Chapter 1 Rush to the Market
It was a warm morning, the morning sun slowly rose from the east, and a few rays of sunlight burst out of the vast sea of clouds, and the morning glow on the horizon was like fire.
Qingbai Lane is on the east side of Jiangyang Town, only to hear a squeak, a little girl in coarse cloth clothes with a large basket in one hand, from a courtyard deep in the alley to open the door and walk out.
The little girl walked to the other end of the alley, and occasionally she could see the old grandfather and grandmother who were still quite old and had gray hair, walking slowly. They all carried a small basket in their hands, which was much smaller than the basket in the girl's hand.
The girl was much faster than them, and occasionally ran into a few neighbors who were usually familiar, and opened her mouth and screamed crisply.
"Grandpa Deng, Grandma Deng, are you going to the market too?"
"Grandma Zhang, I heard that your Xiaobao has been admitted to Qingyang Private School, and it is not far from being admitted to the top prize, Xiaoyan, I will congratulate you first!"
"Grandma Mao, I heard that your Ah Hua gave birth to a litter of puppies yesterday, can I come over to play tomorrow?"
After a few casual conversations, she continued to hurried on. The old man who was left behind by her smiled and watched her go away.
"Alas, Xiao Yan's child is not easy, her grandmother has always been sick, but she has always taken care of her."
"Who says it's not, it's really hard for an eight-year-old girl who has to do laundry, cook and take care of the elderly."
"I don't think Grandma Zhu will last long, and I don't know what Xiao Yan will do when the time comes?"
"What else can I do, that's it. I heard that Grandma Zhu's son has already given birth to a third son! ”
"How did you hear about it, didn't he go to the capital?"
"Didn't my cousin's distant nephew's niece work as a maid in the Lu family, and when she came back with something last time, she chatted by the way."
"Hey, God doesn't have long eyes. Like this, a person who doesn't serve his own mother and can even leave his own daughter behind, can still give birth to so many sons. ”
"What if you give birth to so much, the surname is not Zhu, you know, people are rich. Tsk, I can't see it, this Zhu Dalang is still quite discerning, it seems that he has long known that the Lu family is going to be developed. ”
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Although Zhu Yan was still young, his small steps were steady and fast, and he was faster than the old man behind, and he quickly arrived at his destination. But they couldn't hear what they were saying.
Even if she heard it, she didn't have anything to say, who called her a pitiful worm in the eyes of everyone. Her father left her old mother and young daughter behind and joined the Lu family. In the past three years, that person has given birth to a son a year, as if God has no eyes.
Regardless of whether others think that God has long eyes or not, anyway, Zhu Yan thinks that this God probably looks at her unpleasantly. Every time I am reincarnated, I forget to give her Meng Po soup!
Zhu Yan looked up at the sky, wanting to curse, but after thinking about it, he forgot it.
It was not early in the morning compared to the hard-working peasants, who had arrived at the southeast corner of the alley before dawn to set up what they were ready to sell.
This piece of land in Qingbai Lane is not far from the east gate of Jiangyang Town, and at first, the vendors who came in from the east put down their goods in order to rest, and a few people came up to buy some needles and threads. The street vendors passing by also did the same, so this area gradually became an area for trading small things and vegetables in the east of Jiangyang Town. When the government learned of this, it simply set aside a special area, which clearly stipulated that stalls could be set up here on the third, sixth and ninth days of every ten years, and that the elders of the town would bring the officials to maintain order during the assembly.
Jiangyang Town Committee is not a prosperous town, it belongs to Matou County, Jiangli County, Liangzhou, Great Xia Dynasty, Jiangli County is not a lot of individuals, and there are more than two million people under its jurisdiction. It has only been 50 years since the last great famine, and many people have moved to Koto County with their families. The economy and people's livelihood have not improved much over the years.
This county lord is also attentive enough, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the situation in Matou Town is a little better than in previous years. Just this point also makes many people like the county lord very much.
Because there are many people coming and going in Qingbai Lane, the people in the government took the lead, and everyone raised funds and contributed to pave the ground with neat cyan square stones. It's not like many years ago, when you go out and walk around a few times, your feet are covered with dust.
Zhu Yan didn't talk to others anymore, because the closer she got to the northeast corner, the more people there were, and she had to protect the basket in her hand from being knocked over.
But even just looking at this familiar scene, the fluffy cloth shoes stepped on the bluestone slab, and a wave of excitement surged into her heart.
Zhu Yan lived to be seventy years old in her previous life, and it was already very difficult in ancient times, she had everything she should have, she felt that she had no regrets, and now when she saw these scenery again, she found that she still missed this period of comfort with Grandma Zhu and the villagers.
This is where the ancestors of the Zhu family have been struggling, and it is with their efforts that they have a small family in Qingbai Lane today.
Zhu Yan decided at this moment that he would no longer be like in his previous life, diligently trying to leave here.
The outside world is certainly prosperous and beautiful, but Zhu Yan has already tasted it, and it is enough.
She is not Zhu Yan who has just crossed over, she is used to the prosperity of the present world, and she also wants to appreciate the style of the Great Xia Dynasty, so she went to the capital when her cheap father sent someone to pick her up. The unlucky Lu Dalang also didn't know what was going on at the time, and after Grandma Zhu's death, he was moved by the man who seemed to be kind, thinking that he was very guilty for not supporting his mother, and now he can only be worthy of his mother by raising Zhu Yan well.
Worthy of a yarn!
It's a tragedy to go to the capital!
Zhu Yan thought of that cheap father, and hated it so much. She didn't have the memory of Zhu Yan before she was eight years old, and she didn't know the hardships she had endured before, but it was also because she was still a high school student in her first life, and she didn't have enough experience with society and people, so she was so gullible about people.
It has been three months since she was reborn and returned, and in these three months, she has rarely remembered the things of the first and second lives, and cherished the present more often.
Grandma Zhu's time limit has indeed arrived, and Zhu Yan can only try her best to make her grandmother more comfortable.
Finally found an open space, Zhu Yan put down the basket she was holding, the basket was covered with a layer of cloth, she lifted the cloth, and a fragrance gradually spread. The people around smelled the smell and gradually gathered around.
Zhu Yan shouted: "Twist twist flower, only four cents a piece." ”
This is the twist made by Zhu Yan at home, Jiangyang Town is not economically developed, so there are no exquisite pastries, and children can only eat a few small snacks during the New Year's Festival. When Zhu Yan was in his second life, he was not familiar with the land, he didn't know how to cook, and he didn't have any means of making a living, so he relied on Grandma Zhu's savings. This is also the reason why Zhu Yan had no choice but to go with Zhu Dalang later. If you don't go with him, it's a problem to even eat.
But cooking is not a problem for Zhu Yan now, the beginning of the previous life was so miserable, I almost went to be a child daughter-in-law, not struggling out of a Yangguan avenue, and finally married a wife, both children and daughters, and the husband and wife were harmonious. As for the concubine? What's that, the money is all on her!
Although Zhu Yan is a high school student and a rice worm, compared to the native Daxia girl, her vision is a little broader after all. It's okay to have a man who is quite pleasing to the eye for a lifetime, Zhu Yan feels that he can fight from the daughter of an ex-wife who has become a son-in-law's son to a wife, although it is not as popular as Mary Sue, but it can also be called a successful counterattack.
Zhu Yan is very good at one point, and never complains. In the torrent of years, a person's ability is limited, and she will not really regard herself as a heroine. Self-righteous people tended to die faster in ancient times.
Since she has this fate, she has become Grandma Zhu's granddaughter again, and she naturally has to take on this responsibility and take good care of Grandma. The top priority is to earn some money to subsidize the family, and it is best to cook a few good dishes so that grandma can eat nutritious.
It's a pity that they have been reworked twice, and Zhu Yan's business skills are still not high.
As for the doctor, Zhu Yan has already looked for it, there are not many doctors in the town, and after seeing them one by one, they all shook their heads and sighed, only saying that it is good to be able to lie down well now.
It's like this when you're old, think about Grandma Zhu, who is also in her sixties, in this ancient time when she generally didn't live long, especially when she was young, she suffered a little, and it was not easy to survive until now. Since the end of her life, Zhu Yan has finally been able to look down on death, she knows that the only thing her grandmother can't let go of is her, she can only try to reassure her grandmother.
However, thinking of the road ahead, Zhu Yan was still a little stunned, now at her age, it is not appropriate for her to go anywhere alone, but she doesn't want to repeat the road of the previous life.
"Bring me a twist flower."
The customer's voice pulled her thoughts back, and she took the money and handed a twist flower to the person in front of her.
It's useless to think about this now, so let's go back and take care of grandma when it's sold out early. Thinking that her grandmother was still alone in the bed at home, Zhu Yan shouted even harder.
She has come here to sell twist flowers several times, and she lives in Qingbai Lane, most of the residents in the alley know her, and they also know her condition.
The people of Qingbai Lane are not particularly wealthy, they can only be regarded as self-sufficient, and the real rich people will not come to this market, and the only thing they can help this little girl is to buy some of her things.
This is also to see that Zhu Yan has not been as playful as before in the past few months, and Grandma Zhu has been taking care of her after she got sick, which is not easy for an eight-year-old girl. It's not a big deal to buy one, at least the children are muttering about the deliciousness, so it's good to make the children happy, killing two birds with one stone.
With the help of the villagers, the twist flowers are not expensive, and they are sold out in an hour. In fact, if you go to a more prosperous place in the center of the town to sell, it may be a little more expensive, but it will be far away from home, and you can't go back to take care of your grandma soon. And the twist is not a delicate job, the cooking skills are okay, and I will do it after eating a few times, and it is not interesting to sell it there.
After selling the twist flowers, Zhu Yan got some leftover leaves from some uncles and aunts who sold vegetables, and when he passed by the butcher shop of Hu Butcher's house, he bought a little pig and went back to cook soup and drink.
That's right, as a person who has crossed over and been reborn, it seems incredible that Zhu Yan still has such a bad life. But even if she had memories of her past life, she couldn't turn it into gold and silver treasures.
What's more, there is an old man to take care of at home, and Zhu Yan can't leave her alone to start a business.
This sad ancient life! I just want to die quietly, okay, at least let me have a bowl of Meng Po soup, right? Zhu Yan's heart was broken.