Shen Chen remembered that it was Juanzi who was a maid in the He family, he pushed Erdan and said, "Sister will give you a dollar, you go buy a few buns, and then come over to help Juanzi push and grind!" ”

"Shall I push him?" Erdan was a little stunned.

"Juanzi is my sister's playmate, I want to help her, you let my sister push it?" Shen Chen rolled his eyes.

"I'll go, I'll go, I won't let my sister get tired." Erdan took a piece of money and asked carefully, "Sister, how many buns do you buy?" All spent? ”

"Buy two or three, and keep the rest for yourself." Shen Chen smiled and patted Erdan's shoulder, "Juanzi must always be hungry, if you want to be hungry, buy a few more." ”

Erdan grinned, turned and ran away.

Shen Chen led Xiaohua to the way home, glanced back at the mill that made the sound of "Gege Dengden", and sighed silently.

Walking through the T-shaped street again, a merchant came to him, wearing a broken felt hat, not carrying a burden, but carrying a burden, holding a wave drum in his hand, shaking it with ding dong and ding dong.

Shen Chen just glanced at it casually, but his expression became focused.

Because he recognized this merchant, he was the distant nephew of Aunt Zhao, and Zhao Tie, who burned sulfur in the mountains and forests.

Zhao Tie also noticed the gaze staring at him, and the eyes of the two of them met in one place, and they both recognized each other.

"Brother Tie." Shen Chen took the lead in greeting and said, "Run the business!" ”

"There's no way, you have to earn money!" Zhao Tie smiled and nodded, "This is going home for a few days?" ”

"yes." Shen Chen touched Xiaohua's head and said, "This is my sister, Xiaohua, called Brother Tie." ”

"Brother Tie." Xiaohua blinked her eyes and screamed crisply.

"Hey, this little sister is so cute." Zhao Tie boasted casually.

Shen Chen's eyes rolled and said, "I'm wandering around trying to buy something, Brother Tie is really coincidental." Sit at home, I'll pick out some groceries and take care of your business. ”

Zhao Tie was stunned for a moment, and in order not to arouse suspicion, he had no choice but to nod and agree, followed Shen Chen, and came to his house.

"The merchant-" The aunt was doing needlework for Shen Chen at home, and when she saw a merchant brought in, she was a little stunned, but she didn't say anything else.

"This is Aunt Zhao's distant nephew, aunt, you went to Liucun to see Aunt Zhao." Shen Chen made an introduction, and the aunt smiled at this time, and brought a bowl of hot water.

Zhao Tie said thank you, and opened the bun on the kang, which contained cloth, needlework, paint, fire, and socks...... It's all for the dealer. The aunt's eyes were hot, but she didn't say anything.

Shen Chen was not polite, he reached out and picked up, almost except for paint, he took some other daily necessities, especially cloth and socks, all of which were left.

"Da Mei, this-" The aunt is a little confused, the money may not be much, but I have never seen such a spending.

"It's all things that can be used, and if you want to buy them in the future, you may not be able to buy them!" Shen Chen didn't care, looked at Zhao Tie and teased: "If the money doesn't come together, look at Aunt Zhao's face, can you come back in two days to get it." ”

"That's fine, that's fine." Zhao Tie was looked at with a smile by those big eyes, a little embarrassed, nodded again and again, and changed the topic again: "My aunt can think about you, and often talk about when you go to see her." ”

"Then you go back and tell the eldest mother, I'll go when I have time." Shen Chen smiled and drew a circle with his finger on the things he had chosen, "Brother Tie, settle the account!" ”

"Okay, okay." Zhao Tie nodded, and after calculating, he reported the number.

"Wait a minute." Shen Chen turned around and went back to the house, and after a while, he came out with the money and handed it to Zhao Tie, "That's right, if you run outside on this cold day, if you lose money, you will have to get angry." ”

Where did this girl get so much money? Zhao Tie was puzzled in his heart, his face was not revealed, he took the money with a smile, got up to clean up, said goodbye and left.

Shen Chen sent out the door of the house and said meaningfully in the courtyard: "Brother Tie, why do you smell on you?" It seems to be the choking smell of burning sulfur. ”

Zhao Tie was shocked in his heart, and looked at Shen Chen with a somewhat sharp look, but he smiled at Shen Chen's harmless people and animals, as well as his dark eyes.

"Oh, maybe the kids from the neighboring village were naughty and threw firecrackers at me to smoke them." Zhao Tie was in a hurry and made up a reason.

Shen Chen smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand to open the courtyard door, and said: "This time I know the door, if I pass by again, if I pass by again, I will come to the house to warm up when it is cold, and I will have a meal to eat when I am hungry, so it doesn't matter if I am full." ”

Zhao Tie nodded again and again and walked out, Shen Chen beckoned and closed the courtyard door.

After two steps and a turn around, Zhao Tie frowned slightly, and walked farther and farther with full doubts.

Shen Chen returned to the house, picked up a few pairs of socks and a box of fire, and pushed the rest to his aunt.

"Da Mei, there is a shortage of money at home, but it's not good to spend so much money!" The aunt said euphemistically: "If you save a province, you can also use it." Like this needle nose, it can be welded on the set—"

Shen Chen pursed his lips, picked up the things made by his aunt and looked at them, changed the topic, and asked, "Auntie, what is this made?" It looks like a cloth belt. ”

The aunt smiled: "Da Mei, you are a big girl, there are some things that the aunt has to teach you." This riding cloth is made for you, take it with you when you go, and it is convenient to use when you use it......"

A riding cloth is a belt sewn from cloth, which is used by women when they come to menstruation. Rich families put straw paper in the middle, while poor families generally use firewood ashes, which is also very clean.

The aunt took the cloth tape and taught her niece how to use it, and at the end she said: "If the girl's family is out of the house, the aunt will make a few more, and it will be convenient for you to use it." There is no new cloth here, so my aunt will use the new cloth to make it for you. ”

Shen Chen's hair is straight, there won't be this kind of trouble, right? Big aunt, hey, hey.

Shen Chen grinned, didn't want to take on this topic, and said: "Auntie, don't blame me for spending money, this physical object will become more and more scarce, and the money will become more and more hairy, and you won't be able to buy these daily necessities in the future." So, except for the gold bars, the ocean is kept. It's a good deal to exchange banknotes for real money. ”

"Really?" The aunt didn't understand very well when she heard it, but she was stunned for a moment, and still nodded in praise, "It's still Da Mei who has knowledge, and she has learned a lot in a big family!" ”

Shen Chen smiled, picked up his socks and went back to his room.

……………

Seeing that the time for the mine to start work had passed, the sky had already darkened, and Sun Hongshan had not come back, so Shen Chen led Erdan out of the house and went straight to Waihu Village.

When he came to Waihu Village, Erdan didn't know exactly where Lao Zhou lived, but he had come to the old kiln's basement to listen to stories, and knew that Lao Zhou was often there, so he led Shen Chen to look for it.

There was a crescent moon hanging in the sky, and the earth was black, so that you could only see the surroundings vaguely when you got closer.

Shen Chen has night eyes, but Erdan can't, and when he was about to walk to the small house, he tripped and almost fell into a fight.

"Who?" Just such an uproar caused a shout, and the door of the small house opened, and a figure flashed out.

Erdan was a little at a loss, Shen Chen had no choice but to take a step forward and said, "I am from the kiln house, and I want to find Uncle Zhou." ”

Hearing that it was a female voice, the person who came seemed to be a little surprised, paused for a moment, and asked, "Which Uncle Zhou, there is no surname here who lives." ”

Shen Chen turned to Erdan, wanting him to tell Uncle Zhou's real name and surname, so that he could inquire and find someone.

"That's it, it's Uncle Zhou who taught Brother Erhu to play with knives." Erdan said with a sigh.

A girl, a half-grown child, came a little puzzled, but the tone was still relaxed, and said, "Which child are you, what are you looking for Uncle Zhou?" ”

"I am Sun Hongshan's niece, and this is my younger brother." Shen Chen opened his mouth and said, "He wants to learn martial arts from Uncle Zhou, and I brought him here to apprentice." ”

The person who came seemed to be stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "You are Da Mei, you are really a real girl." Come, come into the house and speak! ”

Shen Chen and Erdan bent down into the hut, only to find that there were still people in the house, the air was turbid, and there was a choking smell of tobacco.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that I would have someone to learn from my teacher!" The big man who had ushered them in turned around with a smile.

In the dim light, Shen Chen recognized this man with a square face, a broad forehead, and a pair of thick black eyebrows, who was the one who was fighting for the strangers who were carrying charcoal on T-shaped street. is obedient and knows that he is Uncle Zhou.

Shen Chen was choked and coughed twice, hurriedly pulled the still unknown Erdan, and said, "This is Uncle Zhou, if you want to learn to play with a knife, kneel down and kowtow to call the master." ”

Erdan was obedient, and he was about to kneel down in a daze, but was stopped by Lao Zhou.

"No, I can't afford this." Lao Zhou said with a smile: "If you want to practice, follow Erhuzi when you are free." ”

Shen Chen hurriedly took out the wine and meat from the basket and said, "Uncle Zhou, this is a promise, this is a worship ceremony, if you accept it, my brother will rest assured." ”

"Oh, and the apprenticeship!" Lao Zhou's smile became more and more hearty, and the old kiln leader also laughed.

"Respect teachers and emphasize education, isn't this how it should be!" Shen Chen said solemnly: "What's ridiculous about this. ”

"This girl is weirdly interesting." The old kiln leader stroked the few sparse white beards on his mouth, squinted his eyes with a smile, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes climbed all the way to the base of his ears.

"Okay, I'll take it, let your kid rest assured." Lao Zhou took the wine and meat and put it on the table, and joked with a smile: "You can have a tooth sacrifice tonight, there is wine and meat, it is comparable to the New Year!" ”

In the laughter of the old kiln leader, the old man turned around and looked at Shen Chen and Erdan carefully, his eyes seemed to be a little wandering, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a long time, he spoke: "It's late today, you should go home early!" Well, the morning after tomorrow, Erdan, you will come and learn how to play knives. ”

"I'll be here the morning after tomorrow." Erdan's eyes lit up with joy, and his voice trembled a little, "Thank you, Master Zhou." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Zhou." Shen Chen bowed slightly, turned around and walked out with Erdan.

Lao Zhou sent it out, saying that it was a gift, but in fact, he was watching the two of them walk away.

He turned back to the small basement house, frowned slightly, and asked, "This girl named Da Mei is very bold and courageous." The head of the speech is the way, but it is not like the ordinary dealer girl. ”

"Well, this girl is a little weird, but it's not ordinary." The old kiln leader had already reached out to take the wine bottle, unscrewed the stopper made of the core of the stick, sniffed it vigorously, and narrowed his eyes even more, "It's a pity that it's a girl, and it's not convenient to find her." ”

"Sun Hongshan should have no problem, I see that after listening to it a few times, his thoughts are also very touched."

Lao Zhou said thoughtfully: "A few days ago, he told me about the idea of moving to the base area, and I think I can use him to get an in-depth understanding of this big plum." We're going to have to do it soon, so be even more careful at this time. I'll send them away first, so that after a while people will come and see the trouble. ”

The old kiln head was completely attracted by the smell of wine, and after answering twice, he went to cut the meat, threw it into the pot and boiled it, he took out a piece of salted radish, poured a bowl of wine, and drank it with taste.

"Well, this wine is good, and that girl is not bad." The old kiln leader drank happily and boasted.

Lao Zhou smiled and didn't say anything, just walked to the door from time to time and looked out.

It didn't take long for the miners to come one after another.

After entering the house, Lao Zhou helped them unscrew the calcium carbide lamp they were carrying, and the stolen explosives were hidden inside.

Each calcium carbide lamp can be loaded with two small pieces, which is how small things add up, and one or two more shifts will be almost the same.

After a while, Erhuzi and Xiaomao also came, and the two children's calcium carbide lamps also contained explosives.

"Tomorrow you two won't take it out." Lao Zhou asked with concern: "The hemp pole didn't go down the well today, and it will almost come tomorrow." This villain bullies the weak and fears the hard, so he loves to find trouble with child labor. There is also a leader surnamed Hong, you two should also pay more attention to prevent him. ”

"Today, I knocked the lamp in the well to load explosives, and the Hong boss asked why he didn't go up the well and kowtowed the lamp! Fortunately, it was all hidden at that time, and he didn't see anything. After this reminder, Erhuzi hurriedly said.

Lao Zhou nodded and said, "You have to be careful, those bosses and supervisors are not good things." By the way, Xiaomao, didn't you often pick charcoal with someone named Erdan before, are you familiar with his sister Damei? ”

Xiao Mao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I've only seen a few times, and I also ate her tofu soup and fire at the market, but I can't say it's cooked." ”

"She's pretty rich." Lao Zhou was puzzled, and asked carefully for a while, but he couldn't get the point, so he took out two pieces of meat from the pot and gave them to the children, and after eating, he sent them home early.

Everyone dispersed, Lao Zhou hid the explosives in a basket, covered it with a few handfuls of rotten firewood, said hello to the old kiln leader who was already a little drunk, opened the door and walked into the night.

………………

Shen Chen led Erdan back to the village, and when he walked to the door, Shen Chen saw a black shadow at the root of the wall at a glance, and hurriedly pulled Erdan and asked, "Who?" What are you doing there? ”

The black shadow slowly stood up, not tall and thin. With the faint moonlight, Shen Chen saw the face of the black shadow clearly, which turned out to be a silk child.

"Juanzi, it's dark in the middle of the night, what are you doing here?"

Juanzi didn't answer, and began to cry with sobs.