Chapter 375 Beware of Being Alone
Mei Yang couldn't help but pat her on the shoulder and praised her with a smile, "Sister Song is really awesome, she truly deserves to be called a heroine. She had lunch at my house today, and my wife's braised chicken was delicious."
Song Chunxue pointed at his palm and glared at him, "Watch your words and actions, or people will only scold me."
"I'm sorry, it was my mistake," Mei Yang said, bowing deeply. "Sister Song, please don't be angry. I will be more careful with my words and actions in the future. They will not only not scold you, but they will also be jealous of my good taste."
As they spoke, Mei Yang opened the courtyard gate, raised her hand and smiled, "Sister Song, please come in."
As soon as Song Chunxue looked up, she saw the woman in the courtyard, holding a child and coaxing him to sleep. The woman smiled when she saw Song Chunxue.
"Sister Song is here, come in quickly." She said with a smile, "The child is too sleepy to sleep, I'm trying to soothe him."
Mei Yang stretched out her arms. "I'll coax the baby. You go get the tea stove. The baby will fall asleep quickly. Let Sister Song have a pot of tea."
Song Chunxue quickly waved her hand, "No need, no need. I have something to discuss with you. I'll leave after I finish speaking, so I won't have any tea."
"Since you're here, don't be in such a hurry to leave. We'll be business partners from now on, so there's no need to be so formal."
Mei Yang skillfully let the child lie on his big arm. As soon as the child's face touched his clothes, he closed his eyes and stopped crying.
Song Chunxue thought to herself, "It seems he is a good father."
She lowered her voice, "It's not that we're being formal. We've become friends through a misunderstanding, so there's no need to be too familiar. I trust you, and you trust me, that's enough."
"You're contacting me about your fourth child, aren't you?"
Mei Yang gently patted the child's back and said in a low voice, "I've already spoken to those scoundrels and questioned them carefully. They took the fourth brother's ten taels of silver and have already spent it all on sheep and wine."
"But don't worry, I've already warned them that I'll return the fourth brother's money. I'll go ask them again tomorrow." Mei Yang couldn't help but laugh. "Your fourth brother likes to mingle with people, but unfortunately he lacks experience and can't outsmart them. Come with me and let him see the world. He'll naturally learn a lot of tricks of the trade."
Song Chunxue nodded, "Thank you. That's exactly why I came. This child is arrogant and only wants to make a lot of money, but money in this world isn't so easy to earn."
"I think Sister Song makes money quite easily," Mei Yang said, looking at her with a half-smile.
Song Chunxue laughed, "That's right, it's a gift from God. I'm afraid I can't keep it, so I still want to find a way to make a living. Only a steady stream can last."
Before long, Meiyang's wife brought over a tea stove and homemade charcoal, quickly added water, and placed the tea stove on the kang table.
"Sister Song, feel free to add whatever you like."
Song Chunxue nodded, "Thank you for your help, I can do it myself."
"No trouble at all, I'll put the child in the east room." She took the child and said to Mei Yang, "Weren't you going to kill a chicken? I'll go and call my cousin later."
"No, no, no, please don't call your cousin. I'll leave in a bit." Song Chunxue slipped off the kang (heated brick bed). "If you're killing a chicken, I'll leave."
Mei Yang's wife looked at him with some difficulty, seemingly unsure of what to do.
Mei Yang nodded, "Alright, since Sister Song isn't eating and insists on saving me a chicken, then we can eat it when the shop is completed and opens."
“That’s right, I haven’t had an appetite these past few days. You should save this for your sister-in-law to nourish her body. I had too many children back then, and I couldn’t afford to nourish myself, so my body is severely depleted.” Song Chunxue looked at his wife’s back. “Is she pregnant again? If so, she needs to eat even better.”
Mei Yang was quite surprised, "How did you figure that out?"
"It's based on experience. I've had five children, how could you not tell?" Song Chunxue asked. "What's your sister-in-law's name?"
“She’s called Dengdeng. She has a younger brother, a younger brother who was born after waiting,” Mei Yang said with a distant expression and a deep voice. “Her family treats her badly. She has a very soft personality. When she is wronged, she doesn’t know how to talk back. She can only cry.”
"Then why don't you treat her better?"
Mei Yang put the roasted red dates into the tea canister, smiled and revealed a set of big white teeth, "I'm doing great. Everyone says I've changed after getting married and become a good man."
Song Chunxue couldn't help but laugh loudly.
"Oh, by the way, be careful of someone lately."
"Who is it?" Song Chunxue didn't think she had offended anyone.
"Do you remember when I took the money and forcibly dragged Lord Xie to his house?"
Suddenly, Song Chunxue remembered that Lord Xie had once used her to ward off unwanted suitors.
If I remember correctly, that girl's family was rich and powerful, otherwise they wouldn't have let Mei Yang arrest her.
"That girl came to cause me trouble?"
"That's right, her name is Hu Wanyu. She is the niece of Liang Xiao, the county magistrate. Her father doted on her. She insisted on marrying Lord Xie, but it is said that Lord Xie found a woman to make her back down."
“She had married elsewhere and recently returned to her parents’ home. Yesterday, she learned that Lord Xie was leading troops to suppress bandits, so she went to find him, only to see you all at the restaurant.” Mei Yang sighed. “She had someone inquire around, and Black Rabbit overheard it. I’m here to give her a heads-up.”
“Her father, Hu Laoliu, is the most untouchable person in Zhuanglang County. We all have to show him some respect. If she comes looking for trouble, you should be prepared. Although I can’t help much, come to me and we’ll go find her father together.”
Song Chunxue nodded, "Okay, I understand."
*
In the evening, the fourth brother returned home looking dejected, and threw himself onto the bed as soon as he entered the house.
Even as Song Chunxue was peeling potatoes in the yard, she could hear sighs and groans coming from his house.
She couldn't help but laugh. With Mei Yang's help, even if he lost some money, he could get some of it back.
Learn from his mistakes and show him the wickedness of human nature.
Sometimes, even the most ruthless bandits on the streets are not as dangerous as the street thugs. You can't see into someone's heart; just because you put your arm around someone's shoulder and call them brothers doesn't mean you're really brothers.
At the dinner table, Sanwa took out the second brother's letter.
“Mother, why didn’t you read Second Brother’s letter?” he said with a smile. “Second Brother said he would come back when I get married. He’s currently in the military camp in Longxi County. It would be great if he could come back and work in the county government.”
Song Chunxue was astonished. "He said he wanted to come back? Is the county government a place that ordinary people like us can just go to whenever we want?"
Serving as a soldier in the army meant constantly having to charge into battle and kill enemies, which was naturally not as good as working in the county government. That's why he became a son-in-law who married into his wife's family.
“We have connections now,” Sanwa whispered, “Such a high-ranking official as Lord Xie, shouldn’t we ask him for a favor?”
"..." Song Chunxue was stunned. She had never thought of troubling Master Xie for the sake of the children.
The second son must have been eyeing this for a long time. It would be great if he could come back, but as a live-in son-in-law, he's bound to suffer mistreatment.
She planned to ask her senior brother first whether or not she should tell Lord Xie about this.
Moreover, once you enter the military camp, it's not so easy to get out.
"Bang."
The fourth son put the bowl on the table. "Mom, can you come with me tomorrow to teach someone a lesson?"
"That bastard is infuriating! He cheated me out of ten taels of silver under the pretense of doing business, but after a few days of feasting and drinking, I only had five taels left. I can't swallow this insult!"
Song Chunxue, keeping a watchful eye, asked, "What's that person's name?"
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