Chapter 402 The Li Family's Changing Face

This also includes the Li family.

Li was startled by his disheveled appearance and abruptly stood up and walked over, "Da Niu, what happened to you?"

Li was upset because she thought Lu Dasong and Da Niu hadn't returned home yet, and assumed they were working like slaves for Lu Sixing and the others again. So she came over to check on them.

When they arrived, they found that Lu Dasong was indeed there, helping with some manual labor. But Da Niu was nowhere to be found. They asked Lu Sixing and the others, but none of them knew where he was.

Who would have thought that Da Niu would suddenly appear in front of everyone in this manner.

Thinking something had happened to him, Li was anxious. "Have you been bullied?"

Da Niu wiped his face, waved his hand and said, "Mom, I'm fine. I just tripped and fell because I was running too fast. It's nothing."

"Running too fast? What's the rush? The roads are slippery in the rain, can't you be more careful? What if you fall and get hurt?"

"I ran over here to tell my fourth aunt and the others that the county officials have come looking for them."

Li's heart skipped a beat. Her first thought, like Aunt Yao's, was, "The officials... they're here again? What... what happened?"

"It's nothing," Da Niu said hastily, and then hurriedly walked inside.

As he walked down the corridor, Lu Sixing came out with a clean handkerchief and handed it to him. "Hurry up, wipe yourself off, look how soaked you are."

Da Niu wiped himself haphazardly and said, "Fourth Aunt, shouldn't you get ready? The county officials are coming and say they want to reward you."

"A reward... for us?" Lu Sixing looked up in astonishment. "You didn't hear me wrong, did you?"

"No, they're heading this way." Da Niu said excitedly.

The villagers under the eaves looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.

What? There's a reward now?

Before the others could react, Shu Yu, who had been staying in the room playing with the baby with Xiao Zhen, came out and said to Lu Sixing, "Fourth Aunt, the officials must be tired from coming in the rain. Let's make some ginger tea to prepare for when they arrive."

Lu Sixing suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, I'll go make some tea right now."

Liang acted swiftly, "I'll help you." She was always a wise person who knew when to yield. The officials were going to reward her sister-in-law's family, who knew they might become rich. She had to maintain a good relationship with them.

Li's reaction wasn't as quick as hers; although she thought the same thing, she didn't show it.

But in the end, she still pursed her lips and followed him, saying, "Is there any ginger in the kitchen? Look for it quickly. If not, I'll have Da Niu go back and get it."

The big cow, still soaking wet, "..."

Never mind, he should go back and change his clothes.

Da Niu said goodbye to Shu Yu and then went back first.

The remaining villagers looked at each other, though the host had gone to do other things, they didn't want to leave yet.

They also wanted to know what benefits the official's arrival would bring to Yuan Shanchuan.

Therefore, they all either went to the kitchen to help or ran to help Lu Dasong tidy up the yard, which can be described as quite diligent.

Shu Yu was amazed. The gossip of the villagers in Shangshi Village was truly remarkable. In order to get the first-hand information, they could put aside their own work and instead crowd around their house happily.

However, Shu Yu herself was also quite curious whether Xiang Daren had actually adopted her suggestion.

(End of this chapter)