Chapter 207 Thanks
Tang Wenqian looked at his mother, frowned slightly, and after a moment, he said in a low voice, "The Lu family are all quite nice."
They are loyal, grateful, and have a broader perspective than the average villager.
He recalled what the old lady had said: studying is not necessarily for the purpose of passing the imperial examinations; more importantly, it is about learning to read and understand principles.
How many people in this world can achieve such a goal? Most people study with the aim of passing the imperial examinations and becoming officials. Some scholars spend their entire lives striving for this goal, only to live a muddled and aimless life.
Tang's mother looked at Tang Wenqian with some surprise, not expecting him to suddenly make such a comment.
She frowned, "You..."
Tang Wenqian handed over the meat in his hand, changing the subject, "Mom, let's make dumplings for dinner tonight, we have meat on hand."
Tang's mother stared blankly at the object in her hand. When she looked up again, her son had already entered the yard with his book basket on his back.
She stood there for a while before sighing and going inside. "Okay, then let's make dumplings."
Shu Yu had already arrived at his house in the mule cart. The old lady was worried about the chickens at home, so she hurriedly went to the chicken coop as soon as she got off the cart.
She's not home these past two days; the house has been looked after by the third son's wife.
Fortunately, the third son's wife had been behaving well lately, and the chickens looked quite healthy. The old lady was relieved and went to find the chicken coop. She planned to take the chickens with her when she returned to the county town later.
Shu Yu tied the mule cart to the door, took down the basket containing the meat, and went inside to say to the old lady, "Grandma, I'm going to the village chief's house first."
The old lady washed her hands. "I'll go with you."
Shu Yu paused for a moment, and after the old lady left, the two of them walked together toward Fan Zhong's house.
Fan Zhong was at home when he saw Shu Yu carrying a large piece of meat, and he was quite surprised.
Upon hearing her explain her purpose, he immediately beamed with joy. "You're too kind. Daya is a girl from our village. It's only right that we stand up for her after she's been wronged. There's no need for you to personally deliver gifts to our door."
That's what they said, but they still made sure to take all the meat.
Shu Yu's lips twitched. The two of them didn't stay long; they still had to deliver meat to other people's homes.
As she was leaving, she saw several children playing in the yard and gave each of them a few candies.
After leaving the Fan family, the two visited all the households they had helped.
Upon receiving the gifts, these families were all very polite. However, a few families pulled Shu Yu aside and asked, "I heard that your family owns a shop on the busiest street in the county? Are you short of workers? Look at my eldest son, he's hardworking and doesn't ask for high wages."
The villagers of Shangshi Village had indeed heard the news that Lu Erbai's family was going to open a shop long ago, mostly spread by Liang Shi. However, at that time, Liang Shi herself didn't know what the shop would sell, and she hadn't seen any activity from Lu Erbai's family, so most villagers thought Liang Shi was just bragging.
Some people even asked Li Shi, but Li Shi was not one to praise the second son's family, so she vaguely brushed it off by saying she didn't know much about it.
The villagers of Shangshi Village thought that this so-called "shop" was probably just a small stall or something. Most of them thought that with Lu Erbai's daughter back, their lives would be better.
But no one expected that life would be so good.
(End of this chapter)
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