Chapter 203: Marriage that I Don't Want to Compromise
Taoxia Pavilion.
Wang Hongxuan was curious, so he turned around and asked Manager Yun.
"What is the origin of the Lin family? What is the relationship between Miss Song and the Lin family?"
Shopkeeper Yun has stayed in Taoxia Pavilion in Cile Town for several years, and can be said to have a pretty good understanding of the families living on North Street.
"There is only one Lin family in North Street, and that is the Yuanwai Mansion. It seems that the fake daughter they adopted and raised for thirteen years is named Song. Could it be Miss Song?"
Manager Yun’s words aroused Wang Hongxuan’s curiosity.
"What happened? Tell me in detail."
"Here's what happened..."
…
After Xu Qingye took Song Yuntang away from Taoxia Pavilion and turned a corner, Song Yuntang smiled and shook Xu Qingye's hand.
"Why are you suddenly pulling me to run so fast?"
"I don't want you to worry about the Lin family's affairs." Xu Qingye looked back at her, "But if you are worried, I can accompany you to visit the Lin family."
Song Yuntang shook his head.
"Maybe you will think I am cold-blooded, but I really don't care about them anymore."
"I'm not cold-blooded." Xu Qingye led her forward, "After all, they have raised you for thirteen years. If they really cared about you, they wouldn't have left you alone before. It's normal for you to feel discouraged now."
Song Yuntang didn't say anything. He first took Xu Qingye back to Yujun Pavilion. Mu Dong gave her the income of Song Yuntang in the past few days after her marriage. In three days, the total amount was eleven taels of silver.
After getting the silver, Song Yuntang took Xu Qingye to the nearby pharmacy and got some medicine for Xu Yongwang.
Then she took Xu Qingye to the grain and oil shop.
"Shopkeeper, how much food do you have in your shop?"
The shopkeeper looked up and said, "That's a lot. Just the goods we have in the shop are fifty dan of white rice, eighty dan of brown rice, twenty dan of glutinous rice, and fifteen dan of white flour."
"How much will it cost if I buy all of them?" Song Yuntang asked.
The shopkeeper looked at her in disbelief.
"Buy all?"
Song Yuntang nodded, "Yes, please help me calculate it."
The shopkeeper didn't quite believe that she had the ability to buy the food in his shop, but he still did it for her.
"If you want to buy all of them, I can give you a discount. White rice is 851 dan, and 50 dan is 42 liang and 5 qian of silver. Brown rice is 500, and 80 dan is 40 liang. Sticky rice is 860, and 20 dan is 17 liang and 2 qian. Fifteen dan of white flour is 12 liang, so the total is 111 liang and 7 qian."
The shopkeeper ticked the abacus so loudly that you could almost see the afterimage.
Song Yuntang looked at the account on the abacus and said, "One hundred and ten taels. If the shopkeeper is willing, I will take all the grain in the shop."
The shopkeeper was shocked.
"Girl, do you want so much?"
"I run a wine shop, and I need a lot of food on a daily basis." Song Yuntang made up an excuse. This year is a famine year, and the demand for wine must be less than usual. When it comes to brewing wine, one must do it within one's means.
The shopkeeper understood and nodded, saying, "Okay! Miss, you bought a lot today. If you live not far away, I can ask someone to deliver it to your door."
"Not far, not far. Thank you for your help, shopkeeper."
Song Yuntang can save some trouble now that the goods can be delivered to his door.
After paying the silver, the shopkeeper called the servants in the shop to start sorting the food.
"We still have food in the warehouse of another grain store. If you don't have enough, we can transfer it here in less than half a day."
Song Yuntang thought about it.
"Boss, please give me another 200 dan of brown rice and notify the delivery location today. I will come to pay the money then."
The shopkeeper thought that the shop had to purchase grain anyway.
Just two hundred dan of brown rice.
Even if she didn't buy it, it would only last for a few more days if it was kept in the shop, so I didn't ask her to pay a deposit and agreed to it right away.
"Okay, when we have enough, I'll send someone to notify the girl."
Quarter of an hour later, a total of 165 shi of grain were loaded onto eight carts. Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye led the way. The carts loaded with grain moved out of Cile Town and headed towards the village.
The cart was pushed onto the farm, and all the people working in the wooden shed came to help.
Song Jinsheng arrived a little late today. When Song Yuntang saw him, he was planting trees on the open space in the farm.
Perhaps because he was worried about pulling his ribs, he didn't work very fast.
"Second brother, you still need to heal your injuries and can't work." Song Yuntang stepped forward and snatched the shovel from his hand.
Song Jinsheng was not angry. Instead, he looked at her with a smile and then turned to look in the direction of Xu Qingye.
"Sister, is Xu Qingye treating you well?"
He has been very worried at home these days.
I’m afraid that Song Yuntang will be wronged if he goes to the Xu family.
"It's fine." Song Yuntang looked at the dozen peach trees that Song Jinsheng brought. "Where did you get these peach trees, second brother?"
"Zhuanzizhu and I dug it from the mountain. Today is cool, and it is just right for planting, so I brought it to you."
Song Yuntang had said this many times in front of him before.
He had taken this matter to heart for a long time. If he hadn't been injured, he would have dug more for her.
"Zhuangzizhuzi doesn't study anymore?" Song Yuntang asked.
"Yes, but Mr. Zhuang had something to do these two days, so he gave them two days off." He pointed at the dozen or so saplings, "They dug these trees. I didn't put in much effort."
"Thank you for your concern, second brother." She looked at Song Jinsheng, "Have lunch and dinner at the farm before going back. I'll ask Tu Shi to buy a few pounds of meat later."
Song Jinsheng nodded and said hesitantly, "Tang'er, can I live in the granary with Tu Shi?"
"Both granaries are habitable. If you want to live here, there is room for you. Just ask Uncle Qiao and the others to make a bed for you." Song Yuntang looked at him, "But why did you suddenly want to live in the farm?"
Song Jinsheng sighed.
"My mother arranged a marriage for me, but I am not very happy about it."
Song Yuntang was puzzled.
"What kind of marriage?"
To put it bluntly, Song Jinsheng is a bit foolishly filial. If he wasn't particularly dissatisfied, he probably wouldn't object.
He even felt the urge to live in the manor, which meant he definitely couldn't accept it from the bottom of his heart.
"She is one year older than me, nineteen this year. Her age is not a problem, but she is a child bride of another family. Although her husband has been away from home for four years and no one knows whether he is alive or dead, the family that raised her also said that she is still innocent and has always treated her as their own daughter."
Song Jinsheng had a worried look on his face.
"I don't have high requirements. I just want to find someone with whom I can live a good life. It doesn't matter if the conditions are a little worse. If her ex-husband is sure that he won't come back, then it's okay. But if he comes back to find her later, and they have an old relationship and are attracted to each other again, what should I do? I always feel that it's not right."
If they get married, the couple will eventually develop feelings for each other as they get along with each other.
He doesn't want to live in fear of loss.
Song Yuntang frowned.
"What did mother think? Finding such a girl for you?"
"Mother said that the girl's in-laws only wanted three taels of silver as a dowry. Perhaps they saw that she was getting older and there was no harvest in the fields this year, so they were in a hurry to marry her off to earn some money to live on."
Song Yuntang held his forehead helplessly, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, and his tone inevitably carried some impatience.
"Didn't you give her the ten taels of silver that the Huang family gave you as compensation? You also gave her all the wages you earned from working for me. It's more than ten taels in total. Can't I find you a good wife?"
Seeing Song Yuntang's big reaction, Song Jinsheng suddenly regretted telling her about this.
He said carefully, "We didn't get much grain from the fields this year, and we have to pay the land tax soon. We spent nearly four taels on the piles and pillars some time ago. We have to set aside money for the midwife when my eldest sister-in-law gives birth at the end of the year. Mother said there is not much money left."
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