Fang Min braved the scorching sun and came all the way to the Song family just to thank Song Xixi and the others for their kindness in saving each other. Song Wufu and Zhang Xiaomei had to accept this kneel as elders, otherwise he would always remember them in his heart.
Afterwards, Fang Min took something out of his pocket and handed it to Song Wufu with great care: "Grandpa Song, this is an heirloom of the Fang family. Please keep it for the time being."
Song Wufu subconsciously glanced at the object tightly wrapped in a faded veil, and then waved his hand: "This is your family's heirloom, what's the point of letting me be kept by an outsider? Keep it well and don't lose it.
Already."
The boy said that he would keep it, but in fact, his family was temporarily unable to repay the loan of five taels of silver, so he took out this object as a mortgage to show that the Fang family would not borrow money without repaying it, so as to reassure them.
The Fang family showed their due attitude and proved that the five taels of silver they borrowed was not wrong, and it was okay not to take the heirloom.
"Grandpa Song, you must accept the things, otherwise I will have to keep my brother at your house." Fang Min pulled the confused Fang Rui over and said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Song Wufu: "..."
Fang Rui felt aggrieved and begged to Xiaomei Zhang: "Grandma Song, please accept it. If you don't accept it, my brother will really keep me in your house and live and eat for free..."
Phew~
These childish words made everyone in the room laugh.
"Okay, okay, grandma, just take it." Zhang Xiaomei touched Fang Rui's little head, not allowing Song Wufu to object and taking the Fang family heirloom from Fang Min.
In front of the two brothers, she opened the veil and revealed the object inside - a Pisces jade pendant.
The Song family could not tell the quality of the jade, but seeing the vivid double fish pattern, they guessed that the jade pendant was worth some money.
It seems that the ancestors of the Fang family must have lived a glorious period, but anyway, their ancestors did not leave even a piece of iron behind.
But the Fang family boy was so seriously injured before, why didn't he sell this jade pendant for money?
Perhaps seeing the doubts of the Song family, Fang Min smiled bitterly and said: "I was unconscious at the time, and grandma was going to sell the jade pendant for money, but the neighbors around my house were not rich and no one would buy it, so she took it to the pawn shop. The pawn shop asked
If you die, I will only give you one tael of silver."
At that time, Mrs. Fang couldn't make up her mind and wanted to try another pawn shop. Unexpectedly, she was targeted by someone from that pawn shop.
Old Mrs. Fang was so frightened that after trying hard to get rid of the man, she hurried back. She did not dare to ask for the price of the jade pendant again, for fear that she would not get the money and the things would be taken away.
"Don't worry, when the things are in the hands of the old lady, she will keep them safe and you can come and pick them up at any time." Zhang Xiaomei rewrapped the jade pendant without any intention of coveting it.
Nowadays, the Song family's shop in the town has a net profit of nearly 10 taels of silver every month. The business of the more than 20 "franchise stores" is also booming, and the 40% of the silver they will receive by the end of the year will not be less.
Song Xixi had brought back hundreds of taels of silver before. Outsiders didn't know how much money the Song family had, but Zhang Xiaomei, the head of the family, knew it all. She would not take lightly a jade pendant of unknown value.
Not to mention that Zhang Xiaomei loves money. She will not take money that is not her own. Otherwise, the jade pendant from the Fang family will never come back in the first place.
The Song family accepted the jade pendant, and Fang Min secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She sat at the Song family's dining table with her younger brother Fang Rui, looking much more at ease.
After the meal, the two brothers thanked the Song family for their hospitality and left.
Based on their journey, they would definitely not be able to reach home before dark, so Song Wufu would leave them to rest at home for one night and set off again early tomorrow morning.
Fang Min didn't want to disturb him and insisted on leaving, so Song Xixi drove them to the town in a donkey cart, and hired a donkey cart in the town to take them back to the city.
Fang Min secretly wrote down the money for hiring the cart, thanked Song Xixi repeatedly, and then climbed into the donkey cart with his brother.
The donkey cart arrived at the alley. Fang Min, who didn't want to arouse the neighbors' onlookers, wanted the cart driver to stop and walk home with his brother through the narrow alley. However, he swallowed the words and loudly reminded the cart driver to change lanes.
This area is like a slum, and only the precarious poor people come and go. On weekdays, not to mention donkey carts, there are not many passers-by passing by here.
As soon as the donkey cart drove into the alley, it attracted all kinds of looks, both overtly and covertly.
After Fang Min got off the carriage with his younger brother and watched the driver driving the donkey cart away, many people came out of their homes, either jealous or tentative, saying: "You brothers are so prosperous that there are donkey carts to pick you up and go."
, it’s really amazing!”
Fang Min had a somewhat proud look on his face, but he was very humble: "No, no, I just came back from being a guest, and the host kindly hired a carriage for our brother, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to afford it."
Those people looked at each other and asked again: "Your family all fled here, so you have no relatives or friends. Whose house are you visiting? Could it be the house that drove your brother back last time?"
Fang Min's face was even more proud: "Well, that's them. Originally, my brother, grandma, and I fled here to join our relatives. But we had mistaken the address of our relatives' homes before. By chance, we met on the street last time.
arrive."
Fang Rui watched his brother open his eyes and tell lies. He wanted to ask his brother why he described the Song family as his relatives. The Song family was obviously their creditors and they owed them a lot of money...
Fang Min touched the back of his brother's head and signaled him not to speak, and continued to say to those who were hesitant: "Fortunately, people recognize us as relatives and are willing to spend money to pay me to see a doctor, otherwise my life would be gone.
"
Upon hearing this, those people no longer had any doubts. They looked at the Fang brothers with envy and jealousy in their eyes: "Oh, your relatives must be very rich, right? Will you be able to move out of here soon and live in a spacious and bright house?"
A big house?”
Fang Min couldn't hide the joy on his face: "Of course, in a while we will..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly remembered something, immediately shut up and led his brother home: "I still have things to do at home, so I won't talk to my uncles and aunts."
After saying that, he pulled Fang Rui, who had not yet come to his senses, to push open the broken door of his house and got in. He closed the door with a bang, blocking out all unidentified gazes.
"Brother, why are you lying?" Fang Rui finally asked after holding back for a long time without anyone else present.
"My brother has his reasons for doing this. You will know it later."
Fang Min looked at his younger brother seriously and warned in a cautious tone: "As long as you know that outsiders believe that we have local relatives, no one will dare to bully us at will."
Even though Fang Rui is young, he is still very thoughtful: "Brother, don't worry, in the eyes of outsiders from now on, the Song family will be our relatives!"
Fang Min had a smile on her face and said to her brother as if to promise: "Brother will work hard to make money so that you and grandma can live a good life!"
Fang Rui licked the corner of his mouth and asked expectantly: "Can I eat meat and sweet snacks every day?"
Fang Min felt sad and nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Fang Rui cheered: "I will also work hard to make money, so that our family can live a good life!"
Fang Min's eyes turned red and she hugged her brother tightly: "Okay, let's work together as brothers!"