Chapter 813: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 813: Mind Your Own Business
As soon as the old lady entered the estate, she breathed a sigh of relief. Since the imperial edict was read out, everyone had started approaching her one by one to talk. If it weren't for auntie Zhang by her side and the official guards blocking the entrance, she wouldn't have been able to handle it.
Shu Yu also thought about this, so she didn't ask her to return home immediately. There was only her grandmother at home, and she wouldn't be at peace if she went back. It was better to let her rest in the estate for a while.
Seeing that the old lady didn't have any urgent matters, Shu Yu looked up and said to Auntien Zhang, who was still standing at the door, "You've worked hard, Auntie. I still have some unfinished business to attend to. When I have time later, I'll come and thank you."
Auntie Zhang quickly waved her hand. "What are you saying? The gentlemen inside are still waiting for you. Go ahead and take care of your business. Don't worry about me."
Shu Yu nodded and then said to the villagers who were still lingering outside, "It's already past noon. You should go back and have your meal."
She said her piece, but no one left.
This kind of excitement was rare to come by. Even though some people were already hungry, they couldn't bear to leave.
Someone directly asked Shu Yu, "Village... Village lord Lu, what exactly is going on? What does the imperial edict mean?"
Shu Yu didn't have the time to answer their questions here. Seeing that they weren't leaving, she simply said, "Even I'm surprised. Everyone, please disperse."
With that, she turned around and walked away with the old madam, ignoring the questions from the people behind her.
The villagers, unable to get any answers from her, and with the old woman, who might have known something, gone, looked around and saw Zhang Auntie, who had a good relationship with the Lu family.
"Zhang family, how did this Lu steward become the village chief?"
How could Auntie Zhang know? She was quite overwhelmed herself.
But the crowd insisted on getting some answers from her, and the constant chatter in her ears made her dizzy.
Although she didn't want to leave, she couldn't bear being surrounded by everyone, so she quickly squeezed out of the crowd and went home.
Outside the estate's main gate, it was still bustling, with no one willing to leave.
Among them were Qingqing and Xiaoqiao, who had just been talking to Shu Yu by the river. They were still holding wooden basins with clothes in their hands, and their expressions were particularly complex at the moment.
Especially Xiaoqiao, who had originally suspected that Shu Yu had caused some trouble and brought the gentlemen over to investigate and punish her.
She had even taken pleasure in someone else's misfortune. Who would have thought that not only did they not come to punish her, but she also pardoned her crimes? Moreover, she soared to the sky and became the village chief, a position that she had never dared to dream of.
She couldn't help but feel sour in her heart and then looked at Qingqing next to her. Suddenly, she sarcastically said, "Little sister is now the village lord. As for her older brother, when it comes to getting married, he can pick anyone he want, right? After all, he don't fancy us girls from this exiled land."
Qingqing's face flushed red, and she turned her head to give her an angry look. "Mind your own business."
The two of them glared at each other like roosters fighting, while Shu Yu, holding the old woman's hand, went straight to the backyard. Along the way, the old madam held onto her arm tightly. Although she didn't say a word, her expression was filled with excitement.
It was only when they reached a place where no one could see them that she lowered her voice and asked, "Ah Yu, how... how did you become the village chief?"
Well... even Qi Chan couldn't guess the reasons behind it, let alone her.
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