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Chapter 17 Lending You the Coat (2)_1

Lady Chen saw her dressed even better than her own daughter and envy flashed in her eyes, "Once the visitors leave, take it off!" she commanded before going back to her room.

Although they had marriage interviews that morning, Lady Zhu didn't allow Madam Fang and the others to rest, "Why aren't you working yet? When do you plan to finish shucking that pile of corn? It's almost time to take it out to sell. If you can't finish shucking in three days, see if I don't skin you!"

Finishing that pile of corn in three days was practically impossible, shucking them one by one, unless you did nothing else, not eating, drinking, or sleeping.

Lady Fang took a round-bottom wisker basket to the backyard to fill with corn.

Meanwhile, Old Pei, seeing that the house had calmed down, led the ox out the door.

With a gloomy face, Lady Zhu commanded, "Take the large winnowing basket to your room! It's taking up all the space in the main room!"

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