On the official road from Mujia Village to Xiji Town, two figures, one tall and one short, gradually drifted apart. It's none other than the two brothers Gui Chun and Gui Chongyang, who were still facing each other at the gate of the Gui family's old mansion before.

Gui Chun glanced at the little cousin who was striding next to him, and his expression was a little apprehensive. Gui Chongyang was annoyed by Gui Chun's stubbornness, but he still didn't feel at ease and followed, and his little face turned black.

Gui Chun is not the one who doesn't know what to do, knowing that his little cousin's proposal is kind, he has to bring a little flattery: "Today is the tenth, there is a big market in the town, there is a family that sells ice powder, ten miles and eight towns are famous, let's go eat at noon." ”

Gui Chongyang was a little curious: "Liangfen? What kind? ”

Seeing that it is about to be June, the hot day is irritable, and this cold powder is mouth-to-mouth when it sounds like it.

Gui Chun touched the back of his head and laughed twice: "I've only heard people say it, but I haven't eaten it." ”

Between this question and answer, the two cousins resolved the coldness of the morning, and Gui Chongyang said with great interest: "What is the big set like?" Are there a lot of people? What are they selling? ”

Gui Chun said: "Why not? 3570 episodes, 357 small episodes, half a day, every 10 is a big set, all day, ten miles and eight villages have to go into the town to buy things, along the dock, the trading stalls can be discharged two miles away. Everything is sold, but almost everything you want to buy can be found on the set. ”

"On the edge of the dock, isn't there a row of shops? Won't that affect their business? Gui Chongyang's boat under the dock, naturally remembered the distribution of the generation over there, and thought about it.

"There are more people rushing to the market, and the business of the shops on the side is better than usual, and the shopkeepers are only happy. Xiao Er's restaurant is in that area. ”

The two talked and laughed, but they walked faster than yesterday. However, Gui Chun remembered that Gui Chongyang was not in good health, and when he walked to the small half of the road, he refused to go again when he encountered a big intersection, leaving to wait for the car.

still stopped the cars in other villages, three cents per person, Gui Chun paid first, and said to Gui Chongyang: "Come out in the morning, my milk gave me ten money." ”

One money is one penny, which is ten wen, and now it is used up to six wen.

Gui Chongyang paid careful attention to Gui Chun's expression, although he couldn't suppress the distress on his face when he took out the money, he didn't mean to pretend, he was really willing to pay.

Gui Chongyang hesitated for a moment and said, "Then there are four dollars left, is it enough to eat cold powder?" ”

Gui Chunhan said with a smile: "A bowl of cold noodles is enough." Speaking of this, he patted the blanket on his shoulder: "You eat, I brought bread." ”

Gui Chongyang's heart warmed when he heard this, is this a relative? There is no calculation, there are ten cents in your pocket, and you will be generous enough to buy food for yourself in the car? Is your own defense too heavy? What if you are a little ashamed?

However, thinking of the two dilapidated houses of the Gui family, one room is old and weak, Gui Chongyang straightened his body again. There must always be someone who uses his brain, and he is like Gui Chun, so the Gui family can only drink the northwest wind.

I came out early today, and without delay, I arrived at Xiji Town at the beginning of the morning (nine o'clock in the morning).

The two got out of the carriage and went to find Guiqiu.

On the way, Gui Chun introduced the place: "It is a place where the fifth uncle asked someone to find it, and he has to be apprenticed for five years, and this year is already the second year, called 'Xiangmanyuan', making lunch and dinner two meals for a living, and now it should be preparing food, and talking is cheap." It's right on the edge of the pier, not far from Daji. After we met Xiao Er, we just went to visit the big set. ”

This handicraft inheritance, has always been afraid of "church apprentices, starving masters", Xiji Town is not small, but one more peer is also a job. This kind of shop that recruits apprentices from outside usually wants to recruit a free handyman. However, since there is Jiang Wu's favor, then it is another matter.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the place.

Seeing the guise of "Xiangmanyuan", Gui Chongyang blinked, this is the hotel? However, there were two small and low door-facing rooms, with seven or eight tables at the door, and half of the people were already seated, and there was a young man of fifteen or six next to him with his back to everyone, holding a few bowls of noodles, and entertaining them in all directions. There is an open-air stove next to it, and a fat black girl is cooking noodles on the stove.

Isn't breakfast not served? Gui Chongyang looked at the open door of the restaurant, and then turned back to look at the young man.

The young man had already turned around, saw two people standing next to him, thought it was a newcomer, and came to greet him.

When he saw Gui Chun's face, the young man's eyes lit up suddenly: "Brother, are you here?" Is it to catch the market, what is missing at home? “

Before the person came to him, he had already asked a series of questions, and he looked like he had a hearty personality.

It was Gui Qiu, who was a fist shorter than Gui Chun, perhaps the apprentice in the restaurant had more oil and water than at home, and he was much more stocky than the thin Gui Chun.

Gui Chun hurriedly shook his head and said worriedly: "It's not a market, there is nothing missing at home?" Isn't your restaurant just for lunch and dinner? Why do you sell breakfast again? How can you survive this day and night? ”

The business on the dock side also loads and unloads goods at night, so the restaurant closes very late. If you want to prepare an early stall, you have to get up in the middle of the night, and the boss didn't run the morning because it was too hard.

Gui Qiu listened, and the smile on his face was even better: "I persuaded the master to support the stall, and it is not open every day, just these few days, it is a pity to miss it in vain." As he spoke, he glanced around, took out half a string of money from his arms, and handed it to Gui Chun: "Quickly put it away, this is thirty strings of money, the first few times, each time the master gave me ten money." ”

Gui Chun didn't answer: "How can you accept this?" ”

Guiqiu is here to be an apprentice, not a handyman, not only has no salary, but also sends filial piety to the master during the New Year's holidays. This is also a rule, after all, it is a personal craft, and learning it is a lifelong livelihood.

Gui Qiu smiled and said: "This is what the master has to give, let me save it as pocket flowers, and I don't have anything to buy, take it back and let our milk keep it." ”

Gui Chun held the money tightly, and there were many people in the bazaar, so it was not good to take money and talk about things outside.

Gui Chongyang listened to the two brothers talking beside him, but the corners of his eyes swept to the girl by the stove from time to time.

The black fat girl was still cooking noodles in her hands, but her eyes looked at Guiqiu from time to time, and after cooking the noodles in her hands, she couldn't wait to raise her voice and greeted: "Second Brother Qiu, the noodles are ready!" ”

Gui Qiu answered, pulled Gui Chun to sit at an empty table next to him, and beckoned Gui Chongyang: "Little brother wants to eat noodles?" Find an empty table and sit first. I didn't realize that the two of them came together, and I didn't care about the two of them replying, so I hurriedly turned around and went back to the guest.

After serving a few bowls of boiled noodles, Gui Chun turned around again, and saw Gui Chun talking to Gui Chongyang, not like a living person, so he wondered: "This little brother actually came with the eldest brother?" Look at it. ”

Gui Chun was about to introduce, but the fat black girl had already followed: "Second Brother Qiu, who are these two?" ”

is really Gui Chun and Gui Qiu's mother, in addition to being tall, short, fat and thin, their appearance is somewhat similar, and people who are familiar with each other can see at once that the two are related.

The girls in the village were not generous, and Gui Chun stood up with a little restraint. Gui Chongyang didn't want to continue to sit, so he got up and looked at the black fat girl with sparkling eyes.