Chapter 1842: I'm Actually Good at Hunting

Chapter 1842: I'm Actually Good at Hunting

Shu Yu quickly calmed down and saw the two old ladies crying almost out of breath. She promptly asked Ying Xi to help support them.

"Grand Aunt, Grandma, let's go inside first. We can talk slowly inside."

The old ladies sniffled and held onto each other's hands. "Yes, let's go inside. Don't block the doorway."

Nodding in agreement, the two women, still holding hands, were assisted into the house.

Leading the way, Grandma Fang took the Grandma Lu directly into her own room, and they focused only on each other. The onlookers didn't disturb them, closed the door, and gave them privacy to talk.

The rest of the people remained in the yard. The old village chief then turned his attention to Lu Erbai and the others and asked Shu Yu, "Who are these...?"

"Oh, this is my father, and this is my third uncle," she introduced Shu Rui and the other two.

Despite Lu Erbai and the others usually being rowdy, having received an education and manners, they greeted respectfully.

Seeing this, the old village chief realized they were all educated and couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

He hadn't expected that not only would the sister of sister Fang come, but her sons and grandsons would come as well.

Among them, Lu Erbai was more composed. He walked up to the old village chief's side and inquired about Grandma Fang's situation over the years.

On the other hand, Lu Sanzhu couldn't sit still.

After taking a few sips of the hot water brought by Grandma Feng, he couldn't help but look around.

"This yard is really small and quite dilapidated, even worse than the one I lived in back in Shishi Village. Aunt has really been through a lot these years. It's a good thing I'm here; I have to help her let off some steam."

After scrutinizing for a while, Lu Sanzhu suddenly realized something was amiss and abruptly interrupted the conversation between the old village chief and Lu Erbai, who were getting into the groove.

"Didn't you say Aunt Fang adopted a grandson? Where is he? It's been so long, and I haven't seen him yet."

The old village chief hurriedly replied, "Yuan Gui went hunting in the mountains."

Yuan Gui used to assist at the county office before the new county magistrate, Tang Wenqian, took over and restructured the staff. As a result, Yuan Gui was about to leave, so he didn't want to disrupt the new magistrate's plans.

Moreover, after some time had passed since the rebellion, the mountains around here had become safe. Grandma Fang allowed him to go into the mountains to hunt and make some money for the family.

So, taking advantage of the good weather, Yuan Gui lhad ventured into the outer fringes of the mountains a few times.

He had skill in hunting and managed to catch quite a few pheasants and rabbits.

While working at the county office, he had become familiar with the wealthy families in the county town. So, after catching some game, he would go to these families during the New Year period. Guests coming and going during the festive season would appreciate the wild meat, and thus he would sell out as soon as he brought it to town.

In just a few days, he had managed to save up more than ten taels of silver.

Even the old village chief was astonished by this saving speed.

However, considering that not many people had been going into the mountains lately and that several days had passed since winter, it was now early spring, the hunting prospects were indeed better.

Lu Sanzhu, upon hearing that Yuan Gui went hunting, became excited. "Where did he go? I'll go find him too. You guys don't know, but I have quite a bit of experience in hunting."

Da Bao nodded emphatically. "My father used to bring back game for us to eat quite often."

Others, "..."

Hehe, acting like nobody knows. Previously, Lu Sanzhu was known for sneaking into other people's hunting traps to catch animals.