Scholar's Sweetheart

Noon, the scorching sun was right in front of them.

Soong Xintong brought her two tired brothers to a corner restaurant and sat down by the window. They ordered a serving of soy sauce, a serving of mushroom fried meat, and also a serving of stir-fried vegetables.

"Sister, it's delicious." Little Treasure was eating soy sauce as he said, "I've never eaten this kind of meat before."

Soong Xintong tasted it. It was only average, not as delicious as the brine pig's feet or chicken feet she had made. However, it was already quite good to be able to cook in this kind of ordinary restaurant.

Big Treasure, whose mouth was filled with oil, said, "I don't think it's as delicious as sister's."

Soong Xintong unceremoniously exposed him, "It's not as delicious as the food I cook, and it's full of oil?"

"We can't waste it." Big Treasure chuckled.

"…" Soong Xintong's eyebrows twitched as she picked up another piece of meat that was too dry and placed it in his bowl. "Then eat more."

"Oh." Big Treasure bit at the meat regretfully.

The three of them ate their lunch in a leisurely manner. Suddenly, they heard a group of guests say, "Big Brother Liu, is what you said true?"

The coarse dressed Brother Liu said, "How can that be fake?"

"I've never heard of any of them." The other two people said in surprise.

"This is insider news. I was yamen runner's brother-in-law in the county magistrate court. How could it be false?" Big Brother Liu said, "I don't think the notice will appear until the end of the month."

"There's really three hundred gold coins in a month?" Another strong man asked, "You won't owe me money, right?"

"Probably not." Seeing that only Soong Xintong and a few other children were concerned, "If it was County Lord, then it would be possible. I heard my brother-in-law say that the government sent officials over and that the payment of silver would also go to the court. Presumably, it would go to everyone."

"That's not bad. When are you going to sign up?" We will go as well? " the brawny man asked.

"Don't worry, when the time comes, I'll let my brother-in-law report our placings to you. Maybe we can get a squad leader to be our team leader. I heard that squad leader can get an extra fifty coins." Big Brother Liu said.

Soong Xintong ate her meal quietly, but her heart was filled with excitement. She did not know what kind of job it was and how good the treatment was.

"Alright, then we'll be taking advantage of Big Brother Liu." The brawny man laughed, "I wonder how long this river will last. If it is repaired for a year or so, it will be quite a big sum of money."

"Qing Jiang looks really long, it's not easy to expand the river, it should be no less than half a year." Brother Liu drank a bowl of water, "It's enough for us bros to know about this news. Don't leak it out, I'm afraid that County Lord will cause trouble for my brother-in-law."

The few of them echoed, "We know, we know."

Brother Liu humphed and didn't say anything else. He just yelled at his brothers to eat.

When Soong Xintong saw the table behind her, she stopped talking. She gathered her thoughts and asked the twins, "Are you full?"

"I'm full." Both of them put down their chopsticks.

After Soong Xintong paid the seventy cents for the meal, she brought the two of them out.

"Sister, what are we going to do now?" Little Treasure was full of energy, so he bounced around non-stop.

"You can't run or jump about after eating just now. You have to walk slowly." Soong Xintong hurriedly pressed down on Xiaobao's shoulder, preventing him from making any big movements.

Dabao immediately said, "I know, my stomach will hurt if I run."

"Smart." Soong Xintong took the two of them to the market and then went to the grain store to buy 10 Jin of rice. She also bought some random things and even bought 5 Jin of candy.

Subsequently, the three of them went to the meat stall.

It was still the same Lady Boss from last time, "Aiyo, the girl is here to buy meat again? The streaky pork today is especially good. "

Soong Xintong glanced at the plate of white pork that the Lady Boss was patting. She felt extremely greasy, but there was no oil left at home. She needed to buy some fat to boil some oil. "Buy two catties."

"Alright." The Lady Boss quickly drew a piece out.

Soong Xintong glanced at the thin meat. "Give me another jin of it."

"What about this bone?" Soong Xintong asked.

The Lady Boss put the meat bag away and said, "Just give me two or three pieces of paper."

"Then wrap them up for me." Soong Xintong took out fifty pieces of paper and passed it to the Lady Boss.

The Lady Boss smiled as she held the copper coin. "Many people don't like to eat this club bone. They think it's expensive without any meat. Actually, this club bone has the best nutrition. Only someone like you who knows how to buy things would know."

This pretty words sounded really nice. Soong Xintong smiled and replied, "Boss, you really know how to speak."

"Hey, this mouth of mine is the least talkative on this street." The Lady Boss laughed heartily. "Lady Boss, you came late today. If you came early, I would have treated you like a gift before you sold that cage of fat intestines and pork liver. Next time, you might come earlier."

Soong Xintong smiled and did not take his words seriously. "It's getting late, I'll be leaving first."

After saying that, he slowly led the twins towards the entrance of the county city.

"Sister, how much did we spend today?" Big Treasure asked as he walked.

Soong Xintong thought for a moment. "18 taels of silver."

"Too many." "Just one is enough."

"Not much. Big Treasure and Little Treasure are going to study now. These are all things that should be bought." Soong Xintong said, "In the future, don't be so distracted by your studies and listen seriously to my lecture."

"Got it, sister." Big Treasure softly replied.

When they arrived at the entrance of the city, Song Xin and Xintong took their two brothers and stood under a big tree outside to hide.

"Even the Soong Family girl wants to ride Senior Lee's oxcart?" a small woman asked loudly.

Soong Xintong did not really remember who he was. She only politely nodded her head. It seemed that the few women sitting under this tree were all people of Peach Blossom Village.

The short woman walked to Soong Xintong's side and tossed the basket towards her. "Yo, buying so many things. Are you rich?"

Soong Xintong's expression froze. She grabbed the lotus leaves and placed them on the lotus leaves again.

"Yo, you're making a fortune without saying anything." The short woman's small eyes waited for her. "Since you're rich, why didn't you give my family the silver first? You secretly ate and drank the soup yourself. The old lady's family is still licking the bottom of the pot."

Soong Xintong frowned. Did her family really borrow this woman's silver?

"Have you forgotten? "Aiyo, we saved up some money and haven't paid it back even though it was borrowed. If I didn't ask this time, I'm afraid we wouldn't even remember it." The short woman shouted, causing everyone around her to look over at Soong Xintong.

"Nonsense." Big Treasure stood in front of her and shouted.

Soong Xintong pulled her two brothers to her back and said apologetically, "Aunt, I just exchanged some silver coins so I haven't gotten to your house to return the money. When we get home, I'll take a pair of account books and go there myself."

The short woman coldly snorted, "Fine, when you get back, if you don't return my money, then let's see how I'll take care of you!"

Soong Xintong didn't say anything due to her own fault. She just pulled her two brothers to the side.

"Soong Family girl, what did you do to make a fortune?" A woman started gossiping.

"I heard Hua Xique say that they dug some weeds in that remote pool yesterday. Maybe they made a fortune from that." The woman said.

"I have been watching carriages pass by the village for a few days. It turns out that they have gone to the Soong Family."

"I really didn't know that Soong Family girls are this powerful, and can also make money. I'm afraid that there will be many people who will snatch it from me in the future."

"So what if he knows how to earn money? He dares to sue grandma and beat up my mother. Who would dare to marry someone who is heartless and unfilial?"