Chapter 116 Chapter 116 On the other side, Mr. Wen also...
On the other side, Mr. Wen also met with Song Ling.
"You're here."
Mr. Wen was practicing calligraphy, and he didn't seem surprised why Song Ling appeared here.
"Teacher." Song Ling bowed his head and lowered his eyes as he entered. However, Old Man Wen pretended not to notice and continued to work.
I don’t know how much time passed, but the incense in the room was replaced with a new one, and only then did Mr. Wen put down his pen.
Song Ling still maintained the posture of bowing, without moving at all.
Mr. Wen looked up nonchalantly, his eyes pausing for a second when they met the young man's thin figure. "Sit down."
"You didn't come to see me before, so why are you here now?" Mr. Wen's words sounded a little cold, but if you listened carefully, you could hear some complaints and...
"I do have something I want to trouble you with, teacher."
Haha, Mr. Wen was so angry at the other party's shamelessness that he laughed.
"I don't deserve it. You are a big shot by the side of Prince Ji now. What can you possibly ask of me? Don't be ridiculous. I am just an ordinary citizen now. I can't help you."
These words were full of sarcasm, anger and resentment, but more of confusion and unexpressed worry.
After he finished speaking, he seemed to think that this was too much, and added unnaturally, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"This time, I would like to entrust my nephew Cheng'an to you."
"What?" Old Master Wen stood up suddenly, his eyes as big as bells, not at all as calm as before.
"You mean Zigu's son is still alive?"
How come he hadn't received this news in the five years since the Song family was raided? Old Master Wen looked at Song Ling. Yes, he must have hidden the person.
"Where?"
Old Master Wen was very excited and immediately shouted that he wanted to see someone.
Song Qing, whose courtesy name was Zigu, was admitted to his school together with Song Ling. Unlike his mischievous younger brother, Song Qing was once the student that Old Master Wen was most proud of. "A gentleman who is as meticulous as a knife and as polished as a jade" is the best way to describe him.
In the tenth year of Tai'an, he was admitted to the Imperial College. In the twelfth year of Tai'an, he passed the imperial examination and was selected into the Hanlin Academy. He was only sixteen years old at that time.
But such a person was beheaded in public because he was involved in the Jiangnan corruption case, and his head and body were separated. Whenever he thought of this, Old Master Wen felt heartbroken. But he had left the center of power at that time. Although he wrote to the emperor many times, it was of no avail. He could only watch his beloved disciple die. Not only that, not long after, the Song family was also retaliated by those families, and a family massacre occurred that still shocked the Wei Dynasty. All 106 members of the family were killed.
When Old Master Wen first heard the news, he fainted immediately. Later, he sent people to collect the bodies of the Song family, but only received news that they had been burned to death.
It was not until the year before last that a former classmate who was now the prefect of Quzhou wrote to say that Prince Ji had gained an aide who looked surprisingly similar to the youngest son of the Song family. Later, he heard about the return of farmland to rice cultivation and the development of maritime trade in the south of the Yangtze River. Only then did he slowly confirm that Song Zijin, who was highly regarded by Prince Ji, was his student Song Ling. However, at that time, Old Master Wen only thought that Song Ling was the only one who survived by chance. He did not expect that Zi Gu's son was still alive. How could he not be excited?
"It's in the inn. I'll bring it to see the teacher after a short rest." Song Ling replied.
"Good, good, good!" After pacing back and forth, Old Master Wen happily said good three times.
He was really happy, even happier than when he saw Song Ling just now.
Song Ling on this side was not angry at the teacher's favoritism, and he became more convinced that his choice was right.
Then Mr. Wen asked about some more details of what happened back then. After a long while, he finally said,
"You've worked...hard over the years."
A heavy sigh fell, echoing in the room for a long time.
At this time, the rain outside the window had gradually stopped. The raindrops hit the banana leaves that were washed bright green by the rain. Song Ling looked at them quietly without saying a word.
Is it hard? he asked himself.
But he will not stop until he has taken revenge, even if the price is his life.
"Cough cough." Song Ling started coughing again.
Wen asked Old Master, "What's wrong with your body?"
"It's nothing serious, just a cold."
"Why is it not a problem? If you don't treat a minor illness, it will become a serious illness and it will be too late to treat it." Then he said without hesitation,
"After dinner, I'll ask a doctor to see you."
Song Ling did not refuse the other party's concern and kindness.
Soon it was time for dinner.
The table was filled with Song Ling's favorite dishes, but Lin still felt it wasn't enough and kept putting food into Song Ling's bowl. "Eat more! How did you get so thin?"
When she thought about the young man who was once dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse, now turned into this, like a dying man, Lin began to feel sad again.
Lin turned her head and wiped her tears, then smiled and said, "This is the braised lamb that my aunt made. You used to love it the most. Try it and see if the taste has changed."
Song Ling, "Okay."
After he finished speaking, he picked up the mutton from the bowl, put it into his mouth, and began to eat slowly. Then Lin picked up many more dishes for him, and he ate them all one by one.
It was not until they returned to the inn. Of course, Lin originally did not allow Song Ling to go to the inn, but Song Ling only said that he would stay here for a month, and then Lin let him leave.
She knew that Uncle Meng was different now and had his own things to do. All she could do was not let him worry.
"Remember to bring Cheng'an over for breakfast tomorrow!"
"Okay." Song Ling agreed.
After everyone left, Lin instructed the maid behind her, "Go to Suji Food Store tomorrow morning and buy some soup dumplings. Uncle Meng used to love eating soup dumplings."
The old woman lowered her head and said, "Yes."
"Also, ask the kitchen to make some nourishing soup tomorrow. Uncle Meng is really too thin, so he needs some nourishment."
After Lin finished speaking, she watched Song Ling's back disappear at the end of the alley before turning around and returning home.
On the other side, at the Su family, as the rain was getting lighter, Chen and Mo and a few others stormed out. The two of them planned to find the matchmaker and ask her why the family didn't come today. What happened? If not, why did she play tricks on them?
As a result, not long after they went there, they came back cursing. When they were asked the reason, they found out that the man's family turned the tables and told the matchmaker that they were the ones who broke the appointment first.
Did they break their promise? How could there be such shameless people in this world? If they really didn't want to come and see each other, they could just tell me. Why did they have to make up all this nonsense? It was clearly her who refused to go because the sky was dark and it was going to rain heavily, but she went to the matchmaker and said it was their fault. It was really too much.
Su Li also found it very magical, but when she thought about what her good friend had told her about her weird blind dates and their weird parents, this didn't seem so weird anymore.
There's no way around it. There are already many abnormal people in this world.
However, because of this incident, Chen reduced the frequency of seeing daughters for a period of time.
Su Tao breathed a sigh of relief, and Su Li also breathed a sigh of relief.
It is better to pursue a career. At least you can make money from your career, but if you fall in love, you may end up with nothing.
Speaking of business, after two years of hard work by Su Li and the Su family, everyone in the county and nearby knows about Su's Food Shop. Especially in the past two years, more and more people have been trading here, and the braised meat made by Su Li is very popular among these merchants. She has even negotiated several deals and earned a lot of money.
Su Li has been looking for a bigger shop lately, planning to open another food shop.
However, she was a little hesitant about whether to open a restaurant or a restaurant. There was definitely not enough money in the family to open a restaurant, and the customer base of a food store would be limited. There were also various other problems. In short, Su Li was very conflicted.
Of course, before that, they still had to move to the new house. Now the food shop had hired a few more people, including the eldest and second daughters of the Mo family who were already married, and Aunt Shen. Not to mention Aunt Shen who lived in the county, the rest of the people had no houses in the county and could only live in the food shop. In this way, the house was completely overcrowded, so Su Li discussed with her family and decided that this was not a solution, so she found an agent and bought a small house with one entrance.
It is indeed a small house, with only 6 rooms in total, three in the east and three in the west wing. Although it is small, this house is not cheap, as it is close to the county government office and the county school, so I spent 500 taels to buy it.
In the past few years, he had only saved a total of 1,600 taels from various incomes, and he spent 500 taels at one time. It can only be said that money was really hard to spend.
But at least I have settled down in the county.
"I asked someone to calculate it. The day after tomorrow is an auspicious day for moving." Chen said while having dinner.
Old Man Su nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll move the day after tomorrow."
Mrs. Wu also said she had no objection.
Then they began to enjoy today's dinner.
On the third day of June, it is auspicious to break ground, pray for blessings, and open business, but avoid going out.
Today, Su Ji Food Shop is closed for a day as it is moving to a new home.
"Little sister, your house is so big. How much money did it cost?" Chen Si Niang also came to help with the move. She sighed while moving things. To be honest, she was a little surprised when she heard her little sister say that she bought a house in the county. She didn't expect that in just a few years, her little sister could buy a house in the county.
"Yes, that's great." Chen Sanniang also agreed, her eyes full of envy. Who doesn't want to buy a house in the county? She didn't expect that the first one to buy a house would be her younger sister.
In addition to the two people expressing such emotion, familiar families and relatives in the village also kept praising the house. Because of the Su family, these people who originally had to live in the village all their lives now have a much better life, so naturally they praised the Su family again and again.
"Everyone, come in and have some tea, don't stand outside." Old Man Su greeted with a smile.
Upon hearing this, everyone went in one after another.
"It will look nice if we plant some flowers and plants here and build a fish pond in the future." Su Li was chatting with Madam Ruan who came to congratulate them. The two of them walked around the yard and found that although the house was not big, there was still a lot of usable space.
Su Li nodded and pointed to a corner. "I want to plant a plum tree here. Sister Ruan, what do you think?"
"Sure, that's fine."
On the other side, Mrs. Wu was also chatting with the villagers in the kitchen, and almost everyone was immersed in joy.
Old Man Su looked at the house and felt even more happy. They finally settled down in the county!
At the entrance of Su Ji Food Shop,
"Sir, I heard that the Su family is busy moving to a new house today and needs to take a day off." Shu Jiu ran over carrying a bunch of things.
"Um."
"Did you hear that? Come back to eat tomorrow." Song Ling said to the little boy he was holding.
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