Chapter 957 - 955 Lady Huang
After sending off the Cao Family, Song Chongjin intended to stay at home, but seeing the old woman Xiao Wu brought along, who seemed awkward and unsure of where to put her hands and feet, made everyone else uncomfortable as well.
She simply got up, said a word to Wang Yongzhu, and went to the front yard to find Gu Zikai. The academy was on holiday these days, so Gu Zikai should be at home.
Once Song Chongjin left, the old woman was somewhat better.
Xiao Wu then led her forward for introduction: "Scholar’s Lady, this is my foster mother, surname Huang. Her family has been growing flowers for generations, you can ask her for any flowers you want."
While holding the old woman’s hand, he added, "Mother, this is the Scholar’s Lady."
This Lady Huang, unsure of what to say, simply knelt down and kowtowed several times to Wang Yongzhu.
Wang Yongzhu had never seen such a thing, this kneeling with no prior disagreement.
For a moment, she didn’t react, but once she did, she quickly avoided Lady Huang’s salute. Old Granny Wu and Old Madam Ding next to her realized too and hurriedly dragged Lady Huang up, "Lady of the Huang Family, isn’t this shortening our lady’s life treating this way? Speak properly, no need for such grand gestures."
Lady Huang was helped up, rubbed her hands, and after much effort managed to say, "Greetings, Scholar’s Lady."
Wang Yongzhu looked at Lady Huang, whose clothes were clean and neat but which she kept tugging at.
Then at Lady Huang’s face, her skin was dark and yellow, showing signs of weather exposure. Yet, her facial features were delicate and pleasant; with fairer skin and youth, she would be a lovely beauty.
Her exposed hands had coarse joints and many scars, indicating they had been cleaned and groomed carefully before, yet the black dirt under the nails hadn’t been washed away.