"Mom, I'm doing great now. The children are all grown up, and I couldn't be more relaxed. I'm just waiting for them to get better and better so I can enjoy my retirement soon."
Life is tough, so Jiang Yue declined.
"You're still young. If you find someone who cares for you and wants to settle down, we won't object. As long as you're happy and living a good life, not only will we be pleased, but even Sanlang in the afterlife will be gratified."
Old Mrs. Zhou thought her daughter-in-law was shy and embarrassed, so she offered some words of comfort.
She thought that if the third son's wife found a suitable person, the Wu family would recognize her as their goddaughter. That way, even if the blood ties were broken, the new husband's family wouldn't be able to bully her!
"Mother, please don't try to send me away. I'm happy to spend my life guarding Sanlang's memorial tablet."
Jiang Yue refused again, her resolve unwavering and her determination absolute.
Seeing this, Old Zhou's tears streamed down her face.
What a good wife! What a wonderful wife!
Where can she find such a good wife!
It's all because Sanlang is unlucky!
"Grandma, don't cry. Mom and I will take good care of you and Grandpa. Please don't send Mom away."
Qingyao didn't understand why her grandmother was crying. She thought that her grandmother wanted her mother to marry someone else and wanted to drive her mother away from the family.
Jiang Yue gestured for her daughter to come closer, pulled her into her arms, and "scolded" her:
"Yaoyao, what nonsense are you talking about? Your grandma isn't trying to drive your mother away. She just feels sorry for her."
"I'm sorry, Grandma, I misunderstood."
Qingyao relaxed after hearing her mother's explanation.
"Silly child, Grandma is going home to cook now. I'll make you glutinous rice cakes another day."
Old Mrs. Zhou wouldn't be angry with her granddaughter at all; it's all thanks to her third daughter-in-law's good upbringing that her granddaughter is so well-behaved and obedient.
Qingyao snuggled into her grandmother's arms and said sweetly:
"Really? That's great! Milk-made glutinous rice cakes are especially delicious, Yao Yao loves them!"
"Oh, then we'll have to make more milk."
Standing close by, Old Mrs. Zhou clearly saw that her granddaughter's front teeth had become black holes. The sadness she felt vanished in an instant. After enjoying some quality time with her granddaughter, she got up and left...
After Qingyao and her mother saw her grandmother off, she remembered something and quickly reminded her mother:
"Mom, not long after you left this morning, I saw Aunt Cuihua loitering suspiciously in front of the house."
"You didn't open the door, did you?"
Jiang Yue frowned upon hearing this. The last time it was Guihua's mother who was acting suspiciously, she ended up instigating her husband and father-in-law to steal things from her house, and now it has even caused a murder case!
This time it's Aunt Cuihua again. That woman is really annoying. Who knows what she's up to!
"without."
Qingyao isn't stupid. She only has a few close family members. Aside from those few, no one else can get her to open the door!
"Smart!"
Jiang Yue pinched her daughter's chubby cheeks, which felt very comfortable.
"whee."
Qingyao covered her mouth, revealing a smile...
After returning home, Qingshan carried two fish, each longer than his waist, to the courtyard. He took a kitchen knife to the pond and began to remove the scales and other debris…
As usual, Da Shi and Xiao Shi washed the cart and filled the water tank in the courtyard.
They wanted to leave after finishing their work, but their aunt conscripted them to stay and help with the fire and tending the fire.
Yes, they're not stupid. Third Aunt wanted to give them special treatment and save them fish to eat!
Their third aunt is the best aunt in the world!
"Squeak squeak squeak~"
The oil in the pan began to boil. Jiang Yue coated the marinated fish pieces with egg and batter, then used chopsticks to pick up a piece and gently dropped it into the pan...
"Sizzle~"
Oil splattered everywhere!
The unique aroma of fish wafted up, and before it was even fully fried, my mouth was already watering.
After Jiang Yue gave the demonstration, she gracefully withdrew, leaving the rest of the time for her son to shine!
Aoyama: She is my biological mother.
"Woof woof woof~"
Little White was so hungry that his limbs were weak, and he lay pitifully in the kitchen, waiting for his owner to feed him.
That plaintive little look in her eyes seemed to say:
Master, didn't you say you'd bring me some delicious bones when you came back?
Feeling a little guilty under Xiaobai's gaze, Jiang Yue secretly took a piece of broken bone from the basket and tossed it to Xiaobai when no one was looking.
"Waaaaah~"
How can you miss out on such delicious food, even if you're a complete novice?
It snatched it up in one bite, turned its back, and began to gnaw on it with gusto.
Life is tough for dogs, so cherish every moment.
While Jiang Yue's family was leisurely frying fish, yamen runners from the village outside came to investigate the case of Zhang Shi killing her mother-in-law.
The old man in the village had walked until his legs were numb, and he had unspeakable suffering in his heart.
After finally finishing recording the testimony, it was lunchtime. They couldn't let the officials leave hungry.
But at this hour, who would be having a big feast?
Just when Old Qin was struggling to make ends meet without rice, she suddenly thought of Jiang!
At this time, isn't it possible that the Chiang family might be indulging in a feast?
“You’re rich. Go to your Aunt Jiang’s house and borrow some meat. Just say that two government officials have come to visit and we’re short of food.”
"Okay, Grandma~"
Yin nodded; he knew he couldn't delay much longer with his grandfather, so he immediately ran out the door...
"What? The officials are in your house?"
Upon hearing Youyin's words, Qingyun's hand trembled, and the fish on his chopsticks fell into the oil pot, splattering oil that burned his wrist.
"Qingyun, put your hands in cold water for a while, otherwise they'll get bubbly, and you won't be able to knead the dough tomorrow morning."
Seeing this, Jiang Yue quickly took the chopsticks from her son's hand and told him to soak them in water. Then, she said kindly to Youyin:
"It's nothing. Your aunt will give you two pieces of pork ribs, a plate of fried fish, and a pound of pork belly. That's three meat dishes, enough for your grandpa to entertain the officials."
As the saying goes, it's easier to deal with the King of Hell than with his underlings.
Regardless, we must first help the village chief overcome this difficult time.
According to the village chief's temperament, it will be made up soon.
"Oh, thank you, Auntie."
With Yin completing the task, I felt a little relieved.
While waiting for her aunt to pick the vegetables, she smiled at her younger sister, Yao Yao.
As a result, the other person turned their back and stopped responding!
kindness? ? ?
"Hey, hurry home, be careful on the way."
Jiang Yue finished picking the vegetables and handed the basket to You Yin.
"good."
With important business to attend to, Yin had no choice but to leave Aunt Jiang's house, still full of questions...
"Mother, why is Grandpa Village Chief treating these officials to such good food and drink?"
Qingyun was puzzled, and so were Da Shi and Xiao Shi.
"You are still young and don't understand social etiquette. As the saying goes, 'He who takes a man's money is bound to him, and he who eats another man's food is bound to him.'"
Jiang Yue smiled and continued frying the fish. Seeing that the children were still a little confused, she continued to explain:
“A murder case in the village, if you look at it as a minor matter, is just a personal grudge between families, but if it blows up, it becomes a disgrace to the whole village.”
"Your village chief entertained the officials so that they would be lenient with their words, and that the matter would be downplayed by the officials, so as not to affect the village's reputation or the villagers' future marriage prospects..."
This method may not be effective, but it's better than doing nothing.
Sometimes, reputation is more important than money.
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