Chapter 13: The Three Losers (2)
The family is all in tattered clothes, and even the patches are not easy to beat, and she and the little brother are even worse, they are all worn by the brothers and sisters in turn, and after a long time, they will be torn when they are pulled.
It's just that He Xiaoting has a lot of strength, and if she doesn't control it well when she wears clothes, it will be a bad dish.
A few days before she crossed over, her sisters took turns to undress and dress her, and she felt beautiful and flattered.
Later, I learned that I was afraid that she would not be able to control her strength, and she would tear her clothes and not be able to repair them.
Tears of shame .jpg her face
Now that she has made money, He Xiaoting has the confidence to buy cloth and make new clothes.
He Xiaoshan sighed with a bitter face, "Sanya, there will be a big problem if you buy it like this." ”
Although most of the village is the He family, and they are united on weekdays, when everyone is having a hard time, a person suddenly spends a lot of money to buy rice, noodles and fabrics, and it is inevitable that some people will be red-eyed.
It's better to be low-key.
"It's okay," He Xiaoting said nonchalantly, "We can wait for it to get dark and go back from the mountain." ”
Their family lives at the end of the village, and there are few neighbors nearby, so it doesn't matter if there is a little movement at night.
He Xiaoshan is out of line, the prey was beaten by the younger sister, and the money from the sale is also in the hands of the younger sister, and his eldest brother really can't stop it.
Besides, he has the advantage of age, and he has worn new clothes a few times, unlike his younger sister, who wears tattered old clothes, and he feels sad when he thinks about it.
Buy it, the little girl should dress up nicely.
Without the obstacle from the eldest brother, He Xiaoting was so happy that her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and she looked left and right at the counter, feeling that any kind of cloth was good.
The cotton cloth is soft and comfortable to wear close to the body, and the satin color is bright, and it is sure to be beautiful to make a skirt.
It's a pity that she is a shy country girl who can't afford it.
The proprietress of the cloth village couldn't help it, "Little girl, don't keep touching it, what if you get the cloth dirty?"
It's not that I look down on the poor, but that the soiled cloth is not easy to sell.
He Xiaoshan's face turned red, and he forcibly pulled his sister to the counter where the coarse cloth was placed, and coaxed awkwardly, "Sanya~ These cloths are more durable, let's buy them here." ”
"Okay," He Xiaoting was depressed.
She knew the situation at home, and she didn't plan to spend money on cotton cloth and silk, she just wanted to have a good time.
Turning his head to look at the nervous proprietress , yes, it's better to stop.
Coarse cloth is also divided into two kinds of burlap cloth and fine linen, the He family is poor, generally bought burlap, wearing thorns, very uncomfortable.
The original body has long been used to it, and He Xiaoting has not been uncomfortable after crossing over, but it would be better if she could wear better clothes.
Finally, the burlap cloth was selected for the outer garment, and the fine linen cloth was used for the middle garment.
If you wear it closely, try to buy more comfortable materials, so as not to grind your skin more and more rough.
You can't just buy cloth for yourself, and you can't be too selfish for a dozen people in your family.
"Boss," He Xiaoting asked, pointing to the coarse cloth on the top, "how to sell this cloth?"
"5 Wen a foot. ”
"Where's the linen?"
"7 wen a foot. ”
He Xiaoting counted with her fingers, there were eight people in the family, and everyone needed cloth......
Uh~ I haven't learned needlework, so it's hard to calculate.
After thinking about it, he asked, "How long is a piece of cloth?"
The proprietress of the cloth village said impatiently, "Ten zhang." Whether you buy it or not, if you don't buy it, don't mess around here. ”
Children are trouble, if it weren't for a half-grown child with her, she would have blasted people out.
He Xiaoting secretly rolled her eyes, this proprietress opened the door to do business, and her attitude was a little worse, and she was not afraid of scaring the guests away.
I wanted to change the cloth village, but I thought that there was only such a house in the town, so I could only reluctantly answer, "I want to buy it." ”
Originally, I wanted to ask the proprietress to help estimate it, but now, it's better to buy some casually, not enough to come back next time.
So he bought one dark blue, one straw green, one brown burlap, and two gray fine linen, and finally bought a basket of rags for 5 cents.
He Xiaoshan's eyes were about to fall out of his eyes, and he wanted to let his sister buy less, but he knew that it was useless to block it, so he shut up in the end.
My sister is young, but her idea is very big, and I don't know if it's good or bad.
"Of course it's good," He Xiaoting brainwashed her eldest brother, "Isn't it good to eat and dress warmly every day?"
He Xiaoshan, "Sounds good, it's just that my father doesn't know if I want to." ”
The six-year-old girl wants to challenge the majesty of everyone, and she is really fat enough.
However, my father and mother are honest, and they are not as slippery as my sister, so they have to be fooled.
"Don't worry," He Xiaoting was full of confidence, "they will definitely not object." ”
Because the opposition is also useful.
When he left Buzhuang, He Xiaoshan's face was full of pain.
Nearly three taels of silver, just gone, that's enough money to buy hundreds of catties of black noodles, enough for their family to eat for a few months!
He Xiaoting was speechless, "Big brother, don't you be so angry?"
If the money is gone, they will earn more than five taels of silver today, and tomorrow they will go up the mountain to hunt and go to Meng's house. The harvest will certainly not be small.
If you have money in your hands, why bother with yourself.
He Xiaoshan shook his head and sighed, "I don't want to either, the family needs money to build a house, and I don't know if the point in my father's hand is enough." ”
It's okay to live in a thatched hut in the summer, but it's very difficult in the winter, so you can only go back to the old house to squeeze in, or borrow other villagers with better relationships.
To tell the truth, the taste of sending people under the fence is really uncomfortable.
"Then build it," He Xiaoting didn't want to live in a thatched house, so she touched the purse in her arms, "It's enough." ”
You can also buy some big meat buns, mung bean cakes and the like to go home to satisfy everyone's cravings.
The big eyes turned, and soon locked the steamed bun shop on the side of the road, and Da stepped forward and asked, "Shopkeeper, how do you sell big meat buns?"
The person was blocked by a high steamer, and the shopkeeper of the bun shop couldn't see it, so he simply leaned out half of his body from the side, "3 Wen a, how much do you need?"
He Xiaoting calculated, there are eight people in her family, and she has to honor her grandparents, and the number must not be less.
"Get me twenty horns!"
"Okay," the shopkeeper of the bun shop packed it with oiled paper, "Chenghui, a total of sixty Wen." ”
Paying the money with one hand and handing over the buns with the other, the speed can be said to be very fast, lest He Xiaoting regret it.
When the big meat bun arrived, He Xiaoting took it out and handed it to the eldest brother, "Eat a bun to cushion your stomach first." ”
He Xiaoshan's eyes were almost glued to the meat bun, but he swallowed his saliva and forcibly took his attention away, "I'm not hungry, you can eat." ”
"Tsk," He Xiaoting forcibly stuffed the meat bun over, "Everyone has it, and you don't need to save it." ”
He Xiaoshan was already hungry, so he didn't excuse himself when he heard the words, and took the bun and nibbled on it.
There was something in the stomach and there was no panic, and after nibbling on their share, the two were ready to go home.
Reminiscing about the deliciousness of the big meat bun, He Xiaoting couldn't help but regret it, "Actually, I should buy two catties of meat to go home, there is white flour and meat, whether it is a bun or a dumpling." ”
He Xiaoshan agreed, "It's more cost-effective to do it yourself." ”
"Then let's go buy some meat horns~"
"No, no, no, it's getting dark, we have to go home early. ”
The girl who is a loser still has to be brought back as soon as possible.