Chapter 1785: Her Life Was Too Hard

Chapter 1785: Her Life Was Too Hard

Grandma Guan nodded and sighed, "Indeed, in the first couple of years when she arrived at the Changjin Prefecture, she endured a lot of hardship. My sister from the Fang family had such a tough life."

Shu Yu pursed her lips and listened quietly.

According to Grandma Guan, she got to know Grandma Fang on the way when she left Dong'an Prefecture to escape disaster. At that time, Grandma Fang was already separated from her family and was traveling with her husband. On the other hand, the people close to Grandma Guan had perished in the flood, leaving only her father and a younger brother.

Both families were traveling alone, so they kept each other company and journeyed together.

Later, they arrived at the Changjin Prefecture, an area that had been spared from the ravages of the flood, and most refugees hadn't traveled this far.

After considering their options, they decided to rest here temporarily.

However, unlike Grandma Fang, Grandma Guan had different plans. Grandma Fang intended to return if her hometown was safe, but Grandma Guan wanted to go north. She hoped to reunite with her parents and sister, who had been separated during the calamity.

Grandma Guan's father and brother, on the other hand, wanted to head north to seek refuge with relatives. However, they had used up all their money during their journey. Eventually, her father and brother decided to marry her off to someone and use the dowry as travel expenses.

Grandma Guan wasn't surprised by this turn of events. Having journeyed through disaster, she had long known that if they reached a dead end, she would be the first to be sacrificed.

Nevertheless, she did her best to choose a husband for herself, which led to her marriage with the current elderly man from the Guan family.

After she got married, her father and brother continued their journey north, and she never saw them again.

Yet, Grandma Guan's Husband treated her well, and despite the hardships, her life was relatively stable.

Grandma Guan chuckled, saying that she was quite content with her life. After all, if not for the calamity, she wouldn't have even had the opportunity to choose her own husband.

At least, she had good judgment; the old man had treated her well all these years.

Compared to Grandma Fang, she considered herself fortunate.

"When I got married, it was in a rush. My father and brother were in a hurry to leave, and the Guan family didn't have much money, so I only took two days to prepare for the wedding. But during those two days, Fang Shi saved someone."

A person of importance.

It's unclear whether Grandma Fang was lucky or unlucky, but she happened to rescue a girl who fell into the water. Grandma Fang was nearby and immediately jumped in to rescue the girl.

However, the weather was already cold at that time. After pulling the girl out of the water, Grandma Fang was left behind as the servants from the girl's family rushed her to the doctor. She stood there for quite a while before recovering.

Grandma Fang didn't go to the clinic; at that time, she didn't have much money on hand, so she couldn't afford medical treatment.

Instead, she went back and brewed ginger tea, assuming that she was fine since she didn't feel any discomfort.

Fortunately, the girl she had saved was grateful. After recovering from her illness, she came to see Grandma Fang and insisted on repaying her.

The girl was the daughter of a sixth-ranked official's family. She wasn't a local resident; her uncle owned a shop in the area and had come to inspect it. She tagged along to see the bustling scene and unexpectedly got separated from the household servants and fell into the water. She was fortunate to have encountered Grandma Fang.

The girl was innocent and romantic, and she was determined to repay the life-saving favor.

She knew that Grandma Fang had come here to escape disaster and didn't have much money, so she gave her a large sum of silver as a token of gratitude.