Chapter 222: 222 is not easy to deal with Chapter 222: 222 is not easy to deal with After Ye Gaoshi and Ye Gaoshui left, Mrs. He finally spoke in surprise, “Why did you buy so much cloth, how can we possibly use it all?”

Although soap had always been wrapped in cloth, the production was never high due to insufficient manpower, so there was never a need for so much fabric!

“It was all purchased by the girl; you really, as an old woman, handed all the money to her when you went out, causing me, her father, to have to ask the girl for money if I wanted to spend any,” Old Man Ye reproached.

“When did I…” Mrs. He began to argue that she hadn’t given money to the girl, but then her mind suddenly caught up, and she stopped talking.

“Hmph!” Mrs. He huffed coldly, then turned her head to concentrate on tidying things, yet her mind was busy figuring out, where did the girl get her money?

It seemed like she had stumbled upon some incredible secret.

Ever since the girl got better, she had been particularly lucky with money; it seemed as if she could earn money no matter what she did, even receiving money from people as thanks when she simply went out.

However, this matter couldn’t be spoken about; she had to keep her mouth tightly shut.

And these few pieces of boys’ clothing–so smooth and comfortable to touch–it would be such a waste to have the boys from the main and second houses wear them!

Moreover, only Wenxuan and Wenhao, the two younger ones, had clothes bought for them, with nothing for Wenqing and Wenyu; she wondered what the girl had planned.

Old Man Ye looked at Mrs. He for a long time, hesitating, unsure of how to begin speaking.

“If you have something to say, just say it; you’re not a young girl to be embarrassed, are you?” After so many years of marriage, Mrs. He knew exactly what her husband wanted to do just by looking at his demeanor.

“Although what happened with the separation was mostly the fault of the eldest and the second, they haven’t had it easy looking for Xiaojiu outside, suffering a lot. Don’t just keep a stern face towards them, you might hurt the children’s hearts,” Old Man Ye urged.

“Enough, I’m their mother, and I know exactly how I should treat them; there’s no need for you to teach me,” Mrs. He said, while continuing to neatly store things into the kang cabinet.

Not taking offense to the retort, Old Man Ye continued to instruct, “I bought a lot of pastries; don’t stash them all away. The eldest and the second might be thoughtless, but the grandchildren are still our flesh and blood; keep some for the children as well.”

“As if you’re the only one who’s blood-related!” Mrs. He said with displeasure on her face, but still coldly took out several packages of the pastries.

“Li has already been sent to the government office; do you have any plans regarding Erya’s issue?” Old Man Ye asked with a grave expression.

“What, do you pity that troublemaker now?” Mrs. He questioned.

“You old woman, after so many years, do you still not know my heart? It belongs entirely to you and the children!” Old Man Ye said with no reservations, seeing that Ye Jiu wasn’t around.

He then sighed, “I am worried; this child might end up hating us because of Li’s matter, and our house can’t keep her anymore!”

A girl’s life is precious and not easy to deal with indeed.

Mrs. He barely hesitated before her mind was made up, “Let’s keep her in the firewood shed for a couple of days; I’ll take care of the girl and find a good place for her.”

…

Ye Gaoshi hadn’t been home for many days, and naturally, his return was filled with affection, the children crowded around, and Mrs. Zhang was attentive, preparing a basin of hot water for him to soak his feet in, expressing her deep concern.

For many days, he had been on the move, having to manage his expenditure of Silver Coin carefully, and Ye Gaoshi’s feet, from years of labor, had developed calluses.

In contrast to the warmth of the main house, the second house was much quieter.