Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 124 Su Mansion 2

Near noon, the boat that Song Sanniang and her friends were on docked at the Guangling Prefecture's pier. Everyone got off the boat, asked people at the pier, drove their own donkey carts, and started heading towards the dental clinic.

The donkey cart stopped at Xu's pawnshop in Guangling Prefecture. Everyone got off the cart. Niu Lao San stood at the door watching the donkey cart while the others went into the pawnshop. When the pawnshop's servant saw them coming in, he came forward and greeted them enthusiastically, "Dear guests, what do you want to do for us?"

Qin Haodong asked, "Excuse me, is Xu Dongya here?"

The servant kept smiling as he replied, "Yes, yes, wait a moment." Then he went into the backyard and called for help.

After a while, a man in his thirties came out. He walked up to everyone and asked with a smile, "I'm Xu Dong. What can you do for me?"

Qin Haodong took out a silver ingot and gave it to him, then said, "About two months ago, a girl named Qin Yuanyuan was sold to you. I want to know where she was sold to.

She is my sister, who was sold by my stepmother when I was not at home. Please tell me the news about my sister, I want to redeem her."

Xu Dong was not polite and took the silver ingot. "Then I have to check. It's been a while. I have dealt with hundreds of girls during this period."

Then he went to the bookshelf at the counter and rummaged through it, took out two notebooks, and then asked Qin Haodong, "Where are you from?"

"Xiantao Mansion."

Hearing this, Xu Dong carefully searched the notebook. Suddenly he paused and said with a smile, "I found it. Qin Yuanyuan, Xiantao Mansion, fourteen years old, right?"

Qin Haodong excitedly stepped forward to see, "Yes, yes, it's my sister."

Xu Dong showed him the book and said, "She was bought by the Su family. I heard that she was to be a dowry maid for the eldest daughter of the Su family. However, the eldest daughter of the Su family has not married yet. You still have time."

Then Qin Haodong carefully inquired about the Su family's information and was about to go to the Su family to redeem the person, but was stopped by Song Sanniang.

After they left the pawnshop, Song Sanniang asked Niu Laosan to find an inn for everyone to stay in first, and then she told Qin Haodong,

"We don't know the Su family's situation yet. If we rashly go to the Su family to redeem someone, we may not be able to redeem him.

Besides, the Su family will definitely not give us face if we are in this state. Let’s first find out about the Su family’s situation, and then find someone to redeem Yuanyuan.”

Although Qin Haodong and Qin Haoxi were already very anxious, they calmed down after hearing what Song Sanniang said.

Because they have been searching for such a long time, they can't afford to lose a little more time. If the Su family really thinks they are just ordinary people and refuses to redeem them, then we will be in trouble.

So everyone found an inn close to the Su family and stayed there first.

The capital of Song Sanniang and her people was called Xiantaofu, mainly because there were a lot of peach trees in Xiantaofu and its surroundings, so it was named Taoxianfu.

Taoxianfu is rich in fruit resources. Villagers in the countryside make a living by selling fruit, helping others plant fruit trees, and helping others take care of the orchards.

Fruit-related jobs feed most of the residents, so many merchants coming and going at the dock come for the fruit.

Although Guangling Prefecture is still in the southern region, it does not have such rich fruit resources. It is surrounded by high mountains.

Gaoling contains a large amount of kaolin, which is also called porcelain clay. It is the main raw material for making porcelain, so it is also known as the Porcelain Capital.

Most of the people in Guangling Prefecture are proficient in porcelain making. There are porcelain shops and workshops everywhere in Guangling Prefecture. There are many porcelain merchants in Guangling Prefecture, so the business here is also very prosperous.

Therefore, there are relatively few scholars in Guangling Prefecture. Because there are few scholars, everyone likes scholars. If a family can marry a scholar, it would be the best thing.

The Su family was a small-time porcelain merchant in Guangling Prefecture. The old man and old lady of the Su family worked too hard in their early years and passed away very early. Before the old man of the Su family passed away, he divided the family property.

The Su family has three sons in total. The one currently living in the Su family's ancestral home is the eldest son of the Su family. The eldest son of the Su family has two young masters and three young ladies. The eldest daughter of the Su family, Su Dong, is going to arrange a marriage this year.

The eldest lady of the Su family did her best to find her a family of scholars. The family's surname was Gu, and three generations of the Gu family were scholars.

Unfortunately, the old man was unlucky. After passing the examination, he fell seriously ill and left behind a posthumous child.

The posthumous child also worked hard. When he grew up, he was supported by his widowed mother and elderly grandmother, and passed the imperial examination to become a scholar.

But as if it was a curse, he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. After getting married, he fell seriously ill and died, leaving behind a posthumous child.

This is Gu Shun, whom the Su family has set their eyes on. He has already passed the examination for a student and is just waiting for the next examination for a scholar.

Normally, in Guangling Prefecture, where everyone is engaged in business and few are educated, he should be very popular. However, business people are superstitious, and when the head of the family, like the Gu family, dies young, everyone is very taboo.

However, the Su family has three daughters. Seeing that his two sons are not talented, the eldest master of the Su family wants to keep the family business, so he has to let his daughters marry powerful men. However, he does not want them to be concubines, so he places his bet on Gu Shun.

Gu Shun's family had always been unlucky. Although three generations of his family had achieved academic success, his grandfather and father died early, and academic success was of little use. Therefore, the family's properties were sold off one after another in order to support his studies.

The Su family's proposal of marriage and the conditions of supporting Gu Shun in his imperial examinations satisfied Gu Shun's mother very much, so she decided to arrange the marriage with the Su family.

Mrs. Su's wife, Chen, had already started preparing a dowry for her daughter. She had specially gone to a human to buy two pretty maids, thinking that they would accompany her daughter when she got married.

When the son-in-law has achieved fame and his daughter is pregnant, he will take turns to make them concubines. With the indentures in hand, they can only let their daughters control them.

The two girls were Qin Yuanyuan, who was renamed Biyue after entering the mansion, and Huang Wan, who was renamed Suyun.

She was even happier after knowing that Qin Yuanyuan could read. Her brother-in-law's family was a family of scholars and would definitely like a maid who could read. Unfortunately, her own daughter did not like reading. Even if she hired a female teacher to teach her, she would not learn.

Madam Su was checking the list of her daughter's dowry when the maid next to her said that Nanny Su from the kitchen had arrived. Nanny Su was sent by the old lady of the Su family to serve her after she married into the Su Mansion. Later, seeing that Nanny Su worked diligently and didn't talk much, she gave her the surname Su and kept her working by her side.

Later, the old lady passed away and the family was divided. She handed over the kitchen affairs to Nanny Su. Nanny Su was also very attentive and always managed the kitchen well. She would not come near her unless she had nothing to do.

When she heard that she was coming, Mrs. Su put down what she was doing and went to see her to see if she had anything to say to her.

Nanny Su entered the room and bowed to Madam Su first. Chen smiled and said, "You, it's been so many years, but you are still so serious. Why did you come here suddenly? But what's going on in the kitchen?"

If it were any other maid, she might have climbed up the ladder, but Madam Su still replied with a serious face, "Please forgive me for my nagging. I think the girl Suyun, whom you chose for the eldest lady, is not honest. She often uses the name of the eldest lady to order Biyue around.

Although it is normal for maids to have some conflicts, these two maids will accompany the eldest lady to the Gu family in the future. It would be bad if she instigated the eldest lady to do something inappropriate. "

Chen was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect the two girls to quarrel. She also heard that Nanny Su didn't like Su Yun, so she said, "You are doing this for the good of our Su family. How can I blame you? After hearing what you said, I will deal with Su Yun. Thank you for your trouble."

Since the lady said so, Nanny Su took her leave.

After she left, Chen thought about it and felt that it was better for the two maids to have conflicts with each other. If the two of them got along well, they would team up to coax her daughter, which would not be good.

However, Suyun still wanted to give her some warning, so she ordered Suyun and Biyue to switch tasks, and let Suyun do the washing and sewing.