Chapter 21: Persuasion
The children were well fed and empty, so they soon returned to the camp of thirty miles. It was already nearly evening, and smoke had begun to rise from the chimneys of some homes.
Gorou and Reneda pushed the car into the house and met Renshiro and Renrokuro head-on.
"What did you do and push the cart?" Lian Shiro stopped in front of the cart and glared at Goro and asked.
"We're going to the field." Lian Wulang replied, "It's home, sister, you take Man'er and Xiaoqi back to the house first." ”
Lian Man'er and Xiao Qi got out of the car, and walked to the west wing with Lian Man'er with the basket. Lian Shiro got out of the way and stopped Lian Man'er. He tilted his head to look at the basket that Lian Man'er was carrying, and when he saw that it was full of grass, he wanted to reach into the basket and touch it.
Lian Man'er hurriedly turned around to avoid Lian Shiro's hand.
"Chapter 4 Twenty-One Convince Lang, what are you doing?" Lian Zhi'er stepped forward to separate Shiro and Lian Man'er.
Lian Shiro is the same age as Lian Zhi'er, only two months younger than Lian Zhi'er, but his body is much taller and stronger than Lian Zhi'er.
"Did you dig out the eggs today?" Lian Shiro asked, and he didn't care if Lian Zhi'er called her sister.
When Lian Man'er and the others were roasting bird's eggs on the ground to eat, there were also children digging wild vegetables passing by from a distance, and they didn't know that they reached Lian Shiro's ears.
"Where did you dig it, and if there is anything else, you don't eat alone." Lian Shiro is about to push away Lian Zhi'er to grab Lian Man'er's basket.
"You also catch fish and eggs, why don't you give them to me?" Xiao Qi raised his head and said.
At this time, Gorou had already put the cart and left.
"Fourth brother, even if there are bird eggs, they are long gone." Lian Wulang stood in front of Lian Zhi'er again and said to Lian Shiro, "Auntie's melon has lost two, and I'm looking for who stole it." ”
Lian Shiro's face changed.
"If you kid dare to talk nonsense, I'll beat you." Renshiro raised his fist in a threatening gesture.
"If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you." Even Gorou didn't blink.
Lian Shiro was bored, and seeing that Goro, Lian Zhi'er, Lian Man'er and Xiao Qi were close together, they were not afraid of his appearance at all, so they had to persuade Lian Liulang to walk away in Chapter 21.
Don't look at Lian Wulang's honest, Si Sven, and quite manly, Lian Man'er thought to herself.
Several children entered the West Wing, and Gorou and Xiaoqi closed the door in the back.
"It's been half a day." Zhang was patching one of Xiao Qi's gowns, and when he saw a few children, he stopped needlework. "Man'er is tired, hurry up and rest on the kang,...... Why are you closing? ”
"Mother, let's go to town." Lian Man'er said.
"Didn't you go to the fields? Why did you run that far? ”
"Mother, this is for you." Lian Man'er took out the four meat buns from the basket and handed them to Zhang.
"It's ......"
"Chen Ji's meat buns, stuffed with meatballs." Xiao Qi leaned in front of Zhang and grinned.
Chen Kee's meatball-filled white bread? That's two pennies each, these children don't have a penny in their hands, and the buns they got are four?
"You tell me honestly, where did this bun come from...... Zhang was a little nervous, she would rather her children be poorer than go down the wrong path.
"We bought it." Lian Zhi'er said, "I bought it with the money we earned." ”
"You, where did you earn the money? Tell the truth to my mother, no matter what happens, my mother will deal with it. Zhang's hand holding the bun trembled slightly.
Lian Man'er told the Zhang family roughly about how to sell bitter girls to make money.
"Bitter girls can also sell for money?" Zhang was a little disdainful.
"If you don't believe it, go to the town another day, you ask Brother Youheng, or you can ask the shopkeeper of Jishengtang." Lian Man'er said.
When Zhang heard Lian Man'er say this, he had to believe it.
"Man'er, how much money do you make?" Zhang asked.
"Mother, you don't care about it." Lian Man'er said that she could tell Zhang's about it, but she didn't plan to tell Zhang's how much money she had earned. The money is hers, and she won't give it to the Zhou family, nor to the Zhang family. "Mother, this matter must be kept secret, we only tell you, you can't tell anyone. This is what Brother Youheng said, he is afraid of others, and he also wants to accept the bitter girl. ”
"Yes, mother, you must keep it secret, and grandpa and grandma can't tell it, otherwise, we won't be able to make money next time." Lian Zhi'er also begged Zhang, she was more honest and told the truth.
“…… You shouldn't have taken money from Imperial Physician Wang," Zhang said, "If you buy this bun, you can buy it, you can eat it." ”
A few children went to the mountains to pick bitter girls under the sun, and sent them all the way to the town, and finally made some money, bought a few buns and made tooth sacrifices, and she couldn't say what she was doing.
"Mother, we've all eaten, this is for you." Lian Zhi'er said.
Hearing that this bun was for her, Zhang hesitated.
"This bun can't be eaten, your grandfather and grandmother haven't eaten it yet......"
Lian Man'er sighed, really worried.
"Mother, we saw the eldest uncle and the second uncle in the town." Lian Man'er changed the subject.
"Yes, the eldest and second uncle came out of the largest restaurant in the town, their faces were red from drinking, and they went to the temple again...... Street. "Xiao Qidao," brother said that it costs a lot of money. ”
"Temple back street?" Zhang was taken aback.
"Yes, it's the back street of the temple." Xiao Qi nodded.
Zhang's face changed suddenly, "Then did you see your father, by the way, when did you see your eldest uncle and second uncle going there...... Street? ”
"It was about an hour ago," said Lian Man'er, "that Dad wasn't with them, and he wasn't going anywhere." ”
Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your father is early, and he went to the ground with your father."
"Mother, if you give this bun to your grandfather and grandmother, you can't hide the matter of selling the bitter girl, and it will delay Brother Youheng's affairs." Lian Man'er said slowly, "Mother, this is the hard-earned money that we have earned......"
Zhang's heart turned over. If she and Lian Shouxin made money, it would naturally be handed over to the Zhou family. But the children, at such a young age, have no obligation to earn money to support their families. If this bun is sent to the upper room, it will inevitably be said that he has made money, and the Zhou family will definitely ask for money, and he will not leave a penny for the children.
In the upper room, there is also the He family's side who eats alone from time to time, and Lian Shouren and Lian Shouxin go out to be even more big fish and meat, she is not no, but she never cares. However, if she doesn't even give an egg to the children, will she still scavenge the children's hard-earned money?
"I won't tell your grandmother about this, and I won't tell anyone." Zhang said, "My mother has no money for you, just put away the money you earn, don't let people see it, buy some food if you want to." But this bun ......, so you should eat it. "She can't eat it in her father-in-law and mother-in-law. Even if other concubines did that, she couldn't.
"Mother, you can eat, you don't think about it, you have to think about it......" Lian Zhi'er looked at Zhang's stomach.
Lian Man'er didn't pay attention to Lian Zhi'er and Zhang's, she guessed the reason why Zhang's didn't eat steamed buns.
"Mother, if we split up in the future, we can make money to buy food, and we can give it to grandpa and grandma generously." Lian Man'er said.
"It's a good life, how can you divide the family." Zhang's Road.
Lian Man'er was speechless, such a day was said to be a good life.
"Mother, you eat steamed buns." Xiao Qi held Zhang's hand and asked her to eat steamed buns.
"Mother, you can eat, next time you make money, we will buy it for grandpa and grandma." Lian Man'er said.
When Zhang heard Lian Man'er say this, he didn't want to live up to the hearts of several children, so he took a bun and gave two more to Lian Man'er, so that they could share it.
"There's another one, leave it to your father." Zhang's Road.
Of course, Lian Man'er refused to take it.
"Mother, we're all full." A few children laughed.
It was very pushed, and in the end it was a bun, and the four children took a bite before Zhang was willing to eat it. After eating two like this, Zhang refused to eat any more, and wrapped it in oiled paper and put it away, leaving it for Lian Shouxin to eat.
Anyway, Zhang agreed to keep it secret and ate steamed buns, which can be regarded as a small improvement, and Lian Man'er clenched his fists.
"Mother, we also bought pancreas and soap." Lian Zhi'er handed the basket to Zhang.
Zhang looked at the beautiful fragrant pancreas box, the snow-white fragrant pancreas exuding jasmine, and the pale yellow soap, and his heart was mixed.
"Auntie, Sister Hua'er, and Second Auntie, they all have this, can we make money to buy it?" Lian Man'er was afraid that Zhang's would say again, and said busily.
Zhang sighed, she usually uses plant ash, and the children only use rice water, she is very incompetent as a mother, the children make money to buy it, and it is also available in other houses, she still has something to say.
"Don't let your milk see it." Despite this, Zhang still instructed.
"We'll use it in the house in the future." Lian Zhi'er put it away with a grin.
"Mother, my sister also bought candy." Xiao Qi took out the candy wrapped in paper to show Zhang's, and picked another one and stuffed it into Zhang's mouth, "Mother eat." ”
"Mother doesn't eat sugar, you keep it and eat it slowly." When Zhang said this, he was still forced to stuff a piece of sugar in his mouth by Xiao Qi.
The sugar was sweet, the sweetest she had ever tasted.
"This candy is so sweet." Zhang turned his head and wiped his eyes with his sleeve.
When it was almost dinner, the old man Lian and Lian Shouxin came from the field, and a small servant came from the town to deliver a letter, saying that Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi had something to do and couldn't live in the town today.
Even the old man and the Zhou family didn't say anything, and the Gu family frowned.
Lian Man'er secretly pursed her lips and was seen by Zhang. Zhang hurriedly called a few children aside.
"If you see your uncle and uncle in the town, don't tell me." Zhang said, "That street is not a good place, don't mention it." ”
Several children agreed, and Zhang was relieved.
Lian's dinner was still millet rice, millet noodles, and potato wedges stewed eggplant, Gu Shi, Lian Hua'er and Lian Duo'er only ate two bites before getting off the table.
After eating, even Man'er's family of six returned to the West Wing.
"Dad, tell you something." Zhang was about to keep his word with Lian when he heard Zhou's scolding from the courtyard.
"Which greedy mother-in-law stole the eggs again."
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