Take Taobao to ancient times

Chapter 4 Buying Food to Survive

Before Lu Siyu got home, he saw Lu Siyue standing at the door looking around from a long distance. Seeing his figure, the child hurried over and raised his head slightly to look at him: "Brother."

Lu Siyu wanted to blame, but when he saw the child's eyes, his heart softened, and he said softly: "Didn't I let you lie on the bed, it's cold outside."

As he said that, he was about to take off his coat, but just as he made this movement, Lu Siyao held her tightly and looked at her suspiciously.

Lu Syue shook her head slowly: "Brother, I'm not cold. My brother is sick, so I can't catch a cold."

Lu Siyu's heart was deeply touched, looking at Lu Siyue's small face, he thought how could this child be so sensible, he should be a child in the first and second grades of primary school who is pampered and held in the palm of his hand.

He took Lu Siyue's hand and held it in his hand: "If you're afraid that elder brother will catch a cold, go back quickly."

Lu Siyao raised her head and showed a bright smile: "Yes."

Lu Siyu's heart was touched again, but he just sighed helplessly: "You child."

Lu Siyue's hands were wrapped in Lu Siyu's palms, and they became hot after a while. She suddenly felt that although the current life was difficult, her heart was warmed up. It was all because of her elder brother.

Although the elder brother is a little different from before when he wakes up, she likes the elder brother more now, he will talk to her softly, hold her hand, touch her head, and say "be good" to her, It's really really warm.

After the two of them returned to the house, the other two younger ones had also woken up, and now they were lying under the covers and staring at the two with wide-eyed eyes, their timid appearance was pitiful.

The current time is about three or four o'clock in the afternoon. If it was in modern times, Lu Siyu would probably have already started thinking about what to have for dinner, but here, let alone now, even in normal times, most people only eat two meals, unless it is nighttime. If you want to work, you will eat an extra meal.

Lu Siyu had already eaten two meals after waking up here, and it stands to reason that he would not have a third meal. Unfortunately, for him who is used to eating dry rice and pasta, two simple bowls of porridge can't satisfy his hunger at all.

"Yueyue, if you feel cold, go and lie on the bed. I'll go and see in the parents' room." He patted Lu Siyue on the shoulder and told her to lie on the bed. Although the quilt here is hard, it's better than nothing. , at least it can warm up the body a little.

Lu Siyue nodded earnestly. Now that Lu Siyu has returned, she is no longer worried: "Then brother, slow down."

"En." Lu Siyu responded, for some reason, after getting out of bed, his body seemed to be getting better little by little. bed.

The room of Lu's father and Lu's mother is next door, and you can go directly through the wooden door in the middle of the small room.

Before Lu's father and Lu's mother passed away, the original owner fell seriously ill immediately, and did not have time to send the two elders off for the last time, so the room in his memory was relatively lively, but this time when he came here again, Lu Siyu obviously found that the room was very deserted, Even more destitute than a destitute house.

There were no quilts on the plank bed, and there were no quilts in the cabinet next to it. Obviously, all of them had been moved to the next door, but in fact, there were only three quilts in this house.

This room can be seen clearly at a glance, but Lu Siyu still walked behind the earthen stove. According to the memory of the original owner, he found a small gray bag in a small hole in a corner. When he opened the bag, he also saw the last bit of copper coins in the house. .

There are three pieces of 210 in total. If one copper coin is converted into RMB one yuan, it means that the family only has two hundred and thirteen yuan left.

In fact, this family was originally not poor. After all, Father Lu is a scholar and does not need to pay taxes, so all the income from farming can be owned by himself. Generally, Father Lu will sell part of the grain and keep the rest for his family. However, Lu’s mother was seriously ill before, so she almost didn’t need the money, and even sold some of the food. I thought life was more important. I will use it to live this year, and I will save some more when the next year’s harvest is good, so I can always earn it back.

But who would have thought that there would be a sudden heavy snow first, and there was no food at home. Lu's father went up the mountain to find food first, and Lu's mother followed him up the mountain with support, and then there was an avalanche, which killed both of them. Avalanche passed away, leaving only four children.

If Lu Siyu hadn't come here, I'm afraid there would only be three and a half children left in this family.

More than 200 Wen, even in normal times, can’t buy much food, let alone in this snowy climate, but the four members of the family can’t always rely on the uncle’s family to live. Four burdens, which I am afraid they cannot afford anyway.

In addition to the uncle, there are also the second uncle, the fourth uncle and the fifth uncle. The environment of the uncle's family is slightly better, and it can provide relief. I have borrowed money, for the sake of my brothers, those families have also borrowed money, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen.

If it is only a temporary emergency, many people will be willing to help, but the four on Lu Siyu's side are obviously poor, so it's okay to help once or twice. powerless.

At any rate, these families also helped to bury Lu's father and Lu's mother.

Having figured this out, Lu Siyu didn't think there was anything wrong with those three families. He could only lament that the world is impermanent. In this era, everyone is living a hard life, and no one else is to blame.

This place is where Lu's father and mother hid their money. Before the accident, because they went to the mountains, they didn't bring any money. Fortunately, this is the case, and they can leave something for the family.

Holding more than 200 Wen, he went straight to his uncle's house.

As soon as he got to the door, he heard a cry.

"Mother, mother, Brother Yu is here~~"

There are five brothers in the Lu family, each of whom has at least two sons, so it is considered a big family, so everyone calls people with the single word in their name as a prefix, followed by brother, sister, younger brother, younger sister, etc. Listen It's elegant, in fact, it's just like that when you say it in dialect.

The person who called was the third son of the uncle's natal family. There was a son and a daughter in front of him, both older than Lu Siyu. Stay at home.

Hearing San'er's cry, the aunt quickly went out, looking at Lu Siyu with surprise in her eyes: "Is this better?"

Lu Siyu nodded: "After drinking my aunt's porridge and sleeping again, I feel better at last, and I must thank my aunt."

After merging the memories of the original owner, Lu Siyu also knew that the original owner spoke differently from other people because he had been learning culture from his father, so he was not afraid of missing the truth, so he simply talked to his aunt openly.

"It's good, it's good, it's good," the aunt nodded quickly, "It's cold outside, do you want to come in and sit?"

Lu Siyu shook his head and said why he came: "Auntie, you also know that our family has no food now, this..."

When he said this, the aunt's face was also a little embarrassed, and she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Fortunately, Lu Siyu had already thought about this before coming here, so he quickly opened his mouth to ease the embarrassment of the auntie, and spread out his hands to show the copper coins he got not long ago: "Auntie, I searched for it before, and there are more than 200 cash at home. Money, I don’t think there is enough food at home, so I want my aunt to help me to see which family in the village has surplus food, I want to buy some, and at least get through this difficult time.”

The auntie looked at the copper coins in his hand, and knew that she had made a mistake, but seeing Lu Siyu's expression, she couldn't help but said: "This is all the money in your family, right? Grain is expensive now. If I have bought food, and I guess I can’t buy much.”

Lu Siyu smiled bitterly: "Auntie, the four of us can't eat all the time. The weather is bad recently, and the uncle's family can't support themselves, and there are younger brothers and sisters at home. We must feed them. After this time passes, next year It’s spring, I’ll look for another job, and I’ll raise the three of them no matter what.”

Helping once is a matter of affection, but it is not so easy to help each other all the time. Although the auntie didn't say it, she was still a little conflicted. After all, there are still a few people in the family to support. Four more people means four more mouths. For an ordinary farmer The family also has a great burden.

Thinking of this, the aunt still nodded: "Okay, I think the village head's house should still have food, I will accompany you to find the village head, the village head is kind and kind, let's talk more, and we should be able to sell some food."

The two walked to the village chief's house. As they walked, the aunt gave Lu Siyu a popular science on the grain storage in the village.

In a small village, everyone is not rich, and in addition to the recent heavy snowfall, the price of food in the town has increased once before, and many people have sold the excess food, and what is left is only To meet the needs of the family for several months, so everyone is not very good at selling food, but the village head's family will keep more food.

Lu Siyu memorized while listening, trying to find a way to integrate these things with the memory of the original owner.

Soon, the two arrived at the village chief's house.

The village head of Lujia Village is also surnamed Lu, and he is a man in his forties, but from the outside, the village head looks like he is in his fifties. Living in the ancient countryside, it is not the same to look older than his real age. A rare thing, in fact, here, people in their forties should look like the village head.

Hearing what the auntie said, the village chief also nodded, looked at Lu Siyu, his eyes were full of sympathy: "It's really hard for you, but our family doesn't have much food surplus, if it was before, we could sell you more , now that the situation is special, how about selling it to you at the usual price?"

The usual price, that is, the price before the heavy snowfall, is much lower than the current market price.

Lu Siyu was not greedy either, and nodded quickly: "Then thank the village chief."

After buying food, Lu Siyu also made up his mind. With this food, he can secretly give extra meals to the three children through Taobao. As long as the extra food is not too outrageous, it should not arouse everyone's suspicion.

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