mtl008 Chapter 13 Burned Down the Shen Family's House
Chapter 13 Burned Down the Shen Family's House
Shen Yao, who was a martial arts expert before her transmigration, was very alert and quickly pulled Shen Wancheng to hide, preventing Shen Mei from seeing them.
Shen Mei now lives with her younger brother in the woodshed that Shen Wancheng and her sister used to live in.
After Shen Mei entered the woodshed, Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao began to speak in hushed tones.
Shen Yao asked, "What do they mean by saying it's all thanks to Shen Mei? Shen Mei is the same age as me, and she can earn money to support the family?"
Shen Wancheng thought for a moment, then her face darkened.
"Of course we can make money. Have you forgotten how we got here?"
Shen Yao's eyes widened. "We ran away, so they're going to marry Shen Mei off to those two idiots?"
Shen Wancheng nodded.
Shen Yao lowered her head and remained silent for a while before speaking softly.
“In the past, the only person in the family who treated us well was Shen Mei. Last month, my mother passed away, and my grandmother made us kneel and keep vigil without giving us any food. It was Shen Mei who secretly brought us two steamed buns.”
“Yes,” Shen Wancheng also found this in the original owner’s memories.
In the original book, Shen Mei was alright to the original female lead, Shen Yao; she wasn't a bad person.
However, the man she later married was a spendthrift alcoholic. He squandered his fortune, and Shen Mei borrowed money from the original female lead several times, but never saw it repaid. The original female lead advised Shen Mei to divorce him, but Shen Mei refused.
The original female lead later refused to lend money to Shen Mei because the money would be resold to that drunkard and ruined.
Shen Mei felt that Shen Yao was too materialistic and didn't care about their sisterly bond, so she never contacted her again.
Shen Wancheng felt that Shen Yao's approach in the original book was correct; one shouldn't provide unlimited assistance to others simply because they are cousins. If someone remains stubbornly unrepentant, it's best for others to respect their fate. Interfering too much will only make you seem meddlesome, and you'll be the one in the wrong.
However, Shen Mei had previously held goodwill towards the original Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao, and Shen Wancheng was also willing to help Shen Mei.
Shen Wancheng and Shen Mei waited outside the Shen family's house until midnight.
Shen Yao climbed onto the roof of the woodshed, threw a crumpled piece of paper next to Shen Mei's bed, and then used a twig to scratch Shen Mei awake.
Shen Mei opened her eyes and saw no one. She thought she was dreaming. She turned over and saw the crumpled paper.
She stared blankly for a moment, then unfolded the crumpled paper.
Take something valuable and escape in the chaos.
Why take advantage of the chaos?
While Shen Mei was still wondering, the air was suddenly filled with the smell of thick smoke.
Shen Mei hurriedly got out of bed and ran out of the woodshed, only to see flames rising in the backyard.
She rushed into the tile-roofed house and pounded on her parents' bedroom door.
"Mom and Dad, fire! Our house is on fire!"
Shen Dabiao and Liu Xianglan were startled and rushed to the back kitchen to check the fire.
Shen Mei originally wanted to call her two cousins from her uncle's family and her grandparents, but a voice inexplicably rang in her mind.
"Take some valuables and escape in the chaos."
Shen Mei's heart pounded a few times before she made up her mind.
She rushed into Shen Dabiao and Liu Xianglan's room, rummaged through the closet, and pulled out a gray cloth bag.
Because of nervousness, Shen Mei's hands were trembling. She opened the gray cloth bag a little, and after confirming that it contained money, she turned and ran.
There are about 500 yuan here. Liu Xianglan said that her family only had 1800 yuan, so she only gave Shen Dapeng and Liu Chunhua 1800 yuan and secretly kept 500 yuan for herself.
Liu Xianglan did not tell Shen Mei about this, but Shen Mei was a very observant person. She always knew where her mother hid the money and how much savings the family had, but she never took it before.
Now that Shen Mei has decided to elope, she naturally wants to make plans for herself.
When Shen Mei came out of Shen Dabiao and Liu Xianglan's room, everyone in the Shen family was already awake.
The fire behind the house was raging, and the house was in complete chaos.
"The fire is so big, what should we do?! The kitchen is all burned down!"
"Are Grandpa and Grandma out yet?!"
"They're out! They're all out!"
"Shen Mei, what are you doing standing there! Go to Grandpa Wang's house next door and ask him for help!"
Shen Chao saw Shen Mei standing motionless at the entrance of the main room and yelled at her.
"it is good!"
Shen Mei answered loudly and turned to run.
But instead of heading towards Grandpa Wang's house next door, she ran towards the village entrance, her figure quickly disappearing into the dark night.
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao were still hiding in the distance, watching the Shen family's movements.
Seeing the fire growing more and more intense, Shen Yao had to cover her mouth to stop herself from laughing out loud.
"Sister, your method is brilliant! The Shen family's last house has burned down, and they're going to have a lot of hard times from now on, sleeping in the open and living a miserable life."
Shen Wancheng also curled her lips, "Not only that, they must have borrowed a lot of money from Liu Datong. Now that Shen Mei is gone, the Shen family must repay all the money the Liu family lent to them and the dowry they gave them."
"It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The Shen family has gotten used to living a comfortable life with our father's hard-earned money. They'll have a lot to suffer from now on."
“They deserved it. Let’s go, it’s time for us to leave.”
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao turned and left.
Behind them, the Shen family's house was engulfed in flames, and their cries and screams shook the heavens.
*
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao walked for three hours, arriving at the neighboring town at four in the morning.
They found a guesthouse in town, and both of them were exhausted, so they fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the bed.
Shen Wancheng had just closed her eyes when she was back in front of the achievement system, this time with a cold, mechanical voice emanating from it.
"Congratulations, host, you have perfectly completed the 'Revenge' achievement. Achievement points increased by 20. Host's current achievement point balance: 20"
Shen Wancheng blinked twice, in a good mood.
That's an achievement point.
With 20 achievement points in hand, Shen Wancheng browsed the achievement shop for over an hour, but ultimately bought nothing.
Just like when she browsed Taobao in her past life, she wanted to buy everything when she didn't have money to shop.
Having money makes me happy even if I don't buy anything when I go shopping in malls.
After browsing the Achievement Mall to her heart's content, Shen Wancheng fell asleep.
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao slept until 1 p.m., then found a noodle shop nearby to fill their stomachs before taking the bus to the neighboring county.
Upon arriving in the neighboring county, Shen Wancheng did not go to the bus station again.
Shen Wancheng went to the largest wholesale market in the county and asked the vendors about the freight drivers they knew. After analysis and consideration, she chose a freight driver named Master Liu, who was generally considered to be a good driver.
Shen Wancheng asked Liu Shifu when he would arrive at the wholesale market and waited there at 5 a.m. the next day.
When Master Liu arrived, Shen Wancheng talked with him for more than ten minutes and got him to agree to take Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao to Yue City.
When Shen Wancheng was in town, she and Shen Yao had already disguised themselves in a simple way. At least when ordinary people saw the two of them, they would not think that they were seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls. They looked like they were over twenty years old.
In addition, Shen Wancheng speaks very discreetly. As long as she doesn't say anything or remove her makeup, no one will know that she has just turned eighteen.
Mr. Liu took Shen Wancheng and the others to Yue City, and Shen Wancheng agreed to give Mr. Liu 20 yuan.
This is a bit more expensive than taking a passenger bus, but not by much. Shen Wancheng understands the principle of not flaunting one's wealth.