Chapter 1785 Her life is too bitter

The old lady nodded and sighed, "Yes, she really suffered a lot in the first two years after she came to Changjin Mansion. My Fang sister has such a hard life."

Shu Yu pursed her lips and listened quietly.

According to the old lady of the Guan family, she met Granny Fang on the way to escape the disaster in Dong'an Prefecture. Granny Fang had already been separated from her family at that time, and only the two of them traveled together. All of the old lady Guan's close relatives had perished in the flood, leaving only her father and younger brother to depend on each other for survival.

Both families were traveling alone, so they kept each other company and traveled together.

They later arrived at Changjin Prefecture, which was not ravaged by floods, and most of the refugees had not traveled that far.

After considering it, they decided to rest here for the time being.

However, Grandma Guan was different from Granny Fang. Granny Fang thought that if everything was alright back home, she wouldn't go north anymore. She still wanted to go back, since she had only been separated from her parents and sister. If she went back, they might be able to reunite.

However, the old lady Guan's father and younger brother wanted to go north to seek refuge with relatives, but they had run out of money on their journey. In the end, her father and younger brother decided to marry off the old lady Guan and collect some dowry to cover their travel expenses.

The old lady of the Guan family was not surprised by this. Having fled the disaster all the way, she knew that if things got really bad, she would be the first to be sacrificed.

However, she still did her best to choose her own husband, who is now the old man of the Guan family.

After she got married, her father and younger brother continued their journey north, and they were never seen again.

The old man of the Guan family treated her quite well, and although the old lady of the Guan family had a hard life, it was still relatively peaceful.

At this point, the old lady couldn't help but laugh; she was quite satisfied with her life. After all, if it weren't for this disaster, she wouldn't even have had the chance to choose her own husband.

At least she has good taste; the old man has been very good to her all these years.

Compared to Fang's older sister, she was considered lucky.

“My wedding was very rushed. My father and brother were in a hurry to leave, and the Guan family didn’t have much money, so I only had two days to prepare for the wedding. But in those two days, Sister Fang saved someone.”

A benefactor.

It's hard to say whether Grandma Fang was lucky or unlucky, but a young woman fell into the water, and Grandma Fang, who was nearby, jumped in and rescued her.

But it was already very cold. After she rescued the girl, the servants of the Fang family rushed off to take her to see a doctor. Granny Fang was left standing there, and it took her quite a while to recover.

She didn't go to the clinic either. At that time, she didn't have much money, so how could she afford to see a doctor?

So he went back and brewed some ginger tea to drink, and since he felt no unusual symptoms, he assumed everything was fine.

Fortunately, the girl she rescued was grateful and, after recovering, immediately came to Fang's door, insisting on repaying her kindness.

This girl was the daughter of a sixth-rank official. She wasn't a local; her uncle owned a shop nearby, and since he was inspecting it, she insisted on coming along to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, she got separated from the family servants and fell into the water, but luckily she encountered Granny Fang.

The girl was innocent and romantic; she felt she had to repay the life-saving grace.

Knowing that Granny Fang had fled from disaster and had little money, she gave her a large sum of silver.

(End of this chapter)