Song Lao Er looked completely bewildered: "Big brother, why did you kick me? What did I do to offend you?"
Upon hearing this...
The eldest brother, Song, said irritably, "Why do you think I kicked you? Even if your younger sister was in the wrong, she was still bullied. And you, instead of offering a word of comfort, were so happy to receive the compensation..."
If he weren't afraid that things would escalate and affect Song Youdi's future, and the unmarried girls like Song Xia, he would have done so.
He also supported reporting the matter to the authorities.
Song Lao Er curled his lip and said, "This is all my brother's own fault. I told her to behave herself more than once, but she didn't listen to me at all."
Song Laosan didn't say anything; he was quite content with his current life.
Song Xiaocao can now earn more than one tael of silver a month.
He certainly didn't want her to get married so early.
Old Master Song pursed his lips and said, "That's true, but no matter what, Youdi is still your daughter. You also have a daughter and two sons who aren't married yet. If you don't handle this well, it will affect them in the future, and you'll have nowhere to cry."
Song Lao Er didn't take it seriously.
"Brother, can things be the same now as before? We're all richer than before. With money, why would we worry about our sons not finding wives or our daughters not finding good families?"
Song Lao Da rolled his eyes at Song Lao Er and said, "You're rich? How rich are you? Don't forget this money is for You Di."
The money he had just received was still warm in his hand.
How could Song Lao Er bear to part with it?
He murmured to himself, "My brother has only ever had a few coins at most. How can we feel at ease letting her keep more than ten taels of silver? How can we give her this money!"
"Try it if you don't give it to me!"
Boss Song glanced sideways at him.
After returning home.
Song Lao Er reluctantly handed over the money he had asked for to Song Youdi.
Song Youdi had just drunk the contraceptive soup.
She didn't know about this medicine.
Qiao Lianhua knew that as soon as Song Lao Er and the others left, she went to get a prescription from Doctor Wang.
The next day.
Fang Zheng, as usual, took the two helpers he had hired out to go out and harvest sweet potatoes.
They've already collected donations from the surrounding villages, so today they'll go a bit further afield.
More than an hour passed.
Fang Zheng spotted a large village not far away, stopped the oxcart, and asked one of them to stay behind to guard it. He then led the other man toward the village.
The village is surrounded by a river, so you have to cross the river to get there.
Fang Zheng and his group crossed a log bridge not far away, and before they had gone far, they heard a woman's exclamation from the side.
Fang Zheng looked in the direction of the sound and saw a girl who had fallen down. She was trying hard to get up, but because the firewood on her back was too heavy, she couldn't get up after several attempts.
Ah Niu whispered, "Brother Fangzheng, should we help her?"
"Walk!"
Fang Zheng had originally planned to help her as well.
They reached over and picked up the basket, and soon they were lifted up along with the basket.
The girl was extremely grateful and repeatedly thanked them, saying, "Thank you so much, thank you for helping me."
"How are you?"
Fang Zheng asked.
The girl nodded.
Fang Zheng was about to leave when he noticed that her posture was a bit off; she had clearly injured her foot.
He grabbed the basket, slung it over his shoulder, and asked, "Where do you live?"
The girl was genuinely surprised that Fang Zheng would do this, even offering to take her home. She paused for a moment, then looked up and said, "You don't need to worry about me. You go about your business. I can manage."
Fang Zheng and the others finally got a clear look at her.
She was wearing a drab, patched gray dress, and she looked very thin, which made her already large eyes appear even larger.
She was thin, but her features were still quite pretty; her eyebrows were as delicate as willow branches, and her eyes were large and bright, sparkling like jewels.
Do you sell sweet potatoes?
Fang Zheng's sudden remark left the girl somewhat bewildered.
He noticed this and explained, "We came to your village to buy sweet potatoes. Do you have any extra sweet potatoes to sell?"
"We don't have many sweet potatoes at home, but we sell them."
The girl had barely finished speaking.
Fang Zheng said, "Since your family wants to sell sweet potatoes, we also want to buy sweet potatoes. Point us in the right direction and we'll go home with you. I'll help you carry the firewood back."
Before she could refuse.
Fang Zheng asked A Niu to get her a stick to prop her up.
The girl lived at the end of the village. After a brief chat, Fang Zheng and the others learned her name and how many people were in her family.
Her name is Yun Liuer. Besides her, her family includes an injured father, a sick mother, and an older brother and younger brother who dropped out of school and work in town.
I haven't even reached my doorstep yet.
Yun Liuer then called out.
"Father, Mother, I'm back!"
A moment later, their front door opened from the inside, and a middle-aged woman with a slightly pale face appeared in front of Fang Zheng and the others.
"Liu'er, who are they?"
Yun Liuer smiled and introduced, "Mom, his name is Fang Zheng, and his name is A Niu. Here's what happened: they came to our village to collect sweet potatoes. They found me fall down, so they helped me get back, and then they came to our house to collect sweet potatoes as well."
Upon hearing this, Lan immediately invited Fang Zheng and the others to sit inside.
Fang Zheng carried the firewood to the woodshed before coming out to sit down.
When he came out.
Lan had already gone to the main room to pour two bowls of water and brought them to them to drink.
Fang Zheng was a little thirsty, so he didn't stand on ceremony and took the bowl of water and drank it. In no time, the bowl was empty.
"Brother Fang, would you like some more?"
Yun Liu'er asked.
Fang Zheng shook his head.
Lan already knew that Yun Liuer had injured her foot, so she took Fang Zheng and the others to see the sweet potatoes.
Their sweet potatoes are kept in the cellar next to the kitchen.
Fang Zheng sized him up and estimated that he weighed over 100 pounds.
They don't have many sweet potatoes, but they're well preserved and look perfectly fine.
Founder wants them all.
usually.
Fangzheng usually pays two coins for sweet potatoes from others, but he pays three coins to his family.
Ah Niu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
They only harvested sweet potatoes from other people's farms after they had harvested theirs.
These people were all given sweet potatoes for two coins per pound.
Ah Niu couldn't hold back any longer. He whispered, "Brother Fangzheng, do you really have to help their family like this? You give everyone else two coins a pound, but you give their family three coins a pound."
Listen to what Ah Niu said.
Fang Zheng said calmly, "Their sweet potatoes are worth this price, and I also want to help them. As for the extra money, I will make up for it myself."
Ah Niu sighed and said, "Brother Fangzheng, there are many people in this world who have it tough, and you can't help them all."
"I'll help as many as I can."
Upon hearing Fang Zheng's words, A Niu was instantly speechless.
Wages are paid at the beginning of each month.
On the sixth day of the third month, when wages were distributed, Song Xia gave Fang Zheng two taels of silver.
Fang Zheng thought Song Xia had miscounted, so he didn't say anything at the time. After she sent it to others, he privately approached her and said, "Xia'er, did you send it to the wrong person? How could I earn this much in a month?"
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