Chapter 13 Mango

Shen Yu counted in her heart, her expression indifferent, and said softly: "Pick him up."

Wang Wu jumped into the pool without saying a word. The water wasn't deep, only up to his neck. After a while, she saw Wang Wu dragged the sack to the surface, looking a little strenuous. He threw Lin Dalang to the ground. Then the three servants quickly untied the sack, used their finger to scoop the water out of his mouth, and then slapped him a few times, Only then did he wake up.

Lin Dalang was completely convinced that Shen Yu wasn't as weak and easy to bully as she looked , so he didn't dare play tricks anymore and confessed honestly: "I...changed the silver...into banknotes, I didn't spend a cent, just asking the miss to... Please show mercy and give me a way out."

Shen Yu wasn't moved by his words, and only said: "You could have lived well, but you insisted on making a big mistake. As for your way out, I won't know until I get the banknote."

"Okay! Okay!" Lin Dalang agreed repeatedly, fearing that she would change her mind and drown him in the pond again.

The next day, the banknote was indeed safely delivered to Shen Yu, matching the blank in the account book. She put the banknote aside, her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she looked at Lin Dalang who's kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "You embezzled the public funds and didn't spend a penny?"

Lin Dalang lowered his head and said in a very low voice: "The county magistrate came to the farm and seemed to have noticed something wrong with the account book, but he didn't tell me directly because of my uncle's face. I was afraid that the night would be too long so I ran away. But i was worried that he would be held accountable to my uncle. He has no children and treats me as his own. He has worked hard for most of his life and finally returned to his hometown to settle down. If it was because of me....."

At this point, he began to choke up. Shen Yu did not urge him, She waited for him to calm down and continued: "MIss, I just have the courage to steal money, but I don't have the courage to spend it."

After listening to his words, Shen Yu wasn't in a hurry to express her opinion. Although she didn't know how much of his words were true and how much were false, the last sentence he said was credible. Having money in hand but not spending it, one is reluctant to do so, other is daring not to.

After a long silence, the sky outside was already slightly dark. Shen Yu felt that it's meaningless to waste any more time, so she let him get up first. Lin Dalang got up shivering. He had not yet changed his wet clothes after coming out of the pond. It was autumn now, and the evening wind made people shiver. He said in a trembling voice: "I promise that i will never do it again in the future. If I violate it, I will let the gods punish me to death"

"There are gods above your head. Since you have sworn, you should remember it well and do your own thing steadily in the future."

After Shen Yu finished speaking, Ruo Wei handed Lin Dalang a purse and a set of clean clothes.

"There is a coin in it. You can go back by yourself. Let's leave it at that. Accompany Manager Chen and let him enjoy his old age." Lin Dalang burst into tears upon hearing this and kept thanking her, "Thank you, young lady, for not caring about my mistake."

Shen Yu's expression relaxed, the coldness on her face disappeared, and she smiled gently: "Be careful on the road."

The big worry in her heart was completely solved, so Shen Yu finally slept soundly until noon. Ruo Wei was worried that she had slept too much, and would wake up at night, so she had to wake her up gently. At first she grabbed the quilt and acted like a child, "Sleep a little longer." But when she heard Ruo Wei say that Madam Qi was here, she sat up suddenly. Even though she was so drowsy that she couldn't even open her eyes properly, she still urged Ruo Wei to do her makeup.

Ruo Wei suppressed her laughter, "Okay, today I will comb your hair into a fashionable bun."

After a while, Shen Yu realized that she had been deceived, and couldn't help but blame her, "How can you use Madam Qi to fool me?"

Ruo Wei didn't take it seriously and asked back, "Don't you want to see her?"

Shen Yu was interrupted. After a while, she whispered, "Of course I want to see her, but I'm afraid I won't be able to see her in a few days."

The disappointment in her words cannot be hidden. Ruo Wei understood, but she didn't know what to say to make her feel better. Just when the two were feeling melancholy, a familiar voice was heard.

"Is Madam Shen here?" It's Qi Sui.

Shen Yu suddenly felt a little more joy in her heart, and her eyebrows couldn't help but raise: "I've been waiting for a long time."

"That's great!" She smiled brightly, "Guess what I brought this time?"

Qi Sui took out the thing hidden behind her back and placed it in front of Shen Yu.

"I can't guess Madam Qi's ingenuity."

She was feeling a bit rogue and insisted that Shen Yu try it, "Just guess, it doesn't matter if you are right or not."

"This thing is yellow all over, and its shape is not like ordinary I can't see it, but I can smell a sweet fragrance. "Shen Yu said what she thought, "It should be the fruit that Madam Qi has just planted."

Qi Sui acted surprised and praised repeatedly: "Madam Shen is so smart, Not only can she teach me how to write, but she can also guess what I have in my hand."

She felt a little embarrassed by her praise, "Madam Qi, don't tease me, why don't you tell me what this is?"

"You are right, this is indeed a kind of fruit, and it's called mango."

"Mango." Shen Yu repeated with a serious expression.

Qi Sui paused for a few seconds, her heart already filled with so much cuteness that fireworks were going off.

The system said: "Host, your fireworks might burn me."

She was surprised and said: "Oh my God! Are you hurt?"

"No."

Her tone suddenly changed: "What are you worried about?"

System: ...You can't just ignore my life or death.

Qi Sui peeled the mango and cut it into pieces, then put it into two bowls, one for Chen Yu and the other for Ruo Wei, who ate even the core. In fact, she didn't like sweet things very much, but because Shen Yu usually had the habit of eating candied fruits, so she guessed that she like sweets. So Qi Sui spent 3,000 points to buy a mango

"Do you like it?" she asked tentatively.

Shen Yu nodded and replied softly: "The mango is sweet and delicious, just what I like. I like it very much." Then she thought that Qi Sui's intention was probably to discuss the price of this thing, and said: "It will definitely sell for a good price."

Unexpectedly, Qi Sui replied straightforwardly: "Not for sale."

"Why not?" Shen Yu asked her.

Qi Sui clutched her sleeves tightly with both hands, her fingertips turning white, but her voice was soft and slow when she spoke: "Because I planted this just for you, I just want to give it to you, I won't sell it."

Such a straightforward explanation, Qi Sui had spent most of her courage, and she carefully raised her eyes, trying to see a glimmer of hope on Shen Yu's face.

But Shen Yu is calm and composed like usual, Her eyes were calm and no emotion could be detected.

"Ruo Wei, go tell the kitchen to prepare an extra meal today."

When Ruo Wei left, her eyes were still on the two of them, and she closed the door when she went out. Now there's only Shen Yu and Qi Sui in this room.

"Madam Qi, why did you suddenly say... something like this today?"

System: "Oh no, blind guess rejection."

Qi Sui was too lazy to argue with the system at the moment, and was more worried about whether she had made Shen Yu unhappy.

She whispered back, "Yesterday, the The village chief wanted to arrange a marriage for me."

Shen Yu unconsciously clenched her handkerchief, and even her breathing became very light. "In that case, Madam Qi should not have said such things to me."

"Don't get me wrong, I rejected this marriage proposal yesterday." Qi Sui explained anxiously.

After the conversation, the two were silent. After a long time, Qi Sui spoke: "Madam Shen, can I court you?"