The Bickering Couple Next Door

Widow Yu, on the east side of the creek: Son, don't let that brat from the house across the way wrap you around her little finger. That skinny waist and those slender arms make childbirth difficult enough, but worst of all, you'd end up with a mother-in-law more cunning than a fox. Widow Hu, on the west side of the creek: Daughter, stay away from that boy across the way. He can be taught to read, even if he barely knows a handful of characters, and he can change his rude manners. But if you end up with a domineering, unreasonable mother-in-law, you're done for. The General's Wife, the wife of General Zhaoyong: Didn't they say the family across the way belonged to a Vice Minister of Revenue? But that woman is clearly Widow Hu. When did that old troublemaker come to the capital? The Vice Minister of Revenue's Wife: Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Isn't that woman outside the general's mansion across the way Widow Yu? Could that shrew have come to the capital too, just like our family? My completed works: The Simple Joys of Village Life and Anecdotes of the Princess Consort of Prince Cheng'an My work in progress: The Matchmaker's Record Theme: Love and family bonds make us invincible