Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 261 Wedding Candy

Therefore, the 300 coins that Song Ying and her friends collected for dowry was already a huge sum of money, and the 200 coins that Lin Wenxuan added was also a large sum.

In this case, bringing him some wedding candy and dishes is an inevitable courtesy.

After thinking for a while, Song Ying said, "I remember Meiyue and her friends have a food box at home. Let's borrow it and use it."

"Don't worry, Aunt Meihua has already told Grandma Qian that Meiyue will be here soon."

Song Ying felt relieved, and she found an excuse to have someone pack it in advance. After the banquet, when the wedding procession left, she and Luo Yanxing followed behind with food boxes, avoiding Li and Yang in the chaos at the scene.

When we got back to the city, it was already the end of the afternoon. The sky was dark and it was almost getting dark.

As soon as she turned into Maoer Lane, the woman selling oil cakes at the corner of the lane called her, "Doctor Xiao Song, where are you going?"

"A friend of mine in the village is getting married, and I'm going back to attend the wedding."

"This is a great joyous event!"

Song Ying took out two wedding candies from his pocket and handed them over, "Auntie, you should also share in the good fortune."

Aunt Zhang took it cheerfully, "Okay! Your friends are the ones who often come to the clinic to see you, right? I'll take advantage of your good fortune and try to marry off my granddaughter by the end of next year."

Song Ying smiled and said, "Aunt Zhang, I'll leave first."

"Hey, wait, have you asked your friend? Has she thought about it? Does she want to go to the noodle shop to wash dishes and vegetables?"

Song Ying was a little confused. That was just an excuse to decline the offer. Why did Aunt Zhang take it seriously? !

This shouldn't be the case. She has been selling oil cakes for many years and has come into contact with so many people. How could she not know these tricks?

Seeing a trace of embarrassment on Aunt Zhang's face, Song Ying finally realized that the noodle shop had failed to hire anyone, and Aunt Zhang deliberately pretended not to understand her refusal that day.

She frowned and thought. The Chinese New Year was only eight days away. After the New Year, the weather would become warmer and washing vegetables and dishes would become a really easy job.

According to their analysis, the business of selling hairbands can only be attempted during the Chinese New Year period.

Thinking of this, she said, "It's Chinese New Year, and her family is very busy, so she really can't leave. I'll talk to her next time we meet."

"Then don't forget it." Aunt Zhang warned worriedly.

This made Song Ying feel even more puzzled. It was difficult to hire workers in winter, but spring was about to arrive, so it shouldn't be difficult to hire people.

Why does Aunt Zhang's words make it sound as if no one else wants to go there except her?

After thinking for a while, she asked, "I forgot to ask last time, how much is the salary? How will it be paid?"

Aunt Zhang's expression became obviously unnatural. "You'll know when your friend goes there."

Song Ying's somewhat excited heart suddenly calmed down. From the look on his face, it was obvious that the wages were too low.

She insisted, "Auntie, you'd better tell me now. You come out to work just to make money. How can you make a decision if you don't even know how much you'll get paid?"

Aunt Zhang couldn't resist, so she said, "The wages are paid monthly, 300 coins a month."

Song Ying was stunned. The adults in the village went out to do odd jobs, basically for twenty to thirty days a day, and earned 300 coins a month, which was only 10 coins a day, more than half less!

No wonder no one wants to go there, the owner of this noodle shop is too stingy!

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes and refused directly: "Auntie, the salary is too low. I'm afraid my friend won't agree."

Aunt Zhang glared at him and said, "300 wen is too low. It's good enough for a young girl to find a job. You're still so picky."

It was a cold day, and Song Ying didn't want to stand on the street and argue with her. It would be a waste if she got sick because of the cold air she took in. So she said directly, "Auntie, please find someone else. We don't want to do this job."

Then, he turned around and left.

Watching her walk away, Aunt Zhang couldn't help but sigh. She was also a business owner, so she knew that 300 wen a month was too low.

There was no other way. The noodle shop was run by her sister and brother-in-law, and the couple were both very stingy. She had no choice but to put aside her old face and help them find someone.

When Song Ying arrived at the clinic, it was closed. Lin Wenxuan was busy making a fire and cooking in the kitchen. It was Doctor Ma who opened the door.

Seeing her, Doctor Ma frowned and said, "It's already this late. Why are you still in the clinic? It's so cold. Come in and warm yourself by the fire before leaving."

"No, Uncle Master, it's only a few steps away. I'll be there soon." After saying that, she handed over the food box, "This is the wedding food and candy that the Zhao family gave you."

Doctor Ma was very familiar with this custom. He took it and said, "The Chinese New Year is in eight days. The clinic has nothing to do recently. You don't have to come during this period. Take a good rest."

Song Ying shook his head firmly, "Uncle Master, don't you have to keep someone here during the New Year? In previous years, my brothers didn't have any fun during the New Year. This year, my brothers and I will take turns."

There are a lot of troubles in the Shen Mansion, and you never know what incident you might be involved in. It would be very upsetting to go back to the village. In comparison, Song Ying is still willing to brave the cold and come to the clinic every day.

Reading and memorizing books in the clinic is quiet and peaceful.

This was not a big deal. Since she was willing, Doctor Ma would not force her to come. He nodded and said, "Alright, you brothers and sisters can discuss it together."

After returning to the Shen Mansion, Song Ying went to the big kitchen to get the food as usual, and then carried it back to the courtyard where the master and disciple lived.

"Did you have fun when you got home?" asked Doctor Lin.

"Happy." Although it was a bit annoying to have a fight with my family at night, I was happy overall.

In the past, except for the Chinese New Year, these friends would work together. It was rare that they would not work and just sit by the fire and chat.

Song Ying took out a handful of candies wrapped in a red handkerchief from his pocket and handed them over, "Master, this wedding candy is for you, so you can also get some of the good fortune."

Doctor Lin was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

"Master?" Song Ying was surprised. "What's wrong? Don't you like candy?"

Doctor Lin shook his head slightly, "I remembered some past events."

Her voice was very soft and slow, as if she was awakening from past memories, carrying with her endless reminiscences.

“When I was little, my father would come home from work and take out one or two pieces of snacks from his pocket for me, also wrapped in a handkerchief like this.

I really miss it. At that time, the thing I looked forward to most every day was waiting for my father to come back from the government office."

Song Ying felt very warm and envious at first, thinking that her master's father loved her so much, but she soon discovered something unreasonable.

Lin Wenxuan said that Master's grandfather was a second-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel.

When Master was young, she was a daughter of an official family. Her family’s kitchen must have prepared snacks every day, right?

Also, did the officials wrap the snacks in handkerchiefs? Didn't they put them on plates and then in food boxes?

Although I was confused, now was not the time to interrupt my master while he was reminiscing about the past and ask him questions.

She ignored these details and listened carefully to Dr. Lin's talk about the warm time when she was a child and was in the care of her parents. Then, Song Ying was extremely envious.