Chapter 187 - 146 Letting Go_1
Qian Yixiu also liked the deer and felt that Wan Dazhong’s gift this time really hit the mark. She wasn’t fond of deer meat but rather the antler. Old Master Zhang had said that Golden Black Dragon Snake Bone mixed with deer antler and ginseng, brewed in alcohol and drunk regularly, could strengthen the body and promote good health.
Qian Sangui was reluctant to buy deer antler and ginseng, so those two snake bones had been sitting there without being used to brew alcohol. Selling these two fresh deer antlers and buying a processed antler piece and a ginseng root was all that was needed. Since it wasn’t old ginseng, the cost wouldn’t be too high—a mere ten or so taels could secure a root. That way, even after some additional silver was spent, the amount wouldn’t be too much.
When she heard what Duo Duo, the youngster, said, she laughed and replied, "The family of your aunt’s husband runs an oil shop. In the future, your home will have enough oil to use, which isn’t bad at all."
Qian Yiduo shook her head, pouting as she said, "That uncle-in-law of mine is really stingy. When he came to our house for New Year, he only brought two pounds of vegetable oil and gobbled up our meat, much to the annoyance of my mother, who is still unsettled by it to this day." Then she gossiped, "He’s been engaged to my aunt for two years and has only given her a thin silver hairpin. I haven’t even tasted a slice of meat from his family..."
The family of Qian Mandie’s fiancé ran an oil shop in Erliu Town, and the young man Yang Youfu was not bad-looking either. Initially, securing such a favorable match made Lady Wang extremely proud, boasting everywhere that her daughter could marry into the town and become one of its residents, enjoying a better life.
Originally, Old woman Qian loved to say that the Old Yang family was stingy, which enraged Lady Wang, accusing the old lady of nitpicking and showing disdain where she wanted.
Since her family had opened a shop, Lady Wang began to look down on her son-in-law’s family for their stinginess. Now, seeing Wan Dazhong’s generosity, she felt even more dissatisfied with her son-in-law. However, there was nothing to be done; the marriage had been arranged, and by the end of this month, Qian Mandie would be wed.
Qian Yixiu had yet to meet that oil merchant from the Yang family. Lady Wu had seen him twice, returning each time shaking her head in disapproval.
If the groom that Qian Mandie was marrying turned out to be no good, then the husbands of the third generation of Qian girls would all be quite unsatisfactory. Hopes were that the youngest aunt would have a good fate and find a satisfactory husband who was good in all respects.