Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 256 Return to the Village

Soon, she remembered that Aunt Wang's daughter was coming of age this year, and it seemed that she had asked a matchmaker to look for a husband.

Could it be related to this?

She lowered her eyes and glanced at the cotton coat on her body. It was newly made last year. Li said that she was getting older and would soon reach the age of marriage. She had to slowly save up some good clothes, so that she wouldn't get married with only her wedding dress and all tattered clothes, which would make people look down on the Song family.

Besides, with these clothes, it would be easier for her to go out for weddings in the future. As for why we didn't wait until she reached the age of 15 to buy them, it was because we were worried that if we bought too many at once, the family would not have enough money to make ends meet.

It is possible that Aunt Wang gritted her teeth and bought the hairband because her daughter was going to meet someone for her coming-of-age ceremony.

They really are like commodities waiting to be sold. Only if they are arranged nicely can they be sold at a good price.

Soon, Luo Yanxing came back trotting. The reason was as she expected. It was indeed because she bought the hairband because Aunt Wang's daughter was going to meet someone for marriage.

Song Ying pushed the sadness back into the depths of her heart and said, "When selling hairbands in the future, if you meet customers who think they are too expensive, ask them who bought them. If they are buying for girls who have just come of age, persuade them tactfully that girls are more likely to be chosen if they dress up beautifully."

They discussed some other details. It gets dark early in winter and it is difficult to walk when it snows, so Luo Yanxing and the others said goodbye and left.

Busy days always pass quickly. In the cycle of reading, memorizing and copying books, the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month soon arrived.

The custom in Qingshui County is that the focus of the wedding banquet on the bride's side is on the previous day, while the focus of the wedding banquet on the groom's side is on the next day.

So, on the morning of the 21st, Song Ying asked for leave from her master and uncle, and returned to Xinghua Village with a snow-white coat, bracelets and earrings as makeup, as well as the money that Lin Wenxuan had intercepted for Zhao Xiaocui over the past few months.

When she passed by Zhuangyuanfang, she did not forget to cut a piece of pork to take back.

Before she even entered the village, she heard lively laughter and shouting.

The gate to the usually bustling village chief's house was closed. Not only were there people warming themselves by the fire, but even the owner was not there.

Song Ying did not find it strange. A wedding is a happy occasion. Grandma Qian was in poor health and could not help with washing vegetables, cutting meat, serving plates and serving tea, but she could sit and chat with the guests.

She is the wife of the village chief, and when she talks to the guests, the guests will not think the host is neglecting them.

Li and Yang should also be helping out at the Zhao family at this moment. According to past practice, Song Tian will definitely also go and help with the fire, and will be able to sit at the table and eat after the banquet starts.

She is not at home this year and there is no one to take care of Song Yuan, so Song Yuan may be there too, which means there is no one at home at this moment.

Song Ying looked at the pork in his hand and simply took it to Zhao's house.

As soon as he reached the ridge opposite the Zhao family, he heard Song Tian shouting at the top of his voice: "Brother Ziliang, there are guests again! Come out and greet them!"

There were other boys nearby, all shouting at Zhao Ziliang to come out and greet the guests.

As they approached, they recognized her and were all surprised: "Why is it you?"

"What's wrong with me?" Song Ying rolled her eyes at them. "Am I not considered a guest?"

Zhao Ziliang stepped forward and stopped the other boys, “Come and sit at home.”

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the tray that Song Tian was holding and gave them to her.

Song Ying was not polite either. She came to add makeup, so naturally she was also a guest.

"Where's my grandma?"

"Grandma Li is over there at the stove." Zhao Ziliang replied, and seeing another guest coming from behind, he said, "Sister Song Ying, since you know the way, I won't lead you."

"You get busy."

After saying that, Song Ying went to the stove. A passerby and the villagers who saw her hurriedly called out to Li.

Li put down the knife with a dark face: "What are you doing here? What did I teach you? You are such a grown-up..."

"I'm here to add some makeup to Sister Xiao Cui." Song Ying interrupted her before she could finish.

There was silence for a moment. The women in the village who were helping stopped what they were doing and looked at Song Ying.

"Add makeup?" Li frowned, looking at the cooked meat in her hand, her face darkened, "What kind of makeup? You are still a child."

"This is for the family." Song Ying handed over the pork, freed his hands, took off the bag on his back and shook it, "This is the money that Yan Xing and the others pooled together to buy for Sister Xiao Cui's dowry. We are partners, and we are also happy that Sister Xiao Cui is getting married."

Hearing this, the mothers and grandmothers of Luo Yanxing and the others all looked unhappy. It was a waste of money for no reason.

Aunt Meihua, who came rushing over after hearing the noise, had a complicated look on her face. Her relatives who didn't know the inside story saw her stunned and pushed her: "Nephew's wife, what are you standing there for? People are here to add to your dowry. Go and register in the gift book."

Aunt Meihua came back to her senses and said politely stiffly, "Song Ying is here. It's good that you're here. Why bring a gift?"

Song Ying smiled and said, "I'll go into the house first and show it to Sister Xiao Cui, and then I'll go to the gift book to register."

Wang felt upset for a while, but then she thought that most of Luo Yanxing's money was in her hands, so even if she didn't buy more money for Zhao Xiaocui's dowry, it would not fall into her hands, so she didn't feel so upset anymore.

She asked curiously, "Open it first and let us see it. This girl Yan Xing is buying makeup for someone for the first time. As her mother, I don't even know what she bought."

Aunt Meihua felt that Song Ying was not good at handling things and had ruined the impression of her daughter among the villagers.

But when Song Ying opened the bag and took out the bright red snow coat, her unhappiness disappeared and she couldn't stop smiling.

"Oh, this dress is so beautiful. It must be expensive, right?" the relative asked in surprise.

Aunt Meihua smiled and said, "Aunt, you don't know, this is a snow coat, it's made of the finest satin, it's something only the rich people in the city can afford."

In the past, Aunt Meihua naturally didn't recognize it, but last month Luo Yanxing bought one and wore it to show off for a long time. Now everyone in the village knows that she and Song Ying each bought a valuable snow coat on their birthdays.

"These are clothes worn by rich people!" The relative's eyes widened. She looked at Xue Guanzi and then at Song Ying. "The girls in your village are really generous. They are willing to buy such expensive clothes and dowry for their friends' wedding!"

Aunt Meihua smiled so much that her eyes were reduced to slits. She looked at Song Ying as if she had returned to the time before that incident. She felt extremely pleased with her and kept praising her. "They grew up together and had a very good relationship. They learned to read and recognize herbs together.

By the way, I haven’t introduced her to you yet. This is Song Xinggui’s eldest granddaughter, Song Ying. She is very capable. She learned how to read and recognize herbs from Cuiwa and the others.

Don’t underestimate her young age, she has a lot of ideas. My Cui Wa listens to her the most.

She is currently studying medicine at a clinic in the city, and she wants to be a doctor in the future."