After coming to the county seat, Tang Tang separated from the captain and went to the north street of the county seat alone. Behind her was a sparrow chirping a cigarette, one moment directing her north, the next telling her to hurry.

Tang Tang listened to them good-naturedly, walked to the door of the family, and knocked on the door.

Unexpectedly, it was an old gentleman who opened the door, wearing a black cardigan, a pair of Tang suit pants with wide legs and big legs, a gray hair neatly arranged, but his eyes were wide and attentive, he looked at her in surprise and asked, "Little girl, who are you looking for?" ”

"I'm looking for Uncle Rong." Tang Tang asked with a smile.

"I am." The old gentleman nodded, but became more and more puzzled about her purpose.

Tang Tang said: "Uncle Rong, that's the case, I picked up a few birds on the road. I heard that you are very fond of birds, so I sent it to you. She stepped out of the way, and behind her was a flock of chirping sparrows.

"Ahh

"Hmph, I didn't do it!" A small sparrow next to him replied angrily.

"I'm hungry, woo-woo-"

The little sparrows fell into a mess, and Uncle Rong smiled cutely. "These little guys, look at this bouncing around. Come in, I've got a few old sparrows too, and they'll get along. ”

Only then did he reassure himself to get out of the way of the door and let Tang Tang walk in. Tang Tang hurriedly beckoned, beckoning the little sparrows behind him to step into the threshold in three steps and two steps.

As soon as he entered the door, before Tang Tang could take a look at the surrounding environment, he first heard a crisp and pleasant chirp coming from all directions. When she looked up, she saw several nests of swallows under the old eaves, and several sparrows standing on the branch of an old locust tree planted in the yard.

These sparrows are fat, wide-hearted and fat, old-fashioned, and when they saw the little sparrows jumping in, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they flapped their wings enthusiastically and flew down.

"Hey, where are you all from?"

"Hey, whose doll is this, so noisy? I almost deaf my ears and eyes! ”

"Hehe, look at this little hairy head, you look a little like Ah Fu?"

Ah Fu, who was dozing off in the tree, suddenly heard his name being called, suddenly woke up from his deep sleep, and almost fell off the tree without standing still. He staggered a few times on the branch and said in annoyance, "What are you shouting?" I almost scared the hell out of my soul! ”

The old sparrows on the ground couldn't help but laugh one after another, "Hey, hey, with your weight, you can't fly!" ”

"Hahaha!" Listening to such a taunt, the little sparrows immediately laughed and laughed.

Such a scene suddenly made Ah Fu more and more angry, "You little cubs are laughing at something, there is no politeness at all!" Whose cub is it, hurry up and take it back to educate and educate well. ”

Just when it was annoyed, Tang Tang raised his head and smiled: "Uncle It, this is your nephew, I will ask you to take care of it in the future." ”

Ah Fu: "......"

It was heavily frightened and choked several times. "What? When did I have so many nephews? You can't recognize this pro! After saying that, he took several steps back and stared vigilantly at the little sparrows.

As soon as Tang Tang wanted to explain a few words, he suddenly saw the little sparrows rushing up, hugging Ah Fu with their wings and feathers and not letting go.

"Uncle, tweet!"

"What, uncle, I'm a little ball!"

"I'm so happy, I finally met my uncle, our father and mother were caught by Orion, woo woo woo-"

The noisy sound of the little sparrows immediately made Ah Fu's head bigger, and he broke free a few times, but the wings on his body were tightly surrounded by the little sparrows, and even his legs were hugged by the little sparrows, and he couldn't break free at all.

Ah Fu's hair exploded all over his body, and just as he wanted to howl out, he heard Uncle Rong walk out of the house with an enamel rice bowl and water basin, and smiled kindly: "Come on, come on, little ones come to eat!" ”

Instantaneous-

"Whoosh!"

Ah Fu ran away.

The little sparrows opened their beaks wide in shock. "Uncle, uncle, don't rob it, we have to eat it too!"

Seeing the sparrows and the whole family eating deliciously, Uncle Rong couldn't help but smile and said, "It's so happy to see them look so carefree." ”

He said it simply, but Tang Tang knew that it was not easy. In these years, it is not easy to feed oneself with little food and clothing, let alone take extra care of these small animals, which is simply a thankless task. Although Tang Tang admired it in his heart, he knew that the two were far from being close to each other.

She smiled and thanked Uncle Rong again and again, and watched the old gentleman re-close the door of the room where birds and birds were singing, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and looked up and asked, "You really don't go in?" ”

"Not going in." A gray sparrow who had come to the county seat in a carriage jumped down from the eaves and landed on her shoulder. "If his uncle had known that I was coming, he would have left him alone. So, I simply didn't show up. ”

The gray sparrow laughed a few times, and became more and more proud.

Tang Tang ignored its nonsense, grabbed the soil on the ground, wiped two handfuls of dust on his face, and walked quickly towards the small square of the county seat. There is a small grove on the edge of the square, with green trees and lush greenery, interspersed with bushes and meadows, which is suitable for some shady things.

After asking Uncle Rong just now, Tang Tang learned that this was a small market for underground trading in the county, and most of all the hidden money and grain transactions and bartering were carried out here. Along the way, she saw several farmers with baskets of eggs waiting in the woods, and three or two vigilant county residents looked around with their faces covered and asked for prices.

Among them, there is a middle-aged woman who is neatly dressed and clean, has bought several eggs in succession, and has a plum blossom watch on her wrist, obviously from a good family. Tang Tang walked to her side lightly and asked softly, "Auntie, I have a pair of calfskin leather shoes, do you need them?" ”

When the woman turned around, she was startled by her gray face, but the girl's smiling eyes were full of aura, and she couldn't help but think of the little daughter of the family. "How old?"

"37 yards. I haven't worn it a few times, and it's particularly new. Tang Tang took out the leather shoes from the baggage, and the novel and generous style immediately attracted the woman's attention, so that she couldn't help but pick them up.

The leather is soft, not damaged, the color is still beautiful, and the upper is also rubbed and shiny, which is obviously very cared for on weekdays. The woman took the shoe and compared the size in the palm of her hand, and felt that it was suitable for her little daughter, so she quietly put down the shoe again, and asked, "How did you sell it?" ”

Tang Tang smiled and said, "10 yuan, you can give food stamps." ”

With this idea, leather shoes are classified as luxury goods, and they are not something that ordinary people can consume. A good pair of leather shoes almost costs 18 or 19 yuan, which is equivalent to half a month's salary. After all, Tang Tang's shoes have been worn for a period of time, and the appropriate discount to 10 yuan can already be said to be extremely cheap.

But when the woman heard this, she shook her head and said, "It's too expensive!" ”

"It's not expensive." Tang Tang showed her the shoe's bracket and leather, and explained: "Look, these are all hand-sewn, and the workmanship is strong, so it's no problem to wear them for three or five years." What's more, this style is generous and decent, and the little girl is the most energetic to wear. ”

The woman who said these words couldn't help but be moved, remembering that her daughter had participated in the school's literary and artistic propaganda team and was about to perform on stage in the near future, and she couldn't help but want to buy some good things for her. Under Tang Tang's enthusiastic recommendation, she finally couldn't help but grit her teeth and stomped her foot, "Buy it." But I don't have that much money on me, so you'll have to go home with me and get it." ”

"Done." Tang Tang nodded and agreed.

The woman's home was not far away, in the center of the county, two or three alleys. Tang Tang waited quietly in the courtyard, watching the woman take her shoes in and show them to her daughter, and the house suddenly burst into laughter of surprise.

"Oops, these shoes are so pretty!" The little girl changed into leather shoes, turned around a few times, and laughed loudly. Seeing that her daughter couldn't put it down and was smiling, the woman relieved herself, went into the house and found the money and food stamps and handed them to Tang Tang.

Unexpectedly, Tang Tang didn't rush to receive it, but asked, "Auntie, do you have any extra clothes at home?" ”

By the time she went out, she had changed into a coarse cloth dress, a pair of half-new thick-soled cloth shoes under her feet, and even a few more old clothes in her baggage. Tang Tang didn't care about the old and new clothes at all, many people in the village had patches on their clothes these days, and some of them were good to wear.

And the two clothes she brought from the city before, light and good-looking, but the most unworn, as soon as it was cold, she would be frozen, so Tang Tang simply changed into thick clothes.

She trotted all the way to the carriage with her baggage, and happened to see the old captain walking with two young men with eyes, so she couldn't help but smile and ran forward to greet her: "Old captain, I didn't waste time, right?" ”

"Nope." The old captain tapped on the cigarette stick, inserted it into his belt, and said, "It's getting dark, let's go, hurry up and go back to the village." ”

Tang Tang looked at the two newcomers curiously, one fat and one thin, both of them were tall and strong people, obviously there was no shortage of food at home. The two of them were each dressed in army green uniforms, smooth and clean, and they were very eye-catching, and the people around them cast envious glances one after another. In these years, it is not easy to get a military uniform to wear, and many people have no way to get it.

Not to mention, in addition to the brand-new military uniforms, the matching handbags and bedding are all complete, which makes people even more surprised how much background the two have.

When Tang Tang looked at the two people, he didn't know that after the two got into the carriage, they also looked at her. Although Tang Tang is only eighteen years old, her big eyes are extremely smart, her small nose bridge, white teeth, and pale pink lips are just right, and a loose coarse cloth shirt and pants can't hide her good figure.

The fat man Pang Yingwu immediately couldn't help but squeeze his eyebrows and whispered to the person next to him: "Look at this soil girl, the waist is the waist, the buttocks are the buttocks, this is called a water spirit!" ”

Lu Xiangyang leaned on the straw, squinted his eyes and sneered, "Fatty, take care of your mouth, don't forget how we were exiled." ”

"You know, trouble comes from the mouth!" Although he said that, it was obvious that Pang Yingwu didn't take it seriously, and took out a colorful thing and smiled at Tang Tang, "Big sister, have you ever eaten chocolate?" Imported from abroad, fragrant and sweet~ Call me a good brother, and I will give you this piece of chocolate. ”

On the side, the gray sparrow, who was hitchhiking on the return trip, couldn't help but croak: "Tsk, they're teasing you." ”

Tang Tang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smile, and whispered to the gray sparrow: "Go, spoil their majesty!" As long as you grab the chocolate, I'll feed it all to you! ”

The gray sparrow's eyes suddenly lit up, and he spread his wings and flew up.