Chapter 381 Da Niu's Lies
Li's eyes widened in surprise, her gaze fixed on the screen.
After a long while, she slowly raised her head, looked at Da Niu, and asked, "Where did this silver come from?"
“Mother, actually I didn’t come back yesterday because I went to help look for my fourth uncle. He ran into some trouble and that’s why he’s been missing. It was Ayu who found out a clue and took me with him. After we found him, Ayu and I took him to the county government. The officials investigated and found out that my fourth uncle’s crime was a misunderstanding, so they released the Yuan family and my fourth aunt.”
Da Niu swallowed hard. It was rare for him to lie, and he felt inexplicably nervous.
"Later, when the adults learned that we had worked hard all day looking for someone, they gave us five taels of silver as a reward. Ayu refused to accept it, saying that I was the one who had worked hard driving the carriage, and that I should keep all five taels of silver."
Upon hearing this, Li became subtly agitated, "You...you've given it all to you?"
“Yes, Ayu is kind, but I don’t feel at ease taking it all. But Ayu insisted, so I had no choice. I took out one or two taels of silver, thinking that I would buy her something delicious or fun later. As for the remaining four taels of silver, Mother, you keep it and improve the family’s meals.”
As he spoke, Da Niu stuffed all of it into Li Shi's arms.
Li's eyes were slightly red with excitement. Four taels of silver! She had only been out for a day and had brought back so much silver. She had really struck it rich.
Seeing that she was happy, Da Niu continued, "Mother, you see, A Yu is quite good to me, right? Actually, the main credit for this matter belongs to A Yu. She just needed someone to drive the carriage; she could have asked anyone. The money was originally given to A Yu by the adults, but she didn't want a single penny. She only said that finding Fourth Uncle and rescuing Fourth Aunt was a great thing, and she gave all the money to me. So don't misunderstand her. She doesn't only take care of Third Uncle; when she found an opportunity, she was thinking of us too."
Li chuckled twice. Five taels of silver was a lot, but Lu Laosan had received ten taels back then.
However, upon further reflection, Lu Laosan paid a heavy price; compared to driving a mule cart, he was almost held underwater and unable to get out.
Feeling somewhat better, Li smiled and said, "Alright, alright, I won't misunderstand her anymore, okay?"
Da Niu breathed a sigh of relief. "Mom, how about we take Fourth Uncle to Daxu Village now?"
Li was still reluctant, but thinking about her husband's temperament and looking at the four taels of silver in her hand, she finally said unwillingly, "Fine, you don't listen to me anyway. Don't let it turn out that you become loyal brothers and nephews while I become the villain. Go if you want, but you have to be careful, don't end up like last time, where your father's face was scratched."
"Mother, don't worry, we'll be careful."
“Don’t just talk the talk, and you two will be the ones rushing ahead. You have no idea what the Yuan family has been doing these past few days. Their anger has been building up for days. When they see Yuan Shanchuan come back, won’t they go crazy? You, let Ayu go first. She’s good at martial arts, so she’s not afraid.”
Da Niu quickly asked, "What did they do?"
Li pursed her lips. The two elders and three brothers of the Yuan family had only arrived home last night, so she didn't know that they had been released.
But the Yuan family has three daughters-in-law, and these past three days they've said a lot of bad things about the fourth branch of the Yuan family.
(End of this chapter)
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