Although the county is only an adjutant of the county order, Da Chu is a nine-grade official, and the county is also of a grade.

The common people are afraid of officials, not to mention an eight-grade adjutant, even a small official in the yamen, and the common people dare not provoke it.

"The Lu family relies on this in-law, not only the old man Lu is domineering, but the entire Lu family is a little domineering, especially the third son of the old man Lu, and everyone in the village has to call him the third master of Lu."

Old man Lu has three sons, one helps the county to do things, and the other manages the shop in the county, these two do not come back often, and only the third child stays in the village.

"I'm telling you this today, so that you can know the situation in the village, have a number in your heart, and know how to deal with it."

After Qin Lao finished talking about the Lu family of the He family, the third grandfather talked about going to the town tomorrow to buy things: "Tomorrow is the twenty-seventh, it is the last big set of the year before, and everyone has to go shopping, but there are not too many people to go, not to mention that there are too many people to help, and it takes trouble to take care of them, each family goes to two adults, and then goes to a half-old child to help get things." The others stayed, gathered at my and Dashan's house, and didn't leave the hospital if they had nothing to do. ”

Qin Lao said: "There are not many things to be added to our family, San Lang can go alone, I will stay with Erlang, and I will watch this side from time to time to protect everyone." ”

Several men were worried that something would happen to their family after they went to the town, and when they heard this, they were immediately relieved and thanked Qin Lao: "You are still thoughtful, and we will be much more at ease with you and Erlang to take care of the house." ”

Qin Erlang was unsociable, and left after dinner in a hurry, not here.

After saying that, the families dispersed.

Chen was worried about the pheasant that had not been eaten yet, and wanted to take the pheasant away, but Gu Dagui saw it and scolded her in a low voice: "You mother-in-law, do you still want to be a thief?" ”

That's what Brother Qin and Xiaoyu's children found, and she was embarrassed to take it?

Chen was scolded, retracted his hand, and glanced at Gu Dexing with an unkind look. Sister Mei is a big girl, so it's okay to go out, but this Xing brother also stays at home all day and doesn't go out, so he can't learn from Luo Wuqin's little brother, go into the mountains to find something to eat, and make up for the family?

Gu Dexing knew that Chen was dissatisfied with him, so he bowed his head and went home quickly.

After the families left, Gu Jinli begged the third grandfather to follow Gu Dashan: "Third grandfather, father, let me go to the town with you tomorrow, I have saved a lot of medicinal materials and want to sell them in the town." ”

He also promised: "I have a lot of strength, I can help pick things, and I won't follow in vain." ”

The third grandfather thought for a while and said, "Okay, that little fish will go with us tomorrow, and Brother An will stay to watch the house." ”

There are many women and children in their family, leaving Brother An'er behind, if there is a bachelor man who is not long-eyed and wants to come to the door, Brother An and a man can come forward to stop him.

Gu Dashan respects the third grandfather very much, as long as the third grandfather agrees, he will generally not object.

"Thank you third grandfather, thank you dad, thank you eldest brother." Gu Jinli was very happy, and ran to sort out the medicinal materials she had saved, and did not go to sleep until the end of the night (nine o'clock in the evening).

Their family and the third grandfather's house only have two old quilts, and these days men and women sleep separately.

The three of them, mother and daughter, slept in a room with their three grandmothers and covered an old quilt.

Gu Dashan, father and son, followed the third grandfather to sleep in another room and build the remaining old quilt.

Although it was very cold, there was a fire burning in the house and an old quilt covering, which was already a hundred times better than when she fled the famine, so she was not so cold that she couldn't sleep, but nested with Gu Jinxiu between the third grandmother and the Cui family, and slept peacefully.

The next day it was still dark, and the family got up.

Cui Shi went to the kitchen to fry a bowl of soybeans, boiled a pot of boiling water, put some salt, drank a bowl for one person, and ate a handful of soybeans, even if it was breakfast.

The third grandmother and Gu Jinxiu took out the thick straw sandals they made yesterday and let the third grandfather, Gu Dashan, and Gu Jinli take them with them.

"You have to walk for two hours, but you have to prepare a pair of straw sandals, or you will be barefoot halfway through."

The cloth shoes they brought from their hometown had long since fallen on the road, and they had not bought new shoes, so now they can only wear thick straw sandals. But straw sandals are easy to rot, and if you are in a hurry, they will rot in a few hours, so you must prepare an extra pair.

Gu Jinli took the straw sandals, strung them with a rope, tied them to her body, tied them to a bamboo tube of hot water, put on her dagger, and carried the half-sack snake with a wooden stick, as well as the medicinal herbs accumulated on the road, and waited to set off.

The third grandfather and Gu Dashan were also ready, and after explaining a few words to the third grandmother, they went out with an empty basket.

Qin Sanlang was already waiting in front of the courtyard gate, and when he saw them, he smiled shyly: "Third grandfather, Uncle Gu, Xiaoyu, morning." ”

"Brother Qin, it's early." Gu Jinli greeted Qin Sanlang with a smile.

The third grandfather and Gu Dashan liked Qin Sanlang very much, and after saying hello, they asked him if he was cold and had breakfast? A look of caring for their children.

Qin Saburo was not annoyed, and answered them all.

They waited in front of the courtyard gate for a while, and after the Luo family father and son, Tian Shu father and son, Gu Damu brothers, Gu Dafu brothers, and the Chen family came, and the group of people rushed towards Qingfu Town.

I walked all the way for two hours, and I didn't come to Qingfu Town until the hour.

Today is the last big market day of the year, and the town of Qingfu is very lively, full of people who come to the town to buy New Year's goods.

In the bazaar, there are a few shops selling steamed buns and cooking cakes, and the business is very good, but a few of them are poor and reluctant to buy them to eat, so they can only swallow saliva and walk past these fragrant breakfast stalls.

After the breakfast stall, there is a stall selling agricultural goods, and there are many things that farmers plant, make and raise by themselves, the most common are live chickens and eggs, and baskets.

There are also a lot of people who sell blessing characters and Spring Festival couplets.

The table clips with red and red couplets and the word Fu are added to these stalls, forming a chaotic but vivid picture of the market.

After these stalls, we walked a long one-zhang wide road, which is the main street of Qingfu Town.

The main street is a rare blue brick road, and on both sides of the street are restaurants, inns, pawnshops, grocery stores, grain shops, pastry shops, cloth shops, etc......

At the end of the main street, there was a pharmacy, and there was still some distance from the pharmacy, and Gu Jinli smelled a faint fragrance of medicine.

She stretched her neck to watch, made the third grandfather happy, and said to several families: "Let's disperse first, and after buying things, gather at the grain store." ”

He also explained to several families: "The New Year is chaotic, take care of the money on your body, don't take it away." ”

"Huh." A few men responded and scattered around to buy what they needed.

After the families left, the third grandfather said, "Let's go, let's go to the pharmacy first." ”

Gu Jinli was very happy, picked up her medicinal herbs, and was the first to rush to the pharmacy at the end of the street.

The third grandfather, Gu Dashan, and Qin Sanlang followed behind her with a basket.

After a few moments, they came to the door of the pharmacy.

The name of the pharmacy is very special, it is not called a hall, but it is called the hanging pot shop, which is a large pharmacy with three doors open, and there is a doctor in the hall, who is treating people.

There is a medicine cabinet on the whole wall, and there are medical apprentices singing prescriptions, and medicine children are listening to the names and weights of medicines, stepping on high stools, and taking medicines from the medicine cabinet.

This pharmacy looks good.

Gu Jinli walked into the pharmacy with the third grandfather, Gu Dashan, and Qin Sanlang, and immediately a medicine boy stepped forward and asked them, "Are you taking medicine or seeing a doctor?" Grab the medicine and wait on the left, and wait on the right to see a doctor. ”

The third grandfather said: "This little brother, we don't see a doctor or catch medicine, we are here to sell medicinal materials." ”

"Selling medicinal herbs?" The medicine boy frowned, looked at their dress, and asked, "You are very fresh, aren't you locals, are you fleeing from the famine?" ”

Those who opened the door to do business, even the medicine boys in the pharmacy had developed a pair of fiery eyes, and seeing that they were abnormally black and thin, they could see their identities at a glance.

The third grandfather didn't hide it, nodded and said: "We fled from the northwest, but we have changed our household registration in Yamen, and we are now villagers of Dafeng Village. ”

After hearing this, the medicine boy shook his head and said, "This old man, forgive your sins, we can't accept your medicinal herbs." ”