Chapter 622: Chapter 622: The Sudden Return of Sixth Young Lady Chapter 622: Chapter 622: The Sudden Return of Sixth Young Lady Shu Yu was rather speechless; hadn’t these people just said that their hitting the roe deer had been pure luck?
She hadn’t missed the hushed conversations they’d had back at the manor.
If they didn’t believe in their abilities, why follow them at all?
Shu Yu and Fang Xiyue exchanged glances, said nothing, and continued walking deeper into the mountains.
But as they merely wandered around the periphery, the few teams following behind frowned and, after circling the outskirts for half an hour, eventually left with sour expressions on their faces.
Indeed, it had been luck yesterday. What good game could they possibly hunt just by loitering around the edges?
Shu Yu sat on a stone and watched them leave, snorting coldly. Once they were all gone, she finally turned to Fang Xiyue and said, “Alright, let’s get to work.”
“Sure thing.” Fang Xiyue hoped to finish hunting early like the day before so she could go home and take care of her father.
The two of them soon traced the prey’s tracks deeper into the thick mountain woods.
Meanwhile, Sister Daya had also taken a basin of clothes to wash by the river.
When she returned after finishing the laundry, she hadn’t expected to encounter Sixth Young Lady, who looked pale, walking towards her unsteadily with a greenish complexion.
Sister Daya was puzzled. Shouldn’t Sixth Young Lady be working in the wasteland at this time? Why had she come back?
However, when Sixth Young Lady saw her, she ran over with a joyful expression, “Sister Daya.”
“Why have you come back?”
Sixth Young Lady, embarrassed, stood before her and whispered softly, “I, I have a stomach ache and wanted to ask if you had any medicine.”
Seeing her pale face and cold sweat despite the weather, Sister Daya realized the situation was serious and quickly said, “Come, let’s go home and talk.”
Sixth Young Lady followed Sister Daya, talking about her condition while barely concealing her embarrassment.
It turned out, her gluttony was to blame.
She and Madam Hou had been very satisfied with the bowl of chicken that Shu Yu had brought over last night.
Though the portion was somewhat large, they cherished such meat dishes and didn’t want to consume it all at once, planning to save half for heating up and eating that night.
But Sixth Young Lady hadn’t eaten chicken in a long while and it preyed on her mind, even dreaming of herself gnawing on a big chicken leg during the night.
So when she got up in the morning and saw Madam Hou going out to fetch water, she couldn’t resist secretly eating a few pieces of chicken.
However, the chicken had been left out all night and had not only cooled down but also formed a thick layer of fat on top.
Sixth Young Lady, not having ingested such greasy food in a long time and no longer as robust as before, felt her stomach couldn’t cope after eating it.
Once at the clearing site, her stomach had troubled her several times.
She had hardly been able to do much work in the morning and instead had caused dissatisfaction among the supervisors.
Madam Hou, having no choice and remembering that Shu Yu had mentioned her brother was a doctor, had Sixth Young Lady take leave to return home to inquire with the Lu family if they had any medicine.
Sixth Young Lady was extremely ashamed; she hadn’t expected things to turn out this way.
Sister Daya paused for a moment on hearing this… Well, she could understand.
Seeing that Sixth Young Lady looked increasingly unwell, Sister Daya hurried her pace.
The two quickly arrived home and fortunately, Zhao Xi had not yet left. Upon hearing the situation, he checked Sixth Young Lady’s pulse, prescribed some medicine, and she soon stabilized.
Sister Daya asked her to stay at home to rest, suggesting she leave later in the evening.
Sixth Young Lady felt grateful and looked around the Lu family’s environment, her first visit ever.