Chapter 327 - 198: Defying the Higher-ups_1
On New Year’s Eve, besides Cheng Yue who stayed at Guiyuan, the masters of the Qian’s third wife all went to the main house in the village. Monkey Sister rushed along with tears streaming down her face, for Qian Yixiu did not take her but instead left her at home to accompany her young mother.
The young mother now regarded Monkey Sister as her own second daughter and liked her very much, even making clothes and embroidering flowers for her when she had nothing else to do. With its company, she did not feel so lonely.
This time, what the third wife presented to the elderly couple shocked the other houses. Each of the old couple got twenty taels of silver, two sets of silk garments, two pairs of shoes, in addition to half a pig, a wild sheep, fifty pounds of sausage, five smoked ducks, five wrapped silk rabbits, ten pounds of apples, twenty pounds of tangerines, twenty pounds of brown sugar, twenty pounds of white sugar, one hundred pounds of rice, one hundred pounds of flour, a bolt of fine cloth, and a bolt of silk, all hauled by two large carts.
Qian Sangui said, "It wasn’t easy for father and mother to raise me, now that my days are better, I must ensure they eat well, too."
Lady Tang, green with jealousy, shouted with eyes red, "Uncle Three gave more than just respect to the father-in-law and mother-in-law; he even included Duo Duo and De Wa in his generosity. With so much food, even if the main house burst their bellies, they’d eat for three months. And those two bolts of fabric have clothed their entire family."
Old Master Qian cursed, "Vulgar," but a smile appeared on his face, still it was his third son who was filial, thinking of his parents when he was doing well.
Lady Wang, unusually, did not get angry with Lady Tang this time but laughed heartily as she asked Sister-in-law Lu and her son’s wife to help carry the food into the kitchen and the storeroom.
Qian Sangui saw his granddaughter give him a sly look and shook his head, laughing.
Later, Old Master Qian took the family to the large ancestral graves, mainly to report that "Dessert House," under his wise leadership, had managed to keep outsiders from squeezing in.
Qian Yeejin and Qian Yixiu kowtowed and burned paper in front of their father’s grave, with Qian Yeejin further reporting on the major family events of the year and his progress in studies.
After having lunch at the main house, the second and third houses returned home respectively.