Chapter 144: The Origin of Silver

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Chapter 144: Chapter 144: The Origin of Silver "Dad, did Grandpa ever mention how Grandma had these things?" Yang Dachuan nodded, "He said, before your grandma married your grandpa, they both worked as servants in a wealthy family in the prefecture. That family was kind and generous, and they accumulated these things little by little through rewards and monthly wages. After your grandparents got married and saved up some money, they didn’t want to serve others anymore. Plus, the mistress got sick and passed away, so they asked to leave and return to the countryside." "So that’s how it was. But Grandma must not have been an ordinary maid, right?" How could an ordinary maid receive such generous rewards? "Hmm, they say she was the personal maid of the mistress." "No wonder. But Grandpa managed to keep these things until now? And he didn’t give them to that old devout woman?" It’s hard to understand Old Yang now. When he was drunk last time, he implied that he believed Yang Dachuan wasn’t his son. Actually, if he really thought Yang Dachuan wasn’t his son, then his previous neglect of Yang Dachuan would make sense. But what’s going on now? Believing that Yang Dachuan wasn’t his son, yet still giving so much money to him? Believing that he’d listen to Old Lady Hua but not giving the silver to her? Most importantly, how could he not leave anything for Yang Xiaochuan, who is his real son? It seems like Old Yang had dug up everything and then gave it all to Dad. That wasn’t something Old Yang and her grandma had saved up together? He really didn’t leave anything for Xiaochuan? And besides, he was able to hide these things for so many years without Old Lady Hua discovering them. It seems he did have some kind of plan. Actually when you think about it, someone who could work as a servant in a wealthy family, and even marry the personal maid of the mistress, wouldn’t be entirely wooden-headed. "Your grandpa said there were originally eighty taels, but he took twenty taels out, and hid the rest." "Grandpa never touched these things all these years?" The Old Yang Family had lived quite miserably for many years, and they had been in urgent need of money many times. Especially in her memory, Yang Xiao’an’s schooling had required money several times. And this time when Yang Xiao’an was sentenced, they were in desperate need of money. Yet, Old Yang didn’t think of using these things? "It should be untouched. When your grandpa took me there, it took us a long time to find the place. It seemed like it had been buried too long, and he almost couldn’t remember where it was." "Grandpa is amazing." Luckily, Old Yang didn’t listen to Old Lady Hua as much as she’d imagined. If such a large amount of silver had fallen into the hands of Old Lady Hua, she would have been so frustrated that she would spit blood. What Yang Chuxia didn’t know was that Old Lady Hua actually did know about this money and never forgot about the idea of taking it. Old Lady Hua was a cunning, poisonous, and licentious person, but she was not stupid. Before she married Old Yang, she already knew that he and his wife had worked in a wealthy family. She thought that since they had worked in a wealthy family and even served the mistress personally, they must have a lot of private benefits. From then on, she kept a close eye on Old Yang. After Yang Dachuan’s mother passed away, she entered the room and took her place. But who knew that when she married Old Yang, he only gave her ten taels of silver. She was definitely not satisfied with ten taels and didn’t believe it. So, she found a way to get Old Yang drunk and learned that there were still several dozen taels left.

Chapter 144: The Origin of Silver

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