Chapter 368 isn't out of the question either.
Does male beauty lead people astray?
"What nonsense!" Song Chunxue poked the fourth brother's forehead in annoyance.
"Stop spreading rumors. I'm here to do business with people. If I relied on you to make money and support me, my hair would probably turn white by now."
Although the money was indeed intended for a man, she didn't have the same frivolous thoughts as the fourth brother.
The fourth son nodded vigorously, "Mother is so clever. She killed two birds with one stone, which is great."
"……"What's the meaning?
Although she didn't understand, she knew that the fourth brother was definitely up to no good, and she was too lazy to ask.
"Get everything ready, I'll cook when I get back."
"Okay, Mother, don't worry, I'll make sure everything is prepared perfectly."
Song Chunxue glanced at him with disdain, then turned and left.
When she arrived at the butcher's stall, she didn't see Mei Yang, so she said to the butcher, "Give me a pound of lean meat."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mei Yang jumped out from under the table.
"Sister Song, you really came. I thought you were just kidding me."
He had a smile on his face and was carrying a flask of wine in his hand.
"Here, I heard you like to drink, this is on you."
Song Chunxue took it. "Is the agreement finished?"
"It's finished. Please take a look, Sister Song." Mei Yang took out a piece of paper from her bosom; it was still warm.
Song Chunxue subconsciously let go, waiting for it to cool down before taking it back.
"Hmm, do we need a witness?"
“If Sister Song is worried, we can have Butcher Liu as a witness,” Mei Yang gestured with her chin toward Butcher Liu. “Brother Liu, how about you be our witness?”
Butcher Liu cut a pound of meat and strung it up with hemp rope.
"Fine, you're not allowed to buy meat from other places anymore." With that, he slammed the knife into the thick apricot wood cutting board, his hands behind his back. "What witness?"
"Let's go inside and talk," Song Chunxue said, glancing around. As the saying goes, wealth shouldn't be flaunted. "You have a clean table at home, right?"
“There’s some in the backyard. Let my child watch it for a while,” Butcher Liu said, lifting the greasy curtain. “Come on, Brother Yang, tell your wife to come to my house to buy meat from now on.”
Mei Yang couldn't help but chuckle, "I know, don't we often buy from you?"
They walked through the filthy butcher shop, down the steps to the backyard, which was fairly clean, but had a musty smell of stale oil.
Liu the butcher's children and wife went outside to watch the shop, leaving only the three of them in the room.
Song Chunxue placed one hundred taels of silver on the table. "This is my last bit of time. I entrusted it to Brother Meiyang to open a clothing shop because I trust him. I hope you won't let me down."
"Clang!"
The butcher dropped his teacup and stared intently at the silver in front of him. "My goodness! Is it made of stone?"
Mei Yang was also shocked. It was over a hundred years old; there was a real possibility that stones might have gotten mixed in.
Moreover, the silver bar was perfectly straight, and it was from an unknown era, definitely not something an ordinary family would have.
"Then I'll trouble Brother Liu to check your teeth. If there really is a stone, I'll be at a loss." Mei Yang said seriously, then turned his head and saw Song Chunxue's gaze, and couldn't help but grin.
"Do you trust him?" This was what Song Chunxue was concerned about. She thought that Mei Yang shouldn't be the kind of person who would trust others recklessly.
"Don't worry, Brother Liu is trustworthy. He always says something before slaughtering a pig. He looks all muscular, but his wife has actually made him cry before. We've known each other for many years." Mei Yang's voice was low. "Otherwise, if we find someone else, I'm afraid you'll think we've conspired to cheat you."
Liu the butcher then bit into each one, and after biting them, he nodded, "It's silver, all silver. These lump pieces are really good-looking. I've really broadened my horizons today."
As he spoke, he looked at Song Chunxue and said, "I heard you are Master Zhang's junior brother and can also draw wealth-attracting talismans, which are more effective than Master Zhang's. Can you sell me two?"
"I can give you one, but I'm sorry for interrupting your business."
Butcher Liu accepted the gift with both hands, saying, "Oh, thank you so much! Please come again sometime."
They then wrote their names and pressed their fingerprints on the agreement.
Mei Yang tucked the silver into his pocket, saying, "When the shop opens, I'll make a dress for my sister-in-law."
"No problem, no problem, you're too kind. I never take advantage of people. Just come and support my business often." Butcher Liu patted him on the shoulder. "Work hard. Your child is over a year old now, it's time for him to be more responsible."
Mei Yang glanced at his shoulder. "Brother Liu, your hands are oily."
"Oh, I'm so sorry, hahaha, I forgot for a moment. Shall I wipe it for you?" He said this, but he didn't dare to actually wipe it. The more he wiped, the dirtier it got.
Once outside, Song Chunxue smiled and said, "Cut me two more pounds of meat."
She never took advantage of others; when Mei Yang gave her a pot of wine, she returned two catties of meat to him.
"Okay."
Butcher Liu grabbed the meat, cut it twice, then picked up the scale and weighed it, staring intently at the copper dot on the scale beam. "It's a little short, I'll add another piece."
A moment later, he strung them together with hemp rope and handed them to Song Chunxue.
"Forty-five coins in total, here you go."
Song Chunxue handed two jin (approximately 1 kg) to Mei Yang, saying, "This is for your child."
Mei Yang frowned slightly. "Sister Song, you're being too polite. This pot of wine is homemade and not worth much. Do you really have to return it?"
"No, I'm not good at running errands. I'm just trying to make you feel bad by adding some food to your meal. I can't really help much besides physical labor. If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know."
Seeing that he didn't take it, Song Chunxue handed it forward, saying, "It's just a small token of my appreciation."
"Give me a pound. Don't you have artisans in your family? Eat well, and don't offend any artisans."
As she spoke, Mei Yang grabbed the flesh from her other hand and said, "Alright, let's go back and cook."
As he was speaking, he had already walked quite a distance when he suddenly stopped and said, "Oh right, we're all in this together now, shouldn't you give me two lucky charms?"
Song Chunxue took out a note from the brocade pouch in her bosom. "This is the only one left. I'll give it to you later."
Mei Yang beamed with joy, "Thank you so much, Sister Song."
Song Chunxue carried two jin of meat home, hoping that Mei Yang could bring her great wealth.
The next few days were unusually busy at home.
Song Chunxue and Lao Si were so busy hauling soil and mud, and buying wood and paint that they barely had time to rest.
The bricklayer finished his work in five days, but the carpenter's work was still not finished after half a month.
At first, the fourth brother grumbled and tried to slack off, but later he got up early every day to help in the yard.
On the eighteenth day after the carpenter came to the house, the windows and bookshelves in the east room, the tables, chairs and dressing table, the railings of the attic, the railings leading to the fortress wall, and the wooden benches in the north room were all finished.
The entire courtyard has been completely transformed.
It cost a total of one and a half taels of silver.
The fourth brother couldn't help but sigh, the money he earned in the past six months was barely enough to hire a carpenter.
Song Chunxue thought that Sanwa's room was missing a recliner and a small bed for the children.
"Come on, fourth brother, come with me to buy a recliner for your third brother. While we're at it, let's find out which girl on the street is still single."
The fourth son pondered for a moment, "If Mother wants to give me a concubine, that's not impossible."
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