There are many willow and elm trees in the village of Liujia Village, and in spring, young shoots grow on the trees.

The people in the village are accustomed to a lack of food and clothing, and they cherish what they can eat. The willow buds are the most tender in spring, and the villagers will take them down, soak them in water, mix them with salt and spices, or dry them as dried vegetables.

Xiao Qi is the best at picking willow buds, don't look at her chubby, she is as flexible as a monkey when she climbs up a tree. The rotten duck egg and the second egg hold a large piece of cloth that is spliced and boxy, and graft willow buds under the tree.

The stinky duck eggs were full of willow buds, and he brushed off the willow buds on his body with his hands, and said to the second egg: "Do you want to do what I say, cut the wicker directly to save more trouble?" ”

Erdan looked at the stinky duck egg with the eyes of a fool: "Definitely not, the old patriarch won't let me cut it, saying that the name of our village is Liujia Village, if the willow tree is cut bare, it's time for people from other villages to laugh at us." ”

Pear Blossom shouted towards the tree: "Xiao Qi, pick up a little more, although no one buys fresh willow buds, we can dry them into dried vegetables, and when there is nothing to eat in winter, we should be able to sell them for money." ”

Erdan: "Sister Lihua, you are so smart." ”

When Xiao Qi jumped down from the tree, the stinky duck egg stepped forward and said, "Xiao Qi, you see that the willow buds have filled the three baskets, I have helped a lot today, can you give me a steamed bun to eat at noon." ”

Erdan: "You are a foodie, you know all day long that you want steamed buns from Xiaoqi." ”

Erdan said and walked up to Xiao Qi and said, "Xiao Qi, I don't want steamed buns, I want to eat your dried amaranth buns." ”

Xiao Qi: "Stinky duck eggs, your steamed buns have to wait for noon, my mother is steaming at home." Second egg, I can't make dried amaranth buns, and all my dried amaranth is gone. ”

Erdan: "This is easy to do, I still have it at home, and I'll go home and steal some dried amaranth and send it to your house." ”

Xiao Qi stroked his forehead: "Our people in the village are simple-hearted, how can you steal it, I won't play with you next time......"

Erdan: "The last time the rotten duck eggs were sent to your house, the duck eggs were stolen from his own house." ”

The stinky duck egg is full of black lines, and he said in his heart, this pig teammate, look back at how I clean you up.

At noon, Xiao Qi took two steamed buns out, gave one stinky duck egg and one second egg, and said to the two: "Today's salary is a steamed bun, you help me make the elm money together tomorrow morning, and I will pay one steamed bun tomorrow." ”

On the second day, Xiao Qi and Ah Fu, Pear Blossom, and Stinky Duck Eggs made a lot of elm money.

Xiao Qi kept some food for his own family, sent a basket to the Hua family, and prepared a basket for his aunt Liu Yunniang, and the rest of the elm money was packed with five baskets of beautiful small baskets newly woven by Liu Dahe.

Ah Fu asked Niu's for instructions: "Mother, I want to go to the town with my sister and them to sell elm money, didn't I say last time that I wanted to send chickens and rabbits to my aunt's house?" Sister, she can't take it alone. ”

Niu took six cents from the money box and handed it to Ah Fu: "I know you want to go to the town to play, so I'll give you a day off today." Take the money and go to the town, and you will buy whatever you like. ”

The three of them carried a bunch of things and set off on the mule cart of the Hua family.

Pear blossom sat in the carriage full of confidence: "It is said that the left eye jumps wealth, my left eye keeps jumping, and the elm money will definitely sell today." ”

Xiao Qi: "Borrowing Sister Lihua's auspicious words, I hope it can sell well today." ”

Soon the mule cart arrived at the gate of the opera garden, which was very wide and could park many cars.

Usually come to the town, the people in the village are separated from the old man at the gate of the opera garden, and before parting, they generally ask the old man about when he will go back, and wait for the old man to meet at the gate of the opera garden in advance.

Xiao Qisan left the opera garden and went to the Wen Ji shop of her aunt's house on West Street first.

Ah Fu walked into the store with a basket of elm money, and Liu Yunniang saw that he hurriedly greeted him and took the basket: "Thank you Ah Fu, I like to eat elm money the most, your cousin and they also love to eat, but they all go to the school now, you sit in the backyard and eat some snacks first, and when your cousin and they come back, I will let them take you to the street to play." ”

Liu Yunniang led Ah Fu inside, Liu Yunniang's husband and mother-in-law were in the store, Uncle Wen saw Ah Fu coming in, and hurriedly grabbed some sugar on the shelf and stuffed it into Ah Fu's hands.

Granny Wen was a little distressed, and when she saw that Ah Fu only took a basket of elm money, she muttered: "Give away some worthless things, what is so rare about elm money, you can buy a basket for a few pennies." ”

As soon as Granny Wen's words were finished, Xiao Qi walked in with chickens and rabbits.

Granny Wen was a little embarrassed: "Xiao Qi is here, Yun Niang, come and entertain me." ”

Because Pear Blossom was still waiting outside the shop, Xiao Qi and Ah Fu didn't dare to delay time, and after saying hello, they left Wen Ji Shop.

The three of them carried the basket to the street where the vegetables were sold to set up a stall, and only after an hour had passed did they sell the basket, and said that they bought it because they looked at the basket beautifully.

Rika: "Who said that the left eye is jumping rich, it's not accurate at all." Xiao Qi, what should I do? I ran out of salt in the first two days, and I was planning to use the money from the sale of elm to buy some salt to go home? ”

Xiao Qi: "Speaking of which, elm money is everywhere, it's really not a rare thing, why don't we try to sell it at the door." ”

The three of them knocked on the doors of several houses with baskets, but none of them were sold.

An elderly bald beggar on the corner laughed at them: "There are things everywhere in the tree, and you still want to exchange them for money, don't you want to be crazy about money, you might as well give them to me to eat." ”

The bald beggar was missing two front teeth, and the strange look of his laughter was indescribable.

The three of them were a little discouraged, and Rika sighed: "The rest may really not be sold." ”

Xiao Qi said: "Sister Lihua, it's okay, when I get home, I'll bring you some salt from my house." ”

After a while, a beggar came over with a stick and said to the three people: "I can help you sell these vegetables, and when you collect the money, you give me a penny, can I buy steamed buns to eat?" ”

Xiao Qi glanced at the beggar who was speaking, and exclaimed: "Big brother, it's you, what's wrong with you?" ”

Ah Fu also recognized the big head, he looked at the stick in the big head's hand, and asked, "Brother big head, what's wrong with your leg?"

The big head smiled a little embarrassedly: "I was so hungry that I didn't have the strength to walk, so I found a stick to support." Mainly because the things I begged for the past two days were snatched away by the bald man. ”

Ah Fu grabbed the elm money and handed it to the big head: "Eat some elm money to cushion your stomach first." ”

The big head took the elm money, and stuffed it all into his mouth, saying in his heart that the elm money is really a good thing, and it is pleasing to look at, and it tastes sweet and delicious in the mouth.

After eating, the big head thanked Ah Fu: "Thank you, this elm money is really delicious." ”

Ah Fu: "When I came by car just now, I saw that there were also a few elm trees outside the town, big brother, you can pick some to eat when you have time." ”

The big head's eyes were shining: "What a good idea, I'll take my friends to eat tomorrow." ”