husband and wife

Chapter 48

Song Xiaomei hadn't come to town for several months, and she was very excited. She put on the best clothes, her braids were slightly different from usual, and she also put on the earrings given by Su Wan. She was reluctant to take them on weekdays. come out.

There was a woman in the car teasing Song Xiaomei: "Little sister, this pair of earrings are really pretty. They are green and white, and they look white! Are they jade?"

Song Xiaomei touched the earring and glanced at Su Wan, she said embarrassedly: "My third sister-in-law gave it, it should be."

"Ziheng's daughter-in-law gave it to you? That can't be wrong!" Everyone turned the topic from Song Xiaomei to Su Wan, asking questions she couldn't quite answer, such as how many shops and how many acres of land did her natal family have? , Does her father know someone in the yamen? Does her mother's maid who boils water get half a penny every month without being troubled?Su Wan answered vaguely, and the women knew that she didn't want to talk, so the topic returned to Song Xiaomei.

"Little sister has grown into a big girl."

"Gai Minger asks Ziheng's wife to find you a good husband and son-in-law, and you will enjoy happiness in the future."

Song Xiaomei was so teased that she didn't dare to look up, and after a while she moved closer to Su Wan's side, the corners of her mouth raised again, Su Wan glanced at her: "Is it so happy to go to the market?"

"I've been waiting for several months. The second sister of my uncle's family called me to come with me last time. I didn't agree when you were not here."

"When was the last time you went to the market?"

"Just the day you and my brother came back from your mother's house."

"It's still our little sister who is loyal. If you want to eat in the town, the third sister-in-law will buy it for you."

"Sister-in-law San wants to eat it herself, right? I saw you didn't take a bite of breakfast." Song Xiaomei whispered in Su Wan's ear.

Su Wan squinted at her: "You are not the same."

While speaking, the ox cart had arrived in the town, which should be the entrance of the town, and no shops or pedestrians were seen, revealing the prosperity of the town.

Throughout the ages, life in villages and towns close to urban areas has always been better than in remote mountainous areas.But Su Wan didn't know that she passed by the county a few times, and it looked better than this Songlin Town. Seeing this prosperous scene, she was a little surprised.

Father Song stopped the ox cart and said, "It's not convenient to go inside, so let's get off here." After giving Song Xiaomei a few words, he drove the cart back to Songjia Village. There are many people coming to the town today, and all of them He had just finished harvesting the grain and had more money, so he preferred to come by car. Father Song couldn't finish the car, so he went back to do the second trip with the rest.

The women in the same car wanted to wait for Song Xiaomei and the other two at the front, but Song Xiaomei politely refused, so they left first. Song Xiaomei accompanied Su Wan, a modern person who saw everything new, to visit the ancient bazaar for the first time in her life.

The more you go inside, the more pedestrians there are. Those who carry their loads, those who hold children, those who carry luggage, are indeed not much different from the ones painted in the "Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival", except that the villagers here are in a hurry, the voices are noisy, and they are full of vitality.

There are no shops around yet, and there are already people selling a lot of vegetables on the ground on both sides, and there are some home-made snacks, fried peanuts and pumpkin seeds, and some wild fruits picked from the mountains. Song Xiaomei said that they are all grown by her family. Those who choose to sell, come only occasionally, do not pay rent, and do not set up stalls inside, just sell at the entrance of the town.

At the end of the stall, I saw a stone gate, and a stone was erected next to it, with three words engraved on it - "Songlin Town".

Song Xiaomei stared in surprise: "Sister-in-law San, can you read?"

"Keep your voice down." Su Wan made a "hush" sound and lowered her voice, "I'm afraid your parents won't like it, except for your brother, you know now."

Getting along these days, Su Wan and Song Xiaomei have become best friends, and immediately said with a solemn expression: "Don't worry, I will keep it secret."

Su Wan rolled her eyes, and suddenly thought about it, she put her arms around Song Xiaomei's shoulder and asked, "Is there a bookstore in this town?"

"There are not many private schools in Songlin Town. Those who have the money to study all go to the county academy. How can there be a bookstore in the town?" Song Xiaomei looked at her curiously, "Why is the third sister-in-law looking for a bookstore?"

Su Wan's eyes flickered. Originally, she wanted to make an excuse to buy books for Song Ziheng, but there is no bookstore here, so this excuse should not be wasted... Su Wan's eyes turned, and she smiled: "Actually, I want to buy books."

"Buy a book?"

"Sanggong told a story, and he left before he finished. I asked for the title of the book. I came to the town today and wanted to buy it and read it, but I didn't know it."

"The story that the third brother told should be read in his own book, right?"

Su Wan said helplessly: "He has this book in his study, but his parents won't let him in. Let's see who enters the city tomorrow and ask someone to bring it to me—I said I bought it for my husband. Don't tell me you missed it."

"A book is not cheap. My brother has it, so why bother to buy another one." Song Xiaomei frowned and thought for a while, then said, "How about this, my brother's study room hasn't been cleaned for a long time, and then I will tell my parents that we will go in and clean it." , you take the opportunity to find that book."

Su Wan was overjoyed, but she hesitated and asked: "Will parents agree?"

"Try it first, if it doesn't work, after a few days when they all go to the mountain to cut firewood, I will cover you in."

Su Wan's brows were completely relaxed, "It's kind, I heard that the book costs two taels of silver."

Song Xiaomei couldn't help but gasp, it's so expensive!Fortunately, she stopped the third sister-in-law who didn't know the price of money, but she heard her third sister-in-law say: "You will save me two taels of silver when this thing is done. Later, you can choose a few beautiful flowers on your own, and you will be happy." Be the third sister-in-law to reward you."

A head flower is not worth a few pennies, Song Xiaomei calmed down, and made up her mind to pay more attention to the third sister-in-law in the future, so as to save her old flowers from wasting money.

(End of this chapter)