The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

The shopkeeper was counting on his abacus when he said, "Red dates are fifteen wen a jin, so the total is six hundred and eighty wen."

Song Yuntang paid the money and asked Song Jinyuan to carry the soybeans and red dates to wait for her at the ox cart, while she went to a bookstore.

I promised my two younger brothers yesterday that I would buy them paper, so I must keep my word.

On the way to the bookstore, I saw a familiar figure from afar.

The man stood in front of a pile of books, looking down at the book in his hand. He looked focused, and the light shining through the doors and windows shone on him, as if he was coated with a layer of light.

Song Yuntang walked towards him with a curled lip.

"Mr. Xu, why are you here so early?"

Xu Qingye was stunned. He closed the book in his hand and looked sideways. A girl in a cotton dress was walking towards him with a faint smile.

A hint of smile lingered in his deep eyes. "Miss Song wrote down some precautions before, asking me to increase my exercise appropriately. Now I get up early every day, and it's just the right time to come to town and read a book while the morning is cool."

Song Yuntang's smile widened.

"It seems that Mr. Xu has recovered well."

Not only did his complexion improve a lot, he was no longer as frail and thin as before. In just half a month, his entire appearance was completely changed.

Maybe it was because he was running, he took off his usual fussy-looking long gown and looked more energetic than before.

Xu Qingye nodded without hesitation, "It's all thanks to Miss Song."

In more than five years, he had never felt so relaxed.

So he faced the girl in front of him with gratitude.

She was the one who gave him a new life.

Song Yuntang waved his hand casually, "It's a small matter. We both get what we need. I also have to thank Mr. Xu for helping me deal with the Huang family."

Xu Qingye said thoughtfully, "I did write a letter to the magistrate of Anyang County. This may help to suppress the Huang family's arrogance for a while, but I can't predict whether Huang Heyu will come up with other tricks. Miss Song, it's better to make plans early."

Song Yuntang nodded, "My family is already arranging a marriage for me. Once I get married, maybe he will stop thinking about it."

Hearing the word marriage, Xu Qingye lowered his eyes.

"Getting married is also a good idea."

Song Yuntang looked at him and asked, "Is Mr. Xu married?"

Xu Qingye smiled gently and shook his head. "Before, my health was not good, and I was afraid of delaying the girl, so I never asked my family to arrange it."

Song Yuntang had an expression of admiration on his face.

"It seems that Mr. Xu is also a kind person."

Xu Qingye shook his head and did not continue the topic. Instead, he asked, "Miss Song, why did you come to the bookstore today?"

"I've cleared out Chengzhi and Chengliang's paper, so I thought I'd buy them some more." Song Yuntang stroked the various types of paper in front of him, varying in quality and price. "Mr. Xu deals a lot with pens, inkstones, paper, and inkstones. Could you recommend an affordable and easy-to-use one for me?"

The paper used for pillars and piles should be the cheapest straw paper.

When writing with a brush on that kind of paper, the ink will spread to the sides. Only charcoal pencils can be used to write on it, but it is not easy to use.

Xu Qingye glanced at the papers in front of him and pointed to one. "This paper is good. It's one of the cheaper papers that's easier to write on."

"Okay." Song Yuntang looked at the bookstore clerk, "Brother, how much is this paper?"

The waiter quickly replied, "Two for three cents."

Three cents for two sheets, this paper is really more expensive than money.

Song Yuntang clicked his tongue in his heart and pointed to the worst piece of rough paper at the door.

"What about this?"

"This rough-edged straw paper costs thirty cents a piece."

"Give me a piece of rough-edged straw paper." Song Yuntang gritted his teeth and pointed to the paper Xu Qingye recommended. "Also, can I have 70 sheets of this 100 Wen?"

It's equivalent to saving five cents.

The clerk glanced in the direction of the shopkeeper and saw him nod. He then skillfully counted out seventy sheets of paper from the pile, rolled them together, wrapped them in brown paper, and tied them with a rope.

"Girl, come with me to pay the bill."

Song Yuntang nodded slightly in the direction of Xu Qingye, then followed the waiter to the counter.

Just then, a figure walked down from upstairs.

"Her expenses will be charged to my Lin Mansion account."

The shopkeeper looked up with a flattering expression, "Master Lin, do you know this girl?"

Lin Jingyao hummed, "My sister."

Song Yuntang then said, "It's not been like that for a long time." She took out two taels of silver from her purse and placed them on the counter. "Mr. Lin, please don't spend money on me. I don't want to owe you a favor."

The shopkeeper looked at the two taels of silver on the counter and was in a dilemma.

"Mr. Lin, look..."

Lin Jingyao hurried downstairs and looked at the slender girl in front of him with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"Tang'er, stop being unreasonable. I know you blame us for deliberately staying away from you before, but we won't do that again in the future."

He saw it clearly from upstairs just now. She could communicate calmly with an unrelated person. Why was she so indifferent to him, her big brother for more than ten years?

Song Yuntang breathed out speechlessly, crossed his arms and said, "Whether you will continue to stay away from me, I really don't care anymore. I just think that since it doesn't matter anymore, it's best to draw a clear line and not disturb each other."

She didn't want to say anything more to Lin Jingyao, so she turned and looked in the direction of the shopkeeper.

"Boss, please help me settle the bill. I'm in a hurry."

Seeing that Lin Jingyao had no objection, the shopkeeper nodded quickly and said, "Hey, wait a moment, young lady."

Lin Jingyao looked at Song Yuntang for a long time, trying to see some other emotions on her face, but no emotions could be seen on the smooth and delicate face in front of him.

"Although Mom hasn't said anything to us, I can tell she misses you a lot. Her headaches have gotten worse recently. If you're free, could you go see her? Perhaps seeing you would help alleviate her condition."

Song Yuntang stuffed the change the shopkeeper gave her back into her pocket and looked at him with some amusement.

"I'm not a panacea. Will going there relieve the pain? Instead of coming to me, Young Master Lin, why not find a reliable doctor to see her?"

As she spoke, she turned and looked at Xu Qingye who was not far away.

"When will Mr. Xu be back? Do you want to come with me?"

Xu Qingye paused, looked in the direction of Lin Jingyao, and slowly put down the book in his hand.

"it is good."

The two left the bookstore one after the other. From the other end of the street, a figure hurriedly ran towards them with an excited look on his face.

"Miss Song, you are finally back in town."

Song Yuntang looked in the direction of the sound. It was the young man who begged her to save a mother in front of Baicaotang when she came to Cile Town last time. If she remembered correctly, his name should be Mu Dong.

"What's up?"