Hongdou looked at Carpenter Wang: "Uncle, why don't you get a cheaper price?" ”

Carpenter Wang smiled: "That's not what you want to buy sincerely, you buy it sincerely, and you will negotiate the price with us." ”

"He just looked at our big pile of firewood and asked casually."

Sure enough, there was another old mother-in-law with a silver hairpin tied in her white hair.

He came and said to the carpenter, "Whoever sells firewood, send two bundles of firewood to my family." ”

Then he asked, "How many bundles?" ”

Carpenter Wang said: "Twenty wen a bundle, buy sincerely, a bundle of one wen, nineteen wen." ”

The mother-in-law looked at the bundle of firewood, nodded and said, "Then there is Brother Lao, go home for me." ”

He also told the carpenter king to remove the sheaves first, and picked up two sheaves.

Hongdou was embarrassed to ask Carpenter Wang to run away alone, and waited for Carpenter Wang to carry a bundle and follow his mother-in-law.

Quickly picked up a bundle and sent it over.

Little Tiger looked at the ox cart.

When she and Carpenter Wang came back with the money, several more came to buy firewood.

It turned out that the red beans and the little tiger were not used to selling firewood to the town, and the bundles of firewood were big and real.

In the past, the firewood bundles that these townspeople bought for fifteen yuan, not to mention the small bundles, were often sandwiched with dead leaves and rotten firewood in the middle of the firewood.

Red Beans don't know, but Carpenter Wang does.

That's why he dared to open his mouth and ask for twenty yuan a bundle with others.

In less than an hour, all the firewood for a large ox cart was sold.

There are also those who don't bargain and give twenty wen.

There are also those who care about half a day, dead or alive to eighteen texts.

Twenty bundles of firewood were sold for a total of three hundred and eighty-three cents.

Hongdou first gave Carpenter Wang ten wen, and there were three hundred and seventy-three wen left.

She and Xiaohuzi each divided one hundred and eighty-six texts, and gave the extra one to Xiaohuzi.

He also took out five pieces of money from his own money and stuffed them into the carpenter Wang, calculating his hard work for sending firewood to other people's homes for them.

Carpenter Wang thanked and thanked him again and again, and then put fifteen pennies in his pocket.

Xiaohuzi never dreamed that he would suddenly earn so much money from a small child's family.

More than 100 yuan was contained in the small pocket of his torn jacket, and he held it with his hand, for fear of falling out.

Red Beans couldn't laugh when they saw it.

She asked Carpenter Wang and Xiaohuzi if they wanted to buy something.

Carpenter Wang said that he often came to town and did not need to buy anything today.

Xiaohuzi said that he only needed to buy avocals for his mother to eat.

Red Bean told them to wait here first and go buy something for themselves.

Red Bean first went to the blacksmith shop and bought a ready-made woodcutter.

Then I went to the shop that sold cloth, all kinds of cloth, and I pulled a few feet of everything.

The red bean pioneer is still very worried, whether the cloth is very expensive.

After asking, I found out that as long as it is not silk ayara, ordinary linen cloth is still very cheap.

The cotton wool has already agreed with Aunt Chen to buy her family.

In the distance, she saw a mountain goods shop.

In the shop, there was a man in a robe, with his hands crossed, and someone was talking to him.

She recognized the man as her eldest uncle.

Just now, she also passed by the second uncle's goods shop, and saw her second uncle wearing an old short jacket and weaving bamboo sieves in the shop.

She also wanted to go to Zhang's butcher's meat stall to cut a pound of meat.

Come to think of it, she is running out of money.

It's nothing to scare Butcher Zhang, but I'm afraid that my father will say that she won't live, but she can't do it.

Red Bean returned with a few folded cloths and a brand-new woodcutter.

After putting everything in the cart, a few people walked for a while and arrived at the shop that sold fried bread fritters.

Red Bean first bought a ten-penny baked cake.

gave one to the king carpenter and the little tiger.

gave one more to Carpenter Wang: "Uncle, take it back to Xiao Huizi to eat." ”

Carpenter Wang didn't want to go: "Red beans, how can you break the bill again?" ”

gave Xiaohuzi two more: "For your brother and Xiaocao." ”

Only then did he ask the seller for the rest of the baked cakes and asked for a wide dried bamboo shoot leaf to wrap it and put it on the cart.

Xiaohuzi really only bought five pennies of oil fruits, and even held three baked cakes together, as if he liked something.

The three of them drove the ox cart and went home happily.

Along the way, Hongdou was thinking in his heart.

First, sew a cotton robe for my father and make a pair of warm cotton shoes.

Just make a coarse cloth skirt that can be replaced by yourself for the time being, and wait until you have extra money.

Thinking so, she unconsciously shook the brand-new woodcutter.

After entering the village, Carpenter Wang went to Li Dahu's house to return the ox cart.

There are a few people at the entrance of the village, and they all cast strange eyes on red beans and little tigers.

Hongdou is not afraid of them, but Xiaohuzi tightened his face childishly, and even forgot to suck his nose.

Covering his pockets, he hugged the baked cake and oil fruit in his arms, as if he was afraid that someone would come and rob him.

Hongdou watched Xiaohuzi walk to his door, and Aunt Fang greeted him happily, and then walked home briskly.

Passing by Mrs. Chen's house, I saw Juanzi wearing a small jacket.

A small face with a yellow face, listlessly sitting on the threshold of her house basking in the sun.

Usually, Juanzi is the most lively.

It's not chattering, it's just bouncing and playing, doing housework.

Hongdou knows that Juanzi is hungry.

As the winter moon approached, there was no heavy work in the mountain fields, and almost everyone in Longshan Pass reduced their rations.

Occasionally make a few good meals, but also to feed the main earning labor force in the family.

It would be very good for old and young women and children to be able to drink a thicker batter.

In order to save expenses, Mrs. Chen's family has also reduced their rations for more than ten days.

Juanzi drank batter and batter, and she was not full of hunger for ten meals.

It's time for her to grow her body again, where is the spirit jumping?

Hongdou was obviously holding a few things in his arms, but Juanzi saw the baked cakes wrapped in dried bamboo shoot leaves at a glance.

Children don't hide their desires the most, Hongdou looks at Juanzi's eyes, where can he walk over with a hard heart?

"Juanzi."

During this time, Juanzi was originally a little afraid of red beans in her heart.

Can ...... now

When Juanzi heard Hongdou call her, it was like hearing a hopeful voice.

Immediately stood up and ran to the red bean without touching the ground.

Red Bean took out a piece of biscuit from the dried bamboo shoot leaves and handed it to her.

Juanzi's eyes widened, and she didn't immediately reach out to pick it up.

She was still a little embarrassed.

Xiao Ni, if she has the idea of delicious food, it is very embarrassing.

"Sister Hongdou, I ......"

Hongdou stuffed the baked cake into her hand: "Sister gave it to you, don't be afraid, you just have to take it." ”

Juanzi almost trembled and held the piece of baked cake, and the expression on her little face:

Hope, longing, surprise, panic, shame, embarrassment......

I was afraid that her mother would see her so shallow-eyed and greedy.

drove out and snatched the baked cake from her hand, returned it to the red beans, and beat her.

However, even if it wasn't for hunger, she was hungry for it.

Since she was a child, she remembers the number of times she has eaten baked cakes and oil fruits, and she can count them on the fingers of one hand.

Seeing Juanzi's entanglement, Hongdou whispered to her: "Don't let your mother see it, go, go to my house to eat." ”

Juanzi was suddenly pardoned.

Holding the baked cake in his hand, he ran in front of the red beans with a smoke.

As soon as she entered the house, Juanzi was alive.

'Click, click'

“…… Sister Red Bean, the baked cakes are delicious. ”

Seeing her gobbling up, Hongdou smiled and said, "You eat slowly, don't keep your mouth stubble." ”

Juanzi looked outside: "I'm afraid that my mother will see it and beat me." ”

"Sister Hongdou, don't you say ...... to my mother"

"Well, eat it yourself."

After eating a piece of baked cake, Juanzi smashed it and smashed it.

looked at Hongdou and said, "Sister Hongdou, you are so good." ”

Red Bean was shaking off the gray linen fabric, thinking about how to cut it for her father.

Hearing Juanzi say this, she couldn't help but smile.

Juanzi has food to eat, and she has temporarily regained her chattering temperament.

first said with resentment: "Every time Sister Hongmi has something delicious, she has to take it out to eat people." ”

Seeing that the red beans didn't talk, I thought that money is really a good thing, and I can buy something delicious like baked cakes.

said, "Sister Hongdou, you are so tired when you go up the mountain to chop firewood and sell money, why don't you want the money that your mother-in-law's family gave you?" ”

Hongdou couldn't help but raise his head and look at Juanzi: "How do you know?" ”

Juanzi said: "I heard Sister Dacui say that her grandmother got two yuan from your mother-in-law's family to compensate you for your retirement, and sewed a new dress for each of their families." ”

After a pause, he said with an innocent face, "My mother didn't tell me to tell Uncle An." ”

Probably in Juanzi's thoughts, it's okay not to tell Uncle An and tell Sister Hongdou.

She didn't understand, when her mother warned her like this, Hongdou was still an ignorant half-fool.

The red bean 'oh', a sound, means that I know.

Juanzi said some brainless words again:

"My mother is so funny, one will say that Sister Hongdou is a fool, and the other will say no."

"Sister Hongdou, are you stupid or not?"

Seeing that Hongdou was busy with herself, she didn't have time to take care of her.

also knew that it was impossible to get another piece of baked cake to eat, so he left a little deflated.

After Juanzi left, Hongdou couldn't help but come back to her senses.

These days, she only cares about working hard for herself and her father's warmth.

Almost forgotten that she also had an in-law.

"Red beans, red beans."

"Red beans, Ann red beans ......"

Mi Houjun deliberately shouted loudly in a loud tone, and a sound sounded outside the door.

The red bean felt that his scalp was numb.

The eyes couldn't help it, looking everywhere for the scissors that she had just put in her hand.

Mi Houjun called red beans in his mouth, and the person had actually come in with a big thorn.

Hongdou endured his temperament: "Mi Shaodong, why did you come to my house?" ”

Mi Houjun's face was full of course: "I haven't eaten yet." ”

At a glance, I saw a few pieces of baked cakes wrapped in dried bamboo shoot leaves on the stove.

Immediately, he giggled and said, "There are baked cakes?" ”

The old skin walked over cheekily, grabbed a few pieces of baked cakes together, took out one and gnawed it.

While eating, he said, "I'm starving, just to fill my stomach." ”

Red beans are so angry.

This is what she kept for their father and daughter for dinner.

She had barely eaten since the morning.

If she wants to be hungry, she is even hungrier than this rich man Shaodong.

That's it, she was never willing to eat a piece first.

If she hadn't given Juanzi an extra piece, she might have eaten a mat first.

This person's face is really thick with a bend in the city wall.

No, it's just two turns thick.

Hongdou said angrily: "Didn't I ask Aunt Fang to cook rice for Shaodong?" ”

Mi Houjun swallowed the baked cake and said with a whining: "I don't eat the rice cooked by Aunt Fang." ”

Hongdou hated: "What's wrong with Aunt Fang's cooking?" Will you die if you eat it? ”

Mi Houjun said seriously: "I have a bad mouth, I only like to eat the rice you cook." ”

Hongdou sank his face and really wanted to slap him out.

Mi Houjun put down the baked cake in his hand and lifted the robe on his body.

As if juggling, he took out a bulging cloth bag and put it on the stove.

said: "Hongdou, take my salary, don't even think about saving trouble." ”

"I've brought all the rice dishes, I'll eat them when they're about to cook."

"Be quick, I still have a lot of work in my shop."

After speaking, he clicked and clicked again, and gnawed on his baked cakes.

Red Bean had to reluctantly walk to the stove and untie the cloth bag.

When I look at it, I don't know what to say.

complained in a low voice: "Shaodong only needs to eat a meal, what do you do with so many things?" ”

It turned out that the cloth bag contained more than ten catties of snow-white and crystal rice.

The main thing is that there is also a piece of fresh pork belly wrapped in dried bamboo shoot leaves.

Mi Houjun smiled: "I don't know how many rice dishes I need for a meal, so I can take it casually." ”

"Come on, I'll light the fire, let's hurry up, there's something else in my shop."

Hongdou sighed: "Mi Shaodong, don't go around with me, I'll take it to the shop and cook it." ”

Mi Houjun hurriedly stopped: "Don't, red beans, just cook them at your house." ”

He smiled again, "Didn't you just sell a large cart of firewood, buy cloth, and buy baked cakes." ”

"Just buy some rice and meat, please invite me, Shaodong, no one will say anything, right? What are you afraid of? ”

Red Bean shook his head: "What am I afraid of?" I'm not afraid of anything. ”

"I'm afraid that Shaodong will wait for the next and Lao Yu to settle accounts, and I will have to pull the gourd in the east and the scoop in the west, and I can't say that I can't make a circle."

Mi Houjun had already finished nibbling on a baked cake, clapped his hands and smiled: "It's very good, red bean, I really didn't misunderstand you." ”

"As long as you're not afraid, the account will be settled with me and Lao Yu."

Red Beans didn't insist anymore.

She is not so hypocritical, she must brush off the kindness of this leather shop Shaodong.

The kitchenware of the red bean family is really pitiful.

In one pot, you can only cook rice first.

Mi Houjun sat under the stove and lit the fire, and he actually looked decent.

The broken kitchen knife at home has been cut by red beans and wood in the past few days, and it can't kill the chickens.

The red beans washed the piece of pork belly and chopped it with a newly bought woodcutter.

I didn't expect this woodcutter to be so blessed.

I haven't gnawed the wood chips yet, but I have cut the meat first.

When the red bean returned, it was already past noon.

One pot, cooking rice and meat.

All right, the sun is almost in the west.

The red beans were really hungry, so they ate a piece of yakiniku first.

Mi Houjun has a match with her nonsense, shut up and hurry up to eat, there is a job in the shop.

After a long time, An Xiucai has already returned.

Seeing that Shaodong, who was in a leather goods shop, was talking and laughing with red beans at his own home, the old man suddenly 'chuckled' in his heart.

Mi Houjun saw An Xiucai coming to the house at a glance, and hurriedly patted the robe on his body and went out.