Even so, this happened with Mrs. Wang unaware that Mrs. Jiang had promised a set of clothes to soone.
"Sister-in-law, you don’t know, a few days ago Pandi stayed at my house. I thought it wasn’t a good long-term solution for her to keep staying, so I suggested she get married and impulsively promised her a quilt. Since I said it, it wouldn’t be right not to follow through, wouldn’t it?" As she spoke, Mrs. Jiang paused her needlework, went over and patted Mrs. Wang’s hand, "Sister-in-law, rest assured, when Jing’er gets married, as her third aunt, I won’t skimp on her dowry either."
Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes, "Do you think I’m interested in your things? I just feel it’s not worth it to be so generous to an outsider. No matter how well you treat her, she still has her own parents. Blood is thicker than water, and she’s just a girl. She can’t truly break ties with her family. Who knows, she might reconcile with them after a while, and by then all your efforts will have been in vain!"
Mrs. Zhu seized the opportunity to interject, "In this matter, I actually think Sister-in-law has a point."
Mrs. Jiang sighed, "I’m just too soft-hearted, can’t stand to see others suffer. Since I’ve promised her the quilt, it’s not suitable not to give it. As for what happens in the future, we’ll deal with it when it cos. I haven’t done anything against my conscience, so I’m at peace. Giving her a quilt is just to help her live better, not expecting her to have any deep gratitude towards ."
"Isn’t that being too soft-hearted? A quilt costs quite a bit of silver, and you’re just giving it to an outsider. I don’t know what to say to you." It’s often said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and Mrs. Wang’s words certainly fit the bill.
Even though the third family is doing well, buying fields and mountains, the key to maintaining a household is stability. Otherwise, no matter how much wealth you have, it can all be squandered away.
Of course, Mrs. Wang is speaking this way because Mrs. Jiang doesn’t hold it against her.
Otherwise, if a word is spoken and the family splits, the well-being of each is no longer anyone’s concern. Why should she ddle?
Mrs. Jiang knew Mrs. Wang’s temperant and understood it was for her own good, so she naturally wasn’t angry and accepted the advice with an open mind.
At this mont, Gu Nian ca out of the house with a bowl and chopsticks, "Mom, Aunt, Second Aunt, co and taste how my elder brother’s cooking is?"
As she spoke, Gu Nian picked up a piece of the prepared smoked sausage from the bowl and fed it to Mrs. Wang, then gave a piece to the other two as well.
In a farming family, having food is a blessing. Back in the days of communal als, a dozen family mbers gathered around one table to eat, and no one minded sharing utensils or germs.
Mrs. Wang chewed a couple of tis, and her eyes lit up instantly, "This smoked sausage is made from that wild boar at from a while ago, right? I must say, it’s quite tasty!"
"It’s indeed good, but it uses too much at. Otherwise, I’d make so too." Mrs. Zhu licked her lips after eating, not that she was greedy, but the last ti she’d had at was when she got so wild boar from Lin Sanshui, which was quite a while ago.
"Dahu coming back this ti is because of the smoked sausage..." Mrs. Jiang didn’t hide this, since if the smoked sausage business really took off, they’d need more hands than their family alone could provide.
The three sisters-in-law were usually on good terms, and since they were married to the n’s elder brothers, any lucrative opportunity naturally had to be shared with the family.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhu imdiately forgot about the unhappiness over giving Lin Pan a quilt and started asking questions one after another.
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