After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

Yuan Huiniang looked at the two of them and smiled and said: "Mom is worried about you day and night at home. It's a good thing that you two don't know how to go home. Even if you have someone bring a letter, it would be good."

Li Xiangan and Li Xiangjian felt a little ashamed when Yuan Huiniang said this. They did do it intentionally. Their father is dead and their mother can't support them. Although they are tired from working, at least they can put the money in their pockets and have enough to eat.

It's not that they are unfilial, it's that grandma and uncle are a bottomless pit, and their father has never filled the hole in his whole life. In the end, he risked his own life.

Yan Qingqing could tell the thoughts of these two children with just one glance, and once again lamented that the original owner's cowardice almost harmed several children.

Yan Qingqing coughed and said, "Okay, let's talk about it when we go home. I don't know where your eldest brother is or if he can have enough to eat. He is still a child."

After Yan Qingqing finished speaking, she felt a little bit tongue-tied. She is obviously not that old, but she has reached the age where she likes to nag.

Yuan Huiniang comforted Yan Qingqing and said: "Mother, Da Lang has not left home for a few days. Maybe he will be back with a message in two days. I am lucky to find Er Lang and San Lang today."

Yan Qingqing nodded, feeling that what Yuan Huiniang said made sense.

Yan Qingqing saw that it was getting late, so she wanted to take a few people back to the city gate. She was afraid that they would be late. He San drove the ox cart back.

Halfway there, Li Xiangjian's stomach began to growl.

Yan Qingqing stopped and glanced at him and said: "I just went to Ding's house for dinner. Mrs. Ding gave me two boxes of pastries. You two should eat some to fill your stomachs first. When we pass by the market later, the mother will buy you some meat." steamed stuffed bun."

Li Xiangan and Li Xiangjian almost salivated when they heard the meat buns. It had been a long time since they had eaten meat.

Although he could earn fifteen cents a day working at the dock, there was not much left after excluding three meals a day.

However, the two of them thought that their family had just split up and they definitely didn't have any extra money, so they had to save more.

Li Xiangan swallowed his saliva and said, "Mom, you don't have to spend money to buy meat buns for us. Just have some pastries."

After speaking, Li Xiangan opened the pastry box in his hand. He was shocked when he saw such exquisite and small pastries. He could swallow several of them in one bite. Is this something they could eat?

Then he closed the box and said, "Forget it, let's leave such beautiful cakes to my younger brothers and sisters. I can't resist it."

Yan Qingqing sighed after hearing this, then grabbed two handfuls of snacks and stuffed them into the hands of Li Xiangan and Li Xiangjian respectively and said, "Okay, let's go quickly."

Seeing that Yan Qingqing and Yuan Huiniang ignored them, the two had no choice but to follow their footsteps while eating snacks.

Li Xiangjian said with slurred speech while eating: "This pastry is too delicious. It would be great if we could make it ourselves."

After just a short period of contact with Yan Qingqing, he almost understood their personalities. Li Xiangan is a person who talks little and thinks a lot, while Li Xiangjian is a cheerful, outgoing and careless child.

When passing by the market, Yan Qingqing bought ten meat buns, and then went to the butcher to buy some big stick bones.

These children are growing up, and they must be suffering from long-term malnutrition and calcium deficiency. Drinking more bone soup is still very beneficial.

In addition, Yan Qingqing cut another piece of pork belly. She has always liked braised pork, especially now that she is pregnant.

Sometimes she would wake up with a craving for food in the middle of the night, but her family was too poor and she couldn't afford it.

Now she is fine, and she has the ten taels of silver rewarded by Mrs. Ding in her pocket. At least I can enjoy it this time.

These pork belly and big stick bones cost Yan Qingqing ninety cents.

In fact, Yan Qingqing wanted to buy more, but because it was too late, there was only so much left.

Just as Yan Qingqing and the others were about to leave, they accidentally glanced at something placed under the chopping board.

Yan Qingqing looked at the butcher and said, "Boss, what's under your chopping board?"

The owner of the meat seller replied: "This is a pig in water. Alas, sister-in-law, you don't know that selling pork is really unprofitable now."

The price of this pig is not cheap now, but there is still thirty or forty pounds of it. Throwing away all the miscellaneous things, a pig can earn up to a hundred or ten cash. "

Yan Qingqing's eyes lit up after hearing this and asked: "Boss, can you sell this pig?"

The boss replied: "Of course it is for sale. Although this thing is fishy and smelly, if you stew it with vegetables, it is not a meat dish after all."

This meat is sold out, I plan to sell all these offal. "

Yan Qingqing asked directly: "How much will I pay if these pigs enter the water?"

The boss was overjoyed when he heard this, but in his heart he thought that Yan Qingqing, who looked so shabby and dressed in rags, was still a rich and stupid boss.

But before the boss could get happy, Li Xiangjian, who was munching on the buns, muttered: "Mom, this stuff is fishy and smelly. Why did you buy it? We have already bought several kilograms of pork belly."

When the boss heard this, he became anxious and wondered how he could let Li Xiangjian get involved with someone who wanted to buy a pig.

So he quickly said: "I usually sell it for two cents per catty. If you sincerely want it, sister-in-law, I will give you these fifty cents."

Yan Qingqing:......

Who said that pig sewers were so cheap in ancient times? You could buy one for just a few pennies, and no one even wanted one as a gift.

But think about it, if these things are taken care of, fifty coins will be worth it.

The butcher's boss felt a little cold when he saw Yan Qingqing not saying anything, thinking that no one wanted to be taken advantage of.

However, the butcher seller still wanted to fight for it again and said carefully: "Sister-in-law, I will give you another five cents cheaper. How about 45 cents? It can't be any lower. I am not very profitable as a pig." "

Yan Qingqing looked at this tall and thick man with a face that looked like a bitter gourd, and suddenly felt a little funny.

No longer embarrassed, he said: "Okay, then 45 Wen, I plan to start a small business. If it succeeds, you won't have to worry about selling it after you get into the water."

The butcher was immediately overjoyed and said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, as long as you get goods from me in the future, I guarantee that they will be the freshest pigs."

Yan Qingqing paid him another 45 cents. Seeing that there were so many pigs in the water, it was difficult for Yan Qingqing and the others to get it, so he gave them a broken back basket for free.

Although Li Xiangjian didn't agree with Yan Qingqing's spending such money, he didn't say anything. He also took the initiative to take the backpack and carry it.

Yan Qingqing looked at Li Xiangjian with joy, knowing that he had gotten another cheap son.

When a few people reached the city gate, other people riding the bullock cart had already arrived.

Seeing that Yan Qingqing had really found the two children, He Sankai said: "Second sister-in-law, you are really amazing. You can find them two in such a big county. Come on, get in the car. I'm waiting for you."

Yan Qingqing smiled and replied: "I'm really sorry for wasting everyone's time."

No one else said anything, but Lu Damei was extremely jealous when she saw Yan Qingqing buying so many things.

But when she came, Yan Qingqing was stunned, and she just said angrily: "I know it will delay everyone's time, so hurry up. The men in my family are waiting for me to come home. Unlike some people, it doesn't matter if they don't go back for a few days. .”

Yan Qingqing rolled her eyes after hearing this and was too lazy to argue with her. After all, she was the one who wasted everyone's time.