Chapter 578 It's Not That Simple
Shu Yu felt that as long as there was no one like Master Lan in Zhengdao Village, she could still take things one step at a time.
Hunting, from another perspective, is actually much freer than jobs like clearing land, burning charcoal, or mining.
Seeing that she had a plan, Meng Yunzheng thought about it and decided not to try to persuade her any further.
After finishing her rice ball, Shu Yu gulped down two large mouthfuls of soy milk, clapped her hands contentedly, and said, "Then I'm off."
Meng Yunzheng nodded and watched her figure descend the mountain before turning and leaving.
Shu Yu carried a large bundle of firewood home, and as soon as she entered the house, she heard an argument.
She couldn't help but pick at her ear. The Shu family really couldn't stand not arguing for a day. They were so tired every day, she didn't know what they had to argue about.
She turned around and went straight to the kitchen, handing the firewood to Hou Shi, and asked, "What's wrong with them now?"
Hou said in a low voice, "It's the eldest daughter and the second daughter arguing. From what I heard, it seems to be about Master Lan."
Shu Yu asked in surprise, "Master Lan? What's his relationship with them?"
Madam Hou shook her head. "I don't know the specifics either. From what the eldest daughter said, it seems that the second daughter wants to ask Master Lan to give her an easier job. In Zhengdao Village, what could be considered an easy job?"
Shu Yu understood. The second young lady wanted to use the same trick again. She had tasted the sweetness of it after mingling with the officials on the way to exile. Since she had already offered herself once, she didn't care about doing it a second time?
Hou brought over the firewood and lit it. She then asked the sixth daughter to put the lid on the pot. Looking at her daughter's tired face, she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Luckily, Master Lan got into trouble. Otherwise, if the second daughter had really succeeded, wouldn't we all have been harmed?"
Although they were at odds with the rest of the Shu family, to outsiders they were one family.
When the second daughter did such a thing, everyone else would just think that all the girls in the Shu family were so shameless.
Even if they've been reduced to doing hard labor in exile, they'll still get married and have children in the future. Especially her sixth daughter, who's only eleven now. After working here for three years and regaining her freedom, she'll be fourteen, not yet of marriageable age. She can still find a good family to live a good life from now on.
Moreover, Lady Hou was hoping to find Lord Qi in the future and leave this place of exile. Therefore, she certainly didn't want her second daughter's reckless behavior to implicate her own daughter.
As for herself... although she did have dealings with officials on the road, that was only on the road to exile, and once she arrived here, hardly anyone knew about it.
Even the Shu family might not know, and even if they did, they wouldn't tell anyone, so Hou naturally wasn't worried about implicating her daughter.
It seems the eldest daughter shared the same thought, which is why she was so angry after learning that the second daughter was showing such signs.
Shu Yu didn't say much upon hearing this, but she felt that someone like the Second Miss, even if she really did something, wouldn't just be trying to seduce Master Lan.
Last time, she seduced the escorting officers, which startled her mule, and she rolled down the hillside.
Who knows what she's planning to do this time?
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes, broke off the branch in her hand, stood up, and said to Hou Shi, "You guys start cooking first, I'll go check on things."
Hou nodded quickly, "Be careful."
(End of this chapter)
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