Third son of the Lu family, tell us quickly. What¡¯s wrong with the Ruan family?¡±


    Lu Sanzhu was so excited that his face turned red, ¡°Hahahaha, you guys don¡¯t know this, but that vicious old woman from the Ruan family heard that Lord Yu from town wants a pair of twins, so she had designs on my second brother¡¯s children. In the end, the Yu family¡¯s butler went to the Ruan family¡¯s residence and smashed it. ¡±


    Shu Yu had promised the vige chief of the Ruan Family Vige not to spread Old Lady Ruan¡¯s doings, but the one who leaked the news was the Yu family¡¯s butler. She couldn¡¯t be med.


    Lu Sanzhu felt that Erya had nned everything, ¡°The butler of the Yu family said that Lord Yu had no idea that Old Lady Ruan wanted to sell her grandchildren. He had only just heard about it too. The moment he found out that the Ruan family was trying to ruin a good family in his name, he felt that she was too vicious. To think she wanted Lord Yu to bear such a sin. Isn¡¯t it just right that Lord Yu was enraged? Now, half of the Ruan family¡¯s house has been destroyed. When the Ruan family¡¯s eldest son tried to stop them, his leg was broken too.¡±


    Everyone looked at each other when they heard this. Was Old Lady Ruan still human? The Lu family was already in such a miserable state. Not only had she sold one in the past, but now she even wanted to sell two more?


    She really deserved it. To think she even wanted to scheme against Lord Yu. She was simply seeking her own death.


    ¡°Alright, alright. If you want to watch the show, go to Ruan Family Vige. I have to tell my niece the good news,¡± Lu Sanzhu squeezed through the crowd and ran towards Lu erbai¡¯s house.


    The vigers looked at each other and whispered, ¡°What¡¯s so interesting about this? I¡¯m not going. All the work at home is piled up anyway.¡±


    Yet in the end, they each quietly went straight to the Ruan Family Vige through another road.


    Lu Sanzhu didn¡¯t even enter his own house. Instead, he pushed open the door to Second Lu¡¯s courtyard.


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    When he saw Shu Yu standing in the courtyard, he quickly went over and whispered, ¡°Erya, something has happened to the Ruan family.¡±


    ¡°I know. You¡¯re loud. I can hear you from here.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu said bashfully, ¡°Then¡­ Did you have something to do with Lord Yu¡¯s people smashing up the Ruan family¡¯s residence?¡±


    Shu Yu gave him a side nce, ¡°What do you think? ¡±


    Lu Sanzhu shuddered with that one look. He could not help but pat his chest. Erya¡¯s gazes were getting more and more frightening.


    God knows what she did to make the Yu family go to find trouble with Old Lady Ruan.


    This girl was too powerful.


    Lu Sanzhu¡¯s heart itched. He wanted to ask more, but he heard the door open, then, Dahu and Sanya¡¯s voices sounded, ¡°Second sister, second sister.¡±


    Shu Yu turned around only to see the olddy back with the two children.


    The olddy¡¯s face was full of anxiety. She pushed Lu Sanzhu aside and asked nervously, ¡°Erya, are you okay? I heard you went to the Ruan Family Vige to find trouble with your grandmother?¡±


    ¡°Grandma knows?¡±


    ¡°Someone from the Ruan Family Vige went to the county to sell things today, and I happened to bump into her. She told me that you split Old Lady Ruan into two with an axe yesterday.¡±

 Chapter 67: Is This My Real Mother?

    Chapter 67: Is This My Real Mother?


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    Shu Yu was speechless. Ha? This rumor was too exaggerated.


    However, before Shu Yu could exin, the gossipy Lu Sanzhu had already started telling the olddy excitedly all he learned.


    Shu Yu thus remained silent and looked at Dahu and Sanya.


    The olddy had probably rushed back after hearing the rumors. The two children looked very disheveled. God knows if they had taken a cart. Their shoes were worn out badly and their toes were exposed.


    Shu Yu patted the two children¡¯s heads and said, ¡°You must be tired from the journey. Are you hungry?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not hungry,¡± Dahu immediately replied with a tense face, but as soon as he said that, his stomach grumbled.


    The little boy¡¯s face turned red and he quickly took a few steps back.


    Shu Yuughed. These two children were really capable of healing people¡¯s hearts. If they were stolen and sold by Old Lady Ruan, what would happen to them in the future? Don¡¯t say that they would lead a good life in the Yu family. They were just a tool in the scheme of the deceitful Master Geng and Madame Yu. Once they were useless, they would only be abandoned and have no way to live.


    Fortunately, they were now safe.


    Shu Yu held one of them in each hand and brought them to the kitchen.


    ¡°I bought a few meat buns in town this morning, but they¡¯re a little cold now. Let¡¯s heat them up before eating.¡±


    ¡°Meat buns?¡± Sanya and Dahu eximed and couldn¡¯t help but swallow their saliva.


    Shu Yuughed and asked them to help start the fire. The meat buns were heated up very quickly.


    Shu Yu brought out three bowls, each with two buns in it. Then, she called out to the olddy, who was still listening to Lu Sanzhu¡¯s nonsense.


    At this point, the olddy already had a rough idea of what had happened. When she entered the kitchen, she held Shu Yu¡¯s hand, her face full of fear, ¡°Fortunately, we have you, Erya. Thank God you¡¯re back, otherwise¡­¡±


    Her eyes turned red and she sobbed, ¡°Otherwise, this family would really have been ruined.¡±


    She didn¡¯t even know that Old Lady Ruan had her eyes on Dahu and Sanya. Their family had almost been finished.


    Why didn¡¯t the heavens take that inhumane beast? If anything happened to Dahu and Sanya, she vowed to take Old Lady Ruan down with her.


    Shu Yu patted her head gently andforted her, ¡°Aren¡¯t they safe now? Our family is safe and sound, and the Ruan family has received their retribution. I don¡¯t think the Ruan family will dare to do anything more after this.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to you.¡±


    Shu Yu pushed the bowl to her, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. Grandma, you must be hungry now, having to rush all the way back. Have something to eat and fill your stomach first. I still have something to discuss with you.¡±


    ¡°Alright, alright,¡± The olddy was happy. When she saw the fragrant meat bun, she didn¡¯t hold back and took two big bites.


    Lu Sanzhu gulped and chuckled, ¡°Erya¡­¡±


    The olddy nced at him. To think Erya could control her third son. If it was in the past, Lu Sanzhu would have snatched all the meat buns away without a word, and even she, his mother, could not control him.


    Yet now, he was yearning for the meat buns but still didn¡¯t even dare to eat a single one.


    The olddy gloated and took a big bite in front of him, ¡°Mm, it¡¯s so fragrant. As expected of meat buns, they¡¯re much better than vegetable buns. Sanya, Dahu, hurry up and eat while it¡¯s hot. Eat more.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu was speechless. Was this really his real mother? Was there such an immoral mother?

 Chapter 68: Run a Small Business

    Chapter 68: Run a Small Business


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    Shu Yu had something to say to the olddy, and Lu Sanzhu¡¯s presence here was really an eyesore.


    She handed him two buns. Lu Sanzhu seemed afraid that she would take them back, so he immediately turned and ran away with the buns.


    After he was gone, the olddy said, ¡°Everything has its weakness, huh? It¡¯s rare for Sanzhu to be so obedient.¡±


    Shu Yu poured her a ss of water and asked Dahu and Sanya to eat slowly. Then, he said, ¡°Third uncle doesn¡¯t have any other good points, but he¡¯s really good at reading the atmosphere.¡±


    The olddy smiled and finished the bun in her hand.


    She hadn¡¯t eaten a meat bun in a long time, and she couldn¡¯t hold back just now.


    Shu Yu handed her another one, but the olddy waved her hand, ¡°Enough, I¡¯m done. Erya, you just said you have something to discuss with me. What is it?¡±


    ¡°I want to ask, what is our main source of ie?¡±


    Source of ie? The olddy was dazed for a moment.


    She paused for a moment before she said, ¡°You¡¯re talking about how our family makes money, right?¡±


    Shu Yu nodded, and the olddy did not hide it from her, ¡°Our family had seven or eight mu ofnd before, but we¡¯ve sold a few mu over the years. Especially after your father¡¯s leg was broken, he needed a lot of money to treat his leg. Now, we only have three mu ofnd left.¡±


    The olddy and Madam Ruan took care of the three mu ofnd.


    ¡°Other thannd, your mother and I do some needlework to support the family. Your father¡¯s leg isn¡¯t in a good state, so he can¡¯t walk, which is why he stays at home. He used to be an apprentice for a few years and knew a little carpentry. He usually makes some small wooden pieces to sell, but he can¡¯t go up the mountain to get wood, so he can only buy it. As a result, he doesn¡¯t earn much. In addition, he can¡¯t sit for too long, or his legs will go numb and it¡¯ll be more troublesome, which will naturally slow down his pace of work.¡±


    Shu Yu understood. Although the Lu family had three mu ofnd, it was probably not enough for them to sustain themselves.


    The rest of the ie was from sewing and selling small wooden items. They didn¡¯t earn much, yet they had to pay for the family¡¯s living expenses, Lu Erbai¡¯s medical expenses, and even the travel expenses in search of her back when she had been missing.


    The olddy¡¯s face was full of misery after she finished.


    They were confident that as long as Lu Erbai¡¯s leg was cured, their future days would get better and better. However, she had also heard from Doctor Xu that even if his leg recovered, it would not be as flexible as before.


    There were only a fewborers in the family. Their days would probably not improve much.


    Shu Yu pondered for a moment and said, ¡°Grandma, have you ever thought about renting out those few mu ofnd and starting our own small business?¡±


    ¡°Small business?¡± The olddy was stunned and shook her head, ¡°No, your mother and I don¡¯t have any skills. We only know how to farm. It¡¯s not easy to run a small business too. Besides, this requires capital, and we can¡¯t even take out a hundred copper coins.¡±


    ¡°How can you not have any skills? Aren¡¯t you and mother very good at needlework?¡±


    ¡°I can just sew and mend some clothes. Your mother¡¯s needlework is good butpared to the embroiderers in the city, the gap is huge. She can mend the ordinary handkerchiefs and fans, but she can¡¯t do any more than that.¡±


    The olddy waved her hands, thinking that Shu Yu¡¯s thoughts were a little naive.


    However, Shu Yu said, ¡°That¡¯s not important. It doesn¡¯t matter if mum¡¯s embroidery skills can¡¯tpare to the professionals, but I¡¯ve seen her sewing skills. She¡¯s very skilled and her needlework is beautiful. Just this point is enough.¡±

 Chapter 69: Clothing Shop

    Chapter 69: Clothing Shop


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    The olddy did not understand, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Grandma, I just want normal sets of ready-to-wear clothes. As for the embroidery work, I¡¯ll find an embroiderer to do it if I need it. I¡¯m selling something else.¡±


    The olddy was curious, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°A skill. A skill in matching outfits and makeup.¡±


    There was no such profession as a stylist or coordinator yet in this era, but Shu Yu was well-versed in this line of work.


    In her previous life, she had used this as her starting point. She had first gotten close to a celebrity the big shot supported. Through the celebrity, she had gotten to know the big shot and deliberately disyed her abilities in other aspects before the other party. Finally, step by step, she managed to stand by the big shot¡¯s side.


    Although she had not been in this line of work for a long time, she had not lost her foundation. The knowledge she had learned was still in her mind.


    Shu Yu had already nned it out. She was already prepared for her possible ending of exile and was not trying to change it.


    That being said, she coulde back after being exiled, possibly in a month or two. After all, she was only the Shu family¡¯s adopted daughter, and she was almost killed by the Shu family. Others wouldn¡¯t care about her oue.


    However, if she wanted to return in such a short time after her exile, she had to know someone who could bring her back.


    The current Jiangyuan County was very poor. People like the county magistrate had long been tied to the same boat as the Shu family. If the Shu family was exiled, the officials in the county were probably going to change as well. As such, Shu Yu had never counted on these people.


    However, Shu Yu still remembered one thing that was written in the book. The second wife of the vice minister from the capital¡¯s central judicial office, Madam Chang, had a cousin, Madam Deng, who married into the wealthy Jiang family of Jiangyuan County.


    Their rtionship was ratherplicated. The wife of the central judicial office¡¯s vice minister had a good rtionship with Madam Deng when they were young. However, when Madam Chang¡¯s family was in trouble, not only did the Deng family not help, they even hit them when they were down. The rtionship between the two families was broken, but in private, Madam Deng maintained a good rtionship with Madam Chang. When Madam Chang had been in trouble, Madam Deng had secretly helped her.


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    It was likely that even Madam Deng¡¯s husband¡¯s family did not know about this. It was only after a while when the central judicial office¡¯s vice minister came to Dongan Prefecture to investigate the Shu family incident that everyone learned of their rtionship when the two met.


    Shu Yu had her eyes on Madam Deng. As long as the central judicial office¡¯s vice minister turned a blind eye to her background, there was a lot of room for maniption.


    In the past, she did not care about being exiled or not. After all, even if she went to a remote ce, Shu Yu could still work hard and lead a good life. She had no people or things to miss in Dongan Prefecture, so it did not matter if she went to a new ce.


    As such, even though she knew the oue, she had never thought ofing back.


    But it was different now. Now¡­ She had a family. Whether it was the olddy who had a tough mouth but a soft heart, Lu Erbai who was so stubborn that he almost crippled his legs just to find his daughter, the gentle but warm Madam Ruan, Dahu who pretended to be calm, or Sanya whose eyes were filled with joy the moment she saw her, and even¡­ Daya whom she had never even met but still gave her the best things.


    They had all given her the warmth of family that she had been missing for many years, and Shu Yu could not bear to part with them. She wanted toe back and live with them.


    At the thought of this, Shu Yu reached out and held the olddy¡¯s hand, who looked confused. She smiled and said, ¡°Grandma, let¡¯s open a ready-to-wear clothing shop. I¡¯ll tell you the detailster.


    A ready-to-wear clothing shop? The olddy was surprised. She wanted to open a shop right away? The cost of opening a clothing store was not low.

 Chapter 70: Daya Can’t Bear Children

    Chapter 70: Daya Can¡¯t Bear Children


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    The olddy knew that Erya would definitely be the one funding the shop¡¯s capital, but she felt guilty for taking this money.


    Shu Yu, on the other hand, wanted to start a small business slowly. After all, she had to build a strong foundation. Unfortunately, she did not have that much time.


    The olddy still wanted to say something, but Shu Yu had already stood up and entered the house.


    After a while, she came back with a basket.


    ¡°Grandma, third aunt said that Daya came by when we weren¡¯t around. She went backter, but I think she left this behind.¡±


    The olddy was stunned for a moment and her attention shifted.


    Even Dahu and Sanya stopped eating their buns and looked at the basket.


    The olddy looked at the cloth in the basket and was silent for a while. Then, she let out a long sigh, ¡°This is a gift from Daya. Just take it.¡±


    Shu Yu nodded and took out the peaches from under the cloth. She handed them to Dahu and Sanya, then asked them to wash the fruits.


    After the two children left, Shu Yu asked, ¡°Grandma, I haven¡¯t seen Daya yet. Tell me about her situation. Which family did she marry? Do her inws treat her well?¡±


    The olddy was stunned. She looked up at Shu Yu and saw her clear eyes. Sheughed bitterly, ¡°Daya is three years older than you. She married into Dayan Vige two years ago. Her husband is called Zhang Shu, and he¡¯s quite good to her. He¡¯s also honest and would help out with the work when hees over.¡±


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    ¡°Daya is just quite thin, but she¡¯s good-looking, just like you. When the Zhang family hade to propose marriage, they had taken a fancy to Daya¡¯s sensible, virtuous, and diligent character. Their marriage was done properly with all the steps. In the first six months of their marriage, Daya woulde back almost once a month and a half, quite frequently. But half a yearter, when the Zhang family saw that there was no movement from Daya¡¯s stomach, their attitudes turned ugly. At that point, Daya rarely came back, and she never spent the night here anymore. She would be called back after less than two hours.¡±


    The olddy felt sad as she spoke. She felt that the lives of her second son¡¯s children were just too hard.


    Daya was leading a hard married life, Erya was stolen and sold when she was young and they had thus been separated for more than ten years, and Sanya¡¯s face was injured. As a result, the little brats in the vige would call Sanya ugly every day, and because of this, Dahu fought with them several times. Every time he came back, he was injured. The two children wouldn¡¯t even gobble down a meat bun. They had only nibbled on half of the meat bun by the time it turned cold.


    ¡°Just why is Daya¡¯s stomach so disappointing? It had already been two years. If she is still childless in a year, how was she going to live her life in the future? Not only will the Zhang family treat her poorly, but the vigers will also point fingers at her. It may affect your and Sanya¡¯s marriage in the future too. Thest time I saw her, she was so skinny that she looked like she had aged a few years.¡±


    Shu Yu patted her hand and said in a low voice, ¡°Grandma, don¡¯t worry. The matter of having a child depends on fate. Besides, it¡¯s not necessarily Daya¡¯s fault that she can¡¯t give birth. It could also be because Zhang Shu is sick.¡±


    The olddy raised her head abruptly, ¡°How is that possible?¡±


    ¡°Why not? Grandma, think about it, a woman can¡¯t give birth to a child on her own. If she doesn¡¯t get married and doesn¡¯t have sex, can she give birth without a man? It¡¯s just that the child is born from a woman¡¯s womb, so everyone thinks that it¡¯s the woman¡¯s responsibility if she is unable to give birth. But if the child is born from a man¡¯s stomach, will it be the man¡¯s problem?¡±

 Chapter 72: Village Chief Fan

    Chapter 72: Vige Chief Fan


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    Shu Yu squatted and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Dahu gulped and took out a small box, ¡°Second sister, this¡­ This is the ointment you asked us to make.¡±


    Shu Yu took it, opened it, and smelled it. It was a strong smell that wasn¡¯t quite pleasant, but it was made very carefully.


    Dahu looked at her nervously, ¡°Second sister, is it okay?¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± Shu Yu nodded. While she was helping the twins vent their anger, the two children were also diligently carrying out the task she gave them. They were not sloppy at all.


    Dahu was happy, ¡°That¡¯s great. I was worried that we had overdone it. Second sister, can we apply it on Sanya already then?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, I need to add something,¡± Shu Yu stood up, ¡°Leave the rest to me. Don¡¯t worry, Sanya will be a little beauty very soon.¡±


    Dahu pursed his lips and smiled again, looking very happy.


    For the next two days, Shu Yu followed the olddy to meet the vige chief of Shangshi Vige.


    The vige chief¡¯s surname was Fan, and because he was a rtive of the mayor of Wen Town, the vigers were not surprised that he was the vige chief.


    Vige Chief Fan was not exactly a good person. He had selfish motives and was greedy for small gains. He liked to listen to people¡¯s praises and would embezzle some small money to spend. That being said, he still had a bottom line and would not exploit the vigers too much.


    In general, he did not make any huge mistakes nor did he make any huge contributions. He was not good, but not bad either.


    When Shu Yu came to visit for the first time, he seemed somewhat displeased, probably because he felt that she didn¡¯t value him enough since she only came after a few days. However, he did a good job on the surface. He asked his wife to pick some fresh vegetables and send them over as a congrattory gift.


    The olddy then brought Shu Yu to Eldest Uncle Lu¡¯s house. However, other than Lu Dasong and Daniu, both of whom Shu Yu had met before, the other children were brought back to their maternal grandparents¡¯ by the eldest uncle¡¯s wife. She said that her maternal family was holding a wedding ceremony, so she brought her children to participate in the wedding banquet.


    The olddy was disgruntled, thinking that the eldest uncle¡¯s wife was doing this on purpose. She knew that Erya was back, yet she did not evene to see her. She even took her children away. She simply wasn¡¯t acting like an elder.


    Lu Dasong exined awkwardly, ¡°Honey went to second brother¡¯s house before, but there was no one at home at that time, so she came back. Erniu and the others are eager to meet Erya too. It¡¯s just a coincidence.¡±


    The olddy snorted coldly and went back with Shu Yu.


    Shu Yu didn¡¯t mind. She would see them sooner orter anyway.


    The only thing she cared about now was Lu Erbai¡¯s family.


    After they returned, Shu Yu gave the olddy a piece of silver, ¡°Grandma, in two days, fourth aunt and the others wille to our house. We have to entertain them. Take this money and buy some food.¡±


    The olddy refused, ¡°What¡¯s the need for that? We¡¯re all family. They know about our family¡¯s situation. We can just have some steamed buns with salted vegetables.¡±


    Shu Yu was speechless.


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    She took back the silver, ¡°Alright. If you don¡¯t want it, I¡¯ll take it myself. I¡¯ll buy some foodter.¡±


    When the olddy heard this, she became anxious and quickly snatched the silver fragment back, ¡°That can¡¯t do. If I leave you to it, you might buy something expensive. Look in the cab, there¡¯s still a lot of rice and flour left. You¡¯re not allowed to buy those anymore.¡±


    When Shu Yu passed her the silver again, the olddy sighed and epted it in the end, ¡°You only have so little money. If you spend it on us, what about your dowry in the future?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t I have you guys? After we open the shop, you¡¯ll be the ones doing the hard work. You can just help me save up again.¡±


    The olddy loved to hear this.

 Chapter 75: Dumb Doctor Zhao

    Chapter 75: Dumb Doctor Zhao


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    Even though they were old acquaintances, Shu Yu did not want to be recognized. After all, she was no longer the third miss of the Shu family.


    However, Lu Erbai suddenly eximed in shock, ¡°What are they doing?¡±


    Shu Yu turned her head again and saw Doctor Zhao, who used to be gentle, polite, and extremely patient when treating people, was now pushed to the ground. A few children surrounded him,ughing and jumping around, calling him a big fool while pulling his clothes, and even spitting at him.


    Doctor Zhao, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment. He then covered his face and began to cry. As he cried, he waved his hands and shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t hit me, don¡¯t eat me. I¡¯m not delicious, sob¡­¡±


    He had been holding a piece of bread in his hand, but it was snatched away by two children.


    He felt extremely aggrieved, ¡°I¡¯m hungry. Give it back to me. I¡¯m begging you. Give it back to me.¡±


    Shu Yu was stunned. She never thought that the easy-going Doctor Zhao would be like this.


    Did Young Master Meng know? Where was Young Master Meng?


    Lu Erbai couldn¡¯t possibly just watch the doctor who had saved him be like this and still be bullied by others. Naturally, Shu Yu couldn¡¯t either.


    Seeing that Lu Erbai was about to go over, Shu Yu stopped him, ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡±


    She jumped down from the carriage and ran directly to the children. Her face darkened as she shouted, ¡°Stop, or I¡¯ll throw you all into the river.¡±


    When Shu Yu¡¯s face was stern, she did look quite scary. The children looked at each other, took the bread, and ran away.


    After everyone had left, Shu Yu squatted and looked at the person in front of her. She called him in a low voice, ¡°Doctor Zhao, Doctor Zhao?¡±


    Doctor Zhao covered his face and curled up into a ball. His stomach was growling.


    Shu Yu paused, turned around, and walked to Madam Ruan¡¯s side. She took out a piece of pastry from the basket.


    She had just bought them for Dahu and Sanya to eat.


    Shu Yu returned to Doctor Zhao¡¯s side and handed the pastry over, ¡°Doctor Zhao, this is for you.¡±


    Doctor Zhao raised his head in a daze and carefully sized up Shu Yu. Then, he suddenly reached out and snatched the pastry over, taking a few fierce bites.


    Shu Yu opened her mouth and was about to ask him something, but Doctor Zhao seemed to be afraid that the pastry in his hand would be snatched away again. He quickly hugged it when he was halfway through eating, then got up and ran away without looking back.


    ¡°Hey¡­¡± Shu Yu was stunned for a moment.


    Then, she turned around and said to Lu Erbai and the rest, ¡°Dad, mum, get in the carriage first. I¡¯ll go and take a look. I¡¯ll be back in a while.¡±


    Lu Erbai stuck his head out, ¡°Be careful.¡±


    Shu Yu had already rushed out. Fortunately, Doctor Zhao was not running fast and even bumped into people from time to time, so she caught up with him very quickly.


    Doctor Zhao noticed that someone was following him and became increasingly nervous. It didn¡¯t take long for him to enter an alley.


    When Shu Yu turned the corner and caught up with him, she heard Doctor Zhao banging on the door of a small courtyard and shouting in horror, ¡°Open the door, Ah Yun, open the door. There are bad people. Bad people are chasing me and trying to kill me. I¡¯m so scared.¡±


    Shu Yu could only stop in her tracks and exin helplessly, ¡°I¡¯m not a bad person, and I¡¯m not¡­¡±


    Before she could finish her sentence, the door of the courtyard was opened, and a figure that Shu Yu was also familiar with walked out.


    Young¡­ Young Master Meng?


    To think he was here as well.


    As soon as the door opened, Doctor Zhao slipped into the courtyard under Meng Yuncheng¡¯s arm and grabbed his clothes in fear. He poked his head out from thetter¡¯s side while sizing up Shu Yu.

 Chapter 76: Meng Yunzheng

    Chapter 76: Meng Yunzheng


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    As soon as Doctor Zhao dodged, Meng Yunzheng naturally saw Shu Yu, who was standing outside the door.


    A look of surprise shed across his face as he sized her up in perplexity.


    Shu Yu knew that Meng Yunzheng had recognized her.


    She covered her face, but it was toote for her to turn around and leave. She sighed and raised her hand to greet him, ¡°Young Master Meng, it¡¯s been a long time.¡±


    Meng Yunzheng nodded and greeted her with a gentle smile on his face. He then turned to the side and made a ¡°pleasee in¡± gesture.


    Shu Yu hesitated for a moment, but still went in.


    The courtyard was small, not very big. Shu Yu sized it up for a while, then turned her head, wanting to ask what was going on with Doctor Zhao.


    She didn¡¯t expect to see Meng Yunzheng make a gesture to Doctor Zhao, patted his head, and ask him to go in with a smile.


    Shu Yu looked at the scene and felt her mind go nk. A bad feeling welled up in her heart.


    ¡°Young Master Meng, you ¡­¡±


    Meng Yunyun remained the same and didn¡¯t seem to mind. He pointed at his throat and waved his hand, his meaning particrly obvious.


    Shu Yu was stunned. Young Master Meng couldn¡¯t speak anymore? His beautiful voice was gone just like that?


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? Doctor Zhao has be like this, and you¡­¡± A year ago, one of them was a brilliant doctor who helped patients all over the world, and the other was a talented and handsome man. But now, one was retarded and the other was mute. They had also lost a lot of weight and were in worse condition than her.


    Meng Yunzheng smiled, turned around, and entered the door. Then, he took a piece of paper and started to write.


    ¡°There was an ident. Why is Miss Shu here?¡±


    Shu Yu knew that he didn¡¯t want to exin the reason, and coincidentally, she couldn¡¯t say her reasons either.


    So, she only said, ¡°I had an ident too. I happened to see Doctor Zhao just now, so I chased after him. Young Master Meng, just take it as¡­ you didn¡¯t see me today, okay?¡±


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    Meng Yunyun was silent for a moment, then nodded with a smile.


    Although Shu Yu had not known him for a long time, she more or less knew that he was a man of his word. Since he had already agreed, he naturally would not say anything.


    However, Meng Yunzheng quickly wrote another line, ¡°Miss Shu, please pretend that you didn¡¯t see us today as well.¡±


    Shu Yu agreed. Seeing that it was gettingte, she had to leave.


    Just now, she was worried that something might happen to Doctor Zhao, but since he was with Young Master Meng, she could rx.


    Young Master Meng obviously did not want to have too much to do with her, so Shu Yu decided to treat today¡¯s meeting as an ident.


    She prepared to leave, ¡°I¡¯m leaving. If Young Master Meng and Doctor Zhao encounter any difficulties and need help, you can let me know. Although I can¡¯t be of much help, I¡¯ll try my best.¡±


    If it wasn¡¯t for Doctor Zhao¡¯s brilliant medical skills, she might not have been able to stand here in good health.


    She was a good child who knew how to repay kindness, after all.


    However, Meng Yunzheng shook his head, indicating that he didn¡¯t need it.


    Shu Yu understood and turned to walk out of the courtyard.


    However, when she reached the door, she couldn¡¯t help but turn back and look at Meng Yunzheng¡¯s smiling face. She said softly, ¡°Young Master Meng, you¡­If you don¡¯t feel happy, you don¡¯t have to keep smiling. This smile is a little fake.¡±


    After she said that, she quickly ran off.


    The courtyard door closed again, and the smile on Meng Yunzheng¡¯s face slowly faded.


    He touched his face. Was his smile very fake? Yet, the others couldn¡¯t tell and all said that his smile was like a spring breeze.

 Chapter 78: Meeting the Eldest Uncle’s Wife

    Chapter 78: Meeting the Eldest Uncle¡¯s Wife


    Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    The olddy discussed with Lu Erbai as she ate, ¡°Since you¡¯re back, we should bring up the matter of Eryaing back and getting to know her rtives. It just so happened that the eldest daughter-inw had returned from her mother¡¯s house with her children. Tomorrow, we should invite those families over for a visit. Third brother, when you¡¯re done eating, go and tell Dasong¡¯s family. Don¡¯t go missing again tomorrow.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu slurped on his noodles and nodded perfunctorily, ¡°Got it.¡±


    As long as there was food, it was not a big deal to run errands.


    The olddy felt speechless just seeing him like this. She quickly looked away and said to Lu Erbai, ¡°I¡¯ve also sent someone to tell your sister¡¯s family. It¡¯s the same for Daya. Speaking of which, we haven¡¯t seen her for a long time. When shees back tomorrow, let her stay at home for the night, so that she doesn¡¯t have to work again when she goes back. She can also rest at home and not be tired out.¡±


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    At the mention of Daya¡¯s hard life, Madam Ruan lost her appetite for the oily noodles.


    Lu Erbai, on the other hand, frowned, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s great if Dayaes back to stay. However, there are only two rooms in the house. I¡¯m afraid there isn¡¯t enough space.¡±


    It was still fine in the past, but now Erya was back. Daya was also married, so if she wanted to stay the night, they couldn¡¯t just drive Zhang Shu back, right?


    Unexpectedly, the olddy said, ¡°Why not? I¡¯ll go over to Dasong¡¯s house and let Daya and Erya stay here. The two sisters can have a good chat too. As for Zhang Shu, since our houses are not far from each other, it¡¯s the same to let him go back first.¡±


    When Sanya heard this, she quickly raised her head, swallowed the noodles in her mouth, and said, ¡°Me! And me! The three of us sisters want to talk.¡±


    Dahu subconsciously wanted to say something, but when he remembered that he was not a sister, he sighed and continued eating his noodles.


    The olddy smiled ¡°Alright, you three have a good chat.¡±


    In the past, she had felt sorry for the Zhang family and Zhang Shu because she felt that it was Daya¡¯s belly that had failed to live up to expectations, causing the Zhang family to not have an heir even now.


    However, she had now been sessfully brainwashed by Shu Yu. Since Daya and her husband had yet to see a doctor, the olddy felt that it must be Zhang Shu¡¯s problem for their inability to conceive a child after two years of marriage.


    With such thoughts in mind, even if Zhang Shu was honest and willing to work, the olddy still found him a little unpleasant to the eye.


    She snorted coldly, and Lu Erbai didn¡¯t say anything more. He did hope that Daya could have a good rest when she came back.


    With that decided, the olddy carried the tes and chopsticks back to the kitchen in satisfaction.


    Talking about the problem with amodation, Shu Yu thought of the problem of building a new room again.


    This matter was rather urgent and had to be brought up on the agenda as soon as possible.


    After she met her rtives tomorrow, the renovation could start.


    That night, the entire family went to bed early. Perhaps it was because there were fewer things to worry about, but their mental conditions were much better.


    Thus, the next morning, when Lu Dasong brought his wife, Madam Li, over to help, Madam Li, who had not seen Madam Ruan and the others for a few days, was clearly stunned.


    It had only been a few days, and although Madam Ruan was still as thin and weak as before, she looked different. She looked¡­ radiant.


    It seemed that with Erya¡¯s return, the second brother¡¯s family was really bing different.


    This was the first time Madam Li had seen Shu Yu. She looked at thetter¡¯s fair and clean face, her tall figure. She was as pretty as a flower. One could tell at a nce that she had been well brought up. Madam Li felt sour.


    With this, Erya was the prettiest among the Lu family.

 Chapter 79: Erya Can’t be So Lazy

    Chapter 79: Erya Can¡¯t be So Lazy


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    Shu Yu stepped forward and greeted her eldest uncle and his wife, then weed the two into the central room.


    Madam Li had just sat down when the olddy came over and snorted, ¡°What are you sitting for? Didn¡¯t youe here early in the morning to help? Do you really take yourself as a guest? Come with me to the kitchen to pick some vegetables.¡±


    Madam Li¡¯s expression immediately turned ugly, but she didn¡¯t say much. After informing Lu Dasong, she went to the kitchen.


    Lu Dasong went into the house to see Lu Erbai. Shu Yu poured him a ss of water, then went to the backyard to boil medicine for Lu Erbai.


    The medicine on Lu Erbai¡¯s leg had to be changed every day, and only Shu Yu was better at this.


    Madam Li entered the kitchen and only saw the olddy and Madam Ruan. Even Sanya was there, but she didn¡¯t see Shu Yu follow in. She immediately felt ufortable and said sourly, ¡°Why isn¡¯t Eryaing in to help? We have to entertain the guests, but she¡¯s hiding. Ady can¡¯t be toozy.¡±


    The olddy abruptly stood up and red at her, ¡°Who are you callingzy? If you don¡¯t want to do it, go back home. Why are you being so sarcastic? Don¡¯t make things difficult for yourself. Erya is obedient and diligent. I didn¡¯t let her into the kitchen. Do you have a problem with that?¡±


    The olddy did not lie about this. Erya was too honest and not stingy at all when entertaining guests. If Erya were to be allowed to cook, the olddy could guarantee that Madam Li and the others would want to have dinner after lunch.


    The olddy vowed to prevent such things from happening.


    Their family was in a difficult time now, so they should save as much as they could. Besides, didn¡¯t they usually eat like this?


    Madam Li didn¡¯t dare to refute her mother-inw, but she still felt that Shu Yu had retained the air of a young miss even though she had returned home.


    The olddy did not care what she thought. On the contrary, she felt that Erya had seen the world and knew more than them. The girl was doing big things! How could she be confined to the stove?


    Not long after, Lu Sanzhu came over with Madam Liang.


    Madam Li was very shocked. She looked up at the sky. The sun had not risen from the west.


    The third brother and his wife would usually rush over only when it was time for dinner. Once they arrived, they would take the bowls and chopsticks to the table and eat straight away. Then, they would leave after eating and would never help.


    To think they were here so early today. Madam Liang even rolled up her sleeves and came in to help, looking very energetic.


    ¡°Mother, eldest sister-inw, second sister-inw, I am here. What do I need to do? Just tell me. ¡±


    The olddy nced at her. Well, Sanzhu must have told her about Erya¡¯s abilities. It was rare for her to be so diligent. She handed thetter a basket of vegetables, ¡°Take it to the river to wash.¡±


    Madam Liang responded and left happily.


    The olddy looked at her three troublesome daughters-inw. She was not satisfied with all three of them.


    Her eldest daughter-inw was hypocritical and petty. She would smile on the surface but y dirty tricks in the dark.


    Her second daughter-inw was timid and had no opinions of her own, and even had a vicious maternal family.


    Her third daughter-inw waszy, spoiling the child so much that he was out of control, and even the child¡¯s father couldn¡¯t control him.


    However, no matter how much she disliked them, she could not return them.


    The olddy thought about it as she walked out of the kitchen. She saw Daniuing over.


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    Daniu held a fish in his hand and smiled. ¡°Grandma, this is for you. I just went to the river to catch it. It¡¯s still alive and kicking. We can have an extra dish for lunch.¡±


    The olddy was all smiles. ¡°My gosh, my eldest grandson is so capable. Come, give me the fish and quickly go back to change your clothes. Look at how wet you are. Don¡¯t catch a cold.¡±


    Dahu came out from behind Daniu, also drenched.


    The olddy urged him to change his clothes as well.

 Chapter 81: Guarantee You’ve Never Had it Before

    Chapter 81: Guarantee You¡¯ve Never Had it Before


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    Almost without thinking, Shu Yu could tell what Lanhua was thinking from her behavior.


    She took a few steps forward and stood in front of the girl. Then, she smiled and asked, ¡°You¡¯re Lanhua, right? I was just wondering why I didn¡¯t see you. Come in, have a seat, and rest for a while.¡±


    Lanhua subconsciously followed her into the central room. Dabao and Erniu were already quarreling in the central room.


    At this moment, the olddy came in with a fruit tter. She shouted at them, ¡°Alright, alright, stop quarreling. Come and eat something. Quiet down.¡±


    Shu Yu looked at the peanuts and chestnuts served by the olddy, as well as the sour wild fruits picked from the mountain. She could not help but smack her forehead.


    Third Lu hurriedly ran out of the house with his daughter in his arms. When he saw the fruit tter, he was stunned, ¡°Mother, is this all you¡¯re giving us? Where are the pastries? Where¡¯s the candy?¡±


    When he followed Shu Yu to the county yesterday, he saw with his own eyes that she had bought those things. Why weren¡¯t they used to entertain guests? Wasn¡¯t this a little too much?


    The olddy sneered, ¡°It¡¯s good enough that there¡¯s food to eat. Don¡¯t you see how difficult your second brother¡¯s life is? You still want to eat pastries and sweets? In your sweet dreams.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu opened his mouth and wanted to say that Shu Yu was rich.


    However, when he looked up, he saw Shu Yu, and thetter revealed a bright smile. Lu Sanzhu suddenly shuddered. She had the same smile when she went to the Ruan family.


    He didn¡¯t dare to provoke her.


    Lu Sanzhu stuffed Baoya into Lanhua¡¯s arms and said, ¡°Help me look after Baoya.¡±


    Then, he escaped by saying he needed to go to the toilet.


    Lanhua was stunned for a moment. It was not until Baoya, who was in her arms, struggled to reach for the fruit tter on the table that she came to her senses and gave the toddler a piece of fruit.


    Baoya took a bite, and it was so sour that her whole body trembled. Then, she threw the fruit in her hand to the ground and began to cry.


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    Lanhua hurriedly coaxed her, ¡°Baoya, don¡¯t cry, don¡¯t cry.¡±


    Sanya looked up and held Baoya¡¯s hand, ¡°Baoya, don¡¯t cry. Look, look at my shoes. My second sister bought them for me. They¡¯re new. Don¡¯t they look good?¡±


    Baoya cried even harder.


    Sanya looked at Shu Yu helplessly. She felt the urge to cry as well.


    Shu Yu did not know whether tough or cry. She patted Sanya¡¯s head and said to Baoya, ¡°If you don¡¯t cry, I¡¯ll give you something good to eatter.¡±


    Baoya stopped, blinked, and asked, ¡°Is it¡­ Is it sweets?¡±


    As expected of Lu Sanzhu¡¯s daughter, she remembered her father¡¯s words very clearly.


    However, when the other people present heard the conversation between the two, they all turned their heads to look at Shu Yu. Even Erniu and Dabao rushed over. Dabao used to be fierce to her, but now he hadpletely forgotten about their past grudges. His chubby little face trembled.


    Shu Yuughed, ¡°It¡¯s even more delicious than sweets. I guarantee you¡¯ve never had it before.¡±


    Shu Yu had indeed bought pastries and candy and was prepared to serve the guests today. However, the olddy also said that there was only so much food. The fourth aunt and Daya were not here yet. If they took those out now, these children would probably have finished it at this point.


    It would be better to wait for everyone to arrive, and the younger ones would each get a little so that everyone could taste some sweetness.


    Shu Yu felt that what the olddy said made sense, so she had no objections.


    Upon hearing that there was something more delicious than sweets, Lu Sanzhu, who had left, ran back. He asked excitedly, ¡°What is it? What is it?¡±


    Shu Yu¡¯s eyelids twitched uncontrobly.

 Chapter 82: Use Corn Kernels

    Chapter 82: Use Corn Kernels


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    Shu Yu did as she said. After she finished speaking to Baoya, she went straight to the kitchen.


    The others immediately followed curiously. Even the steady Daniu followed while pretending to be nonchnt.


    However, the Lu family¡¯s kitchen was small and narrow. The olddy and the others were already inside. If everyone went in, they wouldn¡¯t even be able to turn around.


    Shu Yu said to everyone, ¡°You guys can sit in the central room for a while. I¡¯ll bring it over when it¡¯s done. It¡¯ll be quick.¡±


    She was saying that, but the children¡¯s resistance to food that was more delicious than sweets was too weak. None of them were willing to leave, so they all stopped outside the kitchen.


    Dahu was fast. He entered the kitchen before Shu Yu and said with a straight face, ¡°Second sister, I¡¯ll help you start the fire.¡±


    Sanya was a step slower. She pouted and stomped her feet. How could her brother be like this? He didn¡¯t even let her have the job of lighting the fire.


    Shu Yu found it funny. She walked into the kitchen and instantly received the gazes of the others in the kitchen.


    Madam Li looked at Shu Yu and then at her daughter at the door. It would have been better if she didn¡¯t make aparison, but theparison made her even more upset.


    ¡°Erya, what are you doing in the kitchen? Your grandma didn¡¯t let youe, saying you don¡¯t know how to cook. It¡¯s not that I¡¯m being bossy, but girls still need to know how to cook. Otherwise, it¡¯ll be hard for them to get married in the future.¡±


    Although Madam Ruan was timid, she still spoke up unhappily when it came to her daughter, ¡°Erya is very good at cooking. Her food is especially delicious, better than any of us.¡±


    Madam Liang had already returned. She nodded when she heard this, ¡°That¡¯s true. Sanzhu brought a bowl of noodles back and said that Erya cooked it. I¡¯m still craving that taste even now.¡±


    Then, she looked at the olddy, ¡°Mother, why don¡¯t we let Erya be the head chef?¡±


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    The olddy did not care about her three daughter-inw¡¯s infighting. She looked at Shu Yu kindly, ¡°What do you want to do, Erya? Just say it and we¡¯ll do it.¡±


    ¡°I want to make some snacks for everyone to try. Grandma, I need some corn kernels.¡±


    Corn kernels?


    What kind of snacks can corn kernels make? Dabao and the others outside the kitchen were very disappointed when they heard this.


    They had thought that something more delicious than pastries would be made from things like refined flour and pork.


    Could corn kernels even make a flower?


    Dabao waved his hand, ¡°This is boring. I¡¯m going to eat the chestnuts and peanuts.¡±


    Erniu followed him, ¡°I want some too. Don¡¯t finish it all by yourself.¡±


    ¡°Can I finish such a big pot? I¡¯m not a pig.¡±


    ¡°You are.¡±


    The two went back to the central room noisily.


    Shu Yu ignored them and took the corn kernels from the olddy.


    They had not started cooking the dishes yet. The Lu family had two stoves. One was currently cooking rice, while the other one was still vacant.


    Shu Yu asked Dahu to start the fire and then poured some oil.


    Although the few people in the kitchen were working, they were watching Shu Yu¡¯s movements at the same time. When they saw how much oil she poured, they suddenly felt their hearts tighten.


    Madam Li muttered, ¡°If you don¡¯t take care of the household, you won¡¯t know how expensive food is. This is too much of a waste.¡±


    After so many days, the olddy and Madam Ruan were used to Shu Yu¡¯s oil consumption. The oil she was using now was only a little more than her previous cooking. It was fine.


    After pouring the oil, Shu Yu began to add sugar.


    This time, even the olddy and Madam Ruan started to feel heartache. After all, sugar was not cheap.


    However, Shu Yu didn¡¯t put too much in. The taste was rtively light.


    After stirring it a few times, Shu Yu poured the corn kernel into the oil.

 Chapter 84: I’ll Beat You to Death

    Chapter 84: I¡¯ll Beat You to Death


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    Erniu and Dabao had already smelled the fragrance and ran to Shu Yu in unison.


    ¡°I want to eat it, give it to me!¡± Dabao¡¯s eyes lit up as he shouted and reached out to grab it.


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    Shu Yu immediately turned to Lu Sanzhu, ¡°Third uncle¡­¡±


    Thetter¡¯s eyelids twitched, and he grabbed his son, ¡°What¡¯s the hurry? Go sit over there. You¡¯ll have your portion.¡±


    When Lu Sanzhu¡¯s face darkened, Dabao was still quite afraid of him. He could only sit on the stool and whine.


    Only then did Shu Yu put the popcorn on the table and said to the few of them, ¡°You guys can eat it, but you¡¯re not allowed to snatch or have it all to yourself. If I find out, no one can have any.¡±


    The children nodded.


    As soon as Shu Yu turned around, the crowd surrounded the popcorn.


    Lu Sanzhu was squeezed in the middle of a bunch of children, not feeling embarrassed at all.


    However, it was good that he was there. He understood Shu Yu¡¯s character very well, so he used his identity as an elder to suppress the few children who were eager to grab and stuff the popcorn into their pockets. He strictly divided a portion to each person, and the rest was ced on a high tform.


    Daniu and Lanhua were older so they wouldn¡¯t fight over popcorn. Still, they each had a handful of popcorn.


    The two of them tasted it and couldn¡¯t help but widen their eyes in surprise.


    This snack was too delicious. If they hadn¡¯t seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn¡¯t have believed that it was made from corn kernels.


    The noisy children quieted down in an instant. They were talking about the popcorn as they ate.


    Because of this novel and delicious snack, Dabao and Erniu were simply impressed by Shu Yu.


    Dabao stuffed himself with popcorn as he asked, ¡°Erya, do you know how to cook anything else?¡±


    Shu Yu said, ¡°Call me sister.¡±


    ¡°Sister Erya, do you know how to make anything else?¡± Just like his father, Dabao¡¯s attitude changed very quickly when there was food.


    ¡°Yes. As long as I have the ingredients, I can make a lot of food,¡± Shu Yu raised her eyebrows at him.


    ¡°Then, then can you make some for me?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Shu Yu shook his head and rejected him frankly.


    Dabao was stunned for a moment. He even forgot to eat the popcorn in his hand. ¡°Why? I¡¯m already calling you sister.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care. Who asked you to bully Dahu and Sanya? You had food, but you never shared it with Sanya and the others. You even deliberately came to boast about it and make them hungry. If not for Dahu and Sanya¡¯s magnanimity, you wouldn¡¯t have been able to eat the popcorn today. Yet you still want to eat good food in the future? I¡¯m not your parents. Why would I spoil you?¡±


    Dabao was stunned. He looked at the cold and heartless Shu Yu in disbelief.


    Why? She was his sister. Why wouldn¡¯t she give him food? His mother had clearly said that the older siblings had to give in to the younger ones.


    When he was at his eldest uncle¡¯s house, other than Erniu who would asionally quarrel with him, Cuihua, Daniu, and Lanhua would always give in to him. Erniu would alsopromise with him in the end.


    When he went to his maternal grandfather¡¯s house, his cousins had never said such cold and heartless words either.


    Dabao¡¯s mouth twitched and he immediatelyy on the ground without a word. He kicked his legs and cried, ¡°Erya, you¡¯re a bad woman, you money-losing b*tch. If you don¡¯t give me food, I¡¯ll beat you to death! I¡¯ll beat you to death!¡±


    When he started crying, the sound was earth-shattering, and it shocked everyone.


    Lu Sanzhu subconsciously wanted to help his son, but when he saw that the person who made him cry was Shu Yu, he immediately shrank back and kept quiet.


    Forget it, forget it. His son would just cry for a while anyway. He would be fine after he was done crying. It was already a blessing that he wouldn¡¯t be hurt.

 Chapter 85: Let Him Cry!

    Chapter 85: Let Him Cry!


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    Lu Dasong and Lu Erbai, who were talking in the house, also heard themotion. Lu Dasong immediately came out.


    Madam Liang, who was in the kitchen, also wanted to rush over, but she was red at by the olddy, ¡°Your husband is in the central room, what are you going to join in the fun for? Dabao has always cried crocodile tears, what¡¯s there to worry about?¡±


    Madam Liang thought about it and found that she was right, so she didn¡¯t go over. After all, she was also worried that the te of popcorn would be finished by her eldest and second sister-inw.


    What Madam Liang didn¡¯t know was that this time, her precious son was really heartbroken. Tears and snot fell like a waterfall.


    Daniu was, after all, the oldest, and Lanhua had also grown up. Seeing that their father and third uncle could not intervene in the children¡¯s conflict since they were elders, they could onlye forward to mediate the situation.


    However, they had only taken a few steps when they were stopped by Shu Yu.


    ¡°Let him cry!¡±


    Cuihua, who had just entered the courtyard with her husband, happened to hear this as soon as she entered the door.


    The two of them were stunned. They looked at the center of the central room. No one had noticed their arrival.


    Cuihua saw an unfamiliar girl standing in the middle. She was beautiful, and just by standing there, she was the focus of everyone.


    Then, she looked at Dabao, who was sitting on the ground and crying. She thought to herself that there must have been a conflict.


    As the eldest sister, Cuihua naturally wanted to step forward to help mediate.


    However, before she could say anything, Shu Yu had already squatted and looked at the little fatty, ¡°Since your mouth is so smelly, do you want me to sew it up for you? I¡¯m standing right in front of you, but I won¡¯t cook for you. Come, beat me to death.¡±


    Dabao widened his eyes and looked at Shu Yu¡¯s cold eyes. For some reason, he felt a little scared.


    With this fear, his cries became even louder.


    Lu Sanzhu could see that Shu Yu was angry. He could onlyugh dryly, ¡°Erya, Dabao is still young and insensible.¡±


    ¡°Young? He is already eight years old, but still young? Sanya and Dahu are younger than him, but one knows how to get pigweed, and the other knows how to chop wood. They have never cried and fought just because they couldn¡¯t have a bite of food. What state is the Lu family in? If he wanted to eat deer antlers and bear paws, would you make them appear just because he cried? On top of that, he¡¯s so mean. If he leaves this vige, he¡¯ll be beaten to death.¡±


    Lu Sanzhu immediately didn¡¯t dare to say anything. He didn¡¯t think so in the past, but after seeing the world with Erya, he felt that it was truly possible. Didn¡¯t Erya just use an axe to cut people when they didn¡¯t agree with her?


    Therefore, he could only try to persuade his son, ¡°Dabao, don¡¯t cry. Your sister Erya is right. We can¡¯t just cry for whatever we want to eat.¡±


    Dabao did not expect that even his father would not side with him and that his mother would note over. Everyone in the main room was stopped by Shu Yu.


    He suddenly realized that no matter how much he cried, he would have nothing to eat since Shu Yu said so.


    Shu Yu was still squatting in front of him. She said to him word by word, ¡°Either you stop now, or you can continue scolding me, and I¡¯ll get a needle and thread to sew up your mouth. Worse, you can hit me, and I¡¯ll hang you on a tree outside to let everyoneugh at you. If you want me to cook for you, that¡¯s wishful thinking.¡±


    Dabao was stunned. He wiped his tears and snot with his sleeve and sniffled as he got up.


    Without another word, he ran out.


    Everyone was stunned by his sudden action. Daniu was worried and quickly chased after him.


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