My Princess Holds Superpowers

Chapter 61: 61 will not agree to a separation.

“Alright, there’s not much to do in the dead of winter anyway. I’ll get started in a little bit; it should only take two days to finish,” Mrs. Zhang said with a smile beaming across her face.

The Ye Family’s third son had married into his wife’s family, and the fourth son had yet to marry, so there were only two daughters-in-law in the household, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhao.

In this era, it was not just a mark of favor but also an affirmation of Mrs. Zhang’s sewing skills that the mother-in-law had entrusted her with making clothes instead of to Mrs. Zhao.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhang was naturally happy.

Ye Jiu casually picked up a handkerchief that Mrs. Zhang had half finished embroidering. It was decorated with an orchid, and the embroidery was quite good, though it was a shame that the material was only ordinary fine cotton cloth.

In her previous life, even when she was very poor, Ye Jiu had seen many different types of fabrics in the twenty-first century. To people in this era, especially the destitute, this fine cotton cloth might still be considered acceptable. However, in the eyes of the wealthy, countless precious silks and brocades existed, and this kind of fabric wouldn’t even get a second glance.

Ye Jiu spoke up, “Sister-in-law’s embroidery is really beautiful.”

Mr. Zhang was carefully chosen by the mother-in-law herself, and her needlework was one of the best in the village. Now being praised by Ye Jiu, her smile grew even wider, “It’s just because there isn’t much to do in wintertime, so I thought to embroider some more to exchange for money in town, hoping to help out with the household expenses a bit.”

Ye Jiu couldn’t understand where Mrs. Zhang’s smile was coming from.

To be honest, Mrs. Zhao always felt that her husband was the main labor force in the family’s farm work, so she tended to think that others were taking advantage of them.

Yet when compared with Mrs. Zhang, she got married two years later than Mrs. Zhang, and her husband, the second brother, was also two years younger than the eldest brother. If it really came down to discussing who was at a loss, it should be the eldest brother’s household that was most disadvantaged.

However, the eldest sister-in-law never complained about her household being at a disadvantage, for whether she spoke about it or not, reality was there for all to see. As long as the fourth brother remained unmarried, this family could not be divided.

The household owned only so much land, and was not wealthy to begin with. If they divided the household, the eldest and second households would definitely need to take some portion away. And the parents were not young anymore; the fourth brother would be seventeen after the new year.

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As it was, the entire family’s efforts were concentrated together. The fourth brother had already reached an age later than when the eldest and second brothers had married. If she had not brought home one hundred taels of silver yesterday, mother would still be lacking confidence in arranging a marriage for the fourth brother.

If they had split the family early, as Mrs. Zhao had suggested, the eldest and second households might have had easier lives, but if she were just an ordinary girl unable to help out financially, then her fourth brother would face never being able to marry a wife.

Hence, before Ye Gaosheng married, neither the old lady nor Old Man Ye would agree to divide the house. As for what would happen after the fourth brother married, that was something no one knew.

After sitting in the eldest brother’s house for a while, Ye Jiu got up to say goodbye and returned to the main house.

There were still a few leftover buns from the previous day, and the old lady had already warmed two of them on the kang bed.

As soon as Ye Jiu came back, the old lady took out the buns and handed them to Ye Jiu, “My dear child, quickly eat some buns to fill your stomach, and then take a noon nap. Those two big bone sticks from yesterday haven’t been eaten yet. I’ll stew them for you this evening. It’s not anything fancy, but at least it has a bit of meat flavor to satisfy a craving.”

“I understand, thank you, mother,” Ye Jiu took just one, biting into it, “I have a small appetite, one is enough for me. You eat, too.”

“Alright,” the old lady replied, but as soon as Ye Jiu turned her head, she stashed the bun away.