pjbooks Chapter 70 The Main Table of the Zhao Family Old House
Chapter 70 The Main Table of the Zhao Family Old House
Zhao Taohua immediately released a wisp of spiritual energy to help it maintain its ghostly form and created a paper doll to guide it.
The female ghost immediately emerged from Yan Zhenzhu's body and followed the paper figure that was guiding her to the underworld.
In an instant, tears streamed down Yan Zhenzhu's face as countless memories that did not belong to her flooded her mind.
She has memories of being bullied by her mother-in-law when she was alive, memories of her husband's indifference and neglect, and finally, like her, she jumped into the lotus pond and committed suicide, spending nearly a hundred years in the lotus pond in pain.
After seeing the female ghost's memories, Yan Zhenzhu suddenly realized that jumping into the river to commit suicide would only punish herself.
When Yan Zhenzhu regained consciousness, she immediately got up and looked around, but saw nothing.
"Peach Blossom, has she left?"
Yan Zhenzhu asked, her eyes filled with reluctance.
Sometimes, ghosts are gentler than humans.
Sometimes, ghosts are warmer than humans.
These days, her every word and action made Yan Zhenzhu feel that she had finally vented the anger she had suffered at Zhao Shengde's house for four years!
She shouldn't tolerate things anymore, and shouldn't bear everything herself just to save face for Zhao Shengde.
Having figured all this out, Yan Zhenzhu felt more relaxed and comfortable than ever before, and her whole body seemed to lighten up considerably.
“She has been reincarnated,” Zhao Taohua said.
Yan Zhenzhu laughed: "After this experience of jumping into the river, I feel like I've been reincarnated."
"After you jumped into the river, she used her yin energy to protect you, which is why you were not harmed by the icy water of the lotus pond."
Zhao Taohua told her the secret: the female ghost was kind-hearted, had never harmed her, and had even protected her with her cultivation.
She was so gentle, unlike a ghost.
That's why Xiangping's great-grandfather said Yan Zhenzhu was fine after she fell into the water.
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhenzhu exclaimed "Ah!" and then silently thanked him in her heart.
"Peach Blossom, I'm leaving now. Thank you for telling me all this."
Yan Zhenzhu strode home.
Although Ghost Sister is gone and she will have to rely on herself from now on, she will never be as weak as before.
After seeing Yan Zhenzhu off, Zhao Taohua sat back down in her chair and continued embroidering the handkerchief.
After struggling for half an hour, I finally managed to embroider the first flower.
She stared at the embroidery with a furrowed brow, somewhat frustrated. How could it have turned out like this?
The shape of the peach blossom was difficult to discern; if she hadn't known it was a peach blossom herself, she probably wouldn't have been able to guess it.
The flower petals, which should have been vibrant and beautiful, were embroidered by her into something resembling a crumpled piece of paper, varying in size.
Zhao Taohua pursed her lips, just about to make some changes, when someone knocked on her courtyard gate again.
Zhao Taohua put down the frame in confusion. Tomorrow is the New Year, why are so many people coming to her house?
Unexpectedly, when the door opened, it was Grandma Sun who arrived, followed by Zhao Lianhua.
"Grandma, cousin."
Grandma Sun was very happy to hear Zhao Taohua call out to her.
"Peach Blossom is at home. Where are your parents?"
When Old Man Sun saw Zhao Taohua point to the kitchen, he walked over there.
Seeing that Zhao Lianhua was carrying a basket, Zhao Taohua followed behind her with some curiosity.
As soon as Old Man Sun entered the kitchen, he greeted us warmly, "Ershu, Hongyan~"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ershu and Qian Shi felt goosebumps rise uncontrollably from their bodies.
They had never heard Grandma Sun call them so affectionately before.
Especially Zhao Ershu, who is the second oldest in his family, has always been ignored by Grandma Sun. He has never received such treatment before.
A bad feeling arose in his heart. Before he could speak, he saw Grandma Sun ask Zhao Lianhua to put a basket on the table.
She took out sausages, duck eggs, goose eggs, and sticky rice cakes.
"???"
Zhao Ershu was completely bewildered. What was his mother doing?
In the past, my mother was extremely stingy with the second wife's family, even giving them money back home. Today, she actually sent all these things over. Has the sun risen in the west?
"Ershu, Hongyan, I brought you some homemade food. Please try it."
Tomorrow night, you and Peach Blossom will go back to the old house for New Year's Eve dinner!
Grandma Sun's enthusiasm remained undiminished, even bordering on ingratiating.
Upon hearing that it was evening, Zhao Ershu immediately shook his head and said, "Mother, tomorrow night won't work. We've invited Shen Ming to our house for New Year's Eve dinner."
You should take those things you brought back with you.
As Zhao Ershu spoke, he began to put the items back into the basket.
But Grandma Sun didn't give him the chance at all, and quickly hid the basket behind her back.
She thought for a moment and said, "If it won't work at night, then how about noon!"
After saying that, she glanced at Zhao Ershu and Qian Shi's expressions, and smiled as she set the time for noon.
"It's settled then. Tomorrow at noon, all three of you must come. Just come during lunchtime. Mom will make sure everything is prepared."
As Sun turned to leave, she emphasized to Zhao Taohua again that she must go tomorrow at noon.
After Sun finished speaking, she left, leaving Zhao Taohua and the other two looking at each other in bewilderment.
Zhao Ershu looked at the mother and daughter and asked, "Are you going?"
He had previously said on the Mid-Autumn Festival that he would never go to the Zhao family's old house again during festivals, and he would never send festival gifts to the Zhao family's old house again, because Grandma Sun had bullied Taohua and Hongyan.
Just now, Grandma Sun said that they should go during mealtimes.
Zhao Ershu recalled that when Qian Shi lived in the Zhao family's old house, she was treated differently because he was disliked by Old Lady Sun.
Hongyan was responsible for preparing all three meals a day at the Zhao family's old house, while her sister-in-law and third sister-in-law ate what was ready.
Hongyan was no longer required to cook for the entire family until they separated from the Zhao family's old house.
Zhao Ershu wanted Qian to return to the Zhao family's old house and enjoy the benefits of being served, but he was worried that Qian would not agree.
Madam Qian glanced at the things that Old Madam Sun had brought on the table. She had been married into the Zhao family for sixteen years and this was the first time she had ever seen Old Madam Sun adopt such a humble attitude.
She said, "Go, she invited us, so let's go, to give your mother some face."
Anyway, she said noon, so it won't interfere with our family having New Year's Eve dinner.
She had been married into the Zhao family for sixteen years. In the first six years before she was separated from the family, she worked tirelessly to prepare three meals a day for the people in the old Zhao family mansion. This time, she was going to have a ready-made meal.
Seeing that they had already made a decision, Zhao Taohua went back to continue embroidering her handkerchief.
The next day at noon, when the Zhao family of three arrived at the Zhao family's old house just in time for lunch, they found that Grandma Sun had reserved the best seats for them.
The Zhao family's old house had a large population, so they set up two tables: a main table with eight squares and a smaller table.
Besides Grandma Sun and her husband, the main table also had Zhao Sanshi, Zhao Feng, and an unfamiliar young woman. The other three empty seats were reserved for them.
"Ershu, Hongyan, Taohua, come and sit down!"
Grandma Sun beckoned to the three of them and arranged for Zhao Taohua to sit next to her.
Qian sat next to Zhao Taohua, while Zhao Ershu and Zhao Sanshi sat on a long bench, filling the octagonal table.
"Second brother."
Zhao Sanshi never imagined that one day he would sit next to Zhao Ershu.
Previously, my second brother was neglected and the least cared about by my parents. Unexpectedly, this year all three of us were able to sit at the head table.
Then look at his wife and three children, all crammed together at a small table to eat.
Zhao Daqiang and his wife didn't look too good, especially Zhao Daqiang, who was a man and couldn't even sit at the head table.