Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

When he arrived at the He Mansion, he told the person at the corner gate. The boy at the corner gate was already very familiar with Song Sanniang, so he went to report it.

He Jun was surprised to hear the announcement, but also a little happy. Could it be that Miss Song had changed her mind? Was she going to come to the He Mansion and be her cook?

She asked the maid to bring Song Sanniang in.

Song Sanniang followed the blue-clothed maid into the He Mansion. It was still the familiar large mansion, and still as beautiful as before.

It's an amazing feeling to see people again who you thought you would never see again.

He Jun asked Song Sanniang to sit down and served tea before asking, "Miss Song, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Song Sanniang had prepared a speech on the way here. As soon as He Jun said this, she started to complain:

"Yesterday, two people came to my stall to cause trouble. I was a little puzzled. I never make enemies with others. Why did someone suddenly come to cause trouble?"

She paused and continued, "I asked someone to follow them, but one of them ended up entering the He Mansion."

He Jun was surprised, "Are you sure that person entered our He Mansion?"

Song Sanniang nodded, "They came to cause trouble again today, but the person who entered the He Mansion did not come. It was the person who was with him yesterday who came. Based on yesterday's situation, I think the person who entered the He Mansion is the mastermind."

Song Sanniang picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and continued, "I have always had a pleasant cooperation with your family. I guess it was definitely not done by the eldest lady's side. In recent days, apart from you, I have only had contact with your second lady, and it was not a pleasant one. It was probably that the second lady wanted to play a joke on me."

When He Jun heard that it was the second sister, she suddenly remembered that her maid had indeed come to report that Miss Song was stopped by the second sister that day, but nothing happened afterwards, so she didn't pay any more attention to it.

I didn't expect that the second sister would go and cause trouble for Miss Song later. This is indeed what the second sister would do.

She sighed inwardly. Her second sister was too reckless. To put it mildly, this matter was just the rudeness and willfulness of a girl in the boudoir.

But their family is the He family, a family with three outstanding people. If this matter were to be exposed, it would mean that the second young lady of the He family was bullying the people by abusing her power, and it would rise to the political level. People who are hostile to the He family would seize this opportunity to ruin the reputation of the He family and trample on the He family.

He Jun bowed solemnly to Song Sanniang. Her movements were so graceful that even her every move was accompanied by a scent.

Song Sanniang felt that she was feasting her eyes, but she really didn't understand the ancient etiquette, so she had to stand up and wave her hand, "No, no, I'm just afraid that it will affect my business."

He Jun couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Miss Song is such a cheerful person."

Song Sanniang thought to herself, "Okay, I know I look like a fool at this moment," but she still had to smile on the surface.

He Jun whispered in the ear of his old acquaintance, Miss Chunmei, for a while, and then Miss Chunmei left.

"Miss Song, this matter is caused by our He Mansion causing you trouble and damaging your business. I will compensate you, so please do not refuse."

Song Sanniang thought for a moment and said, "I didn't suffer a big loss. If you want compensation, just reimburse me for the money I spent on errands and favors. The total is 146 coins."

He Jun covered her mouth and chuckled, "Miss Song, you really don't take the favors of the He Mansion seriously. One hundred and forty-six coins, if you tell anyone about it, we in the He Mansion won't even have to raise our heads to face others."

Song Sanniang was really annoyed this time, as it seemed like she was asking for benefits. But she really just wanted to resolve the matter.

He Jun's other maid Xia He was very good at observing people's expressions. Seeing Song Sanniang's expression, she stepped forward to give her another cup of tea, and then whispered to her,

"Miss Song, don't worry. We know that Miss Song came here to solve the problem, but for our He Mansion, what Miss Song did can be said to have helped the He Mansion eliminate the bad reputation of using power to bully others. We, the He Mansion, must show our sincerity."

After hearing what Qiu Ye said, Song Sanniang finally felt more at ease to accept the He family's gratitude.

Chunmei came back, followed by several maids who filed in. Each of them held some gift boxes in their hands, and one of them held five pieces of cloth in her hand.

They put down their things and left.

He Jun walked from the top to Song Sanniang, took her hand, and asked her to come to those things.

"Although I haven't had much contact with you, I know you are not a vain person, so I have prepared some gifts suitable for you. Come and see if you like them."

She opened the jewelry box first. The jewelry box had three layers. The first layer contained four pairs of silver hairpins and silver earrings carved with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum patterns.

The second layer is some exquisite silver and pearl hair accessories.

The third layer is four gold bracelets and four pairs of gold earrings.

One bracelet is carved with the word "Fu" in ancient style, one is a plain ring, and the other two are a pair of push-pull bracelets for children. The earrings are all gold bead earrings.

These jewels should be prepared for the four female relatives of Song Sanniang. They are simple and low-key, not eye-catching, but they are decent enough to be worn on appropriate occasions.

Then she pointed at the two sets of study treasures and said, "Even if you don't need them, you can give them to others."

Then she opened two other gift boxes. Inside a wooden box were four fist-sized porcelain jars. The bottle caps were engraved with the names of the contents: deer antler, cordyceps, Polygonum multiflorum, and ginseng slices.

The other gift box is eight seafood delicacies, also packed in a porcelain jar, including abalone, scallops, sea cucumber, shark fin, fish maw, fish lips, dried shrimp and squid.

As she opened them, she said, "These two gift boxes contain some nourishing supplements. I'll let Xia He teach you how to prepare them later."

The next thing he opened was a box of dried fruits, including dried lychees, dried longans, dried walnuts, and peanuts in their shells.

"These are some dried fruits. You can eat them to satisfy your cravings when you have nothing to do."

Then she pulled Song Sanniang to a food basket and said, "I guess this is what you like best."

When he opened the food basket, he found a large can of salt, three strips of bacon, a large bag of Chinese sausages, and a small bag of refined rice. It was a really small bag, and it would probably be enough for each person in Song Laoer's family to have a bowl after cooking.

Song Sanniang's eyes really lit up when she saw this, and she couldn't help drooling just thinking about the sausage rice. She was overjoyed and thanked him, "Miss He, I like the things in this food basket so much, thank you."

He Jun smiled playfully again, and finally pointed at the pieces of cloth, "This kind of cotton cloth is the most wear-resistant. It's perfect for you to make clothes for your two sisters. Children like to run around, which wears out their clothes the most. My brother grew up wearing clothes made of this cotton cloth when he was a child."

Song Sanniang looked at the pieces of cloth. There were stain-resistant indigo, brown, and wood red, and the remaining two pieces were fresh and natural grape green and pink.

Just as Song Sanniang was about to thank her, she opened the last box, which contained ten neatly arranged silver ingots, ten taels each, for a total of one hundred taels.

She smiled and said, "This is the thank you gift I want to give you the most. I think you can accept this amount."

Song Sanniang was not dazzled by the huge sum of money. She couldn't help but laugh, "Miss He, you are wrong. I cannot accept this amount. I feel ashamed to accept it."