Chapter 1220 Damn it, I got tricked!
Lu Sanzhu quickly took out two copper coins, looking somewhat distressed, and said to the two old women, "Excuse me, madams, I am Lu Xiangjun's third uncle. I wonder if you could help me pass on a message, saying that I have something very important to discuss with her."
"Lu Xiangjun's third uncle? Who are you trying to fool?" And only two copper coins? That's too stingy.
Lu Sanzhu gritted his teeth, just about to take out two more copper coins, when he suddenly saw Ding Yuehua standing not far away. He quickly waved to her, "Mrs. Fan San."
Ding Yuehua happened to be looking this way. When she saw Lu Sanzhu, she was stunned for a moment and quickly walked over. "Uncle Lu?"
"It's me. Is Ayu inside? Please call her for me."
Ding Yuehua looked at him suspiciously, feeling that he was acting strangely, but she still nodded in agreement.
A short while later, Shu Yu came out and wasn't surprised to see Lu Sanzhu, since he worked there.
To her surprise, Lu Sanzhu's hair was still wet.
"You... went into the water?"
Lu Sanzhu pulled her out and quickly found a secluded spot. He whispered, "Just now, I was in the water behind that pavilion, and I heard you talking to the magistrate's wife."
Shu Yu, "..."
She frowned and stared at Lu Sanzhu for a long time. "What are you doing there? Don't you know that this whole area has been booked by the county magistrate's wife for a banquet today? If you get caught, you're finished."
Lu Sanzhu scratched his head. "I took the day before yesterday off, and Da Bao wasn't feeling well yesterday, so I didn't come to work. I only came today after confirming that he was alright. That's why I'm late. As soon as I arrived, I saw a customer standing there anxiously. He lost a string of Buddhist beads at the pavilion yesterday, but there are people there now, so he didn't want to bother them. He asked our staff if they could swim across the water to get them and come back."
However, none of the men were very good swimmers, so the customer said he would give them five taels of silver as a reward if they found the Buddhist beads.
Lu Sanzhu was envious. He was now a man who had bought a house but was heavily in debt, so he jumped in without hesitation.
“I swam to the pavilion and heard your voice. Then I poked my head out and saw the magistrate’s wife.”
Lu Sanzhu had just seen Xiao Shi before, so he quietly changed direction and swam to the corner behind Xiao Shi.
Shu Yu frowned. "Didn't you know that the banquet today was hosted by the county magistrate's wife? Didn't the other staff tell you before you went into the water?"
Lu Sanzhu was stunned for a moment, and almost instantly came to his senses. "Oh, damn it, I've been tricked."
Shu Yu, "..."
Lu Sanzhu coughed lightly before saying, "Now that I think about it, both of the guys who were there at the time were close to that guy Cao Changlin."
Who is that?
"Some time ago, the steward of the forest fell ill and seemed to be in bad shape. He probably wouldn't be able to come back to work. Master Ji intended to choose between me and Cao Changlin as the steward, but I was clever and quick-witted and had a great chance of winning. Cao Changlin didn't like me at all. But they all knew that my niece was a village lady, so he didn't dare to openly deal with me. So that's what he was waiting for."
There was a banquet being held in the peach grove. Lu Sanzhu wouldn't be afraid of most people, as he was a good swimmer and would definitely not be discovered.
But even if he gets caught, it's okay. Ayu is the village head, and most people will give him face and listen to his explanation. They probably won't hold it against him.
But today's banquet is hosted by the county magistrate's wife, who would dare to disturb her?
(End of this chapter)
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