Divorced woman with child travels through time

In Wangjiazhuang, Aunt Wang Er also returned home. Her nephew, Wang Ximao, was drinking with three idle men.

Aunt Wang had no children of her own. Wang Ximao was her brother's son, but her brother died young, and her sister-in-law remarried. Aunt Wang raised Wang Ximao entirely on her own. She always treated Wang Ximao like her own son. Wang Ximao's laziness and love of food were a result of her spoiling him, and he was happy to acknowledge her as his mother.

Upon seeing Aunt Wang return home, Wang Ximao got off the table and eagerly took the basket from her, saying with a smile, "Mother, you've come back with the money. Give me a few to buy some wine."

Aunt Wang said angrily, "Eat my ass! I only ate half a pancake." She thought to herself that white flour pancakes are delicious, but there's just too little of them.

Wang Laizi took a sip of his drink, picked up a peanut, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Second Aunt? Why are you so angry?"

Aunt Wang said, "It's all because of that down-on-his-luck outsider who stole my business, and that Chen lady, her mouth is like it's been poisoned, she never changes her words when she curses people."

The trio of idle men became interested when Chen Niangzi was mentioned. Wang Liutiao asked, "Didn't Second Aunt sell out of eggs? What did Chen Niangzi do to offend you?"

Aunt Wang spat and said, "The eggs are sold out, don't you know? Her herbs are selling so well, people are buying them like they're free, they're all gone in no time." Then she added mysteriously, "Do you know how much she bought? A whole wheelbarrow full of her stuff. I heard she even delivered food to the young master of the Ouyang family, and he gave her a tip to buy it."

He finished speaking with a hint of regret, saying, "I just don't know how much was awarded."

Aunt Wang picked up the teapot on the table, took a sip of water, and said, "Let me tell you, this Madam Chen is rich. If any of you three have the guts to seduce her, you'll never have to worry about food or drink in the future. I've calculated that Madam Chen has no less than a dozen taels of silver. She can buy meat starting at three catties."

"Ten taels of silver??? Really???" Wang Ximao couldn't believe it.

Wang Liutiao also asked doubtfully, "Ten taels? With just her few herbs?"

Wang Laizi said, "Impossible. Even though her herbs are a bit expensive, they can't sell for ten taels of silver."

Aunt Wang spat, "You don't know anything. Just the money Young Master Ouyang gave us is enough for ten taels of silver."

Wang Ximao said, "Is Young Master Ouyang stupid? Why would he give her so much?" Wang Ximao, being raised by Aunt Wang, shared the same thoughts and also wondered, "Could it be that he has taken a fancy to Madam Chen?" Perhaps realizing that her thinking was too illogical, she said, "That's impossible. Madam Chen is old and has a child. I heard that Young Master Ouyang is only fourteen years old. It can't be that simple..."

Aunt Wang sneered, "That's definitely not the case. Young Master Ouyang is rich and powerful. If he takes a fancy to someone like her, it must be because he's kind-hearted and sees her playing the victim, thinking that it's not easy for an orphan and a widow to earn money."

The three idlers nodded repeatedly, "Second Aunt is really clever, what she said makes sense." "Second Aunt is such a smart person."

"My mother is truly a woman who has seen the world," Wang Ximao said, giving her a thumbs up.

Amid the flattery of the three men, Aunt Wang drank some more water with satisfaction. She then put on an air of expertise and pointed at the three men, saying, "This Madam Chen, although she has someone else's child and is a bit older, knows how to make herbal medicine. That's a real skill. People from the village only earn thirty or forty coins a day working in the city. Her money comes in quickly. If we bring her home, she'd be better off than those young girls who only know how to embroider handkerchiefs."

If Chen Wenfang heard this, he would definitely yell at her, "How can you say I'm old? I'm only in my twenties, how am I old?"

Aunt Wang beckoned to Wang Ximao, who quickly took the wine bowl he was holding and grabbed a handful of peanuts from the table. Aunt Wang took the bowl, sipped the wine, popped a peanut into her mouth, and continued, "Once we get her here, we'll have another child to tie her up, drive that foreigner away, and the money and her will be yours. Drink and eat as much as you want. She even bought three catties of meat yesterday."

The three nodded repeatedly, and Wang Liutiao asked, "Second Aunt, then tell me how to seduce her? She doesn't come to Wangjiazhuang very often."

Wang Ximao mocked him, "Willow Twig, with your small frame, you couldn't even carry Madam Chen, and you still want to seduce her?"

Wang Liutiao retorted, "What's wrong with my figure? Maybe she likes me just the way I am."

Wang Ximao sneered, "If anyone should like someone, it should be someone like me, at least I have some meat on my bones."

Wang Laizi, acting as a peacemaker, said, "Forget it, it's still just a rumor."

Wang Liutiao retorted angrily, "So what if there's meat? Am I X University? What's wrong with that?"

Wang Ximao mocked, "What's the use of being big? I've been around longer than you, and I'm more capable than you."

The two argued more and more fiercely, completely ignoring Aunt Wang Er's stern face standing by. "Alright, alright, you haven't even gotten the person yet, what are you talking about? Liu Tiao has had too much to drink, you two can go home!"

Wang Liutiao and Wang Laizi walked away drunk, with Wang Liutiao shouting as he went, "I'm better than you, better than you! You just wait, I'll show you!"

Wang Laizi was a little better and helped him walk, constantly urging, "You're amazing, you're more amazing than him, we all know that. Come on, let's go home first..."