Transmigrating To The Ancient Times With Lu's Convenience

Chapter 110

Chapter 110: A Mishap

In Lu family.

Grandma Lu lay on the bed and cursed Chen Xiao Mi scolded, “That bastard has asked the villagers to tackle me! I won’t just let it go.”

Tang looked at Grandma Lu and said, “Mother, let’s just swallow this insult, what else can we do?”

Grandma Lu’s eyes turned red and she said, “I’ll go to his store every day. Can that Chen Xiao Mi drive me back every day?”

Tang thought to herself, ‘Chen Xiao Mi spent one tael of silver to drive the old lady back. If the old lady made trouble every day, Chen Xiao Mi wouldn’t be able to stand it. Although it is troublesome to make a scene every day, it is still a way.’

The next day, Tang had a hard time borrowing an ox-cart.

Tang asked sullenly, “What do you mean by you are not going to lend your cart to us?”

“This ox needs some rest! It’s too torturous for him to travel that far every day,” Aunty Zhang said.

Tang looked at Aunty Zhang and said discontentedly, “We just borrowed it once. What’s the big deal?”

Auntie Zhang smiled and said, “Our ox looked ill since you borrowed it last time! I’m old, I can’t deal with the hassle of sending for a doctor and haggling about the treatment fee!”

Tang pestered Aunty Zhang for a while but to no avail. Seeing that Aunty Zhang was unwilling to let go, Tang had to leave sullenly.

……

“Aunty Zhang, you didn’t lend Tang your ox-cart?”

Aunty Zhang smiled, “Why would I? Our ox really looks sick now, what’s more, Tang didn’t mention a word about paying us some money. She kept saying that Lu Cheng Yu was now a Xiucai and he was bound to have a bright future. Well, for starters, I have no idea how true that is, secondly, knowing Tang, I doubt it she will ever return the favor.”

Lending the cart to Tang was a losing business. Aunty Zhang really didn’t want to offend Chen Xiao Mi. And she was hoped that she could get one tael of silver as reward from Chen Xiao Mi.

Aunty Zhang heard a villager saying that Chen Xiao Mi had asked the Village Head to spread the word that he would give anyone who refused to lend their ox-cart to Tang and Grandma Lu as a reward. Aunty Zhang was determined to earn that easy money, but the Village Head didn’t mention a word after he came back from town. Aunty Zhang wasn’t sure how authentic the message was.

Aunty Zhang suspected that the Village Head had deliberately withheld the message from them because he didn’t want to offend the Lus.

……

Grandma Lu waited for Tang impatiently at home.

Tang glanced at Grandma Lu and said, “No one is willing to lend us the ox-cart.”

After Lu Cheng Yu passed the exam, Grandma Lu was privileged enough to order the villagers around. In her opinion, every villager was supposed to curry favor with them. She was shocked to hear that no one wanted to do them this small favor.

Tang said sullenly, “I’ve visited all the families with ox-carts, they all have turned me down. Mother, you are old now, no way can you walk to town!”

Grandma Lu said excitedly, “Why has everyone turned us down? It’s not harvest season or anything, they don’t need the ox-cart for any farm work, why?”

“It must be Chen Xiao Mi. He must be the one who has forbidden the villagers to lend us the carts.”

“This bastard! ” Grandma Lu was so indignant that she started to shiver.