Chapter 16 – Brine(2)_1 “You’re right, the village is so small, naturally the more you move about, the more you get to know it.” Another lady, holding her child’s hand, echoed, “As long as no other parts are hurt, it is indeed a blessing in disguise. Keep these greens to eat.”

After speaking, she put down a basket.

“How can this be?” Guo Huiniang wanted to refuse politely.

“It’s nothing fancy, you’ve sold all the greens from your home, you can’t always eat greens.” Auntie Bai pushed the basket into her hands, “These are homegrown, we’re neighbours after all, you’ve helped us often. There’s no need for you to refuse some greens.”

“Thank you, ma’am, then we’ll gladly accept it.” In these matters of kindness, it’s really hard for the men to speak. Seeing that old master Lin didn’t object, Guo Huiniang accepted the gifts from everyone.

“The Ma Family is truly despicable for taking advantage of others’ misfortunes. They’re not decent people. They just ranked as Tongsheng, not even a Scholar, yet instead of feeling shameful about canceling the marriage, they are clamoring for a bride price. They deserve to be struck by lightning. You Lin Family are too generous, actually returning their stuff to them. If it were any other family, they wouldn’t even bother with them.” Auntie Bai is apparently a straightforward person; remarks about the Ma Family made her quite indignant.

“Why talk about such people.” Madam Bai gave her daughter-in-law a glare, then patted Lin Zige’s hand comfortingly, “Zige is a good girl, in my opinion, it’s good that you managed to get away from such a family before marriage.”