Chapter 104 Returning to My Mother's Home on the Second Day of the Lunar New Year
There are undercurrents beneath the gorgeous appearance of the Bai Mansion, but Dongmen Village remains peaceful and tranquil.
On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, all the married women in the village returned with their families, and Su Tai was no exception.
In order to have a good New Year's Eve at her parents' home, she also brought her three puppies with her and provided enough fodder for the cattle and sheep so that even if they couldn't get home in time, they wouldn't have to worry about the animals.
As soon as Shen Yi drove his donkey cart into Dongmen Village, he heard bursts of firecrackers coming from the village, sometimes from the east and sometimes from the west, mixed with the laughter of children.
Su Tai laughed inexplicably, "This is the atmosphere of the New Year!"
Seeing that he was happy, Shen Yi subconsciously glanced at the firecrackers and fireworks that had not yet been set off on the donkey cart, and said, "Let's play with my brother-in-law and the others later."
"Okay!" Su Tai smiled even more brightly.
Before the donkey cart reached Su Chunlin's house, Han came out to greet it.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Come inside and warm yourself by the fire. A strong wind suddenly blew up last night. I thought you wouldn't be able to come back in time today!"
As they were talking, Han had already moved the couple's luggage to the backyard.
Su Tai followed her and saw that there was a charcoal stove in her room. She looked a little surprised and said, "Mom, you have prepared too much!"
Han glanced at the charcoal stove and sighed, "Your mother is not that meticulous. It was your uncle's family who came back with their newly married daughter-in-law to celebrate the New Year. Oh! What a fellow! That ancestor looked down on us country folk. Sometimes she complained that our house was shabby, sometimes she complained that the house was too cold for her, and sometimes she said that she couldn't eat fish because she was pregnant. We really wanted to make trouble for her, so we had a big fight and ran away overnight.
I heard that the woman was the maidservant of the eldest young lady of the Bai Mansion. I don’t know if your uncle and his family will be punished by the eldest young lady when they return. Your father and I haven’t slept well these past two days, but we can’t help. What do you think caused this incident? "
When Su Tai heard this, she couldn't help but worry. After thinking about it, she decided to go find Su Yu to ask.
Since she was visiting, she naturally had to bring something with her, so Shen Yi helped her carry a bucket of live fish to Su Changxi.
As soon as she entered the room, she was infected by the lively atmosphere in the house. She saw Su Changxi and his wife, their daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law sitting around a table with a plate of pancakes and a small jar of wine. It looked very warm.
When Su Yu saw Su Tai coming, she quickly asked Su Sheng to come over to help and let Su Tai sit next to her.
As soon as Su Tai sat down, she couldn't help but ask about Cui Lan.
Su Yu's smile remained unchanged, "Did you make Second Uncle and Second Aunt worried? Don't worry! My parents have been working in the Bai Mansion for so long, and my brother is serving the eldest young master. They won't punish them without asking any questions. Nothing will happen."
Seeing her confident expression, Su Tai heaved a sigh of relief and smiled, "That's great. I'll tell my parents when I get home so they don't worry."
"You just like to worry about things that are not your fault!" Su Yan, who was standing by, glanced at Su Tai in a reproachful manner, handed her a pancake, and sighed, "It's been so many years, and it's rare that we have enough white flour pancakes for the New Year this year. I hope that next year will be good weather and good harvest, so that our family can save some money."
Su Tai looked at Song Yongnian who was talking to Shen Yi, and whispered to Su Yan, "Is he treating you well?"
Su Yan's pretty face turned red, and she poked Su Tai shyly, lowering her voice, "It's good! He's alone, and I have the final say in family affairs. I also have my parents, my brother and my sister-in-law to help me, so I live a comfortable life. Now I finally understand what it feels like to have no parents-in-law.
Fortunately, I didn’t marry into the Sang family, otherwise I wouldn’t even have a place to cry now! "
"How's the Sang family doing?" Su Tai asked curiously.
Su Yan knew that she was interested, and immediately said excitedly: "On New Year's Eve, Sang Yong and Sang Rong were taken to the county government office by the town officials. I heard that the incident had a wide impact and aroused public anger. Just think about it, the county magistrate has worked hard for a year and finally sealed it off for a few days to rest, but such a big thing happened before he even started to rest.
If he failed to handle the situation properly, his job as a county magistrate would be over. Therefore, the county magistrate sent out all the minor clerks and runners in the county office to appease the people in each village and count the losses.
Regardless of whether he was cheated or injured in the explosion, all of them are included in it. Guess how much money it is after the total is calculated?"
"How much more?" Su Tai asked impatiently.
Others also looked over.
Su Yan smiled, but didn't keep the secret any longer. "My uncle came back to the village yesterday evening. He passed by my house and sat down. He said that the county government had been busy for two days before coming up with any results. The Sang family's fraud caused a loss of up to 2,200 taels to the surrounding area.
Of course, the two thousand two hundred taels also include those people who were cheated by them before. After all, the incident was so serious that it was almost spread throughout Zhaohua County. "
Su Tai covered her mouth in shock, "Why are there so many? I didn't see much of them that day!"
Su Yan shook her head. "What you saw that day was just the tip of the iceberg. They went from street to street and made a lot of money. Now the biggest problem is that the vendors they bought the goods from ran away. Even though they keep crying foul and saying they were unaware, what can they do? They still have to bear the loss.
Sang Yong's sister is now Mr. Ma's second wife, and Mr. Ma's daughter is Sang Rong's wife. They can only count on Mr. Ma to help. You said that Sang Rong married a wife with a rich family background, otherwise who could withstand such a torment! "
Huang said sarcastically, "I think Mr. Ma, who is a miser, would definitely not be willing to pay this money."
Su Yu pondered and said, "My mother told me that they met Shi Liu in the town when they came back. Shi Liu's owner is Miss Rong, a concubine of the Bai family. She married Mr. Ma's eldest son. I heard that Miss Rong is now in charge of the Ma family. The Ma family's eldest wife has a lot of say. Even if Mr. Ma is willing to spend the money, I'm afraid the eldest wife will stop it.
The eldest house has the help of the town official's wife, who knows what will happen to the Ma family right now!"
"That's why I said that a blessed person will not marry an unblessed family. My daughter is blessed, but the Sang family is not worthy of her. That's why the previous marriage failed. Yongnian is better. He is better than Sang Rong in every way!" Huang once again emphasized that Sang Rong was not a good match, and then praised Song Yongnian a lot.
The younger generations were all happy.
Su Tai sat in Su Yu's house for a long time, and was kept by the enthusiastic Huang to have a meal of pancakes before going back.
When the Han couple learned that Su Chunsen's family would be fine, they were completely relieved and began to discuss the spring plowing with Shen Yi.
"Chen Yi, will your family continue to grow wheat, peanuts and soybeans next year?" Su Chunlin asked, and everyone looked at Chen Yi.
Shen Yi's gaze fell on Su Tai, "Xiao Tai, what do you think?"
Su Zhan frowned, "Brother-in-law, why are you asking my sister? She has never done farm work properly since she was a child, and she doesn't know the difference between grains."
Su Tai was so angry that she twisted Su Zhan's ear fiercely, "Say it again?"
"It hurts!" Su Zhan's facial features were distorted.
Ruan Xiaoyu quickly poured a cup of tea for Su Tai, "Sister, drink some water."
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