Chapter-23: second aunt came to send off
The second wife Mary was chatting about family matters, while the first and third wives were so anxious that they were jumping up and down. Sander Lark watched the sun rise higher, feeling anxious and irritated.
"Mother, why haven't my two sisters shown up yet…? There's no way they don't know about this." Zaman Lark frowned, "If you don't come, we'll have to leave." The marriages of the two younger sisters were carefully selected to bring help to the family.
Marriage is a good thing for two families. We are relatives by marriage, sharing the same blood and weal and woe. "Here she comes, Second Aunt is here." The Lark family was shocked and excited as if they had found a savior.
A carriage stopped, the curtain was drawn aside, and a maid helped a beautiful woman in plain clothes to walk down. She was the second aunt of the Lark family. She was outstanding in appearance and temperament.
She married the eldest grandson of Minister Samuel and had two sons. Madam Lark's face was long and she was very unhappy. "Why did you come just now?"
"Mother, it is my daughter who is unfilial, but..." Second Aunt Lark couldn't help but tear up when she saw her mother looking so haggard and skinny. She has two mothers-in-law above her and sisters-in-law who like to compare with her, so her life is not easy.
"My mother-in-law never allowed me to go out, so I sneaked out." When her mother's family was supportive, she was still valued, but once something went wrong, her treatment plummeted and everyone under her dared to give her a cold shoulder.
Only after she had two sons did her in-laws give up the idea of divorcing her. A woman's parents' home is her support, and her son is her courage and confidence. Now that her parents' home is gone, she can only live in fear.
Madam Lark's face looked unhappy. She had only thought of marrying into the same family, but she forgot that this circle was the most snobbish and shrewd. Once you fall, you will turn your back on others.
"It's not easy for you either. Where's your elder sister?" Second Aunt Lark frowned, "She has it even harder than me. She only has one daughter, and the Xavier family is clamoring to divorce her. She can't even leave the house."
Zaman Lark couldn't help but curse, "Snob, worthless." He personally approved the marriage of the Xavier family. The Xavier family was considered to be his capable and clean one, so he married his sister to the Xavier family in order to win their hearts.
The humble flattery at first turned into ruthless kicking when someone is down. Zaman Lark stretched his neck impatiently, "Stop talking about this, what have you prepared for us?" Second Aunt Lark was a filial and thoughtful woman, and she prepared two carts.
"My mother is old and can't stand long journeys. I feel more at ease with this as a means of transportation." There were a lot of things piled on the two carts, including clothes, shoes, socks, and various daily necessities.
"The items are all the same. Each room can take one." She only prepared two and completely forgot that she had a brother Wilson.
There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, and she has always looked down on her brother Jerry who was born out of wedlock. She also gave Old lady Lark a sachet containing three thousand silver coins in notes.
The money in this world is developed and there are bank notes instead of hard currency with coins. But gold did not have paper currency instead only silver will have the bank notes. Also the bank would not issue notes just for anyone.
The money system of this world is quite strange to some extent. Even though these things are invented the guns are still missing right now and many kinds of food are also missing at this moment.
Coming back to the situation these three thousand silver coin notes were her private savings, and they were used when she got married with a grand wedding.
With this money in hand, Old lady Lark felt confident that if her children and grandchildren wanted to live comfortably, they had to respect her. She held her second daughter's hand and sighed.
"You are so thoughtful. I love you so much. You should be filial to your parents-in-law, serve your husband well, and please them. Whether we can come back depends on you." Second Aunt Lark was a calculating person, and readily agreed.
"Don't worry mother. I know what I'm doing." Not only that, she also asked her men to bribe the escorting officials with silver. I don't ask for much care, I just ask not to make things difficult for you. This is also a routine operation, and usually the officials will be bribed.
The Lark family couldn't wait to open the package and check. Oh, there was a greasy meat pie. Everyone rushed forward to grab the food, like starving wolves, all of them were extremely greedy. They were so busy eating that they forgot to let Old Madam Lark eat first.
Seeing this, Second Aunt Lark personally took a meat pie and handed it to her mother, deliberately raising her voice and saying, "My two brothers, you must be filial to mother. If anything happens to her, I will not tolerate it."
Zaman Lark understood the meaning of her words and smiled, "This is also our biological mother. Even if I don't eat it myself, I will let my mother eat it first, without your order."
Sander Lark also patted his chest to make a promise, and said a few words, then changed the subject, "Second sister, you should talk to your husband's family more and coax them to get our family back to the capital as soon as possible."
Second Aunt Lark naturally agreed readily and walked in front of her most beloved niece in a blink of an eye.
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