Chapter 38 Home
After receiving the letter from her son, Mrs. Lu immediately went to Butcher Wang's stall.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with her son's words, and her attitude when she came to him was just as it should be. "My dear in-laws, my son has found a job. When do you think we can arrange this marriage?"
Butcher Wang was happily telling his wife while setting up his stall this morning, "Pork is selling so fast today. I'll buy an extra head tomorrow. It feels like these past few days are going to be good times."
As a result, he turned around and saw Mrs. Lu standing in front of the stall with a stern face, saying that she wanted to marry his family.
Now thinking about it, this was not a good day at all; it was clearly God reminding him.
If there weren't other customers around, butcher Wang would have wanted to ask her how bold she was to say that, considering how long ago the scandal had happened.
A regular customer nearby laughed and jokingly said, "Hey, Butcher Wang, how come we haven't heard anything about your youngest daughter getting married? Are you afraid we'll snatch her away?"
Butcher Wang's smile was very forced. "Haha, no way. It's still early."
It just so happened that pork was selling very quickly today, and he was afraid that Mrs. Lu would say something shocking again, so he didn't even have time to close the stall, and he took his wife and carried her away.
It wasn't until I got home that I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Lu didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said. After entering the house, she didn't treat me as an outsider and sat down directly. "Is there any water? Pour me a glass of water."
Butcher Wang and his wife looked at each other, and finally went to pour her a glass of water.
After drinking some water, Mrs. Lu took out the letter written by her youngest son and said, "My dear, I came to you today to discuss the marriage between our two families. Where is your Wang Yun?"
Wang Yun is the youngest daughter of Wang the Butcher. Their two families arranged the marriage so quickly that she didn't even have the chance to meet the girl a few times.
"Marriage? Didn't you say at the time that there was no rush and that we could talk about it after your family's job was stable?"
Old Mrs. Lu shook the letter in her hand. "My son wrote back saying he found a job and that he makes a lot of money, enough to marry your daughter."
The butcher and his wife were both illiterate. "You found a job? What kind of job? We are both illiterate. It's impossible for us to believe everything you say."
Just at this moment, Wang Yun came back from outside, "Mom and Dad, is there someone at home?"
Old Mrs. Lu looked up and down at the girl who came in with a critical look. She had a round face and a plump body. Her only advantage was that she smiled cutely. She was not worthy of her son.
But in the current situation, we can only make do with what we have.
"It just so happens that your daughter is back, so let her show it to you."
Mrs. Lu thought there was nothing wrong with the content of the letter, but after hearing it, the butcher wanted her to get out of the house immediately. If he hadn't beaten the old woman, Mrs. Lu would not be able to leave the house today.
"My family was really blind to choose your family as our marriage partner. You are not a good family. Get out of here now, or I will take action."
"Take your letter and get out. Pretend the engagement never happened. My family doesn't want to marry our daughter off to a family like this."
With a "bang", the door of Butcher Wang's house slammed shut in front of her.
Faced with such disgusting future in-laws, they didn't want to say a word and just pushed Old Lady Lu out.
Even when they returned to the village, Old Lady Lu was still angry. She would curse at anyone she caught, and even Lu Xing was no exception.
"They're a butchering family, and they look so fierce. Only a fool would want to marry their daughter. And they even kicked me out. Tell me, how could they do things like that?"
The people who heard her complain didn't know what to say and looked away.
"Hehua, tell me." She grabbed Liu Hehua and asked directly.
This question is not easy to answer. Everyone looks down on what her son did, so it is normal that people don't want to marry their daughter to him.
But looking at Old Lady Lu's expression, she certainly didn't think there was anything wrong with her. If they had spoken directly, they would inevitably have started arguing. They were from the same village, so there was no need to make it so awkward.
So Liu Hehua stood up and pretended to have just remembered, "Oh, it seems that my chickens haven't been fed yet. I have to go back and feed them."
The others followed her example and stood up. "I haven't collected my clothes yet. I have to go back and collect them."
Finally, Lu Xing was left alone, watching her speak slowly, "If you ask me, this may not be something you like to hear."
She was not afraid of offending Old Lady Lu, but Old Lady Lu was unwilling to listen to her and went home.
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Liu Fangfang returned to school, and the fox was left to Lu Xing's care alone.
Fortunately, mugwort has a good hemostatic effect, so there is no need to change the dressing afterwards.
Normally, you just need to change the little fox's food and water regularly.
The only thing that Lu Xing couldn't get used to was that this fox really only loved to eat vegetarian food. Every time he put meat and vegetables together, it would eat up the vegetables and leave the meat aside.
After trying many times, Lu Xing found that the cat did not dislike eggs and could mix them with dishes and feed them to it.
With her careful feeding, the wound on the little fox's leg recovered faster and faster, and its messy white fur looked much more shiny than before.
After it recovered, the first thing it did was to explore around the kitchen.
Lu Xing once found it chewing on the chain around its neck, but luckily she didn't let it escape. This incident scared her so much that she immediately changed the cage to keep the fox.
The good news is that as Lu Xing fed it more and more often, the fox no longer panted when it saw her, and occasionally even made whimpering sounds to beg for food.
The bad news is that the person who injured it has not been found yet, so Lu Pingping's family still dare not go out casually.
After being frightened, He Gu even stopped attending the quarrels that she usually loved to participate in, which made her nemesis Lu Yue a little uncomfortable.
The village chief was also very annoyed. She would go to him every few days to ask whether the man had been caught and whether to call the police if not.
But there were no other clues except for a wounded fox. Even if the police were called, they would not be able to catch the culprit for a while.
When the village chief was asked for the umpteenth time when the suspect would be caught, he said, "Sister-in-law, I also reported this to the police, but the police said they have no clues and it would be difficult for them to catch the suspect."
"It's not right to keep going like this. I haven't been out for a long time. Wasn't there a person who committed a crime in our village before, and wasn't it you, the village chief, who led people to catch him? Village chief, please help me." He Gu held his hand and wouldn't let him leave.
The village chief said, "Don't talk nonsense. Aunt Lu Xing and the others happened to find a clue, so they caught the man. Normally, arresting someone wouldn't be that quick."
"We've already called the police, and they should be caught soon. Just relax and wait for a while."
After hearing the clues Lu Xing found, He Gu could no longer hear anything else.
The next day, she went to Lu Xing's house with two eggs and a basket of vegetables.
Lu Xing, who had just finished feeding the fox, felt a little surprised when he heard the door open. It was the first time someone came to see him so early in the morning.
She opened the door and saw He Gu, who was carrying a lot of things in his hands. It seemed that he wanted to ask her for something. "Pingping's mother, what's going on so early in the morning?"
He Gu first handed the vegetables in his hand to Lu Xing, "Aunt, these are the vegetables my family just picked. Try them, they are very tender."
"Why did you suddenly bring so many dishes? It would be better if you kept them for yourself."
Taking advantage of the opportunity to deliver the food, He Gu walked straight in and pulled Lu Xing to sit down. "Oh, I'm here because I have something to ask Auntie."
"What's up?"
"It's the guy we got into trouble with before. Does Auntie still remember him?"
"The one who chopped people?"
He Gu nodded desperately, "Yes, yes, yes, I heard that this person was found by my aunt?"
"I asked Aunt Lotus, and I heard that you can sense some things?" She asked in a low voice, fearing that she might offend anyone.
"Ah--well..." Lu Xing didn't answer directly, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Seeing Lu Xing's mysterious look, He Gu felt that he had found the right person. "Aunt, you also know about the matter of our vegetable garden. I won't be able to sleep well until that person is found."
"I came here this time just to ask my aunt if I could use your sense to help me sense something, that one?" She hinted wildly with her eyes.
Lu Xing sat there awkwardly, not knowing whether she should agree or not. She felt that if she agreed, she would be close to being called a fortune teller.
Especially since there is an older sister who is keen on promoting her!
【Author has something to say】
Liu Hehua: Promote to sisters every day.
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