Xie Linzhou took the items away and soon delivered the money.

Along with the money came a long-term cooperation agreement.

Song Ning held the contract, his eyes narrowed into slits.

Looking at his greedy expression, Xie Linzhou asked with a smile, "Are you that happy?"

"Of course! You have no idea what kind of life we ​​lived before. We didn't even have wild vegetables to eat in the village, and we were always hungry. So I have to earn a lot of money so that my family won't have to suffer anymore."

Xie Linzhou suppressed his smile, feeling a mix of emotions.

He knew that Song Ning had indeed suffered a lot.

He carefully kept the money Xie Linzhou had given him and then signed the contract.

"Aren't you going to take a closer look? What if this contract is against you?"

"I've seen it all. Besides, that lady knows the general. If I don't trust others, why wouldn't I trust the general?"

Xie Linzhou was obviously happy.

"Of course, I also trust Lord Zheng."

The smile vanished instantly.

News of Xie Linzhou's arrival quickly spread throughout Tianxiang County.

Last time, he arrived early, and by the time everyone heard the news, Xie Linzhou had already left.

Today happened to be the time when people went to work, and the Song family courtyard was crowded with people. Xie Linzhou was quite popular.

In the end, it was Zhang Ping who persuaded everyone to go back.

As soon as the person left, the courtyard fell silent. Xie Linzhou even asked about the tea they had last time.

"The tea you served me last time was quite good, do you have any more?"

That's a good lad, he knows his stuff.

She was too lazy to make him tea that day, so she brought him the leftovers from the previous night.

"Please wait a moment, General, I will go and bring it to you."

Song Ning entered the room, and seeing that no one was around, she quickly took out her iced tea and poured it into the teapot.

I waited a while, after all, brewing tea requires skill.

Seeing that it was almost time, I took the teapot out.

Xie Linzhou took a sip and asked, "What kind of tea is this? It's different from the tea I usually drink."

"This tea... I made it myself; you can't find it anywhere else."

"You can also make tea?"

"General, you are right. I know a lot more than that."

Xie Linzhou put down his teacup, his ears slightly red, and asked, "I heard... you're getting engaged?"

Song Ning was taken aback: "General Xie, who told you that?"

"Oh, I just heard it from someone else, but I've forgotten who it was."

Song Ning was conflicted. Ever since that Madam Jiang left last time, she didn't know where the rumor came from, but people were saying that she was going to arrange a marriage.

"The general is aware of this matter?"

Has this news spread this far? Even Xie Linzhou, who lives all the way in Jiangning County, knows about it?

Upon hearing this, Xie Linzhou's eyes darkened instantly, indicating that it was indeed true.

Her thin lips were pressed tightly together, the redness at the base of her ears gradually faded, and her dark eyes flashed with indifference.

Her voice was no longer as gentle as before: "You're so young, what are you talking about marriage with?"

Song Ning's expression brightened, as if she had found a kindred spirit. She slammed her hand on the table and said, "Tsk, right? General Xie is right. I'm only thirteen. What's the point of arranging a marriage? I'm not in a hurry. I should wait until I'm eighteen, or better yet, twenty or older, hmm."

Xie Linzhou was taken aback. Why was the reaction different from what he had expected?

But... isn't it really a bit late to be over twenty?

"Not really, I was almost thirty at that time."

"Huh?" Song Ning asked, puzzled.

He said blankly, "I meant that I would be engaged when I was twenty or older, so the general naturally wouldn't need to."

She had heard that the young masters of wealthy families had maids in their rooms from their teens.

There must be at least seven or eight people like Xie Linzhou, if not a dozen.

She didn't ask; the child might already be old enough to run errands.

Xie Linzhou suddenly realized what he had said, and the blush that had just faded crept back up to his ears.

Unable to sit any longer, she suddenly stood up and said, "Um... I just remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

After saying that, he rushed out of the yard without looking back.

What's gotten into him again?

After a short while, Zhang Ping came in.

"Miss Song, the young master asked if you still have any of your homemade tea. If so, could you sell us some?"

Song Ning: ......

When Xie Linzhou left, he took a can of her iced tea...

Although he now has Madam Jiang, Song Ning does not want to give up other markets.

The next day, while delivering goods, I planned to take the opportunity to expand the market.

When passing by Yong'an Hall, Song Ning got out of the car to go inside, but Yong'an Hall was closed in broad daylight.

A young apprentice emerged from a nearby alley, waved to her, and informed her that Tang Xinghuai had already left.

"Gone? When did you leave?"

The young apprentice said in a low voice, "It was last night. When he left, he left this letter, saying that if you came, he would give it to you."

Did he say where he went?

"No, that's enough, I can't let you say any more, Dr. Tang, he..."

Song Ning sensed something was wrong and asked, "Has something happened?"

“Sigh, Miss Song, you should not ask about Doctor Tang anymore. The government officials came yesterday, saying that Doctor Tang is a traitor and came to arrest him. The clinic was also implicated and closed down.”

Song Ning took the letter, stood there stunned as she left the alley, still processing what had happened.

They bumped right into Xie Linzhou.

Xie Linzhou had been sending people to guard Yong'an Hall recently. He received the news after returning yesterday, but by the time he arrived, the person was already gone.

This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!