Chapter 107 Visitors from Mother’s Home (2)_1
The weather cleared up, and Lady Yu came over, bringing them three cabbages, a few radishes, and a block of tofu. Along with her was her daughter, Fang Fang, an eleven-year-old girl who was tall and chubby. Lady Yu had her call out to them with a broad grin on her face.
Since they hadn’t accepted any money last time, Fang Da had even come over to complain that they were asking for money, could they really be bearing goodwill this time by bringing them vegetables? Si Ya kept her guard up against Lady Yu.
As the mother and daughter arrived in all openness, Lady Fang was momentarily taken aback, then filled with joy. She and this younger sister-in-law had been close since childhood, and even if her birth family didn’t acknowledge her, she was happy that Lady Yu came to see them.
Seeing they had new cotton-padded jackets on, Lady Yu took Lady Fang’s hand and asked, "I heard people say that you’ve made some money selling bamboo rats; is it true? Do you have enough provisions for the winter?"
"Enough to last us through the New Year," Lady Fang nodded.
Lady Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as there is enough to eat! Our mother at home... has also been worried about you. You know how stubborn father can be. But splitting off from the family seems to have really been a good thing. Mother mentioned sending you some vegetables; father pretended not to hear, so I brought them over myself. Without these, you would still have to buy some to eat."
"We have enough at home, and you carried them all over from seven or eight miles away..." Her own brother didn’t care about them, yet her sister-in-law was supportive.
While they chatted, Fang Fang spotted the handcart, found it fascinating, and insisted on pushing it.