Chapter 499 The Shu Family's Change of Attitude

After hesitating for a moment, Shu Yu turned to look at the Shu family members and explained, "They wanted to kill me before because I wasn't a daughter of the Shu family. Although I was lucky enough to escape death, I didn't have any money on me, and I really suffered a lot after escaping the mansion. That's when I developed this habit: I would store my money in separate places and bury it underground. That way, I feel safe."

After hearing this, the officials couldn't help but look at the Shu family, thinking how wicked they had become.

The Shu family was even more furious. How could she have benefited from this misfortune?

Shu Yu looked at the leading officer and said, "Everything I said is true. I wouldn't dare to lie to you."

"Alright, I doubt you'd dare lie to us." The leader almost nodded and waved her back.

Just as Shu Yu was about to leave, another official asked, "How much silver did you bury in so many places in total?"

If it's less, then they'll lose out too.

Shu Yu: "About one hundred taels."

One hundred taels? Adding the fifteen taels of silver given along the way, it's nearly one hundred and twenty.

Of the six officials, each received less than twenty taels.

To be honest, it's not much.

They originally thought they wouldn't have gained anything along the way, maybe not even a penny.

This unexpected income is truly a pleasant surprise.

Twenty taels is still silver, enough for an average farming family to live on for five or six years. They're not so generous as to give away this hard-earned silver.

Anyway, it's just doing this girl a favor by letting her eat the same food as them, so it's still worthwhile.

Therefore, the officials nodded and didn't ask any more questions. They simply put away the ten taels of silver and excitedly discussed asking the cook at the post station to prepare two more meat dishes that evening.

Shu Yu returned to her previous position and calmly began to eat her rice ball.

The Shu family members all stared at her with eyes that looked like they were about to pop out, shocked and fierce.

Shu Yu raised her head, glanced at them, then smiled slightly and raised the rice ball towards them.

The Shu family members: "..." You bastard!

The young woman snapped the pancake in her hand in two, and a small piece fell to the ground. She didn't care about Shu Yu at the moment, quickly picked up the small piece, blew off the dust, and ate it with a feeling of frustration and pain.

Shu Yu finished her rice ball with relish and rested under a big tree, unaware that several members of the Shu family were watching her with complex, calculating, or thoughtful expressions.

The officials quickly urged them to set off again, and by evening, the group arrived at the post station.

Those officials did indeed send messengers back, instructing them to dig for silver in the two places Shu Yu had mentioned.

Shu Yu appeared completely at ease, which reassured the officials.

Because of what happened during the day, when she went to sleep that night, Shu Yu clearly sensed a subtle change in the attitude of her family towards her.

They probably finally realized that going against her would not do any good, or that their idea of ​​using her as a shield to isolate her and make her suffer was not feasible, so they began to rethink their future interactions with her.

But Shu Yu didn't want to change this approach. She was comfortable on her own, so why should she maintain the superficial harmony with the Shu family? Wouldn't she get tired?

Fortunately, they did nothing that night and all went to sleep quietly.

Shu Yu got up to "go to the outhouse" as usual, and skillfully followed Meng Yunzheng, who was waiting in the dark, into an empty room.

(End of this chapter)