12dz Chapter 199 Xu Cui's Mischief
Chapter 199 Xu Cui's Mischief
"In that case, I won't delay my cousin's business." Cheng Nian'er turned to leave, thought for a moment, turned back, and asked bravely, "I heard that my cousin's wife had a disagreement with her family and later left home to start her own business. Can you teach me how to do business?"
Song Yuntang was surprised.
"You don't want to stay in the Cheng family?"
Cheng Nian'er shook her head, "Not really."
Although she felt suffocated in that home, she was only twelve years old and didn't know where to go after leaving the Cheng family.
At least there is a place to stay in the Cheng family.
But it would be different if she could make money.
Her life would be better, and the Cheng family might pay more attention to her, and their future marriage would not be so hastily arranged.
Although Song Yuntang felt that this girl was different, he didn't want to get into big trouble with the Cheng family.
"I'm always afraid of trouble. If you really want to make money, come back to me after you get out of the Cheng family."
"Leaving the Cheng family..." Cheng Nian'er looked a little embarrassed, "Doesn't that mean I have to wait until I get married?"
Song Yuntang felt that she was already a heretic in this dynasty for leaving her natal family, and she didn't dare to instigate others to do the same.
If anything goes wrong, she can't take the responsibility.
"Then after you get married."
Cheng Nian'er looked a little disappointed.
"Excuse me, cousin."
After saying that, he nodded again and turned to leave.
Just as Song Yuntang closed the courtyard door, Jiang came out of the kitchen with a rag and a bowl of egg custard and went to the main room.
"Tang'er, who was that knocking on the door just now?"
"It was my cousin Nian'er. She said my aunt asked her to borrow our mule cart to go back to Yanliu Village. I thought I had to go to town to do some business, so I refused."
Jiang didn't even raise her eyes.
"She should have been refused. She had the nerve to ask to borrow the mule cart today after making such a scene yesterday."
Just as Song Yuntang arrived at the door of the main hall, Xu Qingye walked out of the house.
"Mom, I'm going to town with Tang'er later and won't be back for lunch."
"Okay." Jiang put down the egg custard and went back to the kitchen to get some porridge. "Whether I'll be back for lunch is another matter. Go wash up first and come over for breakfast."
Song Yuntang also followed her to the kitchen and brought the pancakes to the table in the main hall.
Breakfast was served soon.
While eating, Xu Wencheng looked at Xu Qingye and said, "Brother, I'm free anyway, so I'll accompany my sister-in-law to town later. You can stay home and read a few more books."
Jiang had a different idea. "You can read anytime. Your eldest brother is going to the county town soon. He'll have plenty of time to read. The real thing to do is spend more time with your sister-in-law these few days."
Xu Wencheng curled his lips.
"Okay, then I'll go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables this morning."
Song Yuntang swallowed the biscuit in his mouth and said, "If Wencheng really has nothing to do, he can help me grind the herbs at home. After grinding them into powder, put them separately. I will use them when I come back."
"That's fine," Xu Wencheng said. "Then I'll go dig wild vegetables in the mountains and help my sister-in-law grind the herbs."
After the family had eaten their fill with porridge and flatbread, Xu Qingye drove the mule cart with Song Yuntang to the town.
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When Xu Cui learned that Song Yuntang refused to lend the mule cart, she was so angry that she scolded her several times.
After breakfast, she was urged by Mrs. Hu to go back to Yanliu Village. She didn't have the face to stay any longer. It was her own choice to marry into the Cheng family. Now that she was unhappy, she couldn't blame her parents.
As she walked on the road, she was so angry that she kicked a lot of stones from the roadside to the middle of the road.
"You guys won't agree to such a small request!"
"You deserve to be thrown to death!"
Cheng Nian'er walked at the end, shook her head, and when the people in front were not paying attention, she quietly kicked down or threw some of the sharp stones back to the side of the road.
Because Xu Cui had given birth to three daughters before, she blamed all the misfortunes on them.
If there is something wrong on weekdays, he either beats or scolds me.
Her two sisters were even more ruthless. If they saw her throwing stones and reported it to Xu Cui, she would be beaten again.
So after removing a few sharp stones, he hurried to catch up with the three mother and daughter in front.
……
Song Yuntang was sitting on a mule cart and was jolted so much that he almost hit the carriage.
"Xu Qingye, why is the mule cart shaking so badly today?"
Xu Qingye tried his best to drive the mule cart to a flat surface. "Someone threw a stone into the middle of the road. Hold on tight."
Song Yuntang got out of the car and sat next to Xu Qingye. He looked at the gravel on the road and frowned.
"Who is so wicked? Throwing so many stones on a clean road, is it intentional?"
Xu Qingye nodded.
"Let's go to the town first. When we come back, we'll have time to clean up the rocks along the way."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"It needs to be cleaned. Otherwise, if you keep going in and out like this every day, anyone who can handle it will vomit their breakfast."
……
The two of them went to the farm first.
Chen and Tao had already gone to the tavern. Since there were no mules carrying buckets of ice water in the morning, Tu Shi also went with him, carrying two buckets of ice water.
He was very strong and could easily carry two large buckets of ice water on his shoulders.
Aunt Miao looked after the two children at home, cooked for the people working on the farm, and fed the chickens and ducks on the mountain. With the help of Fang Tianci and Tu Shi, she was able to cope with it.
After a while, Fang Tianci will definitely be sent to work in the tavern, and Tu Shi will have to stay on the farm. He should be able to handle it for the time being.
"Aunt Miao, how many bottles of shampoo have you filled in the past few days?"
Song Yuntang jumped off the mule cart and entered the yard.
After feeding the chickens and ducks in the morning, Aunt Miao boiled water for shampoo in the pot. In her spare time, she did needlework in the yard and watched Fubao and Xiaobao play.
Seeing Song Yuntang coming, she quickly put down the sewing basket in her hand.
"The girl is here." She poured Song Yuntang a glass of water. "Except for the daily supply that Mu Dong brings to replenish the shelves in town, there are still more than 500 cans in stock."
Song Yuntang took the cup of water.
"Okay, I'll boil some more water today and it should be enough." After she finished drinking the water, she handed the quilt back to Miao. "Auntie is busy, I'll go to the mountains to check on the chickens and ducks first."
The ten little chickens in the yard are still lively and energetic. I wonder how the chickens in the mountains are doing.
She has to go and take a look so that any problems can be discovered and solved in time.
Miao escorted her out of the yard, saying, "Yesterday, Tu Shi and Tian Ci divided over 200 chickens into pens of 50 each. They have five pens in total, and now there are still three or four empty ones."
"Two hundred is enough to raise them well. By the end of the year, those half-grown chickens will be able to lay eggs. If we want to raise more next year, we can hatch them ourselves."
"That's what the girl said."
Watching Song Yuntang leave, Miao hurried back to the kitchen to watch the stove.
Xu Qingye parked the mule cart behind the house and went up the mountain with Song Yuntang.
"Xu Qingye, now that I'm getting married to you, does that mean my farm doesn't have to pay taxes to the court anymore?" Song Yuntang asked him as they walked.