“Second son’s wife, I advise you not to resist. Look at this. This is your indenture.”
What Chen Dazhi was holding was Su Luo's indenture.
Su Luo was paid the most money by their family, and the indenture was kept by Chen Dazhi and not given to Zhao Ruyun.
"Luo Luo, I didn't know there was such a contract of servitude."
When Su Luo first came to their home, Chen Dazhi told Zhao Ruyun and Chen Ping'an's family that there was no indenture at all.
It turns out that they had kept it secretly.
"Second sister-in-law, our family has already given Second Brother face by not selling Su Luo's indenture to the Red Mansion all these years."
"If you want this contract of indenture, give me five taels of silver from my family. Otherwise, if the people from the brothel come to arrest you, don't blame me."
Judging from Zhao Ruyun's appearance, she had also been deceived by Chen Dazhi's family. If she didn't get this indenture back, her fate would still be in the hands of others.
"Luo Luo..."
Su Luo understood Zhao Ruyun's meaning and held the five taels of silver tightly in her hand.
"Give me the indenture!"
Chen Dazhi gripped the contract in his hand even tighter.
"One hand pays the money, the other hand pays the contract."
Su Luo coldly threw the silver on the ground and snatched the indenture from Chen Dazhi's hand.
Upon seeing the silver, Luo Mei instantly forgot her pain. She picked up the silver from the ground and bit it with her teeth. Only after discovering that it was real silver did she chuckle.
"Luo Mei, I'm warning you, our two families are no longer related. If I find you causing trouble at my house again, I won't let you get away with it. I heard that Chen Mengqing works as an accountant in the county and earns quite a bit of money every month. If something happens and he loses his job, don't blame me."
When Chen Mengqing was involved, Luo Meicai reverted to her ferocious expression and said, "If you dare to cause trouble for Mengqing, I'll fight you to the death."
Su Luo scoffed, "Hmph! Do you think I'm afraid? Barefoot people aren't afraid of those wearing shoes. You can try it."
"Aren't you going to get lost? Do you want me to bring you a carrying pole?"
Su Luo swung the carrying pole again, and Luo Mei was so frightened that she scrambled to the fence gate, grabbed Chen Dazhi, and ran away.
Grandma, how are you?
Yan Chuan and Yi Huan helped Zhao Ruyun up. Her face was covered in ash and swollen from being pressed to the ground, her hands were injured, and her hair was all disheveled. She looked utterly wretched.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere else?"
Su Luo came over to help her sit down, and Zhao Ruyun shook her head: "I'm fine, it's just some superficial injuries, are you alright?"
"I am fine."
Yi Huan used her sleeve to wipe the mud off Zhao Ruyun's face. Yan Chuan looked at this scene at home, then looked in the direction of the village. His innocent eyes were clear yet clouded, and he silently remembered it in his heart.
"Oh no, my cloth is dirty."
Zhao Ruyun immediately got up and picked up the cloth, then sadly dusted it off.
"Oh! What a waste of such good fabric."
The kiln had been ransacked, and it was so unsafe there. At that moment, Su Luo felt that building a house was an urgent matter, and she needed to make money quickly.
I took the bag containing the flying tiger and lingzhi back home, then went back into the kiln to take another look. It was in complete disarray.
Ignoring all that for now, he took out some alcohol from his spatial storage, poured it into a bowl, and then took out a bandage to clean the wounds on Zhao Ruyun's hands.
"Let me disinfect it for you first. It will hurt a little, but please bear with it."
When the alcohol was applied to the wound, a stinging pain shot through him. Although Zhao Ruyun didn't know what Su Luo was applying to him, he was certain it was something for her own good.
After bandaging Zhao Ruyun's wounds, Su Luo went to tidy up the kiln, and Yan Chuan and Yi Huan also helped pick up some clothes.
The two of them had already cleaned up the dirt themselves. Zhao Ruyun was also busy, re-tying her hair and tidying up the messy yard. She felt a mix of emotions, feeling that she hadn't protected her family well.
By the time we finished, it was already dark, and there was hardly anyone in the kiln. We needed to buy an oil lamp for the market the day after tomorrow.
It's getting dark, and there's no time to deal with the flying tiger that Su Luo brought back. I'll have to deal with it tomorrow. Tonight, I'll just cook some rice. There's still pork left, so I'll make some pork for dinner.
After dinner, the family sat outside enjoying the cool air. Zhao Ruyun said weakly, "Luo Luo, Chen Dazhi paid five taels of silver to buy you back then, and the third brother's family paid two taels. Now that this indenture has been brought back, I wonder what the third brother's family will think."
If this matter is not handled fairly, both families will inevitably have negative feelings towards each other, and Su Luo knows what to do.
"Grandma, we only have a little over two taels of silver right now. Let's wait a while."
Su Luo showed Zhao Ruyun the Ganoderma lucidum she had picked that day: "I'll sell this the day after tomorrow. I should get a lot of money from it. Then we can pay back my uncle's family."
Zhao Ruyun recognized Lingzhi. Someone had picked it and sold it before, and it could fetch a lot of money. But this kind of thing can only be found in the deep mountains, and you have to rely on luck to find it.
Many people have gone to the deep mountains to search for money in the past, but none of them ever came back. Legend has it that they were eaten by tigers in the mountains, which is the territory of wild boars and leopards.
The rumors became increasingly frightening, and eventually no one dared to go in anymore.
"Luo Luo, did you go deep into the mountains today? Did you encounter any danger or get hurt?"
Su Luo: "Don't worry about me, I'll know what I'm doing."
Zhao Ruyun lowered her head, and Yi Huan lay asleep on her lap.
"Luo Luo, the deep mountains are dangerous. Many people have died there before. We should avoid going in if we can avoid it."
"Okay, I understand."
The next day, Su Luo stayed home with Zhao Ruyun and the children. Zhao Ruyun's hands were feeling better, so she started sewing clothes again. Su Luo taught the two children to write on the ground.
At noon, she boiled water and prepared the gibbon. The gibbon meat was tender and fresh, and with the dry pot seasonings from her space, it was fragrant, tender, and smooth. Just the aroma alone could make your taste buds ripple.
Make another pot of minced meat soup, and even the two dogs can't sit still, constantly pushing their food bowls with their noses.
However, the two of them could only eat what was left.
"Mom, ever since you got better, we've been eating meat every day. I love it now."
Yi Huan doesn't understand anything; she only knows that she's happy when she can eat meat.
"Eating too much meat can get greasy. We should buy some vegetables tomorrow so that our nutrition won't be balanced."
"Mother, what is nutrition?" Yan Chuan asked curiously.
To satisfy the children's curiosity, Su Luo explained to them, "Nutrition is..."
In the afternoon, Su Luo watered her eggplant seedlings. Over the past few days, the eggplants have sprouted new shoots, and in a few more days, they can be transplanted into dry land.
The sun is shining brightly, so I'm bringing out the honeysuckle I picked to dry in the sun.
Seven or eight cucumbers in the field had ripened. Su Luo picked them and took them home so she could eat cucumbers that night. She was getting tired of eating meat every day.
By evening, the new clothes Zhao Ruyun made for Su Luo were finished. Although they weren't as exquisite as those made in a clothing store, they were still much better than those tattered clothes.
"It fits perfectly; you can wear it to the market tomorrow."
"Thank you, Grandma, I like it very much."
"Grandma, I want one too."
"I want one too."
Yan Chuan and Yi Huan tugged at Zhao Ruyun's clothes and said.
"Alright, alright... I have everything. Go to the county tomorrow and buy the embroidery thread, and Grandma will make them for you two right away."
The next morning, Su Luo carried a basket on her back, put the Ganoderma lucidum inside, and took the two children to the county. Usually, by this time, Uncle Li's oxcart would be back for its second trip.
The three women walked past the foot of the mountain, with Yan Chuan at the very back. He had gotten up early that morning to memorize the "Standards for Being a Good Student and Child". Su Luo and Yi Huan stopped to wait for him, and when they turned around, they were startled.
A five-step snake was crawling on the branch above his head, and it was about to fall down.
This snake is highly venomous; if it were to land on Yan Chuan's head, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Brother, run! There's a snake!"
Yan Chuan also realized there was danger, and his first reaction was to run.
Startled by Yan Chuan's actions, the five-step snake fell down, less than a meter away from him.
Su Luo teleported and picked up Yan Chuan, but the five-step snake still followed closely. Su Luo kicked it in its vital spot, but only managed to send it flying a little further away.
"Run to your sister quickly."
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