Chapter 50: Chapter 50: The Ownership of the Jade
Having held back his words for a long time, Yue Jiannan finally couldn’t help but say, “Mom, why didn’t your brother take you with him?”
Back then, Mom was just a little girl without any family to care for her, how could her brother heartlessly leave her behind?
Lin Chunju shook her head, “He always loved me and originally planned to take me with him, but later, my sister-in-law came to me secretly. She said my brother was determined to make his way in the world and bringing an unmarried young girl could attract too much trouble along the way, and he might not be able to protect me.”
The Yue family members looked at each other, feeling that there was truth to her words, but essentially, wasn’t it just because they found Lin Chunju to be a burden?
Yue Jiandong also felt that his long-standing doubts were finally resolved, “So Mom, in order to stay in Daye Village, you hurriedly married Dad?”
“Yes, your dad also had no parents left, only a small piece of infertile land, known in the village as a poor household. At that time, I had no other choice, fortunately, he was a good man and treated me well,” she said.
Speaking of her late husband, Lin Chunju’s face showed a nostalgic expression.
Zhang Ying mustered the courage to ask, “Mom, didn’t uncle ever come back? Or send any messages?”
Lin Chunju shook her head, then looked at the jade on the table.
“This jade arrived by coincidence, the family was poor before, and I always thought that if it wasn’t stolen, it could be sold for some money. Now that times are better, there’s no need to sell it anymore, perhaps in the future, it might even help recognize our family through this piece of jade,” she said, laughing.
While talking, Lin Chunju also laughed, “Previously, times were intermittently chaotic, I don’t even know if he’s still alive, it seems impossible that we could meet again.”
Lin Chunju seldom spoke about her own background, and everyone listened with great interest.
Unexpectedly, at the end of the conversation, Lin Chunju made a decision.
“I plan to let Qingqing keep this piece of jade close to her,” she said.
Zhang Ying quickly refused, “Mom, that shouldn’t be done.”
“It’s a family heirloom, and coincidentally, Qingqing is the one who found it, she should rightfully be connected to it,” Lin Chunju argued.
Lin Chunju then asked the other branches of the family, “Do any of you have objections?”
Yue Jianxi and Yue Jiannan shook their heads incessantly, it was their mother’s own property, they had no objections.
Wang Xiaoni also wasn’t dissatisfied that her own child did not receive the jade, according to the traditions, the family heirloom should be left to Yue Xiaohu, the only direct grandson.
However, Wang Xiaoni was concerned that this impish boy might grow up and damage or misuse it.
This matter did not stir any waves within the Yue family, except for the addition of a jade pendant around Yue Qingqing’s neck.
Jade nourishes wood in the mountains, and it shines when embedded in rock.
For cultivators, jade is a good item to cultivate spiritual energy. Many powerful beings turn jade into life-bound magical treasures. Over time, a spirit might even emerge within the jade, capable of speaking and understanding the master’s thoughts.
Although in this world, due to the sparse spiritual energy, it was not possible to nurture a jade spirit, but using it to cultivate a magic artifact was still beneficial.
Days passed by, and the lives of the Yue family members went on as usual.
After fixing the fish pond, Yue Jiandong and his brothers made a special trip to the city and after asking several places, they finally found reasonably priced fish fry that were not prone to diseases.
It was unknown who spread the news, but on the day they released the fish fry, half the village gathered at the Yue family’s fish pond to watch.
Yue Jiandong followed the fishmonger’s instructions by feeding them egg yolks before entering the pond, and after testing the water temperature, he released the fry into the pond.
In the eyes of the Yue family members, this was like sowing seeds full of hope.
But to the villagers, it was almost like proof of the Yue family squandering resources.
Fortunately, after many years of hearing gossip, the Yue family members had become immune to it.
No one noticed the mark on Yue Qingqing in the cart, nor the undetectable spiritual energy drifting above the fish pond.
The pond water was momentarily dyed golden before reverting to a shallow green.
After the crowd of onlookers dispersed, the three brothers walked back.
As they reached the door, they instinctively felt the unusual atmosphere.
Yue Jiannan looked at the half-open door, hearing faint noises of argument inside.
“Do we have guests at home?”
But if they were guests, why would they be arguing so vehemently, almost like debt collectors had come.