Upon hearing the words, Ye Zi’an blushed a bit, but he nodded vigorously, "Only Xiaxia will do!"
The carriage was rented from the town. The two of them had been pretty loud during the conversation, so the coachman outside overheard every word and pulled a long face. ’This girl is too brutal,’ he thought. But the boy was also pretty foolish for agreeing. After all, what man doesn’t like having multiple wives or concubines. He himself was even supporting one in town.
’This lad really doesn’t know how to enjoy the good things in life. But what’s it to me?’ he thought. Shaking his head at his own thoughts, he decided to hurry up and get them home. He was eager to get back to Little Taohong and enjoy some intimate moments.
By the time they got back to Yangshu Village, Yang Chuxia saw Ms. Wang and Yang Dachuan standing at the door, craning their necks outside to look around as soon as she got off the carriage.
Seeing her and Bro An step off, Ms. Wang visibly relaxed.
"Where have you two kids been for so long?"
Yang Chuxia jumped off the carriage, happily embracing Ms. Wang, "Mom, I have some good news. Brother An will be able to treat his leg in three days."
"It’s true. We met a highly skilled doctor in the county last time, and this time the doctor has agreed to treat Brother An’s leg. This is better than any doctor Bro An has found before." Yang Chuxia did not tell Ms. Wang and Yang Dachuan the process of how the doctor agreed to treat Brother An’s leg.
These two were honest country folks, it was better not to scare them with all those details.
"That’s fantastic!" Ms. Wang looked lovingly at Brother An, "Our Bro An is really lucky."
"Yes, it’s great," Yang Dachuan added with a smile, "Daughter, this doctor did us a great favor. We have to thank him properly when we get the chance."
"Dad, I’ve already thanked him." Yang Chuxia thought of the black pearl and said, "Mom and Dad, I used that pearl as a thank you gift."
Of course, the black pearl was not originally intended as a thank you gift. She used it to exchange for medicine and the prescription was the real thank you gift. Moreover, she also had to give away a method to make small arrows.
However, she didn’t plan to tell Ms. Wang and Yang Dachuan this part as explaining would be too much of a hassle.
Upon hearing this, Yang Dachuan and Ms. Wang were startled at first, but then they said, "That’s good, that’s good!"
"Mom, Dad, you’re not mad that I gave away something so valuable, are you?"
At her words, Yang Dachuan laughed, "Girl, you were the one who brought it in the first place, so you should decide. Besides, your mother and I agreed that the pearl was for your dowry."
"And Mom?" Yang Chuxia was particularly worried about Ms. Wang.
After all, Ms. Wang was a typical country woman with a limited worldview. In her mind, daughters could not even inherit property. Although she was in charge of all the money in the Yang family, she never spent it recklessly. Every time there was a major expenditure, she would discuss it with Yang Dachuan. However, she had taken the pearl on her own initiative, and she was worried that Ms. Wang might misunderstand and it might create a rift between them.
But to her surprise, Ms. Wang didn’t think much of it, she quickly agreed with Yang Dachuan, "Right, that pearl wasn’t ours to begin with, it’s okay to use it."
"Uncle three, Aunt three!" While Yang Chuxia and Yang Dachuan were discussing the pearl, Ye Zi’an had been standing by their side. When he heard them talking about the pearl, he realized for the first time that the pearl had been used by Yang Chuxia without asking for permission.
The last time he saw Yang Chuxia bring out the pearl, he tried to stop her, but she insisted that Ms. Wang and Yang Dachuan had agreed. She said they were the ones who had suggested her to use the pearl, but it turned out that it wasn’t the case at all.