On the fifth day of October, Situ Yan made cakes with all the black noodles left at home in the morning, boiled a large pot of soup, and let Li Dalang heat it at noon, so that he could eat it. With San Lang and Shiro carrying two bundles of firewood on their backs, they went to Xinchang County to catch the big market in the ox cart of the lamb.

Originally, he was going to follow him when he entered the city this time, but he couldn't leave the house at home, so he had to let San Lang and Shiro follow him on the road to take care of it, and he was afraid that the little sister would be bullied again, and the two younger brothers also repeatedly promised to take care of the little sister before letting the three of them leave.

There are not many people in the village who went into the city to catch the market today, only the three aunts of the Shuisheng family, Liangzi and his mother, plus Situ Yan and San Lang and Shilang, because of the previous incident, the Shuisheng family hid when they saw people, and they sat on the ox cart at this time, and they didn't speak with their heads down. The third aunt was familiar with each other because of this matter with Situ Yan's family, so they chatted, but because of their age, they didn't have anything to say after chatting for a while.

On the contrary, the road seemed very quiet. Xiao Yang'er glanced back at Situ Yan from time to time, wanting to find something to talk to her, but he never talked much, and he didn't know what to talk about, so just think about it.

When she got out of the car, Situ Yan wanted to pay for the car, but was pushed by Xiao Yang'er, "The matter of the second aunt, my family can't help you, and I can't accept this money." ”

"She's her, you're you, two different things. If you don't, I won't take your car when I go back. Situ Yan felt that the speaker of this matter was unintentional, and the listener was intentional, afraid that something bad would come out at that time, but it would turn a good thing into a bad thing.

Stuffed the sanwen money into the little sheep's hand, and then entered the city gate with San Lang and Shiro. As soon as I entered the city, I went straight to the direction of the county school. When he arrived at the gate of the county school, he asked Shiro to open the door, which happened to be the steward Wang he saw last time.

"Uncle steward, it's my little five, I'm here with firewood."

"It's time for you kid to really come, and I'll be leaving later." I glanced at the firewood again, and couldn't help but light up, this kid is sincere, this firewood is a big bundle, and it can be used for a few days.

"Okay, let's move this firewood in first, and the things you want will be piled up in the firewood room, and you can take them by the way!"

"Thank you, uncle, I'll come back at fifteen, you will definitely help me collect more."

"Okay. You kid is also a sincere person, and the uncle should do this. ”

San Lang and Shiro were a little puzzled, but they didn't want to ask each other at the moment, so they carried the firewood into the firewood room first, watched Situ Yan hand them two back baskets, and asked them to put the two piles of waste paper piled on the ground into the basket. The two didn't talk much, took their things, and went out of the county school with Situ Yan.

Situ Yan said goodbye to Steward Wang, and led the two to the pharmacy, and on the way, Shiro couldn't help but open his mouth first, "Little Wu, isn't this firewood for sale?" What's the use of exchanging this firewood for these? ”

"This? Keep it secret, and my brothers will know about it in the future, but this is of great use. Situ Yan had a villainous face, and she looked puzzled by San Lang and Shiro.

When they arrived at the pharmacy, Situ Yan asked the two of them to find a place to wait for her first, she used herbs to exchange for some silver, so as to buy some food, there are many people working in this house, and there is a lot of food, although you can't eat cakes at once, but you can't even do something dry, just let people drink thin.

Among the herbs exchanged this time was a branch of ginseng that was more than three years old, and because she still had a ten-year one in her hand, this one was sold first, and it was better to exchange it for more money.

In the end, all kinds of medicinal materials were exchanged for a total of 3 taels and 456 yuan.

Situ Yan put 3 taels of silver into the ring, and said that the 456 coins were known to San Lang and Shiro, so that they could understand in their hearts that the family now has a money-making livelihood, at least they don't have to worry about eating.

San Lang and Shiro didn't expect this herb to be exchanged for so much money, and they all jumped up happily. The three of them went to the grain store together and weighed twenty catties of black noodles, San Lang insisted on weighing five catties of bud grain noodles again, he noticed that Xiao Wu didn't like to eat black noodles at all, and these five catties of bud grain noodles were enough for Xiao Wu to eat for a long time. cut two catties of fat pork, and spent a total of 265 yuan, the two of them are not very good at settling accounts, and they don't know how much they have left, so they feel that there should be leftovers, so they persuaded Situ Yan to buy her a dress.

"Little Five, buy new, cotton clothes." San Lang felt that the money was all earned by Xiao Wu, so he should eat well and dress well.

"Third brother, there are still 191 Wen left, if you buy new clothes, I'm afraid there will be no left, and in a few days Shangliang will invite the village people to eat, and then there will be no money. I have clothes to wear now, I don't need to buy new ones, when the house is built, and the family has a good livelihood, our family will add new clothes. ”

Saburo nodded, and was about to call Shiro when he turned around to find Shiro staring at the candy in a dim sum shop. Situ Yan also noticed it, thinking that her brothers had never eaten this thing since they were born, although it was very rough, but children liked it.

Walked to the dim sum shop, looked carefully, this candy was like flour with some maltose, I didn't eat it in my mouth and couldn't tell the difference, so I pointed to the grain and fruit and asked the price, two dollars a penny, and asked the guy to help pack four yuan, and paid two dollars.

Saburo knocked Shiro on the head, "Shiro, don't be good, greedy." Little five, make money, hard work. Shiro's face was a little red when Saburo said, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to respond, in fact, he didn't want it, he just saw Zhaocai and ate it once before, and he was just curious.

"Third brother, I'm not hard, if my brothers have anything they like, just tell me, although the family doesn't have much money now, it's okay to eat some small things. This money is not saved, but earned. Of course, frugality is still a must. Situ Yan was a little embarrassed, she always felt that she wanted to add something to the family, she never asked her brothers what they needed, and the money she earned was also in her hands, and the brothers didn't even have a penny. It was she who was negligent, and when she went back, she would give one person ten cents and put it on her body, if she really had something to do, or if she wanted to eat, she would pay for it.

In fact, Situ Yan didn't know that in ancient times, especially farmers, they didn't bring money when they went out, unless they wanted to buy things or see a doctor and grab medicine, otherwise they didn't put money on them. One is afraid of losing it, and the other is afraid that looking at things will want to buy and waste money.

Situ Yan handed the candy to Shiro, "Fourth brother, you take it, go home and share it with the eldest brother." ”

"I don't want it, Xiao Wu eats." Shiro saw that his younger sister, who was younger than him, didn't eat it, and he was even more embarrassed.

"Xiao Wu is changing his teeth, he can't eat it, otherwise his teeth will have worms." The six-year-old baby is changing her teeth, and Situ Yan is now losing her upper and lower tiger teeth, but she hides it very well, and others can't see it.

"Then I don't want it, Xiao Wu will take it." Shiro didn't dare to take it, for fear that he would accidentally lose the candy, which he bought for two pennies.

Situ Yan thought that it didn't matter, she took it and waited for it to be divided after she went back, so she put the things in the back basket, this time Shiro was even more nervous, and walked behind Situ Yan all the way, for fear that the candy would be stolen. His eyes didn't dare to look away, only staring at Situ Yan's back basket.

Situ Yan, who watched it, laughed, but she also felt that the Li family brothers had little knowledge and were used to being poor, so they couldn't help but feel a little sad.

When she was about to leave the city, Situ Yan spent two pennies to buy four black flour cakes, which were very coarse, steamed, and did not put oil, so she could only barely eat them, and divided two for San Lang and Shiro. I only took two sips of water.

"Little five, you eat, I'll eat one is enough." Shiro saw that all the cakes that Xiao Wu bought were given to him and Saburo, but he didn't have anything to eat.

"Little five, buy, bud grain cake." San Lang knew that Xiao Wu didn't like it, so he persuaded her to buy bud grain cakes to eat.

"Third brother, fourth brother, you eat, I'm not hungry, I ate too much in the morning, just wait a while and eat when I get home."

"Then I'll go home and eat again." Shiro knew that Xiaomei was trying to save money, so he couldn't eat it anymore.

"Fourth brother, you and the third brother eat first, and when you get home, you still have to go to work in the new yard, if you don't eat now, where will you have the strength to stay for a while, eat quickly!"

San Lang and Shiro shook their heads and refused to eat, Situ Yan had no choice, so he had to spend a penny to buy himself a bud grain cake, so that the three of them walked to the ox cart outside the city while eating, because there were few people in Lijia Village to catch the market today, so the agreed time to go back was an hour in advance, the three of them arrived at noon, and the other two also came back, Xiao Yang'er didn't have anything to buy and sell today, so he didn't spend money to ask someone to watch the car, he kept by the car, and when he saw Situ Yan come back, he grabbed her back basket before San Lang started, Placed in the car.

Situ Yan didn't feel anything inappropriate, and thanked her, "Thank you, Brother Yang'er." Only then was Saburo and Shiro helped him into the ox cart.

Xiao Yang'er glanced at the back baskets of San Lang and Shiro, and saw that in addition to food, there were also some waste papers, and he felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't ask in detail. Situ Yan's back basket is simple, there is only one fatty pork.

An hour and a half later, a few people returned to Lijia Village, Situ Yan in front of the aquatic family's Liangzi and his mother, and gave Xiao Yang'er three dollars, she did this completely for Xiao Yang'er's good, if she didn't pay, Xiao Yang'er would collect other people's money in the future, and she would be talked about.

But Xiao Yang'er looked as if he had been wronged, his face was full of unhappiness, and he didn't raise his hand to continue, Situ Yan had no choice but to stuff the money into his hand, and then walked home with San Lang and Shiro.

The mother of the aquatic family, Ryoko, also gave a penny and left with the things. Xiao Yang'er raised his head and glanced at Situ Yan's back, he wanted to help this girl, but she always didn't appreciate it, and he didn't know what he was going to do, so he drove home a little out of breath.

San Lang and Shiro moved their things into the main house, and went to work in the new yard, Situ Yan finally had no one around her, and she didn't have time to sort out the things, so she directly put them all into the ring, and there was no lock in this house, so she didn't dare to put the food in the house. This heart of harm must not be had, and the heart of defense is indispensable, she has experienced the deepest in her past and present lives.

After collecting the things, carrying the basket on her back, she rushed to the mountains, she wanted to fill the water tank in the ring, Saburo and Shiro have been following these days, and they have not let her go into the mountains, seeing that the tank in the ring is about to be empty. At this time, he finally got free, and Situ Yan only took an hour to walk back and forth.

When I got home, I was relieved to see that my brothers hadn't come back yet. I did some needlework before I started preparing dinner.

In the evening, he gave the candy he bought during the day to his brothers, and Da Lang was reluctant to eat it, so he insisted on leaving it to his little sister, "Little Five, Big Brother doesn't like to eat this, you eat it!" ”

"Big brother, I'm changing my teeth, I can't eat this, I'll have bad teeth and worms. I like to watch my brothers eat, big brother eat quickly. ”

"Then keep it and eat it when you get your teeth changed."

"It will take a long time, and when it is broken, it will be a pity to lose it. Big brother, eat it! ”

Li Dalang hesitated for a moment, but finally ate the candy.

When Erlang saw that the eldest brother had eaten it, they all tasted it, and licked it with their tongues first, it was so sweet! This is the first time they've eaten candy when they've grown so big. Some were reluctant to eat it all at once, but the candy was too small, and it would be gone after a few licks, and finally it was reluctantly put into the mouth.

Situ Yan looked at such four brothers, and felt pain in her heart, there were so many children in her previous life, picky eaters, and constant snacks, if such children were allowed to see the life of this Li family brother, I am afraid that they would die in shame.

"Big brother, I sold medicinal herbs today, in addition to buying things, there is still some money left, and there is some leftover before, here is forty yuan, brothers take ten yuan each, and buy it yourself if you want to eat anything in the future."

"Xiao Wu, this is what you earned, I don't want it, you take it yourself. Now I have food and drink at home, and I don't have a place to use money here. ”

"I don't want it either, I'm full of food and warm clothes now." Li Erlang doesn't want it either.

Saburo and Shiro didn't even look at it, they wouldn't want it anyway.

"Big brother, I still have to hold this money, if the family is in a hurry to use the money, and I'm not there, what should I do?"

"If it's useful, I can borrow it from Uncle Muramasa first, there's nothing to do at home, you can keep it, Xiaowu."

This matter was discussed again and again, and finally Situ Yan put it away.

When she came back from the market on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Situ Yan's days returned to going into the mountains during the day, cooking rice, concocting herbs, sewing and mending at night, weaving straw mats, and was busy until October 15.