Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 454: Take the Middle

Luo Yanxing nodded and said worriedly, "It's nothing for me. I don't have any younger brothers. My parents care most about the gift for my marriage. As for you, you should decide whether to be patient or not."

As she spoke, she became more worried.

When it comes to a girl's marriage, the bride price can actually screen out some particularly bad ones. Besides, she still gives some money to her parents every month, and her parents would not look down on an average bride price.

If she can afford the gift of marriage that her parents like, her family must be well-off. The only thing she needs to do is to be careful about whether the man has any defects.

But Song Ying's situation is complicated.

Song Ying smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Only by finding the crux of the problem can we prescribe the right medicine.

When Song Ying arrived home, the house was quiet. Looking through the open courtyard door, he could see Song Yuan sitting at the table in the main room, writing something.

"Why are you alone?"

Hearing the voice, Song Yuan raised his eyes, pleasantly surprised, "Sister! You're finally back!"

He put down his pen, trotted over, and took the basket from Song Ying, "I knew you would come back today!"

"Why are you alone?" Song Ying asked again.

"My brother hasn't come back yet. Grandma went to cut calamus. She said I'm a scholar and can't run around the mountains. So I practiced calligraphy at home. My father and mother are still in the mountains. They should be back soon."

Song Ying nodded and followed him in.

Song Yuan's eyes turned, and he continued, "I met cousin Chao at the market two days ago, and he gave us a rabbit. Grandma said she would wait for you to come back and eat it together!"

Song Ying's face darkened. "Since this is a gift to honor Second Aunt, you can just eat it. There's no reason for you to wait for me."

Song Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Sister, you also met cousin Chao last time. He is a really great man, and I really think you two are a good match.

Grandma and my mother really have good intentions this time, I don’t understand why you refuse without any intention of understanding.”

Song Ying pulled the corners of his lips and sneered, "Why don't you go and ask Second Aunt and the others the real reason why they must marry her to your cousin Chao."

"What's the real intention?" Song Yuan was puzzled. "Cousin Chao is good-looking and capable. You two are a good match. You are relatives and know each other well. Isn't that the reason?"

Song Ying took a deep breath, "You are also a scholar now, you should look at things thoroughly and comprehensively. When men and women consider marriage, the most important thing is family background, followed by character, ability and appearance.

Even if your cousin's character and abilities are as great as you say, I am not inferior to him in these aspects.

Although we both lost our parents, I am much better at making money than him, and I have more connections than him, so why should I marry into a hunter's family?"

Song Yuan digested it for a while, then asked in surprise: "Sister, do you despise my cousin's family because they are poor?"

"Of course."

"Money is something outside of our body. How could you, sister, dislike my cousin because of money?"

Song Yuan couldn't believe it. In his heart, his sister was the best woman in the world. How could a good woman value money so much?

Song Ying was equally incredulous, "You study all the time, but when did you become so noble?

Don’t you know that money is important? Without money, where will you get the candies and snacks you want? "

"But the book says..."

"Don't believe in books. It's better to have no books than to believe in them blindly!" Song Ying didn't expect his brother's thoughts to be so dangerous, and quickly corrected him, "We are all poor people, and we have suffered enough from poverty. Do you really believe those nonsense that regards money as dirt?"

Song Yuan opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He certainly would not regard money as dirt, but being too keen on money was against the teachings of sages.

After talking about the attitude towards money, Song Ying brought the topic back to the topic: "I clearly have better choices, but grandma and the others insisted on marrying me to your cousin. Why do you think that is?"

Song Yuan shook his head. He had always been excited about the marriage between his closest sister and his most admired cousin, and had never thought about this issue in detail.

Song Ying sneered, "If you want to know why, go ask grandma and the others."

She guessed the general direction, but was not sure about the specific reason. Song Yuan was the treasure of her grandmother and the others, so if he asked, he would definitely be able to find out the answer.

Knowing the crux of the problem, she can solve it in a targeted manner.

Song Yuan nodded.

At this moment, the sound of suona was heard, coming from far away.

"Why do I hear the sound of suona?" Song Yuan raised his head, and the depression in his heart was lessened.

Song Ying also looked towards the village entrance and said, "I heard it too."

In May, usually no farmers would hold weddings, and they did not receive any invitations. As for funerals, who would hold a funeral in the middle of the day?

At that moment, the brother and sister went out curiously and found that the neighbors around them also came out curiously.

Following the sound of suona, many people gathered on the official road outside the village, and the sound of suona was getting closer and closer.

Just as they were wondering, they saw Song Tian and several of his friends running over, and everyone quickly stopped him and asked him.

Song Tian put his hands on his waist, panting, "It's Brother Yuan Qing. Brother Yuan Qing got the first place in the examination! The announcer is going to the Yuan family to announce the good news!"

"Yuan Qing got first place in the exam?" The villagers were extremely surprised. "Oh my, the Yuan family is really going to be rich!"

"Hurry, hurry! Let's go to the Yuan family to congratulate them too!"

At that moment, someone else ran towards Wutong Village, hurrying to report the good news. When Song Tian and a few of his friends saw this, they ran even faster.

They are the ones who hang out in the city, and when they see such happy events, they are always the ones who run the most actively.

Song Ying was stunned. Yuan Qing was the first in the provincial examination!

This is such a happy event!

She smiled. She knew Yuan Qing would pass the exam, but she didn't expect that he would be the top scorer!

Luo Yanxing, who arrived, was also very surprised, "So, Yuan Qing is a virgin! Oh, isn't that the same as Mr. Wang?"

Song Ying smiled and said, "Not only that, generally speaking, if one gets first place in the provincial examination, he will definitely pass the academy examination. It's just a formality. In other words, Yuan Qing will soon become a scholar!"

The villagers were surprised at first, as there was no real comparison. But when they heard Luo Yanxing's words, they suddenly felt it was amazing.

Wow, doesn’t this mean that Yuan Qing, at such a young age, can already be a teacher!

"Oh, I have to go and check it out!" Song Yuan reacted quickly and ran towards Wutong Village.

The rest of the villagers followed suit, wanting to go over to watch the fun and share in the joy.

Luo Yanxing pulled Song Ying: "Let's go! Let's go too!"

Song Tian and his companions ran too fast. When they arrived, the Yuan family had already received the news and came out of their homes. Almost all the people in Wutong Village gathered at his house, and there was no room left in the yard.

Everyone congratulated the Yuan family. Seeing that there were too many people, Song Ying and Luo Yanxing simply stood outside.

After a moment, a line of red-robed reporters came over with music and drums, and the leader shouted, "Good news, Mr. Yuan Qing, your Excellency, has been honored by the Shunqing prefecture governor to have won the first place in the Shunqing prefecture examination in the 12th year of the Qianyuan reign!"