Chapter 596 The Cause of the Second Young Lady's Illness
It was late at night, and the Shu family couldn't possibly go anywhere else to look for someone. They would be lucky if they could even find a doctor to come back.
Shu Yu wasn't surprised by the Shu family's cold-blooded behavior. "What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said that the second young lady's vomiting of blood was caused by depression and anger. Now she can only be rested and given some good food."
Shu Yu silently looked up at the sky. How could she raise a child in a place like this? How could she feed him well?
It's good enough to have food and lodging here, how can we afford to recuperate?
Furthermore, could it lead to depression or be consumed by anger?
Shu Yu felt that the cause of the illness was not very reliable. Given the Second Miss's personality, she would always try to make others depressed. How could she have fallen ill for such a reason?
“But I just asked around.” Hou suddenly leaned close to Shu Yu’s ear and whispered, “It turns out that doctor was a complete quack. I heard that he was exiled here because he killed someone while treating him.”
Therefore, Mr. Hou expressed great doubt about his diagnosis.
Shu Yu raised an eyebrow, "And what about the second young lady now?"
Hou said, "She's lying at home. She can't even get out of bed now, let alone work in the fields. I just saw the Shu family go to the old woman on the estate to explain the situation."
It's common for people to get sick, and it's not like you're not allowed to take leave here.
However, once you take leave, the grain will be gone, and it will be recorded so that you can pay for it with money later.
What Hou is worried about now is...
“Although we don’t get along with the rest of the Shu family, to the officials we are all one family. The money we owe will be repaid together.”
They could receive and eat their own food, but the debts incurred during their exile and the rent for this house belonged to each of them individually.
Shu Yu didn't care about that. "You don't need to worry about this." She paused and lowered her voice. "I heard that in a while, the Lord Qi we met on the road might pass through here. He's working for the governor now. He might not be able to do much else, but helping us get away from the Shu family would be easy for him."
Hou's eyes suddenly lit up. "Are you serious? Did your family tell you this?"
Shu Yu nodded. "Mm."
Hou breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression became lighter.
As the three of them talked, they arrived at the work site.
Shu Yu glanced towards the Shu family's direction and indeed did not see the second young lady.
She parted ways with Hou and returned to the family of three. They were already familiar with each other; the family of three was easy to get along with, and Shu Yu had many questions, which they all answered.
Especially since she was planning to switch to hunting, she happened to ask the male head of the household.
The man's name was Xu Dali, his wife was Lin, and their ten-year-old son was Xu Zhensheng.
The family of three was exiled here, not because they had committed any crimes, but because they were implicated by Xu Dali's father.
His father worked for a prince who wanted to rebel. Although he failed, the rebellion had far-reaching consequences.
Xu Dali's father died on the way to exile, but the three of them had to continue doing hard labor here.
However, this is already the third year. Apart from Xu Dali losing an arm during a hunt last year, the whole family has managed to pull through.
Shu Yu got along well with the three of them. When she saw Xu Zhensheng coming over with a basket, she took out two candies from her pocket and handed them to him.
(End of this chapter)
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