Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich-Chapter 130 - 129 Compassion

Chapter 130: Chapter 129 Compassion

Ye Shuzhi said nothing when Ye Shuzhen spoke loudly, yet in just over ten days, she was to be married.

Marriage was inescapable, the elder sister could rely on her parental home, and perhaps she might have to rely on it too, knowing the most critical person not to offend in the parental home was the elder brother.

Hongji thought of today’s attempts to ask his mother for money to buy gifts each time he wanted to speak, each time he was interrupted by his mother, and as of now had yet to receive even one cent. He whispered to the children:

“I am happy to see your maternal grandfather tomorrow, but unfortunately, your father hasn’t yet managed to get even one cent from your grandmother to buy gifts. We can’t go empty-handed, alas…!”

The words of Hongji made the children who understood his words lose their smiles, and they too lowered their heads, looking dejected, except for Ye Shiqi, who steadily gazed at her father.

There was pity in her eyes, yes, pity—for the man who, in his devotion to “filial piety,” carried no money on him in his middle age.

Hongji looked into the eyes of his five children, seeing the older ones with their heads hanging low in spirits, only Wuwa steadily watching him, whose gaze he found inscrutable, only able to think of one child’s gaze filled with “pity” for him.

Knowing that his youngest daughter was very “clever,” how could he have imagined his daughter looking at him with a gaze described with “pity”?

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Ye Shiqi blinked her eyes, sighing inwardly, feeling somewhat sorry to see her father stressed over a bit of money.

From space, she drew a bit of silver she had kept from the reward money her mother brought back this time, along with the money rewarded by Housekeeper Tang.

She had quietly put the silver into the space, leaving only a few copper coins for grandmother.

With this bit of broken silver, it was enough; there was no need to take out the small gold pieces given by the young master of the Tang Family, as she needed those for other purposes.

To prevent another incident like this, it was crucial to keep the money on her.

“Nunu”

Hongji kept his gaze fixed on his youngest daughter, who now had more silver in her raised hand, appearing to be as much as one tael.

“Wuwa, where did this silver come from?”

Hongji’s words caused the four elder sisters, who had been looking down, to lift their heads, and seeing the silver in Ye Shiqi’s hand, they all smiled, wanting to laugh and dance.

“Hush…” Ye Shiqi mysteriously placed a finger over her lips, signaling her sisters not to laugh or speak loudly and her father not to raise his voice.

“Wuwa, we’ll keep it a secret, hehe!”

Daya, already eight years old, and her younger sisters were now aware of some matters. Not having money to present to their grandfather implied being looked down upon, likely to be ridiculed by all relatives.

This was something they did not want to experience, which could force their father to borrow money or ask grandmother for money. But how could the tightfisted grandmother give it?

If the father had managed to borrow the money, why would he be so disheartened?

“Wuwa, where did this money come from?” Hongji asked again, not that he doubted his daughter, but as is said, a gentleman’s wealth must be obtained righteously.

“Liangliang,” although Ye Shiqi’s reply wasn’t very clear, they understood she was referring to their mother.

It was then Hongji remembered, his wife did have silver the day she came back; initially, the money was in Wuwa’s hands, but later, the mother had only taken copper coins, possibly unaware there was more than that.

Realizing what Ye Shiqi meant, a joyful smile appeared on the man’s face, and he joyfully gave Ye Shiqi a kiss on her face.

“Hehe,” Ye Shiqi giggled as her father’s beard tickled her, her face blushing with laughter.

“Oh oh,” Daya and the other three sisters laughed along, covering their mouths to keep their laughter from being too loud and heard by others in the house.

Hongji held his youngest daughter high and played with her for a while, not taking the silver from her hands. Previously, all the money that entered their pockets was taken away.

Maybe it was better left with the youngest daughter, safe from being found.

“Wuwa, first hide the money, and when you and Dad go to the town tomorrow to buy gifts, then you can take it out,”

Ye Shiqi nodded after hearing Dad’s words, withdrew her hand that was holding the money, and tossed the silver into the space.

“Dad, are we going to wear these clothes to Grandpa’s house?” Daya, overly joyful, glanced at her clothes and then hung her head down again.

Er Ya, Sanya, and Siya, after hearing their elder sister’s words, also hung their heads down.

“Ah… it’s all Dad’s fault for not having enough money to buy you a set of clothes.”

Hongji also hung his head, full of self-blame.

Ye Shiqi blinked again; Father and sisters might have forgotten about Mom, but she had brought back their clothes twice and her clothes. It was only Father’s clothes that came in just one set.

“Cool” Ye Shiqi thought of the clothes from the two bundles Mom had brought, and willed them out of the space.

“Wuwa, are you saying all the items in these bundles were brought by your mom?”

When Hongji asked, he remembered again that the first time his wife returned, she had indeed brought a bundle, which seemed to have been placed by her in the room. Subsequently, Mother searched for it several times but never found it.

The second time she returned, he wasn’t aware if his wife had brought any bundles, though he heard from Mother and the sisters saying his wife had brought them. He thought that was just an excuse made up by them with nothing better to do.

Daya and the other three sisters opened the bundles, excitedly looking at the contents inside.

This was the first time they saw the clothes and shoes their mother had made for them; they had never seen the other items in the other bundle.

Perhaps Mom had brought them back, and Wuwa had stored them away.

“Yay yay yay yay yay,”

Da Y and the three sisters eagerly embraced Ye Shiqi, laughing and jumping around, unable to keep their volume down due to the excitement.

“Noisy noisy noisy noisy noisy, all you know is to make noise in the middle of the night, good for nothing but eating, I’ll break your legs if you keep it up.”

For some reason, Mrs. Lai felt very irritable upon hearing the laughter of the girls; even though they were scolded, they remained joyful, which was a cause of frustration for her, feeling as if she were punching cotton.

“Mom, maybe Big Brother is just excited about having a feast tomorrow.”

Ye Shuzhen said this, actually feeling quite envious of the kids, who would be able to go out with Big Brother to enjoy a feast tomorrow.

A girl over 13, still a child, had not yet grown up.

“Hmph, they get to go out and enjoy a feast, does that mean we won’t have good food at home?”

“Mom, why don’t you buy some meat tomorrow?”

“All you think about is eating.”

The noises outside grew quieter and soon after, there was silence.

Hongji and the girls didn’t respond; their hearts were filled with joy in that moment.

Daya and her sisters gently touched the fabric of the clothes, as if afraid they would tear like paper, their smiles never ceased.

“Let’s go to sleep for now, tomorrow morning we must finish the chores first, then change into new clothes, understand?”

Hongji picked up his set of clothes, feeling an indescribable joy. These were new clothes made by his wife, and if it weren’t for visiting relatives, he would be reluctant to wear them, perhaps saving them for the New Year.