Chapter 4: Shyness in the pocket

The brothers and sisters of the Lin family, one handsome and the other pretty, are somewhat similar between their eyebrows.

Coriander has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he doesn't pay much attention to dressing, but it's a pity that he has a good skin.

The economic conditions of the family are not good, only enough food and clothing, and they can't afford to wear clothes of good materials. The clothes on the brothers and sisters are all ripped and outdated, and the old fabric is made by Coriander herself.

What is outrageous is that all of Coriander's clothes are of the same color, just like the one he wears.

The dark blue cotton jacket was only covered with a dark blue coat, and the waist and legs of the dark blue cotton pants were too large, and they were tightly tied to the lean waist and calves with a belt and hemp rope.

However, his youthful and vigorous face was not overshadowed by the dullness of his clothes, or he looked old-fashioned.

Compared to him, coriander's outfit is more lively.

The stand-up collar-style dark red diagonal cotton jacket is printed with dense white flower bones, and the lower body is a pair of dark blue cotton pants, which has no extra decoration and looks down-to-earth.

A thick braided flower hung obediently behind her, and her already small face looked even more petite and delicate because of the Qi bangs in front of her forehead - this Qi bangs were made by herself. She has the unique gentleness and weakness of a woman in the water town, this is just the appearance, but through her pair of smart eyes, you can see the stubbornness and strength in her bones.

Coriander didn't have a pocket on her clothes, so she sewed a pocket into the inner lining of her padded jacket to hold some precious things.

The so-called precious thing is the money bag that Coriander is touching and digging. This palm-sized money bag is worth more than the two sets of clothes on her and Coriander.

This money bag is a silk spun from the cocoon of coriander, and it is 100% handmade.

The coriander did not dye the money bag, only a few green coriander plants were embroidered on the silk cloth......

The purse was emptied, and there were only six silver dollars and fourteen copper dollars.

In addition to real money, the currencies in circulation in this era were silver dollars and copper dollars. One silver dollar can be exchanged for about two hundred and thirty copper dollars.

Six silver dollars and fourteen copper dollars are entangled, which is really not much.

Coriander estimates that a ticket from Qingniu Town to Shanghai will not cost a silver dollar, and the rest is not enough to spend in Shanghai.

Shanghai is a metropolis of high consumption!

After living for two lifetimes, Coriander experienced for the first time what it was like to be shy in her pocket.

Even if she planned for a rainy day, she brought some pickles and dried salted fish that could be sold for money. But these things can't be sold for a lot of money at all.

Coriander is big and thick, with a tendon and rectum, there are not so many twists and turns in the stomach, it belongs to the kind that has no heart and lungs, and can get by, as long as he sees money, he is satisfied.

Learning coriander, he sat next to an old poplar tree, munched on dry food, watched the coriander take out three silver dollars, and divided the pile of money in his palm into two batches.

Coriander was worried about the silver money in her palm, wishing that they could give birth to a baby, but she wanted to wear it, and it was still so much money.

She crooked her neck and sighed, "If you don't save the flowers, I'm afraid you won't be able to last two days with this money when you get to Shanghai." ”

Coriander is not worried, quite optimistic, and comforted her in a cool voice, "It's okay, when you get to Shanghai, you will find our father!" ”

When you arrive in Shanghai, it is equivalent to finding your father, and coriander doesn't know if the original equivalent formula can be applied like this?

Coriander suddenly realized that the Shanghai market was so big, they couldn't go like headless flies.

"Eh, brother, do you know where our father works in Shanghai?"

"I know, our second uncle wrote me our father's address!" After speaking, Coriander stuffed the last pot in his mouth, slapped his hands a few times, and then took out a small neatly folded note tucked in the waistband of his trousers.

Coriander took it in his hand and unfolded it, and saw a crooked line of words on the note-

The thirteenth shop in Meijia Lane, Old Town Street, old woods, timber rows.

In fact, when I heard Coriander say that this address was given by Second Uncle Lin, the whole person of Coriander was not good-

Can the address given by the unreliable Second Uncle Lin be reliable?

Coriander unconsciously read out loud, "The thirteenth shop in Meijia Lane, Old Town Street, the old forest timber line?" Is there such a place? ”

Coriander stared at her, looking like she was swearing, "Why not, this is what I heard from my father himself!" Immediately, he smiled and scratched his head and said, "I'm afraid that when I go to Shanghai to inquire with people, they won't understand what I said, so I asked my second uncle to write a copy to me." ”

Cilantro sighed, and there was an urge to tear the note.

It's as ugly as a cow kicking a donkey, and if you take it out and show it to others, it's just a shame!

Since Coriander felt at ease holding this note, Coriander left the note for him as a peace charm.

Coriander took the note, folded it, and tucked it back into her belt.

He realized it later, his brows were knotted, and he looked at Coriander in disbelief, "Coriander, do you know the words on it?" ”

Coriander was slightly stunned, and her heart was bad.

She and Coriander had never gone to school, and the brother and sister were illiterate, so why did she carelessly forget about it

Ouch hey, this shitty mouth!

Coriander panicked but didn't panic, and her dark eyes swirled slightly in her sockets, and she took it into account.

She didn't answer Coriander's question directly, but instead put on a straight face and hated him as if iron was not made of steel, "There are so many books under our bed, you usually don't take a good look at them." Even if you learn a word in a day, you won't be blind and don't recognize any words! Even if there is no teacher to teach, self-study can become a talent, have you ever heard this sentence, there is a road for the road in the book mountain, and there is no end to the sea of learning! ”

Unlike their brothers and sisters, Lin Sihai, the eldest brother of the Lin family, and Lin Wuhu, the second uncle of Lin, have all entered the school. The brothers hadn't been to school for a few years, but they at least knew their names.

Xiangqin dared to guarantee that if she wrote the word "coriander", he might not know the coriander himself.

Coriander looked confused, it wasn't that he couldn't understand what Coriander said, he was just confused, he didn't seem to have ever found out when Coriander had read the book under the bed......

But since Cilantro said so, then she must have seen it!

Coriander's trust in coriander can be said to be unreserved.

When the brother and sister had rested enough, they packed their bags and set off.

The cold wind passed by, rolling up the few dead leaves they had stepped on.

After a gorgeous dance, the dead leaves fall lightly in the middle of the snow, like a few leaves floating in the cold river, admiring the color of the blue sky and the white earth.

Where they had stayed, there seemed to be many green young leaves on the branches of the wild old poplar tree.

Spring is coming.