Coming out of the cloth, Xiao Ding and Zhao Laixi stuffed all the things they bought into the donkey cart, and the donkey cart was mostly loaded, mainly the nine beds of bedding and the pile of cotton that took up more space.

Cotton and cotton were more expensive in this era, and not much cheaper than silk.

So Xiao Ding spent a total of more than 30 taels of silver in the cloth, but the guy saw that he bought a lot of things, so he gave a nine-percent discount and gave him a small change. Coupled with the money used to buy the donkey cart, forty taels of silver have been spent so far, and Zhao Laixi's face twitched in distress.

"I said brother, let's buy less, you don't need to buy such a good ...... for this dress"

"Brother, I've bought clothes, why do I still buy cloth......"

"Big brother, I can cover this quilt with the little girl for one bed, you don't have to buy two beds for the two of us......"

"I said big brother, the things in the county are too expensive, I think we might as well go to the town tomorrow to buy the same......"

“……”

Zhao Laixi chattered endlessly, but Xiao Ding didn't pay attention to him at all. In fact, Zhao Laixi didn't want to talk to Xiao Ding, but he felt distressed to see him spending money so lavishly......

After buying clothes, Xiao Ding drove the donkey cart to the grain store to buy 100 catties of polished rice and flour, and went to the butcher shop to buy 30 catties of refined meat. Meat is not suitable for storage, so although there are many people in the family, they do not buy more. I also bought some daily necessities such as pots and pans, kettles, and bath barrels at the grocery store, as well as some spices such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. In the end, I didn't forget to buy meat buns and candy men for Xiaozhu.

Xiao Ding also wanted to buy some furniture such as tables, chairs, benches, beds, cabinets, etc., but when he saw that the donkey cart was already full, he gave up for the time being.

Zhao Laixi was still persuading on the side: "Brother, I am now learning carpentry from our second aunt in the town, and when I become an apprentice, I can help our family build furniture!" ”

"Waiting for you? Hehe, I'm afraid to wait until the Year of the Monkey! Xiao Ding said disdainfully. I thought to myself, after so many years, I haven't seen you make any furniture for the house.

In fact, he really wronged Zhao Laixi. Since Zhao Laixi married Tian Xiaoya, he really helped the Tian family a lot. For example, when the farm is busy, he will take the initiative to come and help with farm work. There are also the Maza in the Tian family house and the broken box under the bed, although the workmanship is a little poor, but he helped to make it. Also, let's take the fact that Xiao Ding went into the mountains to dig wild vegetables and did not return at night, Tian Dabao and Li were very anxious at the time, and sent Xiao'e and Xiaofu to find Zhao Laixi early the next morning.

Zhao Laixi's home is in Luoyun Village, next door to Luoxia Village, and there are only three or four miles between the two villages. Zhao Laixi was an orphan since he was a child, and his family had two dilapidated houses left by his parents, and the land left by his parents was occupied by the clansmen as early as when he was a child. He grew up eating 100 family meals when he was a child, and when he grew up, he saved a few hundred dollars by doing odd jobs in the town.

At that time, Tian Xiaoya was thin and weak, and no one came to the door to say goodbye when she reached the age of marriage. In this era, the countrymen who married wives paid more attention to a woman's body, and women with strong physiques were more popular, one was to help the family work, and the other was conducive to birth and support, and could help the family to pass on the lineage.

Xiaoya is thin and weak, she can't do heavy work in the field, and she has been married to Zhao Laixi for three years, and there is no movement in her stomach at all. In this era, it is difficult for a thin woman like Xiaoya to marry.

Zhao Laixi used the hundreds of money he had saved over the years to marry Tian Xiaoya. Then after Tian Dabao's introduction, he came to Tian Erhua's husband Li Carpenter's house to learn carpentry.

It's just that the second aunt and uncle are a little disdainful of Zhao Laixi.

Other apprentices all spent money to learn, but Zhao Laixi didn't spend a penny, and he came by relatives. Moreover, Zhao Laixi's physique is also very thin, and his physical strength as a carpenter can't keep up, so he will be scolded by Carpenter Li every day, and naturally he can't learn much real skills.

Xiao Ding didn't know these things, so he misunderstood him.

The two of them finished shopping, and the sun was about to set. In Xiao Ding's arms, there were still seventeen taels of silver left in the end. Seventy taels and seventeen taels remained, and Xiao Ding was quite satisfied. Zhao Laixi was like cutting meat, with a bitter face, his head lowered, and he didn't say anything.

The money is all spent, and the silence is useless.

"Then it would be good to buy a bigger car, you can load more things, and the rest of the silver can be spent......" Xiao Ding muttered.

"......" Zhao Laixi rolled his eyes, almost fainting. I secretly said in my heart, I took it, and I am now sure that this uncle is really stupid! I've never seen such a spend-paying person when I'm so big, how much I spend, and I don't keep it at all!

Out of the East City Gate of Luoxia County, Xiao Ding asked Zhao Laixi to sit on the wheel to drive the donkey, and he followed the car on foot.

With the donkey cart, the journey was much faster. All the way to the north, go straight to Luoxia Village. When encountering a hillside, Xiao Ding helped push the cart in the back.

Halfway through the journey, it was not far from the place where the bandits had been encountered in the morning. At this time, the two noticed a group of people on the road.

"It's not going to be a bandit again, is it?" Zhao Laixi said worriedly.

"It's better to be a bandit, I like bandits!" Xiao Ding said happily.

As they spoke, the two of them had come close with a donkey cart.

I saw that there were twenty or thirty men in tattered clothes, holding wooden sticks, wooden sticks, wood knives and kitchen knives, and two or three carrying simple knives and axes, exactly the same outfits as the group of bandits I met in the morning. Even Xiao Ding saw a few familiar faces in the crowd. It's just that those familiar faces are all blue and swollen, and there are two or three people who don't even wear clothes and pants, only a straw skirt around their waists, looking very embarrassed.

At this moment, this group of thieves was surrounding a little red horse, and immediately sat a pretty girl wearing a red pleated satin skirt, which was the red-clothed girl with a slight Sichuan and Shu accent that Xiao Ding had seen in Xiangmanlou and Buxu.

What a coincidence! It's all acquaintances!

This time the bandit was led by a burly man with a big beard, and although his clothes were also old, they were much better than those worn by the other bandits, at least there were no patches on them. The placket of his shirt was open, revealing the black chest hair on his chest. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and his arms were covered with blue tattoos. He held a large iron rod in his hand, which seemed to weigh at least thirty pounds.

When Xiao Ding's donkey cart came, he heard the bearded man say to the girl: "Acquaintances, quickly hand over all the gold and silver jewelry on your body, and leave this pony behind, otherwise Lao Tzu will arrest you and be the wife of our big village master!" ”

This thief is also down, listening to the meaning of this they just want to make money, not to make a picture, provided that you have to know each other.

"Which one are you? Dare to rob Aunt Ben! Do you think you're living a long life? The girl in red showed no fear, sat on her horse, and spoke very arrogantly.

"Hahaha, I am the second master of Feiyun Village, and the powerful King Kong Sun is also loud! The little girl doesn't talk nonsense, hurry up and hand over the money. Seeing that you are young and beautiful, I will spare your life today! The bearded son said loudly.

"Then what if I don't pay it, what can you do to me?" The girl in red had a cold face and asked sharply.

"Then you're welcome!" Sun Dasheng also lowered his face and said.

This group of thieves stopped the girl in red, and Xiao Ding's donkey cart was behind the girl in red's horse, so naturally he couldn't get by. Besides, it is impossible for the bandits to let Xiao Ding pass.

So Xiao Ding and Zhao Laixi stopped to watch the excitement on the side.