Chapter 261 Let's fight already!

Madam Liang sat to one side, picked up a palm-leaf fan from the table and fanned herself a couple of times before saying, "Isn't it market day? We came to the market and also to sell some dried goods we had dried earlier. Now that we've sold them all, we came to see Mother and you all."

Going to the market?

Shu Yu knew that Lu Sanzhu and his wife didn't like working in the fields, but Lu Sanzhu liked to wander around and would occasionally go up the mountain. It wasn't for hunting, though; he didn't know how.

But he would go looking for traps set by hunters, and if he was lucky, he would encounter prey that had fallen into the traps.

He would simply keep the prey for himself, either to sell it or to eat it.

Anyway, it's pretty unethical.

To conceal his unethical behavior, he deliberately gathered some wild produce on the mountain and put it in his basket to disguise himself as he staggered down the mountain. After all, he was afraid of running into hunters and being beaten.

As the number of times increased, the amount of mountain produce also increased, so Liang would collect it and sell it on market days.

However, these are all common items, and they don't fetch high prices; they're just enough to scrape together a few coins.

Shu Yu understood, but didn't ask any further questions. She then got up and went to the kitchen.

Upon seeing that they were heading to the kitchen, Lu Sanzhu and Liang Shi hurriedly followed.

The two were very self-aware and started looking for food after going inside, but after searching around, they found nothing.

Lu Sanzhu looked pitiful and said, "Ayu, we've been busy all day and we're so tired, and we're hungry too."

Didn't you bring some biscuits?

Lu Sanzhu choked for a moment, "It tastes terrible, the child's mother's cooking is no good."

Liang Shi, “…” She actually made a personal attack?

Shu Yu glanced back at them—Let's fight! Let's fight!

Unfortunately, the two did not get what she wanted. Shu Yu felt a pang of regret. Seeing that there were still some noodles that had been prepared in the kitchen, she grabbed a couple of handfuls and said, "It's getting late. Let's cook some noodles and help with the fire."

She guessed that at this time, the old lady and Daya should have gone to the clothing store to deliver food.

Anyway, it's not far away, so we usually cook at home and send the food over, and then the whole family eats together.

Before Shu Yu left, she told the old lady that she wasn't sure when she would be back and that there was no need to save food for her, so the stove was empty at the moment.

Lu Sanzhu immediately went outside and brought in a pile of firewood, while Liang Shi quickly washed the pots and started the fire.

The noodles were cooked by Shu Yu. Liang's cooking skills... were indeed not very good, and she didn't want to make herself suffer.

Lu Sanzhu and his companion were delighted, but when they saw Shu Yu adding meat, eggs, and a large spoonful of lard, their eyelids twitched violently.

He didn't care before, but now...

While eating his noodles, Lu Sanzhu subtly inquired, "Ayu, do you still have enough clothes in the shop? I mean, if you're too busy, could you ask your wife to help out? Don't worry, she won't be paid."

Liang stomped hard on the table with her foot that was under the table.

Lu Sanzhu glared back, gesturing with his eyes: I'm asking if the clothing store is doing well, understand? If it's not doing well, why is Ayu feeding us so well? This is no different from a last meal before execution; something terrible is about to happen.

Liang's appetite was instantly affected, but with such delicious noodles, even with a poor appetite, she still ate them very quickly.

The only one who remained unfazed was Shu Yu. She ate quickly, and after finishing a sip of soup, she answered Lu Sanzhu's question, "Oh, there aren't many clothes left in the shop. Speaking of which, we really need Auntie San's help with some chores."

(End of this chapter)