The husband is naive, and the mother-in-law is sharp-witted, making it hard to save any private money.
Having been married for so many years, with children about to take wives, after all calculations, she had saved less than two strings of money, what good was that for?
The younger sister-in-law had been raised in comfort at home for years and wasn't yet married; it was only right that the money she made should be contributed to the family.
But even if Lady Lin felt aggrieved and lacked foresight, she knew now wasn't the time to bring this up, otherwise she might anger Old Granny Zhang. Not to mention anything else, missing out on even a bite of meat would be too much of a loss.
After some thought, Lady Lin pursed her lips and fell silent.
Old Granny Zhang handed the meat to Lady Jiang, instructing, "Braise the leaner half, render fat from the fattier half to stew with pickled vegetables, and simmer the bones on low heat for broth, saving it for noodles tomorrow morning."
