Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Hukou

Old Granny Zhang gently nudged Wang Yongzhu, "You're such a naive girl, it's only because of your face that we got offered such a generous amount of silver. Who would give so much money to the likes of two old timers like us? Just take it if it's given to you."

Wang Yongzhu refused to accept it, "But there's the expense of the banquet at home, buying meat, fish, and even fireworks, doesn't all of that cost money? This money has been spent by the Public Institution, so the money we collect naturally has to be handed over to the Public Institution."

Old Granny Zhang insisted, stuffing the silver into Wang Yongzhu's hand, "Your mother has her reasons for doing this. Think about it, such a large share of money, when those city folks have some banquet or other event, how could our family of country bumpkins attend?"