Chapter 696 Returning to Zhengdao Village
Shu Yu was overjoyed and quickly chased after him.
She only had two days off. After having lunch at home, she went to the market to buy some food and then to a shop to buy some essential daily necessities. Seeing that it was getting late, she prepared to return to Zhengdao Village.
Ruan and Daya specially packed up their stall early today and escorted the person all the way to the city gate.
"Father, Mother, Eldest Sister, I will come to the county town often in the future. You should go back soon, we will see each other again in a few days."
Shu Yu waved his hand, drove the mule cart with the old lady and the two little ones, and headed back towards Zhengdao Village.
When they arrived at Zhengdao Village, it was still light out, but a hunting party had already returned.
That group happened to be a team of people. They had rejected Shu Yu decisively back then, but now when they saw her again, their eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
Shu Yu's mule cart passed by them and soon stopped in front of their house.
The old lady couldn't wait to open the gate and go to check on the chickens she was raising.
She fed the baby once before leaving yesterday morning, and then handed the key to the yard to Fang Xiyue. Since Fang Xiyue was off these two days, she asked her to come over this morning and help feed the baby again.
The old lady wasn't worried about the chickens going hungry; she was afraid they'd be stolen if no one was home.
This is a hen she specially bought for Ayu to lay eggs; it can't be missing.
Therefore, she almost took it with her to the county town before she left yesterday.
Shu Yu persuaded her again, saying that at this critical juncture, no one would dare to steal. Firstly, this was Zhengdao Village, originally a place of exile, where the punishment for such crimes would be severe.
Secondly, the governor had just arrived. If theft were to occur now, wouldn't that be a slap in his face?
When the old lady returned, she quickly counted them, and thankfully, none were missing.
Shu Yu was both amused and exasperated. She told San Ya and Da Hu to get off first, and after driving the mule cart into the yard, she unloaded everything from the cart.
There was a lot of stuff, and the whole family was busy, quickly adding many items to the house.
Dinner was simple; we ate dumplings that we had made in the county town at noon. They were boiled in water and cooked very quickly.
After working so hard for a while, it gradually got dark.
Shu Yu listened to the noises coming from outside; it must be the people who were working outside returning.
However, it seems that someone stopped at their door and lingered for quite a while.
The old lady immediately tensed up and asked in a low voice, "Ayu, do you think those people came back today to check if anyone was home since we weren't here yesterday? If no one was home, they're planning to make their move?"
Shu Yu shook her head and simply went over and opened the courtyard gate.
However, the people outside had already left, and Shu Yu could only catch a glimpse of a corner of clothing in the distance.
Judging from that figure... it seems to be the eldest wife of the Shu family?
It was indeed a member of the Shu family. Not only the First Madam, but everyone else in the Shu family deliberately took a detour this way. However, the First Madam was at the very back. They wanted to see if the Lu family had returned.
There were voices and children's laughter inside; they had clearly returned.
The Shu family breathed a sigh of relief. They had thought the Lu family would never return after leaving. Fortunately, they had indeed only rested for two days and had not been pardoned from their crimes, nor were they destined to never come back.
Now that Lu Shuyu has returned, it's likely that Madam Hou and the Sixth Miss have also returned.
This time, they can't be as impulsive as they were last time.
(End of this chapter)
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