Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich-Chapter 202 - 201 Mother-in-law is Here
Chapter 202: Chapter 201 Mother-in-law is Here
Lady Zhong and her husband’s small courtyard were roused by a knock at the gate as they were packing, causing them to pause their movements.
“Madam, I’ll go open the door.”
As someone knocked on the door, Lady Zhong nodded allowing her husband to open it. She too stopped packing, came out of the room, and waited in the living room for the guest to arrive.
Scholar Mo, his last name being Mo, went to open the courtyard door. Upon seeing his mother-in-law outside, his expression showed surprise and joy, and he immediately paid respects, “Mother has arrived, please come in.”
He had met his mother-in-law before when Madam had taken him to her father’s house, their secret engagement not secured with her family’s blessing.
They even refrained from allowing Madam to see him. Madam, in her desperation to see him, had gone on a hunger strike, coercing them with her life to marry him.
Madam was locked up by her family and due to the hunger strike, her family relented but truly hardened their hearts and sever ties with their daughter.
As her husband, Scholar Mo understood Madam deeply, knowing that though family was nearby, she could not meet them, all for him. Their love, unblemished by blessings, remained affectionate.
The arrival of the mother-in-law was of course a joyful surprise for Scholar Mo; he cherished his wife and wanted her happiness too.
Mrs. Zhong, upon seeing this son-in-law before her, had mixed feelings. Indeed, he had the sort of appearance that could drive a lady mad with love. She dismissed further conversations and entered the small courtyard.
Mrs. Zhong had secretly watched this little courtyard from afar outside the alley several times, just because her husband had said so. Ever since her daughter had been here for over half a year, she had not stepped into the courtyard.
Her daughter, Miss Zhong, lived like an ordinary family’s girl, casually married off without any dowry from her family.
The couple did not receive their elders’ blessings and did not even celebrate with a wedding feast, their casual matrimonial union remained a pain in the mother’s heart.
“My lady, look who’s here?” Scholar Mo closed the gate, followed his mother-in-law and maid, speaking with joy in his voice.
“Who is it, my husband?” Madam Mo walked from the living room to the door, and upon seeing who it was, she froze, her eyes alight with happiness and incredulous joy, her mouth quivering.
Mrs. Zhong entered the living room with the maid, tears already forming in her eyes, spilling over her eyelids.
Madam Mo’s eyes welled up with tears too, and she rushed to embrace her mother and sobbed loudly.
“Wuu, mother, your daughter has been unfilial; finally, today I can see you again…”
The two cried together. As the husband, Scholar Mo found his eyes moist as well, but he held back, not allowing his tears to fall.
The maid who accompanied Mrs. Zhong also began to wipe her eyes. There was already Madam Mo’s former head maid here who had broken ties with her family, and her family had not allowed her to take the maid with her.
This time Mrs. Zhong brought her personal maid along with her daughter’s maid, of course, with a special purpose.
The mother and daughter wept together for a while, and the daughter let go of her mother, her eyes intently fixed on her mother’s face, her eyes still tearful, choking back sobs, she said, “Mother, how have you been these past months?”
“My little adversary, oh, it’s the debts of a previous life that I owe you; these past months have tormented me terribly, as I’ve missed you day and night.”
Hearing her mother’s words, Madam Mo felt even more ashamed and tears fell; wiping them away, she said:
“How are father, elder brother, and my younger siblings doing?”
“They are well, just missing you. Don’t blame your father; he is stubborn yet tender-hearted. It’s also for your best. Your elder brother and younger siblings are fine; they’re not unwilling to see you, but what you did was too scandalous and could affect them, so your father does not allow them to see you.”
Mrs. Mo, upon hearing her mother’s words, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, glanced at her husband, helped her mother to a nearby chair, and then prepared to pour tea for her mother.
Mrs. Zhong had brought a maid who was very alert, and someone had already helped with pouring the tea and water.
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Scholar Mo sat on another chair nearby, immersed in the emotional reunion between mother and daughter.
At that moment, he thought of his own family far away in his hometown. To enable him to travel to Capital City for the exam, they had used up all their savings as his travel expenses. Two years had passed unknowingly, and he had not dared to return without success, unable to face his fellow villagers and elders.
With his wife, it was inconvenient to return, and he was unwilling to go back like that.
The Lady he had married was not someone he could take back to farm the lands.
At this thought, he realized he had not written to his family for a long time. Before leaving the Capital City, he intended to write a letter to his family, informing them of his recent situation.
He had married a Lady and had sent a letter home about it, and his family had replied, urging him to stay in Capital City and focus on his exams.
Mrs. Zhong looked at her daughter’s small household, then said to her daughter, “Are you leaving Capital City tomorrow?”
“Yes, mother, we are leaving. We have obtained jobs through my husband’s aunt, teaching the children in their household, mother. Don’t worry, we will do our best. We’ll soon have a house of our own in Capital City,” she replied.
Mrs. Zhong nodded after hearing her daughter’s words and then pointing at Mrs. Mo’s former maid said:
“You are going to be far from home, and I am uneasy with just you and your husband there. I’m sending this maid with you. You shouldn’t have to do everything by yourselves. You’ve suffered enough these past months. You’ve been pampered since childhood; when did you ever do these household tasks?”
Mrs. Mo’s eyes welled up with tears again after hearing her mother’s words. She gratefully nodded at her mother, not refusing her mother’s kind gesture.
This past half-year, she had striven to be a good wife. Having never done household chores since childhood, although she knew a bit about cooking, managing the entirety of the household duties had indeed been quite hard for her.
“You are leaving Capital City tomorrow; I want to go shopping with you,” her mother suggested.
“Shopping?”
Mrs. Mo instantly understood her mother’s intention, which undoubtedly was to buy her things. She looked at her husband and didn’t want to miss the chance to go shopping with her mother, cherishing the fleeting moments together.
“Madam, you go! Our luggage is simple, and it won’t be too late to pack up after you return from shopping this evening,” her husband implied supportively, his words encouraging his wife to relax and enjoy a final outing in the city.
“Mmm,” she murmured.
Mrs. Mo and her mother, accompanied by the maid, headed to the carriage waiting at the door, and the driver drove the carriage towards the bustling part of Capital City.
After his wife and mother-in-law had left, Scholar Mo started grinding ink to write a letter. In the letter, he briefly mentioned their departure from Capital City and the job they were headed for.
In future, he would correspond with his family. Once they arrived at their new location and had a new address, he would write to his family advising them not to send letters to the old address anymore.
Having finished, he took the letter to be mailed, naturally heading to the post station, where there were people specially tasked with delivering mail.
Walking along the main street, he would normally be setting up his stall at this time. Today the place where he usually set up his stall was empty. Someone passing by his usual spot glanced over, puzzled as to why the scholar wasn’t there today.
In this city, Scholar Mo didn’t actually know many people, apart from those needing his writing services and occasionally some strangers who asked him to help write letters.
