Old Mrs. Zhao, suppressing her heartache, looked at Old Mr. Zhao and said, "Old man, is it really necessary to pack so much grain? A few pounds or two would be enough, wouldn't it? And eggs and brown sugar... Yun Youliang is a man, he doesn't need these things that women use to nourish their bodies..."
"What a woman's view!" Old Zhao gave Old Lady Zhao a disdainful look and said, "Who said the eggs and brown sugar were to be given to Yun Youliang?"
“My son-in-law’s family suffered a disaster, so as their father-in-law, I went to check on them, sent them some food to help them through the crisis, and also to express our gratitude as fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law.”
"While I'm at it, I'll also visit my in-laws and my granddaughter."
“Although we haven’t been in touch for many years, we are still family. We just didn’t have the time or energy before. Now that we’ve come to visit our son-in-law, how can we not also visit our in-laws?”
"Since you're visiting your in-laws during the Lunar New Year, shouldn't you bring at least a small gift?"
“We are poor people and we don’t have much, but no matter what, we should not lose our manners.”
"Eggs and brown sugar might not be considered anything special in the eyes of the two elders of the Yun family, but they are very valuable to us. They should be presentable as gifts, right?" Old Zhao's eyes gleamed as he said this, clearly indicating that he was calculating something.
Zhao Cuifen quickly realized what Old Man Zhao was up to. However, she didn't care. As long as she achieved her goal, that was all that mattered. Whether Old Man Zhao could squeeze anything out of the old house was none of her concern.
However, kind words are essential.
Therefore, Zhao Cuifen immediately smiled and looked at Old Man Zhao, saying, "Dad, you are so thoughtful."
"The two elders of the Yun family, putting everything else aside, still care about face. If you give them a gift, they have to return it, and it has to be a substantial one, otherwise it won't sound good to outsiders."
"At that time, the value of just two pieces of meat or a few fish will far exceed that of twenty or thirty catties of grain. Our family will then have a very prosperous year."
Old Zhao chuckled and said with some pride, "No matter how rich we are, can we be as rich as Old Yun's family? We still need to bring that girl Yun Duo over. Then, among the farmers in the surrounding villages, who can live as comfortably as my Zhao family?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Old Lady Zhao and said in a lecturing tone, "Now you know why I made you load the grain, right? Just do what I tell you to do, and load as much as I tell you to. Stop dawdling and do things that only concern you in the moment."
"Do you still want to live a good life?"
"You can't even spare a little something, how are you going to win over that little girl Yunduo's heart? If you don't keep Yunduo happy, how will you have a good life?"
"Long hair, short on brains!"
Grandma Zhao pursed her lips but didn't refute. She dawdled as she packed up the things Grandpa Zhao had asked for. After taking them out, she still felt uneasy and couldn't help but mutter, "What if all these things are wasted and we don't get anything in return?"
Zhao Cuifen's eyes, however, couldn't help but fall on the sacks of grain.
The bag wasn't big, and it didn't hold much, but it was still clear that Old Mrs. Zhao had at least packed the minimum amount Old Mr. Zhao had requested, which was 20 jin (10 kg). Although it was still a bit little for Zhao Cuifen, it should be enough for an emergency!
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