Because of her advanced age, Madam Lü was quite agitated. Xie Yushu comforted her for a while until she calmed down.
Perhaps because they were used to hardship, they were not used to suddenly having their own small warehouse.
But after the initial excitement, all that remained was joy.
Xie Yushu saw this and felt warm inside. Isn't the point of making money to make her family live a better life and have more smiles every day?
People like Xie Baotian are content with a modest life, which is just right.
However, seemingly ordinary happiness requires strong support; otherwise, it will be divided up in the blink of an eye!
She was destined not to have the good fortune to enjoy this kind of life, but being a pillar of support is not bad either. Everyone has their own mission, and everyone has their own journey. As long as you do your best and have a clear conscience, that's good enough.
After talking for a while, Xie Yushu asked Nanxing and Chunyu to bring in the things they had brought for them.
Fabrics, jewelry, hairpins, rouge and face powder—everything you could want, plus some Kyoto specialty snacks.
This time, Xie Yushu didn't give them any portions; she let them choose for themselves.
Anyway, there are several portions of everything, so I'm not worried about them fighting over it.
The women from the Lu, Wang, and Lu families frankly stated that they were too old to use rouge and face powder, and only took two moisturizing creams. The rest, such as lip rouge and eyebrow pencils, were all divided up by Xie Yumin and Liu Qiaomei.
Considering there weren't many good clothing shops around, Xie Yushu had four sets of clothes made for each of them in Kyoto, two thin sets and two thick sets.
Xie Yushu handed the clothes to them and let them try them on. They fit everyone else quite well, but Liu Qiaomei's waist was a bit too big because of her pregnancy. However, she was skillful and loosened the waist area by one finger, and the clothes fit perfectly.
After the gifts were distributed, Madam Lu noticed that it was almost time, so she and Madam Wang went to prepare the meal.
Xie Yushu couldn't help but say a word
"Now that we're rich, why don't we buy a couple of servants to do laundry and cook?"
Xie Baotian disagreed.
“Living in the village isn’t very conspicuous, so buying someone isn’t appropriate. We’ll come over to your place in a couple of days to get acquainted with the place, so we’ll know where to look if we need anything. When we come back, I’ll have your mother hire a hardworking wife in the village to come and tidy up the yard and do the laundry.”
"I can't get used to the food that's meant to be eaten, if someone else makes it for me."
Hearing Xie Baotian say this, Xie Yushu didn't try to persuade him. Everyone has their own way of living. She had done her best and given them the money. Let them decide how to arrange their own lives.
Xie Yumin was still a child at heart; once she got the rouge and powder, she couldn't wait to smear it on her face.
So he begged Xie Yushu to do his makeup.
Since Xie Yushu had nothing else to do, she simply took down her braids, restyled them into double buns, adorned them with tassel hairpins, shaped her eyebrows, and applied plum blossom makeup.
Xie Yumin happily let her draw while chattering away to her.
"Sis, I have something to tell you that I'm sure you'll be happy!"
"What's up?"
"That old woman Xiao from Phoenix Mouth, the one who bullied you, she's paralyzed now!"
"I told you that wicked old witch dared to bully you, she'd definitely get her comeuppance, and here it is!"
Xie Yushu didn't expect the topic to suddenly jump to Old Madam Xiao, but she was still a little surprised to hear that she was paralyzed. How could such a troublesome person be paralyzed so easily?
To be honest, Xie Yushu had no idea whether she was paralyzed or not.
To her, Old Mrs. Xiao was just a passerby, not worth her attention, and she had no interest in whether she was being punished.
However, seeing Xie Yumin looking at her expectantly, she still asked a question.
How did he become paralyzed?
You little girl, why are you paying attention to an old woman?
A young girl should do what a young girl should do. Go play games with your friends like dropping handkerchiefs, beanbag toss, and shuttlecock, and stop listening to those gossipy old women!
Xie Yumin pouted after hearing this.
"I only pay attention to her because I care about you."
Sister, you don't know yet, do you? That old witch was stolen away by that widow Liu from his family.
Last year, when Old Mrs. Xiao took her daughter to the capital, Widow Liu had just given birth to a son and was in confinement. When Old Mrs. Xiao saw her, she immediately started fighting with Widow Liu.
Widow Liu was taken as a concubine by Old Man Xiao. After having a son, she became more assertive. At that time, she was almost finished with her postpartum confinement. When Old Mrs. Xiao made a move, Widow Liu reportedly jumped up and straddled Old Mrs. Xiao, giving her a good beating.
Old Man Xiao sided with Widow Liu. He would buy whatever Widow Liu wanted to eat and even ordered Old Mrs. Xiao to cook it for her. When Old Mrs. Xiao refused, Old Man Xiao slapped her. Later, Old Man Xiao and Old Mrs. Xiao got into a fight, and in the end, Old Mrs. Xiao suffered a stroke from the anger!
Now half of his body is paralyzed, and he can't speak clearly anymore. He just lies on the kang (a heated brick bed) all day, babbling incoherently.
I heard Xiao Yan is serving her!
Xie Yushu seemed to hear a joke.
"Is Xiao Yan suited to serving others? Is she capable of serving Old Madam Xiao?"
Xie Yumin pursed her lips.
"Of course she didn't want to serve, but now that Widow Liu is in charge, she can't be spoiled anymore. She not only has to serve Old Madam Xiao, but also the whole family! She has to do laundry, cook, clean the house, and even wash diapers for her baby brother who is not even a month old."
The work that wasn't done in previous years is now impossible to finish.
If she doesn't comply, Widow Liu will just find her anyone to marry. As a divorced woman, the only men willing to marry her are cripples, deaf-mutes, or widows, or drunkards and lazybones.
Now, whatever Widow Liu says, Old Man Xiao listens to. Xiao Yan is afraid that she will really marry her off carelessly, so she has no choice but to obediently do her work.
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