Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 182 Return to the Village for the New Year

Qin Haodong and his sister also returned before New Year's Eve. Qin Haoxi also had a holiday, so the three of them followed Song Laoer and his friends back to Songjia Village.

This time they transported all three cars to the county dock. One car was filled with New Year gifts that Song Laoer's family was going to give when they returned to the village, and the remaining two cars were filled with people.

Song Laoer's family, as well as his aunt and her family, all the people from Songjia Village in the city came back together.

Back in Songjia Village, they planted a lot of bamboo and cassava because Song Laoer's family needed more and more materials, and the bamboo bowls in the patriarch's house were no longer enough.

So Boss Song mobilized everyone in the village to make it. Now, people in Songjia Village who have nothing to do make bamboo bowls every day and sell them to Boss Song. Boss Song will keep enough for the county town and ship it to the prefectural capital.

The villagers no longer complained when they saw Song Laoer and his group driving three cars back. They all greeted him warmly. Some of them were still polishing bamboo bowls in their hands.

After entering the village and sending everyone back home, Qin Haodong, Song Laoer and Niu Laosan drove three carts back to Song Laoer's house. The empty carts were unloaded from the horses, and the horses were led to the stable in the backyard.

The cart loaded with New Year gifts stopped in front of the house. After everyone moved the things to the utility room, they unloaded the cart frame and put the donkey in the stable.

When they got home, the house was clean because before Song Sanniang went home, she wrote a letter to ask Song Lao Da to find someone in the village to help with the house cleaning. So the family didn't have to work hard to clean the house when they got home.

The five dogs are now the same size. When they saw their unfamiliar owners coming back, they were a little aggressive at first, but when they saw everyone open the door and enter the house, they started wagging their tails.

The four mothers would tease them at the door. When Song Laoer's family was not at home, they would be responsible for guarding the door. They would either play in the yard or lie down under the eaves to sleep.

Now that it's cold, they sleep in the straw pile under the earthen stove in the kitchen.

When Song Sanniang made a slide for Jin Jianchuan and the others, she also made one for Si Niang and the others. It had already been transported back to Songjia Village and installed in the yard. After Si Niang and the others had fun with the dogs, they happily started playing there.

The news that Song Lao Er and his friends had returned soon spread throughout the village. When Song Lao Da heard about it, he immediately came with his two sons, the eldest, Song Zhongxiao, and the second, Song Liyi.

Song Zhongxiao and Song Liyi knew about the changes in the family from their father's letters, of course not including their mother's affairs. It was only after they returned home that the eldest brother Song told them about their mother's affairs.

Although the two brothers knew that their second uncle's family had become wealthy, they were still surprised to see this simple and elegant mansion with their own eyes.

But before they could take a closer look, they greeted the four women at the door and followed the eldest brother Song into the house. After greeting the second brother Song, they sat in the hall.

They were still a little reserved. After all, they had mixed feelings after hearing what their father said about what their mother had done. However, their second uncle's family had nothing to say about them.

Since Song Laoer's family had a good life in the capital, they often wrote to them, and sent them some money, food, and clothes, which added up to a considerable amount.

Song Sanniang also used the connections of Mr. He San to get some information about the imperial examinations and some test questions from previous years for them to refer to and study.

The help this brought to them was beyond words. After all, their mother had done such a thing to their second uncle's family, yet their second uncle's family still let bygones be bygones and treated them well.

So when Song Lao Er came back, Song Lao Da pulled them over to thank him.

"Just study hard and prepare for next year. No need to thank me. I am your second uncle. If I don't help you, who will I help?"

Song Lao Er listened to them thanking his family and said indifferently, and then asked about their life in the college.

They both answered questions about whether their classmates and teachers were nice to them, whether they had any difficulties in their studies, etc.

Boss Song hesitated for a while before saying, "You all know that Chunhua and the others have already set a date. I think they can go out and send their mother back, and then send her off after the wedding. What do you think?"

Song Lao Er looked at Song Ersao. Song Ersao's hand was on her belly, stroking it unconsciously. Seeing Song Lao Er's eyes,

She smiled and replied, "Of course we have no objection. A mother must be present when her daughter gets married.

But I am old now and I am not in good health, so I am afraid I can’t help much. If you need anything, just ask me. Except me, everyone in our family will help.”

The eldest brother Song waved his hands repeatedly. He had arranged everything. His two younger sisters would come to help when the time came. There was no need to trouble the second brother's family. The second brother's family would just go through the motions.

So he shook his head and said, "I have arranged everything that needs to be arranged. You just need to go through the motions when the time comes. Sister-in-law, you just need to go to eat on time with your big belly. I don't need to bother you with anything else."

Mrs. Song still said a few polite words to him before she stopped talking about this topic.

The Song Zhongxiao brothers and Qin Haodong got along well. After all, Qin Haodong had studied for a period of time.

Song Zhongxiao said with some regret, "Brother Qin, listening to you, I feel that if you continue to study, you can pass the exam and become a scholar. Why don't you continue to study?"

In fact, Song Sanniang had tried to persuade him, but he was stubborn and said he didn't want to study anymore. He insisted on helping Song Sanniang. Song Sanniang had no choice but to

However, Qin Haodong's treatment was really good, even better than that of his uncle, Boss Song. After all, Qin Haodong was indeed her capable subordinate.

She didn't buy a house herself. Qin Haodong used his dividends and bonuses to buy Qin Yuanyuan a small house in the county town.

"I just like doing business. It's great to make money. Even if I pass the exam, that's all I can do. I might as well make more money so that my younger brother can take the exam. My younger brother is much smarter than me." Qin Haodong replied without any regrets.

Song Zhongxiao didn't say anything more after hearing that, so he changed the topic and started chatting with him. Qin Haodong was now a worldly-wise man, so he got along well with them and could talk about anything.

They were chatting happily here, while Boss Song and his two brothers talked about Song Chunhua and her family's wedding. Knowing that Boss Song had really arranged everything,

Song Lao Er called Song Lao Da to a corner, then took out two identical purses from his pocket and handed them to him.

"This is what my wife and I gave to our two nieces as makeup. You can take it back and keep it in their bottom drawer."

Boss Song didn't expect that his second brother and his wife would be willing to buy dowry for his two daughters. He was a little stunned. He didn't want to take it and refused.

Song Lao Er said, "No matter what others do, my wife and I have done our best. We gave them to you for your sake, brother. You must accept them. After all, they are your children."

Boss Song had no choice but to accept it.