Chapter 65.1

Translated by Aviana

Soory for the delay, I dozzed while tling this chapter＞﹏＜

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As it was almost noon, Yang-shi had Yang Tiezhu and others stay behind for lunch.

Lin Qingwan also didn’t decline her invitation and went to the kitchen along with Yao-shi to help Yang-shi. However, Yang-shi refused her help and had Zhou-shi help her in the kitchen.

After a room full of people had a hearty meal, they all sat together and chatted for a while.

This while, Yang Tiezhu and Xia Dacheng, the biao brothers, continued to rekindle the relationship. While Lin Qingwan and Yao-shi also got acquainted with their biao sao, Zhou-shi.

表嫂 (biǎosǎo): wife of older male cousin via the female line

Zhou-shi was a wife Yang-shi had specially chosen for Xia Dacheng.

In his teenage years, Xia Dacheng set off to the town and worked as an assistant below others for a while. Later on, finding no prospects in the town, he departed to Huaihe county. There, he was merely an errand boy in the beginning. But later, with the virtue of his wit, diligence, and flexibility, he was taken everywhere by the then general manager to run errands.

Xia Dacheng single-mindedly worked to stand among his peers. That year he was just nineteen and unmarried. Every time Yang-shi mentioned marriage, he put the matter aside, saying he was busy. Indeed, he was quite busy at that time. In the end, the exasperated Yang-shi, had no choice but personally arrange all the marriage matters and notified Xia Dacheng after the wedding date was set to come back and marry.

Yang-shi observed this unmarried maiden, Zhou-shi, and her family for a long time. This Zhou-shi handled all the chores in the home diligently and was caring and considerate to her pair of younger brother and sister. Also, the entire family shared harmonious relations.

Having seen the upheaval caused by He-shi in Yang jia day in and day out, Yang-shi was particularly careful in picking a daughter-in-law. Not only did she inquire about her in many aspects, but she also personally went to see how she was. Only when she was certain that this family’s maiden was perfect she had the marriage fixed with Xia Dacheng.

And just as she expected, after the couple married, their relationship was quite good. Furthermore, Zhou-shi was also very filial to Yang-shi, almost regarding her as if she was her mother. Yang-shi was also an easy-going person and loved her daughter-in-law as if she was her daughter. Thus, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was very much harmonious.

Later on, after Xia Dacheng developed in the county, Yang-shi sent Zhou-shi to the county as well.

Only when her daughter-in-law was pregnant with the first child did she return back. When the child reached three years old, her daughter-in-law and her grandson went to the county again to reunite with her son.

She was very reluctant to part with her grandson, but at the same time, she was unwilling to have him stay back as well. Yang-shi was aware of daughter-in-law’s feelings of hating to stay away from her husband, yet restraining her longing in her heart to stay with her son. Only when Xia Dacheng returns for a new year celebration every year the whole family was able to reunite.

Yang Tiezhu and the others sat at Yang-shi’s house till it was late into the afternoon before returning. Yang-shi wanted them to stay back for dinner as well, but they refused, saying that they would have a meal after going home. Besides, with Yang Tiezhu’s current state, he would not be able to sit for a long time.

Hearing this, Yang-shi saw them out.

These few people, upon returning, rested for a while before cooking the dinner.

Post supper, both of the branches retired to their respective rooms.

Yang Tiezhu and Lin Qingwan washed their faces and laid down on the kang. While tucked in the quilts, Yang Tiezhu shared some of his childhood memories with Lin Qingwan.

In his childhood, it wasn’t Yang Tieshuan, the eldest among the four, who took him to play, rather it was Elder Brother Dacheng. Whenever he had a scuffle with the other young boys and couldn’t outwit them, he would look for his Elder Brother Dacheng to lend him a hand. But compared to the group of little kids, Elder Brother Dacheng was quite older in age, so it wouldn’t be good for him to raise his hand against them. Thus, he could only intimidate the other kids….

Mentioning the awkward childhood incident of his where he couldn’t win a fight and had to ask others for help caused the two of them to burst into laughter. Yang Tiezhu, too found the situation extremely laughable.

Xia Dacheng was almost ten years older than Yang Tiezhu. Yang Tiezhu was a frequent visitor of Yang-shi’s place in his childhood. Xia Dacheng, too treated this biao younger brother as his biological younger brother. But, just after a few years, Xia Dacheng set off to the town to earn a living and later embarked for the county. The number of times he would return was very few. Nevertheless, though the two people only met a handful of times, they still shared a very good relationship. Every year, whenever Xia Dacheng returned, the two would sit together and have a chat over a few cups of wine….

While listening to Yang Tiezhu’s words, Lin Qingwan would let out a chuckle whenever she heard any amusing anecdotes of his. However, a part of her heart was still mulling over Xia Dacheng’s family’s matter.

Yang Tiezhu could see that too, “Wife, are you pondering about Elder Brother Dacheng’s family’s matter?”

Lin Qingwan asked with a nod, “What are your thoughts regarding this incident? When the people above fight, the subordinates below get implicated. Fortunately, the elder brother is a wise man who knows how to submit to the circumstances. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to get out of the problem.”

When Yang Tiezhu heard this matter earlier in the morning, he broke into a cold sweat. Even recalling the matter at this moment, he still felt lingering fear.

However, what could they do? They were but a group of mere peasants. How could they provoke those rich people?! Even after eating loss, they could only grit their teeth and endure!

“Alas——there’s nothing they can do. There are too many powerful people with authority and power. If such people want to make things difficult for you, there’s truly nothing you can do. Fortunately, elder brother knew to give up the wealth in exchange for his life. Otherwise, he would have been falsely charged this time.”

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Chapter 65 Part 2 (Teasers)

Would she also be in the same situation as Yang-shi? Seeing her son covered all over with cuts and bruises, all she could do was just cry bitterly? A peasant with neither power nor silver would only be trampled upon if something happens!

This sort of feeling was truly horrible!

Lin Qingwan never had any great aspirations. Both in her previous life and this life, she only wished to have a smooth and steady life with days full of peace and prosperity, without any goals. But, now living in this place, she couldn’t help but give birth to other ideas.

— will be posted on 10th

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