BXBX NOVEL Chapter 7 part2
To deal with this evil poniang, using her reputationas a threat was useless. She simply didn\'t care. But she cared about her son\'sreputation. She was waiting for her son to rise to Juren [successful candidatein the imperial provincial examination] and become an official. She could thenboast of being an official\'s mother. She could not let a basket of vegetablesruin her son\'s future.
After thinking and weighing matters back and forth,she eventually gritted her teeth and stomped her feet. In front of everyone,she gave YuanQiu one silver. She then carried her wicker basket of vegetableshome, swearing all the way.
The onlookers saw there was no more liveliness sothey returned home. YuanQiu thanked Aunt Zhang and asked YuanHao to pick a headof cabbage for her to take home.
Aunt Zhang now saw YuanQiu as her benefactor and wasnot polite with her. In the future, the two households would still need to takecare of each other. She readily accepted, "I just dried some small fishes. Myhusband will bring some over. You can taste it while it\'s fresh."
YuanQiu also readily accepted. She knew Uncle Zhangwas a fishing expert. When he used to sell his fish at the market, YuanQiu wouldbeg him to sell her vegetables too. Uncle Zhang agreed readily but Aunt Zhanghad words to say. She wanted a reward for selling the vegetables. The formerYuanQiu was weak and cowardly and had not seen the world. She could not sellthe vegetables by herself so she agreed to Aunt Zhang\'s request.