Zhang looked ahead and was shocked. Old Mrs. Yun and Old Mr. Yun stared at each other, speechless. Yun Ruoxia and Yun Chu only glanced inside before turning their faces away. Yun Ling and Yun Ruochun also became curious and squeezed to the front to take a peek before shrinking their necks and fleeing the scene.
"How come there's someone here? And looking like this."
Yun Shenghua had no idea what was going on. Only then did he realize that this donkey was not his old donkey. No wonder he thought it came back so fast. He thought the donkey was well-fed and had plenty of strength. It turned out to be a young one.
How could he have driven the wrong donkey cart?
By the way, when we left the city gate, everyone was asked by the yamen runners to get out of their vehicles for inspection. He was innocent and had nothing to hide, but some people were unwilling to give up and caused a commotion, making the scene a mess. It was probably around that time that he drove the wrong donkey cart.
Upon hearing Yun Shenghua's words, Yun Ruoxia jumped up. "Brother, this person can't be allowed to live. The county government has even mobilized people to arrest him. He must be a dangerous person."
Zhang disagreed, saying, "It's so dark. If we don't keep him here, where can he go? He's still injured."
“Mother, Second Aunt is right. This man is so badly injured that he must be being chased by enemies. If you take him in, how many of us can fight back if his enemies come after him? Right, Eldest Aunt?”
Yun Ruochun stumbled as Yun Ling pulled her along, nodding repeatedly, "Yes, sister-in-law, although I am strong, I am still no match for swords and spears."
Yun Chu shook her head. "To stand by and watch someone die is not the way of a doctor. Mother, we must keep him."
The family quickly split into two factions: Yun Shenghua, Zhang Shi, and Yun Chu all thought they should be saved, while Yun Ling, Yun Ruoxia, and Yun Ruochun all thought they shouldn't be saved. However, Yun's father listened to Yun's mother's opinion, so the decision-making power fell on Yun's mother.
Old Lady Yun was also in a dilemma. She felt that both sides were right, so she decided to ask the Bodhisattva. She lit three incense sticks in the incense burner. When the smoke was swirling around, she picked up the divination blocks and circled the incense burner three times. Then she knelt on the ground and hiccuped incessantly before she could speak.
"Please, all deities, take your seats in the temple. My junior sister has a question and would appreciate your guidance. Today, my junior sister's son, who is also Guanyin's godson, has been found by chance. I wonder if we can take him in? If so, please give me the Holy Grail; if not, please give me the Yin Grail."
After saying that, Granny Yun tossed the divination blocks in her palm. When they landed, both halves were upside down, indicating that it was a Yin divination block. Granny Yun immediately picked them up and said, "Can't this be kept? If it can't be kept, then give it to the Holy divination block."
As soon as the words were spoken, the divination blocks were placed on the ground, and both halves were reversed again, making it another unlucky result.
Old Lady Yun scratched the back of her head, held the divination blocks in her palm, and muttered, "Give the right cup, don't use the wrong cup. Junior Sister, just ask one more time and then I won't ask anymore. If you can keep it, give it to the Holy Cup; if you can't keep it, give it to the Yin Cup."
This time, the divination blocks were tossed quite high, and with a snap, both halves landed heads up, indicating that the matter is already decided and predetermined.
Old Lady Yun understood, and then asked, "Is there some kind of connection between this young man and Junior Sister's family?"
The divination blocks were struck three times in quick succession, each time revealing a positive result, one upright and one reversed.
Grandma Yun was overjoyed and quickly said, "Quick, quick, bring them in."
Yunling, who was standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. Aren't the divination blocks just either heads or tails, or both heads or tails?
She doesn't understand, she really doesn't understand.
**
The news of Lu Yinghuai and Uncle Cao's visit spread throughout the village in less than half a day. The carriage looked impressive, and some people even saw Uncle Cao take out generous gifts from the carriage. Now everyone thought that this family of three knew many important people in the county town.
What others didn't know was that Yun Da and Liu Shi recognized Uncle Cao as the one who had driven their entire family out of the Lu family's business that day.
"Master, why would people from the Lu family's trading company come to our door in person, carrying so many bags and packages? Could it be that they've taken a fancy to Chun-jie?"
"Impossible. If they really had their eye on something, the Lu family, being so wealthy, would definitely have hired a matchmaker to come to their door. It would be so impolite for them to come in person. The third brother and the others must be hiding something."
Liu turned to Yun Da and said, "It goes without saying. Today, when it got dark, I stood at the gate to see if the Lu family had left. I saw a large swarm of bees flying into their house, right there in that shed. They must be raising bees."
Yun sat up abruptly. "Really?"
"How could it be fake? I saw it with my own eyes."
"Damn third brother, he eats so well without saying a word. Let's raise bees too and sell them to the Lu family business to make money."
Mrs. Liu was a little worried, "Husband, we don't know how to keep bees."
"That's easy. Just go up the mountain, poke a beehive, take the honey from inside, and put it in a big round bucket. The bees will smell the sweetness and naturally gather in the bucket. Then they'll fly out to collect the honey, and we'll have honey, right? Even someone as stupid as the third brother can do that. How could I lose to him? What a joke."
Seeing Yun Da's confidence, Liu naturally believed him. She pulled the blanket up a little, her mind filled with anticipation for the future.
As long as they can raise bees and produce honey, they will have a steady stream of money. Moreover, their honey will definitely be better than that of that wretched woman Pan. At that time, the Lu family business will turn to them. They can get on this big ship, move to the county town, and naturally live a good life, while that wretched woman Pan can only cry and regret her actions.
Liu thought it was a good idea and slept soundly, but for the first time, Old Lady Yun tossed and turned, staring blankly at the roof beam, unable to fall asleep no matter what.
Old Man Yun, unable to rest after all her commotion, asked, "Did you have a fight with Master Zhou last night? Do you not want to see him today?"
"If you can sleep so soundly, then we're probably expecting a baby soon."
"What, are you pregnant?"
Old Lady Yun kicked Old Man Yun's good leg hard, cursed at him, and then told him what had happened that day, "Hey, tell me, isn't he taking a fancy to our Xia'er?"
Old Man Yun didn't respond, but Old Woman Yun couldn't wait to continue, "I just lit a candle to look at those gifts, and oh my, they were all dried seafood, and even a small ginseng root, so valuable! Who would bring such a heavy gift?"
"Perhaps this is the Lu family's custom of treating people. Isn't Shenghua's boss often giving things to Shenghua and being very generous?"
Old Lady Yun disagreed and retorted, "Then he can just look at the bees. Why is he trying to curry favor with an old woman like me? Although what Uncle Cao said is true, there's no need to fawn over someone like that. Besides, that young master said he considers this place his home and doesn't want to leave."
“That young master is handsome and speaks with gentle manners, but my biggest worry is that Xia Jie’er won’t like him. The Lu family is powerful and influential, and I’m afraid they might forcibly take a girl like that Master Song did.”
Old Man Yun was embarrassed. "Aren't you overthinking this?"
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