Chapter 199 Xu Cui's Mischief
"In that case, I won't delay my cousin's business." Cheng Nian'er turned to leave, thought for a moment, turned back, and asked bravely, "I heard that my cousin's wife and her family were not on good terms, and later she left home to start her own business. Can you teach me how to do business?"
Song Yuntang was surprised.
"You don't want to stay in the Cheng family?"
Cheng Nian'er shook her head, "Not really."
Although she felt suffocated in that home, she was only twelve years old and didn't know where to go after leaving the Cheng family.
At least there is a place to stay in the Cheng family.
But it would be different if she could make money.
Her life would be better, and the Cheng family might pay more attention to her, and their future marriage would not be so hasty.
Although Song Yuntang felt that this girl was different, he did not want to get into big trouble with the Cheng family.
"I'm always afraid of trouble. If you really want to make money, come back to me after you get out of the Cheng family."
"Leave the Cheng family..." Cheng Nian'er looked a little embarrassed, "Then I have to wait until I get married."
Song Yuntang felt that she was already a heretic in this dynasty because she had left her natal family, and she did not dare to instigate others to do the same.
If anything goes wrong, she can't take the responsibility.
"Then after you get married."
Cheng Nian'er looked a little disappointed.
"Excuse me, cousin."
After saying that, he nodded again, turned and left.
Song Yuntang had just closed the gate when Jiang came out of the kitchen holding a bowl of egg custard in a rag and walked towards the main room.
"Tang'er, who was that knocking on the door just now?"
"It was my cousin Nian'er. She said my aunt asked her to borrow our mule cart to go back to Yanliu Village. I refused because I had to go to the town to do some work."
Jiang didn't even raise her eyes.
"She should have been refused. She had the nerve to do that. She made such a scene yesterday, but she still had the nerve to come and borrow the mule cart today."
Just as Song Yuntang arrived at the door of the main room, Xu Qingye walked out of the room.
"Mom, I'm going to town with Tang'er later and I won't be back for lunch."
"Okay." Jiang put down the egg custard and went back to the kitchen to get some porridge. "Whether you come back for lunch is another matter. Go wash up first and come over for breakfast."
Song Yuntang followed her to the kitchen and took the pancakes to the table in the main room.
Soon breakfast was served.
While eating, Xu Wencheng looked at Xu Qingye and said, "Brother, I'm free anyway, so I'll accompany my sister-in-law to town later? You can stay at home and read a few more books."
Jiang had a different idea. "You can read anytime. Your eldest brother will be going to the county town soon. He will have plenty of time to read. It is more important to spend more time with your sister-in-law these days."
Xu Wencheng curled his lips.
"Okay, then I'll go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables this morning."
Song Yuntang swallowed the biscuit in his mouth and said, "If Wencheng really has nothing to do, just help me grind the herbs at home. Grind them into powder and put them separately. I will use them when I come back."
"That's fine." Xu Wencheng said, "Then I'll go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables and help my sister-in-law grind the herbs after I come back."
After the family had eaten their fill with porridge and pancakes, Xu Qingye drove the mule cart with Song Yuntang to the town.
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Upon learning that Song Yuntang refused to lend the mule cart, Xu Cui angrily scolded her several times.
After breakfast, Mrs. Hu urged her to go back to Yanliu Village. She didn't have the face to stay any longer. It was her own choice to marry into the Cheng family. She couldn't blame her parents for her unhappy life now.
As she walked on the road, she was so angry that she kicked a lot of stones from the roadside to the middle of the road.
"You guys don't even agree to such a small request!"
"You deserve to be killed!"
Cheng Nian'er walked at the end, shook her head, and when the people in front were not paying attention, she quietly kicked down some of the sharp stones or threw them back to the side of the road.
Because Xu Cui had given birth to three daughters before, she blamed all the misfortunes on them.
If there is something wrong on weekdays, he either beats or scolds me.
Her two elder sisters were even more ruthless. If they saw her throwing stones and reported it to Xu Cui, she would be beaten again.
So after moving away a few sharp stones, he hurried to follow the footsteps of the three mother and daughter in front.
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Song Yuntang was sitting on a mule cart and was jolted and almost hit the carriage.
"Xu Qingye, why is the mule cart shaking so badly today?"
Xu Qingye tried his best to drive the mule cart to a flat place. "Someone threw a stone into the middle of the road. Hold on tight."
Song Yuntang got out of the car, came and sat next to Xu Qingye, looking at the gravel on the road with his brows furrowed.
"Who is so wicked? Throwing so many stones on a good road, is it intentional?"
Xu Qingye hummed.
"Let's go to the town first, and we'll have time to clean up the stones along the way when we come back."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"It needs to be cleaned. Otherwise, if you keep going in and out like this every day, you'll vomit your breakfast."
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The two of them went to the farm first.
Chen and Tao had already gone to the tavern, and because there were no mules carrying buckets of ice water in the morning, Tu Shi also went with them, carrying two buckets of ice water.
He was very strong and could easily carry two large buckets of ice water on his shoulders.
Aunt Miao looked after the two children at home, cooked for the people who worked on the farm, and fed the chickens and ducks on the mountain. With the help of Fang Tianci and Tu Shi, she was able to cope with it.
After a while, Fang Tianci will definitely be sent to work in the tavern, and Tu Shi will have to stay on the farm, but he should be able to handle it for the time being.
"Aunt Miao, how many bottles of shampoo have you filled in the past few days?"
Song Yuntang jumped off the mule cart and entered the yard.
After feeding the chickens and ducks in the morning, Aunt Miao boiled water for shampooing in the pot. In her spare time, she did some needlework in the yard while watching Fubao and Xiaobao play.
Seeing Song Yuntang coming, she quickly put down the sewing basket in her hand.
"The girl is here." She poured Song Yuntang a glass of water. "Except for Mu Dong who comes every day to replenish the shelves in town, there are still more than 500 cans in stock."
Song Yuntang took the cup of water.
"Okay, boil some more today and it should be enough." After she finished drinking the water, she handed the quilt back to Miao, "Aunt is busy, I'll go to the mountain to check on the chickens and ducks first."
The ten little chickens in the yard are still lively and energetic. I wonder how the chickens in the mountains are doing.
She has to go and take a look so that any problems can be discovered and solved in time.
Miao escorted her out of the yard, saying, "Yesterday, Tu Shi and Tian Ci divided more than 200 chickens into 50 chicken pens. There are five chicken pens in total, and now there are still three or four empty ones."
"Two hundred is enough to raise them. By the end of the year, those half-grown chickens will be able to lay eggs. If we want to raise more next year, we can hatch them ourselves."
"That's what the girl said."
Watching Song Yuntang leave, Miao hurried back to the kitchen to watch the stove.
Xu Qingye parked the mule cart behind the house and went up the mountain with Song Yuntang.
"Xu Qingye, now that I'm getting married to you, does that mean my farm doesn't have to pay taxes to the court?" Song Yuntang asked him as they walked.
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