Chapter 582: Grandma's Arrival (Patreon)

Chapter 582: Grandma's Arrival

Not far from the foot of the mountain, there was a relatively tidy courtyard, and the mule cart stopped at the entrance of the courtyard.

The old maid who led them there said, "This is the house you'll be renting. Although the house isn't very big, compared to the other houses nearby, it's considered quite good. So, three hundred wen for a month is indeed not expensive. The houses in Zhengdao Village are in high demand."

The people who got off the mule cart were none other than Grandma Lu, Zhao Xi, and the three children, Da Hu, San Ya, and Si Ren.

Upon hearing the words of the guide, Grandma Lu rolled her eyes inwardly.

But come on, this rundown house and they still want three hundred wen as rent? It's not cheap at all.

They didn't want to argue since they knew the other party had raised the price.

Grandma Lu thanked the guide and gave her a few coins before she left contentedly.

Grandma Lu looked at the house in front of her and then turned her head to look at the vast village, feeling a sense of discomfort. "Ah Yu has been living in a place like this, and she must have suffered a lot."

Even though Jiangyuan County was also a poor county town, it was much better than here.

Looking at the nearby houses, they were all dilapidated and old, as if they could collapse at any moment.

Zhao Xi coughed lightly on the side and whispered, "Grandma, let's go inside first."

He had quickly adapted to his role and called her "Grandma" naturally and smoothly, just like when he played the fool before.

It was Grandma Lu who, upon hearing that, hesitated for a moment, feeling somewhat strange in her heart.

She quickly realized and nodded, "Yes, yes, let's go inside first."

This house was for rent, and the environment was better than the courtyard where Shu Yu and the others had stayed before. At the very least, they didn't need to clean much, and the beds weren't the kind of communal sleeping arrangement. They just needed to tidy up a bit and lay down their bedding.

So, they quickly finished their tasks.

Grandma Lu seemed to be in good spirits, "Shall I go out and take a look now?"

Zhao Xi asked, "Do you want me to accompany you?"

"No need, I'll take San Ya with me. You and Da Hu can rest at home for a while."

After saying that, Grandma Lu picked up a small basket with some snacks they had prepared to sell at their stall and headed out. The basket contained snacks from their own home.

Grandma Lu looked inside the basket and found nothing unusual, so she held San Ya's hand and left the house.

As they walked and observed, they soon stood in front of a courtyard. Grandma Lu pondered for a moment, "This should be the one."

If she didn't make a mistake, this was the Zhang family that Meng Gongzi had mentioned—a neighbor who was relatively easy to get along with according to Ah Yu's judgment.

Grandma Lu approached the door and knocked, and sure enough, someone from the Zhang family was home, and it was Zhang Shenshi.

Seeing the unfamiliar Grandma Lu, Zhang Shenshi was somewhat surprised.

The other party wasn't wearing prison clothes and looked quite spirited. She didn't seem like a exiled prisoner who had been sent here.

Since Grandma Lu and San Ya were an old lady and a young child, and didn't appear threatening, Zhang Shenshi's attitude became friendly and soft, "May I ask who you're looking for?"

"Eldest Sister, we're new tenants who just arrived in Zhengdao Village today. We haven't had a chance to buy many things. While cleaning the house just now, we discovered that the water bucket in the house has a big hole and is unusable. So, we came to ask if we could borrow a water bucket from your house."

Tenants???

(End of this chapter)