"Second sister, what else are we going to buy?" Qibao asked excitedly, every time he came to town now, he always had to bring something back.

He Zao looked at Chen.

The latter looked at them and asked, "What do you want?" ”

He Chun'er said: "Why don't you buy some paper for Sibao and Qibao, we only bought a pen last time, I saw that Sibao wrote on the ground, how can I do it without paper?" ”

Sibao did not go to school, but he had an uncle at home, and both of his elder brothers were both scholars, and they had learned a little, and these days whenever they have time, they use a brush dipped in water to write their names on the ground.

He Chun'er remembered it when she saw it.

Sibao shook his head busily: "No, I can write on the ground, the paper is expensive, don't waste money." ”

He Zao also thought about it: "The fourth brother hasn't learned words for a few days, and it's a waste to buy it now, so let's buy it again after my father contacts the private school in the town, the paper is delicate, don't waste it if you buy it now." ”

"That's what I said earlier."

Sibao nodded hurriedly.

"Isn't that just going to our second uncle?" He Chun'er was surprised.

He Zao glanced at her and was silent.

Qibao also peeked at Chen, and the latter said lightly: "Reading is a good thing, I agree, but I still need the consent of your father, grandfather, and grandmother, let's talk about this matter when I go back." ”

Sibao's originally bright eyes were a little expectant.

He knows his grandmother's personality too well, and he does his best to provide for the second room, because the eldest brother is the eldest grandson, and has the talent to read, he has been smarter than others since he was a child, so he will treat it specially, but if it is him and Qibao, it is not necessarily. Moreover, although the money they made from the sale of honeysuckle and scorpions, although they now held it for themselves, if it was known to the upper house, the milk would definitely go back.

The family is poor, and these ten taels of silver are not a small amount!

"Otherwise, I won't read it......" he hesitated, and finally said this, but his mood was not more relaxed, he obviously felt that going to school brought a heavy burden to his family.

He Zao disagreed, and looked at him disapprovingly: "Fourth brother, what are you talking about, you and Qibao in our family must go to study, we don't steal or rob this money, we earn it with our own hands, why can't we provide it for you!" ”

"Early in the morning, even if it wasn't for the family to get the money, Qibao and I went to study, and the labor force in the family would be less, and grandma would definitely not agree!"

"Grandma, I'll let my dad say, if I really don't agree, let's go to Lizheng to comment!"

"Yes, if the master is really eccentric, let's go to Lizheng." He Chun'er also conforms to He Zao's words.

Chen frowned slightly, but looking at the indignant expressions of several children, he didn't say anything in the end, only secretly thinking in his heart that He Zao's temperament was getting more and more intense.

It's not a good thing for a girl's family to be so strong.

A few people discussed, weighed a pound of sugar, played two pounds of red sorghum wine, and cut a six-foot-long white plain soft satin, He Chun'er learned needlework for several years, has been able to take a shot, this soft satin went back and cut into a piece of handkerchief, and then embroidered with various patterns, the last lock edge, take it to the town to sell, is very popular.

Because the color line at home is not enough, I went to buy a few more threads.

Seeing a dumpling seller on the side of the road, Qibao swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice, "Second sister, why don't we buy some dumplings and go back?" ”

The dumplings are made of pure white bread, and in the countryside, they can only be eaten during the winter solstice and the New Year, and of course the children will be hungry.

He Zao may not have eaten dumplings for a long time, look at He Chun'er and Sibao, and then look at Chen's, and use a consultative tone: "Or, let's have a bowl of dumplings for each person, and then go back after eating?" ”

He Chun'er hesitated a little: "This dumpling must be expensive, why don't we go back and wrap it ourselves." ”

Sibao also shook his head and wanted to go back and pack it himself.

Chen suddenly spoke: "Since you want to eat, let's go and see, the dumplings in this shop taste good, and they are not too expensive, twelve wen a catty, three or four taels for one of you is enough to eat." ”

In modern times, it is enough for one person to eat three taels of dumplings at a meal, but in ancient times, there was a lack of oil and water, and people would only be full if they ate more staple foods, so generally the ancients could eat more than modern people.

They were all a little surprised, and they didn't know how the Chen family could know so clearly about this shop.

But thinking about it, Chen's father, that is, their grandfather, is Xiucai, and it seems that there is nothing surprising about it.

In fact, He Zao has always had a question, the He family is only a second He Lao who has a meritorious reputation, and He Lao San is an authentic farmer, and he is remarried, so as the daughter of the Xiucai family, how could the Chen family marry into the He family as a continuation?

is also hard-working, comparable to a big meat bun!

They asked for a total of two catties of pork dumplings, and an extra bowl of noodle soup, the taste of the dumpling filling was particularly good, oily, but not too greasy, and several people ate happily.

Chen didn't eat much, and after eating two, he looked at them with a smile.

The look on her face was very loving, and He suddenly realized that she was really a mother at this moment.

After drinking the noodle soup and drinking it to his heart's content, He Zao proposed to buy a few pieces of pancreas. It's okay to wash her hands, she can't stand it the most every time she washes her hair in the He family, she grabs the grass and wood ash and rubs it on her head, the original hair is dry and yellow, and she rubs it with plant and wood ash, which is even more unsightly.

Pancreas, the predecessor of soap, is used to wash hands, baths and hair, and is fully functional.

When the shopkeeper heard her muttering, he kept recommending the osmanthus oil in the store, saying that after combing her hair, she would use a comb to dip it gently and comb it to her hair, which would make her hair fragrant and shiny.

Osmanthus oil is equivalent to ancient hair care products, which is very expensive, and a small jar costs more than 70 yuan.

Shippo snapped his tongue.

He Zao heard that this was the "osmanthus oil" mentioned in the dream of Red Mansions, and couldn't help but be very curious, and just wanted to take a good look, Chen pulled her to pay the bill.

After coming outside, he explained lightly: "If you want to use it, when the osmanthus blooms in October, I will make it for you." ”

He Zao was surprised.

Chen's can actually make osmanthus oil?

Listening to her, she understood that the osmanthus oil used by women with ordinary families in this era is not the same as what is sold on the market, most of them are self-made, or it may be because there are osmanthus trees in this piece, whenever the osmanthus flowers bloom and fall, they will sweep up the osmanthus on the ground and wash it and then dry it, and then soak it in the vegetable oil, wait for a few days, the osmanthus oil will be formed, and every time you want to use it, take a comb and dip it in the oil to comb your hair, or pour two drops on your hands and wipe it on your head.

He Chun'er kept listening, and suddenly spoke: "When I used to go to my mother-in-law's house, the eldest concubine would make it, and let me use it, it's very fragrant." ”

The so-called "mother-in-law" is also a dialect on the side of Lujia Village, referring to the mother's mother, grandmother.

In the east of Wuxian Town, most of them are called "grandma", only Lujia Village goes inside, but they are called "mother-in-law", and "grandpa" is called "father-in-law", probably in order to better distinguish, when they say daughter-in-law's in-laws, they will only say one word, such as "How is your mother-in-law?" This has to do with "What's wrong with your mother-in-law?" "It's different.