PWDLAW Chapter 574: Afraid What Uncle Heng Might Do
Chapter 574: Afraid What Uncle Heng Might Do
"What? So soon?" Hu Shi was surprised, then quickly asked, "Madam, what else do we need to prepare? I'll go prepare it now."
"We'll do it together," Ye Muyu tidied up the writing tools, took the six cloth strips, and went into the kitchen, followed closely by Hu Shi.
"Madam, is this jar too small?" Hu Shi asked puzzledly as she saw Ye Muyu taking out the smallest ceramic jar to store the pickled vegetables.
Ye Muyu explained, "These are all for Chu Heng to take on the road. It's not safe for everyone to share a jar of pickled vegetables and we don't know everyone's habits."
"Is Madam worried that someone might poison Master Chu?" Hu Shi asked.
Ye Muyu looked at her in confusion, "Why would you ask that?"
Hu Shi smiled, "I heard about a incident before. There was a scholar going to take the exam but he had diarrhea before the exam. When he entered the exam room, he hadn't even started answering the questions when he soiled his pants, causing great harm to the scholars around him. As a result, the exam scores of that year were invalidated."
"Because many scholars were affected, this incident became a topic of conversation."
"At that time, my family was still working for a small merchant family in the capital and I also heard about it. There's more to the story. After the scholar woke up, he was told that he had taken a laxative."
"Think about it, who would voluntarily take a laxative? It must have been a set-up."
"Afterward, the scholar sued his fellow scholar from the same hometown for poisoning him. Although there was insufficient evidence, everyone knew it was that fellow scholar who did it. This incident was talked about for a long time. It is said that the scholar who was poisoned was very talented. They say if he hadn't been poisoned, he would have passed the exam on the spot."
"After that, did the scholar pass the exam?" Ye Muyu asked curiously.
Hu Shi felt Ye Muyu's focus was a bit strange and smiled, "Madam, I don't know. He probably did pass, right?"
Seeing Ye Muyu's thoughtful expression, Hu Shi hurriedly said, "Madam, the key point is to remind Master Chu not to eat food given by others before the exam, to prevent someone with ill intentions."
"Yes, I'll tell Chu Heng when he comes back."
"Madam is indeed insightful. By separating these pickled vegetables, it won't ruin Master Chu's relationship with his classmates, and Master Chu will be safe too."
"No, these things won't be given away." Ye Muyu said.
"Huh?" Hu Shi didn't understand.
Ye Muyu explained, "I hadn't thought about it until you mentioned it, but since there's a precedent, other scholars will definitely prepare their own food. I guess everyone will just assume to eat their own food to ensure safety and avoid harming relationships."
"Do we still need to use small jars?" Hu Shi found the reasoning convincing.
Ye Muyu nodded, "Yes, just use three jars."
Ye Muyu thought to herself: If something unexpected happens while dealing with the Wang family's affairs, Chu Heng can still take a jar of pickled vegetables, rice, and other necessities and leave.
Of course, this was just a precaution.
"Okay." Hu Shi saw that Ye Muyu didn't say much more, so she sensibly didn't ask further.
In addition to preparing pickled vegetables, Ye Muyu also prepared some white wine, gauze, and other items.
At the old house.
Chu Heng's arrival made Zhang feel a little guilty, so she stayed in the house and dared not come out. It was only when she saw Chu Liushi accompanied by Chu Heng enter the main hall that she patted her chest and stood up straight.
Chu Qingxiang sat on the bed making her wedding dress. Seeing Zhang's reaction, she couldn't help but speak up, "Mother, why are you so afraid of Third Uncle?"
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