Chapter 5: Rushing to the Market
After lunch, the family sat in the yard discussing how to clean up the dilapidated house and messy yard, and Cai Yuanqi, who had been busy all morning, was a little drowsy in Gu's arms.
Suddenly, the little nose was pinched, and Cai Yuanqi raised his foot and kicked it in the direction of Cai Yuanen, and only then did he grin when he heard an ouch.
"I've already packed those clothes, and I can take them to the pawnshop tomorrow."
Cai Yuanqi opened his eyes when he heard Gu's words, and saw that he nodded, "Then I will build the kitchen at home with Xuan'er and En'er." ”
"Dad, I'll go to the pawnshop with my mother."
Cai Yuanqi's eyes moved slightly, and he moved his body and sat up, Gu's temperament is so gentle, he will definitely be slaughtered if he goes to the pawnshop.
And she also wants to go to the town to see, after all, there are so many ways to make a fortune in the novel, how can she Cai Yuanqi find a way.
"We don't have a carriage at home, you little fat man is dragging my mother down when you go with you."
Cai Yuanen complained about Cai Yuanqi mercilessly, and proudly raised his chin, but he didn't expect Cai Yuanxuan to raise his hand to cover his face and press it on the grass.
Cai Yuanxuan said with a light smile, "It's okay to go with me, my mother's character is too easy to be bullied." ”
Gu smiled gently, hugged Cai Yuanqi and nodded, "Okay, just listen to Xuan'er." ”
Cai Yuanen snorted and wanted to speak, but Cai Yuanxuan glanced at him coldly, and he didn't dare to continue to speak.
Cai's compound.
After the village chief left, Old Man Cai sat cross-legged on the kang, drooping his eyelids and smoking a hookah, and never spoke.
Mrs. Cai scolded from the outside, opened the curtain and came in, and was choked and coughed, "If you don't go to the ground, what are you doing here!" ”
Old man Cai glanced up at her with his eyelids slightly, and sighed, "The village chief asked us to recognize our son back, and it is not good to live in a broken house all the time." ”
"What?"
When Mrs. Cai heard this, she pointed at Old Man Cai and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about, our tenant fields are just because they were taken back, and half of the chew of this big family is gone, and they still want to recognize them back, is this trying to starve our family to death?" ”
"What are you talking about, that's also your son, if you hadn't made such a fuss at the beginning, would you be able to do this now?"
Old man Cai didn't know about these things before, but when he knew it was too late, Landlord Cai had already returned to the town with his fourth son to live.
"Do you blame me, I can't live anymore, who have I done so much for, and now those mourning stars still want to come back, dreaming!"
Mrs. Cai's sallow face was full of dissatisfaction, and she gritted her teeth, "If you dare to let them come back, today next year will be my death day." ”
"You old woman, the village chief is only persuading me."
Old man Cai took another sip of hookah, his brows furrowed.
Mrs. Cai snorted, thinking of the ten taels of silver she got today, she secretly stuffed herself under the pillow, and deliberately dusted off the ashes on her sleeves, "You are not allowed to stick to their house, you have eaten and drunk at the landlord's house for so many years, how can you ever think of us." Phew, it's all unconscionable. ”
When Old Man Cai heard this, his frowning brows loosened a little.
What the old woman said is not unreasonable, the fourth child was also three years old at that time, and he should have known something, but he has never come to their house for such a long time.
Next.
In the distance, the sky glowed with a blue light, gradually brightening up gradually.
Wisps of green smoke rose from the chimneys of the village, and some of the windows of the houses were already lit, so the family sat in the courtyard and worked on the work.
Cai Yuanqi washed his face by the stream, and the slightly cool stream water completely subsided his sleepiness.
"Let's wrap up the headscarf."
Gu took out a headscarf from his arms and wrapped it around Cai Yuanqi's head, wrapped one himself, and led her to continue walking towards the road.
It's approaching August now, and the weather is not hot yet, but when the sun rises, it still hurts to shine on my body.
Cai Yuanqi followed Gu with his little short legs, and they went out to Bailian County before dawn, if it was bright today, they didn't even walk half of the way.
Along the way, Cai Yuanqi took advantage of Gu's inattention, and neatly pulled the wild vegetables on the ditch on the edge of the field and sent them into the space, although the aura of temporary planting was not much, so he could exchange it for something.
Cai Yuanqi looked up and saw that Gu's brows were furrowed, holding the burden in her arms and not daring to let go, she pursed her lips, knowing in her heart that the only valuable thing in their family was these clothes.
There is nothing at home, everything has to be added, but these clothes may not sell for much money.
Cai Yuanqi looked at the aura in the space, she was busy all morning, only three drops of aura were left, and there were still 10 Mai Lisu left.
Soon, the two of them came to Bailian County.
The three words Bailian County were hung on the high gatehouse, but the huge gatehouse was only half open, and there was a long queue at the door to enter the county.
In the procession, people and oxen and horse-drawn carts lined up separately, but there was constant noise, and the dung of cows and horses was scattered all over the ground.
Gu, who was wrapped in a plain cloth scarf, held Cai Yuanqi's hand tightly and didn't dare to let go, and couldn't stop muttering: "Don't leave your mother, the flower racket will take you away." ”
"Got it, mother."
Cai Yuanqi nodded vigorously.
"A penny."
When he walked to the gatehouse, the county cha stretched out his hand to Gu Shi and said impatiently, "Hurry up, there are still people in the back who want to go in!" ”
"When are you going to get a penny?"
Bailian County only needs to hand over clothes or eggs to exchange when entering the county, so she specially packed a piece of Cai Fugui's old clothes, where did she get a penny.
Seeing her like this, the county sneered and pushed her away directly, "If you don't have money, go far, don't get in the way here." ”
Gu Shi was caught off guard and fell to the ground, his turban fell off, and his originally beautiful face was revealed.
"Mother."
Cai Yuanqi anxiously stepped forward to help Gu Shi, looked up at the county errand, he drank disapprovingly and drank the people behind him to pay the money quickly, and one by one obediently paid a penny and entered the county seat.
It seems that the county seat does have to pay a penny to enter.
"This little lady, I'll give you a penny, how about you go into the county with me?"
A man walked out of the team, smiling at Gu Shi in shabby clothes, and was about to reach out and touch her face.
Gu Shi retreated with a pale face and shook her head in a panic, she had never encountered such a thing.
Cai Yuanqi gritted his teeth, clenched his little fists, lifted his little skirt and slammed it on his feet.
"You little girl, see if I don't kill you."
The man grinned and took two steps back, and hit Cai Yuanji.
"Bullying children."
Cai Yuanqi flexibly dodged, stood in front of Gu and glared at him, "You still want to steal things in broad daylight, but you can't do it." ”
If she said that she was bullying the Gu family, it would really ruin the Gu family's reputation.