Chapter 60
After selling the medicinal herbs, the Fu family and the He family did not encounter any trouble, but Song Sanlang did have trouble.
Before, Song Sanlang had always pretended to be lame, and the people in the Song family had always avoided him, not even saying a word of concern.
Whenever others asked about Song Sanlang, the Song family would say that they had separated from Song Sanlang and his family affairs had nothing to do with them.
It was Uncle He who suggested the division of the family to Song Sanlang.
Uncle He knew the Song family best. After Song Sanlang went with them to collect herbs, he reminded them that the Song family members were like blood-sucking leeches. If he earned money, they would definitely come after him again, so he had to make a decisive move.
In the past, when Song Sanlang was able to work, they would never ask for a division of the family property, and they always put the word "filial piety" on Song Sanlang's head, asking him to take out money to show his filial piety.
Moreover, Song Sanlang still had illusions about his father at that time. Because he worked for a powerful aristocratic family, he could only go home once a month and had no idea about the situation at home. The money he earned was always taken away under various pretexts.
Now that the accident happened, he finally saw his father's true face and the kind of hearts of his half-brothers and sisters.
If he really became lame and lost the ability to support himself, his family probably wouldn't even share a grain of rice with him and would just let him starve to death.
My heart was completely chilled, so I accepted Uncle He's proposal.
While recuperating, he pretended to be miserable and went home several times to ask for food and money to treat his legs.
As expected, they did not even distribute a penny or a bit of food.
Finally, the head of the village came and scolded the Song family. Only then did the Song family give in and say that if Song Dalang was willing to split up the family, they would give him twenty cents as a settlement fee and ten kilograms of food.
With the help of Uncle He and Aunt He, the Song family gave him fifty cents as a settlement allowance and twenty kilograms of food.
In order to prevent the Song family from saying anything and not using the word "filial piety" as an excuse, Uncle He asked Song Sanlang to take the initiative to provide pension and food.
After proposing this, it was agreed that his father's birth, old age, illness, and death would have nothing to do with him. No matter what the reason, no matter how poor he became in the future, he would only be responsible for providing him with fifty cents in pension and twenty kilograms of food each year.
The Song family only wanted to kick Song Sanlang out, so they agreed without thinking.
Before the discussion, Yu Ying also helped buy two pieces of paper when she went to Yu County. The contract was written in black and white, and no one could deny it after pressing the fingerprints on it.
Besides, at this moment, when Yu Ying went to the kitchen to make breakfast with her sister-in-law early in the morning, she heard wailing coming from next door, that is, from Song Sanlang's place.
"This unfilial son, in order to avoid having to honor his father, actually pretended to be lame to deceive his father and even threatened to divide the family property. How unfilial, how unfilial!"
Yu Ying and her sister-in-law looked at each other, put down their work, left the kitchen, and walked out of the Fu family's courtyard.
Song Sanlang's house didn't have a fence yet, so they could see what was going on at the Song family's house from the doorstep.
At a glance, I saw an old man holding a stick pointing at Song Sanlang's door and cursing.
Yu Ying rarely wandered around the village, and she didn't go to see the Song family when they split up, so this was the first time she met Song Sanlang's father.
Compared with this excellent relative, Song Sanlang looks very much like the male protagonist in those farming novels that Yu Ying had read before.
Soon, Luo and Fu Zhen also came out of the yard and looked towards the Song family.
Fu Zhen thought about it and was about to go forward when Luo Shi hurriedly stopped him and advised, "Old Man Song is a scoundrel. Now that he has heard that Song Sanlang has made money, he will definitely not be at peace. As long as Song Sanlang ignores him, he won't be able to make trouble."
Yu Ying also agreed with Luo's words: "Let's wait and see. If the Third Brother of the Song Family can no longer hold on and gives in, then it would be a waste of effort for you to help now, Big Brother."
Fu Zhen thought about it for a while and didn't go.
Old man Song kept accusing his son of being unfilial in front of Song Sanlang's house, saying that his son lied to him about his lameness just to earn money and not spend it on his old father, and that he was selfish.
After making the accusation, he also began to curse his own son, saying that he deserved to be struck by lightning.
But Yu Ying learned from Uncle He and her elder brother that although Song Sanlang was suspected of misleading others, he never said from the beginning to the end that he would become disabled.
Even before the family split up, he told Old Man Song in front of everyone that his legs and feet would be healed soon, and that he would be able to continue to be filial to his father then.
But by then, Old Man Song had already determined that his son had made up a lie in order to go home, so naturally he would not believe it.
Old man Song will not get any good results from this action, at most he can just satisfy his own desire to talk.
Yu Ying looked for a moment, but did not see Song Sanlang come out of the house.
At this time, Fu Zhen said: "Maybe Song Jun is not at home either."
Hearing this, Yu Ying didn't care about Song Sanlang's affairs, but said: "Uncle He and the eldest brother of the He family went to the quarry to pick up the second brother of the He family today. I don't know if they have left yet."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Ying saw Uncle He and his son coming out of the He family.
It seemed that they wanted to come over to the Fu family to say hello, but perhaps they were afraid of being delayed by Old Man Song in front of the Song family's door, so they could only wave to everyone in the Fu family to indicate that they were leaving.
Yu Ying also raised her hand. Although she couldn't say anything at the moment, all her words were implied.
Now, for the He family, the most important thing is to bring He Erlang back smoothly.
Yu Ying was going to Yu County with her elder sister-in-law and elder brother, so she didn't continue to watch the fun.
But because he was worried that only the elderly, the weak and the sick were left at home and someone might have bad intentions, he asked Fu An to wait for Old Man Song to leave, and then go to the Song family to find Song Sanlang and ask him to come to the Fu family to help take care of the family.
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Yu Ying and her elder brother and sister-in-law went to Yu County. The first thing they did was to go to the inn to look for the innkeeper Luo.
Shopkeeper Luo was very satisfied with both transactions, so he was kind to the woman.
Knowing the herbs she wanted, he asked someone to weigh two kilograms.
"Madam Yu is a medicinal herb dealer, so why are you buying herbs from me?"
Yu Ying didn't hide it from him and said, "Since autumn has arrived, my hands, feet, and face have become dry and chapped, so I wanted to make some facial cream for myself and sell it for a little money."
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Luo pondered for a moment before reminding, "That's a good idea, but Madam Yu, you have to think it through. Making this cream is definitely complicated and will cost a lot. There probably aren't many ordinary families in Yu County who can afford herbal cream."
Seeing that the woman seemed easygoing, Shopkeeper Luo further analyzed, "Ordinary people would at most just use some lard cream to rub their skin, but they naturally wouldn't spend money on facial cream. Even if they were willing to spend, it would only be when the cream was cheap and plentiful."
Yu Ying had also thought about Manager Luo's suggestion, but she had to take the first step when the losses were not too serious to know whether it was feasible.
She smiled and replied, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Luo, for the reminder, but I still want to give it a try. I don't make a large quantity, so if I really can't sell it, I can just give it to someone else as a favor."
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Luo stopped trying to persuade her and said, "If Yu County isn't feasible, Madam Yu could consider sending her to the county seat. The business opportunities there are greater than here."
Yu Ying pondered for a moment and nodded: "What Shopkeeper Luo said, I will think about it carefully when I get back."
Shopkeeper Luo smiled, thinking that Madam Yu was not careless in her work and had real skills. After considering for a few moments, he decided to show her a clear way forward.
"I do have some friendship with Doctor Wu, who works at the Renshan Hall in Cangwu County. If Madam Yu is confident that she can make a facial cream that works well, she can send it to the Renshan Hall for a trial and say that it was me, Luo Mingqi, who introduced her there."
Drug dealers deal with medical clinics all year round, and naturally have made friends with some people in the clinics.
When Yu Ying heard what Shopkeeper Luo said, she was delighted: "Thank you for your guidance, Shopkeeper Luo!"
Shopkeeper Luo said, "Don't thank me yet. I'm just pointing the way for you and giving you a chance. As for whether it will succeed or not, it all depends on your own ability, Madam Yu."
Although Manager Luo said so, Yu Ying was very clear about it.
If she didn't have any acquaintances, she would probably be kicked out before she could finish trying to sell her facial cream to the people in the clinic in addition to seeing patients.
Manager Luo's words were her stepping stone.
Yu Ying once again realized the importance of connections.
The herbs arrived, Yu Ying paid the money, and was about to say goodbye when Manager Luo suddenly called her.
"I still have something to tell Madam Yu."
Yu Ying said politely, "Shopkeeper Luo, please speak."
Shopkeeper Luo said, "Our Zhao family has been purchasing medicinal herbs in Yu County for the past few years. When we were purchasing herbs in the first half of the year, we told the clinic that we would come to Yu County again in October of this year to continue purchasing herbs. Although we haven't agreed to cooperate with them, they are determined to get them."
"But Mr. Zhao only cooperated with Madam Yu in the end. I'm afraid they will be dissatisfied. Moreover, I heard from my followers that someone came to inquire about Madam Yu's information early this morning. I'm afraid it was someone from the several medical clinics in Yu County."
At the end of his words, Shopkeeper Luo sincerely reminded: "Madam Yu, you'd better be more careful in the future."
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