Chapter 5 She Seems to Have Changed
"you……"
Lin Gengshi wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Song Yuntang raising his voice.
"Mr. Lin, if you don't want to buy anything, please do as you please. I want to do business."
Song Yuntang in front of him made Lin Gengshi feel extremely unfamiliar. When he saw her a few days ago, she was still following behind him and his eldest brother and calling them brother. Why did she suddenly become so cold?
But she had already said it firmly, and given his current status, it was indeed not appropriate for him to control her anymore.
"Stubborn!"
After saying this, Lin Gengshi left the market without looking back.
As soon as Lin Gengshi left, no one interfered with Song Yuntang, and the following business went extremely smoothly. The fabrics of her clothes were indeed very good. She wore them seldom on weekdays, and some of her clothes were even in good condition as new.
In addition, the selling price was not high, so Song Yuntang quickly sold all her clothes and jewelry, and finally there was only a white jade hairpin left. This jade hairpin was the most expensive piece of all her jewelry. It was a birthday gift given to her by Lin Jingyao, the eldest brother of the Lin family, when she was thirteen years old.
Because the price was a little high and it couldn't be sold for the time being, Song Yuntang didn't want to waste any more time here, so he simply put the jade hairpin away again.
"Let's go."
There is no pawnshop in Cile Town, so I will wait until I have a chance to go to the county town and pawn the hairpin in a pawnshop.
As for those old clothes and jewelry, I'm afraid they wouldn't fetch as much money if they were sold at the market as they were when they were pawned at the pawnshop.
He touched the two taels and three qian of silver in the purse. It might not be much for a family like the Lin family, but for Song Yuntang today, it was a huge sum of money.
Song Jinsheng was still carrying the backpack. He followed behind Song Yuntang, glancing in her direction from time to time, feeling extremely confused about what she had done today.
I don’t know whether she wanted to attract the Lin family’s attention or she really thought it through.
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Song Yuntang first went to a cloth shop and bought two sets of fine cotton clothes and a piece of clean cotton cloth, spending 180 coins.
After coming out of the cloth shop, he led Song Jinsheng into an alley with fewer people and walked towards a blacksmith shop.
Song Jinsheng was a little confused, "Tang'er, what are you doing in the blacksmith shop?"
"Customize something." Song Yuntang replied.
Song Jinsheng trotted alongside her, "What do we need to order at a blacksmith shop?"
"Of course it's good stuff." Song Yuntang said, and stepped into the blacksmith shop. "Boss, can you make those extra-thin needles here?"
The busy uncle stopped what he was doing and looked up.
"How thin?"
She discussed her needs in detail with the owner of the blacksmith shop. Because her requirements were relatively high, the price was slightly higher. A set of silver needles, including the materials, cost a total of one tael and two qian of silver. After paying a deposit of 700 wen and agreeing to pick up the silver needles in half a month, Song Yuntang and Song Jinsheng left the blacksmith shop together.
It was already noon, the summer sun was a little strong, and the two hungry people came to a noodle restaurant.
"Uncle, two bowls of noodles, please." Song Yuntang said, and found an empty table and sat down.
The uncle said in a loud voice, "Okay, you two wait a moment."
Song Jinsheng took off the backpack containing clothes and cloth and put it aside, then sat down opposite Song Yuntang. Questions were still in his mind, wondering why she would spend so much money to custom-make a few silver needles.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't help but speak, "Tang'er, you're not a doctor, what do you need the silver needle for?"
Song Yuntang swallowed the tea in his mouth and looked up at him, "Who said I'm not a doctor?"
Song Jinsheng was extremely surprised, "When did you become a doctor?"
Song Yuntang pursed his lips and said, "I only know a little bit, not that great. Don't you want to live a rich life by yourself? Apart from this, I don't have any other skills."
Anyway, they all thought that she couldn't stand the hardship of the farmers, so let them continue to misunderstand, and it would be easier to act in the future.
When she makes money, she might leave Rongshu Village.
It is particularly important to return to the old profession now, although female doctors are not common in this era.
Song Jinsheng believed it, "Have you really figured it out?"
"What else can I do?" Song Yuntang shrugged. "I have even called off my marriage. It is impossible for me to get rich by getting married in the short term. I have to find a way to support myself."
Her words were so straightforward that Song Jinsheng's expression began to look strange.
"What girl would say that about herself?"
He didn't know whether he should believe her. This change was too sudden.
Song Yuntang smiled and said nothing more to him.
Soon, the noodles came.
A bowl of noodles in the town costs six cents. There is oil floating on the surface, and it is served with a few slices of braised pork and a handful of green onions. It is very fragrant.
The two of them ate until not even a drop of noodle soup was left, and they were extremely satisfied.
Putting the money for noodles on the table, Song Jinsheng picked up the backpack and led Song Yuntang to the grain and oil shop.
It has been dry for more than three months this year, and farmers who live far away from water sources have not even been able to grow rice seeds.
The fields closer to the water source also have a lot of shriveled shells.
People with poor conditions are already struggling to make ends meet, and now they have to pay taxes. It is easy to imagine how difficult it will be for them to survive the autumn and winter.
The Song family's conditions are not good. There are many people in the family and the expenses are high. Now it is difficult to feed the whole family.
"Boss, how much is the brown rice?" Song Jinsheng asked, pointing at the brown rice placed at the door.
"Ten coins for a liter, eighty coins for a dou, and six hundred coins for a shi."
There is not much difference in price between buying by liter and buying by dou, but if you buy by shi, one shi of brown rice can be 40 wen cheaper than buying by dou.
However, when Song Jinsheng went out, Zhao only gave him money for a bushel of rice.
"Give me a bucket."
Song Yuntang stood not far away, with his arms folded across his chest, looking at him and said, "Why don't you buy more? Looking at the market, I'm afraid the price of food will go up."
She had never experienced a famine, but she had seen it in books and on TV in her previous life. It was truly an era when people were eaten by humans.
If I remember correctly, a dou of rice is only about ten pounds. With so many people in the family, ten pounds of rice would not last for a few days no matter how much you save.
What's more, there are two growing younger brothers and a pregnant sister-in-law at home.
Although she wanted to leave the Song family, the Song family were, after all, the blood relatives of the original owner. Apart from anything else, in order to avoid being gossiped about, at least given that she had a stutter, she could not let them starve to death.
Song Jinsheng took out the handkerchief bag that Zhao Qiao'e gave him before he left the house.
"You know what our family conditions are like. This is all my mother gave me."
In the past two years, my younger brother has been studying, my eldest brother has been getting married, and my sister-in-law is pregnant. The expenses are indeed not small. It has only been five years since the separation from my eldest uncle and second uncle. If the family had not saved a little in these five years, it would have been difficult to raise enough money for the dowry for my eldest brother's marriage.
Seeing him unfold the handkerchief in his hand and about to hand it towards the shopkeeper, Song Yuntang reached into his waist and took out a small piece of silver.
"Buy one stone. If it's not enough, I'll pay for it."
Song Jinsheng looked at her in surprise, "Isn't this bad?"
The family didn't have extra money for Song Yuntang's pocket money, but they never thought of asking her money to supplement the household expenses.
Song Yuntang ignored Song Jinsheng's objections and directly stuffed the silver into his hands.
"I want to eat, too."
Song Jinsheng looked at the silver in his hand and felt a little touched. Although Tang'er was in the Song family before, she was always thinking about the people in the Lin family, so that they did not dare to be too affectionate to her. Today, she seems to have really changed.
Look up at Song Yuntang.
"Just think of this money as your second brother borrowing from you. I'll ask mother to return it to you later."
Song Yuntang waved his hand, "Whatever."
In her previous life, her parents died in an accident, and many relatives wanted to benefit from her. Although she was young at the time, she still protected her own interests.
When she returns to her old job, it will definitely be easier for her to make money than the Song family. If they treat her well, she will naturally help them. If they are not, she does not have to stay with the Song family.
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1 liter = 1.5 catties
1 dou = 12.5 jin
1 stone = 120 pounds
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