The days passed plainly and repeatedly, although Hua Muxi would take a treasure to hunt diligently every day, but not every time there was a harvest.

When she returned empty-handed, Hua Muxi pulled out some mushrooms, wild vegetables, and yams that she knew...... Put some mutton fat in the pot, stir-fry chives and ginger, and fry them together with various miscellaneous vegetables. - Although canines eat and lick plates.

Sometimes it comes home with a full load. The prey that was bitten to death by the white wolf was stewed or pickled, and the hare pheasant that was still alive was put into cages and kept in captivity for emergencies.

In the evening of this day, Sister-in-law Liu came over and told Hua Muxi that she was going to the market tomorrow, and the dried vegetables that had been dried at home were to be sold, and asked Hua Muxi if she would go with her.

Hua Muxi thought about it, and her prey was quite sufficient, so she should change some money to buy some clothes and pants. Nodding his head, he said, "Go!" I've never been to a big market before, but I heard that it was very lively, and I wanted to go and see it. ”

After making an appointment, Hua Muxi began to pack up her things. She found a large bamboo basket with a sturdy point, and put the leg of roasted lamb, the pheasant, the bamboo rat, and the little partridge the day before yesterday at the bottom, with a layer of fresh winter bamboo shoots in the middle, and dried wild vegetables on the top.

Before arriving the next day, Sister-in-law Liu was shouting outside.

Hua Muxi dressed in the dark, picked up the big bamboo basket, and locked the door. The white wolf also wanted to go with him, but was rejected by Hua Muxi.

Hua Muxi squatted down and said patiently: "Yibao, you can't go, you have to scare the big guy to death if you go." You obediently watch the house here, don't let anyone else sneak in and steal our things, I'll be back soon." After speaking, he scratched the white wolf's jaw with his hand.

Yibao seemed to understand, resumed the old man's mode, and lay down at the door of the broken house.

Hua Muxi followed Sister-in-law Liu and walked towards the entrance of the village step by step. She carried the basket on her back and felt that she couldn't straighten her waist before she reached the entrance of the village.

Looking at Sister-in-law Liu's back of more than 100 catties of radishes and cabbage, she didn't breathe.

Hua Muxi gritted her teeth and followed closely. Finally walked to the entrance of the village and saw the ox cart, Hua Muxi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and if she continued to walk, she was afraid that she would die of exhaustion on the way.

It was much easier to get on the ox cart, and the oxen trotted and arrived in the county seat after dawn.

I didn't get out of the car and didn't go far, when I met a vegetable delivery seller walking towards the bustling street market, shouting: "Borrowed and borrowed, don't crowd indiscriminately, will you pay for the food sent to the county lord's mansion?" ”

The surrounding villagers parted on both sides. The greengrocer ran smoothly in one direction.

Hua Muxi looked in the direction where the vegetable seller disappeared just now, and said hesitantly to Sister-in-law Liu: "Sister-in-law, I want to go to the county master's house to ask if they want fresh meat and bamboo shoots." ”

"County master, can they ask for it?" Sister-in-law Liu said hesitantly: "I'm afraid I can't look down on our inferior dishes." ”

"It's okay, I'll ask, and I'll come back if they don't want it." Hua Muxi pulled the rope on the back basket, "Sister-in-law Liu, you go to the vegetable market first to occupy a place, if I can't sell it, I'll come back and set up a stall with you." As he spoke, he walked in the direction of the county office.

followed the vegetable vendor all the way to the back door of the county office. The vegetable seller who delivered the vegetables and the man dressed as a servant were talking at the door, and at the end of the day, he took out a handful of copper coins from his clothes and handed them to the servant.

The little guy took the money and closed the back door beautifully.

A moment later, the back door creaked open again.

A chubby middle-aged man looked like he was in a hurry, as if he was in a hurry to go somewhere.

Hua Muxi glanced at the middle-aged man and asked casually, "Hello, do you still need winter bamboo shoots and wild vegetables in the house?" And mutton, live pheasants......"

The butler, who had walked a few steps, turned back again, "You said you have a live pheasant?" ”

Hua Muxi, who didn't hold out any hope, her eyes lit up, she nodded hurriedly, and said, "Yes, housekeeper, do you want to take a look?" ”

"Where?"

Hua Muxi took out the contents of the box one after another. "This is caught in the mountains, this kind of bamboo rat meat is tender, and because of the whole day in the mountains, so the meat is very firm, pheasants and partridges are also alive, this weather is used to make soup and vegetables are very tender."

The housekeeper nodded again and again, and waved his big hand to ask for it all.

In fact, the county government has vendors who supply wild goods, but every time they get it, they are already dead, the blood can't be cleaned, and the county lord always complains when he eats. As soon as the batch just now was brought into the kitchen, it was thrown out by the master in charge, and the little guy was also scolded, so he had to buy it again.

Coincidentally, this time I went out and met a spot door-to-door.

The housekeeper was happy, and directly touched two ingots and five taels of silver from the money bag and gave it to Hua Muxi, and Hua Muxi could be brought as long as there was a spot in stock, and it must be recycled at a high price.

Hua Muxi happily responded. She took the silver, and she didn't know how much the sheep could be sold for, and when she thought about it, it seemed that she had only spent two taels of silver when she bought herself as a child daughter-in-law for Wang Laosan, and instantly felt that she was quite profitable from this transaction.

Carrying a much lighter frame, Hua Muxi returned to the vegetable market and found Liu's sister-in-law in the corner at the back of the street, who was shouting and soliciting passers-by to sell her home-grown cabbage and radish.

Hua Muxi put out some of the remaining dried wild vegetables next to Sister-in-law Liu, and the two talked for a while, and after selling the remaining dried vegetables cheaply, they packed up and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Sister-in-law Liu wanted to see her own man who was doing short-term work in a large household in the county. Hua Muxi didn't have any opinions, and accompanied Sister-in-law Liu to the other side of the county.

The big family was repairing a new yard and hired a lot of rural workers, and Brother Liu was doing hard work there, which was a relatively remote place, so in order not to delay the time, the two took a shortcut and crossed a tattered and dirty path.

Along the way, the two talked and laughed, talking about farming, Hua Muxi may be lacking in interest, but when it comes to gossip and fun in Wangjia Village, Hua Muxi is in good spirits.

According to Aunt Liu, Wangjia Village is located in a remote area, and the farmers in that area are all poor peasants. However, Wang Hanshan's family is the nouveau riche of the entire Wangjia Village. I don't know what kind of business they did, but in the whole village, their family has eggs and meat every day, and spare money for Wang Lao'er to study, and he is also married to the daughter of a merchant.

There is a conjecture that Wang Hanshan's family is a gangster...... tied up the children of rich families to collect ransom, and Wang Laosan was also kidnapped by them. Maybe Wang Laosan's family didn't redeem him, and the kid smashed his hands, so he didn't treat him very well.

Hua Muxi listened carefully, but she didn't notice that the two had already walked into the depths of the alley.

Suddenly, two men jumped out of the alleyway next to them. A sharp-beaked monkey gills, a fat head and big ears, kept approaching Hua Muxi with bad intentions.