Along the way, there were many pedestrians, and there was even a horse team coming, Lu Zhong had to pull over the donkey cart and let the horse team go first.

Lu Xiaoyi asked, and Lu Zhong explained: "These are all caravans that are going to go out of the customs. Our Yifu City is also a famous pass on the border between Lu and Mongolia, where the caravans have to rest, replenish water, medicine and dry food, and repair horses' hooves and vehicles, so the livestock market is even more lively, if we can buy the horses that the caravan replaces, those horses run freight all the year round, have good temperament and good endurance, and we buy the most suitable to pull the cart. ”

Yulan thought differently, "I estimate that the caravan will not easily change horses, even if they change horses, the ones that are replaced are not good horses, there are many problems, we can't suffer from their way." ”

"It's a matter of luck."

As he spoke, the livestock market arrived, Lu Zhong moved the donkey cart to the storage place, took out a penny and received a sign, and took his wife and children to shop slowly.

The smell of the livestock market is very strong, and the smell of all kinds of poop, forage, and the smell of livestock is mixed together to make people sick. People gathered in a heap, asking for a price, bargaining, and checking the body of the animal, ears, eyes, gums, fur, hooves, tails, and even more intimate places.

Lu Xiaoyi led Xiao Ding and followed Lu Zhong closely, the sturdy cows, horses, donkeys and mules were taller than them, Lu Xiaoyi looked at the crooked horns and black hooves, and felt terrified, for fear that these animals would pick up their hooves and give her a look, or that a certain animal would be frightened and go crazy and cause a riot, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Although she was scared in her heart, she had to go shopping, Lu Xiaoyi looked at her father and sister, but she was naturally generous, completely attracted by the livestock, Xiao Geng even wanted to pull the tail of the animal, but Yulan slapped her hand away and reprimanded her.

Lu Zhong had a favorite horse, so he leaned over to listen to the buyers and sellers negotiate the price, and then evaluated it himself, and if it was not suitable, he beckoned his wife and child to follow and replace it with another one.

I looked at the horses in the market, but I didn't choose the right one, and the price was expensive, and the ordinary horses cost twenty taels, not to mention the likes of good horses and BMWs.

Lu Xiaoyi remembered that he once watched "Water Margin", and there were two horses written about Yunli Temple, which were brought by a certain general from the frontier, and Ximen Qingxiang said once that they were not good horses, even if the horses were not very good, these two horses were worth seventy taels of silver. In this way, the prices of this era are still very different from those of the Song Dynasty.

When Yulan learned the price of horses, she was disappointed, and said to Lu Zhong: "Let's go and see the cattle, if you want to farm the land or plough the cattle!" ”

Lu Zhong also considered this, and the family moved to the cattle area.

Lu Xiaoyi only cared about the price, and after hearing the seller's offer, he frequently smacked his tongue and secretly said that cultivating cattle is not cheap, and the price of a half-sized calf is seven or eight taels, and the price of a slightly larger young cow is also fifteen taels, not to mention an adult cow.

This is the ancient times when the productive forces were backward, and livestock were worth more than people. Although he didn't know the price of the population in the hands of Renyazi, compared with the normal marriage cost of ordinary people in Xiaxi Village, Lu Xiaoyi deeply felt the sadness of this era.

Think about the Lu family again, Lu Fuzeng took the route of studying, how many families are not mentioned for the time being, just say Lu Shouzeng, there were cows, donkeys and fields before the separation, and they can be regarded as a solid family, looking at the entire Xiaxi Village, there are more than a dozen families with livestock, and the current Lu country should be prosperous and stable.

Lu Xiaoyi put her mind at ease, glad that she was dressed in a good era, if she was in troubled times, you can imagine how difficult life would be, she didn't even have a calf worth anything.

The more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt, Lu Xiaoyi shook his head and shook off the messy thoughts in his mind, and followed Lu Zhong step by step.

Soon, the ploughing cattle were also finished, followed by donkeys and mules, and when Lu Zhong roughly understood the market of livestock, he took his wife and children to pick up the car.

Tired of shopping, Yulan sat in the car and talked to Lu Zhong without a word, Xiao Geng had already whirred, Lu Xiaoyi stretched his waist, hugged Xiao Ding's head and touched his head, squinting and dozing off.

Lu Xiaoyi dreamed that he was holding a piece of braised pork and smashing it at a little fat man, but the little fat man swallowed the meat in one bite, and then squatted on the ground and stuck out his tongue at her like a puppy. Lu Xiaoyi kept smashing meat at the little fat man, the angle was tricky and the strength was fast, but the little fat bullet jumped so hard that he swallowed all the braised pork she smashed. Lu Xiaoyi was anxious, picked up a big stone and threw it at the little fat man, so the little fat man's forehead seemed to be dyed red by braised pork, he opened his mouth and jumped towards her, grabbed her arm and shook it vigorously, and shouted in his mouth: Take braised pork in exchange......

Lu Xiaoyi was woken up by Magnolia, and it turned out that he was home.

I saw Mrs. Lu standing at the gate of the West Courtyard, her face was long, Lu Xiaoyi patted her head, why did she forget the big boss she dropped in the morning.

Lu Zhong stepped forward with a smile, "Mother, it's windy, stand here and be careful of catching a cold." ”

"My heart has long been cold, and I am still afraid of this little wind? How capable you are, it's amazing to have a donkey cart, and you can drive the donkey away with two whips, and leave my old woman to drink the cold wind. The family has had enough of shopping and comfort, and then I think of me, an old woman, you say, what's the use of asking you unfilial descendants? Lu Pozi complained, Lu Zhong and Yulan's faces were scornful, and Yulan gave Lu Zhong a look and asked him to come forward to comfort.

Lu Zhong knows his mother's temper best, "Mother, the pigs in the house are going to turn over in circles, and the chickens are about to starve to death, Yulan and I will be busy first, and then we will make amends to you when we are done." Lu Zhong didn't care about Mrs. Lu's reaction, and pulled Yulan into the East Courtyard.

Mrs. Lu was the most difficult, so she quickly followed up, wanting to stop Lu Zhong and make a fuss.

Lu Xiaoyi poked Xiao Geng on the side, "Go and be coquettish." ”

Xiao Geng didn't sleep well, pouting and not moving, Lu Xiaoyi hammered his bun, "Go quickly." ”

Xiao Geng had no choice but to run over, hugged Mrs. Lu's legs, and snorted: "Grandmother, grandmother, I miss you so much." ”

The corners of Lu Xiaoyi's mouth twitched, this Xiao Geng's mouth and mouth were all the same three sets: hugging his legs, snorting, and saying that he misses you.

However, it is especially good for Mrs. Lu.

Mrs. Lu hugged Xiao Geng and kissed her with a smile, "Good grandson, grandmother misses you too!" ”

Lu Zhong and Yulan walked quickly to the backyard, waiting for a mess of work, how could they have time to spend with Mrs. Lu.

Mrs. Lu took Xiao Geng to the courtyard and sat down, and asked lovingly: "What did you buy in the city today?" ”

"I bought sugar and wine snacks, went to see my great-grandmother, and then went shopping......" Xiao Geng yawned, and began to nod and doze off as he spoke.

Mrs. Lu's face darkened, and she said to Lu Xiaoyi: "You really went, can the big woman give you a good look?" ”

The two mothers-in-law of the Lu family are obviously incompatible.

Lu Xiaoyi smiled, leaned over to Mrs. Lu's side and said proudly: "Grandmother, let's choke my grandmother today." ”

After listening to her granddaughter's statement, Mrs. Lu clapped her hands and said a few words in succession, "It's good!" Smash it well! ”

Lu Xiaoyi had doubts, and seeing that Mrs. Lu was happy, she took the opportunity to ask, "Grandmother, why didn't great-grandmother let us go again?" It's all a family, and I don't know why the relationship is so light? ”

Mrs. Lu showed a different color, and quickly returned to her usual arrogant state, and hummed: "Her heart and eyes are biased to the sky, isn't it that her eldest child has been studying for a few years?" Is it great to be a child? One foot is about to step into the coffin, and he is not an old child. ”

Lu Xiaoyi pouted, uh~ just a child! My uncle and grandfather kept plowing and reading to start their family, but the current situation is: the land is no longer cultivated, the books are still reading, and the family has not risen. However, the rich family background should not be bad, so he asked: "Uncle and grandfather are still studying, and the Lu family used to have a good family background!" Why didn't our grandfather take the test for a child or something? ”

Mrs. Lu sneered and said dissatisfiedly: "I heard that your great-grandfather was very profitable when he was young, and he saved some money in his early years, and I don't know why, your great-grandmother only let your uncle and grandfather study, and let your grandfather farm, and then your great-grandfather passed away, and your great-grandmother was the master of dividing the family, and the fields were reasonably divided, but the silver money was not given to the second room, phew!" They were all dragged by her and left to the big room. ”

According to Mrs. Lu's words, the old lady of the Lu family is indeed too eccentric, and Lu Xiaoyi has the appearance of the old lady of the Lu family lying on the kang in her mind, but unfortunately, the old lady did not write the word 'eccentric' on her face, she can only say that she is one side of the relationship, and she can't see through it.

"I heard my grandmother say that my uncle seems to have an errand in Guancheng?" Lu Xiaoyi then asked.

"Phew! Who knows who got him a little errand on his chin, and he really thinks he is a character, and he doesn't know how much money he put into it, and the little money in the old lady's hand is estimated to have been emptied by him! Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes and snorted, "Shake the silver money in the old lady's hand, and shout that it is a burden, and she is not afraid of being struck by lightning!" Mrs. Lu is scolding her sister-in-law in the latter sentence.

After scolding, Mrs. Lu saw that Xiao Geng in her arms had fallen asleep, got up and carried Xiao Geng to the house and put it away, Xiao Ding volunteered to stay aside to help Xiao Geng catch the autumn mosquitoes, Lu Pozi was very satisfied, took the fan and handed it to Xiao Ding, and then pulled Lu Xiaoyi out and continued to ask.

"Lu Si is still studying?"

"Well, I don't want to be bothered." Lu Xiaoyi concluded.

"Humph! Older than your father, what's the use of holding a book and shaking your head all day? If you can't make money, you can't eat and drink for nothing, and you don't blush, I see, he can't get into Xiucai, and when the money in the old lady's hand is empty, he will come back to farm sooner or later. Mrs. Lu said so, and believed so, as if the sister-in-law's family was about to come back to farm, and couldn't help but show a smug smile, "I'm waiting to see her joke!" ”

Lu Xiaoyi looked at Mrs. Lu's ill-intentioned smile, the corners of her mouth couldn't help twitching, and reminded: "Grandmother, my uncle's old yard in the village is drenched, and there are ready-made yards in the city, and they won't come back to live." ”

Mrs. Lu disagreed, "You don't know the market of Yifu City, do you think that yard is worthless?" Buying a yard in Yifu City is not a matter of one sentence, whether the old lady has enough money to buy a yard is another matter, that is, enough for her to buy, and the family will drink the northwest wind? ”

Lu Pozi's words, Lu Xiaoyi didn't think about it, Yifu City is a closed city, a major trade land, not to mention prosperity, not to mention the prime location of the city, even the ordinary yard in the alley will not be cheap. Lu Fuzeng's yard is not big or small, and it is estimated that it will cost hundreds of taels to buy it, Lu Xiaoyi doesn't know what the Lu family's background was before, and she doesn't dare to jump to conclusions. ”

Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes, "How do I know, that's how I estimated, think about it, a family living in the city doesn't need money for food, clothing, housing and transportation, your cousin didn't study all day and didn't make any money, and your uncle and grandfather weren't even a showman, how much income can you have in Guancheng?" It must be the old lady's pocket, huh! That doesn't fool me! ”

If you can't say anything, Lu Xiaoyi didn't bother to take it into account, "Whatever, he should be his cityman, let's be our villager, he takes his Yangguan Road, I cross my single-plank bridge, I don't provoke him, and he doesn't want to bully me." ”

Mrs. Lu nodded, thinking of Lu Xiaoyi's smashing of braised pork, and said very regretfully: "If it were me, I would give her a bowl of meat to buckle her head, you!" Or too timid. ”

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