Early the next morning, Yunjuan quietly entered Lin Ruyu's boudoir and asked in a low voice through the bed curtain, "Is the girl awake?"

Lin Ruyu, who had a good night's sleep, responded, "Is there any news from the dock?"

"yes."

Yunjuan rolled up the gauze curtain and hung it on the silver hooks on both sides of the bed, and said happily, "Uncle Tai sent someone back to report that our cargo ship bound for Wangping Town had just erected its mast and was taken away by the Zhang family and the Song family.

Mr. Xu, the Secretary of Cang Shuzuo, stopped us. After discovering that our boat was loaded with grain and clothing, Mr. Xu scolded the two families and asked them each to donate 150 dan for disaster relief."

One hundred and fifty stones, considering the strength of the Zhang and Song families, would not break their muscles and bones, but it would still be enough to give them physical pain for a while.

Lin Ruyu, whose plan was successful, wished she could sing a few tunes, "Let Uncle Tai find out the details about Sicang Shuzuo."

After Yunjuan went out, Lin Ruyu put on her clothes and got up, sat in front of the dressing table and let Yuying comb her hair, thinking carefully about what Sicang Shuzuo did.

Sicang Shuzuo, as the name suggests, is an official who is in charge of the cashier of a local warehouse. Although this official position is not high-ranking, it holds real power.

The herbs on the requisition list in the drug dealer's warehouse have been placed under the jurisdiction of Sicang Shuzuo.

Therefore, it sounds reasonable for Mr. Xu to follow the Zhang and Song families to the dock to inspect the goods on the Lin family's ship.

However, in the absence of any real evidence from the Zhang and Song families, the Master Shuzuo directly led people to capsize the Lin family's cargo ship without asking the Lin family for confirmation. Either he was really a fool, or he had already contacted the Zhao and Song families.

He colluded with each other and took the wealth of the two families as his own.

Lin Ruyu prefers the latter.

Because if this Xu Shuzuo was really a fool, he would have followed the ladder he built for him on the dock and killed the Zhang and Song families severely.

The Wolong Embankment burst, and seven of the thirteen counties affected by the disaster were under the jurisdiction of Xuanzhou. Therefore, among the three prefectures fighting the disaster this time, Xuanzhou has the heaviest task. Food and medicine are naturally of great importance to Xuanzhou Yamen.

The more the merrier.

If Xu Shuzuo doesn't pay for the grain of the Zhang and Song families, he may join the two families to pay for the Lin family. I have to listen to what his mother has to say.

Yuying combed the girl's hair into a bun, tied a pink ribbon, and put two gardenias on the left bun. She asked with a smile, "Girl, do you think this is feasible?"

Lin Ruyu raised her eyes, looked at the white gardenia on her head in the bronze mirror, nodded slightly, "Very good."

July 21st was the death anniversary of Lin Ruyu's grandfather, but because her mother received the news that her grandmother was seriously ill, she hurriedly rushed to Mianzhou with herself and A Heng, and was unable to make it to pay homage to her grandparents' graves on the official day.

Today is a suitable day to worship Sasu. My mother is taking her and her younger brother to worship their grandparents. It is most appropriate to wear white gardenia flowers to worship deceased relatives.

Before that, Lin Ruyu still had something to do, "Have Zhang Yuzhen sent back all the jewelry that she took from me?"

Yuying puffed up her cheeks, "I only sent back some worthless ones, and the rest were lost long ago."

I only pick out the valuable ones and throw them away, haha.

Lin Ruyu ordered, "Go and tell Uncle Xiang that if my eldest aunt comes to visit, don't disturb my mother. I will go to the front hall to see her."….

Yunjuan came in with two little maids carrying copper basins, helped Lin Ruyu wash up, and asked curiously, "How did the girl know that my aunt would come over?"

"The Zhang family lost face and lost food at the dock. It would be strange if my eldest aunt didn't come." Lin Ruyu motioned to the little maids to go out and rolled up her sleeves to wash her face.

After merging the memories of the two lives, Lin Ruyu was used to doing her own things because the seventeen-year memory of the later generations was dominant. She didn't want to have her face washed by a maid.

As soon as she finished washing, Yuying ran in from outside and reported that Aunt Lin was here.

Being stopped in the front hall, Aunt Lin was full of anger. When she saw Lin Ruyu walking in, she scolded her, "Where is your mother? She has done something wrong and is hiding from people. Let her come out!"

Lin Ruyu stepped sideways to avoid the spittle that hit her head and face, and bowed to Aunt Lin calmly, "My aunt came to the door early in the morning and accused my mother in front of me. What was it for?

"

There is an old saying: It is rude to curse the father to the son.

Of course the same goes for scolding a daughter against her mother.

Aunt Lin, who was scolded by her niece for being rude, laughed angrily, "I'm rude? I'm rude! I want to go out and let the neighbors judge me. With your mother and daughter's character, who dares to propose marriage to you?"

go back!"

If it were Lin Ruyu in the previous life, she would have been frightened by Aunt Lin, but at this moment, Lin Ruyu had no fear in her dark eyes. Instead, she followed her words and said, "Which villagers does Auntie want to comment on? Why don't you go there in person?"

, my niece invites people over and lets them listen to you discuss etiquette face to face."

Aunt Lin frowned and looked up and down at her niece, who could not even speak loudly before. How come this girl came back from a few days away and looked like a different person?

Aunt Lin didn't want to be separated from a baby anymore, so she rolled up her sleeves and said, "I have nothing to say to you, go and call your mother out!"

Lin Ruyu shook her head, "My mother is preparing the sacrifices to honor my grandparents. If my eldest sister thinks that we, mother and daughter, have done something wrong, why don't you come with us to the Lin family's ancestral graves and sue our grandparents?"

Aunt Lin, who felt guilty, snorted, "It was you who deceived the Zhang family first. I'm not afraid of trying to reason with you wherever you go!"

Lin Ruyu nodded, "Then please ask my aunt to prepare and come with us to pay homage to our grandparents."

"You...hum!" Aunt Lin rolled up her sleeves, "Do you think I'm as unfilial as you? I've been there long ago on July 21st!"

Lin Ruyu's beautiful and dignified little face was full of admiration, "Auntie is really filial. My grandfather and grandmother did not love you in vain when they were alive."

Aunt Lin choked at her niece's words and felt heartache. She wanted to throw up her sleeves and leave, but she couldn't move further when she thought of her harsh husband at home.

Lin Ruyu saw that she was still not leaving, so she continued, "Since Auntie is here, please take this list back. This is the jewelry that cousin Yuzhen stole or borrowed from me. Please urge Auntie to give it to her as soon as possible."

I'll come back."

Aunt Lin's heart ached even more, "You damn girl, do you really want to piss me off to death? I have really loved you all these years in vain!"

Love me? Hehe.

Lin Ruyu looked aggrieved, "It is precisely because you love me that I return this blessing to my cousin. Stealing is against the law, and borrowed things must be returned. I am doing this to urge cousin Yuzhen on your behalf."

To be a good girl who keeps her word, is respectful and kind, isn’t it right for my niece to do something wrong?”

Aunt Lin raised her hand to cover her heart, "My Jiaojiao, who is well-behaved and polite, cannot say these words. Tell me the truth, who was the evil person who taught you these words?"

Who taught me this? It was the experience of bloody pain in the previous life, and the self-realization gained from experiencing the ups and downs of the world for seventeen years.

Lin Ruyu's smile did not reach her eyes, "I have such a temper, but my eldest aunt doesn't know it."
Chapter completed!