"Let's go and see," Lu Wujiu said, somewhat uneasy.

Whenever he encountered members of the Lu family, he always felt that if he didn't go and see them, he would miss out on something.

Su Jiaoniang nodded, looking around at the shop. It wasn't anything urgent. The two of them could follow Lu Dashan almost unconsciously.

Lu Dashan walked cautiously into the county town.

They headed towards the pawnshop.

pawnshop?

Does the Lu family have anything valuable left to offer as collateral?

Su Jiaoniang became suspicious and thought carefully. The Lu family had been farmers for three generations. What valuable things could they possibly have? Could they possibly have a hoe made of gold?

Lu Dashan went inside and didn't stay there for long.

He came out with a smile on his face and walked towards the gambling den. Once you're hooked on gambling, it's not so easy to quit.

Su Jiaoniang walked inside.

Lu Wujiu stood beside Su Jiaoniang.

Looking for the innkeeper inside, Su Jiaoniang asked, "What did the person who just left do?"

The shopkeeper glanced at Su Jiaoniang: "We're in business, how can we just casually leak our customers' privacy?"

Su Jiaoniang narrowed her eyes slightly. In this situation, if she pulled out a knife, the shopkeeper would definitely tell her.

But Su Jiaoniang couldn't bring herself to pull out a knife against a stranger, especially someone with whom she had no grudge.

So he handed the dagger in his hand to Lu Wujiu!

Lu Wujiu held the dagger, his questioning gaze falling on Su Jiaoniang.

Su Jiaoniang gestured to the shopkeeper with her eyes.

Lu Wujiu then understood, and placed the dagger against the shopkeeper's neck: "What did that person just do?"

A deep, hoarse voice came from Lu Wujiu's throat.

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, feeling like he had been cursed for ten lifetimes. He had already said it wouldn't work, but he insisted on keeping him in suspense. Now look what happened!

They put a knife right to his neck.

"I pawned a bracelet!" The shopkeeper took out the bracelet.

Lu Wujiu glanced at it, his gaze becoming more solemn. The bracelet was made of gold, and there were three small bells with the characters for "fortune," "prosperity," and "longevity" hanging on it. It was made for a newborn baby.

When did the Lu family acquire this item?

Lu Wujiu instinctively became more suspicious.

Even with doubts, there's no room for imagination.

Su Jiaoniang stared at the bracelet, a different guess forming in her mind. She was someone who had been influenced by the internet in later generations and was very familiar with all kinds of melodramatic plots. In a situation like the Lu family's, there was originally no way they could get their hands on gold.

If it was carried by an adult, one might wonder if Lu Defu had seduced some rich woman when he was young.

But it's for babies?

Her instinct was to think of men who died young?

Zhu, as the mother, didn't love Lu Laosan, and Lu Defu, as the father, never protected Lu Laosan either, and even admitted that Lu Laosan wasn't his biological son.

So here's the question?

Why does the child look somewhat similar to the Lu family?

Who is Lu Laosan's child?

She couldn't possibly get it by popping out of a rock like a monkey, could she? It's just a pity that Lu Wujiu is already dead. As a young widow, she doesn't care who her husband's biological parents are!

Seeing Su Jiaoniang staring blankly at the bracelet, Lu Wujiu smiled slightly, took out a silver note from his pocket, and bought the bracelet: "Here you go!"

"For me?" Su Jiaoniang laughed. Why would she give her this?

Lu Wujiu did not explain to Su Jiaoniang.

Giving it to her is giving it to her; no explanation is needed.

Su Jiaoniang glanced at the shopkeeper and asked, "What else did that person do?"

"I also pawned a jade pendant, but unfortunately, it has already been sold." The shopkeeper didn't want to say it, but as soon as he hesitated, the sharp knife was pressed against his neck again, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.

Having obtained the answers they wanted, Su Jiaoniang and Lu Wujiu left the pawnshop.

The shopkeeper reached up and rubbed his neck, feeling utterly bewildered by the two people who had just spoken to him, as they could discern the truth from falsehood in his words.

magic!

Holding the gold bracelet, Su Jiaoniang played with it for a moment before putting it on her person.

This thing must be useful, otherwise Lu Dashan wouldn't have been hiding it and secretly selling it. Besides, even though the gambling den people chased them all the way to the Lu family's door, the old couple still didn't take out any money to exchange for it.

She simply couldn't believe that this thing had no meaning whatsoever.

Let's just keep it!

Seeing that Su Jiaoniang carefully put the gold bracelet away, Lu Wujiu smiled.

She accepted the things he bought with his own money!

Rounding up, the two also developed an inextricable relationship.

Su Jiaoniang did not forget the purpose of her trip to the city today, and began to wander around the county town.

The county town is small, so if one or two outstanding people appear, they will inevitably run into each other.

Lu Wujiu's gaze fell on a window seat in the teahouse, where a man dressed as a scholar with an outstanding demeanor was sitting.

Suddenly, a familiar little face appeared in his line of sight, with Chang Dali following behind the little guy!

What are they doing here? Lu Wujiu looked at Su Jiaoniang without changing his expression.

Seeing that Su Jiaoniang's gaze remained fixed on the shops on both sides of the road, he said, "I have some things to attend to and need to leave alone."

"Go ahead, go ahead!"

Su Jiaoniang didn't care at all; it was just renting a shop.

She's not some newbie who needs someone to guide her to get things done.

She inquired among the people in the county town and found a quiet shop. The rent for a year wasn't expensive. The shop was secluded with little foot traffic, so the price wouldn't be high.

Having rented the place for a year, Su Jiaoniang completed her mission.

After repairing the shop, Su Jiaoniang sought out carpenter Wang. She needed some simple furniture, the simpler and more natural the better.

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