Chapter 31 Let’s go to the border village together
Song Liyun asked in surprise: "Uncle Kui, why are you here?"
The person who came was Song Dekui, who had parted ways with them long ago.
As soon as he came up, the soldiers beside him quickly rode their horses and galloped away.
In the shaking carriage, Song Dekui raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you thinking? I just said to think about it for a while, and when I turned around, you were gone. I promised my father that I would take good care of you."
Song Zhenping was surprised, happy, and embarrassed: "Uncle Kui, you said that repairing the border village is hard work, so we don't want to burden you."
Just now he said he wanted to go to the border village, but Song Dekui did not agree and just said he needed to think about it.
Song Zhenping didn't want to make things difficult for others, so he followed Song Liyun and left quietly. He found a soldier and volunteered to get on the car. He didn't expect Song Dekui to chase him.
It was Song Zhenping's first time going out. He was completely groping in the dark and had to think about protecting his younger sister and brother. It would be a lie to say he wasn't panicking.
If you have a trustworthy elder around you, you will naturally be very happy.
Song Dekui slapped his thigh and said, "I'm your uncle. What are you talking about? I used to be your grandma... Oh, Mrs. Gu was too powerful. I didn't dare talk to you. Now it's different. No one cares! Hey! What do you think the border village is like? Is it interesting?"
Hearing this, Song Liyun couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.
Song Dekui is the late son of Song Lizheng. Although he calls him uncle all the time, he is actually only two years older than Song Zhenping and still speaks in a childish manner.
At the age of twenty-one, he didn't want to get married. He spent every day in the mule and horse market listening to people talk about the people coming and going from the south and the north, and his heart had long been wild.
When he heard that his family had arranged for him to perform labor service and take care of Song Zhenping and his siblings, he agreed without even thinking about it.
Now that Song Zhenping and his sister are going to the border village, he naturally has to follow.
Yes! It's about taking care of, not playing with.
Song Liyun didn't feel annoyed having him follow her, as having more people was a good thing.
Anyway, I'm going to the border village and have no plans to go back, so it doesn't matter if Song Dekui knows.
As they got one step further away from Xiaoshi Village, Song Zhenping's mood changed drastically.
At this moment, a smile appeared on his scarred face, his eyes were full of hope, and he spoke more casually to his uncle Song Dekui.
When Song Dekui asked what the border village was like, Song Zhenping murmured, "It must be a very big village. Everyone can walk freely and talk loudly!"
Song Liyun: "...That's it?"
She also thought about what to say.
Song Dekui laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes, and his tall and thin body shook like a bamboo pole.
In addition to the four of them, there were a few others sitting on the other side of the carriage with their eyes closed. When they heard the laughter and chattering here, they couldn't help but glance over: They are all fools. The border village is so good and everyone is willing to go there. Why do they need soldiers to come out and kidnap people from the government? You will cry when the time comes.
There was a commotion outside the carriage, and a horse galloped past, kicking up a cloud of dust and causing a burst of curses from the soldiers escorting the carriage.
Song Dekui spat out dust and looked at the yellow-shirted official on horseback with a puzzled look on his face. He whispered, "Hey, it's Brother He from the public housing in Qingping Town. Why are you delivering an urgent document to the county town so early in the morning..."
He stopped talking suddenly before he finished speaking. He thought of Song Liyun's escape from marriage. Could it be that the Xue family had already reported the case?
Most people don’t know the details of the Xue family in the town, but he does.
Mr. Xue secretly lends money at high interest rates. He is cruel and ruthless and has never suffered any loss. If he knew that Song Liyun had run away from her marriage, he would definitely send people to hunt her down.
Song Zhenping also thought of his second sister's escape from marriage, and his face suddenly turned pale. His fingers that were pinching the edge of the carriage were shaking, and he wished that the carriage under him could run to the border village and hide.
Song Liyun curled her lips: It seems that Song Lao Er reported the theft, but it was much later than she thought. The Xue family should have received the news soon.
Thinking about how she had deliberately agreed to Mr. Xue's marriage proposal and the gift box sent by the Xue family, Song Liyun couldn't help but smile.
With an engagement in place and seeing Song Shuirong's charming appearance, which man would be willing to let her go?
Even if Song Lao Er wanted to break off the engagement by selling everything he had, Master Xue would not agree.
What's more, Song Lao Er didn't even have the pot to smash yet.
How Song Shuirong will live at that time will depend on what her father said and what promises he made in front of Master Xue.
There's nothing to blame for this.
Except for the pigs and chickens whose blood was hot in the yard, everyone else in the yard had lost their humanity and was not worthy of sympathy.
The clerk from the town's public housing rode his horse quickly and soon left the carriage behind.
No one knew that he had recognized Song Dekui when he passed by these laborers.
But seeing the soldiers with gloomy faces beside him, he didn't dare to go forward and ask.
As for the people next to him, he didn't look closely.
Anyway, Song Dequan said in the public housing that we only need to go to the county government to report the case, and we are not allowed to interfere with other people or things we encounter on the way.
Unlike the roller coaster-like mixed emotions in the carriage, Song Laoer in Xiaoshi Village was truly an ant on the hot pan.
As soon as the people from the town's public housing left, the villagers scattered and stopped trying to comfort each other.
Song Lao Er's forehead was covered with sweat. He looked at the three crying women beside him and said angrily, "You're crying, you just know how to cry. Are you still waiting for Master Xue to treat you to a meal?
Why don't you pack up your things quickly and go to Gujia Village to stay for a few days."
Since neither the things nor the people can be found, Mr. Xue will definitely come to ask for the money.
Now, except for the two taels of silver placed on Song Lao Er, the twenty taels that came with the gift box have all been lost.
It’s not a big deal that I lost both my money and my people, but could Master Xue also lose both his money and his people?
He will definitely skin me alive, so if I don’t run away now, when will I run away? I’ll go to my father-in-law’s house first to avoid the limelight.
After being reminded by Song Laoer, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also hurriedly packed things.
There are still three thousand nails in a broken ship.
Although Song Liyun cleaned up thoroughly, some things were still left, such as the unwashed dirty clothes on the kang, a few copper coins in the hole in the wall, a sickle in the corner of the room, and Song Shuirong's two large suitcases and bedding on the kang.
While wiping her tears, little Gu lay down beside the kang and reached in to rummage around. After a while, she pulled out a clay pot and took out some loose silver coins, which she had secretly hidden away.
Mrs. Gu also took out a handful of copper coins from the rotten shoes in the corner of the room.
Only Song Shuirong rolled up the quilt with red eyes. She had spent all her money on balsam and had not left a penny.
Song Laoer's eyes widened. He didn't even know that his family could hide money.
Regardless of the cries of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Song Lao Er grabbed the silver and put it all in his arms: "All this silver is mine, why are you stealing it? You will still rely on me to live in the future."
Before they could pack up their things, the gate was violently thrown open.
"Song Lao Er, where are you going? Do you want me to find someone to give you a ride?"
Mr. Xue, who was thin and wearing a maroon brocade jacket with floral patterns, was surrounded by seven or eight strong men. He walked slowly into the yard and said coldly while looking at the bundles of luggage that had been packed.
"Master Xue, Master Xue! We... are just packing up our things at home." Song Lao Er was shaking all over, and his voice was trembling.
He had just been full of energy and was snatching silver from his wife, but now he was as limp as a hemp rope.
(End of this chapter)
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