Siheyuan, I want to lie down but I become a tool

Zhang Xingwang looked at his hand that had already been put into his "pocket" and the little girl's expectant and shy eyes, and reluctantly bought the only three remaining roasted sweet potatoes. Then he pretended to be calm and said to the little girl who began to look unnatural again with a smile:

"Alas... you are being a bit shameless now. Never mind... I will continue to treat you to sweet potatoes today."

After saying that, he waved his hand and turned away. He felt that he must be very cool and like a brother at this moment.

But he himself felt that there was nothing wrong in treating others to a roasted sweet potato. After all, it was a good deed, and he didn't mind it anyway.

I just feel that this little girl has a strong sense of self-esteem, and I'm afraid she will be embarrassed. After all, after two encounters, I feel that this girl seems to have a similar personality to my aunt. I guess she is a stubborn person with a gentle exterior but a strong heart.

It was not until he walked about ten meters that he heard the little girl's gentle voice behind him:

"Thank you...brother."

There was nothing wrong with the tone, which reminded Zhang Xingwang of his fourth sister's vocal talent. It was just that the volume was a little loud, causing several people not far away on the road to look towards him in the direction of the sound.

Then Zhang Xingwang turned around and smiled at the little girl. He waved his hand and walked away without looking back, gradually disappearing from the little girl's sight.

The little girl watched Zhang Xingwang disappear in the distance, turned around and began to pack up her stall to go home, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

Zhang Xingwang strolled all the way to the market. Today, there were half as many people in the market as yesterday. Before he started to walk around, a man came over. He looked to be in his thirties, a rough man with an untidy beard. He spoke to him in fluent Northeastern dialect:

"Brother, look at your look, you need a whole coat with high heels."

Zhang Xingwang looked at his dog-skin hat and thick cotton trousers, thinking that this elder brother was taking advantage of him. However, he thought that he was indeed planning to buy a coat, so he smiled and said to his elder brother:

"Brother, you are really good at judging people..."

"Brother, you have to buy a good coat. I have a wolfskin coat here, which will definitely suit your temperament..."

"Brother, you are a little disrespectful to me. Usually people who are not good-looking only talk about temperament. I think I am not bad looking, and I am not bad in temperament. Just give me the whole sheepskin."

"Brother, you don't understand. Let me tell you, wolfskin wards off evil, while sheepskin brings disaster. Besides, with your temperament, it doesn't look right to wear sheepskin. And you have to think about the rest of your life if you put on a wolfskin coat and stay close to your sister..."

The eldest brother spoke for a long time with a few beautiful and elegant sentences, and seeing that Zhang Xingwang was listening calmly with his hands spread out and seemed to have a good grasp of his temperament, he could only start introducing the sheepskin coat to Zhang Xingwang.

The big brother was indeed a professional. He said he was introducing them, but he directly called the two guys over to put on the clothes for demonstration. However, there were only two pieces in total. The big brother said they were 80% new and were still being worn by the two guys next to him. Zhang Xingwang took a look and didn't see anything good to choose, so he asked casually and chose the one that was worn by the guy who loved taking a bath.

When I was about to discuss the price with the eldest brother, I saw the fur knee pads tied on the young man's legs. I pointed them out to my eldest brother and said I wanted them too.

After talking to the elder brother for a long time, his lips were almost worn out, and he finally spent 17 yuan to buy a coat and knee pads. Zhang Xingwang said goodbye to the elder brother and then strolled around. There were more and more people at this time. But after looking for a long time, there were only a few people selling dry goods, which was quite rare.

As for meat, I didn't see any. However, Northeast China is indeed a major granary. You can hardly see anyone selling grain in the market. I guess every family has some prepared.

After walking around for a long time, he finally asked the man who sold him the coat why he didn't see any meat.

The eldest brother looked at him like a rookie and said:

"There is meat, but it's late at night, and usually the janitor takes it away directly. If you want to order more, you have to wait until they have collected it and then buy it from the janitor."

Zhang Xingwang was too tired to complain after hearing this. It turned out that the platform still makes money. You can figure it out with your butt. The price when buying from the keeper is different from that from the hunter.

Then I asked my elder brother if he had any ginseng or deer antlers, and he curled his lips and said:

"If you have anyone attending the meeting, will you come here to sell it?"

Zhang Xingwang looked around and felt that buying a coat might be his biggest single purchase today, so he could only reply awkwardly:

"Uh... no."

Just as he was about to leave, the eldest brother spoke again:

"But some time ago, an old man brought two tiger bones. I don't know what he was thinking."

Afterwards, Zhang Xingwang asked his elder brother if there was any more "hidden" market. His elder brother turned out to be a kind-hearted person.

After taking a look at the sheepskin coat and knee pads on Zhang Xingwang, he told him the location of the market without hesitation and said that there were good things there that he wanted to buy. Although there was an entry fee, the things were absolutely authentic, but the prices were not very friendly.

After hearing this, Zhang Xingwang thought about going there before going home to see if he could bring back some local specialties. The prices in Meili are better than those in Yanjing, so it might still be worthwhile.

After saying goodbye to my eldest brother Zhang Xingwang, I went back to sleep. I have to say that this sheepskin coat is really warm, and with my second sister's cotton-padded suit, I didn't feel cold at all. I sneaked back to the guesthouse, dealt with my aunt's questioning, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day at noon, when having lunch at Aunt Liu's house, Aunt Liu, with a complicated expression on her face, took out the letter of introduction and looked at the two young men who were eating in front of her. She tried hard to put on a kind smile or something, but ended up completely failing to control her expression.

Looking left and right, I suddenly recalled the time when my eldest daughter brought her boyfriend to my house. The energetic young man in front of me felt like my son-in-law.

Zhang Xingwang looked at Aunt Liu, whose veins were throbbing but who was still trying to keep smiling, and silently reached out to take the letter of introduction. After thinking for a moment, he said to Bai Xiaoya, who was still eating next to him:

"Why don't you just not go? I can go by myself. Young people should work hard and contribute more to the country."

Bai Xiaoya raised her head and swallowed the food in her mouth, then said nonchalantly under Aunt Liu's expectant gaze:

"I've already taken my leave, why not go?"

After saying that, he turned to Aunt Liu with a silly smile and said:

"If we go together, we'll have someone to look after us on the way, what do you think, mother?"

Aunt Liu looked at her dramatic daughter and wanted to call back her soul, but remembering that she had used the blind date as a cover-up, she could only nod stiffly and unconsciously gave Zhang Xingwang a threatening look.

After Zhang Xingwang received the danger signal, his face suddenly turned black, but he still pointed to his head implicitly, indicating that he knew what was going on, and gave Aunt Liu a reassuring look.