As the sun set, the sound of carriages creaked on the muddy road in the distance. The grandfather and aunt's family gradually went away in the eyes of Lao Zhu's family, and my grandfather stood at the gate and looked at the back of the carriage. Willing to leave.
Of course, Zhu Ping'an didn't have this kind of sadness about parting. He touched his bulging pocket and smiled from ear to ear. He didn't feel panicked because he had money in his pocket.
Mrs. Chen was also staring at Zhu Pingan's pocket, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons.
Facts have proved that Jiang is still too old. The new year's money received by Zhu Pingan was still confiscated by Chen, leaving only five copper coins for Zhu Pingan. Even then, Chen told Zhu Pingan not to spend money frivolously.
Zhu Ping'an looked sadly at Mrs. Chen who was counting money under the oil lamp with a smile, "You just left me five cents, how can you spend it randomly?"
"One, two, three, four, five, six..." Mrs. Chen was counting the silver beans under the oil lamp.
"Daughter-in-law, what should I buy for you at the market tomorrow?" Father Zhu Shouyi walked in from the door and asked. Just now, my grandmother called my father over. Because there is a market in the town tomorrow, she asked my father to go to the town to buy some daily necessities such as oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, etc., and by the way, bring the two rabbit skins this time and the three rabbit skins I saved a few days ago. The skins, dried fungus, bamboo shoots, etc. were also sold together to supplement household income.
Father Zhu Shouyi had good intentions, but unexpectedly he made Mr. Chen roll his eyes.
"Oh, I'm counting, why are you causing trouble!" Mrs. Chen looked unhappy. She was interrupted by Zhu Shouyi's voice and had to count again. It would be strange to give Zhu Shouyi a good look.
So, the counting started again.
After a while, Mrs. Chen counted all the New Year's money that she had taken from Zhu Pingan's pocket. Not counting the five cents left for Zhu Pingan, there were now a total of 8 silver beans and 20 copper coins on the table.
It was almost a tael of silver. Chen happily collected all the money and put it under the pillow, hiding it again when no one was around.
"Okay, don't pout. Let your dad take you to the town for a day tomorrow." Mrs. Chen comforted Zhu Ping'an.
Although he knew it was a waste of money, his arms couldn't twist his thighs, so Zhu Pingan had no choice but to accept it.
Xiahe Village is about five miles away from the town. The town is called Kaoshan Town because it is close to the mountains.
Kaoshan Town is surrounded by mountains. There are streams on both sides of the town. The layout of the town is well organized. The trade area and the living area are vaguely separated. There are many shops on both sides of the business area, and the sound of hawking is endless.
Although it was nothing in Zhu Pingan's eyes, compared to the village, it was still prosperous and lively.
Zhu Shouyi drove an ox cart to Kaoshan Town with his two sons. In addition to the rabbit skins, fungus and other wild products that his grandmother asked him to bring, Zhu Shouyi also brought bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets and some small bamboo baskets that he had woven some time ago. He brought some daily necessities over, and Zhu Pingan also brought over a basket of honeysuckle that he had dried to see what price the drugstore in the town could give.
After entering the business area, Zhu Shouyi spent two cents to rent a ten-square-meter stall and displayed the rare rabbit skins and bamboo weavings on the car.
Next to their street stall is a snack stall shop. There is a linoleum tent set up outside the shop, and underneath there are six tables for customers to sit and eat.
In order to come early to take up space, Zhu Ping'an and the others hadn't had breakfast yet. After setting up the stall, Zhu Shouyi took his two sons to the snack bar next door to have some breakfast.
Zhu Shouyi ordered four steamed buns, two meat buns, three bowls of pimple soup, two steamed buns for one penny, one meat bun for one penny, and three bowls of pimple soup for a total of one penny for himself and his son. The total cost was five pence, and the store gave it as a gift. A plate of pickled side dishes.
Zhu Shouyi ate two steamed buns himself, while Zhu Pingan and Zhu Pingchuan each had a meat bun and a steamed bun.
"Dad, you can eat the steamed buns. One steamed bun is enough for me." Zhu Pingan reluctantly placed the meat buns in front of Zhu Shouyi.
"Me too." Zhu Ping'an is more honest and talks less.
Zhu Shouyi touched the heads of his two sons happily and shook his head, "You guys can eat. I drank too much yesterday and I don't want to eat greasy food today."
He accepted it as soon as it was good. Zhu Pingan was also very greedy for meat buns. This was the first meat buns he had seen in ancient times. The taste would definitely not disappoint him.
"Poor!"
At this time, a young and arrogant voice came over.
When Zhu Pingan heard the news, he saw a four or five-year-old little lolita not far away who was about the same age as him, expressing her contempt with her eyes.
The little lolita is wearing a Ming Dynasty children's-style skirt, tied with a ribbon, and a fringed hair ornament, which is smart, elegant and beautiful. If it weren't for what little Loli said just now, Zhu Ping'an would definitely praise the beauty of Hanfu's style and say, "It's enough for an adopted daughter!"
But it's a pity that she is a money-worshiping and uncultivated little loli who is both willful and venomous, and her good face has been ruined.
Sitting next to the little Lolita was a fat rich man with a watermelon hat on his round head and a big gold ring on his finger. He was even better dressed than his grandfather. On the table for two people were braised pork slices, a cage of meat buns, exquisite side dishes, and two bowls of wontons.
It turned out to be a wealthy landlord, no wonder!
The rich man didn't mean to criticize and educate the girl at all. Instead, he dotingly encouraged the little Loli to eat quickly.
"Shu'er, be good, ignore them, and finish your meal quickly."
The rich man has three sons. This is his only daughter. He holds her in his hand for fear of falling and holds her in his mouth for fear of melting. She is really doting on her.
You are spoiling him, but I am not.
Zhu Pingan glanced at the little loli, rolled his eyes, and said three words, "Ugly girl!"
This sentence seemed to stir up a tinderbox. The little loli quit, pouting her mouth, and her big watery eyes were filled with tears of anger. It's so abominable that this little bumpkin dared to call me an ugly girl. Only people say I'm good-looking.
"Little poor guy, who are you talking about?!" Little Lolita wanted to bite Zhu Ping'an.
Zhu Ping'an's little face showed a bit of sneer, and he curled his lips and wanted to educate this wayward little loli.
"Cough." Zhu Shouyi coughed, "Xie'er, eat."
Zhu Shouyi was an honest man and did not want to cause trouble. He also recognized that the rich man was Mr. Li from the neighboring village of Shanghe Village, so he stopped Zhu Ping'an.
"Brother, don't cause trouble." Zhu Pingchuan also persuaded him. The eldest brother's character is almost a replica of his father, and he is also honest and almost dull.
My father spoke and my brother comforted me, so I had to let go of the idea of educating the wayward little loli.
The little lolita didn't dare to say anything when she saw Zhu Ping'an, so she became proud of herself, her little mouth looked like a country bumpkin but she looked poor and short.
"Okay, Shu'er, hurry up and eat. It won't taste good when it's cold. After you finish eating, Daddy will take you to buy a little red horse." Rich Man Li said as he dug wontons with a spoon and fed them to little Loli.
Rich Man Li also loves the little Loli. He feeds the little Loli first and then he eats.
The little Loli opened her eyes wide as she was fed one mouthful, one mouthful, and another by her landlord, the rich father.
After finally feeding the little Lolita, when the rich man Li was about to eat, the little Lolita made a fuss about eating candied haws on a stick, but the rich man Li was reluctant to refuse and ran off to buy candied haws on a stick.
Then, I saw the little Loli pick up the chili sauce, one spoon at a time, and put chili pepper into Rich Man Li's bowl of wontons. She kept muttering in her mouth: "I'll let you feed it. I'll let you feed it. If you can't eat anymore, I'll feed you." , it will kill you... it will kill you..."
Zhu Ping'an gave the little Loli another label. ;
