Chapter 7: Hulu Town
The name of a town closest to Sujia Village is very interesting, called Hulu Town, it is said that because the terrain resembles a gourd, it got this name, the town is not big, there are some workshops scattered in the city, only one street is more prosperous, and there are shops on both sides.
Qing Niang didn't want to go out with Su San, so she went to the second uncle's ancestral house and took the second uncle's car.
"Sister Qing'er sit inside, how long have you been in town? Your second uncle and I won't be back until the afternoon. "Aunt Ertang is a neat person and speaks very straight.
"I heard grandma say, there is a teahouse at the gate of the city, we are done with our errands, we are waiting for you in the teahouse, second aunt, do you think it is feasible?"
"That's good, the shopkeeper of Dongsheng Teahouse is also very familiar with your second uncle and ancestor, so it's appropriate to wait there."
Along the way, the second aunt saw that she was not as tall as before, and she was willing to talk to her, so Qingniang took the opportunity to inquire about the situation in the town.
"There's nothing else in our town, just walk around East Street, do you want to buy paper, ink and other things? Hey, my sister is the eldest lady, and those elegant minions can't buy it! ”
She is so envious! This niece is literate and hyphenated, and today I heard my mother-in-law say that Sister Qing still has to copy Buddhist scriptures to pray for her grandmother.
"The second aunt has tormented me, we are a family, I still want to buy some silk thread, do you know that the cloth village is all the colors?"
"To say all, you go to Xiuyanfang, her family's line is good, if you buy cloth, go to the colorful cloth village next to it, there are only these two in our town, and most of the other shops sell coarse cloth."
was talking about the excitement, suddenly, there was a neighing of horses in front, and then the ox cart was hit, although they were not thrown off the car, but Qing Niang's whole person was hit on the frame of the car, not only her eyes were full of stars, but her arms were also painful.
"Brother, I'm sorry, Ma was frightened somehow, are you okay? Does it matter who is in the car? ”
"Ouch, my old waist, Zhu mother, how are you, are you hurt?"
"I'm fine, Sister Qing, how are you? Ouch, my arm is bleeding! ”
Mama Liu hurriedly wrapped her wounds with a clean handkerchief, her sleeves were just rolled up, and she saw the bell at a glance, it turned out to be this thing, and after wearing the rope that day, she felt very stupid to hang on her neck, so she tied it to her wrist.
"Li Er, pay some money to others, the young master has already pulled the horse, we have to leave quickly!"
"Brother, this is two taels of silver, you can give the child a look at the injury, I'm sorry, I have to go."
Hearing a clang, he probably threw down a piece of silver, followed by the sound of horses' hooves, this is smashing people with silver?
"Sister Qing'er, does it matter? Why do you run away when you hit someone? ”
"I'm fine, second uncle, don't worry." The second aunt saw that there was no more bleeding, so she probably scratched some skin and let go of her heart. It was trivial for the cropper to be injured a little, and he asked if the ox cart had been damaged, and the man had given two taels of silver just now.
"The car is fine, our old cow is stable." As he spoke, the car continued to walk forward, and sure enough, there was no problem.
The second uncle handed the silver in and asked Qing Niang to take it, after all, she still scratched her skin.
"Second aunt, this is too foreign, people only paid for the silver when they hit the car, and if there is a problem with the car or something, how can I ask for it?" The second aunt saw that she was resolute, so she didn't push it back, and she was very affectionate to her.
She asked her second aunt curiously, how could there be horses here, she had read history and knew that ancient cattle and horses were very precious, especially war horses, which were definitely not available to ordinary people, and Su San was just an ox cart.
"There used to be a garrison not far from the town, and they often came here to buy, hey, it's also with them that we have peace here."
Qing Niang always knew that this place was very close to the border, but she didn't expect it to be so close, fortunately, the two countries did not fight, otherwise, would she still be a hero in troubled times?
After entering the city, Qing Niang said goodbye to the second uncle, and followed Mama Liu to East Street.
"Girl, does your arm still hurt? Let's find a place to sit. ”
"My arm hurts and my leg hurts, so why do you want to sit? I'm hungry, though, so let's find a place to eat. In order to taste the food here, she only drank a few mouthfuls of thin soup in the morning.
"You're not hungry, you're not eating at all! Are you hungry for the big buns here? Last time, Mama brought it back, and the girl liked it very much. ”
Well, thinking of the buns, she began to drool, she has been eating thin soup these days, not to mention meat, even there are not many oil stars, and Mama said that she has a weak stomach and can't eat too oil. In fact, she knew that there was no oil at home, let alone meat, which had not been touched for a long time.
She asked Mama puzzled, don't you still have some silver taels in your hand, why don't you buy some meat to eat? As a result, Mama's face was gloomy, and she said angrily, Su San is not allowed to buy meat with public money, and said yes, who has nothing to eat meat in the peasant family here?
But he often brought cooked food himself, and ate it secretly in his house, and Mama smelled it several times, if he used the monthly routine to buy it, then Su San's family would at least grab more than half, saying that Su San was so hard, so Mama didn't buy it, but occasionally bought her some buns to eat.
This person's arrogance is even more powerful than imagined, she has seized the financial power, what will happen next? Qing Niang is looking forward to it,
The steamed bun shop also sells some porridge such as wontons, Mama only asked for a bowl for her, and asked for a bowl of water herself, and at the strong request of Qing Niang, the two ate a total of three buns.
Don't look at this small body, she eats a lot more than in her previous life, Su Xinyan is the master who never gets tired of eating, and high-end ingredients don't necessarily attract her, and starchy things are rarely eaten.
It's a pity, it's a pity, feng shui takes turns, if Yang Liu sees her, grabbing the big bun and eating it, her eyes will fall off.
When she raised her eyes, she saw Mama's sad eyes, uh, wasn't she like this before?
"Our girl has suffered, and if Mrs. Xian sees it, she may not be so sad."
"Mama, it's a blessing to be able to eat, right, you can't watch me hit people after eating a few more bites, I still have to grow my body, eat, it's not enough, let's buy it again!"
The stomach is full, and the thief is energetic when she goes shopping, but the emptiness in her pocket is not beautiful, and she can't take her eyes off it when she walks through the bookstore. Mama hurriedly grabbed her,
"Girl, I've walked by, the bookstore is here."
"Your girl is right, can we get these two money in our pockets? Let's go, go buy the line, that's the means of production,"
The ancient study room was called a treasure, even if the inkstone was more expensive, the paper and ink pen were a consumable in modern times.
So at present, she can't afford to consume it, but fortunately, she brought a lot of it from home, and she was going to let her copy the Buddhist scriptures, but the original owner didn't have the heart to write it, and now there is still a lot of inventory.