"Anyway, my meaning is, her situation wasn’t caused by our fourth branch, so, we’re not going to pay for her medical treatment," Yang Baifu sneered, looking towards Yang Peili and Yang Anshi, "If this family is going to take care of the first branch, we in the fourth branch would rather separate from it."
"Nonsense." Yang Anshi glared immediately. "Your father and I aren’t dead yet." Turning to look at Yang Peili, she added, "If anyone should be separated out, it’s those bad omens..."
"This..." Yang Peili was inwardly opposed, after all he had always hoped for his descendants to thrive, but at this moment he simply couldn’t manage to say it. The monthly cost of three or five taels of silver felt like a suffocating mountain, after a long while, he only let out a sigh, "Let’s wait another couple of days." If Xu’s wife could wake up, that would be best. If she didn’t regain consciousness...
"Mother, the Zhao Family is coming to see Ruxin tomorrow, and now..." Feng Caie was still thinking about selling Yang Ruxin at this moment.
"In such a condition, how can there be a meeting?" sighed Yang Anshi. "First thing tomorrow morning, go find Guo Bigmouth, and let’s call this off." She didn’t want to bother with that wretched girl any longer.
"But..."
"That settles it, I’m too tired to deal with those bad omens," Yang Anshi waved her hand to interrupt what Feng Caie was about to say, "All right, it’s getting late, everyone go back."
Only then did the members of the two branches stand up, preparing to leave.
"Oh, right." Yang Anshi suddenly remembered something, "The fourth branch, first thing in the morning, kill a chicken and stew it. Your sister will be coming back at noon, it’ll be just in time to savor it..."
"Yes." Yang Dongshi, who had been hiding behind her husband to make herself less noticeable, hurriedly nodded, her eyes lighting up at the thought. She would get to taste the chicken first if she stewed it.
Feng Caie curled her lip disdainfully. Everyone says a mother-in-law favors her own family, but in reality, the one Yang Anshi truly doted on was always her youngest daughter. When there was work to be done, she was out playing at her aunt’s place, and now that there was no work, she was returning to stewed chicken waiting for her—truly... Feng Caie couldn’t even be bothered to complain.
The next morning, though Feng Caie was reluctant, she hurriedly went to find Guo Bigmouth.
Upon hearing the issue, Guo Bigmouth was displeased: "I say, Rusong’s mother, things can’t be left this way. I, Guo Bigmouth, have been a matchmaker for decades, and my reputation is built on reliability. I only just told the Zhao Family yesterday, and they’ve prepared gifts worth an entire tael of silver. How could I say now we can’t meet as planned?"
"Goodness, wasn’t this trouble just as unexpected for me?" Feng Caie was also frustrated, "Right now, that girl is at the medical hall..." Suddenly an idea sparked in her mind, "Guo Auntie, how about this? Since the girl is already in town, let the young man from the Zhao Family check her out at the medical hall. If he likes her, then let’s settle it there and then..."
As soon as Guo Bigmouth heard this, her eyes also brightened, yet she still looked skeptically at Feng Caie: "Not that I don’t trust you, but you’re only her second aunt; can you make this decision?"
"This is also my mother-in-law’s intention," Feng Caie smiled. "Don’t forget, Xu’s wife was bought into the family. If the eldest brother isn’t around, she has no authority, and the children’s marriages are all tightly controlled by my parents-in-law. As long as they nod, there’ll be no problem..."
"If that’s the case..." Guo Bigmouth slapped her thigh, "then I’ll make another trip."
At that time in the medical hall, Yang Ruxin took out a few more buns and joined them with Yang Baixiang to make do and fill their stomachs.