The village chief took a look at Master Song’s cigarette holder, not the usual one he used, but a new one, and at a glance it was made of the finest wood.
When Old Master Song saw the village headman looking at his own cigarette pouch, he thought he wanted to smoke, so he handed it to him, “I’ve just lit it up, you smoke it first.”
The village chief pushed it back in front of him, “This is a good tobacco bag, I wouldn’t dare to smoke it.”
The cigarette pouch was the one sent by the Gu family, and Elder Song normally did not bother to use it, but he was happy to see so much herbal tea being made in the workshop these days, so he just took it out to use it today.
When he heard the village headman’s words, he looked at the cigarette bag in his hand and instructed Song Shen, “Go get my cigarette bag back.
Song Shen quickly went into the house and brought it out, Song Laozi pulled the village head to sit down, stuffed the tobacco leaves, lit up, handed to the village head village head.
This time the village chief was not polite, took it and took several puffs, exhaling a large smoke ring, before speaking, “Song Gui ah, if you become rich, do not forget the people in the village ah.”
Master Song was puzzled by his words, “Village Chief, what do you mean by that?”
“I just saw the Gu family’s carriage bringing you back, are you and the Gu family going to tie the knot?”
Master Song hurriedly explained, “How could we, we are going to ……”
“Ahem ……”
Grandma Song coughed twice, and Master Song suddenly remembered that he couldn’t say this outwardly and hurriedly paused.
“Is it going to what?”
The village chief asked in a seemingly careless manner, and after asking, took another puff of his cigarette.
“Yes, yes, yes ……”
Unable to tell the truth, and unable to lie, Elder Song stammered, desperately pleading with his eyes towards Grandma Song for help.
“Stop blinking, if you blink again this eye of yours is going to fall out.”
The village headman poked him.
Old Master Song’s old face reddened.
“According to reason, it’s your family’s good fortune that you’ve climbed into the Gu family, and I shouldn’t have come over to say anything. But Song Gui, at least we have lived in the same village for decades, there is still love, right? If there is any good work you can do, you can also give the village people a hand, the village people will not forget you.”
“Grandpa Village Chief ……”
The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you’re doing.
Song old man afraid of smoky granddaughter, hastily take the cigarette bag far away, the village chief also do not smoke, the cigarette bag knocked on the ground, “month girl ah, the village people have a good strength, work will not be worse than other village people, just we are far away from the Gu family village, has not been able to get work to do, you see …… ”
“I knew the village chief grandfather heard the rumors, not to hide you say, we really went to the Gu family work, but not rough work, but some detailed work, the Gu family also did not recruit so many people, only us a family.”
Oh, so that’s what happened.
The village chief heard and understood, his old face reddened a little and he coughed uncomfortably, “Yue’er ah, don’t blame the village chief grandpa, I am also ……”
“I know you are thinking of the people of the village, but we really can’t say anything on the Gu family’s side, but ……”
The village chief looked at her.
“My elder brother is going to go to the examination in a few days, if he wins the examination, he can hang two hundred mu of fields under his name, my grandfather discussed with my elder brother a long time ago, the village people’s fields can be hung under his name for free, we won’t even charge a penny.”
The village chief looked excitedly at Elder Song, “Song Gui, is this, is this true?”
Half of the grain that fell from the land was paid in taxes every year, and if it was put under Song Si’s name, not a single penny of taxes would be paid, and the village people would be able to live a better life.
Master Song was confused and looked at Song Wangyue blankly, when had he ever discussed this with Song Si?
Song Wan Yue grabbed his arm and reminded him with a smile, “It was two days ago, when big brother came back, you guys were talking about it.”
As she spoke, she grabbed Song Laozi’s hand with a secret force, reminding him to just say what he said.
“Ah, yes, yes, yes ……”
Elder Song slapped his head, “Look at my memory, I forgot in the blink of an eye, Si’er did discuss it with me.”
“Good, good.”
The village head stood up excitedly and turned around twice, turning back and squatting down to grab Elder Song’s hand, “Song Gui ah, I, I, I thank you for the village people.”
“That’s too early for the village chief, Si’er still doesn’t know how well she will do on her exams?”
“I’m sure he’ll pass the exams! That boy Si’er is smart and intelligent, not to mention the Scholar, even the Scholar can come back.”
Master Song loved to hear this, and the folds on his face were unconsciously smiling, “I borrow the village head’s good advice, I hope our Si’er will be successful.”
“Will do, will do.”
As he said that, the village headman shoved the cigarette bag in his hand to him, “I’m going to tell the village people.”
“Hold on, Grandpa Village Chief!”
Song Wangyue said, “No one can say about the examination, you should wait for a while until my elder brother has finished the examination, so as not to disappoint the village people.”
“What Yue’er said is right, you should not publicize it for the time being, everything will be discussed after Si’er has finished his exams.”
Elder Song eagerly echoed.
“That’s fine.”
The village headman sat back down again, “Song Gui, give me another bag.”
……
Song Ming had been quietly following the village chief not far away, seeing him enter the courtyard, he himself found a hidden place and squatted, his legs were numb from squatting, before he saw the village chief come out with his hands behind his back.
He waited and waited for the village chief to walk far away from the Song family courtyard before he went after him, “Village chief, did they go to work at the Gu family?”
The village chief stopped and gave him a cold look, “I say, Song Ming, you do nothing all day, but you are still talking nonsense, do you want me to throw you out of the village?”
Song Ming was dumbfounded.
“From now on, keep your mouth shut, say what you should say, but don’t say what you shouldn’t say. And ah, you have broken off relations with this side, what people do has nothing to do with you, don’t idly stare at them day in and day out.”
“Village, village head ……”
“Okay, I’m tired of seeing you, don’t come in front of me in the future.”
……
“Yue’er, how can you make up your own mind on such a big matter?”
Inside the courtyard, Xu said Song Wan Yue in a rare moment.
Hanging a field for the village people was not a small matter, and she did not even discuss it with her family before saying that she had given it to the village head, which was too bold.
The main point is that if we don’t charge them for hanging the fields, they won’t keep an eye on our family and won’t be able to find out if we are going to the Gu family. They won’t be able to find out that we go to the Gu family to make herbal tea, and we will have no worries.”
In the past few days, a large amount of herbal tea was made every day, and Elder Song had secretly estimated that even if it was sold for five yuan a bowl, it could still sell for tens of taels a day, not to mention that the price was higher.
