011: To the town
Riding in an ox cart, this is the first time since she was reborn.
It's a bit curious.
Wang Sanniang took out two thick bedding, spread them on the ox cart, and held the hand stove by herself, before she smiled at the two of them: "Let's go, it's not too early, it's noon when you get to the town." ”
The location of Tuozi Village is really remote, even if it is an ox cart, it will take two hours.
It's not a good time to be on the road on this cold day.
Wrap your face with a headcloth, revealing only one pair of eyes.
All three women were dressed very bloatedly, and it was only after they climbed into the ox cart with difficulty that the sin began.
Shaking along the way, the cold wind was whining, and several elders were talking and chatting, and Shen Niannian was listening silently on the side.
"Sanniang, after coming back this time, I want to buy a piece of land in our village to build a house, do you know where there is good land?" Although Shen's mouth was covered by a turban, he could only speak at the top of his voice.
When Wang Sanniang heard this, there was a look of surprise in her eyes: "Sister Shen, you, do you really want to build a house?" ”
Shen smiled bitterly: "This doesn't build a house, where do Nian Nian and I live?" I'm worried about Brother An'er again, you know, those people in the Liu family ......"
If it weren't for the fear that Brother An would be bullied in the Liu family, the Shen family would still prefer to stay in the town.
After all, every time I have to go to the town to see my daughter-in-law, it is very troublesome, I have to get up early in the morning, and then I can reach my destination at noon.
The ox cart would only stop at the entrance of the town for an hour, and every time it was in a hurry, and the people were tired.
Wang Sanniang is also a mother herself, so she didn't understand Shen's thoughts, so she had to sigh and say: "Sister Shen, I, who is a sister, know that you feel sorry for Brother An, but even if you build a house in Tuozi Village, it is useless, and the people of the Liu family will still bully them."
Although I don't know where you got the money to build a house, but if this is known by the Liu family, your troubles will definitely continue in the future, if I are you, I would rather stay in the town, and when the time comes, I can still live with Qi Ge'er and them, if you want to go to Ange'er, let Qi Ge'er go back and take An'er over.
After all, Brother Qi is still the seed of the Liu family, and Brother An is his younger brother, as long as you hide it well, I don't think the Liu family will come to find trouble.
But if you are in our village, and the people of the Liu family look down every day and don't look up, it's no wonder if you don't suffer! ”
What Wang Sanniang said is not unreasonable.
However, Shen also has his own concerns.
She turned her head and glanced at the very well-behaved Shen Niannian, a hint of discoloration flashed in her eyes, and she still shook her head with a smile: "No, I still have to watch closely, even if the people in the village point fingers, it doesn't matter, I want to watch Brother An grow up and get married, if I live in Qi Ge'er's place and are known by the people of the Liu family, maybe I will make Qi Ge'er's family restless, I have lived in the village for more than ten years, in the end, I am a village woman, I am not used to going to the town." ”
As he spoke, Shen laughed lowly, like an ordinary mountain village woman.
Shen Niannian raised his eyebrows as he listened.
I don't know if last night's impact was too big for her, why did she feel that this cheap girl always had a weird appearance on her.
Wang Sanniang saw that she had made up her mind, so she didn't talk about it anymore, but said: "There are several good places in this village, but if you want to buy it, it costs two taels of silver, if you want to build a house, these seven or eight taels of silver must be indispensable." ”
Seven or eight taels of silver is the most ordinary mud house, which can build a large three rooms.
But if it's a blue brick house, it's not necessarily.
Shen nodded again and again, and began to ponder in his heart.
Shen Niannian sighed lightly, in fact, she wanted to go to live in the town by herself, and when she had saved enough money, she would inquire about her father and brother's whereabouts.
After the emperor released them, she was immediately snubbed by Yun Shangnan and confined in that remote courtyard, never receiving a letter from her family.
Daddy loves her so much, Shen Niannian doesn't believe that they will not write to him, the only possibility is that he will be intercepted by the people of the Yun family and will not tell her.
Therefore, she didn't know at all that a person who was so strict and old-fashioned as her father would be sent to a poor place by the emperor.
The hatred of the predecessor, she can't just endure it.
However, staying in Tuozi Village all the time is not a solution.
Looking at Shen's contemplative appearance, Shen Niannian pursed his lips, and finally dispelled the thought that arose in the middle of the night.
She has already occupied the body of someone else's daughter, how can she be embarrassed to let her go against her will and stay away from An'er?
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There were no words all the way, the muddy road, surrounded by high mountains.
Li was smoking a hookah and driving a cow, and when he arrived at the entrance of the town, Shen Niannian almost fell asleep on the bumps along the way.
"Are you going back today? Do you want us to wait for you? ”
Wang Sanniang carried her own basket and asked with a smile.
Shen shook his head: "Tonight, stay in the town for one night, and tomorrow we will take Boss Hu's ox cart back, Sanniang, our mother is really troublesome for you." ”
"Hey! This is a big deal, and I have known each other for so many years. Wang Sanniang smiled happily, urging up: "Okay, you go to Qi Ge'er, the news that came back last time doesn't mean that his daughter-in-law has a body." We won't delay you. ”
Shen was indeed anxious to see his daughter-in-law, and when he saw Wang Sanniang making fun like this, his heart was warm, and the smile on his face was a little more sincere.
"We'll go first, I'll trouble you."
Turning around and holding Shen Niannian's hand, Shen hurriedly blended into the crowd.
The two of them first went to the trading house in the town and exchanged the fifty taels of silver into cash.
Of the four ingots and ten taels of silver ingots, two were hidden by the Shen family on Shen Niannian's body, and two were hidden in his own sleeve.
The rest was nine taels of broken silver wrapped in a very poorly made lotus, which was also stuffed into Shen's sleeve.
The last penny is in the money bag.
"Let's go, let's buy something for your eldest brother and his daughter-in-law."
After changing the money, the Shen family could be regarded as a piece of land in his heart.
Although she goes to the town every year to check whether this silver ticket is valid, she is relieved that she has really exchanged it for cash at this time.
The mother and daughter still wrapped their faces when they entered the trading house, and when they came out, they quickly blended into the crowd, until they entered a ready-to-wear shop, and then took off the headscarf on their faces, and then threw them aside, and picked a headscarf in the cloth shop with a completely different color from before.
This is also to prevent them from being targeted by people with intentions.
"Shopkeeper, how did you sell this dress?"
There were 1,100 copper plates for a penny, enough for them to spend a long time.
The Shen family originally made clothes for Qi Ge'er, but now that they have been abandoned by the Liu family, they are considered to be out of the house, and it is impossible to go back to get the clothes.
Thinking that his eldest son works in the town on weekdays, not only can he not wear a few good clothes all year round, but also has to hand over the wages he earns to the moths of that family, he is very distressed in his heart, so he plans to buy two sets of clothes for his son when he gets the cash.
The dress she picked out was dark brown, delicately finished, and comfortable to the touch, but it looked no different from what ordinary people wore from the outside.
Shen is a visionary, and he also understands that this dress will definitely not be cheap.
The shopkeeper was making calculations, glanced at her, and said lightly: "The material of this dress is also good for us here, this set is 800 yuan, and not a penny is missing." ”
Shen Niannian, who was watching from the sidelines, frowned slightly, how could anyone who does business treat guests with such an attitude? If this is in Kyoto, it will definitely have to be driven back by the owner.
Shen didn't mind, looked left and right, and asked Shen Niannian's opinion again, before saying with a smile: "Then the troublesome shopkeeper will wrap these two and that winter coat, I want it." ”
The shopkeeper who was originally settling accounts was stunned for a moment, and looked at her in surprise: "This lady, are you sure you want these three clothes?" ”
In addition to the two men's clothes, there is also a women's dress that is obviously bought for the daughter-in-law.
This price is not from ordinary peasant households, and such a few clothes cost 2,400 yuan.
Shen nodded, took out two taels of silver, took out two hundred copper plates, and said with a light smile: "Trouble the shopkeeper quickly, I still have to rush to see my son." ”
Seeing the broken silver on the table, the shopkeeper really believed that the peasant woman in front of him really wanted to buy it, so he hurriedly took out the small scale and weighed the silver, and made sure that it was right, so he took off the three sets of clothes and wrapped them before handing them to her.
"Auntie, this is the two silk handkerchiefs sent by our store, the headscarf you picked just now is also regarded as a gift, welcome to come again next time." The shopkeeper had a smile on his face, although he wondered how a peasant woman could be so reluctant, but her attitude was much better.
Shen Niannian sighed as he watched from the side, and he could understand why the shopkeeper's attitude was cold just now.
And looking at the cold mix that their mothers are wearing, I think they can't afford it.
Sure enough, no matter where it is or what class of people it is, there are people who look down on people with dogs' eyes.
Thinking so, he was dragged out by the Shen family.
"Mother, what else are you going to buy?"
Shen Niannian looked at it on the street with some novelty, she had never gone shopping like an ordinary person before, even when she was not out of the pavilion, every time she went out, someone would definitely follow, even if she went out for a walk, she gradually lost interest.
Although it was noon, there were still many people in the town.
Shen pulled her to the roadside shredded meat noodle stall and sat down, and said with a smile: "After eating, I'll buy a chicken for your eldest brother and them later, just weigh a few catties of meat." ”
The noodles sold in this small stall are large in quantity and delicious, and the price is not expensive, which is quite popular among the countrymen who come to the town to catch the market, because there are many people, and everyone is a countryman, so it is nothing to share a table.
Shen Niannian has never eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas, but this kind of roadside stall noodles is the first time, and he is also excited, and when the stall owner brings the noodles, he can't wait to pick it up and eat it.
"Mother, this noodle is so delicious! Even the noodles in Kyoto are not as delicious as here! ”
The umami flavor in the mouth is very strong, and the noodles pulled out are so strong that even the most famous noodle restaurants in Kyoto can't match it.
Shen Niannian's face was full of surprise, and as soon as he didn't pay attention, he blurted out this sentence.