Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 560 Inquiry

"You're filial! You're the most filial person in all the villages around here." After praising her, the aunt suddenly changed the subject and asked curiously, "What's going on with the Shen family? How could a concubine dare to poison the food of the whole family?"

"I'm just a doctor, how can I know why? Auntie, if you find out, remember to tell me. I'm also very curious."

"Okay, after I've learned everything, I'll go to Huichun Hall and show you the meat." The woman smiled and looked at the meat in Song Ying's hand. "Why don't you put the meat in the basket? It's such a big piece of meat, and if you tie it with a rope, it might even stain your beautiful clothes."

As she spoke, she stretched her neck to look into Song Ying's basket, obviously knowing that there must be other good things in the basket.

"I made a piece of Shu brocade for my grandmother, but I'm afraid the meat will get dirty if I put it in the basket."

"Shu brocade clothes?" The woman's eyes widened. "Is this the Shu brocade that only the emperor can wear?"

Song Ying explained, "It used to be exclusively for the royal family, but now ordinary people can wear it, but you have to pay attention to the patterns."

"Oh my, old lady Li is so lucky, she uses the same material as the emperor!" The woman was so envious that her voice rose unconsciously.

When other people nearby heard this, they also gathered around. They all wanted to broaden their horizons with such a rare item as Shu brocade. Some of them even washed their hands and took out the Shu brocade to take a closer look.

A brown double-breasted buttoned jacket and a dark blue horse-faced skirt. The style is secondary, the main thing is the fabric. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, it seems as if light is floating on the fabric, which surprised them so much that they kept praising it as the clothes worn by gods.

This was the time to plow the soil and plant rapeseed. There were many people working in the fields, and Song Ying was famous, so everyone who saw him had to say a few words to him.

Thus, this situation continued to happen along the way. Even though Song Ying set out early in the morning, it was almost noon when he arrived. Li and others came back from working in the fields and happened to sit under the paulownia tree at the entrance of the village to rest.

"Song Ying is back!" Sharp-eyed Aunt Liu was the first to spot her. "Aunt Li, hurry up, your Song Ying is back! She's cut a big piece of meat for you again! Hey, what new and interesting things did you buy in the basket?"

As she spoke, she stretched her neck and looked into Song Ying's basket. Not only her, but everyone else was also very curious.

Ever since Song Ying went to the city, he would bring back some good things from time to time, many of which were rare things they had never seen in their lives.

Song Ying smiled and said, "Hasn't our workshop finished weaving the first batch of Shu brocade? I specifically asked them to keep one piece for me. When Yan Xing sent it back to Aunt Wang and the others last time, I wanted her to bring it back to my grandmother as well.

On second thought, my grandmother is different from Aunt Wang and the others. She is frugal. She would definitely not be willing to use such good cloth for herself. She would definitely give it to Song Tiancai and my younger brother.

She's so old now, and she worked so hard to raise us, but in the end, she doesn't even have a decent piece of clothing. If anyone knows about this, the three of us won't be able to hold our heads up high."

Li frowned. It sounded like the words were spoken with concern for her, but why did she feel uncomfortable listening to them?

"It's different when you've been in the city. You think of everything. Isn't that what your grandma is like? She always thinks of you young ones first."

As Song Ying spoke, he put the meat into Li's backpack, took out the clothes and showed them to Li.

Looking at Huamei's expectation, Li's frown relaxed.

The villagers also kept praising the beautiful clothes, praising Li for her good fortune, and praising Song Ying for her filial piety.

Li praised him so much that he couldn't stop smiling, but he still said, "We are all buried up to our necks in the earth. It would be a waste to wear such good material.

Tianwa needs good clothes to show off in the government office. There is a saying that goes "respect the clothes first and then the person". Wearing good clothes will make people feel more confident when speaking and doing things.

And Yuanwa, he's at Jiahu Academy, and many of his classmates are young masters from wealthy families. If he dresses poorly, he'll be looked down upon."

Song Ying didn't even frown at her obvious partiality, and said calmly, "They are still young. They can buy whatever they want to wear in the future. Besides, there are rules to be followed in the government office. It's not allowed for subordinates to dress better than their superiors. Wouldn't that just make people hate them?

As for my younger brother, they are scholars and are even more particular. Their shirts can only be made of cotton, linen, and plain silk. Don't even think about cutting and altering them to fit me. It's okay to be scolded by the teacher, but if I get expelled from Jiahu Academy for this, I'll have no place to regret it."

"Is it that serious?" Li was skeptical.

"If you don't believe me, just change it and let me wear it."

Since it concerns the future of Song Tian and Song Yuan, Li is naturally very cautious. In addition, the villagers beside her persuade her that she should enjoy her life at such an old age, and since it is a gift from her granddaughter, she should just wear it herself.

Li smiled and agreed reluctantly, saying that she wanted to keep it and wear it outside her cotton coat during the New Year.

After seeing the strange thing, the villagers were naturally most concerned about the murder case in Shen Mansion some time ago. They pulled Song Ying aside to ask the reason. The last time Luo Yanxing came back, he didn't know anything, which made them upset. The village has been talking about this matter recently.

Song Ying glanced at the elderly people like Li and Qian. This was another purpose for her returning to the village.

Being from the same village and of roughly the same age, these old people must know something about the Shen family's past.

"My aunt poisoned me. This obviously involves a family secret. How could they let me, a doctor from another family, know the reason?"

The words "family secret" made the villagers even more curious, and they were eager to know the truth.

Aunt Meihua tutted her words, "These wealthy families are just so secretive. Who knows how they tortured someone to force a concubine to do this."

"What you said is wrong. It's clearly that concubine who's gone mad. What normal person would poison someone at a birthday party? There are so many people here. If Song Ying and the others hadn't arrived in time, how many people would have died?"

"There are quite a few people dying now..."

Seeing that the topic had gone off the rails, Song Ying quickly pretended to be very curious and said, "The Shen family should have other relatives. Why don't you ask them?"

"What relative? The Shen family is small, with only one son for generations. That's why those people from Rongshu Village dared to bully his family like that." Li paused. "Hey, speaking of relatives, why didn't his sister come back to attend the funeral this time?"

Song Ying was shocked. She finally got to the topic she wanted.

She looked confused: "Sister? What sister?"

"Shen Zhuangyuan's sister."

"Shen Zhuangyuan has a sister?" Song Ying was surprised. "Why haven't I heard you mention this before?"

"That happened decades ago. What's there to say?"