Chapter 76 Adding Joy
"What did you say?" Dingxiang asked.
"It was Lu Qingqing who stole the silver. When we came, we rode in Cui Shitou's carriage together. The silver disappeared after we got out of the carriage."
Ning Xiuwen stared at Lu Qingqing's increasingly beautiful face, his dark eyes swirling.
He's in such a miserable state, so why is she doing better and better?
"Otherwise, where would she get the money to buy such an expensive carriage?"
Your father knows how much those herbs are worth; it might take several years to save enough to buy a carriage.
No wonder she kept leaning against me in the car.
Ning Xiuwen glanced at Dingxiang.
He knew that Dingxiang would be furious if she heard such words.
They would rush up and yell at Lu Qingqing for being shameless, seducing a married man, and making her despised by everyone.
This time, however, Dingxiang's face was grim, and her eyes were fixed on the carriage, not looking at Lu Qingqing.
A horse-drawn carriage!
When she married Ning Xiuwen, all she could think about was traveling by carriage with maids by her side.
But so far, nothing good has happened except for terrible things.
"Since Lu Qingqing stole it, then let's report it to the authorities!"
“We can’t report this to the authorities; we have no evidence.” Ning Xiuwen frowned.
Ha, you're just guessing without any evidence?
Dingxiang swallowed hard and asked through gritted teeth, "Have you been to the Qu residence?"
This was like stabbing Ning Xiuwen in the heart.
The chest tightness I felt earlier returned.
His face was stiff, as if his mother had died.
"We'll talk about it when we get home."
Let's talk about it when we get home!
That same nonsense again!
What else is there to say?
The attempt to become an apprentice failed!
Dingxiang almost burst out laughing.
She looked at Ning Xiuwen's face, the one she used to like, and suddenly felt nauseous.
What's so great about him?
Desperately poor, yet obsessed with saving face, unable to lift a finger, even struggling in bed!
My father said it was because he lacked food when he was young, which weakened his body, and now it's too late to treat him.
And then there's this difficult and annoying mother, it's absolutely awful!
I should have married the hunter Xiao Zhang back then!
"I don't care! Ning Xiuwen, even if you have to beg, you have to give me the money! My father can't go to jail!"
"If you don't want to go to jail, then go and plead with the magistrate!" Ning Xiuwen was thoroughly angered by Dingxiang's disobedience.
"Didn't you save the magistrate's son? Then go and do it! If you don't go, you won't know what really happened!"
Dingxiang paused.
Lu Yun drove the car slowly over.
They also saw Ning Xiuwen and Ding Xiang, but ignored them.
The two were still arguing when Ding Hongshi fainted from anger!
He lay on the roadside, his buttocks covered in blood, and a child threw a stone at him.
"Second brother, we've done enough looking around. Let's go to the county government office one more time and then go home."
"Alright! Hold on tight!"
After Lu Yun finished speaking, he gently, as if tickling, flicked the horse's rump with the whip.
"Good Congcong, speed up a little bit."
He named the horse Lu Cong, with the character "Cong" meaning clever.
Lu Cong continued walking forward at a leisurely pace, taking small steps.
Lu Qingqing was so excited by the commotion that she almost fell asleep.
After half a day, we were finally almost at the county government office.
Mo Lang was already waiting there.
Upon seeing them, I quickly walked over.
Lu Qingqing is now his lucky charm!
He paid off the young master's medical expenses after selling only 400 bottles of medicine.
Then next time you earn money, it will all be yours.
“Miss Lu, Zhang Yong just came to pick up the prescription and gave me five taels of silver.”
"Yes, three ounces are mine, and two ounces are yours."
Mo Lang's handsome face relaxed, and his smile was subtle yet genuine.
"Also, Miss Lu, the thief you described has been caught. He stole from three people in total."
A young woman's share is three taels, a man in his thirties' is five taels, and a young, showy man's share is eighty taels!
Eighty taels!
Lu Qingqing was shocked.
Where did Ning Xiuwen swindle eighty taels from?
The Ding family?
The Ding family is really stupid.
"That young lady must be Miss Lu? Three taels of silver."
At that time, Lu Qingqing didn't know how much silver Ning Xiuwen had, so she spoke vaguely to Mo Lang.
At this moment, quickly state:
"No! The eighty taels are mine!"
Mo Lang paused, his hand stilling as he reached for his silver. "Show-off guy?" he asked, puzzled.
Lu Qingqing pointed at Lu Yun.
Do you think my second brother looks like him?
At that moment, Lu Yun was fanning the horse with a fan.
It's getting hot, and he's worried the horses will get too hot.
Si Xi combed his hair while he fanned him, and the two of them didn't mind the smell at all; they were even more attentive to him than to their own father.
Sensing Mo Lang's gaze, Lu Yun looked over.
Lu Yun imitated the mannerisms of wealthy young masters outside, waving his fan a few times before giving Mo Lang an elegant smile: "Still behaving like that, right?"
Mo Lang: "...similar."
I feel like there's something wrong, but there really isn't.
Mo Lang gave eighty taels to Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing gave him another ten taels of silver as a reward for his hard work.
Mo Lang was happy again.
I earned ten taels so easily.
Money is hard to earn, but it's really easy to earn money by following Miss Lu.
Recently, the young master has been drawing up plans for the irrigation canals and discussing them with Magistrate Xu until midnight. He must go and buy some meat for the young master to help him recover.
"Thank you, Miss Lu!"
Lu Qingqing: You're welcome, this is a hush money payment.
"Remember to look for the other two owners! We're on our way!"
"Yes, Miss Lu."
Lu Qingqing greeted Lu Yun.
I'm so happy today, really, really happy!
Ning Xiuwen failed to become an apprentice; let's see how smug he'll be in the future!
Harvest: Four hundred-tael silver notes, and a net profit of over two hundred taels.
Lu Qingqing was thinking about Dingxiang and her father.
Lilacs are one thing, they look smart but are actually quite stupid.
Her father...
For some reason, Ding Hongshi's eyes always gave her a creepy feeling when he looked at her.
He gave the stolen silver to Mo Lang as a 10-tael reward for his trouble.
She kept 20 taels as compensation for the family's repeated harassment.
With the remaining fifty taels, she could act as a "savior" when the Ding family was swindled out of everything by Ning Xiuwen and had nowhere else to turn.
The premise is that there is still hope for the father and daughter.
Lu Yun called out, "Congcong, time to go home!"
Bathed in the afternoon sunlight, Lu Cong set off unhurriedly.
Along the way, the three of them took turns driving the carriage.
We passed through village after village, drawing envious glances from passersby.
Passing through a village, I saw an old man in tattered clothes selling peaches by the roadside.
"Peach has grown so big?"
Lu Qingqing jumped off the carriage and went to stand in front of her.
"Yes, there's been plenty of rain this year, so they're growing fast. Look how fresh and lovely they are."
The old man picked up three and offered them to try.
"Eat, eat, eat! There's still plenty left on the tree. We can't possibly sell them all. If it rains again, they'll be ruined."
The rainfall this year has been quite good; everyone says there will be a good harvest.
However, Lu Qingqing then thought of what the jailer had said at the yamen earlier that day.
Now Magistrate Xu is leading people to repair the irrigation canal every day, apparently because there are serious quality problems there.
But the rainy season is still a little over a month away, so it should be fixed by then.
"Delicious! Sweet and crunchy." Lu Yun took a bite and praised it.
The old man chuckled and asked, "Are your horse harnesses and carriages all new? Did you just buy them in town?"
Lu Yun said, "Yes, I just bought it, sir. Is it cool?"
"Great, great! You bought a good one. Since we've run into each other, this old man has to give you some good luck by giving you six peaches."
May everything go smoothly.
"Oh dear, sir, let's just pay and buy it!"
How can I accept this offer of food and gifts?
"If I pay for it, am I supposed to add to the old man's joy?"
Without saying a word, the old man picked out six big, red peaches.
The old man carried these peaches from his home to this official road; there was only one basket in total.
Lu Yun stopped trying to stop them, and after discussing it with Lu Qingqing, they decided to take them all.
Unexpectedly, the first person to bring them joy was a complete stranger.
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