"Wow! So much! ”

"Hey! It's so pretty! ”

The exclamations of two older boys rang out in the back room.

The pebbles are really nice to look at. There are five colors: red, yellow, white, dark green, and black. And there are five of each, with different shapes and the same size, which are selected by Tian Qingqing in a large bag (wrapped in green hemp peach leaves).

The pebble is formed by the sand and gravel produced by the uplift of the ancient riverbed after the earth's crustal movement tens of millions of years ago, and the continuous extrusion and friction in the process of mountain flood impact and flowing water transportation have lost their irregular edges and corners. It is rare in the plains, and it is generally used as stone with the sand and gravel used in construction.

During this period, most of the rural houses were built with civil structures, and sand and gravel were rarely used, so it was difficult for children to see the pebbles mixed in with them. It's even more rare to see good-looking, so I like it all.

"Brother, sister said, give me five." Tian Youchun was afraid that Tian Youqiu would take it all at once, and as soon as they met, he conveyed Tian Qingqing's instructions.

"You won't come to the four of you, what do you want this for?" Sure enough, Tian Youqiu said very domineeringly.

"I will." Tian Youchun was unconvinced: "My sister said it, teach it to me." ”

Tian Youchun said, grabbing five of his favorite red pebbles.

"Put it down!" Tian Youqiu shouted: "If you haven't cut it yet, you can put it away." Put it down! ”

"No, my sister told me." Tian Youchun didn't say with a stunned head.

Tian Qingqing heard that there was a "war" in the house, hurriedly ran over, and said, "Brother, I didn't expect my brother to like it too." That's it, Brother Xiaoxu is also here, simply, give one pair to each brother, little sister, and Brother Xiaoxu, and you want two. Tomorrow I will choose some more for you. All right? Brother. ”

Although Tian Youqiu was unhappy, Tian Qingqing said something, and she picked it up again. What's more, I also left two pairs, so I had to agree.

"Qingqing, this pebble is so beautiful, where did you pick it?" Wen Xiaoxu fiddled with his five. Asked Tian Qingqing.

"In the sand and gravel of the construction team in the city. I will give it back to you tomorrow when I pick it up. Tian Qingqing said sweetly.

Wen Xiaoxu: "Is it easy to choose?" ”

Tian Qingqing: "Good pick!" ”

Wen Xiaoxu: "Is it much?" ”

Tian Qingqing: "Many! ”

Wen Xiaoxu: "Qingqing, if there are more, let's sell it!" This is going to sell well. The fat dun is much rougher than this, and the classmates are still envious. ”

Wow!

Near Zhu Zhechi!

I'm just thinking about making money, why did this little Zhengtai also think of here?

Tian Qingqing shook his head when he heard this, and said, "You are students now, you should concentrate on studying, and you shouldn't think about these messes." ”

Tian Youqiu was also interested and said, "It's okay." It's not sold with great fanfare. On the way to and from school, in your spare time, just show them it. If you buy it, you can buy it, and if you don't buy it, you won't be able to delay your learning. ”

Tian Qingqing: "This is not like selling chicken plague medicine. That's what the grown-ups paid for. You are selling this to children, which child has change in his hand? ”

Wen Xiaoxu: "You're worried about this. If you want to buy it, you can get the money. I think they can buy this if they don't eat popsicles. ”

Ahh

Tian Qingqing smiled secretly in her heart, and said, "Okay, I picked it." You can do whatever you want, okay? ”

Wen Xiaoxu: "As long as you sell it, we have to talk about it, how should we give you money?" ”

Hey! Quite cooperative?!

Tian Qingqing: "I chose it, I don't spend money, and I don't want your money." Whoever of you sells goes to whom. ”

Wen Xiaoxu: "This ...... Not really, right? ”

Tian Qingqing: "What's good or bad, it's decided." ”

When Wen Xiaoxu was about to leave, Tian Qingqing gave him two sweet peaches and four popsicles.

"Qingqing, my mother said, eat your popsicle and keep an account. You'll be given money later. Wen Xiaoxu said holding a popsicle.

Tian Qingqing: "I'm wholesale, it's cheap, what are you giving me money for?" ”

Wen Xiaoxu: "My mother said that cheap also costs money, eat every day, and if you have more, you will have it." My mom might have to send it to you. ”

"Don't, don't, don't ......" Tian Qingqing was in a hurry, and his speech was a little stumbling: "It really doesn't cost much." Don't let Aunt Jin Xia send it. ”

After Wen Xiaoxu's reminder, Tian Qingqing suddenly thought: His popsicle doesn't cost money, only he knows. In the eyes of others, they are all bought with money. Even her mother, Hao Lanxin, said distressedly: "You let them eat so hard, how much do you have to eat a day?" ”

Wen Xiaoxu's mother didn't have this kind of thought: her children often eat other people's food, so they have to give back to others.

But this matter can't be explained, you can't eat it by your own family, and you can't buy it with money?

Tian Qingqing turned his mind and said to Wen Xiaoxu and Tian Youqiu: "Don't you want to share the money from selling pebbles to me, so let's do it, I will also count the money from selling pebbles, and the three of us will share it." No matter how much you sell, how little you sell, whether you sell it or not, I have popsicles in the cooler for you to eat. But when I told the adults, I said that I bought them with the money from selling the pebbles, and I didn't let the adults give them any more. What do you think? ”

Wen Xiaoxu thought for a while and said, "It's okay." But if we can't sell them, what do you use to make popsicles? ”

Tian Qingqing: "I have a way to do this, as long as the three of us say it, and the adults don't ask, it's okay." ”

Tian Youqiu was happy when he heard this: "Okay, Xiao Xu, let's cooperate with Qingqing to sell pebbles and eat her popsicles for nothing, so adults won't feel sorry for the money to buy popsicles (he also saw that Hao Lanxin was distressed)." We can still have popsicles to eat every day. ”

Wen Xiaoxu thought for a while and said, "Let's buy all the money from selling pebbles into popsicles, it's okay, so that Qingqing can use other money." ”

Tian Qingqing hurriedly said: "Sensei price, just use my share!" All you have to do is eat popsicles. ”

Wen Xiaoxu wanted to say something, Tian Qingqing saw Hao Lanxin carrying a hoe into the door from the glass window, and hurriedly said to Wen Xiaoxu: "My mother is back, let's not wait for the adults to say this." That's it, you quickly get the popsicle back, or it will melt in a while. ”

Wen Xiaoxu smiled, took a popsicle and a peach, and walked out. I said hello to Hao Lanxin in the courtyard and ran home.

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"Mom, I know that the skin is seven yuan a pound."

At lunchtime, Tian Qingqing said to Hao Lanxin.

"Seven bucks? Where to ask? Hao Lanxin asked curiously. She'd never heard of the commonplace knowledge that skins can be sold for money!

Tian Qingqing: "The county medicinal material company will accept it." ”

Hao Lanxin: "What do people want to do with this?" ”

Tian Qingqing: "This is a Chinese medicinal material, which is said to be able to treat convulsions in children, dissipate wind and heat dissipation, and have great medicinal value." ”

Hao Lanxin: "Then, how many can weigh a pound?" ”

Tian Qingqing: "I inquired, 1,000 to 1,500. Because I know that the skin is big and small, thick and thin. ”

"Not much. Last night, we touched more than 30 ghosts in a while. If you don't have a meeting, you won't touch one or two hundred of them. Tian Youqiu also said.

"If we can really sell it for money, we will pick it as a family. On the red wattles in the ground, on the grass, on the trees, there are! Even on our fence wall, there are a lot of them. Tian Dalin also said happily.

Tian Qingqing: "Dad, if you see it, pick it up, if you can't see it, don't delay your work." Tie me a hook to a long bamboo pole that you can reach in the heights. ”

"How much can you pick alone? Your father and I went to work, eat, and rest, and picked the skins when we had time. Hao Lanxin said, and said to Tian Youqiu and the brothers: "You two stinky boys, go pick it when you have nothing to do, pick it and let Qingqing go to the city to sell it." Let's do it all as a family. ”

"It's okay to touch the ghost at night. If you don't pickle it, you will buckle it up in a basin, and it will all molt the next day. Tian Youqiu's mind is still on knowing the ghost.

"Okay." Tian Qingqing hurriedly said: "Knowing that the ghost has touched a lot, let's eat a part of it and let it shed a part." When you add up a lot, you can sell it for money. ”

At the dinner table, the family unanimously agreed to make money by picking the skin.

After eating, Tian Dalin really found two long bamboo poles and tied a small hook to them.

Since then, Tian Dalin and his wife, as long as they are free, carry a basket on their backs and hold a long bamboo pole to look for them on the trees outside the village and on the red thorn pier.

As soon as Tian Qingqing was free, he also carried a small basket on his back, or a basket, and ran around the village to pick the skin.

Tian Youqiu and Tian Youchun took the black girl to touch the ghost every night. Of course, Tian Qingqing didn't miss such an opportunity, with a little ability, and with the help of the black girl, three brothers and sisters, he could touch two or three hundred ghosts in one night. Fry a large plate in the morning, and let the rest molt. Knowing that some are released, and some are given to children to play. Knowing that the skin was sold by Tian Qingqing.

Tian Qingqing went to the county seat in the morning as usual, selling eggs and skins. I also have to pack a noodle bag, wholesale popsicles, and pick pebbles for Tian Youqiu and Wen Xiaoxu, and I am very busy.

What satisfied Tian Qingqing was that because she had to sell more than two and a half bags of skins every day, she earned three or four yuan, which led to the smiling face of the female staff member of the medicinal material company. As long as Tian Qingqing goes, he will say hello from afar. This made Tian Qingqing feel very self-esteem.

After coming back, all of them were handed over to Hao Lanxin. Because of the actions of the whole family, it did not arouse Hao Lanxin's suspicions. I accepted it with a smile every day, and told Tian Qingqing with a smile: You must pay attention to rest and don't get tired. And she herself became more and more happy, and whenever she was free, she went everywhere to pick the skin.

Tian Qingqing felt sorry for her parents, and persuaded them several times not to go, but Tian Dalin and Hao Lanxin refused to stop, and Tian Qingqing had no choice but to let them go.

Tian Qingqing knew that they wouldn't be able to pick it for long.

Because I know that there is a definite number of skins. One knew how to molt a skin, Tian Qingqing collected it with his ability, and then picked it again, only the one who crawled out the night before and molted in the morning. And there are fewer and fewer of them. Tian Dalin and Hao Lanxin couldn't pick it up, so they naturally died down.

Tian Qingqing's footsteps went farther and farther. RP