Soon after my grandfather came to the courtyard, it was time to harvest rice. This year, Zhang Dazhu's family was here, and the rice of the five acres of paddy fields was all harvested in only three days, but after drying, there was no place to put it. Originally, the grain used to be kept in a straw hut. Since Zhang Dazhu's family moved in, the grain was moved from the inside to the outside, and the outside of the grass house had already been occupied, and Xiaoyu's bed was crowded into the pile of grain bags.

"Ran'er, why don't you sell it. If you always put it like this, it won't get moldy, and the food that has been old for a long time won't taste good. ”

"Grandpa, the current food is not valuable, why don't we feed a few more pigs."

"It's okay, pork is still more valuable, and you can also save fertilizer."

Although my grandfather had never cultivated in his life, he also knew the truth. Immediately, Ran'er asked Zhang Dazhu to invite someone to build three more pigsties. Building a pigsty is the easiest job, Zhang Dazhu found more than a dozen people, and in only two days, three larger pigsty were set up next to the original pigsty. Ran'er paid the people who were invited, and ordered Zhang Dazhu to catch the little piglet. The first pig is now almost one hundred and forty or fifty catties, and it should be sold in a month or two, so this time I bought seven piglets at a time. The newly built pigsty, two of each, the extra one is squeezed with other small pigs first, and the big pigs are put in when they are slaughtered. With these pigs, there is no need to worry about having nowhere to put food. At the same time, pigs are fattened, which is also a good income.

It's almost busy, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is here. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, in the memories of Ran'er and Qinglian, is the only festival that has been spent with relatives since the death of their mother. Therefore, the sisters attach great importance to it. led his grandfather to the shore of Xiling Lake, and Ran'er was telling his grandfather all the way how he met Qinglian and how he led Qinglian home.

Grandpa heard that Qinglian's experience was so miserable, it was even more than Er'er, leading one in one hand, and strolling silently on the streets by Xiling Lake. Originally, when my grandfather came, he brought some silver taels from home, but after a few days of observation, he saw that Ran'er and Qinglian were not having a bad time, so they never took it out. After coming here today, my grandfather was thinking about what gifts to buy for his two granddaughters.

Grandpa took a closer look at Ran'er and Qinglian, and saw that the two girls had almost no jewelry. Even the hairpin used to pin the hair on the head is also cut from bamboo. The colorful handkerchief embroidered by Yu Ran'er with her hair at the back of her neck is the only decoration on the sisters.

After knowing this, my grandfather led the sisters directly to a jewelry store. Although Ran'er and Qinglian repeatedly opposed coming here, they couldn't disobey their grandfather's wishes.

"Grandpa doesn't understand this, Ran'er and Qinglian each choose two things, which can be regarded as a gift from grandparents to your sisters, and you are not allowed to refuse."

Seeing that the two sisters looked reluctant, my grandfather simply gave an order.

"Grandpa, didn't my mother leave us a pair of bracelets and a hairpin? We don't want any more jewelry. ”

"Ran'er didn't even listen to her grandfather's words? That's what your grandmother meant. Originally, when you were in Linkangcheng, your grandmother and aunt were going to take you to add some jewelry, but they were busy with Lei'er's dowry and didn't spare it. Before leaving, my grandmother repeatedly told my grandfather. So, this time it's up to you two to decide. ”

Listening to what her grandfather said about this, Ran'er and Qinglian glanced at each other, didn't say anything more, came to the counter, and asked the shopkeeper to take a look. The shopkeeper has been observing the three customers in front of him and knows that it is his grandfather and two granddaughters. The shopkeeper said in his heart, for the first time in so many years, it is usually the daughter's family who is vying to buy jewelry, and today it is just the other way around. Thinking about it, the shopkeeper's movements are still very sharp. The upper, middle and lower hairpins, bracelets, earrings, bracelets, etc., all picked up a few and handed them to Ran'er and Qinglian.

To be honest, it was the first time that Ran'er and Qinglian had faced so much jewelry. The sisters had never bothered to do this. It was the bracelet and hairpin left by the mother, and the sisters only saw it after opening the box. At that time, I just put it in my hand and played with it for a while, and then put it back. The wooden hairpin on her head was cut by Qinglian with a sickle. Seeing so much jewelry today, the sisters are also a little embarrassed. The point is not to recognize whether it is gold or gold-plated. Qinglian is still smart, and all the golden jewelry is pushed back. Only some silver jewelry was left, and the sisters carefully selected them. In the end, Ran'er and Qinglian each picked an ordinary silver hairpin and a bracelet. As for the earrings and studs, the sisters didn't plan to ask for them at all. I remember that Aunt Shun had to pierce her ears and eyes for the sisters many times, but she was rejected by Ran'er and Qinglian.

After Ran'er and Qinglian made a selection, their grandfather only learned when they paid for it that the two sisters had picked for a long time, and the four pieces of silver jewelry had only cost a total of six taels or four dollars of silver.

"Xiao Er, take a look at those gold jewelry."

Ran'er and Qinglian heard their grandfather say this, and each of them had one arm and directly pulled their grandfather out of the jewelry store. However, my grandfather always felt that the two granddaughters were dressed too shabby and frugal. Regardless of Ran'er and Qinglian's opposition, they bought a few feet of good clothes for each of them. Next, Ran Er and Qinglian bought food for the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as moon cakes, candied fruits, tea, rice wine, shochu and so on. also prepared a festival for Zhang Dazhu's family, including pork, moon cakes, etc. After some purchases, the three of them couldn't move anymore. I had to hire a carriage to send the three of them back. On the way, Qinglian said to Ran'er:

"Sister, let's buy a ploughing cow too. It doesn't take long to always hire people, and with cattle, we also have ox carts, and it is much easier to go out to deliver fish and eggs. ”

"Let's ask Grandpa Li for help when we go back, we don't know anything about buying cattle."

"Not only do you not understand, but I also don't understand my grandfather. However, the money for the cow was paid by my grandfather. ”

"Grandpa, we have money."

"I know you have money, shouldn't you spend some money on your grandfather?"

"Lian'er and I should be filial to our grandparents and grandmothers, how can we always spend grandpa's money?"

In the end, none of the three grandparents persuaded anyone, so they had to put it down for the time being.

After returning home, Zhang Dazhu was busy planting winter wheat in the field, and Aunt Zhang and Xiaoyu helped unload the car. Ran Er handed over the gifts she bought for them to Aunt Zhang.

"Auntie and uncle discussed, should I go back for the August Festival, or do I want to spend it here?"

"Yu'er's father has long said that the work in the field is busy, so he will not go back to Zhang Village for the holiday."

When it was time to break at noon, Zhang Dazhu came to the tile house to thank the sisters.

"Uncle, Lian'er and I are planning to buy a ploughing cow, firstly, we will no longer need to hire other people's cattle to plough the fields in the future, and we also need to add a car to facilitate the delivery of fish and eggs, as well as duck eggs."

"I know a little bit about cattle, it turns out that I also have cattle at home, and I have been working for more than ten years."

"In this case, let's trouble the uncle to palm his eyes and buy one in Yangzhuang another day. Originally, I wanted to ask Grandpa Li for help. ”

"It's just that now is the busy time of autumn, and the cattle are expensive, so it's better to buy them around the New Year, and it is estimated that there will be more than three taels of silver left."

"Oh, if that's the case, just wait."