In Qili County, Yunniang, who rarely goes out, went to a needle and thread shop and selected many embroidery thread patterns.
She went into the rouge shop again to choose face powder and rouge for Song Liyun. She also bought a peace lock for Song Zhenping and Xiao An respectively.
Ever since Song Zhenping said he would take care of Yunniang and Han Ming in their old age, the atmosphere at home has changed subtly.
In the twelfth lunar month, Yunniang stayed at Baolin Residence to take care of Xiao'an, and Song Liyun gave her and Han Ming a monthly allowance of one tael of silver.
Now she doesn't save it anymore; she takes it all out to buy things for her three siblings.
Seeing that Yunniang bought her rouge and face powder and even silver locks for the Song brothers, Song Liyun felt ashamed; she had never thought of such things before.
Not wanting Yunniang to spend money, she quickly bought some things herself.
Song Liyun disliked complicated hairstyles and usually preferred to tie her hair up with a ribbon, so she reluctantly bought two silk flowers.
However, I did buy Yunniang a pair of silver bracelets and a silver hairpin.
Han Ming, Xue Zhuang, and the other two followed closely behind, looking somewhat embarrassed. They probably weren't used to accompanying women shopping.
Inside the county government office, Magistrate Jiang held the letter of commitment written by Song Liyun. Looking at the slightly messy paper, he frowned and took a long time to finally slip the paper into the case file.
He knew that Broken Gold Town was selling land.
Several villages outside the town wanted to buy the land and even asked people to inquire at the county government, hoping that the government would intervene and allow outsiders to buy and sell the land in Suijin Town.
The county government forbade military households from privately purchasing civilian land.
Song Liyun is a military household member. Now that she is helping someone else establish a female household, she must be buying land using civilian registration.
This is no secret.
He just couldn't understand why Song Liyun was willing to take responsibility for someone else instead of signing a contract of servitude and solving the problem once and for all.
Although they only exchanged a few words, Jiang Feng still sensed that Song Liyun was not someone to be trifled with.
I only asked what they thought of the taxes, and they said I should pay taxes, but the garrison should pay them on my behalf.
There's nothing wrong with what you say, but to ask the garrison for it yourself is just making excuses.
This woman... is so slick!
For safety reasons, Song Liyun and her companions did not stay in Qili City for long, and left in a hurry after buying their things.
Upon returning to Suijin Town, Song Liyun didn't rest. She immediately took Han Ming and Yunniang's household registration books and registered the several plots of land she had her eye on.
During this period, everyone talked a lot about buying land, but not many people actually spent any money living in town.
Life was better in Suijin Town. Five taels of silver was not something that just any family could afford, and many people felt content with having a courtyard to live in. However, outsiders bought several properties by borrowing the townspeople's household registration books.
Song Liyun once again received the largest share.
The next day marked the third market day in Suijin Town.
Compared to the previous two attempts, the surrounding villagers were clearly more proactive, setting up stalls much earlier.
Peddlers from Qili County also arrived, displaying all sorts of needles and thread, silk fabrics, grains, oils, and meats neatly arranged.
The presence of garrison cavalry patrolling around the market made the villagers feel increasingly at ease.
Song Liyun took Xiao An out to the market.
Outside, in the open-air market, baskets were placed side by side, and carts were placed next to baskets on people's backs. Every step revealed a new scene, and Xiao An had never seen such a lively place before.
The last time he visited the prefectural city, he mostly saw shops and pedestrians, which was completely different from this open-air market, making it a novel sight for him.
It's already early June, and the peaches and apricots are ripe. Villagers carry the fruit from their yards to Suijin Town, hoping to earn a few coins.
There are also home textiles, sweet cakes, sauerkraut, chicken and duck, and various grains.
Song Liyun carried a basket covered with a cloth and bought fruit and chickens and ducks whenever she saw them.
Her basket was like a bottomless pit; she just kept filling it.
As they walked, a small white dog appeared before them, whimpering at the people outside from inside a willow basket.
Xiao An squatted down and touched the fluffy head. The feel of this fur was different from the black gold fur; it was soft and not prickly.
The puppy wasn't shy at all, licking Xiao An's hand frantically, its little tail wagging so hard it looked like a double.
"Second sister, I want a puppy!"
Xiao An cupped the puppy's face in her hands, looked into its dark, wet eyes, and then turned to look at Song Liyun.
"Okay, when you take it back, make sure you tell Black Gold not to bully it!"
Xiao An is often out working now, and Baolinju is quite large, so Song Liyun wants to raise a dog to keep Heijin company.
Seeing that her sister agreed to buy the dog, Xiao An smiled broadly, reached out and untied the money pouch at her waist, took out a handful of copper coins and was about to hand them to the old man selling the dog.
Song Liyun grabbed his hand and asked with a smile, "Uncle, how much for this dog?"
The old man had been grinning from ear to ear when he heard that Xiao An wanted to buy a dog, and when he saw Xiao An take out a handful of copper coins, he was even more delighted.
Just as he was about to take the money, Song Liyun stopped him, and he was taken aback: "How much?"
Then I realized that I hadn't asked the price earlier.
The old man glanced at Xiao An and Song Liyun's clothes and the money pouches in their hands, weighing how much money was appropriate.
Xiao An wore her hair in a small bun, a moon-white summer cotton short-sleeved jacket, indigo wide-legged trousers, and white reed-woven straw sandals.
He was said to be a farmer's child, but his features were too clean-cut, and he wasn't exactly a young master dressed in silk.
Then I saw that Song Liyun was dressed neatly, her hair was neatly braided, and she was a pretty and quiet person.
The money bag in his hand was heavy, and it was obvious that there were dozens of coins inside, like the child of a local rich man who had come to the market.
Finally, the old man gritted his teeth and shouted out the price: "Fifty coins."
"Fifty coins?" Xiao An frowned, preparing to count the money.
Ever since his brother Abu laughed at him, he has been working hard to learn to count, and he can now calculate up to 100.
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