They sent a basket of produce to every household among the children. When they returned, their own baskets were packed full of vegetables.
Tang Youyou smiled slightly; the villagers were truly simple and kind-hearted.
Staring at the thirty taels of silver she had just "sold" in her personal space, she felt utterly delighted. Leaning against the wall, she drifted off to sleep without realizing it.
Seeing this, Xiaosi stood up straight and began to fan her.
Lin Huahua glanced over, grinned, and gave Xiaosi a thumbs-up.
But by the afternoon, the smiles had vanished from their faces.
"That spectacle today was really something!"
"Two carriages! Tsk tsk, I saw with my own eyes—it was a woman! Dressed like a fairy!"
"Really? Does that mean Bai Hansong has broken his word and turned his back on his family? What’s to become of his four boys?"
"What can be done? They’ve already divorced and severed ties!"
"Tsk tsk, that Old Man Bai is truly underhanded. I kept saying, how can you divorce after someone is already dead? So that’s what this was all about?"
"Don’t spout nonsense. From the looks of it, that lady is a wealthy young mistress. I saw she had maidservants and an old nanny waiting on her; even the hem of her dress was held up by someone."
Lin Huahua, who was busy carrying water, heard these remarks. Her mind was in turmoil, and she longed to fly back home.
At the Bai residence:
The woman swept a disdainful glance over the people in the seats of honor and signaled to her maid.
T…
Chapter 39