Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 515 Flattery

August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival again.

On this day, Song Ying and his family were going home to celebrate the festival as usual. Fortunately, patients were superstitious about this kind of festival and rarely went to the clinic for treatment, so Song Ying did not have to go to the clinic.

In the early morning, while they were still eating, Song Tian's voice rang out from outside, "Sister, are you guys ready?"

Song Ying went out to open the door, "Why are you here so early? We are still eating."

When the door opened, I found that he had come in a horse-drawn carriage. He was sitting on the shaft, holding the reins of the horse proudly.

"Why did you hire a carriage?"

"Oh, my sister, you are a miracle doctor now, you are so precious. It's such a long way back, what if you get tired?"

Song Ying's mouth twitched. Why is Song Tian becoming more and more of a servile guy?

She shook her head and asked again, "Have you eaten?"

"No, I just wanted to come here for a free meal." Song Tian smiled playfully, jumped off the carriage, tied the reins to the apricot tree next to him, and then happily followed Song Ying inside.

Song Ying frowned as he watched. How could they not do things properly? This was on the main road, and they were not afraid that someone would take the horse away.

She said to Aunt Zhang next door, "Auntie, please help us watch over the carriage. We will have a meal and then come out."

"Okay, tie him up in my yard so I can keep an eye on him."

"That's not good. You're in the food business. If all these horses get pulled together, how can you continue your business?"

"It's okay, it'll just take a moment, just pull me over and shovel it."

Song Ying still felt it was inappropriate. "Just tie it up in our yard. You can just take a look at it from time to time. We'll be quick."

Seeing that she insisted, Aunt Zhang agreed.

It only took the time to eat a meal, so even if someone really took the carriage away, it wouldn't have gone far.

Besides, everyone knows that there is a miracle doctor living in Yingnuoxuan, so no one would come to her house to steal the carriage.

Song Ying and Song Tian entered the house and saw Second Aunt Song there. Song Tian was surprised and asked, "Hey, Second Aunt, you didn't go home for the festival?"

"I've been busy lately and can't take a day off."

"Then come home with us today."

Song Ying: "...Second Aunt is very busy today."

"Is that so? Then we'll come back and bring you mooncakes."

Second Aunt Song nodded. She was not used to seeing Song Tian like this. "Tianwa, how do you guys in the yamen usually get along? Why have you become so..."

She couldn't find the right words for a moment.

Song Ying filled a bowl for Song Tian and said, "Flattery."

"Ahem," Aunt Song coughed twice awkwardly.

Song Tian was not angry at all, and was still cheerful, "Being like this to those who ask for something is called flattery, and being like this to everyone is just my kind nature.

I am also an official. If my attitude is not friendly enough, my fellow villagers will say that I am rich and look down on others.

Besides, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles. When you're doing things in the government office, you should smile more."

Luo Yanxing raised his eyebrows. "It's all right to smile more, but the way you speak and act is so flattering. That's not called smiling, that's called being a bootlicker."

Song Tian's face fell.

Song Ying thought about it and offered a few words of advice: "Being too flattering means you're always putting yourself in a low position. Over time, others will look down on you. No matter who you are dealing with, be neither humble nor overbearing."

"My sister is right." Song Tian immediately smiled.

Song Ying: “…”

It's all in vain. I don't take it to heart at all.

After dinner, the three of them went to Zhuangyuanfang to buy some things before heading back to the village.

The speed of the carriage was indeed much faster than walking, and they arrived at the village entrance around 9:00 am.

The old village chief waved his palm-leaf fan and looked around with empty eyes, "Whose relative is this?"

Song Tian tightened the reins, drove the horse to a stop, tilted his head and smiled: "Grandpa Village Chief, didn't you recognize me? I, Song Tian!"

The old village chief looked around for a while and finally recognized Song Tian. "Hey, isn't this Song Tian? When did you learn how to drive a carriage?"

Song Tian's eyebrows danced with joy. "There's no need to learn this. I used to follow my father to drive an ox cart. Horse-drawn carriages are similar to ox carts. They're both driven, but the speed is faster."

"Oh, it's different being an official. I learn things much faster. Before, it took me years to learn all the characters, but now I can drive a carriage in no time."

Song Tian said embarrassedly, "Grandpa Village Chief, why are you exposing my shortcomings?"

"What marshmallow?"

Song Tian: “…”

Song Ying and Luo Yanxing also stuck their heads out of the window and greeted the village chief, who recognized them at a glance.

"Isn't this Song Ying and Yan Xing? They've come back to celebrate the festival."

Song Ying nodded and said loudly, "Grandpa Village Head, the sun is too strong. Don't sit under the tree. Go back quickly."

"We old people are not afraid of the sun. I'll sit for a while and then go back."

Song Tian drove the carriage into the village. The sound of the wheels attracted the attention of the villagers, and many people came out to see.

Seeing that it was Song Tian and the others, Luo Erzhu was even more surprised. He walked around the carriage twice and asked, "Brother Tian, did you buy a carriage?"

"I can't afford it, so I hired one."

At this time, Tian Hu also came over, also very curious, "Brother Tian, can we sit and walk around for a few rounds?"

Luo Erzhu also looked at Song Tian expectantly.

"We'll talk later. I'll send my sister and Sister Yanxing back first."

Luo Yanxing in the carriage winked at Song Ying and jokingly said in a low voice, "Song Tian is behaving like a filial son and grandson right now."

Song Ying didn't care much about Song Tian's behavior. After all, it was because she could bring benefits to Song Tian that Song Tian regarded her as an important sister.

There is no deep sibling relationship between the two of them. She wants to have someone of her own in the yamen to help her get things done. Between an outsider and Song Tian, she naturally chooses to support Song Tian.

As for Song Tianlaiwang, if he wants to climb up in the yamen, he needs someone to support him. It is easier to please his cousin than an outsider, that's all.

She stood up, lifted the carriage curtain, and said to Song Tian: "You take Erzhu with you, and Yanxing and I will go back."

Song Tian also wanted to show off to his friends, so he quickly jumped off the carriage and held out his hand, "Sister, slow down."

Song Ying gave him a cold look and jumped down from the side.

Luo Erzhu and the others were amazed and kept praising Song Tian as a good brother, with obvious mockery in their tone. However, Song Tian was thick-skinned now and said directly that he was far from the standard of a good brother and needed to improve in the future.

Several people drove the carriage, Song Ying and Luo Yanxing walked slowly, and when they passed the village chief's house, Mei Yue pulled them aside to talk, "Do you know, Yuan Shan is in a terrible situation."

Luo Yanxing was stunned. "No way, her brother passed the imperial examination, she should be very proud now, how could she be so miserable?"

Mei Yue had a complicated expression, "Her family arranged a marriage for her, with that stupid son of County Magistrate Chen."

Ever since Song Tian started working in the government office, the people in Xinghua Village knew more about the situation in the government office than others.

Luo Yanxing was stunned. She looked at Song Ying, "How could the Yuan family do such a thing? Does Yuan Qing know?"