Chapter 44

Before Shen Wu could speak, the widow next door leaned forward and looked in Lu Xuan’s direction, smiling like a flower, “Third Brother Lu, thanks to you yesterday, otherwise my son might not have died.”

“I saved a few eggs, you take this, thank you…”

She leaned forward, Lu Xuan’s face sank and his face became even colder, but he didn’t say no, but lowered his eyes to look at Shen Wu, “Wife, you take it.”

When Shen Wu went to the county town, she also heard some rumors about the widow next door in the car. In today’s world, it is not easy for a woman to raise several children. She didn’t participate in the discussion of such things. She didn’t take it seriously after listening to it. Unexpectedly, she saw it today.

It was for her man.

Shen Wu stretched out her hand, staring at the egg and stretched out her hand.

The woman looked at Shen Wu, then at Lu Xuan, “I want to thank you in person…”

“Give it to me.”

Shen Wu stretched out her hand and took the bowl.

Shen Wu looks delicate and not fierce at all. The widow had expected that Mrs. Lu would do these things, but she really didn’t expect the young wife in front of her.

She was caught off guard and was taken away by Shen Wu.

“Hey? You…”

Shen Wu stared at her, “Why, you don’t want to give it to me again?”

“It’s not too much to thank you for saving your son’s life. Could it be that you don’t want to thank my man for saving your son? Are you going to repay kindness with enmity?”

Shen Wu raised her voice. People got up early at this time, and many people stood at the door to watch the fun.

The widow smiled far-fetchedly, “Of course not, you take the eggs, give me the bowl, I still have to go to the county hospital.”

There were five eggs in total, and Shen Wu took them out.

Mrs. Lu wanted to take them away, but Shen Wu stuffed them into her pocket.

Old Lady Lu…

Shen Wu took the eggs and prepared to cook. She looked at Old Lady Lu and smiled, “I want to eat two eggs today!”

“Do you think you are the emperor? Eat two eggs, you spendthrift woman!”

“Boil two eggs for Third Brother too. He got them for saving people.” Shen Wu looked at Old Lady Lu.

Old Lady Lu didn’t care about the egg anymore. She looked outside and said, “Old Third, what happened?”

“Lu Chibao went into the mountains and was hit by a wild boar. I took him to the hospital.”

Lu Xuan said and looked at Shen Wu, “Do you have any clothes to wash?”

“Yes, they are in the basket beside the bed.”

Lu Xuan told his mother and went to wash clothes. Old Lady Lu stared at his back as he left, then turned to look at Shen Wu, “You asked my son to wash your clothes?”

“Mom, I’m still preparing food for your son.”

Old Lady Lu, “How can it be the same?”

Before Shen Wu could say anything, Xu Yin came back with her arms folded, “The widow just took my second brother’s car to the county town.”

The old lady screamed, “What?”

“Second Brother Lu, my Dabao was injured in the county town. It’s inconvenient for a woman like me to go there. Can you give me a ride?”

Xu Yin repeated what she heard, and her tone was not like her usual cold appearance.

Suddenly, Old Lady Lu was like a firecracker that had exploded.

“This woman! I think she has bad intentions. She is always thinking about my son to help her!”

　

Mrs. Lu no longer paid attention to Shen Wu asking Lu Xuan to wash clothes. She went to scold her sons who were still at home one by one, forbidding them to have any relationship with the neighbors. Even the elderly Lu was scolded.

Shen Wu and Xu Yin looked at each other.

Xu Yin said, “Can you eat this egg? I think the way that woman looks at your man is not ordinary.”

“Even if she is not ordinary, the third brother will fall into the trap. This depends on the two people. I don’t need to keep an eye on her. If Lu Xuan has the intention, I can’t prevent it every day.” Shen Wu raised the egg, “Do you want to eat it?”

Xu Yin: “Yes.”

After the rain, there is less work in the fields, but the people in the countryside are not idle. Shen Wu watched one or two people go up the mountain together.

After asking, I learned that the mushrooms and black fungus on the mountain have sprouted after the rain. While not working in the fields, everyone goes to the mountain to find some fresh food.

Shen Wu was tired of eating potatoes, eggplants and beans every day. She was craving for fresh mushrooms and black fungus, so she picked up the basket and prepared to go to the mountains without being urged by Old Lady Lu.

Old Lady Lu was relieved to hear that, thinking that the daughter-in-law of the third child had grown up.

“Go ahead.”

Unexpectedly, just after she finished speaking, Shen Wu said, “There are few mountains where we live. Find some black fungus vegetables and mushrooms and send some to my mother.”

Suddenly, Old Lady Lu was unhappy.

“You are a member of our Lu family after you marry into our Lu family. Don’t always think about getting things to send to your parents.” Old Lady Lu glanced at Xu Yin who was idle, “Fourth child, you follow and watch her. Don’t send anything to her parents.”

After thinking for a while, she said, “Take your arrow.”

Shen Wu…

What about sending it to her parents’ home was just intentional. After all, the original owner’s parents were not good either. The purpose was to be with Xu Yin. However, the purpose was achieved, and Old Lady Lu was too cruel.

“Mom, you are too cruel!”

Shen Wu left angrily, and Xu Yin followed closely, “I’ll keep an eye on you.”

Old Lady Lu looked at their backs, turned her head and said to Long Yujiao who was reading a book, “I think it’s a good thing that we married them together so that they can keep an eye on each other and don’t try to cause any trouble.”

“The third daughter’s daughter is a slick one who doesn’t want to do any work, and the fourth daughter’s daughter is quiet but courageous!” She

was able to come up with such a way to supervise each other. She

is simply a genius!

Old Lady Lu was proud of her idea, and Long Yujiao just complimented her perfunctorily.

She has been very depressed recently. The ginseng cannot be found. It must have been discovered and stolen. Looking at the backs of Shen Wu and Xu Yin, she always felt that something was wrong.

She intuitively felt that the ginseng was stolen by Shen Wu.

“Mom, I’m going to the mountain to see if there’s anything to eat, and I can help the family.”

When Mrs. Lu heard that she was going to the mountain, she said, “There’s a lot of dew in the mountain, and there are wild animals. The eldest son next door was hit by a wild boar two days ago. Don’t go, just study hard.”

“I don’t ask for much money, I just want stability and not to be wronged.”

Long Yujiao smiled, “It’s okay, I know you care about me, there are many people on the mountain these two days, and the wild boars don’t dare to come out. I’ve learned enough, and it’s just right to go and relax.”

“I can’t help the family when I’m busy, so when I’m free, I want to help you more.”

Mrs. Lu felt very comfortable after hearing these words. The third and fourth sons’ families are no match for Yujiao, especially compared with the third son’s family. The third son’s family’s words are so annoying.

Shen Wu entered the mountain and saw several kinds of mushrooms, and then she realized that she didn’t know which mushrooms were poisonous and which were not.

After searching the crowd, she saw the woman who she had admired the last time she was in a car. She remembered her name was Yang Maimiao.

Shen Wu went up to her and said, “Sister Maimiao, I don’t know which mushrooms are poisonous and which are not. Can you teach me?”

“I bought this candy last time. Have a taste.” Shen Wu handed over a few White Rabbit milk candies. There was no other way because there were still a lot of them at home. Lu Xuan bought too much.

The round-faced woman looked to be in her twenties. When she saw Shen Wu’s face, she smiled first, “You don’t need sugar. It’s not a difficult thing. Just follow me and I’ll teach you.”

“Eat it quickly and taste it. Otherwise, I won’t bother you next time I have something.”

She was polite and pretty. Sugar was a rare thing here. Not many people would buy it during festivals. Yang Maimiao still collected it and put it in her pocket as a treasure. “You are polite, better than Aunt Lu. She is stingy. You can take advantage of others, but you can’t take anything from her pocket.”

“If you don’t go to the fields to work, everyone in the village will know. My mother said it for a while, but you will definitely be scolded by your mother-in-law for a long time. Pick more. In addition to eating it yourself, you can dry it and eat it in winter. If you are short of money, you can sell it to the supply and marketing cooperative or state-owned restaurant and make some money.”

After collecting the sugar from Shen Wu, Yang Maimiao was much more enthusiastic when teaching her——

“This chicken leg mushroom! It’s delicious.”

“This is a small gray mushroom!”

“Don’t take this, it’s poisonous.”

　　

“Wait for a while, when the hazel mushrooms grow up, they will be delicious! Stew them with a chicken.”

Shen Wu’s mouth was almost watering when the aunt said this. She was already imagining when she could have a meal of chicken stewed with hazel mushrooms.

Shen Wu got along well with the others. Xu Yin was not used to this kind of environment, so she went to pick the fungus on the dead tree by herself.

The mountains were rich in supplies after the rain. Shen Wu picked half a basket of mushrooms and recognized almost all the edible ones. She found an excuse to go and talk to Xu Yin.

I didn’t see Xu Yin, but I saw Long Yujiao and Lu Laowu first –