Chapter 22 Selling Vegetables

The big man is eight feet tall, with a strong physique, he only wears a white cloth shirt that has been washed in winter, his shoulders and elbows are sewn with patches, a pair of broken straw sandals on his feet, and his toes that have been cracked by the cold are exposed in the cold wind.

"Why are you here, don't you know if this is not the place for you to come?" When Jin Laibao saw that the person who came was his eldest brother Jin Daniu, he was suddenly a little unhappy, didn't he lose his face by dressing so shabby?

Jin Da Niu held a flat pole in his hand, and said a little anxiously: "Treasure, you didn't bring any money when you went out." ”

Jin Laibao wiped his purse, there were really only a few copper plates left, his face was gloomy, and he looked at the eyes of the people around him who were either speculating or disdainful, where is this? Pujialou, if you lose molecules here, you will not be able to raise your head at that time.

"I said don't follow me, as a subordinate of our family, just buy your food honestly."

As soon as Jin Laibao's words came out, everyone knew that it was a descendant of Jin Laibao's family.

Jin Da Niu station is not to go, at home Jin Laibao has long been instructed to be outside can not be said to be his eldest brother, at most can only be said to be relatives, looking at the cabbage scattered all over the ground, from the mountains to Suzhou City for more than 20 miles, just thinking about the closure in recent years, can change a few copper plates to buy some New Year's goods, Jin Laibao rented a carriage early in the morning and went out, and did not bring the money, he inquired for a long time to know that Jin Laibao was here, and listened to the old man who sold oranges said that Pujialou is a well-known place for scholars to gather, But just going to drink tea has to use half a month's expenses, Jin Daniu doesn't understand this, he only knows that his younger brother is a scholar, and this money can't be saved.

He silently squatted down to pick up the cabbage, the cabbage was trampled by passers-by, Jin Da Niu had to pick up some good ones, break the cabbage gang that was trampled outside, and was reluctant to throw it, put it in the basket and take it back to eat.

A pair of plain hands suddenly appeared in front of him, with ten slender fingers, fair and small, round nails pink and cute, with a jasper bracelet on his wrist, hanging on his slender wrist, indescribably good-looking.

Jin Da Niu looked up in a daze, looking at the quiet woman with long hair hanging in front of her, Su Xiujin didn't like Jin Laibao's arrogance, seeing that Jin Laibao and Jin Da Niu had three points of similarity, she also guessed in her heart, and a trace of compassion rose in her heart.

"Auntie, girl, thank you." Because of the poverty of the family, Da Niu never spoke to the girl, and the girls in the village also disliked him for being poor and wooden, and he didn't dare to look at a fairy-like girl, and this time she also helped her pick up cabbage, he was only afraid of staining her hands.

The last cabbage was put into the back basket, Jin Laibao watched Su Xiujin squat down and pick up things for Jin Da Niu, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, it was really the poor peasant man and the stinky merchant girl who were the most right.

Jin Da Niu picked up the flat burden, and no matter how he said it, more than 200 catties of Chinese cabbage were easily carried on his shoulders, and a deep furrow was stretched out on his shoulders. Jin Laibao suddenly remembered that the money had not been given yet, so he pulled Jin Da Niu to a remote alley, and the people around him saw that there was no excitement to see, and they were all scattered.

Cuizhu asked: "Miss, you see that we can't enter this Pujia Building, if we go back to the house like this-"

Su Xiujin shook his head: "Naturally, we can't go back like this, we have more important things to do." As early as in her previous life, she had learned the books she should read and the etiquette rules she should learn, and she went in to see a group of pedantic scholars chanting poems against each other, touting hypocrisy, but it was better to exchange interests in the business than simply and realistically.

Su Changfang didn't let her in, it was just right, she still had twenty taels of silver, so she had to use these to do something and save some "private money".

As soon as Su Xiujin got out of the carriage, he saw that there were really a lot of poor scholars around, running to the land of this Pujialou, I don't know how much silver he lost in his family, this street, there are many elegant teahouses, and there are really not many places to eat.

And Jin Da Niu's side, he was pulled down in the alley by Jin Laibao, Jin Laibao stretched out his hand to him without saying a word, Jin Da Niu put down the cabbage on his shoulder, touched his head, and sighed.

Jin Laibao shook his hand impatiently, "What are you pretending to be stupid, money!" Give me the money you fought! ”

Jin Da Niu patted his head at this time, took out a tattered money bag from his arms, and just wanted to count the money, but was seized by Jin Laibao: "What, you still want to hide my money?" ”

Jin Da Niu hurriedly explained, "No, no. ”

Jin Laibao poured out all the copper plates in the money bag, threw the money bag into Jin Da Niu's arms, and felt dirty, so he wiped his hands.

Jin Laibao counted the silver, only a dozen copper plates, and immediately frowned and said: "How much food has eaten in our family, how much silver has been ruined in my family, even raising a cow is better than you." As he spoke, he was about to take the money and leave.

Jin Da Niu will think that if all the money is taken away, the cabbage will not be sold for a while and a half, where will he live?

"Noble - this silver," the golden bull began.

As soon as Jin Laibao heard this cheesy name, he became angry, "I said that I want to call me Noble outside!" What's the matter, you still want to hide your money? ”

Jin Da Niu said after a while: "No." ”

Jin Laibao stuffed the silver into his arms, snorted out of the alley, leaving Jin Da Niu and two large baskets of cabbage, Jin Da Niu sighed, and finally scratched his head, sighed, tonight can only live under the bridge and squeeze with the beggar for one night, provoke the cabbage, dare not swing in the street of Pujialou, step on the snow and walk three more streets, an old woman who sells flower thread gave him some space, only to put down two baskets of cabbage.

And Su Xiujin happened to walk to this street, Su Xiujin didn't have much money, and twenty taels of silver could only be used to make a small business, and this small business, she wanted to use it to sell some snacks.

"Auntie, look at it, how fresh this cabbage is, take a look." A humble voice came from the end of the street.

"Look, how many uneatable cabbage gangs are on this, other people's cabbage is only two pennies a catty, you are good, you want to sell three pennies, who will buy it in winter?" A middle-aged woman with a basket of vegetables and a woman's hair in a bun disliked the few cabbages left in her hand.

Jin Da Niu was also very aggrieved, the cabbage in the aunt's hand was getting smaller and smaller, and there was only a cabbage heart left, "Auntie, don't peel it, if you peel it again, it will be gone." ”

The aunt weighed the cabbage heart in her hand, "That's it, I'll get four catties." ”

Jin Da Niu borrowed a handful of scales from the uncle who sold meat, and a cabbage only weighed three catties, and the aunt took a small one, and it was a burst of peeling, and weighed four catties, and the aunt said that she only gave ten cents, "I bought four catties, if you don't give me a whole one, how can I come to you to buy it in the future?" ”

Jin Daniu looked at the lonely ten cents in his hand, and his face wrinkled into buns, "Auntie, this is twelve cents, it really can't be less." ”