Chapter 246 Lu Erniang
She suppressed her joy and said goodbye to Wen Zhirou with a smile.
After returning home, she showed the prescription to Lao Qin.
Old Qin's eyes were filled with surprise.
"There is always someone better than you. I suggested to Mr. Pei that he go find a miracle doctor named Chu. His medical skills are beyond our reach, but there is no news yet. I never thought that any doctor who diagnoses pulses would prescribe this medicine for you. Sometimes I wonder if my medical skills have regressed. But you are really lucky."
Chen Shiyi looked stunned.
"The doctor who prescribed the medicine for me was named Chu."
Old Qin's eyes rolled around.
"Master Pei sent countless people to look for it, but you found it just by touching it. However, this is your reward for your kindness."
After Pei Luoshu came back from his duty, he was surprised and relieved to hear that Chen Shiyi's illness could be cured.
"What a coincidence? Maybe my wife is a kind person, so she will be blessed."
Chen Shiyi put down the burden on his mind and felt that life was especially good.
I usually look at the account book, drink tea, or go to talk to Wen Zhirou. My life is comfortable and happy.
One day, she was lying in a rocking chair, quietly turning the pages of a book, when she heard the hurried sound of a lark coming in from outside.
"Sister, a large group of men and women came to the mansion, saying they were looking for relatives. One of the old ladies said you were her daughter."
Chen Shiyi’s eyes widened.
"What did you say?"
"It's true. He's still lying on the steps outside the mansion, and he can't be moved away."
In the reception hall, Chen Shiyi sat high up in the seat of honor, drinking tea, with Bailing standing beside her. Standing below the hall was her stepmother, Lu Erniang, with her two half-sons and a daughter. They were all married and had families with them, and the entire reception hall was filled with them.
Beside him were the Pei Mansion's black-clad guards, standing by, ready to take action.
The grey dress that Lu Erniang was wearing must have been newly tailored. It seemed that she knew someone was coming to look for her, so she wore it on purpose.
She is strong-willed and never willing to lose out to others.
His eyes scanned the hall, and deep in his eyes were surprise and greed.
She spun her cloth shoes around a few times, then found a chair and sat down with her palms resting on the armrests.
"You stupid girl, you have such a good life now. The bluestone slabs you step on are shining, you live in a bright house, and you wear beautiful clothes. Ah, you are so heartless that you don't even know to go back and take a look. If someone hadn't told me that you were living a high-class life in Kyoto, would you have planned not to come back in your lifetime?"
Chen Shiyi smiled faintly.
"Who told you that?"
Lu Erniang snorted coldly.
"What's your business, little bastard?"
Chen Shiyi sat upright in his chair, put down the tea bowl in his hand, and spoke softly.
"Someone, call me."
After saying that, the row of guards grabbed the people in the hall with expressionless faces and started beating them.
Before Lu Erniang knew what was happening, she was pulled off the chair, pressed to the ground and beaten. The overwhelming pain swept through her body, making her cry out in pain.
"Aren't you telling the truth yet?"
Lu Erniang screamed like a pig being slaughtered. When she heard Chen Shiyi's voice, she shouted hurriedly.
"You stinky bitch, I'm your mother, you dare to hit me..."
Chen Shiyi said lightly.
"Slap her in the mouth."
When Lu Erniang heard that the little girl was serious, she quickly covered her mouth.
"I say, I say..."
Chen Shiyi gave another order.
"Give me two slaps first."
Lu Erniang was stunned. She regretted listening to that man and came to Kyoto to find Chen Shiyi.
There's really no affection at all, no face given, and I get beaten every time I meet him.
She had never lived such a miserable life in Xiangyang Village.
"He was a tall man wearing black clothes, and his accent sounded like he was from Kyoto."
Lu Erniang's face was swollen, and her words were slurred as if a piece of candy was stuffed in her mouth.
The children behind her, seeing Lu Erniang being beaten, huddled up like quails and dared not say a word. Only a few children were crying and clamoring to go home, but their mouths were covered by the woman.
Several people were trembling with fear, not daring to make a sound.
"He came here just to see you, didn't he?"
"Well, he told a lot of people under the banyan tree in Xiangyang Village. Someone told me about it, and then I asked him for your address and came here."
Chen Shiyi pondered for a moment and spoke softly.
"If I were you, seeing that I have become successful, I would probably hide in Xiangyang Village like a turtle. I never thought that you would dare to come to my door."
Lu Erniang, who was usually very powerful and arrogant, didn't dare to say a word at this moment.
This damn girl was so ruthless that she beat her till her face was bruised and swollen before she could even curse at her.
Seeing them like this, Chen Shiyi smiled faintly.
With a raise of his right hand, the well-trained guards retreated into a row.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Lu Erniang did not say anything, but her eldest son mustered up the courage to speak.
"I'm out of money at home, so I'm asking you for money."
Chen Shiyi sneered.
"You are quite direct. It is more refreshing to speak directly like this. If you have anything else you want, please tell me. I will think about it."
When everyone heard this, they thought, well, there is a chance, and they immediately became bolder.
"I want to eat delicacies from land and sea. I heard that rich people can eat one meal, while poor people can eat for a month."
"You only know how to eat. Having land is the long-term plan."
"Yes, yes..."
"Then we might as well just ask for money. She has so much money. If a little bit of it leaks out, we can live on it for the rest of our lives."
Chen Shiyi snorted.
"Have you discussed it?"
"We want delicacies from land and sea, hundreds of acres of fertile land, and ten thousand ounces of silver."
Everyone thought this was a good idea.
Chen Shiyi suddenly laughed when he heard this.
"How dare you. Do you think I'm a wishing well? It doesn't cost you any money to make a wish, right?"
Lu Erniang curled her lips.
"This little thing is nothing. It's just a matter of your words. You better do it for me as soon as possible. I am your mother. They are your brothers and sisters, and there are several children waiting for money."
Chen Shiyi was still smiling.
"Okay, I agree."
When several people heard it, they immediately cheered for joy.
They waited for a while but found that no one in the hall moved.
The eldest son asked sharply.
"Chen Shiyi, you're not going to regret it again, are you? Haven't you been whipped enough before?"
Chen Shiyi looked at him coldly and said impatiently.
"What are you yelling about? Take your time, one by one. You want some delicacies from the mountains and the sea, right?"
Chen Shiyi said something in Bailing's ear, and then someone took them into the kitchen.
They thought they would be able to eat delicacies from land and sea right away, but in front of them, a basket of vegetables, meat, chicken, duck, fish...
Bai Ling said.
"The county lord told you to wash, cut and cook all these vegetables so that she can taste what the delicacies from the mountains and the sea taste like. If you can't cook them well, you will be beaten with a stick."