In the middle of September, it is the hottest time, today is the day of the market, Xin Ran and Aunt Xin took Uncle Li's ox cart to the town early in the morning, the day after tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Uncle Li just came to pick up the eldest son, Xiaoru did not come today, by the way buy some moon cakes and other pastries and go back.

After greeting Uncle Li, they separated from him and agreed to meet him at the city gate. There are a lot more people in the town today than before, and there are many stalls, and the bustling crowd is mixed with the cries of vendors.

Passing by a stall, Xin Ran was attracted by the ornaments on it, the stalls were all women's ornaments, there were headdresses, bracelets, seeing that someone was coming, the woman who sold the ornaments enthusiastically introduced, "Big sister, come and see, this is a hairpin made by myself, absolutely beautiful, try?" ”

All kinds of wooden hairpins are very chic, and the carved hands are also quite skillful, although they may not be so expensive, but they have a unique style, and they look good to wear. For the average family, these are still valuables.

"Mother, take a look, buy what you like, it's very good-looking, it's a Mid-Autumn Festival gift." Aunt Xin is used to being diligent and thrifty, although she is a little tempted to look at these headdresses, but they are definitely not cheap, and it is not easy for her daughter to earn money, so let's save her.

Xin Ran looked at her and knew what she was thinking, and everything was written on her face. "Mother, my daughter wants to buy it for you." A hairpin on the stall looks a little different, it seems to be able to smell a faint aroma, dark red wood color, and it is also very suitable for Aunt Xin's age.

"Mother, how about this one? The orchid carved on it is very realistic, buy this?. Xin Ran picked up the crimson hairpin and showed it to Aunt Xin, "The girl is really good-looking, this hairpin is the most attentive I have made, not expensive, not expensive, one hundred wen." Aunt Xin was still a little hesitant, but as soon as she heard this, she immediately gave up, one hundred wen is not expensive, she thought thirty wen.

"Don't, don't waste money, my mother doesn't need it." Aunt Xin pushed her daughter forward.

"Big sister, take a look at it again, if it's cheaper for you." Aunt Xin didn't seem to hear it, and dragged Xin Ran to speed away.

"Hey, really, don't look at it if you don't buy it, it's a waste of time, it looks like you can't afford it." The woman grumbled a few times before she began to cry out again.

I continued to walk around, during which I bought ten mooncakes. The shape of this moon cake is still very similar to that of modern moon cakes, five inches in size, round, and the filling inside is sesame, not as many flavors as in later generations.

The temperature gradually rose, Xin Ran and the two were going to Yi Pinxuan to send moon cakes to the shopkeeper Sun first, and when they got there, Xiao Er saw them and took them to the backyard. "Little second brother, where is Uncle Sun?" Xin Ran sat on a stone bench in the shade, fanned the wind, and asked.

"Shopkeeper Sun is receiving distinguished guests upstairs, I heard that he is from the capital, and I will tell him that you are here when he comes out." Xiao Er served a pot of tea and hurried to the lobby to help.

She was not in a hurry when she heard this, she was originally out to play today, and by the way, she asked Uncle Sun about building a house, and it didn't hurt to wait. Aunt Xin saw that Yi Pinxuan was so busy, thinking that the shopkeeper always helped her family, so she took the initiative to go to the kitchen and help with the cooking.

Xin Ran watched her mother enter the kitchen, and quickly ran to the stall that sold things just now, "Ho, auntie, is the hairpin still there just now?" I bought it. The woman who sold the things recognized her and immediately greeted her with a smile, "Yes, yes, a hundred wen, does the girl want it?" "I can't see it at all, I said before that their clothes are poor and sour.

But even if Xin Ran knew it, he wouldn't bother with her, there are more such people, why bother remembering it and making yourself unhappy. Life is in the world, time is too short, cherish the present, and deal with things calmly.

Xin Ran paid the money, wrapped the hairpin in a handkerchief and put it in his arms, ready to surprise her mother when she went back.

When Xin Ran ran back to Yi Pin Xuan sweating profusely, Uncle Sun had already come down and was talking to her mother, "Why did Xiao Ran go, why did he sweat, Xiao Man, go get a bowl of sweet and sour ice." ”

Xin Ran wiped his sweat, "It's okay, Uncle Sun, I went out just now." Aunt Xin looked at her little face flushed, and quickly picked up the fan on the side and fanned her. Xin Ran bared her teeth at her mother.

"Uncle Sun, this is a moon cake for you, I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a family reunion." "Haha, okay, Xiao Ran is really good, I'll eat at my uncle's place at noon, and I'll go back in the afternoon." Xin Ran shook his head, how could he be embarrassed to disturb him when he was so busy today, and made an appointment with Uncle Li to go back together. "I'll let Xiao Man tell him later, it's the owner of the store who came just now, something passed by here, and now it's gone, and the uncle is fine, tomorrow, your aunt and they will come over, you sit here first, I'll go for a while."

Xin Ran stayed in the end, and the matter of the house has not yet been clarified. Xin Ran sat there and counted the family property, and the hawthorn has been sold for more than eighty taels and fifty taels so far, as well as some silver before, adding up to about one hundred and fifty taels.

It's more than enough to build a few houses. Since you want to build a house, build it better, make it bigger, and save trouble in the future. The house should be built with bricks, not the mud and straw used by ordinary people, which is not solid, and by the way, the yard should be enclosed, so that the province can have an unobstructed view.

Now that there is no cement, what will happen to the land in the yard? If it rains, isn't it all muddy water? There are also mothers who must be idle, and need to grow vegetables and raise chickens and the like.

Now the main thing is the question of bricks and the question of time, I don't know how the price is?

It didn't take long for it to be time to eat, three people at noon, six dishes, three meats, two vegetables and one soup, it was very hearty, because it was two women who ate, and the shopkeeper Sun did not drink. After eating, Xiao Er cleaned up the table and brought a hawthorn juice to everyone.

"Uncle Sun, do you know where to sell bricks?" Xin Ran asked. Shopkeeper Sun took a sip of hawthorn juice and put down the cup, "Bricks? What is it for? Are you going to build a house? ”

"Well, the house is now a thatched house, and my mother and I can't live at all when it's cold, so ......" Shopkeeper Sun looked at her a little embarrassed, and didn't ask carefully. Think about the appearance of the two when they first met, and probably know that they had a very bad time at that time.

Maybe the house was built temporarily.

"One of my uncle's friends is in this business, why don't you take you to see it now? The place is not far north of the town, and it is a short horse-drawn carriage ride away. Xin Ran saw that it was still early, it was too late to go back, discussed it with her mother, and decided to go and see it now, the climate here is about a month later than that of later generations, so the autumn harvest in the village is estimated to have a month, and the time to build a house is a little tight, the sooner the better.