Chapter 28 has nothing to do with me, how dare I accept your thanks?
Zhao Youchang scrutinized Song Li from top to bottom and left to right several times, as if he didn't recognize her.
Finally, he said lazily, "Whatever."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Song Li felt completely baffled.
She carefully searched her memory but found nothing wrong with Qian Hutao, so she stopped thinking about it.
Inside the house.
Qian Hutao sewed a small quilt from the fine linen cloth, stuffed it with cotton, but it wasn't enough, so she softened some straw and stuffed it in to fill it.
Touching the soft quilt, Qian Hutao was deeply moved. She had never slept in such a nice quilt at home before, and secretly vowed to repay Daya properly.
In the evening, Qian Hutao went to the kitchen and volunteered to cook.
Song Li was squatting in front of the stove, wondering how to control the fire in an ancient stove.
She had been learning to cook from Aunt Zhao for a few days, but the main problem now was not that she didn't know how to cook, but that the fire in the earthen stove was really unpredictable, and the food she made was either undercooked or burnt.
This is too difficult!
She was overjoyed to see Qian Hutao come in.
At Song Li's request, Qian Hutao made a pot of brown rice porridge, a bowl of steamed egg custard, and a plate of stir-fried cabbage with diced Chinese sausage.
The steamed egg custard was left for Song Xiaoxiao to nourish her body, the stir-fried meat and vegetables were given to Song Li, and Qian Hutao dared not sit at the table, so she ate her porridge on a small stool next to the stove.
As she was eating, she suddenly felt a shadow in front of her, and a pair of chopsticks reached over and scooped the diced meat and stir-fried vegetables into her bowl.
this……
Qian Hutao was stunned, and her nose felt sore.
"Da Ya, how come you have sausages at home?" she couldn't help but ask.
The villagers could only afford meat once a month. Before she was sold, meat was reserved for her grandmother, father, and younger brother, and she could only lick the bowl clean. After being sold to the Wang family, she ate meat every day, but she couldn't taste it.
Song Li said, "These were given to me by Aunt Zhao a few days ago. There were only two, and they'll be gone once we finish them."
That day, Zhao Youchang was attacked by a wild boar on the mountain. She helped him call for help, and the two sausages were the reward Zhao Da Niang gave him.
Qian Hutao was surprised.
She hadn't expected the meat to be a gift, and she wondered why the Zhao family would send her a gift out of the blue, but she was too embarrassed to ask.
It's impolite to pry too much into other people's family affairs when you first arrive.
She ate a small bite of diced meat with her porridge. The aroma of the oil mixed with the sweetness of the rice filled her mouth instantly. This was the first time in her life that she had eaten such flavorful meat.
After dinner, Song Li took out the steamed egg custard and rice porridge that were warm in the large pot, secretly added some spiritual spring water, and brought it into the room to feed Song Xiaoxiao.
Pushing open the door, I saw a pair of eyes blinking and staring at me from the bed.
"Little one's awake?"
Song Li said with delight.
The doctor said Song Xiaoxiao would sleep for seven or eight days, and today is only the third day. Drinking some spiritual spring water every day is indeed effective!
Song Xiaoxiao looked at her listlessly, not very happy.
Song Li hurriedly took out the new clothes and shoes she had made over the past few days to show off her hard work.
She's a modern woman who can't even thread a needle, yet she feels a great sense of accomplishment in doing needlework so well.
"Tap tap~ Look, I've finished making the winter clothes and cotton shoes!"
"Oh," Song Xiaoxiao responded only faintly, still looking unhappy.
My younger sister doesn't like her new clothes anymore, and the consequences are getting serious.
Song Li sat down by the bed and patiently asked, "Why did you run away that day?"
She checked and found that Song Xiaoxiao's only tattered shirt had been taken from the closet. Excluding the possibility of theft, Song Xiaoxiao had run away from home.
Song Xiaoxiao lowered her head and said, "I am a girl. When I grow up, I cannot be a pillar of the family and will have to take my dowry with me. I am a burden. As long as I am here, no one will be willing to marry you."
Song Li was shocked: "Who said that?"
So that's what Song Xiaoxiao was thinking!
Song Xiaoxiao lowered her head even further, "Mother left because of me."
She had already heard a lot of gossip from the villagers long before she had "three miles of ears".
Song Li felt sorry for her and quickly said, "No, it's not because of you that Mother left."
Song Xiaoxiao remained silent, clearly not believing her words.
Song Li added, "Actually, Mother didn't leave; she went to work for a wealthy family. Because of the strict rules of wealthy families, she hasn't been able to come back all these years."
Having spent her past life online, what kind of sob stories hadn't she heard? She could spout them off without hesitation.
Upon hearing the news about her mother, Song Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her little face and stared at her blankly.
Seeing that it was effective, Song Li quickly pressed on: "But every month, Mother would ask someone to bring money back, but Auntie took all the money."
Anyway, they had already fallen out with the He family, so she could smear them however she wanted.
At that moment, Ms. He, who was eating at home, sneezed.
Who's insulting her?!
Song Xiaoxiao believed it to be true, but it turned out that this was the case; she had just been overthinking and making a fuss.
However, she was also very happy. Although her mother leaving home and working for others were the same thing—her mother couldn't be by her side or support her—she felt a warmth of being loved by her mother.
Song Xiaoxiao said, "Sister, I'm sorry."
Song Li said, "It's good that you know you were wrong, but don't let it happen again."
When a girl under the age of fifteen goes missing, a male elder in the family needs to report the case. If Song Xiaoxiao disappears again, she won't even be able to report it to the police.
Song Xiaoxiao nodded obediently.
Song Li affectionately rubbed Song Xiaoxiao's head, which looked like a bird's nest from sleeping, and said, "Alright, let's eat."
"Okay." Song Xiaoxiao picked up the bowl of porridge and began to drink it in small sips.
"Don't just drink porridge, eat more vegetables." Song Li stuffed the steamed egg custard into her mouth.
...
After Song Xiaoxiao had eaten, Song Li called Qian Hutao in and introduced her to her.
Song Xiaoxiao greeted the person very obediently: "Sister Hu Tao".
She didn't remember the incident last winter when she had a high fever and fell into a coma, and Qian Hudan stole her hospital food.
And so, the three girls moved in together.
The next morning, Song Li took Song Xiaoxiao to set up a stall in town.
This time, we're selling a wider variety of products, including whitening liquid and whitening cushion foundation.
She also put out the cotton-padded coat that had been made for her as a child, but after thinking about it, she put it back.
She felt that this was her first attempt at needlework, and since she wasn't short of money, she would keep it as a souvenir.
The whitening liquid only sold for one day and didn't attract many customers. In addition, the product's image faded even more after not setting up a stall for several days. All the samples that were given away before were wasted.
The situation is not in their favor.
Song Li had no choice but to start selling it again.
"Girl, you've finally arrived!"
A familiar voice came from across the street.
The two sisters looked in the direction of the sound without prior arrangement.
She was the maid from the pavilion chief's mansion who came on the first day of setting up the stall; her name was Ying'er.
She walked over gracefully, wearing a light pink fur-trimmed jacket and skirt, with a pith flower hairpin in her hair. A pair of silver earrings on her earlobes swayed slightly with her steps.
Ying'er said with a smile, "I've finally been waiting for you! Why are you so inconsistent? You only set up your stall for one day and then stopped?"
Three days ago, Wang Laocai was arrested for forcibly abducting a woman in the street, but because Song Li left the yamen through the back door beforehand, outsiders did not know that she was the woman.
Upon hearing this, Song Xiaoxiao lowered her head in shame.
Song Li patted her shoulder reassuringly and asked Ying'er with a smile, "Sister, is there something you need while waiting for me?"
One bottle of whitening liquid can last a month. Ying'er bought two bottles at once last time, and she still can't finish them in the next few days.
Ying'er smiled and said, "It's good news. Our young lady invites you to come to our residence for a chat."
Song Li asked, "Why?"
Ying'er said, "Last time I came to buy white makeup liquid, you said that my young lady's bluish complexion was a sign of poisoning. Covering it up with rouge and powder was only a temporary solution. You suggested that my young lady see a doctor. My young lady listened to you and got treatment. Her complexion has indeed improved a lot, and her skin has become much smoother."
My young lady said she wanted to thank you in person.
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