In the autumn of the ninth year of Qing'an, two foreigners came to Liujia Village, who are said to be father and son.

The two men drove a donkey cart with three frames, one containing a large porcelain bowl and stoneware pot with less than half a basket,?? One was empty, and the other was filled with bells and whistles, which were said to be props used to perform juggling and would perform juggles for the villagers at night.

Occasionally, there are a few such small traders in the village, and the things they sell can be bought with money, or they can be exchanged for grain, but they usually come during the slack time, and it is still a bit rare to come here when the farm is busy like this.

The people in the village are very frugal, and the missing plates and bowls are still used, and they are reluctant to replace them with new ones, so the business of the old man and his son is very cold.

It was getting dark, and few bowls and clay pots had been sold.

These days, there are no women in the village to talk to, because it is the time of the autumn harvest and the women and older children have to go to the fields.

But except for one family, the duck egg father and the duck egg lady don't like to work, their family only has two acres of land, but it is rented to other people's families to plant, and only some rent is collected every year.

Duck Daddy's favorite thing in his life is to eat, and the money from selling his two daughters is basically used to eat, at this moment he bought a sauce duck from the town and a small jar of wine back, planning to go home at night and have a good drink, and walked to the entrance of the village just met two strangers.

"Fellow, it's okay, can I spend the night at your house?" The old man from the countryside asked pitifully.??

?? Duck Dan Daddy waved his hand, "Go, who is a fellow countryman with you, obviously speaking with a foreign accent and still wants to climb with me." ”

Duck Daddy flicked his sleeves and left.

At this time, the villagers who were working in the fields came back from the fields one after another.

The old man from the countryside asked a lot of people again, but none of the villagers answered.

Speaking of which, there are actually some taboos in the village against outsiders, and most of the houses are not spacious in the first place.

After a while, Liu Dahe rode over on a donkey, and the old man stopped him, "Fellow, it's good, can you let me stay at your house for one night, I am a small business, and I came from far away." ”

The old man pointed to the small half-basket of dishes on the donkey cart, "I have left my hometown, and my business is not good, and I see that it is getting dark, I wonder if my fellow villager can let my father and son stay overnight?" ”

Liu Dahe saw that the old man was about the same age as his father Liu Quan, so he was moved by compassion and said to the old man: "Okay, uncle, if you have nowhere to go, go to my house, my utility room can be used for one night, and I hope you don't dislike it." ”

The old man waved at Liu Dahe again and again, "Thank you, you are such a good person." ”

Liu Dahe took the old man to his house, Ah Fu and Xiao Qi heard the sound in the courtyard and hurriedly came out, and were a little surprised to see Liu Dahe bring a stranger in.

Liu Dahe beckoned to Ah Fu, "Ah Fu, I'll help feed this donkey later." ”

Ah Fu nodded, "Got it, Dad." ”

Liu Dahe arranged the old man's father and son in the utility room.

Niu's heart was a little unhappy with Liu Dahe's self-assertion, "How can you bring outsiders to the house casually, there are only a few of our houses, it's not convenient at all." ”

Liu Dahe smiled at Niu's family, "Chrysanthemum, it's a little cold, people will not be able to bear it if they don't spend the night in the house, this time it's my own opinion, next time I encounter this kind of thing, I will definitely ask you before making a decision." ”

"Is dinner ready? You wait a minute, cook more hot soup, and send a big bowl over, I see that the uncle only brought some dry pancakes. ”

Although Niu was a little unhappy, he still did what Liu Dahe said, and filled a big bowl of soup for Ah Fu to serve to the old man from a foreign country.

The courtyard of Liu Dahe's house is quite large, and after dinner, the old man from the countryside said that he was going to perform a trick, and lit two bonfires in the courtyard.

There are few entertainment activities in the village, and I heard that outsiders want to perform tricks, which is a rare thing, so it is natural to come and join in the fun.

Soon the adults and children in the village came over, and the courtyard was crowded.

The old man from the countryside took down the two empty baskets on the donkey cart, buckled them upside down on the ground, and beckoned to the children gathered around, "Come, which boy will help me perform together, and I will award him a jelly bean after the performance." ”

When Liu Dakui's little crab heard the word jelly bean, he couldn't help but be tempted to stand up.

The old man instructed the little crab to squat down and put the basket on the little crab.

"Everyone, look at it."

"One, two, three," the old man counted three times, opened the basket covering the little crab, and everyone found that the basket was empty, and the little crab was gone.

Liu Dakui's daughter-in-law was stimulated, screamed and immediately ran to the basket, grabbed the clothes of the old man from the countryside, "Give me back my son, give me back my son quickly......"

The old man put the basket back on the ground and counted again, "One, two, three." ”

The little crab came out of the basket and saw his mother's tearful appearance, he was very puzzled, "Mother, why are you crying?" ”

Liu Dakui's daughter-in-law hugged the little crab tightly and was reluctant to let go.

Erdan hugged the arm of the stinky duck egg and laughed and jumped, "Oh my God, what kind of trick is this, it's really amazing." ”

Xiao Qi said to Pear Blossom, "Sister Pear Blossom, do you think this stranger is a little evil?" ”

Rika was holding the little mouse in her arms, looking a little stunned, "This is the first time I've seen such a trick, and it's quite a novelty to look at." ”

The old man took two jelly beans from his purse and handed them to the little crab, who put them in his mouth, "It's so sweet, it's delicious." ”

The children's eyes lit up when they saw jelly beans, and they gathered around the old man from the countryside to beg for jelly beans to eat, and the trouble ended very late.

Before going to bed at night, Niu carefully bolted the door from the inside, and muttered, "The heart of guarding against people is indispensable." ”

Liu Dahe smiled, "Chrysanthemum, you learned this from Xiao Qi." ”

Xiao Qi nodded, "Aunt Xi taught me, and then I taught my mother and brother." ”

When he got up early the next morning, Niu sent a big bowl of soup to the old man from abroad.

The old man looked very moved, and bowed his hand to Niu's again and again, and politely took out a new clay pot and gave it to Niu's.

Niu's was immediately happy, a clay pot costs a few pennies, there are only two clay pots at home, one for salt and one for lard, where is willing to buy a third clay pot, this is not the third one.

The old man from the countryside took out jelly beans for Xiao Qi and Ah Fu to eat, but Xiao Qi and Ah Fu refused.

As usual, after breakfast, Ah Fu went to herd sheep outside the village and cut grass for the rabbits by the way, and did not forget to bring his small drawing board, while Xiao Qi went to Hua's house to find Hua Xi'er to practice martial arts.

When Xiao Qi went out, several children in the neighborhood were begging for jelly beans around the old man from the countryside, and at this time, the adults in the village and some older children basically went to the fields to busy the autumn harvest, leaving only the younger children to stay at home and no one cared about them.

Niu went around the field, and when he returned home, he planned to make lunch, but he found that his reed pot lid was gone, and he searched the whole yard but couldn't find it.

But she found a few new clay pots in the corner of the yard, and Niu felt that this stranger was too generous, and when he left, he actually gave her so many new clay pots.