The next day, Lin Zhu got up early, made breakfast, cleaned up the house, cleaned the yard, waited for everything to be cleaned up, fed himself and the black beans, and then prepared to go out to Dr. Zhang to learn how to dry wolfberries.

Just about to go out, there was a knock on the door, Lin Zhu opened the door to see, Dr. Zhang's housekeeper was standing outside the door, and hurriedly invited him into the hospital, the housekeeper quickly explained the intention, it turned out that Dr. Zhang had something to do temporarily, and he needed to go out, I was afraid that it would take about 20 days to come back, and he specially asked the housekeeper to come over and tell Lin Zhu about the drying method of wolfberries, and also told her that after drying, the wolfberries could be sold to the Fushengtang pharmacy in Qingshui County, where they would definitely collect and give a fair and reasonable price. Lin Zhu thanked the housekeeper for his help and wanted to invite him to drink a glass of water before leaving, but the housekeeper said that there was still something at home and did not dare to delay more, so he quickly said goodbye and left.

After sending off the housekeeper, Lin Zhu tidied up a little, and then thought about going to the village chief to find Aunt Li, the time was still early, and asked Aunt Li to take her to buy some back berries and the like, and take them back to dry the wolfberries. Do this in the morning, and you can go up the mountain again in the afternoon.

Lin Zhu took out the purse from the space, opened the purse and took out twenty yuan, she thought, these money should be enough, but it is not enough, she does not plan to take out more money, now in addition to those few ingots of silver, there are only about one or two pieces of broken silver left, if you take it out and use it, it will be too dazzling.

Lin Zhu had two purses in her hand, and she took a slightly darker purse and put the money in it. Put the rest of the money back into the space. After collecting the money, Lin Zhu remembered that she didn't know if the stone house space in the bamboo ring was vacuum or if there was air in it, so she packed a small bowl of wolfberries and put it into the space. As a small test, wait a few days to see again, if the space is vacuum, the wolfberry should be fine, if there is air in it, the wolfberry will oxidize and deteriorate.

After doing this, Lin Zhu set off to the village chief's house. It's not very early, the people who went to work in the fields have long gone, there are still some old people and children left in the village, the children are running around playing, the old people get together to chat, seeing Lin Zhu coming from the west, everyone is very curious about this strange little girl, "Hey, little girl, where are you from?" What are you doing in our village? An old man with gray hair and a cane asked her. Hello uncle, I live in the courtyard of the village in the west of the village, and I heard that there are people in the village who can make backpacks and baskets, and I want to buy two. Lin Zhu replied politely to his words, after all, he must know the people in the village, reputation is very important here, it is not strange to be polite, and be polite to leave a good impression.

"Oh, in the courtyard of the village west, I haven't seen you before, didn't you say that there are two people living there?" The people around listened to the old man's question, and they all looked at Lin Zhu, the people in the village were all ignorant of the situation in the courtyard in the west of the village, and now there was a person alive in front of them, and everyone wanted to inquire clearly. "I also live there, the village is my home, the two people in the past were just temporary, and now they are gone." Lin Zhu told her about the general situation, and she couldn't let the people in the village always ask her curiously, but now that she said it, it should take less than a day, and the whole village would know the truth. Never underestimate the speed at which gossip spreads. "So, what's your name?"

"My name is Lin Zhu," after saying this, Lin Zhu wanted to leave, "Uncle, I have to go, I'll talk to you next time I come over." The old man also remembered that she had something to do, "Okay, the fifth Lin Ergen family in the east of the village is, you can go over." "Uncle Xie Lu, Uncle Xie."

Although he knew which house he should go to, he made an appointment with Aunt Li yesterday, and Lin Zhu decided to go to the village chief's house first. When he arrived at the village chief's house, Lin Zhu met Aunt Li's eldest son Lin Hongwen and eldest daughter-in-law Liu Qiucui.

Liu Qiucui listened to Aunt Li's introduction to Lin Zhu, and suddenly remembered the two purses she saw that day, and looked up and down a few times. Lin Zhu is going to learn how to dry wolfberries today, so she wears the old white clothes that she washed before, plus she is small and her hair is yellow, although she has eaten and drunk well these days, but it has not changed her malnourished appearance. In Liu Qiucui's eyes, she felt that it was far from what Aunt Li and Ruyu said, and there was more contempt in her eyes.

Lin Zhu could see from Liu Qiucui's expression that she didn't treat her very well, but she didn't know the reason, it was the first time they met, and she hadn't said a few words, so Lin Zhu didn't care very much. After saying hello to Aunt Li, she directly said the purpose of coming, Aunt Li happily agreed, Ruyu was also clamoring to go together, just to buy a back and basket, nothing serious, Aunt Li agreed.

Aunt Li confessed to her eldest daughter-in-law, and just wanted to leave with the two, but Liu Qiucui spoke, "Mother, there is nothing to do at home, I also want to go with you, I just lack a needlework basket, and I want to go to Uncle Ergen's house to see if there is a suitable one." I didn't understand what my daughter-in-law meant for a while, "Later, I'll see and buy you one, old man, later, you and Hongwen clean up the vegetable garden." ”

"It's okay to clean up the vegetable garden for a while, isn't this just a good time to go with you," Liu Qiucui still wanted to follow, but at this time Aunt Li saw that something was wrong, but she couldn't think of Liu Qiucui's purpose. In fact, Liu Qiucui wanted to take this opportunity to ask Lin Zhu for a purse, she knew that Lin Zhu still had two purses in her hand, and she didn't have the woman in the family, she had already been greedy, but she couldn't ask for it, and when she saw Lin Zhu's face like a bully, she felt that she was here to ask for help, and it was not too much to ask her for benefits.

The three of them, who didn't know her purpose, couldn't refuse anymore, so Aunt Li agreed to let her go together. Lin Zhu always felt that Aunt Li's eldest daughter-in-law seemed to have something to say, and it seemed to be aimed at herself, and her intuition told her that it was not a good thing, so along the way, Lin Zhu tried to stay away from Liu Qiucui as much as possible.

Fortunately, Lin Ergen's house and the village chief's house were not very far away, and they arrived in a short time, and Liu Qiucui was not given time to speak on the way.

When I entered the courtyard of Lin Ergen's house, I saw that his family's large and small baskets and backpacks could be seen everywhere and placed neatly. There are also baskets and baskets. Some are made of wicker, while others are made of bamboo.

When Lin Ergen's family saw Aunt Li coming in, they warmly beckoned her to sit down and drink water, and when they saw that there were three people behind her, they also asked them to sit. "I came here today to buy a few baskets from your house." Aunt Li said her intention straight to the point. "Sister-in-law Cuihua is too polite, what else to buy, it's not worth a few dollars, just use it." Lin Ergen's words were very arrogant, although they were polite words, but what Lin Ergen's family said made people feel comfortable, "Then what's the matter, I heard that these made up by the Ergen brothers, and they are sold well in the town, how can they be taken for nothing." "Although these things are not big, Aunt Li can't do them for nothing, and she doesn't want people to leave a handle." She lives in the courtyard of the village in the west of the village, her name is Lin Zhu, she wants to buy it from you today, I don't know you, so I brought her over. "Aunt Li hurriedly explained the purpose of this trip." You'll have to pick the sturdy ones. ”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, you don't know the craftsmanship of Ergen, it must be the strongest." Lin Ergen's family was very eye-catching, and when he saw that it was brought over by the village chief's family, he knew that Lin Zhu had a good relationship with the village chief's family, so he didn't mean to despise her when she was a child. Aunt Li also knows that Lin Ergen's family is a real person, and the things she makes are real, "Xiaozhu, this is Ergen's family, you will call her Aunt Ergen in the future, these baskets and baskets made by her family are good to sell in the town." Just buy it back and use it with confidence. ”

Seeing that Lin Zhu nodded in response, Aunt Li felt that half of her life was completed, so she asked Lin Ergen's family to take Lin Zhu to pick it.

Looking at the baskets and baskets in the yard, Lin Zhu told Lin Ergen's family what she wanted, "Aunt Ergen, I want a small back, bamboo weaving is the best, and I also want a basket." Lin Ergen's family quickly found what she wanted, "Do you see these two lines?" The back is bamboo, you are young, you must not be able to carry heavy things, this is just right for you, the basket is made of wicker, but it is a bit heavy. Lin Zhu tried to carry the basket, it was okay at first, she could carry it, but she was afraid that she would not be able to stand it if she carried it for a while, if she carried it, her shoulders should be okay, so she asked for two backs.

"How much does this backpack cost?" The money in his hand is not very much, Lin Zhu wants to hear the price first, "The back is made of bamboo, which is a little more expensive than the wicker one, four cents a piece." Hearing this price, nearly half of the money in Lin Zhu's hand went at once, "What about these baskets?" She asked, gesturing to the side. Bamboo weaving of three pennies, wicker weaving of two pennies. Lin Zhu calculated, if she bought two baskets, she could only buy four baskets, and if she bought one, she could buy five more baskets, and she had a penny left, and she had a good chance of using a basket, so she decided to buy only one basket and the rest of the baskets.

Seeing Lin Zhu buying so many baskets, although others were strange, Aunt Li knew that she also wanted to buy it, but buying it together would make others suspicious, so she still pressed her mind and waited for two days.

Lin Ergen's family saw that Lin Zhu bought a lot, so they lowered her by a penny, although it was only a penny, but the price she gave to Lin Zhu was the price for the grocery store in the town, so Lin Zhu was also very grateful to her.

Lin Zhu couldn't take these things alone, and it was inconvenient to ask Aunt Li and them for help, so she had to ask Lin Ergen's family if she could help her send them home. Although Lin Ergen's family was curious about why she came to buy things alone, they didn't ask, and explained that after a while, Lin Ergen was free, and he would send it to her again, and it would not be past noon.