Song Ning has been busy tilling the land recently, as tilling the land makes it easier to plant crops. They started their planting season quite early this year.
If we don't hurry, we'll miss the best time for farming.
Her hair was tied in a high ponytail, her sleeves were tied up, and she bent over and dug the ground with the others.
There was too much land; even oxen couldn't plow it all in a short time, so everyone had to pitch in.
Two days ago, I burned all the remaining straw and crop stalks in the field, and today I finally started digging and loosening the soil.
Song Ning had to rest every 15 minutes while leaning on her hoe. Farming is really tough; it hadn't been long before her back gave out.
The weather in the north in mid-March is still quite cold, but beads of sweat keep pouring out.
Seeing Song Ning panting heavily, Manager Liu called out, "Boss, you should rest. We've got you covered. Don't overwork yourself."
These people all come from farming backgrounds and are used to farming all their lives, so they don't feel tired.
But Song Ning is different; she's a little girl who's not even fourteen years old, so there's not much she can do.
Besides, I've never seen the boss and his employees work together before.
Song Ning shook her head. She didn't have much to do lately, so it was good to be busy. Being busy meant fewer people would come to her house to wait for her.
Lately, quite a few people have been going to her house from time to time, saying they want to introduce her to potential partners.
These were all people Liu Yuelan knew; they were all nice and genuinely wanted to arrange marriages for her. However, she didn't want to say anything too harsh, so she could only avoid them.
It's a good opportunity to get some work in the fields; consider it a form of exercise.
It was tiring, but fulfilling.
I leave home in the morning, go home for lunch, come back to work in the afternoon, and by the time I get back in the evening it's too late to catch up.
Sure enough, whether in modern times or ancient times, the pressure to get married, though late, has finally arrived.
She couldn't stand men having multiple wives and concubines, but she also knew that's how things were in this era, so she decided to put it off as long as possible.
If you really can't find someone to marry into, then adopt one.
Song Ning had tried to avoid it as much as possible, but there were always times when she couldn't avoid it.
After finishing my work in the morning, I was stopped by someone on my way back.
He was a stranger to her, who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. He appeared to be a very capable young man, and judging from his clothes, he probably came from a wealthy family.
The man immediately greeted her with a familiar smile and asked, "You must be Song Ning?"
"Yes, it is. What can I do for you?"
The man scratched his head shyly and said, "Uh, nothing much. I just heard about you and wanted to come and see you."
Seeing Song Ning's puzzled expression, the man immediately explained, "Oh, you don't know me yet? My name is Qiu Hua. My father is the owner of Laifu Restaurant. I wasn't here before; I only arrived three days ago."
Song Ning had an impression of Laifu Restaurant when it was mentioned.
The Qiu family were also wealthy merchants from elsewhere. They didn't cause trouble during the school incident, and Mr. Qiu was usually very amiable.
Laifu Restaurant is probably the place with the most customers besides its Xiangyun Building.
"Oh, it's Young Master Qiu. What brings you here?"
"Um... there are too many people here, can we go somewhere else to talk?"
"Let's talk as we walk."
The Qiu family had a good reputation in Tianxiang County, so Song Ning didn't refuse.
Throughout the journey, Qiu Hua remained silent, but he would occasionally glance in her direction.
"Young Master Qiu, please speak frankly about what you have to say."
Qiu Hua smiled sheepishly: "Actually... it's nothing important, I just... I just wanted to see you."
Seeing the man's reddened ears, Song Ning understood: he was interested in her.
She sighed softly and gave a polite smile: "Young Master Qiu, you've probably heard about my situation. I don't have any plans for now. If that's what you're thinking, you should look for someone else."
Qiu Hua's expression darkened upon being so bluntly rejected by Song Ning, but he still managed a smile: "That's true... but I still want you to know my feelings. If you ever have such thoughts in the future, I hope you will remember me."
This was the first time Song Ning had met someone so frank, so open about his feelings, and so accepting of rejection without clinging on. This instantly improved Song Ning's impression of this young master Qiu.
He smiled and nodded, "Okay."
"Then... Miss Song, can we... be friends?"
"Of course." The Qiu family's business is doing quite well, so there might be business dealings in the future.
Upon hearing Song Ning's agreement, Qiu Hua was overjoyed and didn't know what to do: "That's great, Miss Song, don't worry. If you need any help in the future, just tell me. As long as it's within my power, I will definitely help."
The two talked for a while on the way, and after the other person left, Song Ning stopped and watched for a long time.
This young master Qiu is quite different from the other young masters from wealthy families.
I heard that the Qiu family came from the south, and their business was already thriving before they arrived.
Mr. Qiu was a low-key person, and his family members rarely appeared in public.
Unfortunately, their family is too wealthy and powerful for him to marry into the family.
Song Ning returned home, ate dinner, and was about to leave when Liu Yuelan stopped her: "Er Ya, just rest for a bit. You can go buy some things for the family. We're out of salt. Go for a walk in the street."
"good."
There aren't many people on the streets lately because it's busy with farming.
Song Ning happened to go to Xiangyun Tower for a look. Xiao Cui and Li Xingwang were busy and greeted her when they saw her come in.
He waved his hand and said, "You guys are busy. I was just passing by, so I came in to see how things went."
"Don't worry, boss, everything is going smoothly."
After saying that, Xiao Cui pulled Song Ning aside and whispered, "Boss, Xingwang seems a bit off lately, like he has something on his mind."
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