Chapter 242: Chapter 242 Big Brother Yu Chapter 242: Chapter 242 Big Brother Yu Xuexue and Big Bull quietly slipped away amidst the chaos…
“Big Bull, do you think those two might have actually died from the fall?” Xuexue tugged at Big Bull’s sleeve, drew close, and asked in a low voice.
“No, I clearly heard their steady breathing just now; they just fainted,” Big Bull scratched his head and said naively, “Don’t worry, wife, even if I had really killed them and had to pay with my life, I’m here for you!”
Moved by Big Bull’s earnestness, Xuexue felt a surge of emotion. In her past life and now, no man had ever treated her so kindly.
In her previous life, Zhang Ruixuan, that scoundrel, had feigned affection to secure his position as Crown Prince, offering her nothing more than jewelry and treasures. And she, naive and foolish in that lifetime, had been so deceived that it cost her life and even implicated her young daughter.
Recalling her tragic death, Xuexue could not help but feel a wave of sadness.
“What’s wrong, wife?”
“It’s nothing. Let’s just buy some pork and go home,” Xuexue gathered her emotions.
“Oh!”
At the market, they bought two pounds of fatty pork and two pounds of lean meat, then went to the grocery store to buy several pounds of rice and flour before Xuexue and Big Bull headed home.
Walking along, Big Bull felt something was amiss as he stared intently at Xuexue.
Feeling strangely uncomfortable under his gaze, Xuexue stopped and asked, “What’s wrong, Big Bull?”
“Wife, where are the pork and rice we just bought? You didn’t forget to take them, did you? We spent a good deal of silver on them, and the old lady will nag if she finds out,” Big Bull circled around Xuexue but could not spot any signs of the purchases.
Xuexue smiled mysteriously. After glancing around to ensure no one was nearby, she whispered, “Silly, I hid them in the space. It’s so much more convenient, and no one feels envious this way. Isn’t it great?”
“Oh! That’s why. You’re so smart, wife,” Big Bull laughed as he scratched his head.
There weren’t many passengers in the ox-cart that day, only a few scattering. Once aboard, they waited a moment, but seeing no more passengers, the carriage driver reluctantly started to drive back. Just as they were leaving the town gate, a woman, arms laden with various items, suddenly darted into the middle of the road and shouted, “Big Brother Yu, Big Brother Yu, wait, I want to ride too.”
The sudden appearance nearly scared the driver half to death. He quickly pulled on the reins and called out sharply, “Whoa…!”
The coach gradually halted, and the frightened driver immediately started scolding, “Lady Li, do you have a death wish? For the sake of our being from the same village, I’m begging you, if you want to die, don’t drag me into it. Find another carriage to crash into.”
“Hehe…! Big Brother Yu, it wasn’t on purpose. I was holding so many things and worried you’d leave. I had to run here,” Lady Li said with a sycophantic smile.
Mo Family Village had only two carriage drivers. Last time, she had cursed one of them non-stop for three days and nights over a missing basket of eggs and thoroughly offended him. He had declared he would blacklist her and refuse to let her ride his carriage ever again.
Therefore, she dared not offend this driver, lest she have to walk everywhere in the future, which would be too miserable.
“Earning a copper coin from you isn’t worth risking my life,” Coachman Yu grumbled, his face sour as he reluctantly let Lady Li board the ox-cart.
Actually, the main reason was that he disliked Lady Li. Just a few days ago, the entire Mo Family Village had been abuzz about how she rode the carriage without paying and falsely accused someone of stealing a basket of her eggs, going on to berate them at their home for three whole days and nights.