Sanwai's wife has sharp tongues. She had an unpleasant quarrel with Wang Dujuan in the early years. Wang Dujuan always spoke without thinking. She said that Sanwai's wife should be a widow after her husband died. Remarrying would be unvirtuous and she should be drowned.
Sanwai's wife has a bad temper. She has not been close to Wang Dujuan since they fell out, and she never misses any opportunity to suppress Wang Dujuan.
The others all had some issues with Wang Dujuan, and now they followed Sanwai's wife to add insult to injury: "That's right, such a grown-up girl has no shame. Wang Dujuan puts on an arrogant attitude all day long. Who is she showing off to? I wonder how many people are laughing at her behind her back."
The few of them were talking excitedly, not noticing the figure behind them that was hidden by the big tree.
Wang Dujuan just came back from Yang Chunxiao's husband's home. Yang Yaoguang has been saying that he is short of money recently and wants to host a banquet for the powerful people in the town so that he can squeeze into their circle.
Their family is just an ordinary farmer's family, with a few acres of thin land. They have been able to survive for the past few years relying on the betrothal gift from the eldest girl, the twenty taels given by Zhao Hai, and those good things. A meal in the town will cost hundreds of coins. If they order something fancy, the price will be even more expensive. Even if the family has mountains of gold and silver, they can't afford to eat like this.
The money in his hand was getting less and less, and Wang Dujuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He went to Yang Chunxiao's house early this morning, hoping to get some money to get by for the next few days.
Yang Chunxiao had no status at home and had no say. Wang Dujuan knew that she could not afford to pay any money, so she instigated Yang Chunxiao to steal the money from selling grain at home. She repeatedly promised that she would pay it back as soon as she had enough money in a few days, and would not let her husband's family find out anything was wrong. She would also give her some extra money so that Yang Chunxiao could keep it as her own money.
Yang Chunxiao, the rich man from the town whom Yang Yaoguang brought back during the New Year holidays, had also seen it. Wang Dujuan's words were too tempting. Who wouldn't want some private money? Seeing her second sister dressed up so beautifully every day, how could she not envy her?
Although Yang Chunxiao was extremely scared, he still secretly gave the money to Wang Dujuan.
Wang Dujuan had money in her hands and was in a good mood. She walked home humming a little tune. Before she got home, she heard a few gossips gossiping about her. She hid behind a tree and clenched her palms, her nails almost piercing into her flesh. How could she not be angry when listening to what these people said? However, these people didn't get along with her. She was alone and weak, so she would definitely not get any good results. She might as well endure it for now.
This is not the most important thing. Wang Dujuan heard from their conversation that Zhang Lanzhen had chosen a new husband for Yang Anjin. How could this be possible? Her nephew had only met Yang Anjin once and was determined to marry him.
Wang Dujuan has always looked down on her brother. No matter how good Yang Anjin's conditions are, he is only barely worthy of her nephew. She always feels that her nephew is a man with all his limbs intact. It is his honor to be able to like Yang Anjin. Not only is he not satisfied, but now he wants to find another one. He really doesn't take her seriously.
Wang Dujuan gritted her teeth in hatred. Her family was still putting pressure on her, and she also had her own selfish motives. She thought that marrying Yang Anjin to her nephew would help Chunxue and allow her to marry into Zhang Lanzhen's family sooner.
Seeing that everything was about to be ruined, she could not allow this to happen. It seemed that it was time to find her son's rich friend in town.
Several people's words were about how capable Zhao Luochuan was and how well he treated Yang Donghu. Hearing these words, Wang Dujuan became even more indignant.
What kind of person is Yang Donghu? Wang Dujuan really regretted not strangling him to death in his early years. He thought he had fallen into a hellish pit, but unexpectedly, he was living a better and better life. The person Yang Chunxue looked down upon was given to him, so he should have been honest and let others bully him. How could he have such a good life?
The women talked further and further away, and finally broke away from Zhang Lanzhen.
Wang Dujuan was struggling in her heart and had no intention of going home. She turned and went to the town to find her son.
Yang Donghu was afraid that Zhu Cuilan would get anxious and angry, so he went to Zhu Cuilan's yard first and talked to her, asking her to relax and wait for the meeting the day after tomorrow.
Zhu Cuilan was so happy that she kept saying good things. She pulled Yang Donghu and didn't let him leave, and went into the house to talk in private.
There was a large solid wooden box in her cabinet, which contained a lot of good things. Zhu Cuilan asked Yang Donghu to help her lift the box onto the bed.
The box was really heavy, and it took the two of them a lot of effort to move it.
"Donghu, come and look. These are all things I saved when I was young. No matter how difficult the situation was at home, I never thought of selling them. These are all real good things." Zhu Cuilan opened the box, which contained the dowry she had prepared for Zhao Fangchu, as well as a dressing box that was two palms wide.
Zhu Cuilan took the dressing box out of the box like a treasure, opened it, and showed the things inside to Yang Donghu one by one.
Yang Donghu looked inside and saw several pieces of silver jewelry that looked very old.
"It's not easy to save up for these few pieces. When I have children and become a mother, I have a lot of plans. When I had some money, I would make a hairpin and bracelet and save it. I have lived almost my whole life to save up these few pieces."
Zhu Cuilan picked up a heavy longevity lock and rubbed it again and again with her sleeve. She took good care of these things. Although the style was a bit outdated, it was not dark at all and was still dazzling to look at.
"When Fang Yu was born, there was an epidemic. Children aren't as strong as adults, so if they get infected, they're doomed. I was incredibly cautious back then, and I asked your uncle to go to town and make a longevity lock for Fang Yu to wear, for peace of mind. But thankfully, the epidemic came and went quickly, and our family has been safe and sound, unaffected by it. I thought I'd leave this to Fang Yu's children when he grew up, so I kept it in a box, hoping it would be used soon."
Yang Donghu laughed at her impatience, saying she was eager to spend all her family savings before even meeting the girl.
Zhu Cuilan wasn't angry at being teased. She patted Yang Donghu's arm while scolding him, "I'm just being impatient. It's so hard to see any signs of progress. Shouldn't I be happy?"
"Happy, we are all happy."
"You're so cunning." Zhu Cuilan tapped Yang Donghu's forehead and continued, "Everything in here will be for you in the future. Once Fang Yu gets married and Fang Chu gets married, I'll have nothing to worry about. It's useless to keep it like this. You can divide it up and leave it to your children."
"Auntie..." It was normal for Zhu Cuilan to leave something for her own son and brother, but Zhao Luochuan was their cousin, so she didn't feel comfortable accepting it.
Zhu Cuilan knew Yang Donghu's personality inside and out. She stopped him before he could start talking and scolded him, "Why are you being so polite all day? Dachuan's mother is in poor health and had no milk after giving birth to Dachuan. I have taken care of Dachuan since he was a baby. I raised him, just like he was my own child. When Dachuan's mother was alive, we were as close as one family and never engaged in these polite formalities. If you keep pushing and refusing like this all day long, our two families will become estranged."
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