Wear ancient times with a house

Chapter 333 Banquet
Busy days always go by so fast.

Hurriedly, the Jinshi Memorial Archway, which had been built since they came back, was finally completed, and various matters of ethnology were almost arranged.

The archway is paid by the county government. There are special funds, so you can apply directly.

In fact, the overall cost is not high, about 30 taels. For ordinary people, it may be several years of living expenses, but in fact, such a project, from stone to carving to construction, can come down to 30 taels. It is already the result of cost control.

During this period of time, the alley entrance of the Song family has been under construction. Although due to the short winter days, it can't be done for a few hours a day, but the dust is flying and clanging every day, which is actually a bit disturbing to the residents.

Even if it was a happy event at home, Song Yun would inevitably feel that too much dust is not good for the respiratory tract when passing by, but neighbors and neighbors were all very eager. When they met the elders who had nothing to do in winter, they wanted to roll up their sleeves and help the craftsmen. work.

The reason why they are so considerate is to give the Song family face, but there is also a more essential reason:
A jinshi archway was built in this alley, and the residents living here can sell their houses at a high price of [-] to [-] percent, regardless of face.

But no one sold it, and everyone bit them to death and refused to let go. Even if there were inquiries one after another, none of the neighbors sold the house.

After all, if it was placed in modern times, it would be a school district room adjacent to a key middle school.

Not only are the neighbors paying attention, even the old men of the same clan, in winter, they don’t lie on the bed screaming for joint pain, but come to the alley to supervise the work in thick clothes, and from time to time they have to grieve Say:

"Oh, I said it should be built in front of our Song family's ancestral hall. This is the glory of our Song family!"

Then the neighbors who were also watching were dissatisfied, thinking that these old men used their face as the soles of their shoes - such thick skins!

Being so noisy, it looks a bit warm in this cold winter.

For Song Yun, the experience of these days has changed her view of these old antiques a lot.

Song Yun has no sense of belonging to the clan. In addition, Mrs. Song got angry after being a widow. She often said that there were some bullies in the clan, so Song Yun didn't like them even more.

But after all, it is an elder, Song Jun must say hello when he comes back from Master Pei.

Then she went home after saying hello, to hearing a few words of concern from them after the greeting, and then sniffing while the peasants were talking and listening to them recalling the old lady Song and Song Nian:

"Oh, that grandmother of yours is not easy to mess with. Back then, the eldest sister-in-law of the eldest house came to persuade her to join the family with the brothers in the clan, so that Ah Nian would also be raised by someone, but she kicked her out."

Oh, this is what Mrs. Song complained about. She decided to not be a human being and wanted to "pack up and sell" the two of them.

Well, these are the original words of Mrs. Song.

Song Yun couldn't help sketching the picture of the young old lady standing at the door with her hips akimbo while shouting people away while cursing.

And the memories of the old men continue:
"But it was indeed bitter at that time. I still remember that there was a Chinese New Year one year,"

The old man with white hair and beard stretched out his hand tremblingly to touch his beard while squinting his eyes and recalled:
"At that time, Ah Nian was only thirteen or fourteen. He came to my house to pay New Year's greetings. He was as thin as a pole. When my old lady touched his shoulder, she felt her bones hurt. When he left, she told me that this kid must be good. suffer."

Another person answered:

"Well, at that time, except for a few families who were living well, no one else was rich, so there was no support. In fact, after thinking about it later, what is there? I can't give you too much. It's always okay to send half a bag of food."

Song Yun was like this, when Song Niangong became famous and returned to his hometown, he listened to these old men who had watched him study for half his life to replenish his old memories little by little.

For a moment, she seemed to really see Song Nian, who was carrying a bookcase on his back to study in this alley before dawn, and his eyes were bigger and brighter due to emaciation, walking day after day, Behind him was Mrs. Song, half leaning against the courtyard gate, watching with concern.

Then my mother got married and the family life became better. Song Nian lost weight, but she still went to study day after day, with two women watching her off behind her.

After that, there was Song Ce who was a toddler, and Song Zhen who was being hugged in his arms and learning to speak, and finally came by himself.

At that time, Song Nian no longer had to go to school every day, and he was no longer a thin and weak boy whose shoulders were rubbed and sighed for pity during New Year's greetings.

"crack crackle"

Song Ce and Song Zhen each held a burning wooden stick in their hands, carefully lit the firecrackers, and then quickly retreated. Standing beside their parents and grandmothers in front of the crowd, they covered their ears and looked up at the three rooms with a smile. Four-pillar all-stone archway.

Song Yun also stood aside, also looking up.

Probably because he had heard a lot about the past, so when he saw the sign on the memorial archway "...Yiwei Ke Jinshi confers on Song Nian, magistrate of Qinxi County, Qinzhou Prefecture", Song Yun felt more emotion in his heart.

The ribbon-cutting link of Jinshi Memorial Archway is over, which is the official banquet.

There are two kinds of banquets.

One is to entertain county magistrates and county government officials, clan relatives, masters whom Song Nian has consulted, prestige elders in the county and their juniors, family friends of the Song family, etc.

It was held in the county restaurant. First, the county magistrate of Liyang County gave a speech, and then the elders of the Song family talked about supporting the education of the younger generation. Song Nian's uncle, Wang Juren, as a teacher who had tutored Song Nian for many years, naturally had to speak.

Song Nian has no father, only a widowed mother, and then his aunt, these two are the elders who have influenced him the most and paid the most for him.

So Song Nian tried his best to let his mother, aunt, and the two old ladies say what they wanted to say.

Mrs. Song's eyes were red at this time, and there were tears embedded in her slightly fat round face covered with fine wrinkles. She wiped away her tears and looked at the people present:

There are some who once made her feel that she couldn't reach the top, some who helped the two of them, and some who were not optimistic about Song Nian back then but are now honored.

She spoke slowly:
"I never thought about it again. I never thought about it again. Back then when the boy's father left, he couldn't close his eyes because he was afraid that our Ah Nian would end his studies, and I was always afraid that I wouldn't be able to pay for him.

Fortunately, my son was upbeat and never made me worry too much.In fact, I didn't dare to expect such a day, I just thought, my son works so hard, how can I not let him read? "

Having said that, Mrs. Song looked at the eldest sister and shook her hand. If there is anyone who must be thanked today, it must be the Wang family.

Mrs. Shen sat far away at the main table on the side of the women's family, and there was an empty seat beside her, which belonged to Mrs. Song.

She looked at her mother-in-law, slightly lost in thought, with a lot of emotion in her heart.

Song Yun saw it and thought she was envious. Although Song Nian passed the exam and had the same beauty as a wife, maybe it would be more proud that his son passed the exam?
Song Yun has never been someone else's wife, let alone someone else's mother, but subconsciously feels that investing in blue-chip stocks and issuing blue-chip stocks has a completely different sense of accomplishment.

So she quietly moved behind Shen, and said in a low voice:

"Mother, don't worry, after 20 years, the eldest brother and the second brother will definitely make you so beautiful. Even if they can't do it, there will still be me."

(End of this chapter)