In Qili County, Yun Niang, who rarely made a trip out, went to a needlework shop and chose many embroidery patterns.
She went to the rouge shop again to choose gouache rouge for Song Liyun. She also bought a safety lock for Song Zhenping and Xiao An respectively.
Ever since Song Zhenping said he wanted to provide for Yun Niang and Han Ming in their old age, the atmosphere at home has changed slightly.
During the twelfth lunar month, Yun Niang stayed in Baolinju to take care of Xiao An, so Song Liyun gave her and Han Ming monthly silver, one tael of silver per month.
Now she doesn't save any money, and uses it all to buy things for her three siblings.
Song Liyun was ashamed when she saw Yun Niang buying rouge and gouache for herself and silver locks for the Song brothers. She had never thought of this before.
Not wanting Yun Niang to spend money, she quickly bought something.
Song Liyun didn't like complicated hairstyles. Silk ribbons were usually the most convenient way to tie her hair, so she reluctantly bought two silk flowers.
Instead, I bought a pair of silver bracelets and silver hairpins for Yun Niang.
Han Ming and Xue Zhuang followed closely behind, looking a little embarrassed. They may not have the habit of accompanying women to buy things.
In the county government office, Mr. Jiang took the letter of commitment written by Song Liyun and frowned as he looked at the slightly scrawled paper. It took him a long time to put the seal into the file.
He knew that Ruijin Town was selling land.
Several other villages wanted to buy it, and they asked people to come to the county government to ask the government to ask Suijin Town to allow outsiders to buy and sell land.
The county government does not allow military households to buy civilian land privately.
Song Liyun is a military householder, and now he wants to help others set up a female household, so he must use his civilian registration to buy land.
This kind of thing is no longer a secret.
It's just that he didn't understand why Song Liyun was willing to take responsibility for others instead of directly signing a contract of sale once and for all?
Although he just said a few words, Jiang Feng still realized that Song Liyun was difficult to deal with.
I just asked what I thought about taxes, and the other party said that I should pay taxes, but that I had to pay it on my behalf.
There is nothing wrong with this, but if you have to ask Wei Suo for it yourself, isn't this just a shirk?
This woman... is very slippery!
For safety reasons, Song Liyun and others did not stay in Qili City for too long and left in a hurry after buying things.
Back in Ruijin Town, Song Liyun didn't even take a break. He immediately took the household registration books of Han Ming and Yun Niang and registered several pieces of land that he was interested in.
During this period of time, people were talking a lot about buying land, but not many people living in the town actually made money.
Life in Suijin Town was easier. Not just any family could afford five taels of silver, and many people felt that they were satisfied with having a yard to live in. However, outsiders bought several properties with the help of the townspeople's household capital.
Song Liyun clearly had the largest share.
The next day was the third session of the restored market in Ruijin Town.
Compared with the previous two trials, the surrounding villagers were obviously more active and set up stalls early.
Salesmen from Qili County also came, and all kinds of needles, threads, silk fabrics, grains, oils and meats were also arranged neatly.
The guards' cavalry patrolled around the market, making the villagers feel more at ease.
Song Liyun took Xiao An out to go to the market.
In the open-air market outside, baskets were placed next to baskets, and carts were placed next to baskets. It was really a scene with every step. Xiao An had never seen such a lively scene.
The last time he went to Fucheng, he saw mostly shops and people walking around. It was completely different from this kind of open-air market, which made him feel strange.
It is now early June, when the peaches and apricots are ripe, and the villagers carry the fruits from their yards to Suijin Town in exchange for a few pennies.
There are also home textiles, sugar cakes, pickled vegetables, chickens and ducks, and various grains.
Song Liyun carried a basket covered with cloth and bought fruits whenever he saw them, as well as chickens and ducks.
Her basket is like a bottomless pit, just fill it.
As I walked, a gray-white puppy appeared in front of me, barking at people outside in a wicker basket.
Xiao An knelt down and touched the furry head. The feel was different from that of black gold. It was soft and not prickly.
The puppy was not afraid of animals and licked Xiao An's hand crazily, wagging its tail like a ghost.
"Second sister, I want a puppy!"
Xiao An held up the puppy's face, looked at its dark and moist eyes, then looked back at Song Liyun and said.
"Okay, you have to make peace with Heijin when you take it back, and you can't bully it!"
Xiao An now goes out to work a lot, and Baolin's house is big, so Song Liyun wants to raise a dog to keep Hei Jin company.
Seeing that her sister agreed to buy the dog, Xiao An smiled broadly, reached out to untie the money bag at her waist, took out a handful of copper coins and handed it to the old man selling the dog.
Song Liyun held his hand and asked with a smile: "Old man, how can I sell this dog?"
The old man burst into laughter when he heard that Xiao An wanted to buy a dog. When he saw Xiao An taking out a handful of copper coins, he was even more happy.
Just as he was about to take the money, he was stopped by Song Liyun. He couldn't help but be stunned: "How much does it cost?"
Then I remembered that I didn’t even ask for the price just now.
The old man took a look at Xiao An and Song Liyun's clothes, as well as the money bags in their hands, and weighed how much money would be appropriate.
Xiao An has a bun, wears a moon-white linen half-sleeved gown, indigo wide-legged trousers, and white reed straw sandals.
He is said to be a child from a peasant family, and his features are too clean, but he is not a young master wearing silk.
I also saw that Song Liyun was also neatly dressed, her hair was neatly braided, and she lived a delicate and quiet life.
But the money bag in my hand was heavy, and I could tell at a glance that there must be dozens of pennies in it, as if the child of a wealthy family in the countryside was out to go to the market.
Finally, the old man gritted his teeth and shouted the price: "Fifty cents."
"Fifty cents?" Xiao An frowned and prepared to count the money.
Since being laughed at by Brother Abu, he has been working hard to learn mathematics during this period, and he can calculate within a hundred.
He also earned the copper coins in the money bag himself. Every day he would paste paper boxes and go to Shopkeeper Mu to exchange them for money and save them.
Today, his second sister took him shopping, so he took out all his savings.
Song Liyun felt that an ordinary little native dog cost fifty coins, equivalent to five kilograms of pork, so the price was obviously high.
But it was rare that Xiao An liked it and took the initiative to buy it. She didn't stop her and just let Xiao An count the money slowly.
Everyone needs opportunities to learn. Once Little And comes to the market to buy things a few times, he will naturally understand what he needs to know.
The old man took the puppy out of the basket and was just waiting to receive the money.
At this moment, a child ran over, pushed Xiao An away, and hugged the puppy without letting go: "I want a puppy, I want a puppy."
Xiao An was startled. When he pushed him, he almost dropped the copper coins in his hand to the ground. He saw his favorite dog being hugged by someone else, and he suddenly became anxious: "You are not allowed to snatch it."
When Song Liyun saw the child, he frowned, it was that naughty boy Xu Xiaobao again.
When the old man saw that a child was disturbing his business, he said anxiously: "They have already bought it. If you want to buy it, just give me the money." He said that he would take the puppy back.
Xiaobao grabbed the puppy's legs and refused to let go: "No, I want it, I want it."
The puppy was howled by him and struggled hard.
When Xiao An saw the puppy screaming, he stepped forward and pinched Xiao Bao's hand: "Let go, the puppy hurts."
He is now properly cared for and has begun to grow taller. Although he is still not as good as children of the same age in all aspects, it is much better than the timid situation at the beginning.
In addition, I now wrestle and fight with Heijin every day, so I won't be at a disadvantage when dealing with naughty children.
In just a few clicks, the puppy was taken back by Xiao An.