The rain poured down for a whole hour before it gradually turned to a drizzle.

The bluestone pavements of the county town are full of black puddles, and a stench of water permeates the streets.

"Looks like I can't do business today." Xu Fugui looked at the empty street and said.

"Then what should we do with so many marinated goods?" Lai Shun said unwillingly.

Du Shanying hesitated for a moment and said, "Fugui, leave the pig's head for me, I will have a lot of people here in the afternoon, and they like to drink with some pig's head meat." ”

"That's a good idea."

Xu Fugui took out the braised pig's head, carefully cut her into small pieces, and mixed it with spicy seeds, the price was much cheaper than usual.

After all, the pig's head was soaked by the rain, and although the taste has not changed much, it cannot be sold at the original price.

After drinking about the same, Xu Fugui got up and left, wandering around the street.

"Young Master, where are we going now? Back in the village is not. Lai Shun asked.

"Call me brother, don't call me young master, have you ever seen a young master wearing straw sandals?"

Lai Shun smiled, Xu Fugui glanced at the lo-mei in the back basket, rolled his eyes, put on the hat, and shouted as he walked: "Sell lo-mei, sell lo-mei." ”

There are no customers on the street, so he will come to the door to sell, and like selling sugar gourds, he will become a mobile stall.

While walking and shouting, the effect is not bad, and the lo-mei has been sold one after another.

It's just a bit of a drain.

In the end, there was still one pig ear, more than a dozen boiled eggs, and half a heart and lungs.

"Don't sell it, go home."

Xu Fugui's throat was about to smoke, he poured a large mouthful of water, and dragged his straw sandals towards the city gate.

"Brother, do you say what Boss Du said is true?"

"What is not true?"

"It's whether the days in the north are really so good, everyone has their own fields, where are there so many fields, is Boss Du fooling us."

Xu Fugui smiled lightly, "What Boss Du said is true, Xintu is really thinking about our people." ”

Lai Shun bowed his head in distress, "Why aren't we in the north." ”

Xu Fugui spat on the side of the road and did not speak.

To be honest, he was glad that he was not in the north, otherwise the landlord of the Xu family would not have to do it with Long Er, and Xintu would have directly knocked them down.

Talking casually, he came to the entrance of the city gate, and the recruiting office was still guarded, but the man in the tunic was not there, only two soldiers wearing yellow leather clothes, steel helmets, and rifles.

"Hey, it's raining so hard and you're still out doing business? What are you selling? ”

The two GIs stood on the ground with their rifles in their hands, cigarettes in their hands, and looked at them playfully.

Xu Fugui sneered, "Two chiefs, what we are doing is a small business. ”

The two GIs didn't care so much, and walked straight over, and lifted the canvas on the back basket with a rough movement.

"Heh, it's quite fragrant, this is lo-mei, I've seen the battalion commander eat it before."

The two took out all the lo-mei in the back basket, put it on the table, and asked lightly, "What is the price, our two brothers bought it for you." ”

Xu Fugui glanced at the rifles in their arms, pursed his lips, and said with a smile: "That's right, the two chiefs work so hard to protect their families and defend the country, how can I still collect money for this little food, you take it, take it." ”

One of the soldiers nodded with satisfaction, but the other said with a snake: "Do you know that Lao Tzu works so hard to protect the family and defend the country, and don't you contribute to it?" ”

Xu Fugui quietly moved all the silver coins and fiat coins in his pocket to the space, and said with a wry smile: "Sir, it is raining heavily today, and there is no one on the street, and we have not received a single copper plate." ”

"Hey, it's weird that Lao Tzu believes in you."

The soldier walked over and began to search his body, Lai Shun clenched his fists tightly, and the big eyes of the copper bell were full of ferocity.

"I warn you not to move, Lao Tzu's bullet doesn't have long eyes."

Xu Fugui pulled Lai Shun's hand and signaled him not to be impulsive, there was only a little bit of leftover lo-mei, which was not worth a few dollars.

Don't risk your life for this.

The chief searched the two of them, spat on the ground angrily, and scolded, "Two poor ghosts, get out." ”

Xu Fugui put the basket on his back, pulled Laishun and hurriedly left, and only after he couldn't see the soldiers behind him did he curse: "Two bastards, bastards who gave birth to children without assholes, the mother-in-law must have run away with others." ”

Lai Shun also scolded fiercely, clenched his fists and said angrily: "Young master, if you hadn't stopped me just now, I would definitely have to do it." ”

"Call me brother." Xu Fugui licked his chapped lips, "Move a fart hand, are you a fixture when the gun in their hands is an ornament?" ”

"Just to sell the rest of the lo-mei? It's not worth it, it's like feeding the dogs. ”

Lai Shun snorted, still feeling extremely unhappy, but also helpless.

After taking two steps forward, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Young Master, no, brother, why didn't he find the money in your pocket?" ”

Xu Fugui grinned and said, "Jiazhen sewed an inner bag on the inside of my clothes, it's strange that he can find it." ”

Lai Shun sighed and smiled happily, "Those two stupid pigs are even more stupid than the two fools in the next village." ”

"Come to Shun, don't tell Jiazhen and my mother about this when you go back, so as not to panic in their hearts."

"Got it."

The dirt road is muddy, and after being washed away by heavy rain, it will slip if you step on it.

When they came to the river in front of Xujia Village, their feet, straw sandals, and trouser legs were full of mud.

"Young master, the stone is flooded." Lai Shun looked at the turbid yellow river and said excitedly.

The river rose, and the rocks were submerged in the murky water, cutting off the road.

"Go from below."

There is a stone arch bridge downstream of the river, which will not be submerged no matter how high the river rises.

However, they made a slight detour, crossed the river from the stone arch bridge, and detoured a country road, and then the two returned to Xujia Village.

At this time, the drizzle also stopped, the dense fog quickly dispersed, the strong wind blew, and the white clouds in the sky were slowly moving.

The sunlight crept through the gaps in the clouds, and the rainstorm seemed to clear in a moment.

"Fugui is back, I'm afraid business is not good today." When she got home, Mother Xu walked around the house with Youqing in her arms.

"It's really not good, the lo-mei was wet by the rain, and there were no people on the street, but fortunately, Boss Du bought the pig's head for me, and I gave her a lot of cheaper."

"Boss Du is a good person."

Xu Fugui took off his hat and raincoat and hung them on the wall outside, then washed his hands and wiped his face with a wet linen cloth.

Putting the sackcloth on the bamboo pole, he turned his head to see Youqing staring at him.

"Did you see Daddy? Come, let Daddy hug well. ”

Supporting his ass with one hand and his head and back with the other, Xu Fugui carefully hugged Youqing, and made strange noises in his mouth to tease him......