After rebirth, I win people's hearts by being cute

After finishing the steamed buns, she ate the wild vegetable cakes she brought with water, and only then did she feel alive again.

Pulling the stone, he followed Su's father and found everything he saw curious.

Following Su's father to the shop where he often bought grain, Liu Huan finally saw the shiny rice, each grain was plump and distinct, a variety that could not be produced in Maocao Village.

Father Su hesitated for a long time and didn't even buy brown rice. Instead, he bought the lowest quality black flour.

Then we went to the bookstore. It didn’t look very big and there were not many people there.

The waiter saw that they were dressed appropriately and asked them what books they wanted.

Father Su tried hard to recall only one thousand words

The waiter understood and asked, "Is it the Thousand Character Classic?"

She took out a tattered-looking book and handed it to him: "Uncle, this is 200 wen. Even though it looks tattered, it contains all the necessary words."

Father Su hesitated, but Shitou said, "Dad, this is it."

During the bargaining, he added another fifty cents to buy the cheapest brush and ink stick, and one hundred cents to buy a piece of the lowest quality white paper.

Liu Huan knew that he had underestimated the price. In ancient times, unlike modern times, everything was high-tech and the production was small, so it was very expensive.

These few things cost a quarter of the family’s savings. No wonder poor people can’t afford to go to school.

Father Su didn't dare to buy anything and planned to stroll around and wait for everyone to go home.

Liu Huan remembered the handkerchief he brought for his sister, and saw a tailor shop nearby so he wanted to go and ask.

"Boss, do you accept handkerchiefs here?"

Shopkeeper: "I received it. Let me see it."

Liu Huan took out the handkerchief embroidered by Cao Er. The shopkeeper looked at it expressionlessly and commented: "To be honest, the embroidery is okay, but the thread and fabric are too bad. If you use better thread, I would accept it."

Liu Huan asked: "How much do you sell embroidery thread for?"

A few colored embroidery threads cost more than ten cents, and a penny can make a hero fall. This made Liu Huan, who had no money, very embarrassed.

The family had already spent so much money, she didn't dare ask Su's father to contribute any more.

I can only think of other ways: "Boss, do you have any embroidery work that needs to be processed? You have seen my sister's embroidery work, and I'm sure you will be satisfied with it."

The shopkeeper flipped through it roughly and reluctantly agreed: "Okay, just consider it as a good deed from me. Remember to ask your sister to embroider it nicely."

She exchanged a dozen of Cao'er's pieces for a few bundles of colored embroidery threads and ten handkerchiefs for embroidery work, with the processing fee being two pieces and three cents.

The shopkeeper did not ask for a deposit, saying, "I own several shops in this town, including the bookstore next door. If you dare to run away with your stuff, you must not want to come to this town anymore."

Liu Huan patted his chest and promised that he would deliver the handkerchief in a month.

Su's father and Shitou didn't say a word during the whole process. They just watched her, who didn't even have a counter, and the shopkeeper close the deal.

The three of them arrived outside the city gate. The villagers had not arrived yet, so they went to the side and asked an old lady selling chickens. She wanted 18 cents each, and she didn't look very enthusiastic.

At three quarters after noon, the group set out on time.

The way back felt much harder than the way here.

The soles of cotton shoes are thin, and it is very uncomfortable to walk on the bumpy road. Liu Huan felt that something was broken on the soles of his feet, and the friction caused pain with every step, until it became numb.

At the corner of the mountain, an old man looked at the grass nearby and joked, "Da Nian, your little girl was picked up here, right? Everyone passing by heard it, but no one dared to come forward."

Liu Huan looked in that direction and saw that the place was covered with thatch. She couldn't help but wonder if the original owner's mother couldn't afford to raise her, so she left her there waiting for a kind person to take her away.

Father Su said, "Luckily you didn't pick it up, so I got such a caring daughter for free."

The following uphill road was the most tiring. Liu Huan, who was already exhausted and had sore soles, was sweating profusely.

When Shitou asked him if he wanted to carry her, he shook his head. Only after they passed through the mountains and saw the direction of home did she feel relieved.

She swore that she must earn money and escape from this deep mountain.

The first thing she did when she got home was to lie down on the bed and bury her head in the hard quilt. The pain in the soles of her feet kept coming, making her feel inexplicably wronged.

What I feel more is heartache, heartache for the people living in this mountain.

Making money is like picking up soil with a needle, and spending money is like washing sand with waves. It is a mountain that they can never cross.

Beneath the innocent smile was a feeling of sadness and helplessness. I finally understood why so many people passing by pretended not to see the swaddling clothes in the grass, because one more person meant one less hope.

Shitou thought she was asleep and was about to take off her shoes, only to discover her bloody soles.

I turned her over carefully, and found that her silent tears had already wet her hair.

Shitou seemed to hear the sound of his own heartbreaking. He carefully avoided the wound on his foot and picked her up with trembling hands.

He forgot, forgot that the girl in front of him was only a three-year-old child. How could she not get hurt after walking such a long distance? He blamed himself for not being more careful and discovering it earlier.

"sorry Sorry……"

Liu Huan felt tears falling into her neck. She reached out and hugged him back, whispering, "Shi Tou, let's work together to get out of this mountain."

Shitou uttered the word "good" in a hoarse voice.

Liu Huan fell asleep due to exhaustion, while Shi Tou was blaming himself.

I boiled some water and came in to wash her face and hands. I didn't dare touch her feet for fear that it would hurt her and wake her up. I covered her with a quilt, changed my clothes, and went to get medicine from an old man in the village.

Liu Huan slept until the next day, and when he woke up, he found his feet were wrapped in bandages. Mother Su sat beside the bed with red eyes, holding an egg custard in her hand, complaining: "Your father is really something, he didn't even notice that your feet were like this."

He asked softly, "Does it still hurt now?"

It hurts. It hurts a lot.

Liu Huan smiled and shook his head, "It doesn't hurt anymore, Mom, I wanted to go on my own, you can't blame Dad."

Mother Su handed her the bowl and said, "Just rest at home these few days and don't go anywhere. You have never suffered such a hardship since you were a child."

She said this while wiping her tears, then called me to leave after dinner.

Shitou came in and took out a handkerchief from his arms, inside of which was the steamed bun that Liu Huan had given him yesterday.

He took the bowl, mashed the buns in it, and handed it to her, his eyes smiling, "Eat it, you will have it in the future."

Liu Huan smiled and nodded, buried her head in the bowl, and swallowed all her tears with the egg custard and hard steamed buns.

After that day, the two of them tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again. Dashi and Shitou started going to school, and when they came back they helped with housework or dug earthworms.

In addition to washing clothes and cooking, Cao'er also does embroidery every day. She is happy that she can earn money for the family, and if she doesn't know how to do something, she will go to ask Aunt Zhang.

After Liu Huan's foot was completely healed after more than ten days of care, he followed Xiao Shi to dig earthworms every day. When he came back, he followed Shi Tou to learn to read.