Chapter 6 Shu Yu's Father, Lu Erbai

Finally, they could walk. Uncle Hu tied up the basket and couldn't wait to start driving the oxcart.

Along the way, the most frequent topic of conversation Shu Yu heard was about the Liang family. It seemed that everyone in the village, even those from different villages, knew quite a bit about the Liang family.

Because Liang said she lived in Shangshi Village, Shu Yu couldn't help but pay more attention. She remained quiet, but listened carefully to get the gist of what she heard.

However, these people rarely mentioned Shangshi Village. Most of them said that Liang was stingy, shameless, and always cheated and profited.

Not only Liang, but also her husband, Lu Laosan.

The couple were of the same ilk, so their only son was raised to be a bad person. He not only bullied other children in the village, but also played all sorts of tricks on his own relatives.

Anyway, when Lu Laosan and his wife are mentioned, everyone shakes their heads and sighs.

While listening to the gossip, the oxcart arrived at Shangshi Village.

Several women had already gotten off the oxcart in the previous two villages, leaving it much emptier. She was the only one getting off in Shangshi Village.

Just as Shu Yu was about to get down, she saw a man squatting at the entrance of the village.

Uncle Hu called out to him irritably, "Old Lu the Third."

Lu Laosan, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, heard this and quickly ran over. He went to his own basket and looked inside, counting each item on his fingers. Only after confirming that nothing was missing did he happily carry the basket on his back. Without even saying thank you, he went straight home.

Uncle Hu spat at his retreating figure, but as if sensing his presence, Lu Laosan immediately turned around, glaring fiercely at him, "What do you want to do?"

Uncle Hu was clearly a little afraid of him, so he got on the oxcart and drove off.

Then the third brother also ran away quickly.

Shu Yu, "..."

You guys are pretty funny.

Shu Yu originally wanted to ask Lu Laosan for directions, but now that he was nowhere to be seen, she could only carry the snacks and meat and walk into the village by herself.

There weren't many people at the intersection right now, but there was a group of children playing there.

Shu Yu walked towards them, waved, and asked, "Can I ask you something?"

The children, who had been playing, stopped instantly and looked her up and down with curiosity.

Immediately, their eyes all fell on the pastries and pork she was carrying, and they swallowed hard.

Shu Yu suddenly felt as if she was carrying a thousand pounds of weight. She took out a few candies from her sleeve and handed them out, saying, "Whoever answers my question gets these candies."

The sugar was a handful of maltose I bought from the pastry shop earlier, just for convenience in situations like this.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the children jumped up and down eagerly, "I'll answer! I know everything! Ask me anything!"

"You're talking nonsense. You don't know anything. I'm the boss."

Shu Yu quickly raised her hand and said, "Then can any of you tell me where Lu Erbai's house is in Shangshi Village?"

Lu Erbai?

The children looked at each other, still somewhat unfamiliar with the adults' names.

Fortunately, the names of the adults in the Lu family were easier to remember than the others, and one of the older children immediately exclaimed, "I know!"

Shu Yu looked at him.

The child immediately reached out and pointed to a spot not far away, saying, "Lu Erbai is that ugly freak's father."

Shu Yu frowned and looked up to see a little girl walking slowly towards him from not far away. She looked young and had a large basket on her back, which was full of pig feed. She was walking with great difficulty.

(End of this chapter)