These words caused a sensation in the Jiang family.
Jiang Xun and the other children jumped for joy, clapping and cheering.
"Wow! That's great! We've never had such a good meal, not even during Chinese New Year."
"Absolutely! We had chicken soup for lunch and rabbit meat and poached eggs for dinner. It was even better than during the Chinese New Year!"
"Grandma is awesome! We get rabbit meat and eggs to eat!"
Not only were the children happy, but the adults were happy too.
Hu pinched Uncle Jiang's arm hard, and Uncle Jiang let out a terrible pig-like squeal.
"Ouch, why are you pinching me!" Uncle Jiang rubbed the spot where he had been pinched and glared at Hu Shi.
Hu wasn't angry at all; instead, she chuckled foolishly, "Hehehe, it seems it's not a dream after all. My goodness, two meals a day with meat and eggs—I would never have dared to dream of that before. It's like a dream."
“Sister-in-law is right. I don’t think it’s true either. Our family eats meat twice a day. Yesterday we were eating bran and wild vegetables!” Zhu’s face was also radiant, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but turn up.
"That's not all, our family also got twenty taels of silver for free." Uncle Jiang looked at the five strings of cash in Jiang Jialin's hand, a glint of cunning in his eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to the five strings of coins in Jiang Jialin's hand. Each person had their own thoughts, but most had shining eyes and longing expressions.
Uncle Jiang shook his head, disagreeing, "These twenty taels of silver aren't for nothing; they're for Wan'er to see a doctor. Heaven have mercy, such a lovely young girl went out and ended up with such a bad knee injury."
“Yes, Third Brother, you should hurry up and take Wan’er to the town to see a doctor tomorrow. If there’s no broken bone, we can rest assured,” said Madam Hu.
Zhu and Uncle Jiang hesitated for a moment, but finally managed a forced smile and said, "What elder brother and sister-in-law say is true."
After that, the couple looked away and stopped staring at the five strings of coins.
Grandma Jiang looked at the money in Jiang Jialin's hand with a pained expression. "Oh dear, it was just a fall. It shouldn't cost this much to see a doctor."
"In my opinion, two taels of silver is already too much. Third brother, why don't you keep two taels and give the remaining three taels to your mother for safekeeping? What do you say?"
At this point, Old Madam Jiang recalled what her second son had said to her last night and continued, "Besides, Wan'er just returned from the General's Mansion, so she must have some money on her. I don't need Wan'er to hand over that money now. After Wan'er has seen the doctor, the rest of the money can be given to the public treasury, how about that?"
Uncle Jiang, the Zhu couple, and Jiang Liu all stared intently at Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Jialin.
Jiang Jialin was stunned for a moment, then stared intently at Jiang Erbo. Jiang Erbo felt a chill run down his spine and guiltily looked away.
With a stern face, he said to Old Madam Jiang, "Mother, Wanwan was kicked out of the General's Mansion. Apart from the clothes she was wearing when she returned, she had nothing else."
Moreover, these five strings of cash were compensation from Uncle Tietou for Wanwan's doctor's visit. Until Wanwan's condition is clear, the money should remain with their son.
Jiang Wanwan glanced at Jiang Erbo, who guiltily looked away, not daring to meet her gaze.
She's so clever; her grandma's behavior is probably due to her second uncle whispering in her ear.
Then, she looked at Grandma Jiang with a wronged expression, "Grandma, my legs hurt all over, and I can't stand up straight. I'm afraid the bones are broken."
My body is quite weak right now, and I'll probably need to eat some ginseng or something to nourish myself. So, five strings of cash probably won't be enough. Grandma, please give me another five taels of silver.”
"Five taels of silver!" Old Madam Jiang raised her voice, "I'm going to die, where would I get five taels of silver? You brat, you're no longer a young lady from the General's Mansion. How can we poor people afford ginseng? Stop thinking such nonsense!"
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