Chapter 247: The rescue was over.
"No, no, I really can't accept this, it's too expensive." Sang Yu still refused to accept it, "It's just a small favor, how can I accept such a valuable gift."
Seventy-five taels! Ordinary people may only earn this much money after working hard all their lives. Now if she just opens her mouth, she can get it directly.
If I say I'm not tempted, I'd be lying. But no matter how tempted I am, I have to hold on to it.
Giving so much money for no reason, even in the name of a thank-you gift, is too much.
Sang Yu wasn't stupid. Chen Yingshu's attitude towards her was clearly different from his attitude towards others. If she accepted this thank-you gift now, she would probably have a matchmaker come to propose marriage.
You accept the money and then refuse the marriage, offending the village chief and his family. Do you still want to stay in Qingxi Village in the future?
In order to avoid that from happening, she had to bite the bullet and refuse the thank-you gift no matter how reluctant she was.
"Aren't the lives of my daughter and grandson worth this little money?" Shen Wenfu pretended to be angry.
“Village Chief Shen, I understand that you love your daughter, but the thank-you gift is too heavy and it is a burden to me.”
Knowing that he couldn't refuse any of them, Sang Yu simply picked up two deeds from the box and said, "How about taking the two deeds as a thank you gift and letting this matter go?"
Two land deeds and ten taels of silver. This amount of money should be enough as a thank you for saving my life. Asking for more would be too greedy.
"Miss Sang is such a wonderful person. Sit down, sit down and have some tea." Shen Wenfu didn't say whether he agreed or not, but just asked her to sit down and have some tea first.
Knowing that this was his tacit agreement, Sang Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
The three of them didn't stay for long. Sang Yongjing, who couldn't sit still, made the excuse that he had to prepare pens and ink for his children at home, and went home with food on his back.
A total of 300 kilograms of rice were bought from the Shen family, and the price paid was based on the normal market price.
Looking at the backs of the three people carrying food home and slowly walking away, Shen Wenfu sighed softly.
Shen Yingshu, who was accompanying him, was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Dad, why are you sighing?"
It is obvious that Sang Yu behaved very well. He was not greedy for money and knew when to advance and retreat. He also knew when to speak with his father.
Shen Wenfu glanced at his good-for-nothing son and sighed again, "Silly boy." Then he went back to the house with his hands behind his back.
Here, Sang Yongjing was also asking Sang Yu: "Yu'er, why didn't you accept the land deeds that Village Chief Shen gave you just now? They are worth a lot of money."
"...Dad, our family hasn't fallen to the point where we have to sell our daughters for fame and fortune, right?"
Sang Yu rolled her eyes at him. Her father was so clueless yet he considered himself smart and wanted to be the housekeeper. If the family was really handed over to him, it would fall apart in less than two weeks.
"Hmm?" Sang Yongjing didn't understand what she meant. They were just talking about the thank-you gift, so why did she suddenly talk about selling her daughter for fame?
Even Sang Xingjia, who was standing next to him, couldn't stand it and took the initiative to explain to him, "Dad, this is a village in Lingnan. Who would give dozens of taels of silver at once? I'm afraid the betrothal gift is about this amount."
If they rescued someone in the capital and the other party gave them dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver, they would not be surprised, because there were many wealthy families in the local area and no one was short of this little money.
But in Qingxi Village in Lingnan, how many families in the lower village can easily afford to pay dozens of taels of silver as a thank-you gift?
The other party obviously has other requests. It is easy to accept it now, but it will not be so easy to return it in the future.
"That's right, big brother is still very insightful." Sang Yu praised, took out the two deeds from his waist and looked at them carefully, and was immediately delighted.
She seemed to be picking them up randomly, but she took the two on top.
You know, anyone who has ever bought something or given a gift should understand that the best and most presentable things should be placed at the top.
The two land deeds in her hand now belonged to two acres of land in the flat land at the source of the clear stream. They were connected to each other, making it much easier to cultivate, plant and harvest.
"The Shen family is really generous. They just give away two such good pieces of land." Sang Yu looked at the deed in amazement.
"Little sister, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your child. I think you should... have less contact with Mr. Shen." Sang Xingjia advised.
"I know." Sang Yu had tried her best to avoid meeting Shen Yingshu, but the village was so small that it was inevitable that they would run into each other.
After returning home, Sang Yu gave the deed of the two acres of land to Mrs. Shi for safekeeping. By the beginning of next spring, her family would have two acres of fertile land.
"So the rescue is over?" Sang Yongjing was still obsessed with the box of land deeds.
Sang Yu shook her head slightly: "Wait, the Shen family's gift has been delivered, but the Wang family's gift hasn't been delivered yet."
She didn't think that there would be no further developments after Shen Wenfu came forward.
Wang Shun did well with the Shen family and married Shen's daughter, making his family quite wealthy.
If I don't give her, my wife and Lin'er's savior, a generous gift, I don't know how people will talk about me behind my back in the future.
As for why he hasn't expressed his opinion yet, it's probably because he's just like the Shen family, preparing to give her a big surprise when the time comes.
The things from the Shen family were too generous to be accepted, but she dared to accept anything from the Wang family as long as it was no more than fifty taels.
Sang Yu asked Sang Xingjia to carry another large basket of bamboo tubes to find Carpenter Wang, and to bring back the bamboo tubes carved with orchids that had been custom-made before. It was almost time to open the stall.
This time, based on carving the orchid, she added another requirement, which was to add a lid of the right size to the bamboo tube and a hole in the lid that could insert a reed stem.
In this way, when you walk on the road with a bamboo tube in your hand, you don’t have to worry about dust on the road or accidentally spilling it.
If one more process is added, the labor cost will also increase.
Carpenter Wang, who had been idle all day, either basking in the sun or sleeping, suddenly dreamed back to his busy life as an apprentice.
He even felt that if the workload continued to increase, he would have to hire two more apprentices to help.
The next morning, still before daybreak, Sang Yu, Sang Yongjing and Sang Xingjia carried their loads and bamboo baskets on their backs and headed towards Lingnan City.
Shu Xiu's food was delivered to the Chai family yesterday afternoon. After dawn, Xie Qiujin can take the two children to school directly.
The inner city riverside, where the nighttime scene of endless singing and dancing and lanterns hanging high, was now deserted, with even a light layer of white mist floating on the river.
Qinghuan Street is the most elegant and prosperous street in Lingnan City.
At the end of the street is Qingsong Academy, where a master who had passed the imperial examination and was a famous local scholar teaches. The students who come here are all children of wealthy and powerful families in the city.
The streets are lined with teahouses, dance halls, chess academies, piano studios, and various bookstores. Many young ladies and gentlemen like to gather on this street when they have nothing to do.
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