Chapter 21: A Great Basket of Quails
The old man sighed again, and couldn't bear Fang Xiaoxiao's soft grinding and hard bubbles, so he had to tell his story. It turned out that he was an old man in the next village, and his daughter-in-law gave him a silver tattoo to buy chickens, but he was deceived by the chicken dealer because he was dizzy and couldn't see clearly, and he bought some small and pitiful chickens that were dying.
What's the use of taking such a chicken back?
Didn't he go home to be swept away by his daughter-in-law?!
It's better to kill yourself here and die.
But his words made Fang Xiaoxiao think thoughtfully, little poor chicken, how small is that?
It won't be ......
Suddenly, her eyes dilated suddenly.
"Uncle, can I take a look at the chicken you bought?"
The old man trembled and opened the bamboo basket next to him, and sure enough, it was a basket of things that were not as big as a palm, and they hung their heads and tails one by one, as if they were depressed.
Quail......
Sure enough, it's a quail!
The expected thing made Fang Xiaoxiao quite happy, but he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain on this trip. People in this era don't seem to be aware of the phrase small and fine, in their impression that chickens should be relatively large, roosters and hens are called flower chickens. When it's big, there will be meat.
Although quails are also animals, they have been eliminated from eating at an early age. They don't know that quail meat is more precious than chicken, and they certainly don't know that quail eggs are better than eggs.
Looking at this basket full of quails, Fang Xiaoxiao seemed to have other plans.
"Uncle, don't look for death and life, I want these chicken babies."
"Really?" Hearing this, the old man stood up suddenly, his eyes shining, "What you said is true?" ”
"Of course it's true."
"That's good!" The old man wiped his tears and said, "I bought this basket for thirty wen, if you want to, give me twenty-eight." When I suffered a loss, I lost two pennies. ”
It's better than losing your life.
The old man muttered inwardly.
"I won't let you lose, what should I do. Thirty wen is thirty wen, but I don't have so much silver now, my home is not far from here, why don't you follow me home to get it? ”
"You girl, aren't you Kuang my old man?!" The old man is skeptical, don't play him like a monkey!
Hearing this, Fang Xiaoxiao didn't defend himself, nor did he make any movements, but just picked up the bamboo basket and walked forward. The old man believed it or not, and he was suspected of helping him with kindness. It's a good thing if he can figure it out, and it doesn't matter if he can't figure it out.
Seeing that Fang Xiaoxiao had walked about ten steps, the old man finally crossed his heart and followed closely.
That's fine. Just play it. Anyway, dead horses are treated as live horse doctors, what if this is true?!
When Liu Dong and Ah Niu's daughter-in-law came back from the market, Sanya was already waiting at the door from afar. Seeing the two of them coming back, she quickly greeted her with a broom sweeping the floor.
"Sister-in-law, you're back, ...... today"
Before he could say what he wanted to ask, Liu Dong hurriedly interrupted-
"Guess how much we sold today?!"
Liu Dong knew the real purpose of Sanya's stay here, but in fact, she just wanted to know the result. That's why he deliberately sold a pass.
"Does anyone really buy those?" Sanya's hand holding the broom froze, and a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes. Before that, she had never imagined that those things could be exchanged for silver.
"Of course! Our cakes are so delicious and delicious that you don't know it, there are a lot of people queuing up to buy them! Liu Dong said proudly.
Sanya wanted to say something, but the Liu Lin clan heard the news and walked out. She mended her clothes in her room, and when she came out, she had a patched garment with her.
Liu Dong recognized that the dress was made for him by his mother during the Chinese New Year two years ago. It's been worn for several years, and it's full of big holes, although it can't be worn anymore, but the Liu Lin clan is still trying to make it up.
"Xiaodong, are you telling the truth? Really all sold? Looking at Liu Dong, Liu Lin asked with tears in his eyes.
I had never seen my mother so happy and excited, and Liu Dong was taken aback. Before he could speak, Ah Niu's daughter-in-law made the decision for him: "Uncle, it's all sold, it's all sold." Xiaoxiao took a part of the silver, saying that he was going to buy other things for us, and this is the rest of the silver, look at it......"
While speaking, Ah Niu's daughter-in-law took out a cup of silver wrapped in rags from her arms, peeled it off layer by layer, and gave it to Liu Lin's face.
"Mother, it's true, it's true!" Sanya on the side was ecstatic, "Sister Xiaoxiao really made us money, we really have money!" ”
Looking closely, Sanya's eyes were red, as if they were full of tears.
To be honest, her current life is something she never thought about. She never knew that women could make money. And he earns even more money than a man in the prime of life. At this moment, Sanya was deeply impressed by Fang Xiaoxiao. She really admires her so much.
It's just that this kind of scene at this moment makes Liu Dong feel very uncomfortable. Obviously, there is only a small amount of silver, and these silver patterns are not as good as the squandering of rich people, but this money allows this poor family to see some hope. This scene made him feel very sad.
He thought he was going to take over the responsibilities of the family.
"Mother, sister-in-law, I'll go fishing after I finish sweeping the yard, and I'll go fishing when I go back." Liu Dong said with a smile, "When we have money in the future, we won't have to wear this kind of clothes that are torn out but have to be repaired." ”
"You kid, whether we have money or not, frugality is a must!" As soon as he heard that this son wanted to spend money, Liu Lin was eager to go online and teach him a lesson.
Liu Dong was a little impatient when he heard this, and he made a face at Sanya and pouted. Sanya put down the broom in her hand, grabbed her mother's arm, and the two walked towards the house—
"Mother, you said you were okay with Xiaodong's stupid boy, why are you angry?! Shall we not buy new clothes with the money we earn? How much have you suffered to pull us sisters, and you can't wear two new clothes......"
"That's right, mother, the third sister is right, when we make a lot of money, I'll buy you the kind of clothes that the Lin family's grandmother wears, I heard that the rich people in the city like to wear that!" While talking, Liu Qi'er also took Liu Lin's other arm, and the mother and daughter talked happily.
This scene made Ah Niu's daughter-in-law feel very moved.
As the saying goes, it's really not bad at all, and the daughter is the intimate little padded jacket of the parents!