Chapter 105 – The Widow’s Adopted Daughter (part 5)

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Mrs.
Wang Fang and Mrs.
Xiao Fang almost fainted when they heard her words.
“You wasteful wife! Is there anyone like you? The delicious parts were not given to your family first, but were given to outsiders.
Da Ge Er is about to get married, so I wanted to give him some good supplements.
Otherwise, how can he produce an heir to the family? You…”

Wang Da Shan noticed something.
In fact, he noticed something strange since fourth uncle came in to speak for the second daughter-in-law.

“Okay! What do you have to say about this! Fourth uncle is an elder.
You should respect him,” Wang Da Shan scolded.

Mrs.
Wang Fang was still aggrieved, but Wang Da Lang remembered something and winked at his mother.
Then, Mrs.
Wang Fang cleared her throat and gave up.
“Forget it.
Just give it to them.
Next time, if there is something like this, remember to send it over to your family first.
If you need to arrange it, arrange it with me!” Even if it was a favour, she had to do it.
Why should she let this little bitch be a good person?

Wang Da Lang lowered his head and coughed when he saw his mother talk for a long time.
He didn’t say anything about it.

Mrs.
Wang Fang remembered something and said, “Oldest girl, go to my room and get the needle and thread.” Then, she said to Li Su, “Hurry up.
You have delayed for a long time.
Embroidery Manor is urging us.”

Li Su sneered inwardly.
“Mother, I forgot to tell you that my hand is injured.
I am afraid I can’t use a needle and thread during this time.” She raised her hands and unravelled the cloth, revealing blood.

Mrs.
Wang Fang and Wang Da Lang felt a little tight.
“How did your hands get like this? Are you going to die?”

Although Mrs.
Xiao Fang was upset that her husband was nervous about Er Lang’s wife, she also knew that this nervousness didn’t have another meaning.
After all, in recent years, the money the family spent on fragrant and spicy food was earned by Er Lang’s wife’s needlework.
Without this income, they wouldn’t be able to do so.
“I still have some medicine in my room, so hurry and take some back.”

Li Su smiled.
“Mother, even if my hands get better, I don’t plan on continuing to do needlework.”

“What did you say? If you don’t do any needlework, then what will you two eat?” Mrs.
Wang Fang said angrily.

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“In the past two years, I have been sewing every day.
I barely had time to rest, but we were still hungry.
Mother, you always said that my craftsmanship wasn’t good and that the cost of needlework was expensive and that I couldn’t make a lot of money.
Since that is the case, I will have to think of another way to support myself,” Li Su said softly.

Mrs.
Wang Fang was so angry.
She was speechless.

Wang Da Lang was also reluctant to let this income go, so he smiled and hurriedly said, “Actually, I was about to tell you about my younger siblings.
Although their needlework isn’t very exquisite, I found a lot of outlets that admire my younger siblings’ craftsmanship.
They paid a lot.
A purse for five copper1 and a veil for eight.
If my younger siblings can embroider a Buddhist scripture like last time, they can sell for a couple of silver liang!” Actually, the Buddhist scriptures that Er Lang’s wife spent half a year embroidering sold for a total of 50 silver taels.
He collected 30 silver taels for himself to indulge in life.
The remaining 20 silver taels were sent home.

Li Su laughed.
This family was coaxing the original owner as if the original owner was a fool.
First, the original owner was coaxed into selling her daughter, then the original owner sold her life for them.
When the original owner lost her usefulness, she would have been kicked away.

“Thank you, uncle, for your care.
However, I can only embroider a purse in a day and night, and that gets me five copper.
I embroidered that Buddhist scripture for half a year and only earned one or two silver liang.
If this continues, how can I support second girl and myself? Forget it! Thank you for your kindness.
Second girl is at home alone.
I will go back first.” When Li Su finished speaking, she turned around and walked back without waiting for them to speak.

“You miserable wretch! Stay there!” Mrs.
Wang Fang was so angry that she cursed.

Li Su turned around abruptly, her eyes fixed on Mrs.
Wang Fang.
“For the sake of Er Lang, I will bear it this time.
If I hear this again, then don’t blame me for what happens next time!” She looked around and saw the bolt of the door leaning against the wall.
She picked it up and broke it in half.

Li Su threw the broken bolt on the ground and glared fiercely at them.
“In the past, you humiliated me and used me.
For the sake of Er Lang, I endured it.
In the future, I will no longer tolerate this.
If you don’t believe me, then just wait and see!”

After that, she turned around and walked out.

As soon as she left the house, Li Su changed her expression.
She had red eyes and she was crying.

When the villagers heard the movements and saw this scene, the nosy ones gathered around and asked Li Su what was going on.

Li Su stretched out her hands.
“I picked up a rabbit today and sent it to my mother-in-law.
As a result, my mother-in-law asked me to continue sewing.
I said that my hand was injured, so I couldn’t sew.
Since I didn’t make much money from sewing, I said that I wouldn’t do it in the future.
My mother-in-law and the others became angry.
My uncle then broke the door bolt…” After she finished speaking, she softly sobbed.

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“That’s too much, Er Lang’s wife.
I can’t say much about the past.
Your needlework is not as your mother-in-law says.
Your uncle sold the Buddhist scriptures you spent half a year embroidering for twenty silver taels.
None of this money went to you? You need to be smarter in the future,” an aunt whispered.

Li Su widened her eyes in surprise.
“Really? Auntie!”

“Of course.
Auntie is kind.
Look at your in-laws and uncles.
How do they live? They eat spicy food and a lot of fish and meat all day.
When asked about where they got them from, they always said it was delivered by Mrs.
Fang’s family.
They are eating your hard-earned money! This is not right! You should be able to have some!”

Wang Da Lang’s family lived a good life.
Naturally, there were people who talked about such things.

Li Su’s face was full of sadness and astonishment, but her heart was full of joy.

As for Wang Da Lang’s family, they were likely shocked by what just happened.
They weren’t aware of what was going on outside and what everyone was saying.

Li Su gave the rabbit meat and earned enough sympathy points.
After she returned home, Wang Bei Chen was back and stood up excitedly when she saw Li Su enter.

Li Su closed the door and softly said, “Don’t worry.
Mother is okay.
How does corn porridge sound for dinner? Your grandma gave us a few eggs and boiled an egg for you!”

Wang Bei Chen was relieved.
She was afraid that her mother would suffer.

The two of them ate dinner.
They went to bed early after boiling water and washing up.

The next day, before dawn, Li Su took Wang Bei Chen up the mountain.
She figured that Mrs.
Wang Fang would not give up so easily.
Since they didn’t retaliate last night, she expected them to come today.
She didn’t want to talk to them, so it was better to avoid them.

After going up the mountain, Li Su went to the trap they left yesterday.
Wang Bei Chen followed and then shook her head, speechless.
Did she really think there would be a pie from the sky?

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“Bei Chen, come!” said Li Su, cheerfully.

Wang Bei Chen rolled her eyes.
It couldn’t be, right?

Wang Bei Chen stood at the edge of the trap and looked down at the miserable rabbit lying inside, speechless.

“How great.
Although it isn’t as fat as yesterday, it isn’t bad.
Bei Chen, how should we eat this rabbit today? Do you want to roast it?” Li Su happily jumped down and picked up the rabbit.

“Roast it and eat it! I brought a shovel today.
Let’s dig a few more traps! Your great uncle said that if we managed to get more game, we could sell it for some silver and exchange it for some grain,” said Wang Bei Chen.
Maybe the animals in this mountain were all stupid.

Wang Bei Chen roasted the rabbit while Li Su continued to dig traps in the woods.
She had experience now, so she managed to dig deeper traps.

The two continued working on the mountain for the whole day before they finally descended.

As soon as they entered the village, someone saw them and hurriedly said, “Er Lang’s wife, can you return home quickly? A messenger from your family is here!”

Li Su was a little surprised.
A messenger? Who would come?

It turned out that Mrs.
Wang Fang had returned to her senses this morning and called Mrs.
Xiao Fang to go find Er Lang’s wife to settle things.
But, before they went out, they saw their fourth uncle come over with a black face.

Mrs.
Wang Fang’s expression faded when she saw him.
The same thing happened to Wang Si Hai when he saw her.

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Wang Si Hai admonished Wang Da Shan and Wang Da Lang until he was red in the face.
When Wang Si Hai left, Mrs.
Wang Fang didn’t think of looking for trouble anymore.
She just cried at home, saying that one of her family married an unlucky woman, or something.

Wang Da Lang had a black face.
If Er Lang’s wife really stopped sewing, then the family would lose a lot of income.
No, this absolutely couldn’t happen!

Wang Da Lang persuaded his mother to soften first and coax Er Lang’s wife back.
He was scolded by Mrs.
Wang Fang as a result.

Wang Da Lang was furious and went out for a drink.

He didn’t expect that when he left, someone would come over, point at his house, and say, “This is Wang Da Lang’s place.
Wang Da Lang took all the needlework.”

Mrs.
Xiao Fang was coming back from her mother’s place with her son, Wang Da, when they saw someone blocking their door.
They felt a little timid.
“Who are you? Who are you looking for?”

“Is this Wang Da Lang’s place? Are you Wang Da Lang’s wife?” the messenger asked.

Wang Da had followed his father to town several times and recognised that the man was from Embroidery Manor.
He smiled and hurriedly said, “So it is Boss Chen.
Are you here to see my father? My father is not at home.”

Boss Chen looked at Mrs.
Xiao Fang hesitantly.
“Did you make the embroidery Wang Da Lang brought us?” It didn’t match.
This person who looked so big and stalwart did not look like a person who could make such delicate embroidery.

Wang Da sighed inwardly.
Maybe it was the needlework that caused them all this trouble! “No, no.
My second aunt did all the embroidery.
Is there something wrong with it? If so, go to my second aunt.
It has nothing to do with our family.”

At this time, Mrs.
Wang Fang came out.
She was standing behind the door and listening to their conversation.
“These pieces were made by my second daughter-in-law and have nothing to do with our family.
You can go find that cheap bitch! I just said that cheap bitch was not good for my heart, so I was waiting here! This cheap bitch who has a mother yet doesn’t treat her well! What did you do that caused such a calamity to our family!”

1.(文钱) the first character is apparently used as a measure word for copper cash, so I’ve just translated it to copper.
If anyone has a better suggestion, please let me know.

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