Chapter 238 No Regrets
Xu Qingye built a small fence with old wooden boards in the corner of the yard and put the two chickens he brought from home inside.
Song Yuntang fetched a bucket of water from the well and wiped the furniture in the house inside and out.
Although the furniture in the room is old, it is not broken and can be used for the time being.
When Song Mazi is free and I have more money, I can slowly replace all the furniture in the house with new ones next year.
As for the yellowed old bedding on the bed, after all, it has been used by others. I will take out the clean sheets from the cupboard and spread them in the room where no one has slept before and sleep there for one night. I will buy new ones early tomorrow morning.
Xu Qingye saw Song Yuntang scrubbing the furniture. After sprinkling water in the house, he picked up a broom and cleaned the six rooms and the yard.
He went back and forth in the front and back yards, carrying several basins of water to wipe all the rooms clean. After Song Yuntang changed the bed sheets, he didn't want to move.
This body is still too delicate. It feels like I have lost half my life when doing some work.
She lay on the bed, raised her eyelids and looked outside the room.
"Xu Qingye, I don't want to move anymore."
While sweeping the yard, Xu Qingye said, "If you don't want to move, just take a rest. I'll do it."
As if she felt that lying down was not enough, she supported herself and sat up from the bed, "By the way, is there rice in the kitchen? What are we going to eat tonight?"
Xu Qingye said calmly, "We still have enough rice for the two of us tonight. I will go to the teacher tomorrow morning and then come back to buy rice with you."
Song Yuntang lay down again, looking at the ceiling above his head, "Next time I come, I will bring some rice and flour so that you don't have to buy them here. The colder the weather, the higher the food prices will be."
Xu Qingye hummed, "I heard that the price of brown rice has risen to twelve cents per liter in the past two days. I don't know what the price of grain is in the county."
Song Yuntang was a little surprised.
"The two hundred shi of brown rice I collected in town a few days ago only cost one hundred taels."
"If you buy more, it will naturally be much cheaper than retail investors."
Song Yuntang was thinking in his mind.
"Then I'll have to ask when I get back. If the price is right, I'll buy another 200 shi, making a total of 1,000 shi. In addition to glutinous rice wine, I'll also make the white wine that Uncle Pan taught me to make last time. I won't make any more until the wine in the wine cellar is sold out. I can store the grain and sell some of it at the end of the year to make a little profit."
Xu Qingye nodded, "You decide on these matters."
Thinking about these things, Song Yuntang just felt a headache.
In a bad harvest year, it's difficult to make any money.
She closed her eyes and rubbed her head. "Xu Qingye, you haven't told me what we're going to eat tonight?"
After a while, the man's voice came into his ears again.
"I've steamed the rice porridge and egg custard in the pot. Are you hungry?" As he spoke, his hands had replaced Song Yuntang's hands to massage her temples.
It is always more comfortable to be massaged by others than by yourself.
Song Yuntang narrowed his eyes.
"I had some sugar-roasted chestnuts and candied fruits in the afternoon. I'm not hungry, but I have to eat something at night, otherwise I'll have a hard time at night."
Xu Qingye hummed and said nothing more.
Song Yuntang opened her eyes and saw the man's deep eyes. His eyes were as calm as ever, but when he saw her open her eyes, his pupils suddenly changed, but soon returned to calm.
Looking at his pure and innocent appearance, she suddenly wanted to tear off his disguise, but she was afraid that the man would be serious, so she suppressed the thought in a cowardly way.
After a simple dinner, the two washed up and went to their room early.
Song Yuntang was lying on the bed, while Xu Qingye found a candlestick at home, lit the remaining wax in the candlestick, and then sat at the table to read.
Half asleep and half awake, Song Yuntang yawned and looked in the direction of the candlestick.
"Xu Qingye, the candlestick is dim and it hurts your eyes if you look at it for too long."
Xu Qingye looked behind him and saw that the girl had closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
He blew out the candle, climbed onto the bed quietly, turned sideways, gently held her body in his arms and closed his eyes.
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There are very few wealthy people living on Liuqiao Street, but most of them have enough food and clothing.
When Song Yuntang woke up, the man was no longer beside him.
She scratched her head, got up and looked around the yard for someone.
"You have to go to school so early?"
Just when she was wondering, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open with a creaky sound, and Xu Qingye's figure appeared at the door.
"Awake?"
"where have you been?"
Song Yuntang herself didn't realize that there was a slight nasal tone in her voice.
Hearing her voice, Xu Qingye's tone softened, "I saw that there was nothing to eat at home, so I went to the other end of the alley to buy some buns. Go wash your face first. There's water boiling in the pot. I'll make some egg drop soup and we can have breakfast."
Song Yuntang pursed his lips.
She came to the county town to arrange Xu Qingye's food and daily life.
Now he is taking care of himself.
After breakfast, Xu Qingye went out with a few books.
After Song Yuntang packed herself up, she went out. She first went to the cloth shop to buy bedding and sheets. After agreeing on the delivery time with the shop owner, she went to the grocery store and bought two lamps for night lighting.
The light Xu Qingye used last night was too dim.
If you look at it for a long time, it will definitely hurt your eyes.
Afterwards she strolled around the market again, bought a few storybooks to kill time, and also bought two pounds of meat, ten pounds of lard, a large bone and a large winter melon.
The county town is worthy of being a county town, it has much more complete things than the town.
I haven't even bought the rice yet and I can't move my things anymore.
There was no choice, Song Yuntang could only go back to his residence and go out to the market again.
This time I bought 30 kilograms of white rice, 10 kilograms of glutinous rice and 10 kilograms of white flour.
Just as I came out of the grain store carrying fifty kilograms of food, I saw Lin Jingyao walking past me.
It's true that enemies often meet in a narrow road.
After complaining in her heart, Song Yuntang didn't know whether Lin Jingyao saw her. When she saw someone passing by, she hurriedly carried the food and headed towards Liuqiao Street.
On the other side, Lin Jingyao suddenly stopped and looked back.
There was heartache and some other emotions in his eyes.
Seeing this, Awang asked cautiously, "Sir, don't you want to say hello to Miss Song...Mrs. Song?"
After a long silence, Lin Jingyao strode towards Song Yuntang.
At this moment, several playful children suddenly jumped past Song Yuntang. One of them, about eight or nine years old, accidentally bumped into her arm which was tightly holding the bag of grain.
Song Yuntang was startled and tripped over his own feet, falling forward uncontrollably.
Fortunately, she did not loosen her grip on the rice bag, and when she fell to the ground, the rice was just the right cushion under her body.
Although not much food was spilled, the palm of her left hand was still scratched, and some white flour was stained on her hair and face, making her look quite disheveled.
The child who bumped into someone stopped and said sorry embarrassedly. Perhaps he was afraid that Song Yuntang would argue with him, so he ran away before Song Yuntang got up from the ground.
Before Song Yuntang had time to get angry, a big hand grabbed her arm and lifted her up from the ground.
Song Yuntang was about to thank him, but when he looked up and saw Lin Jingyao, he felt mixed emotions.
"Why is it you?"
"It's unfortunate that I saw you in such an embarrassing state." He took out a handkerchief from his collar and handed it to her. "Do you regret having to work so hard after marrying Xu Qingye?"
Song Yuntang did not take it, but just raised his hand to pat the dust off his clothes and hair, then squatted down to pick up the rice and flour bags on the ground.
"I made the choice myself, so I certainly don't regret it."
Lin Jingyao looked down at him, "Are you still angry with me?"
Song Yuntang looked at him in surprise, "Brother, what's that look in your eyes? Who is mad at you?"
This big brother is not that big brother.
But obviously, Lin Jingyao misunderstood.
When he heard her call him "big brother" again, he struggled inside but finally softened.
"Tang'er, break up with Xu Qingye and come back to the Lin family with me. When you return to the Lin family, you can live the life of a rich lady again. You don't have to struggle for life like this. I will treat you well in the future."
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