Chapter 878 A Better Future Marriage
Lan Hua was taken aback; she hadn't realized the problem yet, but Li Shi suddenly came to her senses.
Yes, now that Shu Yu has become the village head, wouldn't Lan Hua's marriage be even better?
And then there's her; she'll be the village head's aunt in the future.
Although Li felt a pang of envy, sensing that the second branch of the family had struck it lucky, she was also happy to benefit from it.
She straightened her chest slightly and coughed lightly. "Alright, stop blocking us and let us in. My mother-in-law and the others rarely come back, so we need to go and have a family reunion."
She led Lan Hua inside, and someone behind her whispered, "Look how smug she is. Didn't she make a scene and demand a divorce from Lu Dasong when she found out that Er Yatou had been exiled?"
"If you ask me, Lu Dasong should have agreed back then, then she would be the one who regrets it the most now."
"Exactly. I used to think she was a good person. She was always so amiable in public. If she hadn't made a fuss about getting a divorce, I wouldn't have known she was just pretending."
The group whispered among themselves, still harboring some concerns. Now that the Lu family had produced a village head, even if Li was not a good person, she was still the village head's aunt. If the family were to hold them accountable, they would have no one to reason with.
Soon, they turned the conversation back to Shu Yu.
She was filled with envy, curiosity, and a little desire to get closer to her, and as they talked, the conversation drifted to the heated pack.
They were all curious about what kind of thing had gotten her acquitted and made her the village head.
Not only the villagers, but also the third and fourth branches of the Lu family and even the village chief Fan Zhong were very curious.
Xiang Weinan had already seen it. He had connections in the capital and knew that Shu Yu had received the reward because of this, so of course he couldn't wait to see it.
Therefore, he didn't ask any more questions. Since the imperial edict had already been read and he had other things to do, he didn't plan to stay any longer.
He pulled Shu Yu aside to talk, "I'm leaving now. Are you all set?"
"fine."
Xiang Weinan nodded and said, "Now that you've become a village head, you'd better act like one. Buy a few servants, so at least next time someone will hold you back and the villagers won't all rush in."
Buy people.
Shu Yu stroked her chin; they really needed to buy a few. Leaving aside everything else, just take that three-courtyard house the Emperor bestowed upon them—they were going to move into it.
With so many rooms and such a large area, cleaning alone would take a lot of effort and time.
Everyone in the family has things to do, and the old lady is getting on in years; we can't let her work so hard anymore.
She nodded. "Okay, I'll go visit the broker when we get back to the county town."
Xiang Weinan simply reminded her of something, and seeing that she had a plan, he didn't say anything more.
He called Hu Li, said something to Lu Erbai, Fan Zhong and others, and then left the Lu family courtyard.
Fan Zhong quickly led the village elders to follow the Lu family and see Xiang Weinan off at the door. After watching Xiang Weinan get into the carriage and drive away, Fan Zhong and the others finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Now that the magistrate had left, the villagers were indeed less nervous. They all turned around, congratulating Lu Erbai while trying to enter the house and befriend him.
This time, without needing anyone else to say anything, Fan Zhong was the first to stand in front of them and drive everyone away.
"Alright, go back now. The Lu family just returned to Jiangyuan County yesterday, and they've only just met up with their own family. They're very busy, so don't bother them here. We can talk about it later."
(End of this chapter)
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