Soul Travel: I was bought by the fierce man in the village to farm

After winter comes, except for preparing firewood, most people are free.

There were more people in the market than before, and they brought soap nuts and dried fish that they had dried before.

The dried fish is not as tender as the freshly killed fish. However, there is a shortage of food here in winter, so many people buy even dried fish.

Previously, live fish were sold for six copper coins, and this dried fish was sold for six copper coins as well.

They didn't bring much, and the fish they were drying were good, so they were all plundered quickly.

The market was crowded with people, and next to them was a woman selling peppercorns. The smell of peppercorns was blown by the wind and penetrated her nose.

Probably because she had seen it too many times, the woman thought she also wanted to buy it, so she asked, "Do you want to buy it?"

She hurriedly shook her head, "Your pepper smells really good. We also have some at home. The smell is not as strong as this one, so I picked two bowls."

"I'm an old peppercorn. I've been growing it for six years."

She didn't understand, but nodded, "No wonder, it smells so fragrant." It's suitable for stewed meat.

The woman laughed and turned to greet the others.

After a while, Li Yunshan came back with a piece of gray cloth and a pair of shoes in his hand.

The shoes are blue-gray, with a longer waist than summer shoes. The uppers are bloated and the fabric is not very good, but they look very warm.

Li Yunshan put the cloth into the empty basket next to him, handed her the shoes and said, "Turn your back and put them on to see if they fit."

Mao Xiaosui didn't know why she had to turn her back, but she didn't ask. She turned around, took off her single shoes, and put on her warm shoes.

The new shoes were a little cramped when I first put them on, but they were very warm.

She smiled happily "How do you know what size I wear?"

Li Yunshan pointed with his chin at the pair she took off, "I bought those too." After saying that, he smiled, "I measured them before. Is it suitable?"

"It's suitable and very warm."

"That's good. There's plenty of cotton, and now there's cloth. I'll make you a pair when you make clothes."

"How much is this?"

"eighty."

"So expensive?"

"There is cotton after all."

She curled her lips. The shoes Li Yunshan wore were old, and there was a patch on them. It looked like he had patched them himself, and they were crooked.

Zaoguo didn't take much, so after they sold out, the two of them planned to go back first.

Qi Yuzhen and Zhang Zhi were selling cabbage. She said something and left first.

It was colder inside the main room than outside. Li Yunshan brought firewood in to light the fire. Mao Xiaosui washed the hands and went to the kitchen to cook.

It was also cold in the kitchen, so she lit the stove, washed two handfuls of dried mushrooms, cut them into cubes and fried them in a pot. She added water and spread the washed millet on top and simmered them over low heat.

In the main room, Li Yunshan was counting money, but she didn't move forward. She picked up the piece of cloth on the bed and planned to study how to make clothes.

Li Yunshan didn't hide it from her this time. He put all the money in a box and put it away. He got up and added firewood to the clay stove and said, "I sold one hundred and fifty six today. After excluding the flowers, I still have two taels left at home." There are twenty-six remaining.”

Mao Xiaosui didn't understand why he told him, and didn't think much about it. He nodded and said casually, "It's good. Anyway, there is no shortage of food at home."

Li Yunshan was stunned for a moment, then curved his lips in an inconspicuous manner, "You're right."

The mushroom braised rice is also delicious, with small pieces of meat in it.

The days are short in winter, so the two of them didn't rest after dinner. Mao Xiaosui was making clothes in the main room, and Li Yunshan took advantage of the sun to chop some firewood.

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There was no rush to make clothes, so they went to pick up soap nuts before it started to snow.

This time they dropped even more than last time, and there was still a lot left after they finished sorting.

Mao Xiaosui was a little reluctant and asked Li Yunshan, "Let's go back tomorrow. It would be a pity not to pick it up. Anyway, this thing won't break. We can sell it slowly next year after it is exposed."

"It's okay. We can use the small ones ourselves if we pick them up."

More and more people in the village are going up the mountain these days. When they are walking back with baskets on their backs, they encounter villagers who are cutting down trees at the place where the mushrooms were dug.

Mao Mingzhu and others were among them, dragging the tree down in twos and threes.

Mao Mingzhu saw them and knew they were picking up soap nuts, so she smiled and said, "Leave a handful for me, I will use them too."

"Okay." Mao Xiaosui smiled and nodded, "You can come and get it later."

"Sure." Mao Mingzhu responded with a smile.

When other women in the village saw this, they also smiled and spoke. She smiled and didn't respond, and followed Li Yunshan away.

When she got home, Li Yunshan spread the soap nuts on a sack to dry, and she went to the kitchen to cook.

When she was halfway through the meal, she heard someone Li Yunshan was talking to. When she went out, she saw that it was Liu Yun, the second mistress. She was wondering about something when she saw Li Yunshan grabbing a handful of soap nuts for her.

Liu Yun also looked into the yard. Li Yunshan shook his head and said a few more words before leaving reluctantly.

"You want soap nuts?" She was surprised and vaguely felt that she had done something wrong.

Li Yunshan was probably used to the temperament of the villagers and reminded her, "Don't say this kind of thing in the future when there are many people. People in the village are like this. They want to take advantage of something."

It's just that if this happened before, they would definitely not dare to come.

Li Yunshan doesn't hate this change.

"I do not know."

"It's okay." Li Yun naturally wouldn't get angry over such a trivial matter.

She didn't take what happened at noon seriously at first, but in the afternoon, after Li Yunshan and Li Yunqiang went up the mountain to catch fish, several people came to the house one after another, and without exception they all came for soap nuts.

She was a little annoyed and said good-naturedly, "We want to sell it for money."

"Just go pick it up again." Qiao Cuihua, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Fifth Grandma's family, reached out and grabbed a handful. She was about to grab a second handful when Mao Xiaosui got angry.

"Then why don't you pick it up? We're not afraid of meeting wolves?"

Qiao Cuihua called out "ouch ouch" twice, but did not release the soap nut in her hand.

A basket of soap nuts was taken away, and less than half of the basin was taken away. She was a little angry and even blocked the door.

People in the village don't pay much attention to their clothes, so she makes them casually. She cuts out the shape of each piece of clothing, fixes the cotton with threads, and then sews them together.

When Li Yunshan came back with the fish, she had already sewn her pants.

The reason for adding too much cotton is that the clothes are very bulky.

Li Yunshan thought that the clothes could keep him warm, so he nodded, "It looks good."

Mao Xiaosui smiled. This gray material didn't look good, but she didn't say anything and packed up the things on the bed.

When I was thinking about going to the kitchen to cook, I suddenly remembered that the soap nuts drying on the sack were missing a corner. I don't know if Li Yunshan saw it when he came in.

Li Yunshan was warming himself by the fire and saw her staring at him, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"That soap nut..."

"I see." He pulled up a stool and sat down, his expression as usual, "I won't be cooking tonight, let's grill the fish."

"How to bake?"

"Kill them and roast them on the clay stove. This is what I used to eat when I didn't want to cook."

"Okay." She was a little happy. "Then I'll collect soap nuts and feed the chickens. You sit down and warm yourself first..."