Chapter 645: Chapter 645 Madam Hou’s Bundle Gets Thrown Out Chapter 645: Chapter 645 Madam Hou’s Bundle Gets Thrown Out Shu Feng heard this and immediately looked up at Second Master, realizing that Madam Hou was his concubine.
Second Master got the message immediately and stood up to leave.
The other young masters immediately followed, and everyone headed straight for the right-wing room.
The door was locked, and Second Master turned around and instructed his son, “Shu Quan, find a rock and smash this lock.”
“Yes.” Shu Quan, thinking of his own mother and sister suffering while a concubine, Madam Hou, and the third daughter, Sixth Young Lady, had their own room, and slept and ate well, felt naturally resentful. He quickly brought a rock and, without waiting for Second Master to act, went forward and harshly knocked a few times, and the lock opened.
Second Master pushed the door and entered, they had actually already made a round before.
Because the door to this room was locked, they hadn’t been in. However, they had checked the left-wing room and another small room; these were somewhat messy, and there was even a strange smell in the rooms; the clothes and bedding were also tattered.
Now, entering the right-wing room, it was clean and the bedding on the bed was thick.
The large bed, housing only Madam Hou and Sixth Young Lady, appeared empty and refreshingly sparse.
Second Master frowned, stood up, tossed the bedding, and opened the cabinets and boxes.
Immediately, he took out a cloth bag from inside that indeed held quite a few dried sweet potatoes and bran.
“Here are eggs and dried meat as well.”
“And oil, salt, and rice.”
“It is much more abundant compared to the left-wing room.”
Shu Feng looked at Second Master, “Uncle, the behavior of Madam Hou and Sixth Young Lady is really reprehensible.”
Second Master’s expression darkened; he threw the clothes and bundles of the mother and daughter onto the ground and said coldly, “Indeed reprehensible. Now, during the Shu family’s time of crisis, we should be supporting and helping each other. As a concubine, she not only oversteps, but she also dares to use her position to oppress others. When she returns, I will certainly teach her a lesson.”
Shu Feng nodded, “Previously, when there were no men at home, things were a mess. Now that we are here, it’s time to set things straight, starting with this room…”
Second Master said, “We don’t have many rooms at home, and with the ten of us here, we naturally need to allocate them well. For now, let’s have the men in one room and the women in another. We’ll stay in this right-wing room for the time being, and when times get better, we can find a way to get a couple more rooms.”
“That’s the only option for now, but what about Madam Hou and Sixth Young Lady?”
“Let them stay in the firewood room for the time being until they recognize their mistake and then move back.”
Mrs. Xue had already reached the living room, and upon hearing this, her eyes lit up, feeling a sense of relief.
Suddenly, a cloth bag appeared in front of her, and Shu Quan unapologetically said to her, “We are all tired, take this food to the kitchen and cook something for us to eat.”
Mrs. Xue’s expression stiffened, “But my hand is broken.”
“Isn’t there still one left? Hurry up.”
He handed the items to Mrs. Xue, then tossed out the bundles belonging to Madam Hou and Sixth Young Lady, quickly closing the door of the right-wing room with a ‘bang’. The Shu family men inside took out the already cooked dried sweet potatoes and dried meat and began to devour them hungrily.
Unbeknownst to Madam Hou, the little bit of food she had painstakingly saved up was being consumed in her absence.
At this moment, she was still in the wasteland, pondering over the words Shu Yu had said to her.