Chapter 720: Aunt Xue Gets Beaten Again (Patreon)

Chapter 720: Aunt Xue Gets Beaten Again

Shuyu was surprised. Cheng Xian, are you really someone who talks so much?

Cheng Xian had delivered the message, and all of it was good news. He needed to hurry back to the county and couldn't stay for long, so he prepared to take his leave after speaking.

Shuyu escorted him to the door and, upon returning, found that the large pot of snails had been completely eaten.

Wang Changdong approached her with a smirk. "Miss Lu, you seem to be in a good mood."

He had guessed correctly. Miss Lu was a fortunate person. Look, among all of them, who else would be valued so highly by prefect Cheng that he would send someone to find her when he returned for something?

It was indeed beneficial to maintain a good relationship with her.

Shu Yu was naturally in a good mood, and this positive mood continued until the next morning. But when she saw Aunt Xue, who came to register with bruises and swelling on her face, her mood instantly improved even more.

She didn't know what had happened to her again, but she looked genuinely miserable.

However, Shu Yu didn't ask much and just glanced at her a few more times.

Those few glances allowed someone to approach her and clear up her confusion.

The person talking to Shu Yu was from the neighboring household next to the Shu family. The Shu family had been living here for a while, and from time to time, they would cause a commotion. The left side of their courtyard shared a wall with their neighbors, and there was almost no soundproofing.

Whenever something happened in the Shu family, if they spoke a bit louder, their neighbors could hear it.

So, they were the first to know that Shu Yu had a bad relationship with the Shu family. However, they didn't have much interaction with Shu Yu. They treated the conflicts and disputes within the Shu family as a form of entertainment after their heavy work.

But now that Shu Yu had become the manager of the village, they were worried about not having a way to establish a good relationship with her. When they saw that she was paying attention to Xue Auntie's injuries, they immediately whispered to her.

"That injury of hers was caused by the second master of the Shu family. Manager Lu, you might not know this, but on the day the male members of the Shu family arrived, Xue Shi happened to be at home recuperating. So, when the women returned, she accused Hou Shi and your sixth sister of being irredeemable criminals, which led to the second master beating Hou Shi and driving them away."

"Now the Shu family regrets it, but they can't find them now. So, they are putting all the blame on Xue Shi. They blame her for misleading them, for having ill intentions and sowing discord. They say it's all her fault. Just yesterday, I don't know who said it, but it seems like your family cooked something delicious. As soon as they passed by your house, the fragrance was intoxicating."

"After the Shu family returned home and had to eat plain food, they were unhappy. That second master of theirs has a particularly bad temper. He directly smashed a stool onto Xue Shi's head, and blood was seen on the spot."

In fact, there was something she didn't mention. The Shu family also blamed Xue shi for buying Lu Shuyu back, which resulted in them having to endure Lu Shuyu's temper and having to act subserviently in front of her.

Furthermore, because Shu Yu had become the manager, Shu Yu's story: she became the manager of the village and was responsible for assigning tasks and overseeing various matters. However, since Shu Yu was not on good terms with the Shu family, they couldn't get jobs like hunting in the mountains anymore. If they were able to go hunting, the Shu family would be able to have meat to eat.

So, in the end, all of this was blamed on Xue shi.

Upon hearing this, Shuyu couldn't help but laugh. "It's really... dogs biting each other."

From now on, every time she does well or has something good happen to her, will the Shu family have to experience some kind of provocation?

Now they've shifted the blame onto aunt Xue. Once they've tortured her to death, who will be next?