92 Lottery Draws
Old man Wang did not know anything about the truffles.
Old Madam Wang explained everything to him. As Old man Wang listened, he felt that something was wrong.
“Do you think Ah Yu was the one who found such expensive truffles?” Old man Wang asked in confusion. “It’s been 17 years since we came to the Hu Family Village. Why haven’t we seen anyone dig them out before?”
Old Madam Wang glanced at him. “Is that something you can dig up just because you want to?”
Moreover, if not for Little Ah Yu insisting on bringing it back for her to take a look, the other stupid boys in the family would have thought that it was donkey dung. When they saw it, they would probably have kicked it far away. Who would have thought that it was good stuff?
As for Doctor Hu, he usually did not think of this at all. Those precious medicinal herbs usually required very specific conditions to grow. They grew wherever they should grow. He might not be able to find them even if he searched for them.
Old man Wang said, “Our Ah Yu is a little extraordinary.”
“You only know now?” Old Madam Wang rolled her eyes expertly. “Her eyes alone are extraordinary. But so what? Now that Ah Yu is a member of our Old Wang family and has brought us so many benefits, us two old bones will protect her even if we have to risk our lives!”
Old man Wang sighed. “Why don’t we send Ah Yu away? It’s better to find a richer family for her than let the child suffer in our family…”
“You’re just a blockhead. Do you think rich families are easy to get along with? There are many dirty deeds in big families. If you want to harm the child, you can give it a try!”
“But it’s fine if Ah Yu is an ordinary child. She clearly has a secret. We…”
Old Madam Wang looked at the 500 taels of silver on the table and 5 silver ingots. The expression in her eyes changed again and again.
She said, “Wang Dewang, how many years have I been married to you?”
Old man Wang was stunned. “Why are you suddenly talking about this?”
“I’ve been married to you for so many years, but I haven’t had many peaceful days. I’m 52 years old this year and I’ve lived out most of my life already. I’m satisfied,” Old Madam Wang suddenly said. “I don’t believe that I can’t protect a child if I risk my life!”
Old man Wang looked unhappy. “…Why are you saying this for no reason! I didn’t say that we wouldn’t raise Ah Yu. No matter what secrets she has, there’s nothing wrong with the child herself, I don’t want to chase her away. You make it sound like I’m a bad person!”
Moreover, how could they chase the child away after she earned so much money for the family? That made no sense.
He was just worried. He was not worried that the Wang Family would be implicated, but he was worried about this child.
Old Madam Wang did not care about Old man Wang’s expression. Instead, she said, “I want to use this money. The more than 2,000 taels of silver we owe won’t be paid with this. Instead, I want to use this money to make more money.”
Old man Wang opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he remained silent.
“Didn’t we agree in the past? You’ll be in charge of everything in the family. You can do whatever you want.” Old man Wang looked at the few white strands that suddenly appeared on Old Madam Wang’s forehead and felt that his wife had really aged unknowingly.
She was clearly very good-looking when she was young.
But now, for the sake of his family, she was working like a real farmer.
He had let her down.
Old man Wang suddenly thought.
As he was thinking, Old Madam Wang slapped Old man Wang’s shoulder, followed by her reprimand. “We’ve already said everything. Why are you still standing here?! Hurry up and get to work! Do you want me to serve your family all day long? Just work me to death earlier!”
Old Wang: “…” He was wrong. He shouldn’t have thought that his old wife was sad now.
After Old man Wang walked out dejectedly, Old Madam Wang put away the silver and banknotes. She looked sideways at Old Wang’s limping foot and pursed her lips. In the end, she did not tell him that perhaps Ah Yu’s divine water could treat his leg.
After all, that divine water could even revive people who were on the verge of death. It was impossible for it to not even be capable of curing a limp.
However, it might not be as simple as she imagined.
There was still something to do at home. She had to plan well.
The old man’s legs would be pushed to the back first.
Little Ah Yu cleaned herself up and hurriedly jumped to look for Qin Huai. She wanted to see if Big Brother Ah You had become better.
Chi Jia had already returned with Qin Huai. He was still holding a pheasant in his hand and threw it to Third Aunt Hu. “Add another dish tonight.”
Third Aunt Hu was flattered. “Is this for us?”
Instead, Hu San asked from the side, “How much is it?”
Their family didn’t have much money now.
“There’s no need. Just give us a portion when it’s done.” After saying that, Chi Jia brought Qin Huai back to his room.
Chi Jia was a rough man. Third Aunt Hu’s bedroom was in a mess. Chi Jia had only covered it with an additional layer of bedding, and there was still a lingering smell around.
“I want to take a shower.” Qin Huai really couldn’t stand it anymore.
He actually had diarrhea. This had never happened before.
Now, he especially despised himself.
He even forgot to sense his condition. His body felt unprecedentedly light.
Chi Jia hurriedly went to prepare hot water for him.
Little Ah Yu’s head popped out of the bedroom door. She covered her eyes with both hands and asked him, “Big Brother Ah You, guess who I am?”
Qin Huai did not say anything and just stared at Little Ah Yu.
“Haha, it’s the cutest little Ah Yu!” Ah Yu ran forward and pointed at a small lotus-pink bag in front of her to Qin Huai. “Brother Ah You, look, this is the new bag that Mother made for me. It’s larger and more beautiful than the previous one!”
Qin Huai took a look and didn’t think there was anything to see.
The fabric was very rough, and the stitches could not be said to be exquisite. The fabric was still bare, and there was no embroidery at all. Even the things made by the worst embroiderer in the residence looked much better than this.
However, facing Little Ah Yu’s expectant gaze, he still nodded against his conscience.
Little Ah Yu took out two fruits from her pocket. The one on the left was yellow, and the one on the right was red.’
She blinked and asked Qin Huai, “Big Brother Ah You, if it’s you, will you choose the left or the right?”
[…Kid, you should choose for yourself.]
Meatball really admired this brat. Just now, it asked the brat to choose her reward, but the brat ran over instead.
It thought that she had forgotten about that matter, but it did not expect her to find Qin Huai to help her choose.
[You’re very lucky. What you chose yourself must be even better.]
However, Little Ah Yu did not listen. She felt that she had not used anything from the lucky draw, so it was the same no matter what she drew.
Moreover, how did it know that Brother Ah You’s luck was not good?
Qin Huai did not know what Little Ah Yu meant, but he thought that it was probably because Ah Yu wanted him to choose one of them and give the other to herself.
So he chose the yellow one.
Yellow fruits were usually sour. He should leave the red one for her.
“Wow! Actually, I want to choose yellow too. It looks delicious!”
Although Little Ah Yu said this, she still generously handed the fruit in her left hand to Qin Huai and told Meatball in her heart that she wanted to choose the right side.
The fruit on the left was chosen by Big Brother Ah You, and the one on the right was left for her. She would choose that one.
Meatball chose the ball of light on the right and the ball of light on the left immediately disappeared.
It took out a box from the ball of light. After seeing what was inside, it heaved a sigh of relief.
Alright, at least it was not useless.
[You should be able to use the things you drew this time soon.]