My Princess Holds Su Chapter 96: 96 can't gamble with the lives of an entire

Chapter 96: 96 can’t gamble with the lives of an entire family, young and old.

Now, Mrs. Zhang did not speak of splitting the family because she clearly understood that with the fourth son still unmarried, bringing up the issue of division would be useless and might even make people criticize them for only caring about themselves and not their younger brother-in-law. But once the fourth son got married, Mrs. He didn’t believe she would still be able to restrain herself from acting on this thought.

Ye Jiu had not told Mrs. He about being familiar with the silver note, only saying that the person she saved yesterday had promised to give two thousand taels of silver as a reward. Looking at the silver note in hand, amounting to as much as two thousand taels, Mrs. He truly found it unbelievable.

At the sa ti, she beca even more convinced that her own daughter was blessed.

Otherwise, how could an ordinary person give a beggar an egg and get back divine dicine worth hundreds of taels of silver in return? How could one casually go out to play, save soone, and receive a reward of over a thousand taels of silver?

When Old Man Ye ca back from the eting, Mrs. He had already locked up the silver because, after all, there was still Mrs. Li in the household. Even though Mrs. He was completely confident that she could keep her underfoot without allowing her to turn over, she still couldn’t disclose everything to Old Man Ye.

Fearing the unexpected, Mrs. He was not willing to gamble her and her daughter’s lives.

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The enmity between her and Mrs. Li was such that it could never be reconciled within this lifeti. It wasn’t a matter of the east wind prevailing over the west wind or vice versa; to live a good life, she had to completely crush Mrs. Li.

When Old Man Ye ca back, he was as if nothing had happened, prompting Mrs. He to ask, “Old man, what was the eting the Clan Leader called for about?”

The Ye Family was the largest clan in Wangshan Village, and although there were many people with different surnas, they were not part of a single ancestral hall, so they could not really affect the Ye Clan’s governance over Wangshan Village.

“Nothing much, just that soone from the town ca by. They said a thief had hidden in our area, but he had already been seriously injured during the capture. They asked everyone to be more vigilant and to report if they saw any injured person,” Old Man Ye answered, then added, “The governnt officer also said there’s a reward for the report, a thousand taels of silver if the thief is caught!”

Old Man Ye’s voice carried a hint of envy and an eager aspiration when he ntioned the thousand taels.

Mrs. He glanced at Ye Jiu and then quickly cautioned Old Man Ye, saying, “Old man, you better not be foolish. Whether it’s the governnt officer or the thief, they are not sothing we, simple farrs, can afford to provoke. No matter how big the reward is, we need to be alive to spend it, right?”

Old Man Ye’s enthusiasm fizzled out imdiately, “Don’t worry, I’m well aware of my own limits. As much as I want money, I can’t risk our entire family’s lives for it. Besides, even if I wanted to report, I have no idea where that thief is!”

Mrs. He was then relieved and turned to call outside, “What about breakfast? What ti is it and it’s still not on the table? I, an old woman, have to arrange everything every day, isn’t there anyone with any sense of initiative…”

After breakfast, Ye Wenqing and Ye Wenyu were sent out to find more flat stones to serve as molds, while Ye Jiu and Ye Gaosheng were busy in the kitchen making soap.

With the previous experience of making the recipe, Ye Jiu was able to quickly succeed in filling the molds she had prepared the day before, then set them outside to dry.

Ye Gaosheng continued to work with his two nephews on crafting the molds, while Ye Jiu took the opportunity to count them. After all had dried, he estimated they would yield about forty bars of soap.

Pleased, Ye Jiu clapped her hands and then went back inside to ask, “Dad, Mom, I also need to make so wooden boxes. Is there anyone in our village skilled in carpentry and carving?”