Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 138: County Town Trivia

This time, Song Sanniang also brought a share of the profits from this period, which was almost three hundred taels. Miss He was a little surprised.

Although she is rich, it is the money she gets from her mother and her maternal family. Most of her property is fixed assets.

The young ladies of the He family only received twenty taels of silver per month, which was already considered a lot. Some young ladies of officials' families only received ten taels per month.

So I invested 100 taels into Sweet Honey, and within a short period of time, I got back my money and made an extra 200.

She had never invested money in others before and didn't know what the return would be, so now she felt that she was taking advantage of Song Sanniang.

"I can't accept this money, it's too much and I haven't done anything." Miss He kept shaking her head.

"You have done a lot. First, you invested money. Second, you came to congratulate the new store on its opening, which brought good fortune to the store. Third, you brought Sister Zhaohua and the others with you, which made the store even more prosperous.

Because of their arrival, our store has become very popular. Don’t you think you have done enough?

The most important thing is, with you behind the store, I can use you to bully people and scare them."

After hearing Song Sanniang's ambiguous words, Miss He couldn't help but smile and said, "You are really good at talking. Forget it, forget it, then I will accept it." She knew that Song Sanniang's plan was to open Tian Mi Mi shops throughout the territory of Chen State.

Then she firmly stated that she would only accept commission from the Sweet Shop in Xiantao Prefecture and would not accept any other commissions. After some discussion, Song Sanniang saw that she was so determined and had to agree.

After finishing this topic, Miss He sighed, "I will leave for the capital in two months. I guess we won't meet much in the future."

Song Sanniang was stunned when she heard this, but she quickly smiled and said, "Who said that? Just wait, I will definitely open our store in the capital. When the time comes, I will go to the capital to find you, and I will also write to you frequently."

Although Miss He knew that Song Sanniang was comforting herself, she would probably be married by the time she opened the shop in the capital, and she didn't know whether she would be able to meet her relatives and friends freely like she did now.

Song Sanniang thought that it would be dangerous for her to have a baby so soon after getting married at her age, when her development was not very mature. So she leaned close to Miss He's ear and told her the disadvantages of having a baby so early, and told her that she could ask the doctor for more information. It would be best not to have a baby in the first two years.

Miss He found this very novel. Everyone around her was like this. They would get anxious if they didn't have a child three months after getting married.

No one has ever said that it is bad for women to have children at a young age. Everyone says that they should have children as soon as possible.

Miss He asked Song Sanniang in confusion, "I have never heard that it is bad for a woman to have children at a young age. Everyone says that you should have more children while you are young to have more children. Is it really impossible to have children when you are young?"

After hearing her question, Song Sanniang thought about it for a while and realized where the problem lay. A wealthy family like Miss He only interacted with people of the same class.

Such people have no worries about food and drink, and they pay attention to health preservation. They eat and drink carefully and have sufficient nutrition, so they are healthy.

Moreover, there are special maids or doctors in the mansion to take care of the health of the masters. If you are sick, they can cure you.

After they get pregnant, they take good care of their children, so generally speaking, even if they are young, the chances of having problems during childbirth are not high.

But for ordinary people, it is not easy to have enough food, let alone enough nutrition to replenish the body.

Therefore, girls from such families are not only thin and weak, but also not in particularly good health. They also have to help with housework, which is even more tiring.

Once you are married and pregnant, let alone taking good care of yourself, you are lucky enough not to be asked to serve the whole family like a cow.

Therefore, it was very easy for women from ordinary or poor families to die twice during childbirth. Even so, the dead woman would be wrapped in a straw mat or buried in a thin coffin, and her life would end in this way.

Song Sanniang had no choice but to tell Miss He what she knew. She also knew that it would be very risky for Miss He to not have a child for two years if she married him. She was just making a suggestion, and the specific decision was up to her.

Only then did Miss He realize how difficult it was for a woman from an ordinary family to get married and get pregnant. She couldn't help but sigh and didn't tell anyone about her own situation. So even though the two knew about the situation, they were powerless to do anything.

After leaving the He Mansion, Song Sanniang bought some cakes and food and went to find Song Dazhi. She wanted to go back to the village to pick up Si Niang and the other two to go back to the city. Song Dazhi didn't know that Song Laoer and his daughter had returned. He was very surprised to see Song Sanniang. Knowing that she was going home, he drove the ox cart to send her back.

Along the way, he asked about Song Zuren's situation. He felt relieved when he learned that he worked very hard in the store and got along well with everyone.

When they returned to Songjia Village, it was lunchtime. Everyone in the village had gone home to eat. No one saw them coming back, and Song Sanniang was relieved.

She got off the car and headed straight for her grandparents' house. She hadn't seen Si Niang and her two daughters for a while and missed them very much.

When I arrived at my grandparents' door, I could hear the three of them chattering while eating, as well as the loving voices of my grandparents.

She knocked on the open door, and everyone who was eating inside looked up at her.

When Si Niang saw that it was her, she screamed, put down her bowl, rushed out, and hugged her waist, "Sister, I missed you so much, why did you come back just now?"

Wu Niang also ran out and hugged Song San Niang's waist from the other side, also shouting, "Sister, where have you been?"

Song Sanniang patted their heads, explained a few words, and then asked them to return to the dining table. She greeted her grandfather and put the cakes aside.

Grandpa Liu and Grandma Chen were very happy to see Song Sanniang and asked her to sit down and eat. Song Sanniang was indeed hungry, and Miss He wanted to keep her for dinner.

But she wanted to come back early to pick up Si Niang and catch the evening boat back to the provincial capital. She would let Uncle Xu and his men run the shop in the county town, and she would just come back every few days to check on the progress. So she politely declined Miss He's offer.

After finishing her meal, Song Sanniang chatted with the two elders for a while. She knew that her uncle and his family had gone to the countryside to collect grain again. She felt a little guilty. Her family had separated her grandparents' family, so she couldn't help but bring this up.

Grandfather Liu smiled cheerfully and said, "Girl, you don't know how rare it is for a family to have work and money to earn.

The younger ones can see the world and stay in the city to work hard after they get married.

Unlike the people in the village, the family can only rely on the man to earn a little money, which can only feed half of the family.

Our family is like this, so everyone in the village will envy us. Don't let your imagination run wild."

Song Sanniang could only nod her head when she heard this. She understood what her grandfather meant, but she felt that she was very unfilial since her grandfather only had a little cousin by his side.

Grandma Chen also said, "Jixiang, don't let your imagination run wild. You don't know how enviable it is for a whole family in the village to be able to make money.

It is such a good thing that even the women in our family can make money.

I am getting old, and I feel relieved to see that my descendants have a secure life.

They have been with me long enough, and when it’s time to work hard outside, I should work hard.”

After hearing this, Song Sanniang stopped worrying about it, and talked with her grandfather for a while. She opened the cakes and let her little cousin and Si Niang eat some, then took Si Niang and the others back to the county town in Song Dazhi's ox cart.

Several people went directly to the store. Song Laoer and his daughter both told others that the store was rented.

But it didn't stop others from thinking it was amazing. Song Dazhi couldn't help but marvel at the busy work in the store.

"You and your family are really amazing to open a store in the county so soon."

Song Lao Er spoke modestly again, and the two chatted for a while. Song Lao Er told Xu Shui and the others that he was going back to the capital.

After a few more pleasantries, Song Dazhi was sent to the dock.