Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 489 Thoughts

Humph, she is not Song Ying, who was born in the countryside and has never seen the world. She has obviously made a lot of money, but she is still coaxed into being overjoyed by a plain silver hairpin.

Soon, the boat on the opposite side passed by, and the surroundings became dark again, and the expressions of the two people could no longer be seen clearly.

But now, she knew it without even looking.

Shen Wanyun lowered the curtain quietly without disturbing the two people opposite. When she went out, she stopped Shen Wanyi who also wanted to open the window to get some fresh air.

It’s better to leave this poor boy to Song Ying. She would be ashamed to have him as her brother-in-law.

The literary gathering lasted until very late, and it was already the end of the hour of Hai when Song Ying and her friends returned home.

After Luo Yanxing settled the sisters Meiyue and Nanxing, he returned to the room and saw Song Ying still sitting in front of the dressing table, fiddling with a hairpin on her hair.

She was very surprised: "Why aren't you sleeping yet? How can you see clearly in the mirror at night? And, aren't you afraid of encountering ghosts?"

"Let's go to bed soon. Meiyue and the others are asleep?" Song Ying put down the hairpin and stood up. She was about to turn around, but after thinking for a moment, she picked up the hairpin again and walked towards her bed.

Luo Yanxing naturally saw this action and she sighed, "Love is really powerful. It makes you feel proud again."

When they first started making money, they were indeed particularly vain for a while, keen on buying all kinds of beautiful clothes and jewelry and dressing themselves up carefully.

But as they became richer, beautiful clothes and jewelry became the norm, and they became less vain.

I will still buy it, but I won’t think about dressing up so late at night.

Suddenly, she realized something was wrong. "That's not right. Qixi Festival is over, and tomorrow is just an ordinary day. You won't be able to see Yuan Qing, so why are you so keen on dressing up?"

"This hairpin was given to me by Yuan Qing." Song Ying touched the tip of her nose guiltily. She never knew how to tell Luo Yanxing about their daily morning meeting, so she simply never told him.

"Which hairpin?" Living in the same room and sharing the same dressing table, Luo Yanxing believed that he knew very well what accessories Song Ying had and where they came from.

Hearing this, he was surprised at first, but soon realized what was happening and asked in surprise, "It was delivered tonight? When did it happen? How come I didn't know about it?"

We've been together all night, didn't you see?

"If you've noticed it, how could others not notice it? Then how can we send it?"

Luo Yanxing: "...I'm not that careless, am I?"

Song Ying touched the tip of his nose and said nothing. They had lived in the same room together for more than three years, but he hadn't noticed what happened to her in the morning. How could this not be considered careless?

Luo Yanxing didn't want to dwell on this. She walked over and sat down beside Song Ying's bed. "Show me what it is. Tsk, you look so useless! It's just a plain silver hairpin. You have a ton of them, even more exquisite ones. Do you really want it so much?"

Song Ying snatched the hairpin back from her hand and treasured it dearly: "This one is different. Look at the pattern on it, a green plum. Have you ever seen a hairpin with a pattern like this? This one was painted by Yuan Qing and specially made by a silversmith."

Luo Yanxing thought about it and realized that she had indeed never seen a hairpin with a green plum pattern, but no matter how she looked at it, she didn't think this plain silver hairpin was that beautiful.

"Merchants are driven by profit. If the green plum pattern is beautiful and popular, they will definitely ask craftsmen to carve more of it. If it sells poorly, it only means that not many people like it."

Song Ying sighed, "My main concern is whether the pattern is popular or not. The main point is that this was specially drawn by Yuan Qing. He was so pressed for time during the college entrance examination, yet he was willing to spare the time to draw the pattern for the hairpin. This is a very precious thought."

After a pause, she continued, "Besides, green plums have a good meaning and are rarely used on the market. Perhaps the patterns drawn by those people are not good-looking. Mine is different. They are round and cute, and very beautiful."

"What good meaning does a green plum have? Does it quench thirst?"

Song Ying lowered her eyes, her fingertips gently brushing the plum blossoms on the hairpin. A thin layer of crimson appeared on her cheeks, like clouds dyed by the sunset. "Childhood sweethearts, two little kids with no secrets."

Luo Yanxing frowned, thinking of Wanchuan's coaxing of his niece, and felt disgusted. But looking at Song Ying's happy and sweet expression, thinking about her affection and experience with Yuan Qing, he felt that it was really beautiful.

In just a moment, she thought it through. What disgusted her was not her childhood sweetheart, but Wanchuan's disgusting behavior. He and Juan'er were never childhood sweethearts. That was just a way for him to seduce girls.

Although she thought all this through, she still couldn't understand why Song Ying was so happy about a plain silver hairpin, when she obviously had a more beautiful and exquisite hairpin.

"No matter how good the meaning is, it's just a plain silver hairpin. Go to bed early and stop gesturing."

As he said that, he stood up and went back to his bed, threw back the quilt and sat down, "I'm going to blow out the lights."

Song Ying stuffed the hairpin under her pillow and went to bed. "The plain silver hairpin is not expensive, but for Yuan Qing, it is the best within her ability.

He is willing to take time out of his tight schedule to draw patterns, and he does it to the best of his ability, which is very thoughtful.

Besides, we used to think that Yuan Qing was better than other boys in the village, wasn't it because even though the Yuan family was so poor, he would use the money he earned from copying books to buy Yuan Shan the things she liked.

The same thing goes for this hairpin. He didn't refuse to give it to me because he was busy with his studies or was short of money, nor did he give it to me perfunctorily. That's enough."

When this was mentioned, Luo Yanxing immediately understood. They all envied Yuan Shan before, and even after they could make money to buy the things they liked, they still envied her.

It’s not because of the headbands and snacks Yuan Shan got, but because I envy her for having a brother who treats her well.

Similarly, the plain silver hairpin is not valuable, but it is Yuan Qing's kindness to Song Ying.

She was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I envy you too."

"What?" These incoherent words made Song Ying a little confused.

"I envy you for having such a good lover."

Song Ying's mouth stretched to the back of her ears. Worried that she would laugh out loud, she hugged the quilt and rolled inside. However, she didn't pay attention and rolled over, hitting her head on the inside of the bed frame, causing her to cry out in pain.

Luo Yanxing was feeling quite disappointed, but he suddenly became happy after hearing the noise. "It's late at night, you better be careful. If you knock the bed apart, you'll be sleeping on the floor tonight."

"I won't sleep on the floor. I'll squeeze you. No, I'm not a cow. How can I have that much strength to break the bed apart..."

The two of them played for a long time before they fell asleep. Their dreams were all sweet. No, it should be said that Song Ying's days were sweet throughout July.

The sweet days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the second day of August, the day before the college entrance examination.

All the candidates who needed to take the exam in Shunqing Prefecture arrived there one day in advance. With his good friend Shen Jing around, Yuan Qing naturally didn't need to stay in an inn when he went to Shunqing Prefecture.

The examination was held in the Imperial Academy in the city, right next to the government office. Living in the government office couldn’t be more convenient.