Chapter 207: Gratitude

 Chapter 207: Gratitude

Tang Wenqian looked at Tang Mu, furrowing his brows slightly. After a moment, he whispered, "The Lu family is quite good." They value emotions and righteousness, understand the importance of repaying kindness, and have broader knowledge compared to ordinary villagers. He recalled the old lady's words: "Studying is not necessarily for the imperial examination but, more importantly, for literacy and understanding." How many people in this world can achieve such a purpose? Most people study with the goal of passing the imperial examination and becoming officials. Some scholars spend their entire lives striving for this goal, only to live their lives in a muddled and aimless manner. Tang Mu looked at Tang Wenqian with surprise, not expecting him to suddenly make such an evaluation. She frowned and said, "You..." Tang Wenqian handed over the meat in his hand, changing the topic, "Mother, let's make dumplings for dinner. We have meat available." Tang Mu stared at the piece of meat in her hand. By the time she looked up, her son had already entered the courtyard with a basket of books on his back. She stood there for a while before sighing and walked inside. "Alright, let's make dumplings then." At this moment, Shu Yu had arrived at the doorstep with a mule cart. The old lady was worried about the chickens at home, so as soon as she got off the cart, she hurriedly went towards the chicken coop. During these two days when she was away, she had left the house in the care of her daughter-in-law. Fortunately, her daughter-in-law had been well-behaved during this time, and the chickens looked lively. The old lady felt relieved and went to find the chicken coop. Later in the evening, when she returned to the county, she would take these chickens with her to raise them. Shu Yu tied the mule cart to the doorstep and took down the basket containing the meat. She entered the house and said to the old lady, "Grandmother, I'll go to the village chief's house first." The old lady washed her hands and replied, "I'll accompany you." Shu Yu paused for a moment and waited for the old lady to leave. Only then did they walk together towards Fan Zhong's house. Fan Zhong happened to be at home. When he saw Shu Yu carrying a large piece of meat, he was somewhat surprised. After hearing her explanation, he immediately smiled, "You're being too polite. Da Ya is a girl from our village. It's only right for us to stand up for her when she's been wronged. How can it be worth you personally delivering gifts to us?" That's what he said, but the meat was accepted without any hesitation. Shu Yu's mouth twitched, and without staying for long, they had to go and deliver meat to other households. Just when she was about to leave, Shu Yu saw a few children playing in the yard and gave them a few candies. After leaving the Fan family, the two of them visited the households that had helped them before. Upon receiving their thanks, these households were all very polite. However, there were also a few households that pulled Shu Yu aside and asked, "We heard that your family opened a shop on the busiest street in the county. Are you in need of workers? Take a look at my eldest child. He is hardworking and willing to work for a reasonable wage." Indeed, the villagers of Shishi Village had heard the news about the Lu Erbai family opening a shop early on, mostly spread by the Liang family. However, at that time, even the Liang family themselves were not clear about what the shop was actually selling, and they hadn't seen any signs of activity from the Lu Erbai family. So, most of the villagers thought the Liang family was just bragging. Some people even went to ask the Li family, but Li was not someone who liked to raise the status of the second son's family, so she also gave vague answers, claiming not to know much about it. The villagers of Sh8shi Village thought that this so-called shop was probably just one of those small stalls. Most of them believed that with the return of Lu Erbai's daughter, their family's life would improve. But no one expected that their lives would turn out to be this good. (End of this chapter)

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