Chapter 89: Firmly Refuse!
Wang Yongfu was both exhausted and drowsy, murmuring a vague response before falling asleep again.
Lady Lin, unable to sleep with excitement, was making plans. After digging up the yams tomorrow, she would not take them home but hide them somewhere else. The day after tomorrow, she would find an excuse to rush to the market and sell them. In this way, the main house would have a bit more private money.
After all, the father-in-law forbade the family from digging any further; those yams would sooner or later be discovered by others. Rather than letting others benefit, it was better to benefit her own family.
Besides, the money would eventually be spent on her sons. Even if the father-in-law and mother-in-law found out, she had ways to talk her way out of it.
Lady Lin was busy scheming about how to make a small fortune the next day.
In the third house, Lady Jiang did not ask much about going up the mountain during the day to pick mountain goods but reminded her children again to listen to their grandparents and never casually speak about the good fortune of their Old Aunt never coming down the mountain empty-handed.
The little ones were all very sensible and obediently agreed.
After washing and tucking the children into bed, Lady Jiang said in a low voice, "Jinhua, from tomorrow on, don’t run about aimlessly. Stay at home and learn needlework with your aunt!"
It was like a bolt from the blue!
Jinhua turned over in bed hastily, nearly rolling off, "Mom, what... what did you say? Learn needlework? I just can’t learn that, it’s not in my nature! I can go and gather firewood, herd cattle, feed pigs, and cook, but please don’t make me sew. Holding a needle is even harder for me than wielding a knife."
She refused outright!