Sun Jinhua remained silent.

It was Zhang the Bald who said there was good news and asked her to come along. She figured she had nothing to do at home anyway, so she might as well come and have a treat.

As long as Dazhu and Erzhu return with their earnings, and they make seven or eight more trips to earn another seven or eight taels of silver, they'll have enough food to eat again.

She glanced at Zhao Di as well, lest she forget that she had a mother, but she never thought she would come to take this daughter home today!

Fan Sanzhu hurriedly advised, "Zhaodi, we're not getting enough to eat at home right now, you'll be perfectly fine staying with your second aunt!"

We can't go home and steal their food.

Fan Sizhu thought simply: "It's so nice here at my second aunt's place. Zhao Di can sit at the table and eat her fill. Why go back and suffer?"

If it were him, he wouldn't want to go back! He'd just stay with his second aunt, as long as there's food.

The three had different thoughts, but they all agreed not to mention eating what Zhao Di had in her bowl.

Shuiqing then gave the children a wink, signaling Dajiang and Dahe to help their younger sister into the house, and to have Yanqiu bring her rice bowl over as well, so they could rest inside after eating.

Xinghui and Fanhu followed, and the children quickly dispersed, leaving only the 'outsiders' Ling Ran and Bai Ziqian.

Watching Fan Zhaodi being helped away, limping away, Sun Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she didn't pick her up when she left, she wouldn't have to take her home.

Wait a little longer. She'll come and take over once Zhao Di's leg is fully healed and she can work again. Otherwise, not only will she have to feed another mouth to feed, but she'll also have to take care of her. That would exhaust her!

Li Dani and the other four women cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, took them to the kitchen to wash, and brought out a few glasses of cooled boiled water.

Aunt Zhang, Zhang Chunhua, and the others found chairs and sat down.

Zhang Chunhua held a bamboo cup, sipping the cool boiled water slowly, her eyes darting around the dining room, Hu's mother, and the five nimble women.

She heard that Hu Shuiqing's household suddenly had many more servants, including five women.

The villagers are already being kind enough not to serve others; they've never experienced being waited on.

These women belong to Hu Shuiqing's family. After she marries into the Hu family, as her aunt, one or two of them should be assigned to help out. That way, she'll have servants to wait on her...

Hu's mother was also secretly watching Zhang Chunhua. Seeing that she kept looking around restlessly, she immediately knew what Zhang Chunhua was looking at!

She was unhappy, but outwardly she didn't show it too much, out of consideration for her image.

Aunt Zhang saw Hu's mother looking at Chunhua and her face lit up with joy. She smiled and said, "Oh my, this is my daughter Chunhua. She's just turned sixteen this year. I brought her out to get to know everyone in the village."

The last time she visited Hu Shuiqing, she stayed in a thatched hut. She only knew that a big house had been built there before, but she never imagined it would be so magnificent!

Just now, I realized that Chunhua has excellent taste. With such an aunt taking care of her, life will surely be better in the future.

The head of the household had offended Fan Jin and Hu Shuiqing in the past, saying that the two families would never cooperate. Ha, once Chunhua becomes her sister-in-law, let's see how they dare not cooperate.

Hu's mother smiled but did not respond.

The same applies to Shui Qing and Qin Yilin.

Ling Ran and Bai Ziqian acted as if they were invisible, pretending that they didn't exist.

They were only wary of each other causing trouble or begging to take things away.

Seeing Hu's mother smile, Aunt Zhang immediately straightened her back, indicating that she was very satisfied with Chunhua.

She praised Hu's mother, saying, "Chunhua is an obedient, filial, and capable girl. She's good at everything, both at home and outside. People in our village often say that whoever marries her will be set for life. Even before she came of age, many families were eyeing her."