The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 744

Chapter 744: Chapter 666, Not Afraid of Choking_1

After returning to Ningmen Prefecture, Daohua received news that Madam Jiang and her daughter were returning to Beijing.

She was quite happy about this.

Through the incident of the military grain loss, the audacity and madness of the Jiang Family became apparent.

They dared to steal even though they clearly knew the grain was meant for the Northern Frontier, showing no regard for the national interest at all; it was truly lawless.

Madam Yan had recovered after some time, and Daohua planned to return to Taohua Village in the next few days. She instructed Wang Manman to pack their belongings while she herself went to see Madam Li in the main courtyard to discuss the matter.

Upon arriving at the main courtyard, seeing Madam Li’s furrowed brows, Daohua asked with a smile, "Mother, what are you worried about?"

Seeing that it was Daohua, Madam Li asked her to sit down before speaking, "Your second sister-in-law just came over and told me they plan to start their journey back to their hometown on the first day of September."

Daohua raised an eyebrow, "I thought they would drag it out a bit longer before leaving." She smiled and added, "It’s wise to go back at this time. Autumn is ending and the weather is neither cold nor hot; traveling won’t be too harsh, and once they’re back in their hometown, they can say they’re checking on this year’s harvest and find a reason to stay on from there. That way, they save face both inside and out."

Madam Li nodded, "The timing must have been set by your second sister-in-law."

Daohua showed agreement, "Uncle and Aunt don’t want to go back to their hometown at all; they would delay as long as possible. Since your second brother has always been studying and doesn’t know much about worldly affairs, it must be the second sister-in-law’s decision."

As she spoke, she looked at Madam Li.

"Did second sister-in-law say something that troubled you, Mother?"

Madam Li, "It’s not your second sister-in-law, it’s your second aunt. She said they could return to their hometown, but Yihuan and Yile must stay."

Daohua immediately understood Madam Li’s concern. If Yan Yihuan and Yan Yile stayed behind, Madam Li would be responsible for their future marriage affairs.

If it were the third branch of the family, Madam Li might not hesitate, but with the second branch having the experience of arranging Yan Wenjie’s marriage, Madam Li truly did not want to handle their affairs, as it was too easy to attract blame.

The Sun Family already had Zhu Qiyun, who was good enough, yet they were still dissatisfied, and just these past few days had been complaining to Madam Li that she was a jinx, alleging that their branch was separated out after she married into the family.

Madam Li didn’t know what to say after hearing this.

Daohua, "If Mother is reluctant, just say it outright."

Madam Li sighed, "I could ignore your uncle and aunt’s opinions, but I always have to consider your grandmother’s feelings. Sending your uncle’s family back to their hometown is already hard enough on the old Madam; if I disagree to keep Yihuan and Yile here, the old Madam will probably blame me too."

Daohua thought for a moment, "Mother, let me talk to Grandmother. I’ll suggest that Yihuan and Yile go with Uncle and Aunt to stay in their hometown for a while, to see how other families’ daughters live."

"Over the years, Yihuan has managed on her own, but Yile has always taken for granted everything our main branch has provided. Not only does she lack gratitude, but she even harbors complaints against us."

"It’ll be good for them to experience life back in their hometown and temper their characters. Later, when it’s time for their marriage discussions, we can bring them back."

Madam Li thought it over and then nodded in agreement.

As a daughter-in-law, there were some things she couldn’t say, but her daughter wouldn’t have the same problems, and the old Madam would be more accepting of her daughter’s words.

Daohua added after some thought, "Mother, considering Uncle and Aunt’s character, we can’t just send the second branch back to the hometown and be done with it. We need someone to keep an eye on them to prevent them from causing more trouble."

Madam Li, "Your father and I have discussed this matter. We will send someone from the main branch to go with your uncle’s family. Before they leave, your father will instruct Wenjie, and I will also take the opportunity to speak to Qiyun, so they keep a close watch on your uncle and aunt."

Daohua nodded, then thought about Uncle’s concubine and her child; she hesitated for a moment but eventually didn’t ask. Whatever the family decided to do with them, it was of no concern to her.

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After sorting out the family affairs, Daohua returned to Taohua Village.

Upon her return, she immediately started on the autumn harvest and asked Yan Shouhou to bring her this year’s harvest accounts to examine.

Daohua calculated the amount of grain in her hands; if she were to donate to the Imperial Court, the quantity certainly couldn’t be too small, as too little would hardly attract anyone’s notice.

"1 million stones of grain should earn the Yan Family a good reputation, right?"

However, she didn’t have that much grain on hand at the moment, and of course, it was not the best time to donate grain.

The provinces had only recently collected grain for the Northern Frontier, which now had no shortage of it; donating grain now wouldn’t have much of an effect.

Daohua looked at Yan Shouhou, "Have the second season’s potatoes been planted?"