The customer had no need, and Song Qiu didn't ask any further questions. He turned around and exited the room.
Dinner for Fang Hui and his party had already been prepared in the kitchen and sent over. Since this second guest did not need it, Song Qiu ordered his own dinner to be cooked quickly, and told Yuan Hua and his wife to go home as soon as they had finished.
The inn was crowded now, and it couldn't accommodate many people. Song Qiu was too lazy to sleep in the private room, which would be troublesome to clean, so even though there were guests staying, he went back to the village with Lihua and Aling after dinner.
I thought I would come back early tomorrow morning.
As for the next two guests, they didn't make any move until they had dinner, and they didn't come out to ask for anything. Song Qiu thought that the girl in red looked a little different, so she didn't think much about it, and just told Tao Zheng how to do it.
Be alert at night and listen to your guests, don't be too slow to treat them.
All the way back home, Old Yuan saw that she had just come back after dinner today, so he knew that there was probably a guest staying, so he didn't ask any questions. The brazier was burning brightly, so he asked the two of them to sit down and warm up before taking a rest.
It's not too late to go to bed.
The cold wind blew in the evening, making the thatch covering on the wooden roof sizzle.
Old Yuan packed the melon seeds that Song Qiu bought in a small dustpan for the two of them to chew. They sat in front of the brazier, and the firelight made the faces of the three of them blush.
"The day after tomorrow, I will continue to make glutinous rice balls. I have soaked thirty kilograms of glutinous rice. When the glutinous rice noodles are ready, I will send them to your uncle's house and your aunt's house.
In previous years, we have taken them, but this year we have made a lot of money, so I thought I would give them both forty glutinous rice cakes and five kilograms of glutinous rice balls and noodles for each family. What do you think, Aqiu?"
They soaked fifty kilograms of rice and made glutinous rice cakes. There were almost five hundred glutinous rice cakes. A family of forty had a lot left. As for glutinous rice balls and noodles, there was enough left.
Song Qiu nodded, "Okay, when the glutinous rice balls are made, I will deliver them to my uncle's house. Just ask my second cousin to take them back to my uncle's house. I will deliver them to my aunt in person when the time comes. I will also pay a visit to them."
In the village, the dessert shop in the town is doing well these days. Twenty pounds of goat milk a day is not enough. I heard that two more ewes have given birth to babies in the Du family. I want to go and see if the milk is enough. I can give more every day.
Add some more."
"Well, as for your grandma Deng's house, I will give you twenty glutinous rice cakes and two pounds of glutinous rice balls, don't you think so?" Old Yuan continued.
Listening to this, Song Qiu also discovered that her grandma now likes to ask her opinion first on all big and small matters. She really treats her as the pillar of the family.
Thinking about her grandma's hope that she would recruit a new wife so that the old Song family could continue their legacy, I couldn't help but feel guilty.
She was thinking about it in her heart, but she was not in a hurry yet. She thought it was still early, and she had not thought about these things for only three to five years.
Song Qiu felt guilty. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Al Ling, who was eating melon seeds with gusto. His eyes immediately rolled.
"A-Ling was born in February, right? He will be fourteen years old in February. Everyone of the same age in the village has already said they are getting married."
Aling was stunned when she heard this. She is fourteen years old. What is she doing?
As expected, Old Yuan was reminded and said: "That's right, I was still telling you about this matter to Grandma Deng during the day. Logically speaking, the people in our own village know the basics better, but the boys of the right age in this village
It seemed like I couldn't pick out two.
Your aunt is very eloquent, so I was thinking about asking your aunt to help me search for her. There are many households in their village, so there is no doubt that there is a suitable one, and it’s close, so it couldn’t be better.”
Only then did Aling realize that he stopped eating melon seeds and waved his hands repeatedly, "No! Grandma, I'm only fourteen, don't be in a hurry!"
Old Yuan glared at her, "Why don't you hurry? You will get married in the autumn after the pear blossoms have turned. It seems that you are not that fast. You may not be able to find the right one in three to five months! Don't rush it.
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"Don't worry, can grandma still do harm to you? She will give you a good husband, and she won't let you marry and endure hardships."
This girl has been at home for so long, living under the same roof every day. Grandma is older than grandma, but she has long regarded her as her little granddaughter, and she will not treat her badly.
Ah Ling was used to being happy and had never thought about getting married, but she didn't dare to refute her grandma's kindness.
He rolled his eyes and quickly said, "Sister Aqiu hasn't met her yet! I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry! It won't be too late when Sister Aqiu makes a decision!"
Song Qiu shot himself in the foot. Hearing this, he quickly yelled, "There's no need to worry. I'm saving a dowry for Aling. Are you afraid that I won't find a good wife?"
Old Yuan glared at her, "You also said that we have decided to recruit a wife. It's been almost half a year, and I haven't seen you take the initiative. There is obviously a suitable one ready, but you don't take it seriously.
, I don’t know what exactly you want.
Nowadays, there is no man in charge of such a big family business. I feel worried about it every day when I talk about it!"
Song Qiu: "Nai, you promised not to rush me, but to wait for me to choose the one I like. There's no rush for it now. I'm looking for a new wife, seventeen, eighteen, or twenty. I'm not afraid if I'm older."
Aling reciprocated the favor and showed his fist, "Grandma, I'm here! If anyone dares to come to find trouble, my fist won't agree to it. I'm going to fight every one of these eight villages, but that's not bragging!"
The master once said that you should not relax anytime and anywhere. Although her life is stable now, she has never slacked off in martial arts training. Getting up early every day is not fun!
Old Yuan saw the two girls seeming to be taking care of themselves, but there was nothing she could do.
"Okay, okay, don't be in a hurry. It's useless for me, an old woman, to rush. Everything is fate. What should come will always come when the time comes, but you can't force it."
As she said this, she thought of something and couldn't help but laugh, "Just like your cousin Meng Sheng, who even beat me to death and refused to ask for a wife. In order to avoid your aunt's lectures, he kept running away and refused.
Home! All of a sudden, your aunt and grandma are making a fuss about asking for a wife! This makes your aunt and grandma extremely happy!"
Song Qiu didn't know about this yet, so he was surprised when he heard it, "When did it happen? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Old Yuan waved her hand, "It's about what happened two days ago! Didn't your Aunt Manju make glutinous rice cakes in the morning? She sent some to her parents' house while it was still warm, and she told me when she came back in the afternoon.
Your aunt said that she is helping your cousin Meng Sheng to propose marriage. If the matter is settled, the woman will come to visit the house and we will be invited to join in the fun!"
Manju's natal family is from Xiashui Village. It is normal for her to meet Hu Yuan and talk to her natal family when she returns to her natal family.
Song Qiu listened and was very curious as to why cousin Meng Sheng suddenly became enlightened.
But we can only wait for the decision to be made there, and then we will see the house and find out after we go there.
My whole body was warmed up, and it was getting late. I scooped up some hot water, washed my face and feet, and went to rest.
Song Qiu had just taken off his clothes and lay down on the bed when there was movement outside the yard.
Ah Ling got up quickly and went out to see what was going on. After a while, she came back and said: "Sister Ah Qiu, this is Uncle Du. He said that the guests who came later had to name them and had to go and greet them. There is a commotion right now!"
Song Qiu was confused by what he heard. Is the girl in red okay? Why do she have to entertain her?