Chapter 126: The Secret of Making a Fortune
When the three of them arrived home, Sun Mei was cooking in the kitchen. She was surprised to see that they had brought back a rabbit.
Afterward, Zhao Zhitong ran into the kitchen and recounted the story to Sun Mei.
Sun Mei nodded and fell silent for a moment, thinking about Wu Da’s situation. She was aware of the rumors about him, but she didn’t necessarily believe them. As far as she knew, Wu Da’s current mother was not his biological mother, but his stepmother. Just because of this, she had doubts about the rumors. However, they were not related and had no interactions, so it was none of her business. Still, since he had given their family a rabbit this time, Zhao Dong should go and give him the money for it another day.
She thought this, and that evening, she told Zhao Dong as much.
Zhao Dong immediately nodded, saying he would take the money to him the next day.
After finishing his work the next day, Zhao Dong took the money and a bag of flour to the burial ground at the foot of the back mountain. It was called a burial ground, but it was actually Mass Grave Hill, where nameless people were buried.
There was a dilapidated bamboo hut there, where Wu Da lived.
As he approached the bamboo hut, he saw that although it was rather dilapidated, it was kept quite tidy. Several rabbit pelts and a deerskin hung outside. The door was wide open, but there was no one inside.
He stood at the entrance and called out a few times, but there was no response from inside. Just as he thought no one was home, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.
Zhao Dong turned around and saw Wu Da looking at him warily. Wu Da was holding a knife, and blood was still dripping from it.
To be honest, such a scene in this burial ground was quite frightening.
"What are you doing here?" Wu Da spoke first, his voice somewhat hoarse, as if from not having spoken to anyone for a long time.