Song Liyun was surprised. When she got married before the New Year, Uncle Kui was still a bachelor. How come he had already held a banquet just over three or four months later without telling her?
Yang Hua pulled her back and said mysteriously, "During the New Year's festival, Uncle Kui was buying New Year's goods in town when a girl accidentally tripped and fell into Uncle Kui's arms."
It's quite a coincidence, isn't it? The girl was from Songfeng County and was visiting relatives here. She was beautiful and charming, and somehow she took a liking to Uncle Kui. The village head was very worried about Uncle Kui's marriage.
I heard that the girl's family is very wealthy, with many brothers and sisters, owning a hundred-acre estate and employing tenant farmers.
"He's a good match for our village head, so it's natural for the two families to become in-laws."
Song Liyun said "Oh," then her mind raced for a moment before she casually asked, "Among the people who were introduced by Uncle Quan to repair the city this time, were there any members of Aunt Kui's family?"
Yang Hua laughed: "Yes! How did you know?"
Song Liyun's lips curled up: "I was just guessing!"
Knowing that Song Dekui had gone to his wife's parents' home in Songfeng County for a homecoming visit, Song Liyun didn't say anything more to Yang Hua. Instead, she took some gifts and went to visit the village head.
The village head was not home; only the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren were at home.
The joyous atmosphere in the courtyard had not yet faded, and the village head's wife was laughing more heartily than ever before.
With her youngest son getting married, the last worry in her heart was gone.
Upon seeing Song Liyun, he complained incessantly, "Why didn't you come back a couple of days earlier? You could have made it in time to drink a cup of your Uncle Kui's wedding wine."
Song Liyun presented her gift with a smile and said, "It's not too late now. Once Uncle Kui gets married, Auntie will be waiting to hold her grandson!"
"Hahaha! You've hit the nail on the head, Auntie. At twenty-six, other people's children are already running around, and he's only just getting married. He has to get pregnant as soon as possible."
The village head's wife suddenly seemed to remember something, and raised her hand to touch Song Liyun's belly: "You've been married for several months, and there's still no sign of pregnancy. Should we go see a doctor?"
Half a year after their marriage, Song Liyun was not pregnant. This was something she and Zhao Tingduo had agreed upon. Mida City was not yet completed, and they did not want to rush into having children.
When the village head's wife showed concern, Song Liyun simply smiled and declined, saying, "Auntie, since Uncle Kui has just gotten married, there's no rush to work. Spend more time with your new aunt. My brother has other things to do, so we won't delay."
The village head's wife asked her to stay twice before having Song Erlang's wife see her out.
Song Erlang has already led his men to Mida City, while Erlang's wife and children stayed at home to take care of her parents-in-law.
As they stepped outside, Erlang's wife took a cloth bag from her bosom: "Xiaoyun, your Uncle Erlang left in a hurry this time and didn't even bring an extra pair of clean shoes. Could you take this with you?"
Song Liyun smiled and accepted it, saying casually, "Second Aunt, it's still very cold on the grassland. Why is Uncle Erlang in such a hurry to go without even bringing shoes?"
Erlang's wife glanced back, pulled Song Liyun behind a haystack by the roadside, and said, "Xiaoyun, I won't hide it from you. Your Uncle Kui is a good man, but I think his wife... although she's good too, it's just that her family isn't easy to get along with."
"The marriage was just arranged, and Xia's eldest brother-in-law came to our house to complain, demanding that your second uncle share half of his work with him."
Song Liyun raised an eyebrow. She had met Erlang's wife a few times. She was an honest and dutiful country woman who wouldn't gossip.
Moreover, the job that Uncle Erlang is doing... is in Mida City.
Erlang's wife continued, "My mother-in-law was afraid that the marriage would fall through, so she asked your Uncle Erlang to agree. Anyway, they need manpower outside the pass, so it's no big deal to have my uncle arrange a few more people."
"Look, we just finished the banquet, and the Xia family is already making a fuss about leaving. Your Second Uncle, after handling all the wedding arrangements, left without even preparing shoes and socks!"
She said she was still worried that she had talked too much and tarnished her husband's reputation.
Looking at Song Liyun, he said, "Xiaoyun, don't overthink it. Anyway, with your Uncle Erlang watching over things, he won't dare to cut corners on the work."
Song Liyun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Second Aunt, I know that Second Uncle is an honest and kind person."
She appeared amiable, but inside she was seething with anger.
The Xia family went to work... No wonder the Lei Battalion is hard to manage and can't be controlled.
This is someone who is acting out of the Song family's power. If Zhao Tingduo wants to save face, she will definitely feel embarrassed.
I have to get there quickly.
If before Song Liyun was only going to the garrison to deliver the Emperor's message, now she is going to rescue Zhao Tingduo.
At this time, Song Zhenping was already waiting at home. As soon as he saw Song Liyun return, he pulled her outside and said, "Come on, I've stored a lot of hay outside the village. Take advantage of the fact that there are fewer people outside now and hurry up and collect it."
He had said before that he would help Song Liyun store hay and straw.
Now both hills belong to him. The bean stalks and sweet potato vines from last winter's hundred acres are still piled up at the edge of the field, just waiting for her to come and collect them.
He was supposed to collect it late at night when everyone was quiet, but Song Liyun was leaving in the afternoon, so he had to risk changing it to daytime.
"Alright, Wudan, take the horse for a spin around the village, the bigger the commotion the better, I'll be right back!"
Song Liyun needed these hays; the more the better.
It's daytime now, and even with few people around, mistakes are inevitable. If someone sees the haystack suddenly disappear, they'll probably be terrified.
There's always a way; she had Wudan lead the horses and people around.
Half a cup of tea later, two large horses galloped back and forth in the village, attracting the dogs of the whole village to chase after them, and even the villagers went to watch the excitement.
Song Liyun avoided the people through the side door and went directly to the edge of the ground with Song Zhenping.
Song Zhenping deliberately chose this location; it wasn't by the roadside, and it was next to a tree, so that no idlers would come by.
The hay bales were wrapped around the mounds and covered with straw mats. The three neat, ten-meter-high stacks remained clean and tidy throughout the winter.
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