Chapter 245
245 Letting Old man Wang Do Something
“Look at you.” Old Madam Wang tapped Liu Shi’s forehead with her index finger and said angrily, “Are you so frightened by just one sentence?”
Liu Shi: “But…”
“Did he ask you for incense money?”
I don’t think so.
“What conditions did he offer?”
Nothing.
“Did he send anyone to go after you?”
I don’t think so.
Every question Old Madam Wang asked, Liu Shi shook her head.
As she shook it, she felt that something was wrong.
Her expression immediately changed from panic to embarrassment. “Mother, did I overreact?”
If that monk saw that they did not look alike and made assumptions, wouldn’t she be exposing herself?
Old Madam Wang pondered and said, “I’ll go to Puji Temple tomorrow. I’ll know if it’s true or not. You don’t have to be anxious. It’s not as serious as you think.”
Zhang Zhan, who had yet to leave, had helped them investigate.
Ah Yu’s previous family was only a small official family. If it was the Wang Family in the past, they would indeed be especially afraid.
Now that she had decided to establish the Wang Family, the lowest requirement was to crush the blind Xie Family.
What Old Madam Wang was most afraid of now was not Ah Yu’s former family coming to look for her, but the secrets on her.
That was the most fatal thing.
Moreover, Old Madam Wang did not have any connections now. She still had to slowly nurture them.
Then, she could investigate further.
She did not trust ordinary people, not even her sons and daughters-in-law.
It was mainly because she did not trust their intelligence.
“Mother, then I’ll go with you tomorrow.” When Liu Shi heard that Old Madam Wang was going, she felt much more relieved.
Grandma was the stabilizing force of their family.
Old Madam Wang waved her hand. “Don’t follow me. Wait at home for the news. If you descend into a panic again, my old arms and legs might be scattered on the road.”
Liu Shi :”…”
After sending Liu Shi away, Old Madam Wang went to find Old man Wang, who was weaving something in the courtyard.
“Pack up. Go to the Xiashan Village tomorrow.”
Old man Wang looked confused. “Why would I go there?”
Xiashan Village was where Liu Shi’s family was, which was Old Liu’s house.
Speaking of which, Old Liu had helped their family harvest food for more than ten days. Moreover, he had come early in the morning. He only ate a bowl of rice in the afternoon before leaving and could not even bear to stay for dinner.
At first, Old man Wang thought that Old Liu despised their family. Later on, he vaguely understood that he wanted to eat less.
Even if Old man Wang told him that there was enough food at home and that there was no need to save those few mouthfuls, Old Liu would still remain stubborn.
Sometimes, he would even cut some fresh bamboo shoots or pick some mushrooms.
He liked acting on his own.
Later on, after they finished harvesting the crops, Old man Wang packed two bags of food for them under Old Madam Wang’s instructions.
One bag was rice, and the other was wheat.
They had all been carefully selected.
As for the soybeans and broad beans, because they were too extraordinary, Old Madam Wang did not give any to them.
At that time, Old Liu refused to accept it. He even said angrily, “Our Liu Family doesn’t need this food!”
Old Madam Wang had to use some words to provoke Old Liu to leave with the food. At that time, Liu Shi was especially worried.
She was worried about Old Madam Wang.
“My father’s temper is stubborn like that. Mother, don’t take it to heart.” Liu Shi knew that although Old Liu had a bad temper and didn’t care so much about his daughters and sons, he wasn’t a bad person.
After that time, their families did not have much contact.
Before they came to town, Old Madam Wang even distributed some crops for her daughters-in-law to bring back.
However, they only brought back the less eye-catching bunch.
The newly harvested crops looked too good to begin with.
Old Madam Wang even bought two big fat pigs from the butcher and slaughtered one for a village banquet.
The remaining one was cut into pieces and distributed to the daughters-in-law to be brought back to their families.
The women had long been briefed and knew what to say and what not to say. After going back to their families, they were well-behaved.
After harvesting the crops, the married daughters would more or less bring something back to their family as a form of etiquette.
In the past, it was in reverse. Ever since Old man Wang’s family returned the money, the daughters-in-law’s families roughly knew that Old man Wang’s family could at least eat now.
Only Liu Shi did not go back. She was worried about Ah Yu, and because Old Liu had told her in private to not go back.
Old man Wang originally thought that this matter had come to an end, but he did not expect the old woman to ask him to visit them again.
“Chuanman is running around outside. As a father, don’t be idle. You have to do what you do well and bring the proper gifts.” Now that there were not many women present, Old Madam Wang spoke even more bluntly to Old man Wang.
“Although it wasn’t our request previously, since our Fourth Daughter-in-law’s father brought people over to help, we have to acknowledge this favor. The other families have all been given food and meat. There’s no reason for the family that helped to receive so little.”
Old Wang was a little puzzled. “Then what do you want me to do?”
Old Madam Wang said, “Go and bring them some meat. In addition, when they went to the waterfall at the back of the mountain, the three boys from the Liu family contributed and we haven’t thanked them properly. Go and ask if the three boys are willing to study or practice martial arts. If they’re willing to come, the Wang family will guide them for a year.”
Speaking of this, Old man Wang had almost forgotten about this matter.
The kids said that they had encountered bad people at the back of the village and were saved by Chi Tu and the others.
However, when they went again, there was nothing there.
Later on, Old Madam Wang said that even if there was something behind the waterfall, it had nothing to do with the Wang Family.
He did not pay attention to what happened after that.
At that time, Village Chief Hu was also busy instructing everyone to harvest the food. He did not bring anyone to the back to take a look and only said that he would talk after the harvest.
He wondered how the progress was now.
“In short, it’s not appropriate for others to go. I still have other things to do tomorrow.” Old Madam Wang looked at Old Wang and said earnestly, “There’s a bunch of people at home, and none of them are reliable. I’ll only be at ease if you do this. If you really refuse to go, I’ll take some time to-”
Before she could finish speaking, Old man Wang stood up with a smile. “Look at what you’re saying. We’re an old married couple. How can I bear to let you be so tired? Alright, I’ll go prepare some gifts now and make a trip tomorrow.”
After Old man Wang left, Old Madam Wang put away the moved expression on her face. She turned her head and saw Wang Chuangui holding a book.
Wang Chuangui had just come out and did not expect to see his parents talking about this.
He was so embarrassed that he didn’t know if he should stay or leave. In the end, he couldn’t help but say, “Mother, are you going somewhere alone tomorrow? Do you want me to accompany you?”
“Your eldest brother is needed at home. You need to study, and we can’t lose your Third Brother’s bun shop either. Only your father can go and handle this matter.” Old Madam Wang looked at Wang Chuangui deeply. “Don’t think too much about other things. Study hard. If you can’t get past the junior examinations next year-”
Wang Chuangui saw Old Madam Wang’s gaze move to his leg.
He suddenly felt a bit of pain in his leg.
He recalled that terrifying memory.
His mother raised her stick at him-
Well, he couldn’t think about it anymore.
“I’ll go study immediately!!!”
Old man Wang hummed an unknown tune and was in an extremely good mood.
His wife’s praises echoed in his ears, making him extremely happy.
“No one else is reliable. Only this Brother Pillar is reliable!” Hehe.
At this moment, Old Madam Wang looked in the direction that Old man Wang left in deep thought.
Well, everyone in the family had serious matters to attend to, and the weather was so hot. She wondered if he would suffer from heatstroke on this trip.
The others could not afford to be delayed by heatstroke, but it did not matter if the old man collapsed.
Therefore, he was the most suitable person to go.