The mother-daughter duo's little "show of wealth" was really just a way to tell Zhao Jing that the Chen family truly didn't need the betrothal gifts. Instead of exhausting himself earning silver for them, it would be far better to focus on securing the title of Scholar, allowing Wanqing to become a Scholar's wife.
'Jing is so clever. He must have gotten the message, right?'
But Zhao Jing showed no reaction the entire time. In that case, Xu Su Ying would just have to wait until they got back to the village to speak with Mrs. Zhao.
The three of them started walking back together. Dashan's ox-cart had already left long ago, so they had to rely on their own two feet for the entire journey.
Xu Su Ying was truly exhausted from the day's work. It might have seemed like the silver was easy to make, flowing into her pockets SWISH SWISH SWISH like she was raking leaves, but spending all day bent over doing people's makeup was taking a toll on her old back and legs.
