Sweet Garden Sands

Chapter 39
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"Brother Shuisheng, I don't even know when you bought the bullock cart?" Ke Yuanze ran to the bullock cart and asked slightly panting.

"Uncle Yuanze, I just bought my ox cart yesterday, and no one in the village knows about it!" This Ke Yuanze is very close to Ke Hanxue's uncle, he is a good-tempered person, and he treats everyone in his family very well. Very well, Ke Hanxue has a good impression of him.

"Yuanze, are you going to town? If so, get in the car." Ke Shuisheng still smiled unnaturally.

Ke Yuanze glanced at the women on the cart, leaned into Ke Shuisheng's ear, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Shuisheng, you want to pull a bullock cart to make money, does your mother agree?"

Ke Shuisheng scratched his head and said: "My mother didn't say anything, but..." He glanced at Ke Hanxue again, sighed and said: "Isn't there no way?"

Ke Yuanze gave Ke Shuisheng a sympathetic look, then smiled and said, "Brother Shuisheng, pull the ox cart, pull the ox cart, and give me a ride too. My mother asked me to go to the town to buy some food."

Ke Yuanze knew about the division of the Ke family. Their family had little mulberry land, and Ke Shuisheng's family was only allocated two acres of mulberry garden. It was really difficult to support a large family. No wonder he had to pull a bullock cart to make money. It's also impossible.

"Okay, get in the car, let's go now." Ke Shuisheng said quickly when he heard that Ke Yuanze was going to the town.

The women sitting in the back of the car chatted nonsense, Ke Shuisheng also chatted with Ke Yuanze, and Ke Hanxue sat aside thinking about his own affairs.

When they arrived in the town, the women paid the fare and asked Ke Shuisheng to wait for them before leaving.

After the women left, Ke Yuanze also left. Ke Shuisheng didn't want to take his car fare, but he just threw three Wen coins on the cart and left.

"This Yuanze is all from the same village, and they insist on giving money!" Ke Shuisheng muttered.

"Father, is it true that you don't plan to charge for the rides in bullock carts in the future?" Ke Hanxue felt that she had to clarify this issue with her father first.

That's right, she was almost snatched by Zhang Fuyu that day. Some people in the village helped her. She never forgot this kindness, but she didn't want to repay them in this way.

"They are all from the same village, and they still need to collect money?" Ke Shuisheng hesitated.

"Father, if the whole village comes to take our car, pull a cart when they come here, and pull a cart when they go back, will we still live?" Ke Hanxue paused, and then said: "Father, let's put down the car in the field. He and Canfang’s job to pull the ox cart is to make money to support the family, not to do white work.”

Ke Shuisheng thought for a while and asked, "If someone doesn't offer it, how can I have the nerve to ask him?"

"Father, everyone in the village knows our family's situation. If they are embarrassed not to give it, why are we embarrassed to ask for the car money?"

"This..." Ke Shuisheng couldn't find words to refute his daughter.

Ke Hanxue glanced at her father and said, "Father, I don't think many people in our village would be so cheeky, so don't put too much pressure on them. If anyone doesn't pay for the car, you can just follow me." Said, then I will go to his house."

The villagers were willing to spend money to save themselves that day, and Ke Hanxue could see that most of the villagers in Shuihe Village were simple and kind people, so she didn't believe that they would deliberately rely on the three renminbi for the car fare.

Ke Shuisheng frowned and pondered for a while, then said: "This... I'd better ask your mother when I go back."

Poof, Ke Hanxue almost laughed.

After coughing lightly, Ke Hanxue said solemnly: "Yes, such an important matter must be decided by my mother."

The father and daughter went to the market to buy some things before going to the spinning room.

Yesterday, Sifang's servant saw Ke Shuisheng's father and daughter, and warmly led them to Ke Hanchun's room without Ke Shuisheng opening his mouth.

After a while, Ke Hanchun came out of the silk room.

"Father, Xueer." Ke Hanchun had a strange expression when he saw his father and sister.

"Sister, come and eat quickly." Ke Hanxue took out the bread and eggs, not noticing her sister's strange emotions.

Ke Hanchun sat on the edge of the bed distraught, took a bite of the bread his sister handed over, and then became dazed.

Ke Hanxue and his father looked at each other, and both frowned.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Ke Hanxue asked with a frown.

"What?" Ke Hanchun obviously didn't hear Ke Hanxue's question clearly.

"Sister, is something wrong?"

"What's the matter?" Ke Hanchun forced a smile, lowered his head and took a bite of the bread, thinking that he had covered up his emotions well.

"Sister, I don't believe it, you look so preoccupied, how can you be fine! Did the Kong family bully you again?!" Ke Hanxue asked with a straight face.

After hearing Ke Hanxue's words, Ke Shuisheng's face sank.

"Chun'er, your mother-in-law still hasn't given you food?"

"Yes, give me food, Dad, don't worry about me." Ke Hanchun said with a faint smile.

Ke Shuisheng looked at Ke Hanchun for a while, and then said: "Chun'er, no matter how bad the Kong family treats you, daddy won't care about it. If they don't even give you food, then daddy won't obey, and daddy will give it to you." Back up, so don't lie to dad."

"Father, I didn't lie to you. I really have something to eat." Ke Hanchun comforted his father, and then urged: "Father, Xue'er, you should go back after lunch, I will go back to the silk room later."

"Sister, I heard from the servant at the door that you can rest for half an hour at noon, and it's less than a quarter of an hour now." Ke Hanxue looked at her sister suspiciously, her expression seemed to wish that she and her father could leave quickly .

Ke Hanchun's expression was stagnant, and then he said with a dry smile: "It's true that it's usually like this, but today is busy, so I can't leave the silk room for too long."

Seeing Ke Hanchun's expression, Ke Hanxue concluded that her sister had something to hide from them, but Ke Hanchun refused to say, and Ke Hanxue had nothing to do with her.

"Okay, Xue'er, since your sister is busy, let's not delay her here." Ke Shuisheng stood up.

"father……"

Just as Ke Hanxue was about to speak, she swallowed her words when she saw her father glaring at her.

It turned out that my father also saw that something was wrong with my sister, but her father didn't want to force her.

Suddenly, a sharp voice sounded at the door of the house: "Hey, I've eaten all of this!"

Kong Keshi said as he walked in with a basket, his eyes fixed on the bread in Ke Hanchun's hand, and the cloth bag on the bed.

"Mother, you are here, let's eat some noodles." Seeing her mother-in-law, Ke Hanchun hurriedly handed over the noodles.

"Mother-in-law, why are you here to deliver food to Chun'er?"

In fact, what Ke Shuisheng wanted to say was: Didn't he agree not to send food again?
Yesterday Kong Dafu obviously deserved well, today not only did he deliver food, but Kong Keshi also delivered it, no wonder Chun'er urged him to leave just now, presumably because he was afraid of being found out.

(End of this chapter)