Proud Farm Girl With A Space

Chapter 15

seeing her act so polite Su Tang hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, don't be so polite. Rather, we are very grateful to Brother Yongqiang and sister-in-law. Today I happened to catch two carp in the Qing River. Brother and sister-in-law should know that Xiao Nuo and I need to show filial piety to our parents during this period, which is why we can't eat these fish ourselves. Because of that we really wanted to bring some over so that your family could have a taste."

Even though Sujia Village was very close to the Qing River, the people in the village mostly lived difficult lives. The current of the Qing River was very rapid which made fishing both difficult and dangerous. It made it so that the people who had the ability to fish would rather bring their catch into town to sell for money than eat it themselves. Because of the value of fish, very few of the villagers would be willing to eat their catch.

Grass carp meat could sell for around three copper coins a jin. Su Yongqiang was the head of the Su family so he was doing pretty well for someone living in Sujia Village, but even his family wasn't wealthy enough to eat fish every day.

The grass carp Su Tang was carrying had been produced by the fish pond inside her space so each carp weighed exactly three jin. Plus, they had meat that was uncharacteristically tender and tasty for carp, so she especially came to give some fish to Su Yongqiang. On the one hand, it was to express her gratitude, while on the other hand, it was to express the attitude of her and her brother.

Sure enough, both Su Yongqiang and Madam Zhou's eyes flashed when they heard Su Tang's words. Because Su Tang and her brother were still so young and Su Yongqiang had never taught them the proper mourning rituals, he hadn't expected anything. After all, mourning rituals to show filial piety was not something that a person knew from birth, rather, they were something that was passed on as rules by the parents.

This was why they did not expect that Su Tang would mention that she and her brother wanted to show their filial piety to Su Laochuan like this. Inside, they both felt that this decision of Su Tang's was really magnificent. This way, after the mourning period was over, no one would be able to say anything about these two adopted children. After all, they really were abiding by the proper rituals for Su Laochuan.

Su Laiwang's wife, Madam Lu, brought a bowl of water to Su Tang and her brother, "Aunt Tang, Uncle Nuo, have some water!"

Madam Zhou saw Madam Lu coming and asked her to take the fish brought by Su Tang to the kitchen.

Su Yongqiang said to Su Tang, "Since you have this thought in mind I'm sure Su Laochuan will rest in peace. But there is no need for you to thank me, what I did was my responsibility as the patriarch of the Su family. After all, I cannot let people from the family have their lines end. You are a good child, you should live a good life in the future. You will certainly be able to carry on Su Laochuan's household."

Su Tang nodded when she heard Su Yongqiang's words. "Brother Yongqiang you shouldn't turn down our thanks, it might be your responsibility but my brother and I will both remember your help. If it wasn't for you, I don't know how long Xiao Nuo and I could have lived."

Su Yongqiang couldn't help feeling sad when he heard her say that. These two children were so young. They really weren't old enough to live on their own, so why did they have to leave home, go to another place, and recognize someone else as their parents?

Su Yongqiang and Madam Zhou felt sorry for the brother and sister pair but there was no other way. Who could be blamed for giving them their adverse fate? Fortunately, Su Laochuan's family was already gone so they would not fear the fate of the two siblings.

"I'm not the only one who is responsible. Actually, if it wasn't for that boy Fu'an mentioning it, the thought to have you two be adopted wouldn't have even occurred to me. You should thank him too." Su Yongqiang said.