Thrown Into the Vegetable Cellar

Yu Changhe wanted to go to Hunter Jiang's house, so Yu Xiaolian naturally wanted to follow him.

However, Madam Sun asked Yu Xiaolian to go home and start a fire for her. Yu Xiaolian didn't go in the end.

When Yu Changhe returned from Hunter Jiang's house, his expression was not very good. When Madam Sun asked him what was wrong, he did not say anything and just ate his porridge in silence.

At night, Yu Changhe lay on the bed and let his imagination run wild. Suddenly, he felt that his knees were hot and itchy. He suddenly sat up on the bed, scaring Madam Sun so much that she hurriedly got up and asked him what was wrong.

Yu Changhe covered his injured knee with a pained expression.

Itchy. Too itchy. Like ten thousand bugs were crawling between his knees.

"My legs…" Yu Changhe let out a long sigh. "My legs are so hot and itchy…"

Yu Xiaolian, who was separated by a curtain, muttered in her heart. Could it be that she had poured too much today?

Under the moonlight, Madam Sun touched Yu Changhe's leg. "Where? Where is it itchy?"

Yu Changhe pulled Madam Sun's hand and placed it on his knee. "Here!"

Madam Sun's shock turned into joy. "You can feel your legs now?"

In the past, Yu Changhe's injured leg could not be felt from the knee down. This good change made Yu Changhe and Madam Sun extremely happy.

Madam Sun even suggested bringing Yu Changhe to the Hui Chun Hall in town to take a look tomorrow.

The next day, Yu Xiaolian was left at home to look after the house.

Madam Sun brought Yu Changhe and some finished embroidery work. She borrowed Hunter Jiang's ox cart and went to town.

It seemed that she could not go to Hui Chun Hall to sell ginseng today!

Madam Sun and Yu Changhe had specially changed their clothes before going to town this morning. The dirty clothes they had taken off were placed on the bed. Yu Xiaolian had nothing to do, so she decided to go to the river to wash her clothes.

Just as she walked out with her clothes, Yu Ziyi stopped her. "Where are you going? You're not allowed to leave the house today. Grandmother told me to keep an eye on you."

Yu Xiaolian didn't expect Old Madam Yu to start causing trouble when Madam Sun and Yu Changhe weren't at home.

Yu Xiaolian pushed Yu Ziyi. "Why aren't you letting me out of the house? Aren't you being too nosy?"

Yu Ziyi staggered and shouted, "Grandma, Yu Xiaolian is disobedient. She insists on going out!"

Hearing this, Old Madam Yu quickly walked out of the house. She pointed at Yu Xiaolian and said sharply, "The matchmaker brought Miss Qi to watch the house today. A little unlucky star like you can't be present."

She turned around and said to Yu Changfu, "You and Brother Yi should lock her in the vegetable cellar. Let her out after the Qi family member leaves."

Yu Changfu listened to Old Madam Yu the most. He grabbed the back of Yu Xiaolian's collar and carried her to the backyard as easily as if he was carrying a chicken. Yu Ziyi walked in front and deftly opened the wooden board that covered the vegetable cellar.

With a plop, Yu Xiaolian was thrown into the dark vegetable cellar by Yu Changfu.

"Is it dark? Who told you to be disobedient? Let me tell you, there's a human-eating rat inside. It'll scare you to death!"

Yu Ziyi gloated as he covered the wooden board of the vegetable cellar. Just like that, the only light above Yu Xiaolian's head disappeared.

However, Yu Xiaolian was not afraid of a mere vegetable cellar. She even dared to enter the Grass Ghost Lady's tomb. What was a vegetable cellar?

She took out a flashlight from her space and shined it around.

The vegetable cellar was about two meters deep and three meters wide. There were only a few moldy wooden planks inside and nothing else. The vegetable cellars in the countryside were usually used for autumn harvest and winter collection. They had not been used yet.

Suddenly, a fat and big rat scuttled past Yu Xiaolian's feet, scaring her so much that she took a few steps back and sank her foot into the soft pit made by the rat's fall.

Eh, what was so uncomfortable?

Yu Xiaolian pulled out her foot and squatted down. She shone the flashlight and was instantly amused.

There was actually a jar buried here. Moreover, there were several silver ingots, gold ingots, and some silver pieces wrapped in cloth. It seemed that this was where Old Madam Yu had hidden her money.

She didn't expect Old Madam Yu to be so rich. Yu Xiaolian counted. There were three silver ingots worth ten taels and gold ingots. They were probably the ones that Yu Changhe had given to Old Madam Yu. There were also more than ten pieces of silver.

We're rich. Yu Xiaolian bluntly swept away all the money Old Madam Yu had hidden.

Hmph, who asked you to lock me up!

I'll make you regret it!

After putting the money into her space, Yu Xiaolian took out a diary and tore off a piece of paper. She found a pink light pen and wrote a few words, "In the depths of the vegetable cellar, beside the rat hole, the Earth Elder will be building a house.However, we do not have enough money. I'll borrow your money for now."

After she finished writing, Yu Xiaolian ran to the toy shelf and took out a slow sheep village chief from the cheerful toy gift box. She wrapped the village chief and the piece of paper in the cloth that was originally wrapped with silver and placed them in Old Madam Yu's jar before covering them with soil.

Old Madam Yu had probably hidden this money for Yu Changyu to marry. Old Madam Yu had never expected that the money she had painstakingly saved for half her life would be taken by her just like that.

Hehe, she didn't expect Old Madam Yu to not be wrong. She was really Old Madam Yu's unlucky star!

Yu Xiaolian was eating and drinking in her space. She was eating pork and beef jerky, munching on melon seeds, and drinking coffee. Occasionally, she would glance at the silver ingots on the cashier counter and smile until her eyes curved!

It was not until almost noon that Yu Xiaolian heard the commotion outside and came out of her space. The lid of the vegetable cellar above her head had already been opened. Yu Changhe stuck his head out and called her name.

Yu Xiaolian responded, "Father, I'm here."

Yu Changhe placed the wooden ladder down and let Yu Xiaolian step on it.

Yu Xiaolian had just crawled out of the cellar when she heard Old Madam Yu say angrily, "The Qi family only left after lunch. Why did you let her out so early? Are you deliberately ruining your third brother's marriage?"

Madam Sun shielded Yu Xiaolian behind her and said angrily, "Mother, no matter what, you shouldn't throw a ten-year-old child into the vegetable cellar. What if someone dies? Besides, Miss Qi has high standards and has always been picky. She has high conditions. I think even if she doesn't decide to marry into the family, you can't blame my Xiaolian."

Old Madam Yu pointed at Madam Sun and cursed, "You… you're cursing Third Brother. You can't bear to see him live well."

Yu Changfu hurried to the backyard. "Mother, stop arguing with Sister-in-law. There are guests in the front yard. You have to go back and accompany them."

Old Madam Yu recalled that Madam Cao was busy preparing lunch. Indeed, she could not let the Qi family member sit in the room alone, so she turned around and left.

Yu Changhe asked, "Xiaolian, are you alright?"

"Father, there's a big rat in that vegetable cellar. It's scary. I don't want to go down anymore."

Although Yu Xiaolian wasn't afraid, she had to pretend. How could a ten-year-old girl not be afraid after being thrown into a dark vegetable cellar filled with rats? Wasn't that too abnormal?

Madam Sun hugged Yu Xiaolian. "Don't be afraid anymore. Seeing that you're dirty again, Mother will bring you back to change your clothes."

Yu Xiaolian and her family of three had just entered the house when they heard Yu Changfu's voice outside the door. "Mother said to not let Xiaolian come out. Third Madam is afraid to see her."

Yu Changhe said in a deep voice, "Got it. We're not going out."

Madam Sun pursed her lips. "She's not even married yet, but she's already calling her Third Sister-in-law. She's really afraid that he won't be able to marry the Qi family's daughter!"