As expected, Lady Lü agreed upon hearing this.
“Yu Shu is right. Now my granddaughter knows medicine and can earn money. My two grandsons are working in the government office, and my two sons and eldest grandson also have their own businesses. We are living a good life now, so we must live with spirit!”
"Since the eldest daughter has such a kind heart, let's all straighten our clothes and put on our silver hairpins, so they can see that the Xie family's children are all capable, and we won't let anyone look down on us!"
With Lady Lü speaking, Xie Baotian and the others stopped lecturing. Instead, they changed their expressions, their mouths twitching to their ears, and they said with smug satisfaction.
"Our daughter is amazing. Which girl in the surrounding villages is as successful as our daughter? Which girl can afford to buy clothes and silver hairpins for her parents?"
We should enjoy the blessings of having a daughter!
Xie Baoshu laughed
"Big brother, our boys are all quite good too, don't be too biased!"
"that is!"
Lu's arrogant way
"It's all because my father is so capable, raising the girl so well that you all benefit from it!"
"Yes, yes, I must thank my father-in-law properly!"
"Why don't we just buy some incense, candles, and paper money to pay our respects to my grandfather?"
Xie Yushu also felt that she should thank the original owner's maternal grandfather for always taking the blame for her.
Mr. Lu naturally agreed.
So the group went to an incense and paper money shop and bought a bundle of incense, three stacks of paper money, some pastries, and wine to pay respects to the original owner's maternal grandfather.
Lu's family home was more than ten miles away from Xiejia Village. They happened to be passing by on their way home, so Xie Baotian's family took some offerings to Lujia Village to pay respects to Old Master Lu, while Lu and Xie Baoshu's family waited in the village.
Xie Baotian and Xie Tianqi cleared away the weeds first, and then Madam Lu and Xie Yushu set out the offerings. Madam Lu said something like that she was doing well now and that the children were all doing well, so he could rest assured.
Xie Yushu expressed her gratitude while burning paper money, and then the group kowtowed together to conclude the ceremony.
After the worship ceremony, the group returned home.
Sure enough, the news of what happened yesterday spread throughout the surrounding villages today, and some people even came up specifically to inquire about Xie Baotian's family.
"The Xie family, I heard that your eldest daughter got divorced by the Xiao family, is that true?"
Xie Baotian said in an annoyed tone
"It's true, but even if the Xiao family doesn't stop, I don't plan to let my daughter stay in the Xiao family!"
Xiao Yi left my daughter without a word, which was bad enough, but the old man and woman of the Xiao family actually let Xiao Damei's family live in my daughter's house. I've never seen a nanny come home and take over her brother's house!
I wouldn't dare accept in-laws like that.
As soon as Xie Baotian finished speaking, some people started making sarcastic remarks.
"Oh dear, it's really over!"
"What are we going to do? This girl has been divorced, and the whole clan has lost face, especially your second sister, Yumin. How is she going to find a husband now that she has a divorced cousin!"
"That's right, you should hurry up and find him another job. Don't be picky about bachelors or lazybones. If someone wants him, send him away quickly, or he'll end up in a temple!"
"Let me tell you, my nephew is twenty-six this year. Although his wife died, thankfully he doesn't have a son. If your eldest daughter marries into that family and gives birth to a son, she'll still be able to hold her own. If you agree, I'll go back and talk to him about it."
A few gossipy old women's words infuriated Madam Lu and Xie Baotian to the point of wanting to eat someone alive. Madam Lu was the first to lose her temper.
"Bullshit!"
Your daughter was just sent to the temple!
My daughter is going to be a daughter-in-law. She's capable and knows medicine. This time she went to the city and saved a rich lady. She was rewarded with fifty taels of silver!
Look at these clothes and this silver hairpin. They were all bought by my daughter to show our filial piety. Even if my daughter is divorced, it's not up to any lazy bachelor or widower who has lost his wife.
What is that?! Pah!
Xie Yumin was so anxious that she jumped up.
"I'm not afraid of being implicated. Anyone with common sense knows that it's the Xiao family that's acting inhumanely. What does it have to do with my sister!"
I wouldn't even look down on a family that can't distinguish right from wrong!
The Xie family went all out. Several gossipy women noticed the corduroy on the cart, along with a lot of food and supplies. In particular, they were horrified by the shiny silver hairpins in the hair of Lu, Lü, and Wang. They immediately lost their composure and shut their mouths with grim faces.
After the Xie family had walked away, he spat out a disdainful "Pah!"
"What's with this discarded slut acting so arrogantly! Who knows how she made that money!"
The woman was still cursing when a man next to her reprimanded her.
"Shut up! Have you forgotten that when the government officials came to distribute grain in the fall, someone said Xie Yushu was improper? Those officials almost cut his tongue out!"
Besides, his brother is now working in the government office. Do you really think he wouldn't dare to beat you up?
No matter what, the eldest daughter of the Xie family has someone protecting her, so you should just shut up and not cause trouble!
Someone reminded her, and the gossipy old woman also remembered something. She shrank back in fear and they dispersed.
This wasn't an isolated incident; Xie Tianlin was also asked about it when he visited his father-in-law's house.
"I heard your younger sister was divorced by the Xiao family? Is your family planning to keep her as a dependent from now on?"
Xie Tianlin sensed that his father-in-law was probing him, and he wasn't too happy about it, but being honest by nature, he didn't mince words and asked directly.
"If we continue to support them, will we still become in-laws?"
Qiaomei was the girl Xie Tianlin had chosen for marriage. Her family name was Liu. She had an older sister and two younger brothers.
My elder sister is already married, and after two years of severe drought, our family is dirt poor. We're counting on Qiaomei's dowry to get through the winter. These days, there aren't many families in the surrounding area who can afford three taels of silver and two dan of rice as a dowry. Besides, the Xie family is indeed much better off than the Liu family. I heard Xie Tianlin even owns six more mu of land. How could the Liu family let go of such a good son-in-law? So, with a dry laugh, they said...
"Sigh! As long as you two like each other, everything else is negotiable. I was just asking casually."
Xie Tianlin breathed a sigh of relief. He still liked Qiaomei quite a bit, but if his family couldn't accept his eldest sister right now, he would really have to think it over. Fortunately, his father-in-law wasn't confused.
So he didn't say anything more, but directly told the Liu family.
“My eldest sister is skilled in medicine and can earn money on her own. In a few days, she will go to Tai’an Prefecture to establish her own household. Although she was divorced, this was not her fault. It was the Xiao family that went too far. They gave my eldest sister’s house to Xiao Da Mei’s family to live in. They were afraid that my eldest sister would not let them live there, so they deliberately divorced my eldest sister.”
My eldest sister has helped us brothers a lot. She helped Tianqi, Tianming, and the Liu brothers from your clan with their jobs. She even bought the six acres of land under my name with her money.
And the candied hawthorns I brought today are a business my older sister taught us to make money. Our family is all in this together. Even though she's been divorced, I hope you respect her and don't use the divorce to belittle her!
This last sentence was said to Liu Qiao'er.
Liu Qiao'er also liked Xie Tianlin, and besides, she wasn't the type to be intolerant of others, so she readily agreed.
"Don't worry, whether she's outside or at home, she's still your sister, and I treat her like a sister too. Of course I wouldn't bully her!"
"That's good!
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