Chapter 38: You're Stingy

Chapter 38: You're Stingy

Lu Sanzhu was surprised, then smiled and waved his hand. "No need to ask, I already know."

"You know?" Shu Yu raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, this is something you caused," Lu Sanzhu nodded. "Yesterday, when you entered the village, many people saw you. You even gave candy to the children at the village entrance and brought meat and snacks to my second brother's house. At that time, everyone said that a noble person had come to find my second brother, and that my second brother's family would have a better life in the future. Later, my mother went to borrow a cart from the village chief and said that Yan Langzhong was not there, and she wanted to take my second brother to the county town to see his leg."

Lu Sanzhu spoke with enthusiasm, "You don't know the situation at my second brother's house. Even if we want to see a doctor in the town, we have to consider it again and again. Without money, how can we afford to see a doctor? Besides, it's just a fall. The people in the countryside would just bear with it and apply some herbal medicine. But my second brother actually wanted to go to the county town? Someone has to pay for the medical fees, and my mother didn't go to borrow money. So, people naturally thought of you, right?"

"Also, that Yan Langzhong wasn't there yesterday, but he came back to the village early this morning. I heard that he was angry about this and said that my mother didn't trust him and would rather run so far away than use the ointment he gave. He spread the word everywhere, and it just so happened that someone from Ruan's family came here to seek medical treatment from Yan Langzhong. Yan Langzhong told him about it, and the person went back and spread the news. Ruan's family naturally knew that a wealthy young lady had come to my second brother's house, bought meat, and paid for medical treatment. So, of course, they came over to make friends with my second sister-in-law."

With Ruan's family's money-grubbing nature, it would be strange if they didn't come over quickly.

Lu Sanzhu finished speaking, "That's how it is. Alright, I'm going to eat noodles now."

He took a step out, but Shu Yu pulled him back. "Wait."

"What else?" Lu Sanzhu was getting impatient. If he waited any longer, his noodles would be eaten by his sister-in-law and the others.

"This is not right," Shu Yu said.

"What's not right?" Lu Sanzhu was anxious.

"What's wrong?" Lu Sanzhu was very anxious. If they waited any longer, Second Sister-in-law and the others would have eaten all the noodles.

Shu Yu stood in front of him and said, "You're talking about what happened from last night until this morning, right? But didn't you also hear what the beggar said? That Ruan Pozi approached her a few days ago and asked her to impersonate Er Ya. At that time, I hadn't arrived yet, and the Lu family was still poor. So what was old lady Ruan trying to do?"

At first, she thought old lady Ruan was after her, but after listening to what the female beggar said, Shu Yu felt that things were not so simple.

Lu Sanzhu said, "Oh, right. Why didn't I think of that? So, what do you think Ruan Pozi is doing all this for?"

"Isn't this what you need to go and find out?" Shu Yu replied.

Lu Sanzhu said, "......"

Shu Yu patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

"Eh, no, this sounds like a complicated matter. Wasn't a bowl of noodles and two candies too little for me?" Lu Sanzhu asked.

Shu Yu thought for a moment and said, "You did get shortchanged. How about I give you two more candies?"

Two candies? he could hardly believe she said that.

Shu Yu continued, "Don't think I'm stingy. If I knew more about Shishi village, I would have gone to someone else. Even if I only gave them two steamed buns, I would still be able to get the information. Do you believe me?"

Of course, he believed her.

But she was still stingy. 

(End of chapter)