Chapter 3 Bazaar
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Moli got up in the dark and lit a candle to practice calligraphy in the house. Think about her father in her previous life, she taught her best calligraphy and painting skills, although she was quite talented in this, but her family was not rich and had no long-term plans, so she was abandoned after marriage. Now that I think about it, I must practice hard and carry it forward, so that I will never be a person who does nothing in this life, and I will never die like an ant again.
"Li'er, when did you get up?" Zhou Wanqing saw that the sky was slightly bright and got up to cook, as soon as she went out, she saw a bright light in her daughter's house, and hurriedly walked into the house, "But you have a nightmare again?" ”
"Mother, my daughter is fine! I just want to get up early to practice calligraphy! Shen Moli saw that the time was almost up, and said while packing up the pen and ink: "Mother, I'll give you a hand!" ”
"You're going to need you to do your work!" Zhou Wanqing didn't care, "In the future, it is best to practice calligraphy during the day, which will not bother your eyes and save some lamp oil!" ”
"Yes, mother! Daughter remembers! Shen Moli smiled and grabbed her mother's arm to go to the kitchen to help.
Zhou Wanqing looked at her daughter who usually doesn't like to laugh in surprise, and she didn't take it to heart, so she went to the kitchen with her daughter.
After the family finished breakfast, Shen Botao took Shen Moli and his sister to prepare to go out, but Zhou Wanqing didn't go out no matter how she persuaded her, but only told her to get up early and return early.
It was a little chilly to walk out of the house, and the branches of the willow trees occasionally planted on both sides of the street were already glowing green.
Shen Jianhui hummed a little song that was not in tune and jumped up and ran in front. Shen Botao was in a good mood at this time, and he didn't open his mouth to reprimand. Shen Moli looked at everything outside the house, felt the warmth of the rising sun, and felt that the sun was also shining into his heart, and there was hope for it.
After passing through several streets and alleys, the three of them came to Gulou Street, which is a prosperous commercial area in the city, where there are shops, tea houses, wine shops, foot shops and other facades on both sides. There are endless streams of pedestrians in the market, including merchants carrying all kinds of groceries and selling, rouge ladies with baskets and flowers to greet the eldest girl and little daughter-in-law, porters walking the streets and alleys, and old fortune-tellers and so on.
The lively scenes and rare things in the market overwhelmed the two brothers and sisters of Shen Moli.
A stall crowded with children attracted Shen Jianhui's attention, and he quickly ran to see that it was a candy blower.
I saw an old man holding a soft sugar cube in his hand and gently pinching it, puffing up his cheeks to blow out a thin skin hollow flat shape, both hands dexterously moved left and right to pinch and pull right, and after a while, there was an extra small fish in his hand that seemed to leap out of the water, and the old man inserted it next to the candy man in the shape of various flowers, birds, fish and insects.
"Daddy!" Shen Jianhui grabbed his father who was about to lift his feet and walk forward with both hands, and looked at his father pitifully with a pair of eyes.
Outside, Shen Botao never taught the children, but just looked at his son helplessly, they were all ten-year-olds and still had a child's attitude, when would they be sensible, "Uncle, how much are two sugar people?" ”
"It's two pennies in total!" The old man who blows the candy man smiled into a chrysanthemum face, and said busily, "You can pick whatever the little boy wants!" ”
Shen Moli helplessly watched his brother pick up the little fish that had just been blown, and it seemed that he had to hurry up and help his brother plan for the future, and he couldn't do nothing like in his previous life.
"Daddy, daughter doesn't want sugar man! I saved money to tear the cloth for my mother to make new clothes to wear! Although his father should also make a new dress, Shen Moli ignored it gorgeously, after all, pleasing his mother and the whole family would benefit.
When Shen Botao heard this, he was very comforted in his heart, sure enough, his daughters are all little padded jackets!
"Li'er, if you don't like sugar, Dad will buy flowers for you and your mother to wear!" Shen Botao looked at many little girls and wives in front of him gathered around to buy flowers and wipe rouge, thinking that women like these things.
Seeing that his father still cared about his words and was able to accept them happily, Shen Moli was very encouraged and strengthened his confidence, if the things planned in his heart had his father's cooperation, he would definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort, and it seemed that he had to take care of that matter, and happily picked a red velvet flower and an elm hairpin on his face.
Seeing the joyful and satisfied expressions on his children's faces, Shen Botao had a loving smile on his face.
The three of them passed by a copperware shop, and Shen Mobei walked in quickly, turning around and picking a gong inside.
Shen Botao looked at his daughter with a complicated expression on his face, and thought about the wording: "Li'er, Dad will buy you sugar gourd skewers to eat in a while!" It's sweet and sour, but it's much more interesting than this gong. ”
Shen Moli was stubborn and uncompromising, just looking at his father with pitiful eyes.
Shen Botao couldn't stand the expressions of his children the most, and his son was helping to beat the drums on the side, so he had to nod his head again and again, and repeatedly asked him not to beat at will on the road after buying, and after getting his daughter's repeated promises, he asked the price and paid the bill.
The east family looked at the west house, and the three of them talked and laughed and walked unconsciously to the front of the City God Temple.
"Daddy, let's go in and say goodbye!" Shen Moli vaguely remembered that the incident in her previous life happened in the back hall of today's City God Temple, and decided to try her luck in it.
"Dad, let's go in and draw lots!" Shen Jianhui saw through the gap in the crowd that many people inside were waiting in line to unsign, and he really wanted to join in the fun.
Seeing that the children's interest was so high, Shen Botao agreed without thinking about it, and led one to the temple with the bustling flow of people in one hand.
The Buddha statue in the Daxiong Treasure Hall is solemn and majestic, and the incense is filled, and people are crowded to worship and pray in front of the Buddha sincerely.
Shen Botao took the two of them to the front, lit the incense candles he had just bought and inserted them in the incense burner, and the three of them solemnly knelt down in front of the Buddha and prayed silently.
After getting up, Shen Jianhui ran towards the lottery holder with high interest.
Thinking of everything in his previous life, Shen Moli subconsciously grabbed his brother, "Brother, we don't draw lots!" No matter what happens in the future, our fate must be firmly in our own hands! Only when we are strong can we have the ability to take care of our parents! ”
Shen Jianhui looked at his sister in astonishment, and suddenly felt that she was very strange, shook his head vigorously and slapped his thoughts away, feeling that he seemed to understand his sister's words, but he didn't feel understood, and scratched his head helplessly, "Sister, my brother didn't understand what you said, but I think it makes sense." He nodded stupidly in agreement.
"The meaning is very simple, that is, my brother has to study hard and gain fame in the future, so that my parents and I will have something to rely on and will not be bullied by outsiders!" Shen Moli's eyes sparkled and looked at his brother with an expression of adoration, and he subtly brainwashed his brother.