Shu Yu looked at her, and after a moment her expression turned sorrowful. "Yes, you're right. I just saw that my grandmother's coffin was very simple. This won't do. If the house she lived in wasn't good, she should have a good place to rest after she dies."
Everyone was stunned. Could it be that she was really going to pay?
The second son's wife nodded quickly, "Yes, what the county magistrate says is true, then..."
"Alright, I shouldn't interfere too much in the rest, after all, I'm just your niece, not as good as your own son and grandson. So you can handle everything else, but I'll pay for the coffin."
The Ruan brothers stared wide-eyed; it was actually true! She was so generous.
Shu Yu turned to Ying Xi and said, "Have someone carry Grandma out first. You go get an axe and chop up this coffin."
Everyone was shocked, "The County Princess!"
Shu Yu raised her hand to silence everyone and continued to instruct Ying Xi, "Then, go to the coffin shop in the county town and buy a coffin. Time is short, so you can decide what to buy. By the way, go to the coffin shop in the west of the town. I know the shopkeeper there; I think they had a buy-one-get-one-free promotion before. I think both coffins look pretty nice; buy them both, maybe someone else can use them."
Yingxi almost burst out laughing; her young lady was really too cunning.
The others gasped, especially the Ruan brothers, whose faces turned deathly pale. What did she mean? Who buys two coffins at once? Did she want one of them to be buried with the old lady?
It wasn't that they were overthinking things; it was just that Shu Yu's previous actions were too suffocating.
They didn't believe she could truly repay evil with kindness by preparing a fine coffin for the old woman.
Ruan's second son hurriedly pulled his trembling wife aside and said to Shu Yu with a forced smile, "No need, no need to change it. My mother likes this coffin very much. Besides, everything is ready, all that's left is to nail it shut. It wouldn't be good to disturb her by carrying it around like this."
"Yeah?"
“Yes!” The Ruan brothers nodded resolutely.
Shu Yu said with great regret, "I didn't expect my grandmother to be so frugal. Since this is what she likes, it would be unfilial of me to change it without permission. Fine, if that's the case, then let's find another way."
She then looked at the Ruan brothers, "Is there anything else I can do?"
No! No! That's all!
No one dares to ask her to do anything again, not even money, and certainly not effort.
The Ruan brothers said with a sense of frustration, "Everything else has been taken care of. We just need to wait until tomorrow to go up the mountain and be buried."
Shu Yu nodded, "Alright, in that case, I won't interfere any further, lest I disrupt your plans."
The Ruan brothers let out a long sigh of relief. "So, are you going back?"
To everyone's surprise, Shu Yu shook her head. "No, as I said, I'm here to fulfill my filial duty to my mother. Of course, I must see my grandmother off on her final journey tomorrow. I'll stay in Ruanjia Village tonight, but..."
She looked up at the courtyard in front of her, a troubled expression on her face.
But it was even more difficult for the others. The Ruan brothers almost couldn't catch their breath. Living here??
Is she serious?
Even the village chief, Ruan, who hadn't said a word, frowned.
However, Shu Yu looked at him instead, "I wonder if Village Chief Ruan knows if there is a suitable place to stay in Ruanjia Village. I could have stayed at Aunt Xiang's house, but no one has lived there for a long time, and there are no bedding or food."
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