Chapter 571 Returning Empty-handed

After hearing this, the fourth daughter indeed ran back to the Shu family. The group chatted amongst themselves for a while, and then two of them went out.

Even if Shu Yu didn't pay attention, she couldn't help but see the commotion.

She scoffed lightly, and together with Madam Hou, they washed the corn and pumpkin, preparing to steam them directly on top.

Shu Yu planned to cook all the ingredients at once; in this weather, it wouldn't be a problem to leave it until tomorrow noon. The main issue was that she had work to do tomorrow and simply didn't have the energy to cook again.

Since they had no oil, they could only boil vegetables in water with a little salt to make soup.

Hou was delighted, especially when the aroma of the food wafted out, instantly whetting her appetite. Since being imprisoned, she felt she hadn't eaten so well. Even the white flour buns the officials gave her on the road couldn't compare to this meal.

While tending the fire, Shu Yu asked her, "During my absence, have the Shu family caused any trouble?"

"How dare they? Only the eldest and fourth daughters came over and made sarcastic remarks to us. I ignored them, and they didn't dare to lay a hand on us, so they went back. They didn't clean the two rooms we gave them, and they didn't do any work. They just started arguing over there."

"What's all the noise about?"

Hou said disdainfully, "What else is there to argue about? Who should do the work? The First Madam, the Second Madam, and the two legitimate daughters still think this is the Shu family of Dong'an Prefecture. They don't want to do any work. They order Li and the others to do the work, but Aunt Li and Aunt Liu are not happy either. They have both given birth to sons for the Shu family. How can they be persuaded?"

If the two concubines can't be persuaded, aren't there also the second daughter born out of wedlock and Concubine Xue, who doesn't even have a daughter?

The second daughter was cunning and quickly shifted the hatred towards Aunt Xue.

In particular, she was Shu Yu's adoptive mother, yet she didn't even know that Shu Yu had martial arts skills, which caused them to suffer a great loss just now.

Aunt Xue instantly became the target of everyone's criticism, but she was unwilling to work and wanted to drag others down with her. Before long, they started arguing.

Shu Yu's face darkened. "At this critical juncture, they're still pulling this stunt."

Hou nodded, "That's right, they don't even know where they are, yet they put on airs."

She felt that the First Madam, the head of the household, did not have the foresight of a concubine like herself.

Shu Yu shook her head. "Don't pay attention to them. We'll just live our own lives."

"Um."

The three of them quickly cooked dinner and sat down on the kitchen floor to eat.

Halfway through the meal, the Shu family members who had gone out to 'borrow' food returned, but they all came back empty-handed.

Seeing this, the rest of the Shu family members made another fuss.

Shu Yu and the others listened while eating, and found it quite interesting.

The Shu family wanted Shu Yu and her friends to have something to eat, but as soon as they entered the kitchen and met Shu Yu's icy gaze, they were speechless. The pain that had subsided seemed to surge back up, making them dare not provoke her any further.

The Shu family slunk away, and by the time Shu Yu and the others finished eating and cleaned up, it was completely dark.

They didn't have any candles or oil lamps, and with nothing to do in the dark, the three of them simply went back to their room.

After entering the house, Hou bolted the door, took her daughter to make the bed, and then crawled into bed and fell asleep comfortably.

(End of this chapter)