Chapter 5
Shu Yu had just strolled around the area and was already familiar with the surrounding shops.
She entered a sweets shop and bought two packets of sweets. Then, she went to the stall next door to get a cut of meat.
Carrying the two bags of things, she returned to the ox cart in exactly half an hour.
Shu Yu got on the ox-cart again and found that there was an additional woman in the cart.
The ox-cart was even more crowded now.
It couldn’t be helped though. After all, the horse carriages were unwilling to take the road to Shangshi Village at this hour.
After all, the carriages all departed from the county. After they sent her to the destination, they would have to return, and the city gates would be closed by then.
The ox-cart was owned by an old man in the village. He was sending people home and also returning home himself.
Not long after Shu Yu got in the car, the old man who drove the cart was ready to set off.
At this moment, another woman who was sweating profusely ran over, “Uncle Hu, Uncle Hu, wait.”
The old man looked at the person and frowned.
Shu Yu could tell that he wanted to move his whip and leave immediately, but the woman ran even faster and was already clinging to the edge of the cart.
Uncle Hu sighed helplessly and said to her, “Wide of Lu family’s third son, my ox-cart is full.”
Madam Liang’s eyes almost popped out from glaring when she heard this, “Full? Uncle Hu, this is your wrong. When we came this morning, we agreed that you would leave a seat for me. I want to take your ox-cart back.”
Uncle Hu couldn’t believe it, “You clearly said that you wouldn’t take my cart back.”
“Nonsense. I’m carrying so many things! If I walk back to Shangshi Village on my own two legs, won’t I die of exhaustion? Uncle Hu, did you hear wrong?” Madam Liang unhappily pointed to the bamboo basket on her back.
“You…” Uncle Hu was so angry that he almost couldn’t speak.
Shu Yu couldn’t help but take another look at Madam Liang. Was this person from Shangshi Village?
Madam Liang pointed at Uncle Hu and said, “You can’t do things like this. I clearly said that I would take your cart back, but you let an extra person come on board. What do we do now? It’s already so late, I can’t find any other ox-cart.”
Shu Yu looked at her and then at the other people on the ox-cart.
It seemed that these women had come out with uncle Hu in the morning, and she was the only new one. Madam Liang was referring to her, right?
Shu Yu didn’t want to continue being entangled in the ox-cart, so she pointed at herself and said, “How about I get off?”
Now that she thought about it, it seemed more convenient to go tomorrow.
Who knew that before Uncle Hu could say anything, Madam Liang waved her hand and said righteously, “There’s no need for that, it’s none of your business. This is a problem between me and Uncle Hu. Just sit down.”
Shu Yu was speechless. This answer was really out of her expectations.
Uncle Hu was obviously not good with words. Seeing that the villagers in the ox-cart were getting impatient, he was annoyed as well. He glared at Madam Liang and asked, “Then what do you want?”
“Your cart is already full. What else can I do? Do you think I can squeeze into the front of the cart with you?”
The others laughed when they heard that.
Uncle Hu’s face turned even redder, and Madam Liang continued, “Forget it, forget it. I’m magnanimous and won’t argue with you. I’ll walk back, okay? But this basket of mine is too heavy, I can’t carry it. How about this, you can just bring the basket back to my house and send it to my man, okay?”
What could Uncle Hu say? There was no space for another person, but it was not a problem to tie the basket to the side.
He nodded and said, “Sure.”
“I’ll say this first, you’re the one who didn’t handle this properly, so I won’t be paying the road fee,” Then she looked at the other women on the ox-cart, “I remember all of your faces. If anything is missing from my basket, I’ll go to each of your houses.”