The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1175: Don’t Buy Things Randomly!

Chapter 1175: Chapter 1175: Don’t Buy Things Randomly!

All those disdainful words about the Ninth Miss had been cast out of her mind by now, and she knew only that if her son married the daughter of the county magistrate’s family, she would be able to live a good life.

She never wanted to experience a day like this morning again.

If she couldn’t live too well, at the very least, once she had a daughter-in-law, she could order her around to do all the household chores, and she could enjoy being a mother-in-law waited on by her daughter-in-law.

More importantly, the daughter of a county magistrate, even if born to a concubine, would surely bring maids with her when she married, wouldn’t she?

Then, even if she couldn’t order her daughter-in-law around, she could still have the maids do everything, and she felt that this idea was just perfect.

"You shut your mouth!"

Elder Mr. Zhou’s cold eyes swept towards her as he shouted angrily.

Had she not nagged in their ears daily about how insufferable Lin Caisang was, prompting them to impulsively break off the marriage arrangement with the Lin Family, none of this would have happened.

After tolerating the engagement for so many years, if only they had endured another half or full year, if only they hadn’t called off the match with the Lin Family, how good that would have been.

But now, it was too late for anything.

Their relationship with the Lin Family was irreparably broken, and his second son had also turned against him, refusing even to provide for his old age and moving straight into his wife’s family’s home.

Now, he sometimes felt like he wanted to die.

"Eldest, you and Liang, the two of you will go to the town tomorrow to buy some farming tools, and start cultivating our land. From now on, our family will have to rely on that bit of farmland to get by," he instructed his eldest son.

"Tomorrow I will give you half a tael of silver. Buy everything we need, and remember, don’t waste money on unnecessary things!"

Upon hearing this, Old Master Zhou opened his mouth, unable to utter a word, his mouth full of bitterness.

Half a tael of silver would have been nothing in the past. He used to tip servants whole taels. When had he only carried half a tael in his pocket?

But now, even half a tael of silver was to be spent cautiously as per his father’s instructions.

If he had known, he wouldn’t have given all the silver from the sale of the carriage to his father. If he had secretly kept a few taels, he would have been a bit more comfortable financially. Now, indeed, he was utterly destitute.

"Father, I understand," he could only reply, taking a deep breath.

...

Days went by, one after another.

With the New Year approaching, those with a bit more means had all posted the character for "fortune" on their doors, signifying happiness and celebration.

Many families in the village had started to buy pork from those in the village who butchered pigs, and the poultry processed by other families, each person’s face beaming with smiles.

The Lin Family, of course, was no exception.

On Manghuang Mountain, an entire acre of vegetables had flowered. Lin Caisang by herself, carrying a large basket, picked the tenderest heads of vegetables that had not yet fully flowered, placing them in the basket.

Before long, she had filled an entire basket with vegetables.

"Sangsang, why are you picking so many vegetables? We can’t eat them all," Yang Lin said, her stomach protruding, as she came to her side.

Although it wasn’t a pity to see such a basket full of vegetable heads—they wouldn’t have even had such food to eat in the past—now, with so much land on Manghuang Mountain, they couldn’t finish all the vegetables. They had to give some away or discard them.

Such a waste.