Because the little uncle Liu Zhu drove the donkey cart to send Xiaoju and the three of them to Huaxian County, without them walking, the speed was of course much faster. Therefore, when they arrived in Huaxian County, Xiaoju was estimated to be one or two o'clock in the afternoon according to the height of the sun overhead.

Liu Zhu was not worried about their mother, so he drove them into the city in a donkey cart and came to the place where Hu Daring and Xiao Juniang made an appointment to meet. This place is a concentration of rural people who come to the county to find work, when Xiaoju and they arrive there, there are a lot of people who stand or squat at that position to look for short-term jobs from the countryside, and there are also many people in the county who come here to pick up work.

Xiao Ju Niang had just picked Zhuang Zhuang off the donkey cart, and Hu Daring, who was squatting aside and waiting for the guests to work, had already seen this lady and her brother-in-law standing next to the donkey cart, and they were busy coming over. When Xiao Ju got off the donkey cart, the little uncle told his sister a few words, it was nothing more than something to go back to her parents' house, and the brothers in the family would definitely not ignore it at that time.

Xiao Ju Niang replied with a smile: "Ah Zhu, don't worry!" Sister will definitely ask you for help if she has something! When I have a place to stay in the county, I will find someone to pass the word to my family! Hu Daring also said a few polite words on the side.

Liu Zhu saw that his brother-in-law was there, and he was no longer worried that his sister and his young nephew would be abducted, so he quickly said goodbye and drove the donkey cart out of the city and back to Liuzhuang.

Hu Dadao happily took over the few burdens that Xiao Juniang was carrying on her back. Pulling Zhuang Zhuang, he led the way towards the place where he lived.

There are a lot of people in the county who come to look for work, as Xiaoju imagined. Follow Hu Daring on the streets of the county seat, along the way, you can see a lot of people squatting or standing in short clothes, Hu Daring looked at Xiaoju from time to time to look at those people, and explained with a smile: "Those people are the same as your father, they all go to the city to find work!" ”

"Dad, isn't it hard to find a job now?" Xiaoju asked worriedly. Xiao Ju Niang also looked at Hu Daring. The appearance of the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law in her mother's family made Xiao Ju Niang ruthless, and one day she would go back in style, so that her sisters-in-law regretted that they should not treat her poorly.

"It's hard to find! Since that day I left you and arrived in the county seat, I have not been asked to do anything until now! Hu Daring said a little depressed.

As soon as Xiao Ju Niang heard it, her heart sank, it seems that what Xiao Ju said to her before is very reasonable, this year is not good, everyone comes out to find work, there are few jobs and more people, so it is naturally difficult to find. And after Xiaoju listened to Hu Daring's words, she was thinking in her heart, how to say that she was going to buy a small yard, and she had to hide it from Hu Daring. As for the money, there are a lot of silver dollars in the space now, but I don't know how to tell my mother.

The family came to the place where Hu Daring lived in a depressed manner, which turned out to be a dilapidated temple, where many people lived, and everyone used some broken things to enclose a place for themselves as their own territory. Hu Daring took Xiao Ju Niang to the place where he used the broken quilts at home and some broken bowls and jars that had been accumulated before, and let the three of them rest first, and he had to go out to find something to do.

Xiao Ju looked at this place that was worse than the cave in Huzhuang, and just wanted to cry in her heart, what do you say this is called? This is no different from the living environment of superborn guerrillas seen in books and TV in modern times? Worse than that, to be exact, it's a beggar's den.

Xiao Ju stood there in a daze, but Xiao Ju Niang opened a few bags in her hand and sorted them out. Finally, Xiao Ju made up her mind to walk in front of her mother, and said in a low voice: "Mother, let's go out and see if there is a small yard for sale, buy a small yard!" ”

When Xiao Ju Niang heard this, she was startled, reached out to touch Xiao Ju's forehead, and said while touching: "Xiao Ju, you don't have a fever, right?" It costs at least a hundred oceans to buy a small courtyard, how can we have so much money? I can't even eat! ”

"Mother, you will believe in your daughter once! Let's go check it out first, don't tell Daddy! Xiao Ju said in a coquettish tone.

"Xiaoju, don't keep dreaming unrealistic! Let's tidy up this place first, and then have a good place to rest in the evening! ”

Xiao Juniang patted her daughter's little head good-naturedly and said with a smile.

"Mother, what I said is true! I really have money! If you don't believe me, I'll show you! Xiao Ju looked around, pulled her mother to hide behind the cotton stack, casually removed more than ten silver dollars from the space and grabbed them in her hand, and then quietly put her hand in front of Xiao Ju Niang's eyes.

Xiao Ju Niang was startled when she saw it, and hurriedly reached out to cover Xiao Ju's little hand, and subconsciously looked around, but didn't see anyone notice them, so she grabbed the silver dollar in Xiao Ju's hand tightly. And asked in a low voice, "Xiaoju, where did you get it?" ”

Xiao Ju had already thought of an excuse, pretending to be a little mysterious: "Mother, didn't I take Zhuang Zhuang around looking for treasures last year?" I dug up an earthen pot in what looked like a mound and filled it with silver dollars. ”

Xiao Ju Niang thought for a while, and a smile began to appear on her face, and said: "My Xiao Ju is really wealthy, maybe it was buried by some robbers, fortunately we left Hu Zhuang, otherwise you and Zhuang Zhuang will be in danger!" ”

When Xiaoju heard her mother's explanation, she couldn't help laughing, is this okay? She is still racking her brains to find excuses? But think about it, in modern times, I often see in books that there were bandits in Henan during the Republic of China, so it seems that this may be true!

She saw that her mother had already found an excuse for this windfall, so she smiled and said, "Mother, let's go and see the house, okay?" It's not safe at all to stay here! And, mother, didn't you notice that there are a lot of soldiers on the street who wear yellow clothes and say things we don't understand! ”

Xiao Juniang thought about it, and began to feel inappropriate. So he pulled up Zhuang Zhuang, who was playing on the broken cotton stack, and took Xiaoju out of the temple gate.

It may be that the drought is getting worse and worse this year, Xiaoju and her mother and younger brother walked along the street and looked, and found that many houses were hung with small signs for sale.

Xiao Ju and Xiao Ju Niang took a fancy to a small courtyard not far from the street, but not on the main street. Xiao Ju Niang stepped forward and knocked on the door, and it was a middle-aged woman with a yellow face and thin muscles and a pessimistic face. When she saw the ragged little chrysanthemum, she thought she was begging, and hurriedly said: "Big sister, I'm sorry, it's not a good year, I can't find a job!" We're going to starve to death ourselves. I can't help you anymore! ”

When Xiao Juniang saw that the other party had misunderstood, she hurriedly said: "Big sister, you misunderstood!" We're not here to beg! I see that your house is for sale, and I want to ask you if you want to sell this house? ”

"You want to buy it? As long as 200 oceans! This house has three main rooms, a kitchen and a wing, and has a front yard and a back yard, and a large kiln! When we bought it, it cost 400 oceans! There's no way around it now! The kid's dad hasn't done anything in a year! The middle-aged woman said as she burst into tears again.

When Xiao Ju heard this, she hurriedly pulled Xiao Ju Niang's clothes, and Xiao Ju Niang smiled: "Big sister, I'll go first to see, okay!" If I like it, I'll buy it! ”

When the woman heard this, she hurriedly opened the courtyard door and let Xiao Ju Niang into the courtyard. As soon as Xiaoju entered the courtyard gate, she carefully scanned the front yard and found that the front yard was rectangular, about 200 square meters, and was divided into three pieces, each on both sides of which was about 50 square meters, and was organized into a vegetable field. In the middle, nearly 100 square meters, a jujube tree was planted and paved with green bricks, which looked clean and refreshing. As soon as Xiaoju saw this yard, she liked it.

The house in the courtyard is made of blue bricks and tiles, and it looks very comfortable. Xiao Ju pulled Zhuang Zhuang and followed her mother and the aunt into the lobby. She took a closer look, and it was really three main rooms. There is one room on each side of the lobby.

Through the small door leading to the backyard through the lobby, Xiao Ju found that it was not a backyard, but a kitchen of nearly forty square meters. There is a small door to the left of the kitchen, and behind the door is the backyard. A small door on the right led to the wing, but now it seemed to be a utility room, filled with rags.

Xiao Ju saw that her mother and the owner were chatting lively, and she was busy pulling Zhuang Zhuang through the small door on the left side of the kitchen, but she didn't expect that the backyard of this house was not small, and it also had an area of nearly 100 square meters.

By the time Xiao Ju pulled Zhuang Zhuang from the backyard through the kitchen and into the lobby, Xiao Ju Niang had already settled on this blue brick house with a courtyard with the middle-aged woman.

Xiao Ju Niang is also a neat person, once she makes a decision, she is very quick to do things. She made an appointment with the landlord to come over tomorrow afternoon to sign the contract and pay the money. But homeowners are also asked to move out by tomorrow.

The middle-aged woman was very happy and said, "Big sister, don't worry! My child and my husband have long since returned to the countryside! I'm the only one left here to handle this house! The contents have long since been emptied.

If you don't have a place to live tonight, you can move in! Tomorrow I will find someone to come, sign a contract with you, and then hand over the title deed to you! You pay me, and we'll settle it between us!" I'd better buy some food and go back! Otherwise, the family will starve! ”

When Xiao Juniang heard this, she was in the middle of it. Hurriedly said: "Big sister, then I really want to thank you!" I just came to Huaxian County, and I'm worried that I have nowhere to stay! ”

When the middle-aged woman heard this, she happily took out a bunch of keys, handed them to Xiao Juniang, and then left. He said that he would go to the neighbor's place and squeeze it, and leave tomorrow after finishing his errands.

Xiao Ju Niang and Xiao Ju looked at the bunch of keys and smiled silly. They finally have a real home. And the strong man is small, he doesn't understand anything, and he sees that his mother and sister are smiling happily, and they are also grinning and giggling on the side.

Xiao Ju Niang smiled for a while before saying, "Xiao Ju, don't tell your father about this house!" And no one is allowed to talk about you and Zhuang Zhuang digging up the pot of silver dollars! Rotten in my stomach for me, so I don't have to get into trouble! ”

"But Daddy asked what was going on with this house, what did we say?" Xiao Ju pretended to be puzzled and asked, in fact, she was very happy in her heart, she didn't have to make excuses, it couldn't be better.

"Let's just say it's rented! Oh, Xiaoju, where do you put that jar of silver dollars? Ann is not safe? Will it be discovered? The more Xiao Ju Niang asked, the more worried she became.

"Mother, don't worry! It's a safe place! Only I can find it! Xiao Ju was overwhelmed by her mother's heart of gains and losses.

"Yes, my mother knows that you are smart! The mouth is tight, too! Something as big as digging up a silver dollar can be kept secret! Let's take it out tomorrow! ”