Chapter 38 You're just stingy
Lu Sanzhu was surprised, then smiled and waved his hand, "Oh, I thought it was something serious. No need to ask, I know."
You know?
Lu Sanzhu nodded, "Yes, speaking of which, this whole thing was started by you."
Shu Yu raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
“Didn’t you come yesterday? When you entered the village, many people saw you. You even gave candy to the children at the village entrance and brought meat and snacks to my second brother’s house. At that time, everyone said that a noble person had come to see my second brother, and that my second brother’s family’s life would get better from then on. Later, my mother went to the village chief’s house to borrow an oxcart and said that Doctor Yan was not here and that she wanted to take my second brother to the county town to see a doctor for his leg.”
Lu Sanzhu became very enthusiastic when talking about this, "You don't know, with my second brother's family situation, let alone going to the county town, even going to the town to find a doctor would be a big decision. How can they afford to treat his leg without money? Besides, it was just a fall. In the countryside, who wouldn't just endure it and apply some herbal medicine? My second brother actually wants to go to the county town? Someone has to pay for the consultation, right? My mother didn't borrow any money, so everyone thought of you, didn't they?"
"And another thing, there's that Doctor Yan. He wasn't here yesterday, but he came back to the village early this morning. He was so angry when he heard about this. He said my mother didn't trust him and would rather travel so far than use the plaster he gave her. He's been talking about it everywhere. Just then, someone from Old Lady Ruan's village came here to see Doctor Yan for treatment. Doctor Yan told him about it, and the person went back and spread the word. So naturally, the Ruan family knew that a rich young lady had come to my second brother's house, buying meat and paying for medical treatment. Of course, they wanted to come and curry favor with my second sister-in-law."
Given the Ruan family's money-grubbing nature, it would be strange if they didn't rush over.
After Lu Sanzhu finished speaking, he said, "That's how it is. Okay, I'm going to eat noodles now."
He took a step forward, but Shu Yu pulled him back, saying, "Wait."
"Is there anything else?"
"This is not right."
"Something's not right." Lu Sanzhu was extremely anxious; if they waited any longer, his second sister-in-law and the others would finish all the noodles.
Shu Yu blocked his way. "What you're saying all happened between last night and this morning, right? But you also heard the beggar say that Granny Ruan approached her a few days ago and asked her to impersonate Er Ya. I wasn't here yet then, and the Lu family was still destitute. What did Granny Ruan want with someone like that?"
At first, she did indeed think that Granny Ruan was after her, but after hearing what the female beggar said, Shu Yu felt that things were not so simple.
Lu Sanzhu exclaimed, "Oh, right, how come I didn't think of that? Then tell me, why is Granny Ruan going to all this trouble?"
"Isn't this exactly what I wanted you to find out?"
Lu Sanzhu, "..."
Shu Yu patted him on the shoulder, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Hey, wait, this sounds like something complicated. It's just a bowl of noodles, am I getting ripped off?"
Shu Yu thought for a moment and said, "You really got the short end of the stick. Here, I'll give you two more candies."
Two candies? ?? How could she even say that?
Shu Yu said, "Don't think I'm stingy. If I weren't new here and unfamiliar with Shangshi Village, I would have definitely asked someone else. For such a small thing, let alone a big bowl of noodles with two candies, even if I only gave them two steamed buns, I would still know the news, you believe me?"
I believe it, of course I believe it.
But that's just being stingy.
(End of this chapter)
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