Chapter 33 - 33 33 Don’t Tell Anyone After We Go Back!

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33: Chapter 33 Don’t Tell Anyone After We Go Back! 33: Chapter 33 Don’t Tell Anyone After We Go Back! After finishing the shopping, Old Granny Zhang wanted to buy some hair ties and hair ornaments for Ming Zhu, but Ming Zhu adamantly refused. Nowadays, she could only describe herself with one phrase: “An ugly person often does silly things!” Why force oneself and waste money besides? Fearing that Old Granny Zhang might suspect a big change in her personality, she desperately looked for an excuse, “Mother, what decent hair ornaments can this town have? None that would be worthy of me. I’ve heard that in the county city, they’re fashionable silver hairpins, beautifully made. Mother, give me some pocket money, I’ll save it, and someday I’ll buy a silver hairpin to wear!” Old Granny Zhang, who was still somewhat suspicious, immediately felt relief. She had previously been worried that her daughter was hit hard by the Song Family’s cancellation of the marriage, but now found that her daughter always had high aspirations. After the cancellation, she even turned her attention to the county city. Upon reflection, Old Granny Zhang thought this was a great idea. Everyone in the village knew about the broken engagement, and it would be difficult for Zhuzhu to marry someone nearby. She also couldn’t bear to marry her daughter off to some country bumpkin farmer. The town was too close, and rumors were too easily spread, which was inappropriate. On the other hand, marrying far away to the county city wouldn’t damage her reputation at all, and she might even marry into a rich family. Her daughter could even become a Young Lady. It’s no wonder she’s her own daughter, so quick-witted! Old Granny Zhang suddenly saw the light, her mood greatly uplifted. After some thought, she dragged Ming Zhu to a deserted place where nobody was around, bit her lip, and handed over the copper coins she had left from buying meat, salt, and seasonings – keeping only about ten coins for herself and giving several hundred to Ming Zhu, “Take this, it’s some secret money from Mother, don’t let anyone know, and don’t squander it. If one day you want to buy something or want to eat something, just go and buy it yourself. Don’t let anyone persuade you into frittering it away with just a few nice words, understand?” Ming Zhu held the handful of copper coins, feeling their substantial weight as if they were a thousand pounds heavy; her eyes also becoming painfully sore. Ever since she had crossed over into Wang Yongzhu’s body, she had only felt Old Granny Zhang’s full favoritism, no matter how poorly Granny treated others, toward Wang Yongzhu everyone couldn’t find a single word of criticism. Today, with the money made from the Yellow Pine Mushrooms, Old Granny Zhang, who cared so much about money, was immediately ready to give her daughter a significant amount of private cash to prevent any suffering, every word she spoke was considerate of her daughter – truly the lamentable heart of all parents under heaven. Only at this moment did Ming Zhu truly accept the fact that she had become Wang Yongzhu, and sincerely accepted Old Granny Zhang as the person closest to her. From now on, she would no longer be the Ming Zhu from modern society, but the elder daughter of the Wang Family, Yongzhu, in this backward era! Wang Yongzhu blinked away the moisture in her eyes, “Mother, no need for so much. Keep the money for me, just give me a few large coins, that’s enough.” As she spoke, she counted out a dozen coins and stuffed the rest of the copper coins back to Old Granny Zhang. Old Granny Zhang felt her daughter was truly filial, showing trust and reliance on her mother. Although she would usually ask for ten or eight large coins to buy some snacks or other small treats – it was just the age for a young girl to spend money, right? But to actually encounter such a large sum of money without batting an eyelid, still trusting her own mother, only her daughter could be so honest. If it were her sons who were always after debts, they would likely either figure it out themselves or be instigated by their wives, scheming how to swindle all the silver into their own hands. Thinking this way, her heart, which was already biased beyond any doubt, became even more unyielding. She affectionately touched Wang Yongzhu’s hair, “Silly girl, no wonder I see you’ve changed a lot since the broken engagement, aren’t the same as before. Have you been listening to idle gossip? Poor my Zhuzhu, your mother and father are still in charge. I’m afraid in such a situation, you must be at ease because as long as your mother and father are alive for a day, the Wang Family cannot be overturned! Just continue as before, Mother can still protect you!” Wang Yongzhu felt a pang of tenderness in her heart and whispered to Old Granny Zhang, “Mom, I was ignorant before, relying on Mom’s love for me, not knowing the sky’s height and the earth’s depth, and even hurt Mom’s heart because of outsiders. After falling into the water and the broken engagement, I’ve also realized there’s no need to be so agitated over outsiders, only to become a laughingstock and lose face for the Wang Family! Mom loves me so much, yet I let Mom lose face, and I’m so unworthy that Mom hasn’t held it against me. Rest assured, later on, I will try my best to gradually correct these faults, and someday, I will definitely let Mom live a good life!” Old Granny Zhang also rarely had her eyes turn red, wiped her eyes haphazardly and patted Wang Yongzhu, “Why say such things all of a sudden? You are the flesh that dropped from my body, if I don’t love you, who will I love? Don’t listen to the nonsense from outsiders. My Zhuzhu is good in every way, both filial and sensible. It’s the Song Family boy’s loss for breaking off the engagement. If others talk badly about you, it’s just because they are jealous and envious. What’s the point of arguing with such confused folks? Rest assured, I’m here for you, so no need to be so concerned! Whoever dares to say a bad word about you in the Wang Family, watch me tear his mouth apart!” After speaking, she again felt sorry for her daughter, pitifully so. It’s no wonder she had been so considerate and sensible these past few days. Probably because, being a child, she hadn’t seen much of the world and was afraid her parents wouldn’t like her, she was forcing herself to change her nature. Thinking this, Old Granny Zhang took back the copper coin and, turning her hand, pulled out a piece of silver and pressed it into Wang Yongzhu’s palm, whispering, “I know Zhuzhu has suffered these past days. Take this, go buy the silver hairpin you just talked about another day!” After speaking, she looked around to make sure no one was watching, then composed herself and strode out, taking two steps before turning back to instruct, “Don’t tell anyone when you get back!” Wang Yongzhu was left speechless, staring at the piece of silver in her palm that weighed at least an ounce. Conscience of heaven and earth, she genuinely just wanted to have a heart-to-heart with Old Granny Zhang to deepen their mother-daughter relationship, not to trick more spending money! She caught up with Old Granny Zhang intending to return the money, but seeing more people around, Wang Yongzhu wisely hid the silver and didn’t continue the topic. Looking at the sky, it was already noon. Old Granny Zhang pulled Wang Yongzhu over to a noodle stall at the entrance to the town and ordered two bowls of plain noodle soup. This was Wang Yongzhu’s first time eating outside food. She observed carefully and noted that the noodle stall was small, run by a couple, and their skills were only mediocre. The noodle soup was murky, the noodles weren’t especially chewy, some even clumped together, but the portion was generous, and the soup could be refilled for free. The stall did pretty good business, with many people bringing their own buns, spending just a large coin to go with the soup, floating with a few slices of green onion, enough to fill their stomachs. After finishing lunch, they returned to the place where they got off earlier. The people from Qilidun had almost all gathered there, considering the mountain road was long and it was safer in numbers. Old Granny Zhang’s sale of Yellow Pine Mushrooms was well-known in the small town, and people had seen the mother and daughter enter and leave the restaurant beaming, guessing that they must have made quite a bit of money. The looks they gave Wang Yongzhu and her mother were filled with envy.

Chapter 33 - 33 33 Don’t Tell Anyone After We Go Back!

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