Yun Niangzi couldn't lift it at all, so she could only stroke its head tenderly and say, "Where has Little Jinjin been these past few days? Come on, Auntie will roast some potatoes for you."
Black Gold walked past Abu with an air of superiority, even rolling his eyes at him.
Abu pointed at the big monkey making faces at him and yelled, "Ha, it even knows how to roll its eyes! What is this thing?!"
What's going on?
Zhao Tingduo was also wondering why she hadn't heard Luo Baihu and the others mention it.
It has been half a year since the Song family moved into the Ji residence. At first, there were some rumors in the town, but as time went on, the Song family had no problems, so the rumors about this haunted house gradually faded away.
Later, Song Liyun stopped restricting Hei Jin's whereabouts, and Xiao An and it ran around in the woods outside the courtyard more often, and were occasionally seen by people.
Manager Mu visited the Song family many times and saw the black gold several times. He was initially startled, which shows that Yunniang and Han Ming reacted indifferently.
Yunniang even touched Heijin's head in front of him, so he was no longer afraid.
Everyone assumed the Song family had kept some kind of animal, and no one connected this docile creature in front of them with the ferocious beast in the Ji residence.
A few days later, a long-awaited spring rain finally fell until dawn.
The new leaves on the tree, growing neatly, were glossy green after being soaked by the rain.
With the nourishment of the rain, not only did the crops in the fields grow better, but even the wild grass on the riverbank sprouted overnight.
The Song family's land was newly cultivated, and although they had picked up some grass roots, it wasn't really clean.
After the rain, the weeds in the field sprouted again, growing into a thick, dense layer.
The rapeseed in the greenhouse has finished flowering and grown long pods, three times longer than the pods of regular cabbage. If the ground were covered with rapeseed growing like this, it would definitely be able to be pressed for oil.
The rapeseed in the field has grown to more than a foot tall. It's the time when both weeds and rapeseed grow wildly, and we need to weed, fertilize, and catch insects every day.
Song Zhenping was like someone tied to farm work, spending all his time tending to the fields.
He was used to the busy farming life and enjoyed it from morning till night.
Xiao An stopped playing with Hei Jin and started going to work in the fields with him every day, carrying a basket.
He was going to dig up wild vegetables to feed the rabbits.
Back in Xiaoshi Village, his daily task, starting in spring, was to dig a basket of wild vegetables and cut pig feed.
Now that he has vegetables at home, all he needs to do is cut grass to feed the rabbits.
Several chicks, already sprouting flat feathers, chirped and ran around in the woods, trying to find their "black gold" mother.
Black Gold was so annoyed that he squatted on the tree and kept scratching his head.
It only watched the chicks peck at food when they first arrived home, but it got entangled with them every day and just couldn't shake them off.
Hei Jin felt that it was quieter up in the mountains, where he could do whatever he wanted, and only needed to come back at night to sleep with Xiao An.
And so began his routine of leaving early and returning late.
On this day, in the front courtyard of Baolin Residence, Song Liyun was receiving guests who had arrived unexpectedly.
Wan Liangjin, the head steward of the Wan family, arrived with two assistants.
A month has passed since Qin He's robbery, and Tianxiang Tower has been sealed off for more than ten days.
Manager Wan, whose wounds had just healed, personally went to Broken Gold Town.
Yunniang served everyone tea and then went out to sit by the gate, making insoles.
Xiao An hid in the side courtyard, avoiding the strangers, while Hei Jin squatted on the courtyard wall behind Yun Niang, basking in the sun and peering inside.
In the main house in the front yard, Wan Liangjin had his shop assistant present the gifts he had brought: "Miss Song, I was injured before and had not been able to come and thank you for saving my life."
Two men stepped forward and opened the gift box. Inside were two bolts of indigo-patterned silk, ten silver ingots weighing ten taels each, four packets of sweets and pastries, and a piece of pork belly weighing ten jin.
These items are fairly standard and suitable for the resource-scarce town of Broken Gold.
Song Liyun smiled and told Yunniang to come and take away the gift box: "Manager Wan has gone to a lot of trouble to come, so Liyun will shamelessly accept it."
When Manager Wan saw that she had accepted the gift, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Miss, you are too kind. It is only right!"
Since Qin He's death, Tianxianglou has been making a big fuss about finding the people from Wanchun Fur Shop.
Wan Liangjin knew about this.
However, the Wan family remained hidden and did not show themselves, which led Hong Jingtian to target Song Liyun and even come to try to harm the Song brothers, which was somewhat of a diversionary tactic.
Now that things have blown up, the Wan family has finally come forward. If Song Liyun wants to turn against him, he will have nothing to say.
But Song Liyun harbored no resentment.
We're all in the same boat.
If the Wan family jumps up and confronts Tianxianglou and gets caught, Song Liyun will be in the same boat as the garrison commander.
There's no such thing as free money. The moment she agreed to take this path, she knew there was a risk involved, and naturally, she had to bear the consequences.
The only concern is that since Hong Jingtian is still at large, Wan Liangjin's sudden appearance might cause further trouble.
I'm not afraid in Broken Gold Town, but it's dangerous on Wanjia Benlu.
Manager Wan noticed Song Liyun's worry and said with a faint smile, "Traveling on the road is always risky, but I have made preparations."
If Hong Jingtian hides, he might survive, but if he still tries to take advantage of us… hmph!
He snorted twice and didn't say anything more.
Having traveled with caravans for many years, Wan Liangjin was already adept at avoiding trouble. His risky trip to Broken Gold Town today was worthwhile.
"Miss Song, could you please get another batch of goods? The price of each cowhide will be increased by 500 coins, and the price of each sheepskin by 200 coins," Wan Liangjin said directly.
Upon hearing this, Song Liyun immediately agreed: "Alright, Steward Wan, why don't you stay in town for the night first, and I'll confirm the quantity of goods?"
A few days ago, when Wei Suo Luo Baihu saw that there was no news from Tianxianglou, he figured it was time to stop for a while, so he said that he had goods again.
Now that the Wan family has sent people, Song Liyun plans to go to the garrison to inform them first.
When Wang Zhong heard that Wan Jia had made contact and that the price was right, he nodded in agreement and said that he could ship the goods at any time.
Soon, Manager Wan learned that there were 200 cowhides and 500 sheepskins in stock, and that they could be delivered at any time, which pleased him greatly.
The south is urgently demanding goods, otherwise he wouldn't have come to Broken Gold Town so soon after his wounds had healed.
Upon hearing the news of the guests arriving at his home, Song Zhenping rushed back from the fields and felt extremely guilty upon seeing Manager Wan.
He was the first to run away that day. Although he was following Yun'er's instructions, he felt really guilty, especially after hearing that Steward Wan was seriously injured. He kept thinking about it for a long time.
Since they were partners, no one would take responsibility for the other. Moreover, Song Liyun hadn't run away and had even saved him, so Manager Wan naturally couldn't accept Song Zhenping's apology.
He also gave Song Zhenping a separate gift: a section of lotus root with tender buds.
"Knowing that Brother Song likes farming, this thousand-jointed lotus root is a specialty of the south. It likes water and can withstand the cold. If Brother Song is not afraid of the trouble, he can try planting it."
Song Zhenping was overjoyed. He had heard Song Liyun recite the lotus root cultivation method from the Heavenly Book and knew that it was only found in the south.
The lotus root segments brought by Manager Wan were about the thickness of a wrist, wrapped and bound with damp moss. They had been transported for too long and had already begun to turn black.
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