Looking at the few steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and thin porridge with only a few grains of rice visible on the table, I suddenly lost my appetite.
"Young lady, is that all? Nothing else?" Ma Linghua asked.
The old woman was taken aback. "Young lady?" Did she not look old? Her expression brightened as she said, "These days, everyone saves money. As for being well-fed, only men can afford that." She looked on with a sigh of envy.
There was no other way; the three of them managed to eat a few bites. They had to eat! It had been so long since they'd had any! They couldn't hold back any longer!
After dinner, the three of them prepared to go out for a stroll. Fortunately, the place seemed to be a town.
Like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, the group looked around and saw many people wearing mandarin jackets, as well as Zhongshan suits, and even some with long hair.
After wandering around in the bustling market and streets, I almost couldn't find my way back to the alley.
"How are you, Mother? What are we doing here?" Ma Hehua asked.
"Sigh! I don't know what bad luck I've had in my past lives or what, but it's not easy to get by in this era!" Ma Linghua was saying when she saw Lihua listening to a few women whispering to each other.
"Have you heard? The Song family mansion is haunted. The fourth concubine that Master Song married was killed by a ghost. She had only been married for three days!"
"That's right! I heard that an old woman sweeping the backyard garden fell into a dry well and died. This is the third one, and we still can't find anyone to take care of it!"
Every word the others said reached the ears of the three women. Ma Linghua's eyes lit up. Something fishy? She could believe it, but then she touched her face, gritted her teeth, and thought, "Being too beautiful is indeed a sin."
"Grandma, what do you think?" Ma Lihua asked.
“I think it’s a good idea. We’ll go to their office for the interview tomorrow,” Ma Linghua said confidently.
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