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Chapter 16 Song Qingyun

Song Qingyun panted and caught up with the man who flung his sleeves away.

"Brother Du, Brother Du, listen to my explanation."

"Brother Song, what happened today is very inappropriate. My cooperation with you will definitely affect my reputation. We scholars should not be like this. It is not easy for you to be admitted to a school now since you were born in the countryside. Don't forget your roots."

"Yes, yes, brother Du, I was also anxious for a moment. Those two are my juniors in the village. Brother Du, you also know how poor the villagers are. I am doing it for his own good. I don't want him to go astray at a young age. It's my fault." Didn’t figure it out.”

Song Qingyun apologized repeatedly, but he still looked arrogant in front of Song Chen's brothers and sisters.

"Wrong way? I think that little girl has a good character. Although what she said is not pleasant to listen to, it is reasonable. Brother Song would like to think about it, how the saint warned us scholars, take a step first and say goodbye."

After saying that, the man walked away.

Song Qingyun was left standing there with a gloomy look on his face. He had finally found Du Chunfeng, and he expected his old man to give him some advice in the exam next year. Unexpectedly, he was ruined by two little beasts, Song Chen and Song He.

If he didn't take this tone, he wouldn't be happy in his heart!

It seemed like he had to go back sometime. It was really unreasonable.

Song Qingyun returned to the book school alone, unable to read the book while holding it.

Why did that idiot Song Chen suddenly have sharp teeth?And Song He was most afraid of him in the past, but now things have changed drastically...

Unlike Song Qingyun who was depressed and uncomfortable, Song Chen and Song He happily returned home with the steamed buns they bought.

Originally, Song Chen wanted to make a big purchase, and she already had money on hand, but after thinking about it, she thought it was too ostentatious, and people in the village would definitely be suspicious. She was still reluctant to reveal how she got the money.

You can't blame her for being selfish. Life is really hard, and this family has too much money to spend, so she must save some money.

In the dilapidated house in Beiguan Village, Mrs. Song Wang anxiously waited for the two of them to return.

Song Chen had never been to the town when she was so old. Song He had been there, but it had been a long time ago. She was worried that something might happen to her two children on the road.

In the afternoon, she finally saw the two children returning. Mrs. Song hurriedly ran up and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the two were fine.

"You're finally back, I'm so worried." Wang Wang glanced at the two of them complainingly, "I won't let you go out alone again in the future."

Song Chen smiled and said nothing, but Song He patted his head in embarrassment, "Mom, don't think blindly. I just want to go to town. I know the way."

"What do you mean, you just need to know the way to the town?" Mrs. Song Wang laughed angrily.

"Mom is right. When going to town, you not only need to know the way, but you also need to know the God of Wealth." Song Chen playfully raised his eyebrows at Mrs. Song.

"What? Sold?" Mrs. Song understood what she said.

"Well, it's sold, mother, let's go into the house and talk about it." Song Chen took the Song Wang family and took the lead into the house.

Song He did not follow him in, but stayed outside. Although this broken house was remote, there were people with evil intentions. The fact that they got more than 100 taels of silver could not be known to anyone.

After the mother and daughter entered the house, Song Chen first took out the buns he bought in the town and said, "Mom, it's a little cold. You can eat it first."

After cooking wild vegetables in clear water for several days, Mrs. Song's complexion became extremely different. If she hadn't fed her with diluted spring water every day, her body would have been unable to bear it.

Mrs. Song Wang looked at the big white bun in front of her and swallowed her saliva involuntarily.She couldn't remember how many years it had been since she had eaten such good food. When she was still in Lao Song's house, she occasionally ate delicious food, but it was never enough for their family of four.

At this moment, her daughter was holding the bun and looking at her happily. This was a scene she had never imagined.

Mrs. Song's eyes immediately turned red. She was worried about her daughter being beside her, so she hurriedly turned around to wipe away her tears.

"Eat, mother is not hungry."

"My brothers have already eaten. This is for you and dad. I also bought some white flour steamed buns. Let's eat them for the next few days. Originally, I wanted to buy some food, but I thought about it. I still haven’t bought it. My father is in the mountains every day, and my brother and I also have to go up the mountains during this period. I’m afraid that old lady Yu from the old Song family will get wind of it and my mother will suffer a loss at home alone.”

Song Chen took out all the things he bought as he spoke, and then lowered his voice and said, "Dingfengcao was sold for 20 taels of silver."

"What! 20 taels!!!" Mrs. Song Wang looked at Song Chen in disbelief, "Xiaochen, did you say it wrong? Was it [-] taels?"

Song Chen shook his head slightly sadly, "Mom, it's 20 taels!"

Then she took out the silver one after another, eleven silver ingots, a pile of broken silver, and many copper plates.

"There is also a precious night-flowering vine. I didn't take it out for fear of your taboo because it looked like a little baby. This time I also sold it to Huichun Hall. The shopkeeper of Huichun Hall gave me 100 taels. Now we have almost 120 taels of silver on hand."

Mrs. Song looked at the pile of silver on the bed, closed her eyes hard, and her breathing was much heavier than before. After a while, she opened her eyes again, and the pile of silver was still in front of her eyes.

She pinched her thigh hard again, the pain was so painful that she almost shed tears.

"Xiaochen, hurry up, put this money away quickly." Mrs. Song Wang fiercely pushed the money in front of Song Chen, as if it was hot to her hands.

Song Chen was dumbfounded by her reaction.

"Okay, okay, I'll put it away. You can eat something first. I'll go to Li Zheng's house and ask him to hand over 30 taels of silver from the Song family."

"How about we wait until your father comes back?" Mrs. Song hesitated.

The 30 taels of silver had always been a huge burden on her heart, but now that the money was placed in front of him, she hesitated again.

"What are you waiting for, Dad, when you come back? I know you are worried that the people in the village will be unhappy if they know about it. My brother and I will go there a few more times and take the villagers with us. No one will be able to blame us if we gain anything by then."

Song Chen knew that always asking for medicinal materials in the mountains was not a long-term solution. She just needed this way of making money to tide over the difficulties temporarily.

Sure enough, Mrs. Song felt much relieved when she heard what she said.

"Hurry up and eat. I'll be right back." After saying that, Song Chen took the money and went out.

Looking at her daughter like this, Mrs. Song felt mixed emotions, but overall, she was still happy.

Song Chen jogged to Li Zheng's house and explained his intention.

Li Zheng stared blankly at the 30 taels of silver on the table, not knowing what to say.

"Uncle Li Zheng, I have troubled you with this matter. Please help me secretly hand it over to the Song clan chief, and ask him not to leak the news. You can drink the money with some wine."

(End of this chapter)