Parents following their eldest son in their later years is an unwritten rule in ancient times, but if parents wish to live with another child, they can also follow their hearts. In large clans, this would bring criticism to the eldest son, but in farming households, there are not so many rules.
Therefore, when everyone heard that Old Lady Zhou was going to live with her youngest son, no one was surprised. People say that commoners favor their youngest children, and it was well known in both families that Old Lady Zhou favored her youngest son.
However, Madam Lu wouldn't accept it. She refused to believe that Old Lady Zhou had no hidden silver left; surely she had kept some as her "coffin funds." Now that she was with her younger brother-in-law, wouldn't all that benefit him?
Furthermore, no matter whom she lived with, there had to be provisions for food and two taels of silver for living expenses each year. Who knew if all this silver would end up in her brother-in-law's pocket?
