Chapter 211 How is the second brother inferior to the eldest brother?
When Song Yuntang got married, only close relatives from her natal family came to see her off. Ma was a person who cared a lot about her reputation. She was driven out by Song Yuntang at the time and was very angry, so she would never tell the villagers about Song Zhimei.
As for the other members of the Song family, none of them are gossips, so the people in Rongshu Village don’t know about Song Zhimei’s current situation for the time being.
Liu Xiangyun knew that Zhao gave Song Yuntang a dowry before she got married. She thought it was only two or three taels of silver, but she didn't expect it was five taels.
I still feel a little angry.
It was not easy to make money at home. She had many bloody holes on her fingers, but she could only earn one or two hundred coins a month.
Five taels of silver would take a family a long time to earn back.
The key point is that when she married Song Jinyuan, the bride price was only five taels of silver.
It is said that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled. After all, daughters and sons are different. Daughters of ordinary families receive dowries, but my family not only does not receive the dowry, but also gives out so much money as a dowry.
But even though she was angry, seeing so many people comparing Song Yuntang and Song Zhimei, she couldn't help but hold her six-month-old belly and stepped forward to speak out.
"Song Zhimei has fallen out of favor in the Huang family and has become the lowest-ranking servant. You don't know this yet, do you? Although our Tang'er got a dowry, Jinsheng works for her and is paid quite a bit. Just look at the four brothers in my eldest uncle's family and you'll know."
Although she was angry that Zhao gave Song Yuntang five taels of silver as a dowry, she had to admit that Song Yuntang did not completely ignore her natal family.
These days, the silver that Song Jinsheng alone paid to his mother was more than ten taels.
There are very few farmers who can earn more than ten taels of silver in a month. If it weren't for Song Yuntang's help, Song Jinsheng would never have been able to do it with his ability.
Everyone looked at each other.
I thought of Song Jinzhu's four sons, the two brothers Qiao Da and Qiao Er, as well as Song Mazi and Song Cheng who had gone to the town to work recently.
Ever since they started working with Song Yuntang, the lives of these people's families seem to be much better than before.
Eating is the most obvious improvement.
Before he was injured, Song Jinsheng had been helping Song Yuntang with work. He is her brother and his wages must be higher than these people.
We all live in the same village, and everyone knows exactly what each family's conditions are.
A few days ago, Zhao said that Song Jinsheng's marriage might have to be delayed until next year or the year after, as it was difficult for the two brothers Zhuzi and Zhuangzi to support one of them to go to school.
But now, not only did the two brothers Zhuzi and Zhuangzi go to school, but even Song Jinsheng's marriage was being discussed, which showed that their family had indeed received a large sum of money recently.
In this way, Song Yuntang, a girl who seems to be not close to her mother's family, is much better than Song Zhimei, the concubine of the Huang family?
"Didn't Song Zhimei send meat to Ma a few days ago? How come she fell out of favor so quickly?" someone asked curiously.
Liu Xiangyun snorted.
"That's because she's vicious and can't stand Tang'er getting better. She wants to plot against her. The injuries on our uncle's body were caused by her. He was beaten by the Huang family."
The women present were all surprised.
"There is such a thing!"
Ma was still very proud in the village a few days ago. When she comes back, I wonder if she will still have the face to talk about her daughter.
When Liu Xiangyun saw the gloating expressions on everyone's faces, she didn't say anything else. She held her waist and went back to the yard.
Because he was still a little angry, he didn't say hello to Song Yuntang after coming in, but just stood in the corner and remained silent.
When Zhao Qiao'e saw Song Jinbao greeting Xu Qingye, she stepped forward and grabbed Song Yuntang.
"Tang'er, come with me to the kitchen and help me. I'll cook two dishes for you."
Song Yuntang nodded and followed her to the kitchen.
Zhao Qiao'e opened the bag of rice that Song Yuntang brought, scooped out some white rice and began to wash it.
"Tang'er, is Xu Qingye treating you well?"
Song Yuntang nodded, "Very good."
Zhao Qiao'e said as she washed the rice, "Mother opposed you marrying her before, but because she was ill all year round and was seven years older than you, she was worried that she would die young and leave you alone and a widow."
She stopped what she was doing and looked in the direction of Song Yuntang.
"Now that you're married, and he treats you well, I've accepted it. As for the past, don't take it to heart. I know I did some things wrong, and I can't learn how to get along with you, but I've lived my life like this, and some faults can't be changed, so don't take it to heart."
Song Yuntang shook his head.
"I didn't take it personally."
After all, she was not the original owner, and she didn't have high expectations for Zhao. As long as she didn't act like a troublemaker, she could just treat her as a relative.
Zhao Qiao'e breathed a sigh of relief and put the washed rice into the pot.
"Just don't take it to heart."
Seeing that the rice had been put into the pot, Song Yuntang went to the stove and lit the fire.
"Mother recently asked a matchmaker to find a wife for my second brother?"
Zhao Qiao'e looked in her direction and asked, "Did your second brother tell you that?"
Song Yuntang hummed, "Mother, do you know the true situation of that girl?"
Zhao Qiao'e nodded, with a hint of pride in her tone, "Matchmaker Zhou told me that although the girl was a child bride of the Liu family, her husband disappeared before she reached adulthood, so our family can be considered to have picked up a bargain."
Song Yuntang looked up at her.
"How do I know if I've gotten a bargain? What if I've gotten myself into trouble?"
Zhao Qiao'e was stunned.
"Why did Tang'er say that?"
Song Yuntang said as he was lighting the stove, "When my second brother came to tell me about this, I felt something was wrong, so I asked Qiao Da to go to Shili Village to find out more. Xia Shi is indeed an honest woman, but she has a very good relationship with her husband. She is not a virgin at all. If nothing unexpected happens, she should have given birth to a child."
"How is that possible?" Zhao was surprised. "When her husband disappeared, she was only fifteen! I haven't heard that the second branch of the Liu family has any children."
"The eldest son and daughter-in-law of the Liu family have been married for only three years, but their child is already four years old. Doesn't mother understand why this is happening?"
Song Yuntang said, looking at her.
Zhao Qiao'e frowned and after hesitating for a moment, she actually compromised.
"Even so, our family conditions are like this. Xia has given birth to a child, which just proves that she is fertile. It's already very good for your second brother to be able to marry a wife. After all, he is not as good as your eldest brother..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Song Yuntang ask back.
"How is second brother not as good as first brother? Is he not as handsome as him? Doesn't he speak as nicely as him? Or does he not make as much money as him? Mother is biased and thinks that first brother is good in every way. But is second brother really useless?"
"Even I, a bystander, feel sorry for the second brother. Mother has used the eldest brother to suppress the second brother for so many years. Have you ever thought about the second brother's feelings?"
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