Li Zhu asked strangely: "Auntie, is something wrong with Brother Quan and Brother Mu?" You're in such a hurry to get to town. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Aunt Sun said: "I heard that this conscription is to build an embankment, a family, if there is no division of the family is fifty taels of silver, the division of the family is thirty taels per person, your two brothers divided the family, it is sixty taels of silver, in previous years it was fifty taels, I am afraid that they are not prepared enough, ready to send some to them." Zhu, you don't have to go, your talent is here, right? ”

Li Zhu smiled: "Yes, uncle." ”

Aunt Sun asked worriedly, "How did your eldest brother decide?" To go or not to go? Don't go, for the sake of the dozens of taels of silver, don't put your life in, if it happens to be a big flood, this is a fateful messenger. ”

Li Zhu nodded, and told the eldest brother's family's decision, Aunt Sun nodded, and said embarrassedly: "This, Yinzi, now your eldest aunt, I don't know the situation of your two brothers, I don't know the situation of your two brothers, I don't know the bottom of my heart, or now everyone goes to the town together, if it's not enough ninety taels, you see, can you borrow some from your father-in-law's family?" The matter of human life can help as much as possible. ”

After hearing this, Li Zhu looked at the Deng family, and the Deng family responded: "This is a serious matter. Hamahama, Dad has something to do in town today, and we'll go catch butterflies tomorrow. Although Binbin was disappointed in his heart, this was a serious matter, and he didn't want Deng to say that he was ignorant, so he could only nod expressionlessly. Hamahama found that he was becoming more and more integrated into the role of a child, and his previous mood was invisible, and the mask he wore was lost.

Deng looked at Li Hai's brother again, Li Hai saw that Binbin had nodded, so he nodded, Li Tao and Li Bo pouted, but seeing that Binbin did not complain, he didn't want to lose his brother's name, so he nodded reluctantly. After reading it, Deng Shi said happily: "You can bring the steamed buns on this car and eat them on the road." If you don't need this goat's milk, I'll take it back to the house. Zhu, you bring some silver, our family doesn't need to pay the silver this time, we have to do our best. Li Zhu nodded after hearing this, and Aunt Sun hurriedly went home to clean up, turned around and left. Li Zhu pushed the children home, brought the goat's milk into the house, took the remaining ten taels of silver after returning the ten taels of silver from the uncle's family, and prepared to go out.

Hamahama nodded after seeing it, his father took ten taels of silver, and there were still five or six taels left in the house, and he could live in harmony. Aunt Sun rushed into Li Zhu's house angrily after a while, and Deng said: "Min'er, Uncle will entrust you at noon today, I said I want to go up and have a look, your uncle said that he didn't need it, and said that he had told the two brothers to prepare silver when they split the family, if they didn't prepare it, they deserved it, and this one who was the father raised the two sons as dogs." Deng Shi heard Aunt Sun say it funny, and couldn't help but say happily: "Uncle, Uncle is relieved." Don't worry too much, Brother Quan and Brother Mu should be ready. Aunt Sun sighed: "I hope so." ”

Li Zhu made an appointment with Li Yu and hurried to the town with Aunt Sun.

At the same time, the servants came back with a cart full of things.

Deng Shi was startled by the ox cart and asked, "Zhu, what's going on?" ”

When Aunt Sun saw Deng's, she shouted: "Min, you must talk about it, I have a good talk with that person, if the people in the family don't agree to buy it, Ming'er will return the money." ”

Li Zhu blushed and said embarrassedly: "Auntie, this is a good deed of accumulating blessings. Aunt Sun said angrily: "Ji Fu, you can't give porridge or anything else, you look at the small children in the family, if you recruit something unclean, how can it be good?" ”

Deng looked at Li Zhu suspiciously, and Li Zhu sighed: "No." We're not talented redheads, this one can suppress those spirits. People are willing to sell it, and he is also blocking any bad luck, so what are we afraid of. If you don't see those blessed people buying and eating, it's not easier to attract resentment. Aunt Sun sighed: "We haven't read the book, and our tongue is not as flexible as yours, so you bought it back because you said this." You let Min'er see, whether you want to keep it or return it, or Min'er decides. ”

Brother Li Hai and Hamahama had already rushed to the ox cart to see the cart full of things after the ox cart was admitted to the hospital. Hamahama had a sharp eye, and at a glance, he knew that most of these were old things, such as pots and quilts.

The people in Hamahama are small, and when I looked up, I just saw the ox cart board and saw a basket next to the car. Hamahama stretched out his hand and tugged on it, and it was solid, and Li Hai and Li Tao saw Hamahama's movements and helped lift it down. Hamahama looked at it and exclaimed, "Ah, what a big and bright pearl!" After calling it, he covered his mouth regretfully, looking indescribably cute. Brother Li Hai was happy to see Hamahama, and no matter what it was, he held the basket in his hand to declare his sovereignty.

After hearing this, Deng Shi saw that his daughter's mouth was so grinning that she could stuff an egg, and she grinned, as if she was infected with Binbin's good mood, Deng asked, "Binbin, why are you so happy to see it?" Hamahama looked at the round pearls that were as big as half a fist of his own, and said with a smile: "Beads, beads, beads." Only then did Deng notice the basket that Li Hai was guarding. I saw that there was a basket of white beads inside, each of which was stained with mucus, like a living thing, and it could still wriggle. Deng Shi was startled and hurriedly said, "What is this?" Quick, throw it away. ”

Aunt Sun said to Li Zhu: "Look, look, these things shouldn't be brought back, and the leaves will be prepared, washed, and these bad luck will be removed." Hamahama happily protected the pearl and replied: "Mother, Zhuzhu, good, don't lose it." Deng nervously wanted to pull the four Li Hai brothers and sisters away, Binbin looked at it, and was busy with the whole person on the basket, Li Hai's brother saw his sister's shelf, thought that his sister was very happy, and also clung to the basket. Deng was so anxious that he stomped his feet and said, "Quick, hurry up, what if you get something?" ”

When Hamahama heard this, he also understood, the people here should have never seen pearls, and his heart turned away, how to keep this basket of pearls as big as a pigeon's egg, and said: "Mother, these are good pearls, there is nothing." Deng Shi thought that the child didn't understand anything, so anxious that tears were about to fall, and said, "Zhu, quickly, help pull the children away." Hamahama, my mother will make you chicken soup later, come, let's go play elsewhere, don't lie on the basket. ”

Li Zhu saw that the Deng family was in such a hurry, and thought that it was he who caused the trouble, so he hurriedly got up and prepared to pull his own child. Hamahama hurriedly said: "Mother, this bead is a good bead, it is good to wash it, and the bead is just snotty." When Deng Shi heard it, it was not, it looked like snot, his face flushed, and he said, "It's snot, you're still lying on it, don't get up quickly." Hamahama hurriedly said: "Mine, Zhuzhu, mine." Deng thought that after the liquid was washed away, he put white beads one by one, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's yours." ”

Hamahama grinned and stood up. Brother Li Hai smiled when he saw his sister get up, still holding the basket in his hand. Seeing such a scene, Aunt Sun sighed and said, "You will pick some grapefruit leaves for everyone to wash, look at your daughter's appearance, this basket of beads is going to stay." ”

Deng Shi listened to Aunt Sun's words before he reacted and asked what was going on. Aunt Sun sighed and said what happened to the town today.

Just as Li Hongshen said, the conscription of labor is levied once every two and a half years, and the two brothers Li Quan and Li Mu have already prepared 60 taels of silver. The two brothers had paid their taxes three days earlier, because the town had begun to levy the labor tax three days before. Aunt Sun saw that the two brothers were very calm, so she borrowed fifteen taels of silver to Li Yu. Li Yu thought that he had already come, so he paid the labor tax. Li Zhu went to see the situation of Master Mu's family, and Master Mu's family only needed to pay thirty taels of silver, which was also paid three days ago.

Li Zhu went to Li Quan's place to help when he had nothing to do, and Li Quan asked Li Zhu to go shopping on the street. Because the place of this labor was to build a water embankment, the people of this town knew that it was dangerous, and they were reluctant to go. Everyone is raising money these days. People who lack some silver taels will take out their old pots, hoes and quilts and other valuable things at home and sell them, the price is cheaper than the usual shop, like the two five-pound quilts on the car, only five taels of silver, and at least a dozen taels in the past.

Hearing this, Deng nodded and said, "At least twelve taels." Aunt Sun nodded and said proudly: "I asked you to buy it, and he is not happy, saying what people have used, what has happened to others, and the children do not wear clothes worn by others." Deng nodded, the housekeepers are more frugal.

Aunt Sun continued: "Yu bought some pots and hoes, and looked new and cheap, so I bought them. Outside the town, there was an old man who sold fish and sold a cartload of palm-sized shellfish for a tael of silver and a pound. Don't say it's expensive, the old man said that these are all money for selling his life, and if there is retribution in the future, it will also be repaid on him, and it has nothing to do with the people who buy these people. Deng Shi said in surprise: "Ah, how can such a big one be sold, that's the river god." Aunt Sun said: "No." Their two sons and daughters-in-law were crying on the side. Deng sighed and didn't say anything. Aunt Sun said: "The two sons of their family are not separated, and they need fifty taels of silver to levy labor tax. A landlord-like person, after buying it, only gave forty-five taels, or look at the pitiful family, give a whole number, forty-five taels are not there, that big basket. ”

Deng nodded, and Aunt Sun continued: "There are still five taels, and the old man who sells fishing takes out a basket of pearls, saying that he dug them out from Bei, there are thirteen grains, half a small basket, and Brother Li Hai is holding that basket." Everyone looked at it and didn't want to buy it, everyone said that it was a river spirit, a shell essence. The old man who sold the fish said that he went to sea early this morning, and he didn't catch anything, only these, and he hurried to pay the tax and silver, so he brought it over and sold it, and if there was anything, he rushed to the old man, hoping that everyone would buy the contents of this basket for five taels of silver. Li Zhu looked pitiful, so he bought it. I don't agree, the old man said that our child is often stupid, can't take things seriously, and has to be agreed by the family, and the old man is also good, and he agreed, and said that he will go there tomorrow, and if the family does not agree, the five taels of silver should be borrowed. The beads were given back to him, and then he wrote an IOU and stamped it at the official mansion. ”

After hearing this, Deng nodded and said, "His family must have been forced to sell these things." Aunt Sun said: "No, I don't think they have a tael of silver, and the clothes they wear are all patches." ”

Deng Shi sighed and said, "Let's keep these beads, Binbin likes it, let her play, and it will be regarded as a blessing for the children." Aunt Sun pointed at Li Zhu and said, "You child, you child, alas, I really don't know how to say anything about you." If you don't count your days, you will only get poorer and poorer. ”

Hamahama shook his head, the things that his father bought were not good in the eyes of these people, but they were all good in her eyes, and they were not generally good. These thirteen beads, only five taels of silver, really make a great bargain. These things, when she was not born again, were priceless.

Hamahama asked Brother Li Hai to carry him to his water tank and fetch water to rinse the mucus from the beads.

After listening to Aunt Sun's speech, Li Yu said to Deng: "Min'er, don't blame Zhu, he is kind and has nothing." Just accumulate blessings. Deng nodded, looking at his children, especially Hamahama, who was as happy as he picked up the treasure, and he was also willing in his heart. The children are very sensible, except for playing with rabbits and dogs, there is nothing special to play and eat, and they also help to do a lot of things, four or three year olds, help feed birds, sheep, cows, milking. Deng felt that he was losing to his children, and the children had what they wanted, as long as it was within Deng's ability, they all wanted to give it to the children.

Deng Shi responded: "Uncle, I don't blame you, you see, how happy they are in Binbin." Li Yu looked at it, nodded, and muttered, "How can children like these beads?" Doesn't look scary? ”

Li Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "Min'er, things in the town are cheap now, and your family has extra silver, so it's good to buy some in the town and keep it." After hearing this, Deng nodded and agreed: "That's the reason." Aunt Sun smiled and said, "This is good, I'll discuss with your uncle to see if you want to buy something." Bring it back together when you go up. Deng smiled and agreed.

Li Hongshen happened to come over for dinner, saw the two old quilts on the ox cart in the yard, and asked with a smile: "What?" Li Quan and Li Mu have new quilts? Aunt Sun glared at Li Hongshen and said, "This is what I asked Zhu'er to buy, and these two are only five taels of silver." Li Hongshen used to be a trader, and he knew some of the market price, so he exclaimed: "Why is it so cheap?" Aunt Sun said proudly: "Many people in the town are selling old goods to raise money, I look at the cheap, let you buy it." ”

Li Hongshen frowned, thought about it, and said angrily: "Think about it, even if you are short of money, how much do you sell these two quilts?" If it's really that cheap, why don't you sell it early in the morning, and it's your turn to rush so far? Aunt Sun thought about it after hearing this, and said, "Yes, indeed, we bought it at noon, and no one inquired." ”

Li Hong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Now that the weather is getting colder, we can be so cold that we can be dead." How can ordinary people sell quilts, they must be selling hoes and the like, these things are gone, you can borrow them from the neighbors, the quilts are gone, how to survive the winter. When Aunt Sun heard this, she patted her face and said, "Why didn't I think of this." ”

Hamahama was washing while paying attention to the conversation of the adults here, Hamahama felt that his uncle was really a treasure, and there was an old man in the family, if there was a treasure. He knows a lot of things, and he knows a lot about things.

Li Hongshen shook his head and said, "There is only one possibility to sell quilts." Aunt Sun said with a sad face: "I know this, those who are covered with dead quilts, the family is reluctant to burn them, and they take them out and sell them to people who don't know to make some money." These unscrupulous people. There is no good person. ”

Li Hongshen sighed and said, "Yes, we haven't met before. Why didn't you remember it now? Aunt Sun replied: "I forgot about my happiness." This, we have to burn all these five taels of silver? Li Hong sighed deeply and said, "What if you don't burn the dead people?" Aunt Sun felt a sense of powerlessness and staggered, Li Hongshen hurriedly held Aunt Sun's hand and sighed: "Since you asked you to buy it, let's return the silver." Aunt Sun stood up straight and said, "That's right, you have to pay it back." ”

After listening to Li Zhu, he waved his hand and said, "Uncle, no need, we won't burn this quilt." We've bought all that spirit to play with, and there's nothing left of these things. Deng frowned. Hamahama was not very comfortable after hearing this, and after the rebirth, Hamahama still believed in ghosts.

Li Yu, who had been silent, interjected at this time: "Zhu, this is different from that, the family that sells fishing is on top. You build this every day. This is not good, fall asleep, how do you know what is going to happen. You're still burning these guys. Everyone has peace of mind. If there is a ghost pressing the bed, you can stand it, and Min and the four children can stand it? ”

Li Zhu thought about it after hearing this, nodded and said, "Okay, the eldest brother will go to the river with me to burn it later." Li Yu nodded after hearing this, and Deng was obviously relieved. Li Zhu added: "Uncle, this is what I bought myself, it's not about the aunt, if I want to buy it, she can't stop it, look, that basket of beads is." Okay, that's it, you don't need to give me the five taels of silver. Li Hongshen looked at the basket and saw that the four brothers and sisters were washing something new like pigeon eggs, and asked, "What is that?" Li Zhu thought that the uncle would definitely be mad, and there was no way to hide it, so he had no choice but to tell what happened again.

Li Hongshen listened while looking at Binbin and them, Binbin had already washed a bead, raised it high and gestured, and displayed it in front of the three elder brothers, all he saw was bright, the color of the beads was warm and delicate, crystalline, round and elegant, in the sun, the surface of the beads seemed to be faintly visible halo pearls, which increased the mysterious charm of the beads, making it look noble and pure, indescribably beautiful. When Li Hongshen saw it, his eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "This bead is so beautiful!" After hearing this, Li Zhu looked at Hamahama strangely, and Hamahama happened to hand over the bead to Lehi and was rinsing the second one. Li Tao and Li Bo saw that Binbin was going to have fun, and they also helped clean up. I don't know if it's playing with water or washing beads.

Li Zhu looked at Uncle Li Hongshen suspiciously, and continued uneasily, Li Hongshen was obviously attracted and couldn't listen anymore, so he walked in front of Binbin in three steps and two steps, and asked, "Binbin, what are you washing?" ”

Hamahama smiled and said, "Hello uncle! Brother Li Hai greeted Li Hongshen with a smile, the children are the most sensitive, of course they know who is really good to their family, the four brothers and sisters of Li Hai are close to the uncle's family, and it is also because the uncle's family really cares for them.

Li Hongshen likes these children, they are sensible, well-behaved, and obedient. Smiled and patted Li Bo's head and asked, "What are you guys doing?" Li Tao responded: "I'm washing beads." Li Hongshen looked at the basket and said in surprise: "What are these pigeon eggs?" Li Zhu hurriedly walked over and continued to continue to Li Hongshen. This time, Li Hongshen heard it and looked surprised. After Li Zhu finished speaking, he thought for a while and said, "Five taels of silver is a little expensive, so there should be no problem for the children to play." So be it. You and Li Yu go to burn the quilt, and then go to pick some grapefruit leaves, pick more, and wash away the bad luck. The children and your aunt should also be washed. ”

Li Zhu listened to Uncle Li Hongshen's words, and was extremely surprised, not only Li Zhu was surprised, but the whole courtyard was surprised, why didn't Uncle Li Zhu spend money indiscriminately this time? But after the surprise, everyone was very happy, especially Li Zhu, no one wanted to be scolded.

Hamahama looked at the uncle, she felt that the uncle should vaguely feel that these beads were not mortal, and he did not say anything after being surprised.

Li Tao, Li Bo, and Binbin gave Li Hai the washed beads to hold, and Li Hai asked Binbin with a smile: "Brother help you hold it, can you give a brother." Hamahama replied with a smile: "My brother likes to give it to you." Lehi smiled after hearing this, and said, "Brother is only used to press paper, and he doesn't need that much." Li Tao and Li Bo also asked for it after hearing this, and the paper that Li Hai got before was given to Li Tao and Li Bo, and now the two brothers are also the same as the paper baby. Hamahama smiled at two each. Everyone was having a joking again.

Old Man Li is old, and he is not hungry, so everyone is waiting for Li Zhu and Li Yu while eating dinner. After everyone had eaten, the two brothers rushed back, Li took out the food left, and Deng took the leaves to light the fire. Li Yu waited for the water to boil and brought a bucket back, so that he could save the time of boiling water on his side, after all, he was the only one in their family who needed to be washed. Aunt Sun went home after washing at Li Zhu's house, and Uncle Li Hongshen washed at Li Yu's house, saving a lot of effort.

When Li Zhu's family washed up and rested on the kang, Binbin took out the beads, divided two for each brother, and said, "This is my brother's, and my father's is here." It's mine. The family smiled at Hamahama's childish words. The night was dark, in order to save fuel, the house was not lit, Deng and Li Zhu had never seen the beads that Binbin had cleaned, they were originally bought for Binbin to play, so they both agreed.

Hamahama was happy again, and he couldn't sleep today.

On the second day, Li Zhu discussed with Deng whether to go to the town. Hamahama thought that when everyone was selling, they should be able to pick up some cheap things, and after listening to the discussion of his father's mother, he made a fuss about going to the town.

As soon as Li Zhu heard about Hamabin's trouble, he agreed. Li Hai made a fuss when he heard this, and Li Tao and Li Bo also said that they would follow after hearing their brother's words, and the family packed up and prepared to go to town.

Li Yu, Li Shi and Li Qiunu all came over, Li Yu watched Li Zhu's family clean up, and said with a smile: "Zhu, your family is also going to the town, let's go together." Li Tian and Li Shu were going to the academy, and their father said that he would stay to see the house, and the children would also open the door when they came back. Dad just said that let him buy some sugar and sesame seeds, he wants to eat rice balls. The whole family laughed here. Mama Li was not at home, and Mr. Li knew that Deng would do it, so he used to change his method to eat rice balls, such as children's birthdays, festivals, and the like. When eating glutinous rice balls, they are called uncles, and every time the uncle listens awkwardly, he tells Mr. Li that if he wants to eat, he will say it directly, and he will feel uncomfortable when he wants to make some names, and he will not be comfortable eating, and he will not have to eat if he wants to. Thinking about it, Mr. Li also agreed, and now he said it directly.

This is a good change, at least it shows that Old Man Li has become close to the Li Zhu family. (To be continued.) )