Because they had too many things, on the way back to the village, Song Xiangsi went to find the ox-cart again. This time, she gave him twenty coins and covered the entire cart. A messy pile of things filled up the ox-cart.
The coachman was also from the village, and he knew Song Xiangsi. He knew that she had just separated from the Song Family and had seen her buy so many things. He could not help but feel curious, but he did not say anything.
Song Xiangsi did not explain further. After all, once the ox-cart entered the village, the others would eventually see what they had bought.
She did not care about what others would say. After all, life was short and bitter. She would waste her precious time on gossip. In order to gain a good reputation, she would compromise and endure for the rest of her life. Just like the Lin Family.
If she had been a bit braver back then, even if she had endured the criticism from others and wanted to go with Song Dabao, she wouldn't have suffered a miserable death.
Just as she expected, the two of them entered the village on an oxcart. When the villagers saw them buying so many things, they all stared at them and whispered amongst themselves.
Humans were like this; they couldn't bear to see others be better than them. If a certain family suddenly became rich because they were originally poor, then people would think that their family had done bad things and suddenly made a windfall.
Inside the carriage was Song Dabao, hiding in the crowd. His eyes were fixed on Song Xiangsi, as well as the items in the car. They were filled with greed.
He felt that Song Xiangsi must have used some evil method to earn so much money, but he did not care how the money came from. He only felt that his daughter's money should be used to honor him, or else it would be a great injustice!
He originally wanted to do what he did in the past and directly snatch them, but he resisted it. He knew in his heart that they had already separated, and now that they were going to rob things, he wasn't in the right. If he was beaten up by Meng Ling Xuan, no one would help him.
After some thought, he decided to return home first and discuss it with Lady Wang to see how he could snatch Song Xiangsi's things and money into his own pocket.
When he got home, he saw Old Lady Wang talking to the two women. Her face was full of anger and she was still cursing.
"Stupid girl, you actually didn't bring the money to honor this old lady!"
The two women were the ones Song Xiangsi had met on the oxcart when she was on her way to the county town. They had pulled Mrs. Wang along and told her that Song Xiangsi had bought paper and brushes from the city and had spent a lot of money on them.
Grandma Wang angrily said, "You want to buy pen and paper?" How can a vulgar person like her be worthy of using something so precious? "
Song Dabao was an Elementary Scholar, and he usually used expensive things. Thus, Old Lady Wang knew how expensive paper and pen were.
The other woman raised her eyebrows and giggled. "Aunt, I think your Lovesick girl must have earned a lot of money outside. She probably bought paper and brushes for her brother and sister's school."
"School?!" Song Dabao's eyes widened as he rushed forward and shouted with a fierce face: "That damn girl Song Xiangsi, to show respect to your father for not having any money! You actually have the money to send those two brats to school?"
"It seems to me that both of us have been deceived by that little bastard. She must have had a lot of money, and she didn't want to use it to honor us, so she deliberately begged the branch family to get rid of us. She's just enjoying herself."
When Song Dabao heard this, he became even angrier and kicked over the table beside him, "You son of a b * tch, what the hell are you doing? You actually dare to scheme against his father."
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he must have been cheated by his daughter. Song Xiangsi definitely did not want to be filial to him, which was why he had been separated from her.
The two women were also frightened by him. His eyes were red, his body was reeking of alcohol, and he looked like he was about to eat someone.
Old Lady Wang rolled her eyes and walked forward to urge Song Dabao, "My son, we've all been cheated. If that girl really has money and doesn't give it to us, we definitely can't just sit here and wait for death!"
Song Dabao nodded his head as his eyebrows knitted together fiercely, "Right, we have to get the money back!"
Old Lady Wang nodded and agreed. "Let's go find a chance and get the money back. That's the money she took from the Song Family, so she should give it back to us."
Song Dabao nodded, but he was not stupid enough to ask for it now. He squinted his eyes and fell into deep thought, thinking to observe for two days. When that man left one day, he would ask Song Xiangsi for money.
No matter how strong that man was, he could not protect Song Xiangsi for the rest of her life. Sooner or later, he would find a chance to snatch the money back and teach that unfilial daughter of his a lesson.
Song Dabao thought, feeling extremely carefree in his heart.
Facing all kinds of strange gazes from the crowd, she did not care at all. After arriving home, together with Meng Ling Xuan, she dismantled the things on the oxcart one by one, gave the coachman 10 coins and two steamed buns to the coachman.
His younger brother and sister had already returned home. Seeing the two of them buying so many things, including a lot of snacks, the two children were so happy that they hopped around and helped pack up their things while eating snacks.
Song Xiangsi suddenly realized that these two children had suffered just like her. They had never eaten anything good in their lives. When they saw the dim sum, their eyes lit up as they took small sips and slowly savored it, looking reluctant to part with it.
She rubbed the two kids' heads and stuffed a box of pastries into their hands, smiling as she comforted them, "Be good, eat more, don't be reluctant. If you still like it after eating, I'll buy it for you two tomorrow."
The two little fellows were extremely happy. Song Xiao was older, but after eating two bites, she suddenly stopped and raised her head. Her pair of bright eyes stared at Song Xiangsi, and she picked a piece of dessert and stuffed it into her mouth as she spoke in a childish voice.
"Elder sister, you eat too. It's very delicious."
Song Xiangsi was stunned for a moment. Lowering her head to look at the child's bright black eyes, she felt her heart warm up. Nodding her head, she accepted the dim sum and placed it in her mouth. She smiled as she praised the child.
"Yes, this dessert is delicious."
Song Cheng blinked innocently with his big eyes. Seeing that his sister gave the dessert to his big sister, he thought for a moment, then took one as well and passed it to Meng Xuanxuan.
"Big brother, you should eat too."