It’s not that Grandma Song doesn’t want to go, it’s that she can’t.
The land is now busy and the daily hotpot base needs to be prepared, so if she went along, the family would not be able to cope.
“I ……”
“Song Gui.”
The village headman’s voice rang out in the courtyard.
Elder Song rushed out to welcome him.
The village chief didn’t enter the house, “I know I can’t persuade you, I’ve come to tell you that you don’t need to think about the work in the field, I’ve asked the village people to do it for you, you have to find your own way.”
The village headman was talking about money, Song Si was interested in a girl from the capital, and it would cost him a lot of money to get married.
“Thank you, Village Chief.”
“You guys ah ……”
The village headman sighed and said nothing after all, turning backwards and walking away with his hands behind his back. He had said all that needed to be said. People do not listen, he can not help, I hope that in the future Song Si will not regret.
Old man Song went back inside, “Wife, it’s decided, you go along and take all the money the family has.”
Grandma Song still didn’t tell the family that Song Wangyue had taken all the family’s money and gone to the capital to buy a house.
Grandma Song just took all the more than 10,000 taels of silver from the sale of pills this month, and when Song San Xiao returned instructed him to help prepare the hot pot base at home and not to set up the stall for now, and had Song Lin send a message to Master Gu that they were leaving for the capital early tomorrow morning.
Master Gu sent six boys and took 50,000 taels of silver to Song Lin, “Yi’er sent a letter saying that he had almost spent the money he brought with him, so my in-laws will take this money to him for me.”
Song Lin put the silver cheques into his arms and went home to give them to Grandma Song.
The next morning, two carriages came from the Gu family, one for Song Shu and Liu Cui Lan, and one for Grandma Song and Xu, heading for the capital.
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The capital, the Ding Guo Gong Mansion.
When they found out that Song Si had won the Huiyuan, the entire Ding Guo Mansion was overjoyed.
Xiao Yao’s mother had swept away her worries and was smiling with the happiest smile she had seen in days.
“How about it, I told you that Xiao’er has a good eye, right?”
Xiao Zheng was also very happy, no matter what the future holds, at least his daughter now has a good husband.
“Yes, it’s really thanks to Xiao’er, otherwise Yao’er really wouldn’t have been able to find such a good husband.”
Every day when the list was released, there were countless people catching sons-in-law under the list, not only those merchants, but also some officials in the court, whose families only had one daughter, would also have that thought.
Even if he was not caught, as his father had said, the emperor might still promise the Sixth Princess to him after the temple examination.
“I heard Yao’er say that Song Si has already written to his family and asked them to come over to settle the marriage, when the time comes we should keep everything simple, whatever we can do without, and when the marriage is done later, if he doesn’t mind living in the house and has no face, pack out the set of houses that you are accompanying to let them live in.”
“You don’t even need to say that, I had that house cleaned out today, how can Song Si stay in the capital and have a place to live.”
“It’s still madam who is thoughtful.”
“By the way ……”
Xiao Zheng sat up straight, “Did Yao’er see Xiao’er that day?”
“No, I don’t think so, I didn’t hear Yao’er say that.”
“In that case ……”
Xiao Zheng wrinkled his brows and pondered for a moment, “You tell Yao’er to send a message to Song Si, just say that he is invited to come to the mansion for dinner and ask him to bring his family with him.”
“Is this okay?” Qin was worried, “Or else you should go and discuss it with father.”
“I’ll go now.”
Xiao Zheng got up and went to the main courtyard and spoke to Duke Ding.
Duke Ding was also looking for a chance to see Gu Yi again, and immediately agreed, “Go and tell Yao’er yourself, and tell her to instruct Song Si to make sure she brings her family along.”
Xiao Zheng answered and personally went to Xiao Yao’s courtyard. As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yao immediately understood what her father had in mind, and she wrote a letter and asked Qing’er to send it over.
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“Brother Song, congratulations, congratulations,”
Sun Jin didn’t do too badly this time, coming 13th. After reading the list, Master Sun was so excited that he almost fainted and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times towards the sky, thanking God for letting the smoke rise from their family’s ancestral grave.
“Tong Xi Tong Xi.”
Sun Jin’s ranking would also qualify him for the temple exams, and perhaps they would both win the same grade.
“O Brother Song ……”
Sun Jin smiled fawningly as he approached him, “Can you think of a way for us to see old Mr. Xu once more.”
He was able to do so well in the exam thanks to the old gentleman’s advice to them before the exam, and if he could get the old gentleman’s advice again, he would have a few points of confidence when the temple exam came around.
The old man’s heart must not be feeling well these days after what happened at the Xu residence, Song Si frowned, “Didn’t I tell you that day that the old man is too old for us to disturb him?”
“I know, I know ……”
Sun Jin prayed and bowed, “You also know my weight, I was able to take the thirteenth place all because of the old gentleman’s guidance, I was afraid that when the temple test was worn out, the emperor would chastise me and bring down my family, you just ……”
The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you’re doing. The temple test is just more current affairs, you go back to the old gentleman mentioned a few more times to think about, there will be no problem.”
“But ……”
Sun Jin was about to say something else when there was a knock on the door, followed by Xiao Si’s voice ringing out at the door, “Sir Song, someone is looking for you.”
“Come in.”
Xiao Si pushed open the door, and when he saw Qing’er at a glance, Song Si couldn’t help but take two steps closer to the door.
Qing’er held out the letter and handed it to him with both hands, “Sir Song, this is a letter from our young lady to you.”
Miss?
Sun Jin’s eyes widened as he looked at Song Si and then at Qing’er. Seeing that she was not dressed like an ordinary maid, a thought flashed through his mind and then dismissed it.
If Song Si had been caught by the son-in-law under the list that day, he would not be living in the inn now.
Qing’er also glanced at Sun Jin and opened her mouth after a moment of deliberation, “Miss said for you to open it now and read it and give her a reply.”
Song Si took several steps back with the letter, her body was about to press against the wall before she stood still, opened it, read it quickly, and said, “Tell your lady that we will be there on time.”
Qing’er blessed her body and turned to exit.
“Good, Brother Song, tell me honestly, when did you hook up with someone’s young lady?”
Song Si carefully folded the letter and put it away before frowning at him, “You are at least a scholar, can you speak more politely? Miss Xiao and I are in love, and have long been engaged to each other.”
Sun Jin’s eyes almost glared out.