Chapter 432
Song Chunxue understood that they were deliberately letting her win.
But she didn't need to be embarrassed, since everyone knew she wasn't very knowledgeable.
Huang Mo and Lao Si were loud and loved a good time. Before they knew it, they had been drinking until the end of the Xu hour (7-9 PM).
Song Chunxue lost the most money, and she made an excuse to go to the outhouse. She then stumbled into her room and fell asleep, feeling dizzy.
There was no crowing of roosters, and by the time she woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
I went to the room of the fourth and second sons, and they were still sleeping.
She woke the fourth son up. "Which room did you settle them in?"
The fourth brother, still half-asleep, said, "They... went down the mountain last night. Lord Huang has a manor outside the city."
That's good. Otherwise, it would have been so awkward to meet this morning.
"Mother," the fourth son suddenly laughed as he lay on the bed, "didn't Lord Xie say he wanted to marry you last night, and you flatly refused?"
Song Chunxue grabbed his ear, "No, stop talking nonsense. Get up and eat your steamed buns. I'm going to have some tea. There's no soup today."
She got up and walked out, not wanting anyone to mention it again.
All of this is disrespectful to Lord Xie.
"Don't be sad. I know you don't want to hold him back. Being alone is fine too."
The fourth child lay sleepily on the bed, looking at her with one eye open. "Last night I suddenly thought, if Mother had gone to school when she was young, she would definitely not be any worse than us."
"Once the Taoist priest comes out of seclusion, if you want to go to the south with him, I won't stop you."
Song Chunxue stood at the door, feeling as if a stone had fallen into her heart, making her eyes sting.
That brat, I never expected him to say something like that.
"I've thought about it. Even if you agree, you'll still feel unworthy of Lord Xie. A woman who has never been in love before would be completely captivated by someone like Lord Xie. She'd be with him every day, wanting to cook him delicious food and treat him with all her heart."
Song Chunxue's eyes were blurred with tears, but a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
She walked out of the house and wiped herself with her sleeve.
This brat, he's still half asleep and he's already saying sentimental things.
When she went to the kitchen, she learned that Huang Mo and the people Xie Zheng brought had cleaned up the mess perfectly.
She plans to rest on the mountain for a day and then go down to explore the surroundings the next day.
If you want to retreat into seclusion for spiritual practice, the mountains are definitely a good place.
But Song Chunxue wanted to see Jincheng properly, visit the Yellow River, try out the legendary sheepskin rafts, and also stroll around White Pagoda Mountain...
This makes living in the mountains particularly inconvenient.
That was the courtyard of a wealthy family. Someone like her, who was reluctant to hire maids and servants, would find it very tiring to do everything herself.
She thought it would be nice to buy a clean and bright little courtyard house down the mountain.
Upon learning that she was going down the mountain, the fourth brother insisted on accompanying her, leaving the second brother to stay on the mountain and look after the house.
Song Chunxue disagreed, "Don't you like to go out by yourself? Why are you following me? I'm going to places you don't like to go."
The fourth child started to whine, "Mom, please take me with you. I don't know anyone in Jincheng. What's the point of going around by myself?"
"Besides, didn't you promise me you'd meet that businessman? What if I get scammed? You can't just stand by and watch me die."
I knew he wasn't that clingy.
"Then let's go see the person you mentioned first. After that, you can do your thing, and I'll do mine."
The fourth brother's eyes widened, and he suddenly released her arm.
"Huh? What are we playing?"
"Could it be that Mother is heartbroken because she rejected him, and is thinking of going to visit male prostitutes behind our backs?"
Song Chunxue frowned. "What's a male prostitute?"
"Well..." the fourth brother chuckled dryly, "It's just a man... Ahhhhh, Mother, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I won't talk nonsense anymore, let go, let go quickly!"
Song Chunxue calmly released his thigh, "I thought you were all grown up. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll break your legs and you'll stay home with the second brother."
The fourth brother hunched over, rubbing his thigh, tears streaming down his face from the pain.
That fucking hurt! That was a really hard grip; it'll definitely leave a bruise.
He sniffed and rolled up his trouser leg, and sure enough, he saw four thick, purplish-red finger marks on his leg.
Song Chunxue glanced at the finger marks on his leg, ignoring his wet, accusing red eyes.
"If you continue to be disrespectful to me, this is the least you can do."
She stepped calmly across the threshold. "Are you going or not?"
The fourth child wailed twice, "Waaah, I'm definitely not Mother's biological son. Mother doesn't care about me at all anymore, waaah, wait for me."
"..." Song Chunxue couldn't help but roll her eyes. This kid has no backbone.
She turned to look at her second brother's room. "Why is your second brother so quiet? Is he asleep?"
The fourth brother lowered his voice and said gloatingly, "What else could it be? He's tormented by love. They've already slept together, it's not something you can just give up on. His plans won't change, he'll definitely go back to take care of his mother after he gets married."
"That Lin Chuncheng still wants a promotion and wants to return home in glory, but he made my second brother take care of our mother for him. Southerners are so smarter than us. I thought I was clever enough..."
Song Chunxue patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't say such things outside, or someone might cut your tongue out."
"I'm not stupid. But people from the South tend to be more delicate-looking, with fair skin. The only drawback is that most of them don't have high nose bridges. You used to always say that my nose bridge was flat, but you don't know, there was a Southerner who said he envied my nose!"
At this point, the fourth brother burst into laughter, "I've finally made something of myself."
Song Chunxue looked at her son with disdain, thinking that he was not as handsome as the others, and that he was indeed the ugliest among the children.
However, she has the most likable personality and knows how to say things to make people happy.
Speaking of Southerners, she wanted to see them for herself.
It is said that there are many beautiful women in the South, especially in the Suzhou and Hangzhou area, who speak with a gentle and tender voice. I don't know if it's true or not.
She raised her hand and said, "Go and call your second brother, and have him watch the carriage for us."
"Okay!"
The fourth brother ran over and dragged the second brother down.
The second son was taciturn and obediently drove the carriage outside.
The fourth brother kept chattering away to Song Chunxue, giving her a headache.
They stopped in front of a large grocery store, and the fourth brother jumped down.
"Mother, this is the place. The person who was going to introduce me to a good job is the manager of this shop."
Song Chunxue got off the carriage, and the signboard read "Xue's Shop" in four large characters.
Stepping into the shop, you see tea leaves and various dried fruits displayed in front, with a dazzling array of products on the shelves, as if they sell everything.
"Manager Xue, you're busy, aren't you?" the fourth brother greeted him with a smile. "This is my mother. We just stopped by to ask when we'll be able to find me a job."
The man who was weighing tea leaves for a customer glanced at Lao Si and then his gaze swept over Song Chunxue.
I'll tell you later.
The man looked to be around forty years old. At first glance, Song Chunxue felt that he was somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
No, he looks like Xue Xingyuan!
Xue's Shop, could this be Xue Xingyuan's family's shop?
They had a grudge against each other before, so this job is impossible to complete.
"Fourth brother, let's go outside."
Just as the fourth brother was about to ask what was wrong, the shopkeeper walked over.
“Your mother looks quite young, she doesn’t seem like someone who farms. Where do you live? If you have nowhere to go, you can come to my house, I’ll find you a good job.”
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