Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

When she got home, Song Laoer had also returned. Smoke was rising from the kitchen, and Qin Haodong and Song Laoer were preparing dinner inside.

They cooked porridge, and there were a few eggs left. Then they picked some vegetables in the backyard, fried an egg and a vegetable,

Seeing her coming back, everyone started to eat dinner.

"Have you talked to your aunt and the others?" Song Lao Er asked while eating.

"It's agreed, there's no problem, it's just that my second cousin and my youngest cousin were unhappy and didn't bring them along."

Song Sanniang couldn't help but say, because she could understand their feelings, but there was really nothing she could do.

"There's nothing you can do about it. They'll forget about it in a few days. Don't worry about it.

I'll go with you tomorrow to see how the house is going. I gave Fourth Uncle 100 taels to see if it's enough for them."

Song Lao Er saw that Song Sanniang was in a bad mood, so he tried to divert her attention.

"Okay, it's been more than half a month, I should have a basic understanding." Song Sanniang is so smart, how could she not know, so she also replied,

"I'll go to the county tomorrow to see if there's any trace of Mrs. Wu," Qin Haodong said.

"Okay." Song Lao Er agreed.

The next morning, Qin Haodong drove the donkey cart out, and Song Laoer and his daughter walked towards their new home.

As soon as I walked near the new house, I could hear the sound of bricks being knocked on and people talking and laughing loudly.

Seeing the father and daughter, everyone greeted them warmly, and the father and daughter also responded politely.

Seeing the two of them, the fourth uncle's eldest son, who was directing the village work, came over and asked, "Why is the second son back?"

"Brother, the store is short-handed, so I came back to find someone to help, and by the way, I came to see the progress of the house.

If there is anything wrong with building the house, just tell me." Song Lao Er was very respectful to this elder brother who was almost 20 years older than him.

"Hey, what can go wrong? You can rest assured with us here. The foundation of the house is almost done.

Once this is done, we’ll add the second floor of the house, build the perimeter wall, and pave the ground, and it’ll be almost done.”

Song Ji smiled and told Song Lao Er about the approximate progress.

Song Lao Er saw that it was similar. There seemed to be 20 to 30 people on the construction site. Some were mixing mud, some were moving bricks, and some were building walls.

Everyone was very busy. They were working and chatting loudly at the same time. It looked very lively.

The outline of a house has appeared out of thin air in the place where the residential area was planned before.

According to the distribution of the living room, bedroom, and bathroom, independent spaces were built with stone bricks.

Song Laoer and his daughter walked closer to take a look. Song Sanniang didn't understand, but she thought it looked neat and tidy and looked very comfortable.

And looking at the bricks piled on one side, they seem to be of very good quality, and there is no need to worry about shoddy construction.

Seeing that everything was going well, Song Laoer finally asked Song Ji if he had enough money. After getting a positive answer, the father and daughter returned home.

Qin Haodong first went to Shopkeeper Yan to get the remaining two sets of mahjong for Song Sanniang, then sent one set to the He Mansion, asked the doorman to hand it to Miss He, and then rushed to Tianshui Lane.

When I got to the door of my house, I heard voices coming from inside. It seemed like the voices of a family of three.

So he went to Aunt Hu's house and knocked on the door. Aunt Hu's voice came from inside.

"Who?"

"Aunt, it's me."

Hearing Qin Haodong's voice, Aunt Hu quickly opened the door, "You're back?"

"Yes, I will probably leave again tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Qin Haodong replied with a smile.

"You're back just in time. Your house has been rented out. I heard that there are three scholars living there. Don't worry, I'll take care of them for you.

It's that old lady Wu. No one has seen such a person recently. I guess you came back specially for this matter, right?"

"Yes, since there is no news, I will go to other places to ask. Aunt, if there is any news, please inform me as soon as possible." Qin Haodong could not hide his disappointment.

"Don't worry, we are all keeping an eye on it. Now everyone is sitting in the alley every day."

"Okay, thank you Aunt Hu. I'll come back to see you next time." Qin Haodong exchanged a few more pleasantries with her and then went somewhere else.

When he stayed at the inn before, he was very familiar with the owner and waiter of the inn, and asked them to help keep an eye out.

He also went to the teahouse and restaurant where he used to work part-time, but no one had any news. Qin Haodong had no choice but to give up, bought some food and went back to Songjia Village.

"We will go back to the city tomorrow." Song Lao Er said while eating lunch.

"Yes," Song Sanniang and Qin Haodong agreed at the same time. Then in the afternoon, they went to inform each family, and then they also started to sort out the things in the cellar and planned to transport them to the capital.

This time we went to the city with Niu Lao San and Liu Dajiu's ox carts, so we could transport all the food and cassava flour to the city.

The little food left at home is for the chickens. If there is no food when you return home, you can just buy some from the villagers.

Aunt Cuihua gave the chickens and dog at home to Song Mei to take care of. Song Sanniang gave her a hundred coins as money for feeding the dog and the chickens. Aunt Cuihua would definitely not let her take any more.

The next day, everyone gathered at Song Laoer's house early in the morning. Uncle Liu's ox cart was used to load food, cassava flour and some luggage. Niu Laosan's cart was loaded with some luggage and the rest was used for passengers. Song Laoer's donkey cart was also used for passengers.

Song Laoer and Liu Erjiu sat outside the donkey cart, Song Sanniang and her two aunts, Niu Sanshen and Niu Qianqian, and Niu Zhuangzhuang sat inside the cart, while Liu Zezheng and his companions and Song Ming sat in Niu Laosan's cart.

Aunt Cuihua's little Song Lan cried so hard that it made people feel distressed. The little girl had never left her mother since she was a child. Now she was suddenly separated from her mother. Her heart-wrenching look made Aunt Cuihua cry. Song Dazhuang had already gone to build a house.

Song Mei and Song Zhi were actually reluctant to leave their mother and elder brother. They coaxed little Song Lan while shedding tears. That scene was really heartbreaking.

For a moment, Song Sanniang felt that she was a bad person who broke up other people's families. She thought with a bit of self-mockery,

But the separation at this moment might be for a better reunion in the future. She secretly made a goal in her heart to lead everyone to make more money so that they could bring their children to the provincial capital together in the future.

The convoy set off.

Because we had a bullock cart and there were quite a lot of things on it, we naturally slowed down on the road, and we didn't arrive at the city until the afternoon.

The reaction of all those who have never been to the provincial capital is the same. They are amazed at first, and then they stare at everything around them after entering the city.

Song Laoer took Liu Dajiu and Niu Laosan to where everyone lived to unload their belongings, while Qin Haodong took Song Sanniang and the others to the inn where they had stayed before. That inn was cheap and close to Le'anfang.

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper still remembered them, so he booked a few rooms for everyone. Uncle Liu and his friends would stay for two or three days and then go back, but Aunt-in-law and her friends wanted to stay until the beds in the dormitory were ready, so they negotiated the price with the boss and decided to rent it for a short term. After renting the rooms and putting away their luggage, they went to the store together.