On the second day of Aunt Li's visit, Lin Zhu cleaned up the house at home, and the three rooms of the main house were cleaned up. The vegetable patch in the front yard was also watered and weeds were hoeed. Lin Zhu had a busy day.

The market day of the fifth day of the new year came in the expectation of Lin Zhu, and Lin Zhu got up before dawn, and after cleaning up, he waited for the arrival of Aunt Li in front of the courtyard gate. For this time, Lin Zhu specially sewed a purse with old cloth, compared to the purse obtained from Wang, but Lin Zhu's craftsmanship is not good, in modern times, needlework can only sew two pieces of cloth together, and now the things made can only be used, if you take it out for others to see, it is laughed at.

Lin Zhu only contained one or two taels of broken silver and two hundred coins in this purse, which should be enough, not too much eye-catching, she is still too young, if someone with a heart is concerned, it will be troublesome. When I cleaned it yesterday, I thought that this yard was too big for her, and it was easy for people to break in, and she couldn't deal with a small child, so she should raise a dog to watch the yard, and if she met the right one, it would be best to buy one on the set. The rest of the silver is still kept in the space in case of emergency.

It didn't take long for Aunt Li to appear in Lin Zhu's sight, two or three hundred meters from Linjia Village to her house, and Aunt Li came to find her with a heart.

Lin Zhu was very happy to see Aunt Li, and hurriedly stepped forward, but Aunt Li didn't come alone, there was a little girl beside her, wearing a tender yellow dress, combing her hair on her head, and tying two pink ribbons, and the hanging ribbons fluttered from time to time as she jumped and walked. On the red apple-like face, there are a pair of sparkling eyes, and a cute smile on the small pink mouth. It makes people feel good just by looking at her.

"Sister Zhu, come here." Before she could get to her, Aunt Li greeted Lin Zhu, beckoned to her, and motioned for her to walk over. Lin Zhu walked quickly past Aunt Li, "Aunt Li, you are early." "Say hello to Lu and look at the little girl next to Aunt Li curiously." Well, you woke up early, so you're in a hurry. "Aunt Li is very satisfied, Lin Zhu took the initiative to get up early and wait here." I've just been out for a while, too. "This is my youngest daughter, I told you, her name is Ruyu, she is also eight years old this year, I heard that I took you to the market, you have to quarrel to come together, hehe, she is very willful, she loves to be coquettish, she can't twist her, so I brought her with me, just the two of you can be a companion." Although Aunt Li said that she was willful, it could be seen that Aunt Li liked this little daughter very much, her eyes always flashed with love, and Lin Zhu was very envious.

"Hello, my name is Lin Zhu." Lin Zhu took the initiative to say hello to Lin Ruyu, "Hehe, you are the bamboo sister my mother said, I am Lin Ruyu, I heard my mother say that you are going to the market, I also want to go, so I followed." Do you want to go shopping for clothes? Won't you do it? Mine is made for me by my mother, and I wear it too, and my mother's craftsmanship is the best. Look good. Lin Ruyu's voice is crisp and sweet, with a bit of a baby sound, which makes people listen to it very comfortably. The personality is very lively.,I don't recognize life at all.,It looks like it's easy to get along with.。 "You're so pretty, you're beautiful." Lin Zhu listened to Lin Ruyu's boasting, and he also agreed, sincerely agreed, and was also a little envious, "It's a pity that I won't do it." ”

"Hehe, okay, Sister Zhu'er, don't praise her, she is a beauty-loving character, she shows off when she sees people, and she is not afraid of other people's jokes, you two want to talk, there will be a time later, now go to the village entrance first, it's too late, Lin Dazhu's ox cart will not have our land." Aunt Li was amused by the conversation between the two and interrupted them, knowing her youngest daughter's temperament, she was afraid that she would not finish talking, so she had to urge her to hurry.

Lin Ruyu smiled mischievously, and immediately obediently followed Aunt Li's side, "Mother, let's go." "Okay," Aunt Li agreed, and looked at Lin Zhu again to see that she was empty-handed and didn't take anything. Didn't you take a basket? ,When I got to the set,What do you use to buy something? ”

Lin Zhu looked at his empty hands, and then at Aunt Li, and found that she was carrying a bamboo basket on her shoulder, which seemed to have some eggs in it. "I don't have this at home, or I'll buy one when I get to the set." "Oh, yes, you don't need to buy it from the market, the village Laifu family will make this, what baskets, baskets are available, he often makes them and sells them in the grocery store in the town, and when the time comes, just buy it from his house, it's cheaper than the town." After telling Lin Zhu about these situations, he took her to the entrance of the village.

Along the way, I also met a few villagers who were also carrying baskets, which seemed to be full of things, and they took the initiative to say hello when they saw Aunt Li. Lin Zhu asked Aunt Li softly with some curiosity, "What are they carrying?" Is it to catch the market? "I always bring some home-grown things to the market to sell, exchange some money, and subsidize the family. I also saved some eggs and got them to the market for money. Aunt Li explained to her, Lin Zhu felt very embarrassed when she heard it, the eggs she received from Aunt Li were all waiting to be sold for money, but Aunt Li brought ten for herself, and she was very moved.

When the three of them arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw the ox cart that Aunt Li said, a flatbed cart pulled by a sturdy ox, there were already four people sitting on it, and a young man in his twenties stood next to the ox cart, which should be Lin Dazhu in the mouth of Aunt Li, he saw the three of them coming over, and greeted Aunt Li with a smile, "Aunt Li, are you going to the market today, take Xiaoyu with you?" Although I saw Lin Zhu standing next to him, I didn't know him. Aunt Li put the basket on the car, and said to the young man: "Well, I saved some eggs and wanted to sell them, and by the way, I took Xiaoyu to the town to play for a while, Xiaoyu hasn't been to play for a long time." This is Sister Zhu, who lives in the courtyard of the village in the west, her big name is Lin Zhu, and she also wants to buy something in the town, so I brought her here, and I have to wait for us when I come back. "Brother Dazhu, you have to hurry up, let's not be late. I finally went to catch a set. Ruyu said coquettishly.

Lin Dazhu, the owner of the ox cart, when the farm is slack, pull people to the town to catch the market, earn some money, cattle are a very important property for farmers, but also a big labor, people with cattle life is generally not bad. Therefore, Lin Dazhu's family can be regarded as an upper-middle level in Linjia Village.

Lin Dazhu is honest, has a stable personality, and is very popular in the village. Help Aunt Li put the back basket, let the three of them get into the car and sit down, looked at Lin Zhu and said, "You live in the courtyard of the village in the west, I haven't seen you before." I heard that Steward Lin is gone, why are you still here? Without waiting for Lin Zhu to speak, Aunt Li deliberately avoided the matter of Lin Steward, and said: "That Zhuangyuan is hers, in the future, she will be in our village, don't bully her when she is young." "Aunt Li, don't you know me, when have I ever bullied someone, I'm the most honest" Lin Dazhu saw that Aunt Li seemed to be very protective of Lin Zhu, and he diverted the topic according to her meaning. Lin Dazhu is very good at reading people's eyes when he often walks around. "It's all full, then let's go." Lin Dazhu took the reins of the ox and set off.

There were also four women sitting in the car, all of whom were from Linjia Village, and they were very familiar with Aunt Li, and they were very curious about Lin Zhu who appeared in front of them for the first time, but seeing that Aunt Li didn't seem to want to say more, she didn't ask anything about Lin Zhu. They all greeted Aunt Li and chatted about the short things in the parents.

Seeing that everyone didn't continue to ask, Lin Zhu also breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't want to tell her private affairs in public, this kind of thing would change its taste when it came to everyone's mouths, she didn't want to become a topic of conversation after dinner.

Ruyu sat in the car and watched her mother chatting with the people in the car, she was bored when she listened, so she talked to Lin Zhu: "Sister Zhu, what else do you buy besides buying clothes?" Seeing that the little girl of the same age as herself also called herself like her mother, Lin Zhu felt very awkward, so she said to her: "You call me Xiaozhu, can I call you Xiaoyu?" Ruyu tilted her head and thought about it, and felt that it felt closer to the other party like this, and agreed, "Okay, it's good to call it like this, hehe, in fact, I feel awkward to call you Sister Zhu'er." It's better to call it Xiaozhu. ”

"I want to buy a quilt and I want to buy small things that I usually use." Lin Zhu was very happy to see Ruyu agreeing to her proposal, and she also liked to talk to this cute little girl: "Xiaoyu, do you know how to sell bath beans for bathing?" I've never been to town to buy anything, so I don't know where to go. Lin Zhu asked Ruyu in a low voice. Zhilu said, I'll take you there later, my mother knows the people in that store. It's a grocery store that sells a lot of things. Because she is the youngest in the family, everyone treats her as an ignorant child, always preaches her, and finally can show what she knows, Ruyu is very happy, and happily agrees to take Lin Zhu over. Then he asked, "What kind of clothes do you want to buy, the clothes in those stores are very expensive, but the materials are very good, I have been there to see them." The average person can't afford it. "I want to buy something cheaper, I don't have much money, you wear this, the fabric is very good, Aunt Li's craftsmanship is really good, but it's a pity that I can't make clothes." "My mother and my sister can do it, or let them help you."

"Is that okay? Wouldn't it be too much trouble? Lin Zhu was very moved when he heard Ruyu's words, if someone helped to do it, it should be more cost-effective than buying ready-to-wear clothes, and he could buy better fabrics by saving money.

While talking to the people in the same village, Aunt Li, who paid attention to the two of them, heard their words, and was very happy that Lin Zhu and her little daughter could get along. Several people in the same car actually paid attention to Lin Zhu's words and deeds with their ears. After all, everyone has curiosity, and a stranger suddenly appeared, and they all wanted to find out, but because Aunt Li was the wife of the village chief, she didn't say that everyone didn't want to ask more.

Lin Zhu and Ruyu whispered about what they wanted to buy, time passed quickly, the town gradually approached, and the people around them gradually increased, most of them came on foot, and everyone was carrying something on their backs to a greater or lesser extent.