Song Ning put aside her dream and first put the mixed mixture into the rectangular wooden box that her father had made earlier.
Xu Feng, standing to the side, was genuinely curious: "What exactly are you making?"
You'll find out in a few days.
Song Ning took a long-awaited trip to the cellar. Now that the weather is warm, every household can grow vegetables, and there are plenty of vegetables on the market right now. After harvesting the vegetables in the cellar, except for garlic sprouts, no other vegetables will be planted.
Then, Song Ning began to plan how to rebuild the house.
The house was built in a hurry, and many things were done as a makeshift solution.
So last winter, the whole family was freezing.
Therefore, Song Ning plans to replace two walls of her house with cellar-like structures, where a fire can be lit outside and smoke can escape inside.
Besides the kang (heated brick bed) connected to the stove, another fire-starting area was left outside the courtyard, connected to the floorboards, which served as the underfloor heating system of this era.
Now that everyone in the family has their own work to do, Song Ning decided to hire a craftsman who specializes in building houses to repair his house.
This is why Song Ning is in such a hurry to make money.
She inquired and found out that hiring someone to repair the house is not cheap now; the labor cost alone is several tens of taels of silver.
Moreover, she wanted to use better materials. The roof would be tiled, the ground would be paved with bricks, and the courtyard would be tidied with stone. Thinking about it, she knew that it would cost several hundred taels of silver.
Although she has enough money right now, the thought of spending so much makes her uneasy.
Later, when the shops in Tianxiang County are built, this money will be used as capital, and it won't be something that can be solved with just a few hundred taels.
Song Ning told Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan about her idea. The two of them didn't object, but their first reaction was that they felt bad about the money.
Song Ning took Liu Yuelan's arm and said, "Father, Mother, have you forgotten? Back in Nanshan Village, I said I would make sure you had a good life."
Earning money is for the purpose of living a better life. Back in Nanshan Village, their family was so miserable that they had to save wild vegetables every day.
“But… now everyone’s houses are the same, so if our family is different, isn’t that too conspicuous?” Liu Yuelan was worried that others would be jealous.
"Mother, Tianxiang County will definitely get better in the future. When that happens, all the houses here will have to be rebuilt. We're just a little ahead of schedule."
This group of people has made quite a bit of money since they came to Tianxiang County.
Haven't you noticed that many families have bought oxcarts and mule carts?
As long as you're willing to work hard, your family has basically saved up some money.
"Now that everyone has money, they naturally won't be envious of these things. Even my aunt said the other day that she wanted to rebuild the house."
"real?"
Song Ning nodded: "Really, I also want my parents and grandma to live in a better place. Also, what if my parents want to have another brother for me in the future? There won't be enough room in the house now."
As soon as Song Ning finished speaking, Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan's expressions changed.
Song Ning thought they would be embarrassed, but they seemed to have become more serious.
Liu Yuelan took her hand and asked, "Er Ya, did someone say something bad about you?"
Song Ning was taken aback: "No, what's wrong?"
Liu Yuelan and Song Dahai exchanged a glance, relieved, and lovingly touched Song Ning's face: "Er Ya, we only need you as our child, we won't have any more children."
Since the Song family gradually improved, more than one person has told Liu Yuelan to take advantage of her youth and have more children, at least a son, otherwise she won't have anyone to carry on the family line in the future.
No matter how good a daughter is, once she gets married, she belongs to someone else's family. How can she be as reliable as a son?
Some daughters, even after marriage, still help their husbands' families scheme against their own families.
They even said that with such a large family fortune, they should have a son to inherit it.
Every time Liu Yuelan heard these words, even her good temper would instantly turn sour.
Even if they don't have a large family business now, and even if they do have a business to inherit, it was all earned by her daughter. What does it have to do with her son?
Er Ya is her own daughter. She has suffered a lot in order to give her husband and daughter a better life.
Back when she lived in Nanshan Village, she didn't think there was anything wrong with having a daughter.
Perhaps because she lost her first child, she felt especially sorry for this one.
"Er Ya, if anyone talks badly about you in the future, tell your father, and I will teach them a lesson for you."
Song Ning stared blankly at the two of them; she hadn't expected Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan to react this way.
Nowadays, people value sons highly. If someone gives birth to three or four sons for the family, it is considered the greatest honor.
Moreover, she knew that because of this matter, Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan had been the subject of much gossip.
She thought...
Her nose tingled, and she suddenly felt like crying; she had never received this kind of treatment in her past life.
"You're a good child, and your parents only need to love you."
Song Ning sniffed and nodded: "Mmm."
Liu Yuelan helped wipe away Song Ning's tears, and Song Ning smiled: "Father, Mother, don't worry, I will definitely make a lot of money in the future, and then I will find a son-in-law, and the child will take my surname to continue our family line."
Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan are, after all, people of this era, and they take this matter seriously. We can't just give up for her sake.
The couple smiled and said, "Okay."
When Song Ning came out of the house, her eyes were red.
Yunniang had just heard the voices next door and, seeing Song Ning like this, assumed she had been wronged: "What's wrong?"
Song Ning shook her head: "It's nothing, I'm just happy."
She said she was happy, but tears just wouldn't stop flowing.
Yunniang patted her head: "Don't cry anymore, your parents will worry if they see you."
Song Ning didn't want to cry, but when she thought about what Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan had just said, she couldn't help but let the tears flow.
Xu Feng initially wanted to make a few jokes when he saw her crying, but seeing that Song Ning was genuinely upset, he ultimately kept quiet.
Girls are such a hassle, they cry at the drop of a hat, it's so annoying.
He moved closer to Song Ning and asked, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you? Tell me who bullied you, and I'll have my dad avenge you."
Song Ning chuckled.
With red eyes and a nasal voice, he said, "Your father has entrusted you to me now. What do you know, you little brat?"
"I'm not young anymore. I'll be ten in a few days, which is only three years younger than you."
Song Ning waved to him: "Come closer."
"What?" Xu Feng became wary.
"I want you to come here."
Normally, Xu Feng would never have gone over there, but today, seeing how upset she was, he reluctantly went along with her.
Song Ning reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, wiping her face with tears and snot, which then smeared all over her clothes.
Xu Feng's face darkened. He knew it, he knew it!
Song Erya is a heartless person!
Song Ning sniffed innocently: "Your clothes are dirty, remember to wash them."
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