Early in the morning, Li Yishu took out a bag from the porcelain jar, and the bag contained white round rice balls - he had eaten rice balls, but it was a long time ago, but the sweet taste of rice balls made him remember it vividly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Sister, this is a dumpling, right?" Li Yishu asked Li Zhoule uncertainly, because these rice balls were too white and beautiful.

Li Zhoule hummed affirmatively, pointed to the words on the packaging bag and said, "Isn't it written on it?" Lai glutinous rice balls. ”

Not to mention that the ancients only recognized traditional Chinese characters and did not recognize simplified Chinese characters, the history of simplifying Chinese characters has a long history, during the Northern Song Dynasty, writers and calligraphers often wrote simplified Chinese characters, such as the four points of "bird" replaced by "one". Looking back to more ancient times, there are simplified Chinese characters such as "Shi, Dong, Chen, Sun, Check, Account, Item, Lou, Lai, Clip, Cheek, Xia, Zheng, Bei, Xue, See, Wei, Pseudo, Chang, Zhang, Sui, Form, Ask, Jue, Le, Calf, Reading, Breaking, Changing, Dan" and other simplified Chinese characters. The great calligrapher Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not write too many simplified Chinese characters. In the Tang Dynasty Yu Shinan's book "Confucius Temple Tablet", "form, mi, will, yu, come, sui, er, yong, wheat, and suction" were used. In addition, simplified words such as "come", "ask", "courtesy", "absolute", "dimension" have been used; Chu Suiliang's book "The Holy Order of the Wild Goose Pagoda" used simplified words such as "cover, mi, net, zhen, outline, and follow". The history of simplified Chinese characters is long, and the Li family is a scholarly family, and both traditional and simplified characters are recognized. Those simplified words that did not exist in history, two people guessed one after another, and they both knew each other.

Soon the two of them understood the instructions on the package.

"It's really rice balls, sister, let's eat rice balls this morning, right?" Li Yishu's eyes sparkled brightly.

Li Zhoule didn't disagree, but - this packaged bag is so beautiful but it's so hard to tear open! The two sisters and brothers didn't tear open the bag for a long time, and finally Li Zhoule took scissors to cut a hole in the bag and poured out the rice balls inside.

The white and chubby rice balls lie on the spoon, and when you take a bite, the sweet bean paste flows out, and it is delicious...... Li Yishu narrowed his eyes happily. Women and children have always liked to eat sweets, and the modern rice balls are more delicate and sweeter than the ancient rice balls, so that two people who have not eaten sweets for a long time are extremely happy.

"Sister, the gods are too good to us!" Li Yishu's heart was full of gratitude.

Li Zhoule is not, she carefully put away the wrapping paper containing the rice balls. The two sisters and brothers ate a meal of rice balls beautifully, and Li Zhoule pressed the remaining rice balls into round cakes one by one, smeared a layer of oil in the pot, put round cakes, and slowly baked them over low heat. The baked dumplings have a burnt aroma and taste even better than boiled. Although Li Yishu was already full, he couldn't help but eat another baked dumpling cake.

Li Zhoule left three outside, and the rest were wrapped in cloth, ready to fill his stomach at noon. The two siblings packed up the things they wanted to bring with them when they heard a sound outside the courtyard, and after a while, the three brothers of the Wen family walked in.

"It smells so good!" The child Wen Zijue couldn't help but ask, "Sister Zhou Le, what is so fragrant?" ”

Li Zhoule smiled and gave the three dumplings left out to the three brothers, and the eyes of the three lit up after eating.

"It's delicious." Wen Zijue wiped out the dumplings in a few bites, and then spent a lot of time reminiscing about the sweet taste just now.

Wen Zixia ate half of it and gave the remaining half to her two younger brothers. Li Zhoule didn't stop him, there were still a lot of dumplings in the cloth bag, and Wen Zixia could eat a little more at noon.

Wen Zixia thought that the dumplings were also brought back by Li Yishu from the restaurant, so she didn't ask anything, but said, "Are you ready?" Okay, let's go! ”

"Alright." Li Yishu and Wen Ziyu took the lead in running to the courtyard and put the wheelbarrow in the corner. The wheelbarrow was made by the eldest brother of the Li family from waste wood, and a huge wheel rose high, like a high-spirited cockscomb; The two wings are sturdy wooden frames for stacking goods; The two wooden handles at the back are lifted by the cart man and placed next to the crotch, much like the flamboyant cocktail. Therefore, the eldest brother of the Li family named this wheelbarrow the chicken bus, and the Li family and the Wen family felt that it was very vivid. Even find out the origin of the invention of the chicken bus: the ancient plank road of Bashu is the main road that Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu of the Three Kingdoms, must pass through to fight Wei, and Zhuge Liang in order to solve the transportation difficulties of people carrying animals on the road of "ladder stone stack", researched and manufactured the "wooden ox and flowing horse" to replace the manpower and animal power. "Chen Houshan Collection" contains: "There is a small car in Shu, pushing alone, carrying eight stones, like a bull's head. And there was a big chariot, which was pushed by four men, and carried ten stones, and the oxen were covered with wood." After listening to this explanation, the villagers were impressed by the "tallness" of the chicken bus, and learned the manufacturing method of the chicken bus from the eldest brother of the Li family very religiously. Today, each family has one of these hand-held chicken buses, which greatly facilitates the transportation of villagers all the way to the town to catch the market, so that they can bring more things to the town to sell and buy more daily necessities.

Wen Ziyu put Wen Zijue in the chicken bus and sat down, and pushed a wooden handle with Li Yishu and walked out of the Li family's yard. Wen Zixia and Li Zhoule walked behind and did not let Wen Zijue get out of the car. Wen Zijue is young, it is definitely not possible to go all the way to the county seat, and he is small and lightweight, so putting it on a wheelbarrow will not make Li Yishu and the two tired.

The people of the village saw the condition of the two families and greeted them one after another. During this time, there were many people who went to the town and county to look for work, and the villagers also thought that they were going to the town or county seat to find work. However, looking at the small body of a few people in the group, the villagers didn't say anything, but sighed in their hearts, how could they find a job to do with such a weak body? People in the city are looking for short-term jobs to be strong. Hey, pity these kids. When will this world settle down?

There are two roads out of the village, one to the east, leading to the town, which is only a five-mile walk; One to the south, leading to the county seat, has to walk twenty miles. Because they wanted to sell plastic bottles, Wen Zixia and Li Zhoule chose the road to the county seat. The county town is larger and more prosperous than the town, where bottles can be sold for a large price.

After walking for more than an hour, the group finally arrived at the county seat. The county seat is much more lively than the town, the county seat is called Jingyang County, under the jurisdiction of six towns, the geographical position is superior, the surrounding farmland is vast and the traffic is convenient, there are many businesses, so it is particularly prosperous. The group was not busy selling plastic bottles, but found an embroidery shop and sold the handkerchiefs embroidered by Li Zhoule. The cost of a handkerchief costs five copper plates, but only eight copper plates are sold, and labor is really worthless.

"This big brother, may I ask which pawnshop in the county is the fairest?" Wen Zixia saw that the business was completed, and Xiao Er was very happy, and asked in a voice.

The shopkeeper listened to Wen Zixia's question very politely, and saw that although he was wearing a patched short coat, he had a gentle and elegant demeanor, more like a scholar, so his attitude was also two points respectful.

"This little brother wants to be a thing?"

Wen Zixia's face darkened, and he sighed: "In the past two years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, and there is some surplus food in the family that is not enough for the family to eat, so I have to be an heirloom left by my ancestors in exchange for food and clothing for the family." I only ask God to bless me, and the military disaster will be calmed down quickly, and there will be no more natural disasters. ”

The shopkeeper sighed when he heard this, and said quite understandingly: "Who said it wasn't!" ”

The shopkeeper sympathetically introduced the pawnshops in the county to several people in detail: "There are eight pawnshops in the county, among which the Li family pawnshop ...... In general, the Jiang family's Wei'an pawnshop is the fairest. ”

Wen Zixia thanked the shop guy, took ten copper plates from Li Zhoule and stuffed them into the shopkeeper's hands: "Thank you, big brother, this little money is not a thank you, you take it and drink tea." ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly postponed: "How can I take your money?" ”

Wen Zixia smiled: "Big brother told me so much useful information in detail, so that I don't have to lose too much pawn fee." This money as a thank you gift is enough money. If my eldest brother doesn't accept it, I feel uneasy. ”

After hearing this, the shopkeeper no longer refused, and happily accepted the copper plate. Ten copper plates can buy a pound of meat and go back to improve the family's food.

Walking out of the embroidery shop, the group went to the Wei'an pawnshop pointed out by the shopkeeper. Wei'an pawnshop is located in the most prosperous area of the county, is the treasure of Feng Shui of the four rivers, the boss of a traditional Chinese character "dang" word, hanging at the door, although it is a signboard, but like the yamen as imposing. The gate is carved with the dark pattern of Wufu Linmen, and the couplets are hung on both sides: "Before the dragon and tiger, the first to make a fortune gate". Entering the gate, the first thing you see is the screen of the treasure gourd, which is used to inhale Najib. In the middle of the counter, which is more than two meters high, there are two small windows, all of which are nailed with iron fences. The tall counter is made of sturdy elm wood and is covered with resilient bamboo strips. Give the pawn a kind of psychological pressure to the pawn.

"Pawn what?" Asahong, who was sitting behind the counter, asked with a wooden face. In this world, there are too many people who come to pawn, and they are all worthless things, and the court is impatient to collect them.

Li Zhoule took out a plastic bottle from his bag and handed it to Wen Zixia, who handed it over.

Chao Feng took the plastic bottle, and his eyes immediately widened: "This, this is Liuli?" No, no, the glass is not so light! ”

Chao Feng held the bottle in his hand and studied it carefully, but he still couldn't come to a conclusion for a long time, and said to a pawnshop: "Go, call the shopkeeper." ”

Hou Sheng answered, and quickly ran into the courtyard through the small door behind the counter, and after a while, the door opened again, and a middle-aged man walked in, and the middle-aged man did not walk towards Chaofeng, but held the door with his hand, respectfully waiting for someone to walk in from behind the door. Sure enough, a young man in brocade walked in the door, saw the plastic bottle in Chaofeng's hand at a glance, and strode over.

"Big young master!" The courtier respectfully saluted the young man.

The young man's gaze was glued to the plastic bottle: "Give me the bottle in your hand!" ”