Walking from Erfang Town to Lijiazhuang in Qinghe Town, the three brothers and sisters walked for most of the day, and when it was almost dark, they finally arrived at their destination.

Xu Ling went to Mrs. Li's house, but after a few days, Mrs. Li seemed to be getting older.

When she saw Xu Ling, she was very excited.

Hurriedly invited the three of them into the house to drink water.

The yard was still tidy, and the tiger head was sitting on a wooden stake and playing happily, as if he had come out of the pain of losing his mother.

Mrs. Li served hot tea, thanked Xu Ling again and again for the money she left last time, looked at Xu Ping and Xu An, and saw that they looked a little similar to Xu Ling, so she asked, "These are your two younger brothers, right?" It's actually a twin brother, your mother is really a blessing. ”

Xu An's eyes widened, she was just dressed ugly, she didn't look like a boy, did she?

Xu Ling couldn't help laughing, but he didn't explain anything, after all, many people nowadays have old concepts, and it's nothing to take his younger brother out of the house, if he says that he takes his sister to do business together, I'm afraid it will attract different concepts.

"Mrs. Li, you don't have to thank me, if it weren't for your pears, I wouldn't be able to do my business today. I still have some things I want you to help me with, and I ...... when it's done."

stayed at Mrs. Li's house until dark, and Xu Ling explained the matter clearly.

It was not easy to travel after dark, so Mrs. Li invited them to stay overnight, sleep in the side room for one night and then leave, at dinner, Mrs. Li personally rolled the noodles, the leeks picked from the home, the eggs taken out of the chicken nest, a large pot of noodles fragrant, and the body warmed up after eating.

When Xu Ling was doing things, Xu Ping and Xu An still understood the rules, listening to them and playing with the tiger head.

Xu Ling asked Mrs. Li to do something very simple, Mrs. Li has lived in Lijiazhuang for so long, every household is very familiar, who wants to sell pears, whose pears are of good quality, and ask her to help check the gates.

In the final analysis, this favor is dispensable, but Xu Ling wants to find a place to settle in Qinghe Town, and feels that Mrs. Li's family is pitiful, so she thinks of helping her.

Mrs. Li also understood Xu Ling's kindness and readily agreed.

For every time Xu Ling buys thirty catties of pears, Xu Ling gives her ten cents.

Not much, but not less.

There was no dream all night, and early the next morning, Mrs. Li cooked a meal, so she went to the village to find someone to help Xu Ling buy pears.

In fact, there are still pears in Xu Ling's space, but with two imps who are in the way, they don't want to be seen by them, so this is an extra move.

I bought more than 200 catties of pears in the morning, and the cart was full of piles, and Xu Ping and Xu An also helped pick pears, and their hands and feet were quite good.

After eating again at noon, Xu Ling left 200 yuan for Mrs. Li, which was used as accommodation and hardship expenses, and the three of them left Lijiazhuang and went straight to the wharf of Qinghe Town.

When taking the boat, because Xu Ling was carrying a cart of things, he had to pay an extra 20 yuan, plus Xu Ping and Xu An, it cost 80 yuan just to take a boat.

Xu Ping muttered in surprise: "Why do you need money for everything outside?" ”

Xu Ling directly gave him a chestnut, "Stinky boy, if I hadn't taken you two with me, I would have lived in the cargo hold for only a few pennies." ”

Xu An said: "Big brother, then let me and Xu Ping go to live in the cargo hold, we are not afraid of hardship!" ”

Xu Ling rubbed his sister's head, he hadn't picked the door to this extent.

This time, Xu Ling took the boat early, and had to wait for more than an hour before the boat left, and the three brothers and sisters supported the cart, parked it on the deck, and fixed it with ropes, so as not to overturn the cart after the boat.

Busy with a big job, Xu Ling regretted once again bringing them with him, otherwise it would be easier to use space.

Xu Ping and Xu An had never been on such a big ship, running around on the deck.

"Brother! The river is running behind! ”

After the departure of the boat, the scenery on both sides of the strait continued to retreat, Xu Ping and Xu An stared at the water for a while, and they were so dizzy that they couldn't stand steadily.

Xu Ling carried the two monkeys to the cabin, took out dry food and asked the boatman for some hot water, barely filling his stomach.

They were seasick, they couldn't eat anything, and they finally got honest in bed. Xu Ling finished eating, nestled at the foot of the bed and fell asleep.

It was still the second half of the night to arrive at Lingbao Town.

Xu Ling woke up his younger brothers and sisters, "Lingbao Town has arrived, it's time to get off the boat." ”

Xu Ping Xu An hurriedly ran out to take a look, the flower boats on the river in the distance were continuous, the bright colors were reflected in the river water, the water surface was sparkling, and the wooden shelves on the shore were full of red lanterns, one after another, although it was the second half of the night, the wharf of Lingbao Town was still lively.

The two children had never seen anything in the world, and their mouths kept screaming.

The three of them pushed a cart of pears and lined up to get off the boat, and stepped on the real bluestone slab, so Xu Ping and Xu An had the realism of going far away.

When they arrived at the big place, they became timid and helped Xu Ling push the car, not daring to go far for half a step.

Xu Ling was afraid that the two of them would run around, so he said that Lingbao Town was like a demon cave, specializing in catching children's flowers, and if they stole the children, they would remove their arms and legs and let them beg on the streets.

All in all, the two children were quite well-behaved and didn't cause Xu Ling any trouble.

He took his younger siblings to the familiar wonton stall and found the Zhao couple in the old place.

Even late at night, the busy nightmen and vendors who were busy doing their night business needed to eat, and the patrolling galleys, with their hands tucked into their sleeves, sat behind the sheltered walls with their necks bent, chatting quietly about each other's lives.

Xu Ling pulled the cart, and the wheels made a sound of rolling on the bluestone slab, and when they got closer, everyone looked over.

Then he saw a tall and thin man, dressed in a clean green cloth robe, his cheeks were a little red from the cold, and his eyes were as bright as stars; He was followed by two dolls, not very old, somewhat similar to him, saying that it was father and son, as if the father was too young, it should be three brothers.

The woman who was busy pinching the wontons greeted, "Guest, eat wontons or noodles?" ”

As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Xu Ling's familiar face, smiled and warmly beckoned him to sit down.

"Brother Xu, you just came back?"

Seeing the two young men behind him, her man hurriedly collected the dishes and chopsticks left over from the previous guest, and wiped the table neatly, "Sit, sit, sit on the boat overnight, you're hungry, right?" ”

Xu Ling parked the cart in sight, let the two children sit first, and asked them what they wanted to eat, Xu Ping ate noodles, Xu An asked for wontons, Xu Ling asked for a tariff, and he went to the front stall to pay forty yuan.

When Xu Ling first came to Lingbao Town, he was poor and hungry, but the Zhao couple were kind, and a bowl of wontons warmed his heart, so that he could endure these hard days.

Therefore, every time Xu Ling takes a boat at the pier of Lingbao Town, he will always come to the stall to eat a bowl of hot wontons.

Although it is a general friend, but it can also talk a few words about the recent situation, knowing that Xu Ling is taking his younger brothers and sisters out to beg for a living, the couple said in their hearts that his family must be in difficulty, and when the wontons are put into the pot, they give more while others are not paying attention.

After a bowl of hot noodle soup, the three brothers and sisters finally came to life, said goodbye to the stall owner, and rushed to their residence on Matou Street.