Chapter 477 Miss Tian Qi
Song Chunxue was surprised to find that Jincheng was so big; she followed Liu Chunshu and they almost circled the entire city.
Finding the craftsmen to do the repairs was easy; they said they would start work in the afternoon. But choosing furniture, finding tables and chairs that caught my eye, took two hours.
Liu Chunshu told the truth, "I was just boasting. Actually, I had already been there once before. Lord Xie isn't picky about these material possessions. He didn't replace the old tables; he just had a carpenter repair them and continued using them. The only thing that looked strangely eerie was the bed, so I bought one and took it home. It took less than half an hour."
No wonder she thought the Xie family's courtyard was spacious, even though the tables and chairs looked a bit old.
"If I want to thank him, what should I buy him?"
Liu Chunshu clapped his hands and laughed, "Let's buy a big desk. The desk in the study is well-made, but one of the legs is not suitable. The adults always say that it doesn't need to be replaced, but I feel that he is not comfortable using it."
Song Chunxue laughed and said, "You've been waiting for me to say that, haven't you?"
Liu Chunshu chuckled, "If you bought it, Lord Xie certainly won't say anything. Sometimes the Lord Xie has to sit at his desk for two hours at night, and sitting for too long hurts his back."
Since they've put it that way, how could Song Chunxue not buy it?
"But you can't say that I bought it. Just say that you took it upon yourself to pick out a set for the adults."
Liu Chunshu nodded repeatedly, "I understand, I understand."
Song Chunxue looked at Liu Chunshu suspiciously, suggesting that instead of asking him to relay the message, it would be better to tell the truth.
In the end, she chose a set made of nanmu wood, which was worth the equivalent of two large forts in Zhuanglang County.
Song Chunxue felt a pang of regret at the expense of the money.
But he found such a good job for his second son, changing his fate, and he was worried about what to give in return.
Thinking about it that way, it's not expensive at all.
In the afternoon, the table was moved into the Xie residence, and Song Chunxue went to the adjacent courtyard to check what small items needed to be purchased.
She went to the kitchen first, gave it a quick clean, threw away the dishes and chopsticks, and casually went out to buy new ones.
When she returned home with a bag full of bowls and plates, she remembered the tavern where she had bought wine that day and thought of taking a detour to buy a jar of apricot blossom wine.
Before they even got close, they saw the fourth brother buying wine in front of the tavern from afar.
He was carrying three wine jars and talking to the wine-selling girl. Even without seeing his face, Song Chunxue knew that the fourth brother was all smiles.
After saying something, the fourth brother put the wine jar on the ground, took something out of his pocket, and handed it to the girl.
The girl happily accepted it; it probably wasn't anything valuable and wouldn't cause any misunderstanding.
Song Chunxue also put down the bowls and plates in her hands and stood by the roadside to observe from a distance. She thought to herself that Lao Si was indeed a worldly man who knew how to make girls happy.
The girl is very beautiful, capable, and generous. If things really work out, it would be a real bargain for the fourth brother.
However, if he lets her down this time and makes her end up like that girl from Ji County in his previous life, she definitely won't stand idly by.
Unless the fourth son doesn't need her help to find a wife, she wouldn't interfere if he wanted to marry three.
Anyway, there's nothing we can do about it.
Seeing the fourth brother leave with the wine, looking back every few steps, he seemed quite foolish.
Then she walked over.
"Girl, give me two jars of apricot blossom wine, I'll take them home."
The girl smiled and said, "Okay, just a moment."
She was quite tall, about the same height as Song Chunxue, with fair and rosy cheeks like a peach blossom, making her very pleasing to the eye.
No wonder there are so many people coming here to buy alcohol.
If it were just about looking at beautiful women, that would be one thing; everyone has a love for beauty.
But there is no shortage of despicable people in this world; they can be seen everywhere.
"Miss Tianqi, bring me a pot of wine, the usual."
At this moment, a tall man rudely threw the wine pot onto the old banyan wood table beside him.
The girl stopped smiling, didn't look up, and took the wine jug to pour some wine.
"Sigh." The man took the girl's hand and said, "I'll hold it for you."
Tianqi coldly shook off his hand, saying, "Take your filthy hands away."
"Hey, still so fierce. You look really cool when you're angry. Where's your dad? Why is he leaving you here to buy wine? What if some other man takes advantage of you?"
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed the girl's arm, "If you come with me, I will definitely not let you show your face in public."
Song Chunxue scoffed. Looking at his filthy trouser legs, she knew he didn't have a wife and was just spouting nonsense.
Tian Qi quickly shook her head at her, signaling her not to provoke this kind of person.
"What are you laughing at?" The man glared at Song Chunxue with half-closed eyes.
Tianqi pointed at him with a rolling pin and said, "I was the one who laughed. You'd better leave now and don't come to my house to buy wine again."
"You brat, come here and say it again in front of me?" As he spoke, the man leaned forward, one hand on the table, trying to grab Tian Qi.
"Get away from me, get away from me, or my dad will break your legs when he gets back."
Tian Qi tapped his arm with the rolling pin in his hand, but with less force.
The man laughed out loud, in a sleazy tone that was infuriating.
Noticing Song Chunxue's gaze, the man extended his index finger and brought it to her eyes, less than two inches away.
"You wretched woman, look at me again and I'll gouge your eyes out."
Song Chunxue reached out and grabbed his fingers, then forcefully pried them apart.
"Ahhhhh..." The man's entire body twisted in agony. "Let go! Let go!"
He hadn't expected this skinny woman to have such a strong grip. He was quite a big guy, and most young men couldn't even budge him.
"mother!"
The fourth child ran over from a distance, "Mom, don't get upset, don't get upset, don't break him, it'll be a hassle to take him back."
Tian Qi almost burst out laughing.
She remembered that she and her son had come here together before, but she hadn't recognized them just now.
Song Chunxue released her grip and coldly snapped, "Get out."
The tall, burly man clenched his nearly broken hand but didn't dare utter a sound. He glanced at them defiantly, then picked up his wine and left.
"Tian Qi, were you scared?" the fourth brother asked with concern. "Do you often encounter people like this?"
Tian Qi tied the two jars of wine together with a rope. "Well, there are always some annoying things, there's nothing we can do about it."
"Then I'll come often from now on, okay?"
Tian Qi glanced at Song Chunxue, "This is not good. I can handle it. They won't dare to go too far, otherwise I'll take a kitchen knife."
The fourth brother looked at Song Chunxue and said, "They know you'll be fine as long as someone is protecting you. If my mother were to intervene, they'd probably be sent to the authorities, which would be very troublesome."
Song Chunxue looked at the restaurant not far away, "You work over there?"
The fourth son smiled and nodded, "Yes, Wei Xue Lou is doing very well. Mother, I'll go and get busy now."
Seeing that the fourth brother had run off into the distance, Song Chunxue turned her gaze to Tian Qi and asked, "How much?"
"Thirty copper coins, come again often."
Seeing her sweet smile, Song Chunxue couldn't help but ask, "How old are you this year?"
"sixteen."
"Have you ever been married?"
Tian Qi's cheeks flushed slightly. "It's an arranged marriage, and we'll be discussing the wedding arrangements in a few days."
Song Chunxue nodded, "If you encounter that kind of person in the future, be a little tougher and don't spoil them."
"Yes, thank you, Auntie."
The more Song Chunxue looked at the girl, the more she liked her. She couldn't help but recall what her senior brother had said that day.
She'll ask her senior brother what happened later.
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