Chapter 187 Showing Loyalty
Xue Zhuang went to Qili County yesterday, saying that he was there to buy a house, but he didn't bring any packages when he came back.
Xu Yaner thought of what her sister-in-law had just said, and her heart suddenly began to beat fast.
I had misunderstood Xue Zhuang and Song Liyun before, and everything was fine for the past six months.
But she has been pregnant for several months and cannot serve a man. Could it be that Xue Zhuang can't hold it back?
Xu Yan'er became more and more worried.
She had heard before that wealthy families would prepare concubines for their men when their wives were unable to serve them.
Xue Zhuang had no idea she was lost in thought again, so he just said casually, "I forgot to bring it back yesterday and left it at the guild hall. I only remembered it today."
Xu Yan'er felt something was wrong, but she didn't dare to ask. She had been beaten by Xue Zhuang several times before for talking nonsense.
Later, Song Liyun saved her, so she dared not say anything nonsense and could only keep it in her heart.
After Xue Zhuang finished his meal, Xu Yan'er nervously cleaned up the dishes and went into the kitchen.
After coaxing her son into a nap, the Xu family's sister-in-law slipped back into the kitchen. She didn't even help Xu Yan'er wash the dishes, instead just munching on sunflower seeds with her hands folded behind her back. "Yan'er, Master Xue admitted it, but did he go to the Song family? And did you open that small package and take a look? What's inside?"
Xu Yaner glared at her and said, "Don't talk nonsense anymore. That was the cloth that Zhuang bought for me. Zhuang has been in charge of the guild hall, so he didn't go to the Song family."
Xu's sister-in-law clapped her hands and exclaimed in a low voice, "Oh, you really don't know about such a big thing. I saw it with my own eyes. Not only me, but others saw it too."
She remembered the young man pulling the cart on the road saying something about raising rabbits. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she leaned over to Xu Yan'er's ear and asked, "Is there anyone in the Song family named Brother Ping, Xiao An?"
Xu Yan'er was slightly stunned. She knew that Song Liyun had a younger brother named Xiao An, who was not very smart and was a fool. He seldom came to the town.
My sister-in-law has never been to Suijin Town, so how does she know Xiao An?
Seeing Xu Yan'er's expression was off, the Xu family's sister-in-law immediately laughed and said, "I told you I saw it with my own eyes when I went to the Song family's gate today. You still don't believe me. That Ping Ge'er and Xiao An also know about it."
Xu Yan'er was silent...
In the wing room, Xu's wife fiddled with the silk cotton, and said with a sigh, "You are really stupid. Look at this cloth, it's only the size of a palm, and there are scissors. It's not sold in a cloth store. I don't know where Mr. Xue found this rag to give you.
I said, you are pregnant with his first child after all, where else can he spend his money if not on you? He should at least buy a piece of this cloth for both adults and children to wear."
Xu Yan'er thought of how her sister-in-law, when she was pregnant with Xiaobao, gave her the best food and daily necessities in the house. Now she was pregnant, and she only had this little bit of cloth.
He suddenly felt so aggrieved that he turned around and walked out of the house without even taking the cloth, and went back to the main room.
When Xu Yan'er left, Mrs. Xu quickly put the silk cotton on Xiaobao and said: This material is really good, you can make a sweat shirt for Xiaobao.
In Baolinju, after dinner, Song Liyun gathered Yunniang, Han Ming and Song Zhenping together.
She mentioned that military households could not buy land in the town.
Song Zhenping was a little anxious. He also wanted to buy land, but now that the law stipulated that military households were not eligible, he was immediately discouraged: "Yun'er, if we can't buy land, the land outside our yard is also spacious. Why don't we move the trees and build a few houses there?
We can also plant less vegetables in the backyard and build two more rooms, so we don’t have to go to town to buy land.”
Song Liyun shook her head. "The fruit trees outside the yard are for Hei Jin. They can't be moved. We'll have to plant more trees in the future. There won't be any more houses in the backyard. There's already a horse pen and rabbit hutch there, and it's already crowded enough."
In fact, the Ji family’s previous stable was just outside the yard. It was burned down as soon as the bandits came. Now Song Liyun has no intention of rebuilding it.
After learning from Manager Wan that military households were not allowed to buy land at will, Song Liyun asked Han Ming to inquire about it in the town.
Han Ming said solemnly, "Mr. Xue's household registration is from Wang Liu in the town. If you trust me, you can use my household registration."
Wang Liu in the town is an old man living alone in the nursing home. Xue Zhuang gave him two taels of silver now and bought him a good coffin later, and Wang Liu agreed to hand over his household registration.
Now Han Ming also wants to hand over the household registration book, but he did not put forward any conditions.
"Ah, how come you have a household register?"
Song Liyun was a little surprised. She just thought that Han Ming was a runaway slave and should not have a household registration yet. She didn't expect that he already had one.
It turns out that Han Ming is not stupid.
After the last Suijin tragedy, the government checked the remaining population and registered him in the household registration of Suijin Town, completely severing his previous identity as a fugitive slave.
But after being a fugitive slave for so long, he had become accustomed to not talking about his personal affairs.
Originally, Han Ming wanted to live in Suijin Town until his death, so he did not take the Suijin Town household registration book seriously.
Now that he heard that Song Liyun wanted to borrow his account to buy land, he took it out from his luggage.
She didn't expect Han Ming's household registration to be so easy to obtain, but Song Liyun was not reassured. She asked seriously, "Uncle Han, what do you need?"
Everything needs to be exchanged at equal value. Song Liyun has always believed that free things are actually the most expensive. It is better to clearly mark the prices early on and let everyone take what they need.
If you say you don't want anything now, you may want more.
What's more, Han Ming is not his slave.
Han Ming lowered his head, a look of sadness on his face. He let out a long sigh and said, "What Wang Liu wants is two taels of silver and a coffin after his death.
I just want to live with you, Miss Daping, and when I get old and can no longer run, please give me a coffin."
Song Liyun frowned: "Uncle Han, you are not yet forty years old. If you meet the right person, you can still get married and start a family. Why are you saying such depressing words?"
She did think so. When Yunniang first arrived at Baolinju, she wondered if they, since they were of similar age and had similar experiences, could understand each other and become partners.
The end result was that she was wrong.
The bitter melons on the same vine are even more bitter when they are together. There is really no sweetness at all.
Usually, although Han Ming and Yunniang lived in Baolin Residence together, one was in charge of the outside and the other was in charge of the inside, and they didn't even want to see each other.
Han Ming shook his head: "I don't want to think about it anymore!"
Song Liyun didn't dare to say anything more. If she said that Han Ming could still have children, she was afraid that it would make Yunniang sad.
At this time, Yunniang was already crying silently: "Miss, I feel the same way. As long as you don't despise me, I am willing to live with you for the rest of my life.
My household registration is also in the care of the girl, and I only want a coffin after I die."
Handing over your household registration booklet here is like having your ID card withheld.
Although there was no indenture, they were almost like slaves, and it was difficult to leave quietly.
This is also a way for the two to show their loyalty!
Song Liyun quickly calmed down and said to Han Ming and Yunniang with a smile: "You two are both members of the Song family, so don't talk about asking for a coffin.
In the days to come, whenever I, Song Liyun, eat a bite, you guys will also have a bite of soup."
(End of this chapter)
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