webnovelfull Chapter 280 Trivial matters at home
Chapter 280 Trivial matters at home
"Grandpa and Grandma, I wandered around the mountains for a few days and then went to Linhai Town.
This is Xiaochuan and Xiaoyu. I told you before that they would come and play with us for a few days. "
Zhang thought of what Aning had said, that these two children had lost their families and had almost died before, and she felt a little pity for them.
"Hello, Grandpa, Hello, Grandma..."
Following the two children's sweet shout, the two elders immediately smiled like aunties and picked Xiaoyu up from the carriage.
"Good boy, get out of the car now."
"Are you tired from the journey? Stay here for a few more days, and I'll make you something delicious."
Qin Yuanying, her daughter, and Wang Qiuyue were helping Song An Ning move things down from the carriage. Song Zeyuan and Song Anyue were holding the hands of Yu Xiaochuan and his sister, jumping happily.
Song Anning glanced at Wang Qiuyue. After not seeing her for a few days, her face was exhausted. Seeing Song Anning looking at her, Wang Qiuyue quickly said:
"Everything is fine at home. The first batch of chili peppers in the village has been sold. Everyone is very happy and is waiting for you to come back to thank you."
After paying the fare, Song Anning took Wang Qiuyue's hand and walked into the yard.
"Are you worried about the duck eggs? I just came back from the market and learned that the price of duck eggs has increased."
Speaking of this, Wang Qiuyue's smile instantly collapsed and she sighed helplessly.
"Hey, this group of people just can't stand seeing others live a good life.
The villagers are really nice. They said you bought them two cents for duck eggs when they couldn't sell them, and since you sold them chili peppers, they remember your kindness.
These days they have been cleaning the duck eggs and sending them to me. Some of the aunts are even more interesting. They stare at their ducks' butts every day and eagerly send them to me even if they lay only one egg.
"That's enough. Since those people from other villages don't want to make this money, then continue to raise the price. I've made preparations and things will be back to normal tomorrow.
You should also tell Mr. Zhang, the oxcart driver, that from today on, we will not accept duck eggs from Ping'an Town, not even for a penny or two!"
"Okay, now that you say that, I feel relieved."
Wang Qiuyue's complexion looked much better. It was all thanks to Aning. She easily solved the problem that had been bothering her for several days.
While Song Anning and Wang Qiuyue were talking, several children had already introduced themselves and became much closer. They gathered together, grinning and talking about something.
He called Xiaochuan and Xiaoyu to his side, introduced them to his family, and greeted them one by one.
Yu Xiaochuan had heard before that Song Anning had a large family, but he had never thought about it so much. Fortunately, he prepared a lot of extra gifts when buying them.
The brother and sister shyly took out their gifts. Song Dashan received sea cucumber wine, while Zhang and other female relatives received pearl necklaces, bracelets, and pearl flowers.
Even Wang Qiuyue and Qin Yuanying got some. The children received quite a few gifts, which were not expensive and were all little gadgets that they were very interested in.
The Song family felt very embarrassed after receiving the gifts. The two children came all the way to visit Banyue Village, and they didn't prepare anything, but they accepted the children's gifts.
They have to prepare more delicious food and entertain them well in the next two days.
"Sister, sister, I want to take Brother Xiaochuan to the back mountain to play."
"Go ahead, don't go too far, come back in an hour so we can eat early."
"Okay, let's go play..."
Song Zeyuan and his sister, Yu Xiaochuan and his sister, plus Wang Sheng and Xiao Yuanyuan, six children were running wildly in the fields hand in hand, with some friends joining them along the way.
Song An Ning stood at the gate, looking at the carefree children, and couldn't help but chuckle.
"How was your trip up the mountain this time? When did you go to Linhai Town?"
After the children left, Song Dashan and Zhang began to question them.
Song An Ning had been gone for so many days, and they had been worried about her for so many days. Now that she was finally back, they had to ask her a few questions.
"We went to the bamboo forest and found a pine forest on the high mountain, where we found a lot of matsutake mushrooms.
I figured the prices in Linhai Town were much higher than in Ping'an Town, so I might as well sell it there. It would be even better if I could get some news about my father."
"How much is it?"
Song Dashan and Zhang knew that if Aning had any news about Song Feng, she would tell them as soon as possible. Since she didn't say anything, they didn't ask.
"Those matsutake mushrooms were of good quality and sold for dozens of taels of silver."
“It’s a lot of silver, but it’s too dangerous.
The mountains are full of poisonous insects and snakes, and the rainy season is coming soon, so we can’t go up there anymore.”
"Well, Aning has been obedient and hasn't been going there recently."
After asking about things in the mountains, the two elders talked about a lot of things in the village, especially the first batch of peppers sold in the village.
"It would be nice if you were at home. That morning, more than ten carriages came to Zuixianju and lined up under the big banyan tree in the village.
Everyone got up before dawn to pick peppers and eggplants and waited there early.
Even after the money was paid and Zuixianju took the peppers away, the villagers still couldn't believe it. They cried and laughed, and said many words of thanks to you at the door of our house.
"Oh, I'm afraid of being poor, I'm all afraid of being poor.
Two baskets of eggplants cost one ounce of silver. That's a lot of silver. In the past, it would have taken a whole family six months of hard work to earn that much."
Song Dashan and his wife recalled the past days with a lot of emotion in their hearts.
"It's good that everyone can make money. That way, everyone can be busy with their own vegetable gardens and have no time for gossip.
I see that my aunt looks much better, so she probably hasn't suffered any injustice."
Zhang smiled and patted Song Anning's arm, saying with great satisfaction:
"You are about to move away, who would dare to let your aunt suffer?
Your little brain works so fast..."
Song An Ning smiled, then thought of her second uncle and his wife, not knowing what to do.
"The second son's wife has also figured it out. She said so many mean things that day, and after you retorted her, she stopped making a fuss and didn't divorce you. She just stayed at home and pickled duck eggs."
"Oh? Then Second Aunt's family won't come over to make trouble?"
Song Dashan tapped the pipe in his hand and sighed.
"How could there not be a fuss? This time your second uncle was really tough, and with your second grandfather and I helping out, the matter was resolved."
After listening to her grandfather's narration, Song An Ning learned that since she went up the mountain, the Liu family had waited for two days but still received no reply from Liu, so the Liu couple came to find her with their stupid son.
They made a big fuss at their second uncle's house, saying that if Song Juan'er didn't marry him, she would have to give their Liu family one hundred taels of silver, otherwise she would have to take her daughter home and not live in the Song family anymore.
Song Nian didn't look happy either, and repeated what Song An Ning had said that day. The Liu family finally realized that the Song family could afford to marry a girl from the town now, so their method was useless.
"Your second uncle said he would give one tael of silver to the Liu family every month as a tribute to the two elders. He also gave one tael to me and your grandfather. We can't be partial.
I'll give your second aunt another tael. She can use the money to buy clothes and jewelry for herself, it's up to her.
Anyway, she doesn't need to take care of the children, and your second uncle takes care of all the household expenses."
"That's the best. But Grandpa and Grandma should always keep an eye on Second Uncle. Men tend to become bad when they have money."
He has so much money in his hands, and over time..."
After hearing Song Anning's words, Song Dashan and Zhang looked at each other and instantly understood what their granddaughter meant.
Thinking of this, Zhang quickly stood up and said to Song Dashan, "Old man, we have to go to the second brother's house..."
Song An Ning happened to have nothing to do, so she was ready to go with her grandparents.
Just as I was about to go out, I saw two children from the village running to the gate of the Song family, shouting anxiously:
"Sister Aning, someone is looking for you at the village entrance..."
"Yes, it's an old beggar. Go over and take a look at him. He seems quite anxious..."
"Old beggar?"
Song Anning's head was full of question marks, and she followed in confusion...