Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 387 Homecoming Day

The purchases for the servants in the Marquis' Mansion have always been done by the housekeeper, except for this wet nurse. She was found by Old Madam Su from outside. She was the daughter-in-law of a former neighbor, and she knew her well. That's why Old Madam Su was confident in letting her raise her grandson. Therefore, if the wet nurse was dismissed, Old Madam Su had to be notified.

After hearing this, Old Madam Su had a feeling that something was wrong. Why did they want to fire the wet nurse for no reason?

"Why are you firing her? Wasn't she very dedicated in taking care of the prince?"

The housekeeper said with some embarrassment: "Old Madam, I'm afraid she is too dedicated and conscientious."

Before getting married, Old Madam Su learned how to do housework from her mother and sisters-in-law, so she immediately understood the housekeeper's implication.

"In that case, then just quit. But please help me find a new wet nurse."

This means that she will no longer be involved. The housekeeper was very happy. If Old Madam Su did not interfere, then the matter would be much easier to handle. She could just fire the person. If the other party was unwilling, then it was not up to her.

When the wet nurse was informed that she didn't need to stay in the Marquis' Mansion, she was completely confused. The person who came to take her away didn't say much, but just urged her to pack her things quickly, as a servant from the Marquis' Mansion would escort her home later.

When the wet nurse heard that they were going to drive her away overnight, she immediately became unhappy and cried and made a fuss, wanting to go to Old Madam Su to demand an explanation. The housekeeper was annoyed by her and was too lazy to wait for her to clean up herself, so he directly sent someone to pack up her personal belongings and send them back to her in-laws' home.

After returning to her husband's home, the wet nurse kept crying to her mother-in-law. The mother-in-law was a soft-hearted person. Seeing her daughter-in-law being sent back in the middle of the night and crying, she thought that her daughter-in-law was really bullied in the mansion. So she went to her aunt's house before dawn the next day, wanting her to speak for her daughter-in-law and go to the marquis's mansion to ask for an explanation.

"An explanation?" The aunt was so angry that she laughed. She received news at midnight yesterday that her niece's wife from her mother's side was too opinionated and her master couldn't control her, so she was asked to find another job.

Although the aunt didn't know what had happened, she knew that the mansion was kicking people out in the middle of the night and saying such things. She didn't know whether her niece's wife had done something that the master didn't like. Therefore, she ignored her sister-in-law's request and even returned the severance pay that the housekeeper had left for her.

"Well, the housekeeper knew that you would definitely come to visit, so he left the severance pay with me, saying that if you were to ask, this is the answer."

The sister-in-law from her natal family was dumbfounded when she saw the silver. She had to say that the Marquis' Mansion was indeed a kind family. Even the severance pay was more than ten taels. She guessed that it was because her nephew's wife had taken good care of the prince before. But no matter how well you took care of her, they wouldn't want you anymore. The severance pay was also generous. Even if they wanted to reason, they had nowhere to turn.

When he got home with the money, he saw his daughter-in-law still crying. He became angry and yelled at his daughter-in-law.

"Jiaxing's wife, tell me the truth. What did you do to displease the master? Why did they not leave you any way out and insist on sending you back?"

Seeing her son's unhappy expression, the mother-in-law sneered, took out the silver in her arms and put it on the table. The power of money made the couple speechless in an instant.

"Look, this is the severance pay they gave me, eighteen taels, which is equivalent to half a year's salary for you."

This amount of money was too much, and the son, who had originally wanted to explain, became silent.

The wet nurse was also gagged by the money. She reached out to touch it, but was slapped away by her mother-in-law.

"Mom, why did you hit me?"

"What else are you doing? Tell me what you did first."

Talking about what happened yesterday, the nurse felt that she had done nothing wrong. She told everyone about her words, actions, and thoughts, but she didn't notice that even her husband was frowning and keeping silent.

Seeing her stupidity, the father-in-law couldn't help but scold her: "You stupid thing, do you think the Marquis' Mansion is your village? I asked you to do some work, but you dared to stir up the relationship between the two sisters-in-law. You, you, you really want to piss me off to death."

"He's a newlywed husband, and the master of the house hasn't said anything. You're going to calculate the family property for him. Who do you think you are? You're just a servant who works for money. Can you guess what the masters are thinking?"

The nurse seemed to have not yet reacted. She said a little aggrievedly, "The Gu couple are both fierce warriors who go to the battlefield to kill enemies. How can they watch such a huge family business fall into the hands of a little boy? If it were me, everything would be fine if we didn't have children. What if they give birth to a man in the future? I am preparing for a rainy day."

"You are still preparing for a rainy day! I see you are just worrying about nothing." The wet nurse's husband no longer stood on her side. How come he didn't know that his wife was so narrow-minded before.

"That's enough. Stop arguing, Jiaxing's wife. This is a lesson for you. When you are away from home, you should know what you should and shouldn't care about. You should not try to figure out what your master is thinking. The severance pay will be confiscated. Don't look for a job during this period. Just stay at home and take care of the children."

Just as the wet nurse was about to ask why her money was confiscated, she was dragged back into the house by her husband. He planned to teach this stupid woman a lesson and make her understand what propriety meant.

Song Chunlin was not aware that the Marquis' Mansion had dealt with a wet nurse, and he didn't care at all. The next day, when he found that the nagging wet nurse was missing, he just smiled and didn't ask any questions.

Su Fuqing naturally had no intention of telling him about these trivial matters, because today was the day they would return to their parents' home. The family got up early, and Su Fuqing watched the servants pack the return gifts to be taken back to the Song family. He did not breathe a sigh of relief until all the boxes were loaded onto the carriage.

Song Chunlin was shocked: "Sister-in-law, do you really need so many things?"

Su Fuqing said apologetically: "Time is tight, these are still missing."

Song Chunlin said that these were really a lot, five carriages in total, full to the brim, like moving house.

Su Fuqing held Song Chunlin's hand and said, "I'm sorry to have let you go back alone."

Song Chunlin shook his head: "No, he didn't mean to stay away from home. The emperor has issued an edict. If I hadn't been going back home today, I would have gone in."

Su Fuqing couldn't help but complain: "What's going on? It's so mysterious. Is it related to the border again?"

Song Chunlin thought, that was indeed possible, but he didn't say it out loud.

Song Chunlin set out early in the morning. The carriage was carrying so many things that it was past noon and almost afternoon when they arrived in the town. Song Dazhuang had been waiting at the intersection for a long time. When he saw that Song Chunlin came back alone, his face immediately fell.

"Why are you the only one here? Where's Gu Fengyue? Don't you cherish her enough now that you've married her?"

Song Chunlin hugged his father's arm and tried to get away with it by acting like a spoiled child: "Dad, let's go home first, I'll tell you when we get home."

Song Dazhuang had a sullen face, but considering that the Gu family had given quite a lot of gifts, he reluctantly accepted Song Chunlin's coquetry.

When Song Chunlin returned home, the Song family members looked unhappy when they saw that he came back alone.

Grandpa Song snorted coldly and glared at the servants in the mansion with a stern face. The servants' palms were sweating because they were afraid that the old man would hit them with a cane.

Song Chunlin quickly walked over to stroke his grandfather's fur: "Grandpa, don't be angry, don't be angry, Gu Fengyue had serious things to do, so she didn't come with you."

Grandpa Song reluctantly accepted this reason, but still wanted to get to the bottom of it. What was the important matter that could make him give up such a big thing as accompanying his husband back home.

"It's a big deal, Grandpa. Before dawn today, the palace sent a message that my eldest brother and Gu Fengyue were to go to the palace to meet the emperor. Not only them, but many important officials of the court also went to the palace. This matter is probably much bigger than we imagined."

When they heard their grandson say that his grandson-in-law did not follow Song Chunlin back home because the emperor summoned him, everyone's faces looked better.

Grandpa Song stroked his beard and said, "Since this is a national event, he should go. But he is so wronged. My dear grandson feels so wronged."

Song Chunlin shook his head frantically: "I'm not wronged, Grandpa, he didn't mean to not accompany me, and besides, why should I feel wronged for going back to my own home?"

Grandpa Song observed his grandson carefully, and seeing that he really didn't seem to mind the matter, he stopped worrying about it, and happily took him to sit down and chat, asking him if he was used to living in the Marquis' Mansion.

Song Chunsheng, who was standing by, couldn't help but cover his face and laugh. He said as he laughed, "How could he not be used to it? They lived in the two families alternately before they got married. No matter who is not used to it, he will not be used to it."

Song Chunlin was speechless. What nonsense was his brother talking about?

Zhou Ningdu quietly pinched the soft flesh on Song Chunsheng's waist, signaling him to stop and not keep exposing his brother's past.

Song Qin came in with a bowl of glutinous rice balls: "Come and eat glutinous rice balls. Eating glutinous rice balls will make you happy and reunited. This is for you and Fengyue. Eat it all together."

Song Chunlin was very hungry. He ate up both bowls of dumplings, but still felt a little unsatisfied.

Song Qinshi looked at it and laughed: "You must be pregnant, you eat so much."

Song Chunlin denied it three times: "I am not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

Song Qin thought so too, how could it be so fast? He just returned home, so she asked him if he would stay the night at home. Song Chunlin thought about it and didn't know whether Gu Fengyue had returned home at this time. After thinking for a long time, he decided to stay at home for one night before going back. He was not afraid of traveling, but he didn't want to ride in a carriage.

After confirming that they would stay overnight, Song Chunlin arranged for the servants who came with him from the Marquis' Mansion to go to the workshop first after unloading the things, and return home as soon as possible after dinner.

The servants looked at each other, and a brave one asked Song Chunlin if he needed them to pick him up tomorrow.

Song Chunlin said no, he could walk by himself and he would rather walk by himself.

Upon learning that they didn't need to pick up Song Chunlin, the servants went to the workshop next door to eat. After eating, they hurried back to the capital, hoping to get in before the city gates closed.

Song Chunlin returned to the room he had been away from for two days. The furnishings in the room had not changed, but when he lay on his bed again, he always felt that something seemed different.

After rolling around on his bed for a few times, Song Chunlin had to get up again. He first checked with his mental power and found that Gu Fengyue had not returned home yet, so he lay back on the bed and tried to fall asleep, then sadly discovered that he had failed.

Unable to sleep, he could only resign himself to his fate, close his eyes, enter the space, and start a night of work.

Dabao looked at Song Chunlin who was working hard right after he came in, and couldn't help but sighed: "How strange! I thought you wouldn't come in to look for work after you had a man."

Song Chunlin glared at him: "You are too long-winded."

"OK!" After receiving Song Chunlin's glare, Dabao very tactfully made a zipper motion to his mouth. He learned this from TV dramas and put it into practice right away, hehe.

Song Chunlin ignored his antics and started working in the fields. In one night, he not only harvested the rice that had been growing for several days, but also picked the fruits from the trees. After picking the fruits, he ran to the strawberry field and picked more than a dozen baskets of large strawberries.

Seeing how diligent he was, even Dabao was speechless. He just watched him work without saying a word, and thought, is marriage so scary?

After a night full of energy, Song Chunlin unexpectedly felt tired for the first time in a long time. He left the space, reached out to wipe off the non-existent sweat, washed himself, and walked out of the room after he was completely sober.

It was just dawn at this time. The Song family were all hardworking. Except for a few children who were still sleeping, all the adults were up. Rural people would get busy with all kinds of things as soon as they got up early in the morning. The Song family was now considered a wealthy family, but they had never hired servants. They had always been self-reliant, including the children.

Zhou Ning was boiling water in the kitchen and cooking pig food. When he saw Song Chunlin got up, he was a little puzzled.

"Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer? Weren't you too tired from the car ride yesterday?"

Song Chunlin squeezed next to Zhou Ning and chuckled.

"No matter how tired I am, I can just take a good sleep. As long as I am not allowed to ride in a carriage, I can stay energetic all the time."

Zhou Ning found it a little funny. How could an adult like him not ride in a carriage?

"You have to get over this problem sooner or later. Now you've married into a wealthy family. Don't wealthy families travel in carriages? What can you do if you're always carsick?"

Song Chunlin stopped talking immediately. After a long while, he said quietly, "I don't want to take a carriage. I can ride a horse."

That's true. Zhou Ning just felt that he was worrying for nothing.

"That's right, there are sweet potatoes and corns cooking in the pot. If you're hungry, just take some out and eat them."

When he heard that there was food to eat, Song Chunlin cheered and opened the lid of the pot. He found that the sweet potatoes and corn were already cooked, and there were a few small taro next to them. This thing is not common in the north.