Chapter 283: Chapter 283: Lodging a Complaint Chapter 283: Chapter 283: Lodging a Complaint Today at the marketplace, Yunjin bought some fried dough cakes and roast duck. Neither she nor Gu Ya had eaten, so Yunjin specifically purchased them for their lunch at the market.
Today, she made some money.
It was, after all, the first silver she had earned, and Yunjin felt it was necessary to celebrate a bit, so she bought some good food to enjoy. After clearing away the things on the table, Yunjin took out the fried dough cakes and roast duck she had bought today. She had purchased extra fried dough cakes and roast duck so that after she and Gu Ya finished eating, they could also send a portion to her mother-in-law and her younger brother and his wife.
As for her eldest brother and sister-in-law, Yunjin did not even consider sharing with them, and naturally, she did not buy their share either!
“Husband, I bought fried dough cakes and roast duck at the marketplace today! That’s what we’re having for lunch!” Tearing off a leg of the duck, Yunjin walked over and handed the leg to Gu Ya.
She also gave him two fried dough cakes.
After looking after Gu Ya, Yunjin finally sat down to start eating her share. She had been busy all morning and hadn’t eaten anything yet.
She was indeed hungry!
Surprisingly, the roast duck and fried dough cakes she had casually bought at the market tasted quite good. Chewing on the duck and eating the cakes, Yunjin could not have been more content.
After pouring herself a glass of water to accompany her meal, she saw that Gu Ya had finished the duck in his hand, so she tore off another large piece for him. These foods were greasy, and after drinking some water herself, she did not forget to pour a glass for Gu Ya as well.
The water on the table was cold, having been boiled the night before. Both Yunjin and her husband Gu Ya were hungry, and with Gu Ya being a man who wasn’t particular about such things, he didn’t mind the cold water. The couple shared a roast duck, with Gu Ya eating the larger portion and Yunjin the smaller.
Both of them ate to their satisfaction.
After finishing, just as Yunjin was about to take the extra roast duck and cakes she had bought to her younger brother and her in-laws, her mother-in-law Mrs. An walked in from outside.
Seeing Mrs. An, Yunjin also hurriedly said, “Mother, come in and have a seat!”
Most of the things Yunjin had brought back were already put away, so when Mrs. An arrived, she did not see how much had been bought.
Mrs. Zhang, the wife of the eldest son, had just created a commotion in Mrs. An’s room, claiming that Yunjin and her husband had secretly stashed away silver before the division of their family, and that Yunjin had bought back a cartload of goods.
Mrs. An initially did not believe Mrs. Zhang, but after relentless nagging, she decided to come over and see for herself whether Yunjin, the wife of the third son, really brought back a cartload of goods as the wife of the eldest son had said.
“Third son’s wife, I want to ask you something,” Mrs. An sat down and directly voiced her purpose for coming. “Your sister-in-law claims that you bought back a cartload of goods from the market, is that true?”
It seemed her purchases today had aroused jealousy?
Had the sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, really gone so far as to take the issue to mother-in-law Mrs. An?
Before Yunjin could speak, Gu Ya took the lead and said, “Mother, Yunjin indeed went to the market today and bought some things! However, what she bought was just some household items, and it’s not like what sister-in-law said about bringing back a cartload.”
“Is that so?” Mrs. An looked towards Yunjin.
Yunjin replied, “Mother, what my husband said is right. I did only bring back a few household items! I noticed we were lacking some things at home, so I went to the market to replenish them.”