Chapter 103: Looking for Daya

Chapter 103: Looking for Da Ya

It was getting late, so the two of them packed their things and prepared to go back.

The cart was driven by Da Niu, who was skilled at handling the ox cart. They had only tested the mule cart in the morning when it arrived.

The young man was enthusiastic about it, while Shu Yu was tired from walking all day and decided to rest inside the cart.

However, as soon as she closed her eyes, she inexplicably thought of Zhang Shu, whom she had encountered today.

Shu Yu instantly sat up again, furrowing her brows.

The Da Niu on the cart heard the movement and asked her through the curtain, "Yu, what's wrong? Did I drive too fast?"

"It's not that," Shu Yu poked her head out and said to him, "Let's go to Dayan Village."

"Dayan Village?" Big Niu was surprised. "Do you want to look for Da Ya?"

Shu Yu nodded. "Exactly. Since we have the mule cart, we don't have to worry about the journey. I have something here that I want to give her."

She had kept two boxes of rouge and powder in the cart, which she planned to give to Da Ya. And also... to see how she was doing.

Da Niu happily agreed, "Alright, last time when Da Ya hurried back, we didn't even have a chance to exchange a few words. It's a good opportunity to tell her the good news about opening a shop. If the Zhang family knows, they will treat Da Ya much better from now on."

Shu Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at him. Indeed, Da Niu was a sensitive young man.

He knew that Da Ya had been living a difficult life, partly because she still didn't have a child. And the other reason was that the Zhang family knew about the situation with the Lu family and thought that even if Da Ya suffered, the Lu family couldn't help her.

This time, let the Zhang family know that the Lu family is doing well now. If they dare to bully Da Ya again, the Lu family will definitely not let them get away with it.

Da Niu quickly pulled the reins and turned the cart to the left.

With the mule cart, the speed did increase significantly, and before long, the cart stopped at the entrance of Da Yan Village.

Unlike Shishi Village, there was a bridge at the entrance of Da Yan Village. The ox cart could slowly enter, but Shu Yu's mule cart was relatively large and inconvenient to cross the bridge.

So the two of them parked the mule cart at the entrance and walked into the village.

Shu Yu didn't know where the Zhang family lived, so after crossing the bridge, she let Da Niu lead the way.

As they walked for a short distance, Da Niu suddenly pointed ahead and said, "That seems to be Da Ya."

Shu Yu looked up and indeed saw Da Ya washing clothes with her head down by the creek.

Da Niu waved his hand and called out to her, "Da Ya, Da Ya..."

However, the rushing water made a lot of noise, and there were many people washing clothes and talking by the creek. Da Ya not only didn't hear them but also finished washing the last piece of clothing and walked away, carrying a basket.

"Hey." Da Niu could only put his hand down and said to Shu Yu, "Let's catch up quickly."

However, they were far behind, and by the time they caught up, Da Ya had already turned into the center of the village, and they couldn't see her anymore.

The two of them had to go to Zhang's family themselves. Zhang's family was a bit far from the stream, on the other side of the village center.

Da Niu had come here a year ago to inform Da Ya about Lu Erbai's 

leg injury. He wasn't very familiar with Da Yan Village, and even got lost once.

So despite their fast pace, when they arrived at Zhang's house, Da Ya had already gone inside.

Shu Yu took a couple of quick steps and stood at the gate of Zhang's house. She noticed that the gate was already closed. Just as she was about to knock, she heard voices from inside.

"Sister-in-law, did you not leave any food for me in the kitchen?"

This voice... it was Da Ya's voice, timid and helpless.

(End of Chapter)