Chapter 485: Getting Married Next Month
Lu Sheng did not expect Lu Daming’s family to suffer retribution after her casual remark.
However, for someone like Lu Chuan, it was only a matter of time for him to fall into a pit, since he often returned drunk after visiting other villages.
“What happened?”
Chu Sihan, who walked over with Lu Zhou, frowned and asked.
Lu Sheng smiled and shook her head. “Nothing. It’s just a small matter. It’s all settled.”
“Who’s that?”
Lu Zhou glanced at the direction where Lu Daming left and asked faintly.
“It’s my uncle. His son fell into a pit and broke his leg. He came over to borrow money from me.”
Lu Zhou raised an eyebrow. “Judging from your attitude just now, did that guy offend you?”
“Isn’t that so?” Lu Sheng smiled faintly. “I was offended by their family the moment I arrived.”
If they had been kind back then and did not want to sell the two children of the Lu family for money, she would not have left them in the lurch today.
Moreover, even if Mdm Zheng and Lu Daming borrowed money from them, they might not necessarily return it.
Lu Zhou smiled faintly and did not say anything.
He had watched Lu Sheng grow up. He knew this girl’s personality very well.
It was the typical ‘if you treat me thirty percent well, I will repay you seventy percent.’ Moreover, this little girl was quite tolerant. As long as one did not cross her bottom line, she usually would not be too harsh.
He yawned and said lightly, “Since you have nothing much, I’ll go back to my seat first.”
Lu Sheng smiled and nodded.
Seeing that Chu Sihan did not follow him back, she hurriedly raised her eyebrows and asked, “Why? You want to stay and help send the guests off?”
Chu Sihan smiled lightly. “Why not?”
“That won’t do. If you just stand here, no one will dare to come up and talk to me.”
“I’m not a vicious beast. Is there a need to be so afraid of me?”
Lu Sheng chuckled. “To them, you’re scarier than a vicious beast.”
“Alright!”
He sighed helplessly and returned to his seat reluctantly.
Seeing Chu Sihan leave, everyone hurried up to say goodbye to Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng sent off batch after batch of people. When she sent off the He family, it was already evening.
Instantly, other than the men in the village who were still drinking, only Chu Sihan’s and Qi Dongjing’s table was left.
“Miss Lu, my wife said she wants to see how the watermelon tree looks like. Can you bring her to take a look?”
Fu Xianyun led his wife and child over.
“Father, Shuoer wants to go with Mother.”
Fu Shuo tugged Fu Xianyun’s sleeve and spoke.
Fu Xianyun smiled helplessly. “You have to ask your aunt if you can go.”
Lu Sheng, who had become Fu Shuo’s aunt before she even married over, felt a little uncomfortable.
She coughed lightly and smiled. “Young Madam and Young Master Fu can go if they want.”
Yu Linglong smiled gently and said, “I’ve been eating watermelons at the Lu family’s restaurant recently. I wonder what the tree looks like.”
“Do you want to go now?” Lu Sheng asked.
Most of the guests had left and the rest were Lu Ran’s friends. Lu Ran should be able to entertain them himself.
Yu Linglong smiled and nodded. “Yes, we can take a walk as well.”
“Okay, let’s go over now.”
“Thank you, Miss Lu!”
Fu Xianyun personally sent the three of them to the door before returning.
He wanted to follow Lu Sheng and the rest to see the vegetable field, but Lu Zhou and the rest were still around, so he could not leave.
“Oh right, we ate those purple sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes some time ago. Were they also produced in Miss Lu’s vegetable field?”
Halfway through, Yu Linglong asked curiously.
“That’s right. There’s still a big piece there that hasn’t been dug up. If Young Madam likes it, I’ll dig some for you to bring back later.”
“How can I?” Yu Linglong smiled and said, “You can tell me how you’re selling them later. I’ll buy them from you.”
She quite liked the purple sweet potatoes, but those roasted sweet potatoes were delicious too.
She had ordered sweet potatoes for breakfast at the Lu family’s restaurant recently.
She had no choice. She could not eat these in the capital.
Thankfully, her husband knew this and applied to become the county magistrate of Huang Yang Town. Otherwise, how many delicacies would she have missed?
Lu Sheng smiled and shook her head. “I don’t want money. If Young Madam feels bad, you can dig them yourself later. However, it might dirty your clothes.”
“Really?”
Yu Linglong’s eyes lit up. She had never been to the kitchen more than a few times in her life, let alone a farm.
Hence, when she heard that she could dig sweet potatoes herself, she was more or less looking forward to it.
Not only was she looking forward to it, but even Fu Shuo was looking forward to it.
“Oh, this is a tomato tree?!”
The tomatoes were planted at the front, so they could be seen the moment they entered.
Looking at the tomatoes that filled the tree, Yu Linglong and her son stared blankly.
Lu Sheng found two baskets, one big and one small, for the mother-son pair.
“You can pluck some and eat them later. They can make your complexion fair.”
“There’s such an effect?”
Yu Linglong rubbed her face and said with a smile, “Then I won’t stand on ceremony.”
Lu Sheng smiled and nodded. “Pluck as many as you can.”
In addition to transporting them to the restaurant as ingredients, she plucked a lot of them every day to make ketchup.
Now, she was about to use up all those jars.
“Son, let’s not pluck them first. Let’s go and see something else first.”
Fu Shuo had just plucked one when Yu Linglong pulled him back.
Helpless, he put down the basket and continued visiting with his mother.
“Huh? What are those?”
When she passed by the big patch of chili, Yu Linglong asked curiously.
“These are different types of chili. There’re lantern peppers, sweet bell peppers, tabasco peppers…”
Lu Sheng introduced them to her.
“What’s that?”
When they passed by the pumpkin patch, Yu Linglong asked.
“Pumpkins.”
When she saw the watermelon field, Yu Linglong was surprised.
“I thought watermelons grew on trees. I didn’t expect them to grow on vines.”
Lu Sheng smiled and said, “Young Madam likes them. Pluck some back later.”
“Some will be too many. Just let me pluck two later.”
After scanning the surroundings, Yu Linglong saw the corn field not too far away.
The corn field had already bloomed, but the corn grains had not grown yet.
“What’s that?”
The current Yu Linglong was very curious.
Thankfully, Lu Sheng was a very patient person. She answered whatever was asked.
“That’s corn.”
“Corn?”
Yu Linglong had never heard of this name. However, she felt that this name would definitely taste good.
“I’ve never eaten that corn before.”
She had eaten basically everything in this field except pumpkins, corn, and peppers.
As she preferred a bland taste, she had not ordered spicy food thus far.
Lu Sheng chuckled. “It’s not done yet. When it’s edible, Young Madam will be able to eat it.”
Fu Shuo was a very obedient child. Even though he was very curious, he did not ask.
However, when he heard his mother’s question, he listened silently and secretly noted it down.
Lu Sheng saw his actions and secretly felt that it was fun.
“That’s a pity!”
When she heard that it could not be eaten yet, Yu Linglong was slightly disappointed.
“Are these the sweet potatoes and purple sweet potatoes?”
Lu Sheng nodded. “Yes, here.”
Looking at Yu Linglong’s fair wrist, it was probably difficult for her to even lift the hoe.
She had no choice but to do it herself. She dug and Yu Linglong and her son picked them up.
The mother-son pair toured the vegetable field for the entire afternoon. They only returned to the bamboo house to rest at dusk.
Lu Sheng asked someone to find Lu Ran and let him inform Fu Xianyun to get the coachman to ride to the vegetable field to fetch them.
The main reason was that the mother-son pair had plucked a lot of things and could not bring them back immediately.
“Miss Lu, this is for you!”
Yu Linglong took out a banknote and passed it to Lu Sheng. She smiled and said, “If it’s not enough, I’ll get more for you.”
She did not expect to pluck so many things.
“No need. Take these as gifts for Young Madam and Young Master Fu.”
Lu Sheng looked at the banknote and could not help but sigh.
Rich people were indeed different. They were so generous with money.
These baskets were probably worth only a few taels of silver.
“How can you not take it?”
Yu Linglong frowned. “I still want to pluck them next time.”
The main reason was that the process of plucking the items was too blissful. She had never experienced such a feeling.
Not to mention plucking, just looking at this land made one feel exceptionally good.
“Young Madam, you can pluck them whenever you want. I won’t charge you.”
For the past half a year, the Lu family’s restaurant had relied on Fu Xianyun to earn a lot of money.
It was nothing for his wife to pluck these things.
“If you don’t accept it, I won’t come again.”
Yu Linglong originally thought that these words could threaten Lu Sheng. Unexpectedly, she raised her eyebrows and smiled. “If Young Madam doesn’t come, wouldn’t that save me some vegetables?”
It seemed like Lu Sheng had decided not to accept the money.
Yu Linglong had no choice but to sigh and keep the money.
“Sisi will be back in half a month. I’ll bring her over to take a look then.”
At the mention of Fu Sisi, Lu Sheng raised her eyebrows and asked, “When did Miss Sisi return to the capital?”
“She has been back for almost two months. She went back with Young Master Yun and Young Master Shi. I received a letter not long ago saying that she’ll be back in half a month.”
“Didn’t she say she was going back to get married? Why is she coming back?”
Yu Linglong smiled and said, “They said it’s set to be next year because you’ll get married first this year.”
Lu Sheng blinked. “But we haven’t decided on a date yet.”
“I heard from Uncle that it will be next month. In other words, when the marriage is proposed a few days later, the dowry will be sent over as well.”
“So fast?”
Lu Sheng frowned. Chu Sihan did not even tell her.
She thought that it would be August or September.
Moreover, getting married in July… This was probably inauspicious, right?
This was the Ghost Month. Others might not know, but did Chu Sihan not?
“I heard that Cousin Sihan insisted on setting this date. Matriarch Chu said that it was inauspicious and she wanted it to be set in August. However, Cousin Sihan said that it had to be in July.”
After speaking, Yu Linglong looked at Lu Sheng and said, “Miss Lu, why don’t you persuade him?”
Lu Sheng smiled bitterly. “I’m afraid I can’t persuade him.”
Ghost Month?
Chu Sihan was the highness of the Netherworld. Marrying in July might not be auspicious to others, but to him, it was very auspicious.
“Persuade what?”
When Fu Xianyun walked into the vegetable field, he happened to hear his wife’s words to Lu Sheng.
“Father!”
Fu Shuo ran forward and held his hand. “Mother, Aunt, and I plucked a lot of things.”
“Really?”
Fu Xianyun patted his son’s head.
“Husband is here!”
Yu Linglong also stood up and smiled at Fu Xianyun.
“Magistrate Fu!”
Lu Sheng smiled and greeted him.
Fu Xianyun nodded at her and raised his eyebrows. He asked Yu Linglong, “I heard you ask Miss Lu to persuade someone just now. Who should she persuade? Brother Han?”
Yu Linglong nodded. “Didn’t Uncle say the last time that Cousin Sihan would set the day of his wedding to be next month? However, Matriarch Chu said that it would be the Ghost Month next month. It’s not auspicious, so I got Miss Lu to persuade him.”
Speaking of this, Fu Xianyun smiled.
“Brother Han has never believed in these things. Uncle and Matriarch Chu said that they would let him be. They were just afraid that Miss Lu would not agree.”
As he spoke, he looked at Lu Sheng, seemingly asking for her opinion.
Chu Sihan did not believe in these?
Lu Sheng secretly found it funny. How did he not believe in these? He obviously believed them a lot.
She smiled faintly and said, “I’ll listen to the Lord.”
“Huh?”
Yu Linglong was shocked. “Miss Lu, you agree too?”
It was better to believe such things than not.
What if something happened?
Lu Sheng smiled and explained, “Young Madam and Magistrate Fu, don’t worry. The Lord and I have a tough life. We’re not afraid of these.”
That was the son of the King of Hades. Which ghost would dare to create trouble on his big day?
Unless they wanted to experience the feeling of their souls dissipating.
Yu Linglong sighed lightly. “Forget it. Up to you then.”
“Why did you pluck so many things?”
Looking at the baskets on the ground, Fu Xianyun felt a headache.
If these things were placed on the carriage, would they still have a place to sit?
“Why don’t you pack some? I’ll lend you the carriage and send the baskets and carriage to the restaurant tomorrow.”
Tomorrow was the harvesting day, so He Qin and the rest would come over.
Fu Xianyun nodded. “Okay!”
He looked up at the vegetable field. It was filled with the mood of harvest.
“Miss Lu, where did you buy these seeds from?”
He had been to other countries but had never seen these things.
He was very curious where Lu Sheng obtained these seeds.
Lu Sheng smiled and said, “I met a strange person previously. He sold it to me.”
“What kind of strange person?”
Lu Sheng pondered for a moment and explained faintly, “His appearance is a bit different from ours. His eyes are blue.”
Fu Xianyun pondered for a moment and realized that he had indeed never seen such a person.
He nodded slightly and smiled. “Miss Lu is so lucky to have encountered such a good thing.”
Lu Sheng pursed her lips and nodded. She agreed. “I’ve always been lucky.”
Fu Xianyun was stunned for a moment before he suddenly chuckled.
He did not expect Lu Sheng to be so shameless.
This was very similar to Chu Sihan. No wonder she could obtain Chu Sihan’s favor.
“It’s getting late. We won’t disturb Miss Lu anymore.”
Lu Sheng nodded and hurriedly got someone to bring the carriage over. She placed the vegetables that Yu Linglong plucked onto the carriage.