Chapter 491 - 259: Good News_3
After the meal, everyone went back to their respective homes. Qian Mandua had Li Ahcao tidy up the place, while she herself packed a bowl of potato braised pork, especially reserved for Lady Tang, into a basket and headed to Darong Village.
Lady Tang’s small courtyard was not large, comprising only three main rooms, one kitchen, and one latrine. It was brand new, uniformly built with green bricks and tiles, and there was a willow tree in the yard.
Qian Manjiang had hired an Old Grandma Wong from Darong Village to do two hours of housework for her every day, washing clothes, cleaning, and cooking a midday meal. She cooked plenty, enough to heat up and eat again in the evening.
At the moment, Lady Tang was sitting under the willow tree in the courtyard, chatting and laughing with two other women.
Qian Mandua didn’t like these two women at all; they were the gossipy types from Darong Village, and one of them was the extravagant Widow Tan.
Seeing that Qian Mandua’s face was stern, clearly not welcoming them, the two women got up and left.
Lady Tang, displeased, said, "It’s not easy for an old lady to find two people she can talk to, and you come here making faces, offending everyone away."
She grumbled with her nose as if she smelled something delicious and then noticed Qian Mandua taking out a bowl of braised pork from the basket, she smiled, "Mother didn’t love you for nothing, still remembering to bring your mother a bowl of pork." With that, she grabbed a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth. After eating the meat, she even sucked the grease off her fingers.
Qian Mandua then smiled and talked about the matter of Li Shuanzi becoming an official.
But Lady Tang didn’t seem too pleased after hearing it. She smacked her lips and said, "Oh, the son-in-law is still alive, is he?"
Qian Mandua was surprised by Lady Tang’s attitude and said angrily, "What are you talking about, Mother? Do you hope your son-in-law is dead and your daughter becomes a widow?"
Lady Tang laughed, "There’s a saying, ’a blessing in disguise.’ My Mandua is so pretty and charming, who could tell she’s almost thirty? If Shuanzi died, maybe you could find someone even better. Just now, we were talking about Mr. Pan from Guiyuan, so handsome and wealthy. With that kind of elegance and the clothes he wears, you can tell he’s loaded. Even if you were to be his concubine or secondary wife, the blessings you’d receive in this lifetime would be endless. If Shuanzi were to die, I would have your Third Uncle help with the matchmaking..."