Chapter 876: 946: Indirectly Contributed to a Good Deed
Shujun smiled faintly, then spoke no more.
Afterward, Fang Lanshan asked about Liang Shujun’s family’s future plans. Shujun ntioned that he and his wife intended to return to Qingfeng Prefecture and bring back all their family mbers.
Fang Lanshan then suggested that when Lady Xiao Dong had ti, she should co to see her, as she wanted to invite Lady Xiao Dong for drinks.
After their parting, Shujun carried the bag back ho. It wasn’t very heavy as it contained a silver note and so small silver pieces.
He recalled how, years ago, he had carried the bag hidden in his chest like a thief, creeping along, fearing any mishap.
But a mishap had indeed occurred.
He was hit on the head with a cosh, and the bag was gone.
It had been Lao Er’s ergency money.
Suddenly, he cracked a smile; after all, he still had to thank He Su.
If not for He Su, if not for Pei Yu, how could he have t his wife?
So people who commit evils inadvertently contribute to good deeds.
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Qingfeng Prefecture.
In Purple Garden, Shu Yu held a bag of sugar-coated beans.
These beans were actually dicinal; he was a person who disliked bitterness, so his wife had coated the dicine pills with sugar icing. Eating them was quite pleasant as long as he did not chew, lest the bitterness be unbearable.
Shu Yu, dressed in white, was gradually recovering, but for so reason, although he clearly looked healthier, he still often displayed a lethargic deanor.
Perhaps it was because he had been ill for too long?
The illness seed ingrained in his bones, and even though his health was improving, he still carried a sense of frailty.
Now, Shu Yu was leaning against the door, observing Yixuan inside the house, who appeared very calm as he organized a small bundle.
"Where are you planning to go?"
"I thought I’d take a walk outside."
Shu Yu raised an eyebrow. "Does the lady know about this?"
The lady was his wife.
Yixuan had been acting strangely recently; ever since his wife had left, he had maintained this deanor. Shu Yu appeared indifferent but held deep regard for the family mbers at ho.
Yixuan suddenly smiled, "What would knowing change? Over the years, I have always been confined to the house, but now that you, my second brother, are in good health, I feel relieved. I’ve always wanted to travel more, like our elder and third brothers. Now seems like a good ti."
"Aren’t you worried she’ll be heartbroken?"
Yixuan said, "You jest, Second Brother. My wife has only one heart; how can it be split into six parts? If not for the ironclad rule requiring won to marry at least five husbands, my wife would probably wish to grow old only with Third Brother. Even if I leave now, there are still five others at ho; she won’t have to worry about that anymore. As for ... one more or one less doesn’t really make a difference."
Shu Yu frowned slightly, "It’s nearly October."
Yixuan paused.
Shu Yu continued, "She is nineteen this year. According to Dayuan’s laws, if she hasn’t married a husband by twenty, the official matchmakers will intervene. In a few months, she’ll be twenty, and with the eldest brother’s whereabouts unknown, if you leave as well, we won’t have enough people..."
Suddenly, Shu Yu added, "Why did you tolerate her indifference before, as if you relished it, and now, when things are slowly improving, you create such a fuss? Is it because you set your hopes too high, expecting too much in return, and having guarded for so long, realized you still could not elicit her response, so now you’re tired and weary of waiting by her side? Anyway, I don’t care; sneaking off like this, if you disappear, it won’t be easy to explain to the others."
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