The weather was really hot today, and she was obviously wearing thick-soled cloth shoes, but she was still stepping on the lid of a steamer, and she wanted to jump up. But the heat is also good, that is, no one goes out, and the whole town is silent except for the annoying noise, even quieter than the middle of the night.

Ling'er wore a broken straw hat, tiptoeing here and there, running here and there, not because she was in a good mood and deliberately playing tricks, but because the ground was too hot, she was looking for a shady place in front of the store, trying to avoid the scorching sun.

She walked and stopped, and it took nearly a quarter of an hour to reach the dilapidated courtyard of the joint. Ling'er stopped at the door, watched around, and after confirming that no one was there, he dodged in, went straight to the stone mill in the corner, and reached out to touch the bamboo tube.

Hey! Missing the bamboo tube? She touched it carefully again, and even put her head in to check, and there was indeed no shadow of a bamboo tube! So the people in Liangjia Village have already received their own messages, and they haven't replied yet? Well, it's good to receive the news, and I'll reply when they discuss it!

Ling'er clapped her hands and stood up, turned around to leave, and bumped into something with a bang, forcing her to take a few steps back and lean against the stone mill.

"Ouch! It hurts to death! Ling'er, what are you doing? "Ling'er takes a closer look, who is this not Yue'er?

"Sister Yue'er, you... What are you doing here? ”

Yue'er rubbed her head, puffed out her cheeks and said, "I see that you don't sleep at noon, sneaking out, and I thought there was something new, so I came out to take a look!" Hey, Ling'er, what's the good thing under this stone mill? You dug in there for a long time? Come, let me see! ”

Yue'er said that she was about to drill under the stone mill, but Ling'er hurriedly grabbed her: "Don't, don't!" Sister Yue'er, there's nothing in it! ”

"Hmph, I don't believe it, there must be something good, otherwise why are you sneaking around here?"

"Oh, Sister Yue'er, it's really nothing, I saw a wild dog come here last time with a silver bracelet in his mouth, and he got under this stone mill, isn't there no money at home now? I'd like to see if the wild dog has dropped the silver bracelet here! If you can find it, you may be able to exchange it for a lot of silver! ”

"Silver bracelets? It's true? Yue'er stared at her suspiciously, and Ling'er immediately nodded like pounding garlic: "Really, really!" Sister Yue'er, when did I lie to you! ”

"So? That...... Let's look for it again? Look over there, I'll look over there! "Yue'er is full of interest to touch here and there, and even climb the mouse hole to take a look! Ling'er was helpless, knowing that this girl would definitely not give up if she didn't confirm it with her own eyes, so she cooperated and made a show, and when she had had enough, she naturally had no mind!

Sure enough, after Yue'er rummaged through a few times and really didn't find anything strange, she stood up and patted her clothes and said, "It's dirty, it's dirty, it's dirty, it's gray everywhere!" Ling'er, there's nothing here, are you mistaken? ”

Ling'er laughed dryly: "Maybe!" Sister Yue'er, it's so hot, let's go back quickly! ”

"Okay, let's go!" Yue'er walked to the front by herself.

They left the courtyard, and only then did they turn the corner, and a head appeared outside the courtyard wall, and the man stretched out his head to look into the courtyard, took out the bamboo tube in his arms, hesitated for a moment, and then took the bamboo tube back, and then turned away.

Ling'er's shop didn't open until the sun was about to set in the afternoon, and it wasn't until it was dark, and there were only four or five people who came to sell grain. Anyway, there is no business, Ling'er discussed with her father and mother, so she just closed the door early and let Yue'er and them go home! Before Yue'er and the others left, Ling'er still gave them wages and asked them to come back tomorrow to help, and then the family ate and cooled in the backyard.

It was too hot in the house, and there were no outsiders in the courtyard anyway, so Ling'er cleaned up a place in the courtyard, dragged out the mat and spread it directly on the ground, planning to cool off here for a night.

In the middle of the night, when she slept soundly, she always felt that there was a sound banging somewhere, as if someone was calling for some 'little stone'? Ling'er turned over irritably and muttered, "What small stone and big stone?" I'm still a little mud? ”

After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and listened carefully, and there was a knocking sound at the gate of the courtyard, "Little stone? Little stone, open the door, I'm an ingot! Little Stone ......"

Ling'er jumped up smartly: "Yuanbao! She hurried to the door in a few steps, opened the latch, opened the door a crack, and leaned over with her head: "Little stone, you sleep like a dead pig, I have been knocking for a quarter of an hour, and if I don't open it again, I will leave!" ”

With the help of the moonlight, Ling'er finally saw the other party's face clearly, and it was indeed an ingot. She hurriedly opened the door and said, "Yuanbao, why are you here?" It's the middle of the night, you don't sleep? ”

Yuan Bao ran into the courtyard and said while looking around: "Didn't you leave a letter in the morning and ask us to transport grain?" Have you harvested the grain? Where is it? ”

"Ah, you're here to transport grain? You're alone? ”

"Of course not, show me the grain first, how much is there?"

"More than 100 stones, all of them are bagged and put in the warehouse, how many people have you come? Do you have a car? Can you get away? ”

"More than a hundred stones! It's only been a few days, and you've got more than 100 stones? Don't buy it from another shop, right? ”

"Humph! I knew that you were going to say this, to tell you, I bought all this grain from the granaries of nearby villagers, what month, day, when, which household sold how much grain, what the quality, what the price, I remember clearly, you can check the accounts at any time, I don't believe you can ask according to the account book! ”

Yuan Bao looked at her strangely: "Not bad, little stone, no wonder grandpa said that you are not simple, tsk, I really can't see it, you are a girl, it would be nice if you were a boy!" ”

"What kind of girl boy, not all have to eat, sleep and do things, what's the difference! Come on, I'll show you the grain! Ling'er lit the lamp, took the ingots to the room where the grain was stored, and pointed to the number on the cloth bag:

"You see, the numbers on this are one by one correspondence with the account book, and the quality and quantity of the grain are clearly remembered, I will give you the account book, and you can check it slowly when you ship it back!"

Yuan Bao walked around the house, touching the rice grain bag all the way, and sometimes stopped, pinched a little bit out to see the quality, and looked at the expression was quite satisfied. He turned back, put his hands behind his back and said like a little adult: "Little stone, well done, we really didn't believe you!" Let's go, I'll go out and ask Uncle Daming to pull the carriage over, and I'll load the cart and transport the grain back in a while! ”

"Alas, wait, Yuanbao, did you bring any money?"

"Money? Didn't I give you fifty taels last time? ”

"How much can you buy for fifty taels? I have more than 100 stones of grain here, enough for fifty taels, don't you want the back? ”

"Yes, of course, my grandfather also told me to take a closer look, if you can really do it, urge you, let you hurry up, it is best to get a thousand stones of grain within ten days!"

"A thousand quintals! Do you really want that much? It's still so urgent! Yuanbao, what happened to your village? ”

Yuan Bao paused, frowned and said: "Nothing, don't guess, beware of my grandfather being angry when he finds out!" ”

Ling'er stuck out her tongue: "Okay, okay, I don't guess it's so, but the silver has to be given to me first, how can I collect food if I don't have money?" ”

"This ...... I have to ask Uncle Da Ming, see if he brings it? I don't have a penny on me anyway! ”

Ling'er frowned and glared at him, and Yuan Bao touched his nose in a sneer: "Why are you staring at me?" I have a maximum of one or two hundred copper coins on me, and it's useless for you to take them! ”

Ling'er pouted: "Okay, I'll go with you to see Uncle Da Ming, where is he?" ”

"Follow me!" Yuan Bao led the way, and Ling'er followed. The two of them went out of the back door, and by the moonlight, they went down the alley to the back of the street, and walked ten meters ahead, and there was a small forest.

Yuan Bao stopped, learned a few cat meows in the woods, and after a while, there was a response from a wild cat in the woods, Yuan Bao meowed a few more times, and after a while, the figures of several big men got closer and closer, until two meters in front of him, Ling'er recognized that the leader was Liang Daming.

Yuan Bao stepped forward and said: "Uncle Daming, I didn't expect this guy Xiaoshi to be so powerful, he collected more than 100 stones of grain in a few days, and he also kept accounts, and there is a number on the grain bag, which corresponds to the account book, let's just move it back to check the account book!" ”

Liang Daming put his hands around his chest and looked at Ling'er twice, "Yuanbao, has the grain been checked?" ”

"Well, I've checked, no problem!"

"Alright, Dashan, go and inform everyone and drive the carriage over!"

"Good!" A man behind him strode away in the direction of the market square. Ling'er looked around, "Uncle Daming, why did you come in the middle of the night?" I didn't know beforehand, if it wasn't too hot tonight, I would have laid a bunk in the courtyard, and I didn't know you were coming! By the way, more than 100 stone of grain, do you have enough car? ”

"We sent someone to send you a message at noon, but you took an outsider to that place, and the yard will not be used in the future, what news is there directly to this wood, and the bamboo tube is stuffed under the eaves over there, do you see?"

Ling'er looked in the direction he indicated, wasn't that the eaves behind his house? It's also convenient to do this, so as not to sneak around every time.

Liang Daming said: "Little stone, take us to see your grain first!" ”

"Huh? Oh, yes, yes, Uncle Ming, please come with me! Ling'er took Liang Daming and a few people to his yard, and whispered before entering the door: "Uncle Daming, I told my father and mother that you are the big proprietor in the county, and specially asked me to help buy grain. ”

Da Ming smiled: "Of course, but you also have to remember your promise not to mention the matter of our village to anyone!" ”

"Of course, I didn't even say anything to my parents, don't worry!"

Ling'er took them to see the granary and the account book, and Da Ming picked a few for a little checking, and he should be very satisfied with his expression. Then, a carriage came at the door of the backyard, and a few men quietly carried the grain bags onto the car, filled one, and after it left, the next one came in, everything was carried out in an orderly and silent manner, and it felt like an organized and purposeful theft!

Ling'er saw that most of them had moved, pulled Yuanbao's sleeves, and motioned for him to say about the money, but the kid from Yuanbao turned his head and pretended not to know! Ling'er stomped on him dissatisfied, and said with a smile: "Uncle Daming, do you still want food?" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )