PWDLAW Chapter 639: Uneasy
Chapter 639: Uneasy
Chu Liushi nodded, "Third daughter-in-law is right. There's nothing valuable in the house now but we can go to the neighboring village and buy some honey from the beekeepers there to add to the gift."
"That's a good idea. I was worried that they might find the gift too shabby, but since Ah Yu said so, I feel relieved." Qian relaxed and smiled.
Early the next day.
Ye Muyu bid farewell to Chu Liushi and her party.
Chu Liushi didn't keep them for long as there were many things to attend to in the mansion. Instead, she asked Ye Muyu to visit the mansion more often when she had free time and arranged for a carriage to take them back.
When Chu Liushi's party came to the county, they traveled by mule cart. Now, with the carriage provided by the Xie family, they loaded the mule cart with fabrics, food ingredients, and stationery prepared by the steward according to Ye Muyu's instructions.
On the way back to the village, the villagers, curious to see the Xie family's carriage, craned their necks to take a look.
Soon, they learned that it was the Xie family's carriage, which was taking the Chu family back.
By the time Chu Zhiwen and Chu Lin heard the news, Chu Liushi had already returned home.
"Mother, you're back?"
"Why do you have so many things?" Chu Lin still had mud on his hands as he and Chu Zhiwen had been checking on the rice paddies. With the rice harvest approaching, they had become more diligent, especially this year with the abundant rainfall.
Standing in the yard, Chu Liushi arranged the distribution of items, "Yes, why did you come back?"
"These are all bought by the official for Third Sister-in-law. They said these materials are not available elsewhere and there is also paper for Ah Sheng and Ah Ming to use for their studies."
"The matters here are for your Second Brother's family to handle. Since you're back, I'll have him come over later to pick them up."
"Mother, is everything okay in the county?" Chu Lin didn't leave immediately. Instead, he closed the courtyard door and walked over to Chu Liushi, asking.
Zhang and Chu Qingxiang couldn't help but stop and look at Chu Liushi.
Chu Liushi replied calmly, "What's okay? If it weren't for the Xie family's protection, whether you could even see your mother would be a problem."
"Mother, what happened exactly?" Chu Lin was getting anxious, and his worried expression couldn't be concealed.
Even Zhang Shi's heart trembled, and she glanced at Chu Lin with some guilt, not daring to meet Chu Liushi's gaze.
Chu Qingxiang clenched her fists by her side and bit her lip, remaining silent.
"Old woman, stop beating around the bush. What exactly happened? You didn't let us go to the county, and we've been worried sick at home." Although only a day had passed, Chu Zhiwen experienced a sense of unease he had never felt before in his life.
Chu Liushi glanced at him indifferently.
Chu Zhiwen rubbed his nose and glanced at Chu Lin, "Why don't you bring a chair over for your mother?"
Chu Lin was taken aback for a moment but didn't say anything. He quietly fetched a chair and brought it over.
Chu Liushi didn't refuse and sat down directly. Zhang also brought a cup of tea over and handed it to her, trying to please her.
"Find yourselves some chairs to sit on." Chu Liushi's expression remained indifferent. She didn't take the tea, and Zhang's face turned pale with unease as she glanced at Chu Lin.
Chu Zhiwen was the first to obediently sit down on a chair.
Seeing this, Chu Lin and the others naturally followed their father's example.
Seeing that the whole family was assembled, Chu Liushi finally spoke, "Yesterday's incident is both simple and complicated."
"Wang's family sent people to kidnap Ah Yu and the Xie family's Third Young Master."
"I don't know what preparations Ah Yu made, but in the end they managed to escape from the kidnappers by using the antidote to the drugged water in advance."
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