These brainless words made Xu Xiangwan's heart tighten, and his eyelids jumped: "Why go to the town to eat fragrantly?" Shiro, be clear. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

After all, Chen Shilang is only five years old, and he is the baby bump in the family, and he was raised to be a tiger's head, scratching his shaved gourd-shaped head and thinking for a while before saying: "My cousin said that he was going to the town's house outside the house, just like the little flower in their village." There aren't a lot of delicious food! ”

Although Xu Qiuyi is cowardly, she is not stupid, and immediately frowned and asked the key: "Which village is your cousin from?" ”

"It's Guojia Village next door!" Chen Shilang said without thinking about it.

This sentence suddenly changed the color of the sisters.

Xu Xiangwan finally understood what kind of medicine Xu Zhili was selling in the gourd.

It's just that I didn't expect Xu Zhili to be so black-hearted, and Old Man Xu would agree.

Xu Qiuyi's face was pale and her expression was a little flustered, but she quickly calmed down, she was an older sister, and now the Zhang family is not good, and she needs to protect her younger brothers and sisters.

"Later, don't be afraid, when my mother wakes up, it will be fine." Xu Qiuyi's voice trembled a little, but her strong composure made Xu Xiangwan calm down.

"Shiro, can you believe what your cousin said? It can't be your cousin deliberately lying to you, right? Xu Xiangwan said deliberately.

Chen Shilang thought about it seriously, and then shook his head affirmatively: "No, my cousin is an apprentice in the Chunfeng Restaurant in the town, and he is well informed." And my cousin never lied to me. ”

"Did you tell anyone else?" Xu Qiuyi asked again.

"Not yet, my uncle came to help my family harvest rice, and my cousin was also outside to help, and he only told me when he came back for dinner at noon, and I haven't had time to tell anyone about it!" Chen Shilang shook his head like a rattle.

Xu Xiangwan thought about it for a while, and immediately said: "Shiro, this is big news, if you tell the big guy about this, everyone will be willing to listen to you." ”

When Chen Shilang heard this, he suddenly became energetic: "No, the last time the matter of Xiaohua in the next village was said by the big head, and the big guy listened to him." ”

Children like to be the boss, especially boys, as if the more things they know, the more capable they are, and they have the confidence to give orders to other children.

After speaking, Chen Shilang pulled Xiao Jiu out in a hurry.

"Shiro, you have to take care of Xiao Jiu." Xu Qiuyi hurriedly shouted towards the door, and I don't know if Chen Shilang heard it.

Thinking of Old Man Xu's expression just now and Xu Zhili's meaningful gaze, Xu Xiangwan felt that it was very likely that this matter was true.

Although Xu Xiangwan was very uncomfortable, he had to find a way to save himself.

"Sister, the most important thing now is to take good care of our mother, our mother can naturally make decisions for me when she wakes up, and you don't have to think about anything else." Xu Xiangwan was also very uncertain in his heart.

Now that my father has no news outside, my mother is sick in bed and unconscious, and the rest of the second room are children, and the only ones who can decide their fate are Mr. Xu and Cui's.

Xu Zhili had already encouraged Old Man Xu to agree, and the Cui family didn't need anyone to agitate at all, and it was estimated that if he could call the shots, he would have sold Xu Xiangwan's sister a long time ago.

Except for the Zhang family, it seems that no one can make decisions for Xu Xiangwan.

Xu Xiangwan had a moment of despair.

"Sister, you take care of my mother in a while, and I'll go to the town to have a look. Today, I should be able to buy something for my mother to replenish her body. Xu Xiangwan was angry and sad, but there was an obsession in her heart, which made her endure it without shedding tears.

There is a market in Guojia Town every two days, and the people around Guojia Town call this day a market, and go to the market is called a market.

Afraid that something would happen to Xu Xiangwan, Xu Qiuyi frowned and said, "Later, you still stay and take care of your mother, and I'll go to the town to find out the news." ”

Xu Qiuyi was really scared in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it in front of Xu Xiangwan, but her face was very ugly.

Xu Xiangwan thought about it and felt that it was more appropriate to go by himself, so he said: "Sister, you usually don't go to the town much, and you are not familiar with the streets. What's more, our grandma will definitely have to find something for you to do in the afternoon, if you are not there, it will definitely be another good scold when you come back in the evening, or I will go. ”

"It's okay, then you can be more careful on the road, and stay away when you meet strangers." Although Xu Qiuyi is not very old, she has done more things in the Xu family than the Zheng family and the Liang family, and the Cui family generally does not let her go out.

Xu Qiuyi instructed two more words, and Xu Xiangwan took out ten copper coins and put them close to him and went out.

Outside the house is a gravel path with a row of mulberry trees planted on one side of the path, which have already been picked by the village children.

The Xu family lives in the east of the village, and if you want to go to Guojia Town, you must go to the official road in the west of the village.

The adults in the village were busy harvesting rice in the fields, and they all greeted Xu Xiangwan warmly when they saw him walking alone on the official road.

The paddy field of the Xu family is next to the official road, and Xu Xiangwan has to pass through his own field to go to the official road.

Far away, Gorou saw Xu Xiangwan.

"Evening, what are you doing in the field?" The water in the rice field had dried up, but it was still a little muddy, and Gorou stepped on the ground barefoot, wrapped in mud, and his face was stained with a large piece, and the right side of his face was cut by a long, thin cut from a rice leaf.

Ten-year-old Goro is also a head taller than rice, and this is because this year's rice is not growing well and is shorter than in previous years.

Xu Xiangwan quickened his pace and came to Gorou, looking at him holding a sickle in his right hand and a handful of rice in his left hand, his mouth was a little astringent: "Brother, how long has it been, and you have cut such a large piece?" ”

Gorou had been out for almost a quarter of an hour, and he had already cut a field, even more than Xu Zhibao and Xu Erlang.

"I'm just a laborer in our second room, I do more things, and everyone will have less gossip." Gorou smiled and said nonchalantly, "What are you doing here?" The village is still harvesting, and Gu Juren hasn't spoken yet, and it's not time to pick up the ears of rice yet! ”

Xu Xiangwan looked around and felt that what Chen Shilang said was not suitable for Wulang here, so he said, "It's night, I'll go to the Yellow Butcher in the town to see if I can buy cheap meat and bones." ”

When Gorou thought of Zhang, he didn't doubt him, but he just gave a few words, and then buried his head again.

Xu Xiangwan then said hello to Old Man Xu and the others, and then jumped to Guojia Town.

The children of the Zhuang family are not as expensive as those in the city, and the children of six or seven years old have already begun to become apprentices, and some of them can even help the adults to sell vegetables in the town alone.

For the people around Guojia Town, even if they see a child of Xu Xiangwan's size going to the town alone, they won't feel strange.

Xu Xiangwan of Guojiazhen has been there a lot, and he is already very familiar with this official road.

trotted all the way, but it took more than half an hour to reach Guojia Town.

Because it is the busy season of farming, and it is sunset, there are only a few people in the town, and the vegetable sellers in the west market have already closed their stalls.

The Yellow Butcher is in the westernmost part of Shiqiao Street in the West Market, while the Chunfeng Restaurant is at the intersection of the East Market and the West Market, at the intersection of the East Market and the West Market.

Worried that the farm would be busy and the stall would be closed early, Xu Xiangwan decided to go to the butcher's meat stall first to see if he could pick up some cheap.

Sure enough, when Xu Xiang arrived late, the Yellow Butcher was already cleaning up the stall.

"Uncle Huang, wait." Xu Xiangwan hurriedly called out to the Yellow Butcher, and took three steps and two steps to the front of the stall.

Huang Butcher saw that it was a little girl who shouted to him, but he was not angry, slowed down the movements in his hands, and said heartily: "The little girl is here to buy meat?" ”

Xu Xiangwan shook his head and said, "I want to buy meat and bones." ”

Huang Butcher saw that Xu Xiangwan was wearing a water-red linen coat that had been washed white with several patches, and there were shallow palm prints on his face, but there was no discoloration under his eyes, but he said happily: "The little girl was shouted by her family, right?" It's just a coincidence, I just have two big bones left, but the meat is a little less, and if you want to eat meat bones, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until the day after tomorrow. ”

Guojia Town meets every two days, Baishi Town in the west is every single day, and the Yellow Butcher is generally in Guojia Town on two days, and Baishi Town is in Baishi Town on a single day.

Xu Xiangwan laughed happily: "Thank you, uncle, I want big bones, it's okay without meat, I'll take it back and stew soup for my mother to drink." ”

"Yo, the little girl is very filial!" Huang Butcher is sleek, any character of three religions and nine streams can talk, even in the face of a little girl like Xu Xiangwan, he can speak with relish, "This year's harvest is not good, there are fewer people buying meat, but there are more people buying bones." Fortunately, the aunt of Guojia Village didn't want these two big bones just now, otherwise these two big bones would have been added, and you would have to run for nothing today. ”

Xu Xiangwan listened on the sidelines, just laughing and occasionally catching up with a sentence or two.

As long as someone listens, the yellow butcher can keep talking, and after talking for a long time, he said, "Where is the little girl?" It looks a little familiar, it's near our Guojia Town, right? ”

Huang Butcher's reputation has always been good near Guojia Town, and Xu Xiangwan was not afraid that he would harm himself, so he replied honestly: "No, it's from Xujia Village in the east, and I often come to the scene with my family." ”

"Xujia Village!" Huang Butcher shook his head and sighed while taking out two big bones from the big box behind him, "This year's year is not good, there have been two cases of selling women in Guojia Town." ”

Xu Xiangwan's heart moved, and he raised a big smile: "Uncle Huang, what are the two cases of selling girls?" ”

"Children's families, you don't understand what you say." Huang Butcher's words about selling women were also said by the scholars in the town, although he didn't know the specific meaning, but he could probably guess some, so he took it to Xu Xiangwan and sold it.

"Uncle Huang, just talk about it! It's interesting to listen to your chat, uncle. Xu Xiangwan's eyes widened, and he deliberately showed that he was very interested.

The most impatient thing for people who like to talk is that no one listens, and now there is an audience who likes to listen to themselves, even if they are still young, Huang Butcher is willing to talk about it.

"Do you really want to hear it?" Huang Butcher was talking about Xingtou, obviously he didn't want to stop like this, seeing that Xu Xiangwan nodded very facefully, he suddenly showed a neat but slightly yellowed tooth, "Then I'll talk about it." ”

Huang Butcher talked about the Du family selling his daughter in Guojia Village from Zhao Yuanwai in Guojia Town, and then talked about the recent news about the sale of daughters in Xujia Village, and he said it vividly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"Alas, we haven't sold our children or daughters for several generations, but I didn't expect there to be two cases this year. The atmosphere has changed, and people's hearts are not ancient! Huang Butcher finally sighed with a summary of emotion.