Chapter 670: Chapter 670: Local Tyrant Chapter 670: Chapter 670: Local Tyrant Shu Yu felt that Daya was acting very strangely; even if she suspected her of being a thief, her reaction was a bit too extreme.
“Yu, what’s wrong with you? Did something happen? Why have you come to the county town all of a sudden?”
Aren’t those exiled to Righteous Dao Village not allowed to leave for a year?
Daya was a bit worried, gripping Shu Yu’s hand tighter unconsciously.
Shu Yu shook off the distracting thoughts and whispered with a smile, “I’m fine, I just received a reward and am free for two days. I was missing you all, so I decided to come see you. Grandmother, Dahu, and Sanya are already at home; I came to find you two specifically.”
“Really?” Daya sounded delighted, “What did you do that earned you a reward?”
Shu Yu, “…” She had planned to gloss over the details and explain when they got home but hadn’t expected her elder sister to focus on the most important point so quickly.
She touched her nose, “We were two teams of people who went hunting in the mountains and caught a big one.” She quickly added as Daya furrowed her brow in thought, “It’s not just a two-day rest for me; I’ve also changed jobs. From now on, I’ll be the steward at the Manor in Righteous Dao Village. I’ll be recording inventory and distributing grain on a daily basis– the work is both easy and safe.”
As expected, Daya got excited, “That’s great! Let’s go, let’s go tell Mother the good news. Now we can all rest easy.”
Daya, holding Shu Yu’s hand, turned around to leave the alley.
However, as they were about to exit, they were suddenly blocked by several people.
“Where are you going?”
Daya’s complexion changed drastically; she pulled Shu Yu’s hand and quickly took a few steps back, warily eyeing the newcomers.
Shu Yu could clearly feel Daya’s tense nerves and asked in a low voice, “Who are they?”
“The local tyrant, Boss He,” Daya whispered.
Shu Yu frowned, “Does he know you?”
Daya slightly nodded her head and took a step back, then hurriedly explained, “You know that our quick settling down in Heichang County is largely thanks to Huifeng Escort Agency. When we first set up our food stall, some of the escorts would often come to buy food. With their presence, the local bully didn’t dare to bother us. But a few days ago, the Huifeng Escort Agency lost some goods while on a job, and now they’re in some trouble.”
With the escort agency in trouble, those local tyrants must be overjoyed, right?
Those who had never asked the Lu family for protection money before now had their sights set on them.
“Yesterday, they already came to our stall to warn Mother and me, telling us to prepare the protection money we supposedly owe from these past days and give it to them tomorrow, or else they won’t let us set up our stall anymore.”
Shu Yu understood– no wonder Daya reacted so strongly when she was tracking her earlier. Did she think the person following her was one of these local bullies?
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes and looked up at Boss He.
Watching them approach closer and closer, Daya started to panic, “Mother and I originally thought we would lie low to avoid trouble for a few days, so we weren’t planning to open the stall. However, we still had some food prepared from yesterday that would spoil if we didn’t sell it. So we decided to run the stall just for half a day today and then head back. Who knew we’d run into them right now.”
“Lady Lu,” Boss He advanced a few steps closer as he spoke, repeatedly glancing at Shu Yu, “about what we discussed yesterday– how are you getting on with it? We’re not asking for your money for nothing. From here on out, we’ll be looking out for your family’s stall.”