After the birth of a woman, the whole family depends on me to bring honor to the family

By the way, why hasn’t her third brother gone out to play recently, and he always stares blankly for a while every day.

Is she missing her second brother?

"Brother Xin, the village head has been notified that we can enter the mountains. The weather is good today. Come with me to collect firewood."

"Okay sir."

There were a lot of people there today, and after seeing Song Xiang, Song Xin felt more alive.

Pan Xiaofu looked at him not doing his job and shook his head helplessly.

"Xiang Ge'er, why haven't you been out lately? I waited for you at the entrance of the village for a long time, but you didn't come that day."

Song Xiang's face was pale and looked a little abnormal. His eyes were red and he looked a lot thinner.

"Ahem...Xin'er, it's rare that you still care about me. I'm very happy."

"Give."

Song Xin handed him a candy, but Song Xiang didn't take it. There was a mixture of happiness, regret and disappointment in his eyes.

"Take it! This is a reward from my grandfather for feeding the chickens."

Song Xiang glanced at him, lowered her head and said lightly.

"It's a waste to give it to me, just eat it yourself! Cough cough cough..."

Song Xin was a stubborn person, so when she saw that he didn't take it, she just stuffed it into his pocket.

Song Xiang rarely smiled.

The two people were chatting and gossiping.

"Brother Xin, I went to town a few days ago and saw Miss Wang. You don't know, she has grown taller and looks very beautiful."

Seeing Song Xiang talking about her, the expression on her face changed. He didn't understand why Xiang Ge'er always mentioned her, but seeing Xiang Ge'er's eyes light up when he talked about her.

“Ahem… How great it would be if I could see her grow up…”

He said this in a very low voice, and Song Xin, who was picking up firewood, didn't hear it at all.

The two of them spent the whole afternoon talking and laughing. Song Xin saw that he kept coughing and asked with some concern.

"Xiang'er, have you seen the doctor?"

Song Xiang's body stiffened for a moment, then quickly returned to normal and spoke.

"You caught a cold, it will be better in a few days, but I may rarely come to chat with you under the big tree at the entrance of the village in the future."

"It's okay. I'll wait for you on the 10th of every month. If you don't come, I'll just wait for you for a few days. We're from the same village, so why are our homes so far apart?"

Song Xin pouted and said dissatisfiedly.

Song Xiang did not answer him. Song Xin talked a lot today. Song Xiang listened and replied to him from time to time.

When the two separated, Song Xin was reluctant to leave.

"Xin'er, hurry up and go."

"I see."

He looked at Song Xin's back for a long time. Perhaps this was the last time he would meet Xin Ge'er. He turned around and started crying.

"Cough cough cough cough......"

He covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and when he opened it, the handkerchief was covered in blood.

Song Xin didn't know that this was the last time the two would see each other.

"Xiang'er, go home. Your mother will be back from the fields soon. Go back and cook, or she will die and won't be able to help the family. Cook more now. The family has fed you for several years. I don't know how unlucky you are. How did you get infected with the black disease?"

[Black disease: Fulminant hepatitis, also known as acute jaundice. This disease can only last for 1-3 months. ]

Song Xiang lowered his head and said nothing, following his grandfather silently. His body was as thin as a bamboo pole, and his empty sleeves and trouser legs fluttered in the wind.

When he returned home, he was immediately surprised to see Song Yu holding a book in his hand.

"Sister, do you understand?"

"Yeah! I understand."

This was a few days ago when Song Jushu came home from a break and found Song Yu had been staring at the book. Seeing that Song Yu liked the book, he gave it to her, regardless of whether she could understand it or not. He directly told Pan Xiaofu to give Song Yu a book to read every week.

Song Yu was also very cooperative. She looked at it as soon as she got it and nodded thoughtfully. Ma Taozhi touched her head with satisfaction.

"Really?"

Song Yu rolled his eyes at him and sat on the chair watching like a little adult.

After getting himself into trouble, he threw sandbags in the yard alone.

When his second brother is not around, he has no one to talk to when he goes to bed at night, so he feels a little lonely!

"Xin'er, go light the fire for your father and cook. Let's eat early today. Yi'er will be home early. After dinner, ask her to fix the kitchen table."

"I understand, sir."

Oh! I really miss the days when my second brother was at home, so he could be lazy.

In the county town.

After working there for more than a month, Song Jing had the most orders in the clothing shop. She received a commission of ten taels in one month. Ten taels could be converted into a commission of one tael. Song Jing earned a total of one hundred taels by making clothes.

Hua Rong came again, but this time she came to say goodbye. She was going to the imperial city, so she came to find Song Jing in a hurry.

"Brother Jing, can you please lend me a hand to talk?"

"can."

Song Jing's soft voice sounded, making Hua Rong dazed for a moment, and he was all in her heart and eyes.

"what do you want to say?"

Hua Rong looked at him blankly, with her pretty face, elegant temperament and gentle voice. She wished she could take him home and hide him right now, and build a luxurious house for him. As long as he wanted, she would give it to him, even if it meant giving him her heart.

"I...I'm going to the Imperial City."

"Really? Then I wish Miss Hua a smooth journey? Or a smooth career?"

Hua Rong looked at his joke and felt uncomfortable. Your future wife is about to leave you, don’t you want to keep her?

"Brother Jing, I will be back in three years. You...you wait for me. When I come back, I will definitely go to your house to propose marriage."

Hua Rong looked at Song Jing's pretty face seriously.

Song Jing laughed softly.

"You bring me breakfast every day, ask me to make clothes for you every day, take me to listen to music, explain interesting things in different worlds to me, and take me to fly a kite when I'm in a bad mood. Do you really think I can't see that you are interested in me?"

Hua Rong looked at Song Jing with burning eyes, the love in her eyes could not be hidden.

"Brother Jing, you...now that you know, are you willing to wait for me?"

Song Jing retracted her smile, how uncomfortable her words were.

"Miss Hua, flowers bloom and fall, life is unpredictable, so many landscapes, so many loves, will all be gone with the wind. I, Song Jing, will not wait for anyone."

"Really? Regardless of whether Jing'er gets married in the future, I will come back to find you."

[Even if you get married, you will still be mine, Song Jing. You are my beauty and you can’t escape.]

Song Jing looked at her departing back, with a slight smile on her face.

Song Zhining followed the shopkeeper to Mingcheng to purchase materials. It was the first time that she saw the outside world and learned about the status of scholars and the tall and majestic academy in the city. The scholars inside were not only noble, but also high and mighty. However, they had the capital because they were the future pillars of the country.

Now he finally understood why his mother insisted that the Song family pursue the path of education. Not only would it change the family's status, but their descendants would also not have to work hard in the grave. There would also be supreme power, which attracted countless people to follow suit.