"I know that the two of you spent all the pocket money that Grandma gave a few days ago, and if you ask for it today, Grandma will definitely not give it! Brother Zhiyuan, Brother Zhicheng, what do you want to buy? I asked for a whole ten articles! Xie Xuan smiled and showed off to Xie Zhiyuan and the brothers.

"I want a slingshot!" Xie Zhicheng immediately shouted, "I'm going to hit the birds!" ”

Xie Zhiyuan was much more stable, he shook his head and said, "Xuanxuan, you can buy it!" I don't want it......"

"Don't, Brother Zhiyuan, let's take a look, if the things in your picture are expensive, I can't afford them!" Xie Xuan and Xie Zhicheng took Xie Zhiyuan's hand one by one, and walked to the merchant's side to see the dazzling array of goods.

"Slingshot!" Xie Zhicheng shouted excitedly and hurriedly asked the merchant: "How much is the slingshot?" ”

"My slingshot is a good slingshot made of oak wood and beef tendon, and the bow body coated with fish glue is not made of bamboo, and it costs eight cents for a piece!" The merchant said with a smile that he saw that Xie Wang's family gave Xie Xuan ten yuan, and knew that this business was done today, and the smile on his face was extremely enthusiastic.

"Huh? It's so expensive! Xie Zhicheng's face was a little disappointed, he originally thought that he would spend four or five Wen at most, and let his brother and sister buy some more things for the rest.

Xie Xuan looked carefully, but the slingshot was different from later generations, it was not Y-shaped, but the same as the bow, but in the middle of the bowstring was a bowl-shaped animal skin, which was used to buckle the bullet.

It turns out that the Y-shaped slingshot was only created after the invention of rubber rubber bands in later generations. Before the invention of rubber bands, there was no material that was as elastic as a Y-shaped slingshot.

In the Yuan and Ming dynasties, when describing the idle gentlemen, there was the term "the king and grandson of the bullet", which refers to this kind of slingshot similar to a bow.

"Why is it so expensive, uncle, did you see that grandma gave me ten cents, and you wanted to earn it all!" Xie Xuan asked with a smile.

"Ouch, Xiao Nizi really wronged me, my Yang Merchant is the most reputable in Shili Eight Villages, and he has never done those things that falsely report the price of goods and deceive women and children, I don't believe you go and ask other families, where is there such a good slingshot?" The merchant called out for grievances and swore a pack ticket.

"Xuanxuan, or ...... Don't buy it? Xie Zhicheng looked at Xie Xuan with blank eyes, and said insincere words in his mouth.

Seeing Xie Zhicheng's obviously reluctant appearance, where could Xie Xuan say the word "no", so he said to Xie Zhiyuan: "Brother Zhiyuan, it seems that there is no way to buy you something today!" ”

"It's okay, Zhicheng and I can play this slingshot!" Xie Zhiyuan said generously.

So, Xie Xuan turned to the merchant, but didn't say that he wanted to buy a slingshot, but just asked the price of other goods: "Uncle, what kind of wood is your wooden hairpin for carving Ganoderma lucidum?" How much? ”

"Fifty years of peach wood, sold for five cents!"

"What about the embroidery?"

"One for three papers, two for five papers!"

"What about this pair of scarf rings?"

"That's copper, four wen and a pair!"

"Then I'll give you ten cents, and you give me a slingshot and a peach hairpin or two embroidery patterns!" Xie Xuan asked quickly, and the merchant replied quickly, and there was no gap between the two of them.

"Oh, you little girl is too good at buying things, so I'm going to pay for it! Or ten pennies, I'll give you a slingshot and three pieces of hawthorn candy? The merchant looked like he was about to lose money, and asked her while shaking his head.

"I don't want sugar!" Xie Xuan smiled and said, "Then or, the slingshot and a pair of black silver net towel rings!" ”

"My sister-in-law and grandmother, this black silver net towel circle costs a penny, I want to give it to you, I won't lose it?!" The merchant wrinkled his face bitterly, and he was not angry, but just complained.

"Then give me a slingshot and a mahogany hairpin!" Xie Xuan said as a matter of course.

"Grandma, I won't go around in circles with you anymore, I'll give you a slingshot and a pair of copper mesh scarf circles for ten yuan, and I'll pay two yuan, okay!" The merchant made a painful look and said.

Xie Xuan also pretended to sigh and said, "Alas, it's not easy to see you come and go with a burden, so let you earn a few pennies!" ”

The neighbors, aunts and sisters-in-law who surrounded the stalls couldn't help laughing.

The merchant nodded at her, pretending to be helpless, took the ten cents, handed her the slingshot, and wrapped the copper mesh scarf ring, which was smaller than the ring, in oiled paper, and handed it to her.

Xie Xuan smiled, gave the slingshot to Xie Zhicheng, who was already salivating, and took the oil paper bag and ran towards home.

When they arrived at home, they saw smoke curling from the kitchen, and Xie Wang and Lin were cooking lunch for them.

"Grandma, grandma, where's my grandfather?" She shouted.

"Pitch a shed for a mule in the backyard with your uncle?" Grandma didn't go out either, and replied casually in the kitchen.

Xie Xuan ran to the backyard and saw Xie Qingshan, Xie Pingtian and Xie Ping'an carrying wooden poles to build a shed.

"Grandpa, I have a gift for you!" She ran forward and handed the small oiled paper bag in her hand to Xie Qingshan.

"Or my good granddaughter is sensible, come and see what good things to give grandpa?!" Before Xie Qingshan could take it, he first laughed with chrysanthemums on his face when he heard the words. He peeled off the oiled paper bag and saw the pair of copper rings, and couldn't help but smile even more.

"Wait a minute, my son will let my grandma sew it up!" Xie Xuan said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I've been carrying this towel for most of my life, and only my granddaughter remembered to buy me a pair of towel rings to bring......" Xie Qingshan was very relieved, rubbing Xie Xuan's hair.

As long as the men of the Ming Dynasty were adults, no matter whether they were high or low, they had to wear a scarf. Originally, it was prescribed by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, taking the meaning of "collecting all the manes (middle) and hair (China) and dominating the world". It is very rude for anyone to go out without a scarf, just like going out without clothes, and on formal occasions, they must wear a scarf and a crown hat on the outside of the scarf. Like in the TV series of later generations, a man directly tied his hair and went out to hang out with a hairpin, which was impossible in real ancient times. The net towel ring is used to tighten the edge of the net towel when the rope is tightened.

"Xuanxuan, there are no circles on my uncle's net towel?" Xie Ping'an came over and smiled and stretched out his hand to Xie Xuan to beg for it.

"That's simple, let my future aunt buy it for you, when the time comes, if you want gold or silver, you can open your mouth!"

Seeing that Xie Ping'an was about to fight, Xie Xuan ran away with a smile.

"Ping'an is also big, it's time to marry my mother-in-law......" Xie Qingshan looked at Xie Ping'an and said with a smile.

Xie Ping'an was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly pretended to be very busy to help his eldest brother.

Xie Qingshan looked at his granddaughter who ran away, and then thought about the increased income and fields of the family during this time, and felt that these days were getting more and more energetic.

Because they came back late, they had just finished lunch and it was almost midnight, when they heard someone shouting outside the door, "Is anyone home?" Brother Xie, is Sister-in-law Wang here? ”

When Xie Wang heard this, he went out. Seeing that a half-old woman of forty or fifty years old had walked into the courtyard gate, with a short figure, wearing an ochre embroidered magpie and plum pattern silk jacket, a stone blue pine river cloth cotton skirt, duck eggs and green knee pants around her legs, covering a pair of small feet, tremblingly holding on to the door frame and looking in, and a donkey kicking its hooves behind her.

"The old body is Xie Wang's family, who are you? What's the matter with coming to Han's house? Xie Wang asked suspiciously.

"Ouch, this is the old lady! I'm Mrs. Guo from Liushutun, and I'm here to say goodbye to your second boy! ”

"It turned out to be Guo Baoshan! Come in! Xie Wang's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly let him into the house, and called in his mouth: "Be in charge, be safe, come out quickly, Guo Baoshan from Liushutun will come to the house to say kiss!" ”