Worried that her family would be anxious, Song Xixi did not stay in the city longer and went straight out of the city with the small box.
Song Cainiu and Hua'er were waiting there. When they saw Song Xixi coming back, they immediately went to greet her: "You kid, you were gone for most of the day and almost made us anxious to death!"
Song Xixi thrust the small box into Niu Hua'er's hand and corrected, "It's only less than an hour."
Seeing her in unison, the couple felt relieved, and their attention was attracted by the small box: "What is this? Where did you get it?"
Saying that, Niu Hua'er was about to open the small box.
Without revealing the wealth, Song Xixi took the two of them to a secluded place and said calmly: "It's nothing, just five taels of silver."
What?
Niu Hua'er was so shocked that she almost couldn't hold the small box in her hand. She stared at her daughter's face and suspected that she was joking.
Song Cai was still able to hold his own. He quickly calmed down his expression and took the small box and opened it, revealing two shining silver ingots inside.
Niu Hua'er's eyes widened in an instant, she grabbed a silver ingot and bit it, leaving two less obvious tooth marks: "It's true! It's true! Oh my god..."
When the Song family was at its most prosperous, it was not long after a drought broke out, and my mother-in-law had to spend all her money to buy high-priced grain.
At that time, the largest piece of silver she had ever seen was only five cents, which amounted to less than five taels of silver.
Song Cai swallowed, looked at his daughter and asked with difficulty: "My dear, where did you get all this money?"
Could it be that he did something like road robbery?
Niu Hua'er obviously thought so too, looking at her daughter nervously.
As soon as Song Xixi saw the couple's expressions, she knew what they were thinking and couldn't help but be speechless:
She just became stronger, not mentally distorted. Why do everyone like to associate her with committing crimes?
This can't be blamed on the couple. In fact, she got ten taels of silver within an hour of going out. This speed was really beyond their understanding. Apart from blocking the road, they really couldn't think of anything else.
There's no way someone would be stupid and have too much money and just give their daughter ten taels of silver, right?
In just a few words, Song Xixi told how he met the middle-aged woman, received gifts from the middle-aged woman, caught a habitual thief, and was then commended by the government. He also took out the access card to prove what he said.
truth.
As for the twenty eggs, she hid them for the time being and would bring them out later in the name of "the manifested ancestor".
The couple were stunned for a while after hearing this. Niu Hua'er rubbed Song Xixi's little head and couldn't help but said: "I gave birth to him, I gave birth to him, he deserves to be born to me, this head is full of energy..."
Song Cai followed: "I don't have to take any credit for this. You wouldn't be able to give birth without me."
Niu Hua'er pinched his waist and said, "Baby is still here, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Song Cai smiled and said: "What's the point? My dear baby can't understand it anyway."
Song Xixi was speechless again and could only show a blank expression, pretending not to understand their inappropriate conversation.
Song Cai and Niu Hua'er were relieved that the twelve taels of silver had come from a legitimate source. They planned to take Song Xixi to the wild to find Song Wufu and his party who were collecting leaf grass. Song Xixi could get the access card and get a reward of ten taels of silver from the government. These two important things were
tell them.
But Song Xixi stopped them and pointed to the two silver ingots in the box: "I want half of these ten taels of silver."
Song Cai and Niu Hua'er looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes: Guabao never cared about money matters before, why now...
"This silver reward was given to me by the government. I can't take half of it too much."
Song Xixi had her own reasons for doing this. Not having a penny in her hand made her feel very insecure. With these five taels of silver, if she wanted to buy something in the future, she would not have to reach out to Zhang Xiaomei who had the money to ask for it.
"Not too much, not too much!" For fear of Guobao misunderstanding, Niu Hua'er quickly explained: "But for a little girl like you, isn't it inappropriate to take five taels of silver?"
Song Cai said, "There's nothing wrong with it. Who dares to steal money from Guobao?"
Thinking that her daughter could kill a cow with one punch, Niu Hua'er immediately shut up.
In this way, Song Xixi collected the five taels of silver. Song Cai and Niu Hua'er told her not to spill the beans and to tell the elders in the family that they would be rewarded with five taels of silver.
It's not that they want to hide it, but the fact is that the Song family has not been divided yet, so it stands to reason that the ten taels of silver will be handed over to Zhang Xiaohua.
Although they can ask for half of the silver as long as they ask for it, will the other two families have to take half of the unexpected wealth themselves in the future?
Song Cai and Niu Hua'er didn't want to cause a rift between their families because of money, so they had no choice but to hide the fact that Song Xixi took away five taels of silver.
Seeing the reward of five taels of silver, the Song family were very excited. They rubbed Song Xixi's little head and praised it again and again.
You must know that when they bought the high-priced grains, the Song family's wealth had been wiped out, leaving only a penny in Zhang Xiaomei's hand.
In the future, I will successfully arrive in Huai'an Prefecture. If I want to settle down smoothly, I will definitely need some silver.
Now with these five taels of silver, the whole family is confident!
"Oh, my baby is so promising. It saves grandma a lot of worry!"
Zhang Xiaomei's tone was exaggerated, she hugged Song Xixi and praised her like a flower, and at the same time, she stepped on a few "incompetent" sons: "They are much better than your father and your two uncles!"
After that, she rubbed her granddaughter's head twice: "Tomorrow, grandma, I will buy a hairband for my dear baby. I will buy that bright red one and dress our dear baby beautifully!"
In the end, Zhang Xiaomei kept the access cards and five taels of silver, and no one else had any objections.
Song Xixi was quite puzzled. Generally speaking, whoever has financial power has the right to speak.
That’s it, old man. Husband and wife are one, so why don’t the son and daughter-in-law argue?
Niu Hua'er quietly told her that the old lady had spent most of her life digging around and would never spend half a penny more on herself. She was even better at hiding money, so no one had any objection to her handling money.
The most important thing is that the Song family has not been divided. Except for Zhang Xiaomei, it is not suitable for anyone else to manage money.
Early the next morning, the wealthy households in the city were indeed giving out porridge, and many city guards were at the door to maintain order and prevent anyone from causing trouble.
The people of Song Jia'ao lined up neatly with bowls in hand, and soon everyone received a bowl of porridge.
However, adults only have half a bowl, and children only have half a bowl. They drink it to barely fill themselves up with water, which is not enough to last a day.
If you really don't want to starve to death, you have to find a way to find food.
The Song family was not surprised by this. After finishing the porridge, under the leadership of Song Wufu, they picked up suitable tools and went out to find food.
Zhang Xiaomei kept her promise and prepared to enter the city with her access cards and a penny of silver on hand. However, Niu Hua'er dragged Song Xixi and insisted on joining her.
Zhang Xiaomei was so entangled that she had no choice but to take this lazy woman with her for Song Xixi's sake.
Of course, the three of them entered the city quietly on their backs, fearing that they would be seen by acquaintances and expose themselves to the guards as victims of the disaster.
Yesterday, Song Xixi was unable to visit Yangcheng to inquire about the actual situation in the city and whether the government had measures to resettle the victims. This time, she followed Niu Hua'er and Zhang Xiaomei into the city to see if she could get any useful information.
Looking at the people walking on the street, Niu Hua'er sighed softly: "Yangcheng is also suffering from drought, but it doesn't seem to be affected much. No wonder Village Chief Qian and the others want to stay here."
Not only Village Chief Qian, but also the people in his village saw that Yangcheng was in good order, and they also had the idea of settling here. It depends on whether the government is willing to resettle the victims.
"It's not that Yangcheng occupies a good location, it's next to a big river." Zhang Xiaomei also envied the people in the city, with a somewhat complicated expression: "Who told us to reincarnate in the wrong place?"
At this time, Song Xixi found that many people were running towards the end of the street. She heard people passing by shouting: "Go quickly, go quickly. The government has posted a new notice. I heard it is related to the victims outside the city. Don't worry."
Open the city gate and let those victims come in and harm others!"
Interests were related. The people in the city sympathized with the victims outside the city, but also rejected the government for letting them in.