Even though the second son still cares about his mother, he still sent her fine cotton fabric!
You see, the whole village got new clothes last month, especially the people working at the herbal medicine shop. She saw it with her own eyes; they were all wearing coarse cloth. If all the people who worked for her son were wearing coarse cloth, where would she put her face if she, the owner's mother, were to wear coarse cloth?
The second son's fine cotton fabric arrived just in time.
Furthermore, "Dark red is fine this year, but don't send this color next year. Send blue, no, send black instead."
This year's fine cotton fabric will definitely be used to make clothes for myself; next year's fabric will be saved to make a new outfit for Dazhu, and the year after that for Erzhu, and so on...
"Okay," Fan Jin agreed without any objection.
Mother Fan's face lit up with joy, then she looked at the other items and continued to nitpick, "This rice candy is delicious, but it's not substantial; it'll be gone in no time!"
Especially since she has four grandsons, boys with good appetites, they can eat a piece in two or three bites, how can this little bit be enough for them?
"Brown sugar is good, but you didn't know you should buy a few more pounds!"
Dazhu will be eighteen after the New Year, and it's time to arrange a marriage. Brown sugar is something that can be used as a betrothal gift. If the second son buys a few more pounds, then she can save a pound to send to the girl's family.
This grandmother wants to help with her eldest grandson's marriage.
"Date paste cake? We have plenty of dates on this mountain, why bother spending money to buy them? You might as well just give me the money!"
"Those hawthorn berries make you hungrier the more you eat. You really can't do anything right. If you ask me, it's fine if you can't buy them properly, but don't waste money. Next time, give the money to your older brother and have him buy them!"
Fan Qian listened from the side, his chest heaving violently, wishing he could step forward and say a few words to his younger brother for being ignorant and making reckless purchases.
Fan Jin stood up straight, a gentle smile still on his lips, but his dark eyes were as cold as knives. He first glanced at his elder brother, then at his mother, and said coldly, "If it's good, Mother, eat it; if it's not, throw it away."
As for giving the money to my elder brother? That's unnecessary. He also has his share of filial piety towards Mother; she can simply eat as much of what he buys as she pleases.
Fan Qian froze, remembering that he too had shown such filial piety, and silently stepped aside without saying a word.
Mother Fan grumbled and argued, "...Your eldest brother has it tough raising four boys. Where would he get the money? You, as his younger brother, should be understanding of your eldest brother."
Fan Jin coldly shifted his gaze: "Mother is indeed very understanding of my elder brother."
After saying that, he turned and left without lingering.
He fulfilled his filial duties, but that was all he could do.
Fan's mother was so angry that she kept snorting. Fan Qian immediately patted his mother's back to soothe her: "Mother, don't be angry. Second brother has always been so ungrateful!"
"It's alright. When Dazhu and his four brothers become successful, they'll take care of you."
When Fan's mother thought of her four precious grandsons, her anger finally subsided a little.
She has four great-grandsons. Once they all get married and have many children, each giving birth to eight or ten sons, she will be the luckiest person in the entire Shanshui Village...
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The happiest and most excited people in the entire Shanshui Village were the children, because every family bought candy to bring back.
Even the family that earned the least money bought a pound of sugar mixed with other ingredients.
Although we can't eat them now, the thought of eating candies during the Lunar New Year makes our anticipation for the holiday even stronger.
Like other families, Wang Guifen closed the courtyard gate, and the whole family gathered together to take stock of the New Year's goods they had brought back.
In the past, people would try their best to save money, trying to make every penny count and avoiding spending it if possible. But things are different now. With war going on, it's better to exchange money for necessities and stockpile them at home than to keep it at home.
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