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of our son, I do not like to live in this city and in this house. I am also unable to concentrate on my business. I have thought of going away to our village and living there for the rest of our lives. What is your opinion?" His daughter-in-law also was listening to him. The Seth's wife said, “Your idea is all right. I too have been feeling extremely gloomy and depressed after our son's death. I too like the idea of our going to the village and living there".
The Seth said to his wife, “In that case, tomorrow morning you set out to our village with our daughter-in-law. You take the servants with you. You also take whatever articles you need. I will come there within a few days after disposing of my work in connection with our shop. Tomorrow is auspicious for your going to our village". The Seth's wife agreed to do so. The daughter-in-law was taken aback at the sudden decision taken by the Seth. But she also knew that her father-in-law and mother-in-law were deeply afflicted at the death of their son. After their son's death, they were eating only simple food and they had given up eating delicious food and wearing fine dress. There appeared a feeling of deep gloom and sadness in her face. When she went into her room, she found the servantmaid standing there. The servant-maid said to her "The young man told me that he would meet you two days later". The girl was silent. She went to her bed and sank into it. The servantmaid went away from there.
The Seth's wife came to her daughter-in-law and said, "Dear child, to-morrow, we are leaving for our village; so you get ready, come on. We shall make the necessary preparations for leaving". They were engaged in making preparations upto midnight. The next morning, they sat in a cart and proceeded to their village. The Seth felt relieved. He had also thought of what he should do in the village.
Within two days, he disposed of all his work in the shop; entrusted the responsibility of running the shop to his assistants and went to his native place. In the village, he had a house, some lands and a garden. The Seth said to his wife, "We shall buy some cows and buffaloes and run a small Gokul (Dairy).
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