Rouge wrong

The three meals of the siblings have always been ignored at home. The father is away from home all year round, and the stepmother is also idle and only knows about errands.

When the two returned home, the stepmother had already had dinner and went out to visit.Erya lit the fire to cook, heated up two black-faced steamed buns, and ate them with warm water and a piece with her younger brother.

The so-called black-faced steamed buns are not made of flour or cornmeal, but are made from husks and husks mixed with miscellaneous grains. These things are usually sold as livestock feed, and only those families who are too poor can eat them. These.

The siblings ate delicious food in the world for lunch, and they didn't even feel disgusted with the steamed buns at night.

In September, the weather was getting colder, and the firewood room leaked air at night, and there was no thick quilt, so Erya could only use sun-dried rice stalks to make the floor thicker.

"Sister, are you cold?"

Erya put on the short jacket she had brought back for her younger brother, and Hu Zi was almost wrapped up in it.

"I'm not cold, you go to sleep."

Huzi leaned into his sister's arms and nodded obediently: "Then sister, if you hold me, we won't be cold together."

"Um……"

When the eldest sister was taking care of them, the siblings were not so miserable. Erya patted the younger brother's back lightly, and couldn't help but want to cry when she recalled her elder sister.

Huzi was young, and the eldest sister left for more than half a year, the impression gradually faded, and she no longer mentioned it often.

But Er Ya is different, her mother passed away, and her elder sister is like her mother. In the past four years, she has relied on her elder sister to bring them up. Her heart is full of shadows about her elder sister being betrayed.

She knew that she had to make plans early.

Before dawn, Erya had already gotten up, filled the water tank, made porridge that was watery, made corn buns for her stepmother, and woke up her younger brother.

After her sister was sold, she did almost all the housework, and her stepmother was strict and beat and scolded her frequently, so she dared not slack off.

The two siblings hurried out of the house while their stepmother was still in bed.

Erya's family lived at the end of the village closest to the mountain, in a lonely seat not far from the entrance of the village.

Er Ya sent her younger brother to Li's house first, and happened to meet Er Aunt who was going out, and the two came to the grocery store together.

Before Shen Cuo got up, Second Aunt Li led Erya in from the backyard, and Erya helped her cook the fire.

"Ah, have you had breakfast yet?"

Second Aunt Li steamed white flour steamed buns and boiled porridge, and took out a corn bun from the basket and handed it to her: "Eat something to pad your stomach first. This is what Second Aunt brought from home. You can eat it without worry."

Erya looked at her eagerly, but didn't take over.

"Let you eat and eat."

The two sisters of the Wang family are very similar to their mother in appearance, elegant and beautiful, gentle and kind.It's just that they have a very strong temper, and would rather die than trouble others.

She has a relationship with the Xu family and is willing to help, but at the beginning her own family didn't have much to spare.

The father-in-law is still alive, the husband has not separated from his brothers, the grandson is weak, and the daughter-in-law is fussy. She is not in charge of the family and cannot provide more help.

But now she works in a grocery store, earning two silver a month, standing out among several sisters-in-law, and her waist has become much stronger.

Erya took the steamed buns, and thanked in a low voice: "Thank you, Second Aunt..."

Second Aunt Li sighed: "If you call me Second Aunt, don't be so cynical, and work hard for Shopkeeper Shen, she will not treat you badly. And..."

She looked around and said to Erya in a low voice: "Erya, don't take all your monthly money home, let the shopkeeper save half for you, your father's bullying temperament will not dare to make trouble at the door, you can keep the money Make plans for the future."

Erya thought about it all night, and only came up with this method.

"Well, I'll go and ask the shopkeeper."

Second Aunt Li's heart fell slightly to the ground, and she nodded in relief.

On the second day, there was still not much business in the grocery store, and Shen Cuo rarely stayed in the store for a day, teaching Erya how to read.

She changed direction today, and asked Erya to bring the actual product after she made a sample of the product name, and then drew the actual product pattern after the product name.

This young master Shen's poems are not very good, and decent people say she is arty, but her calligraphy and painting are indeed two masterpieces.

She used to paint landscapes, waters, birds and flowers, all of which were lifelike and vivid.

Now, when painting these whole grains, a few strokes are already vivid, which can be easily recognized by people.

"Well, the rouge is the last look..." Shen Cuo has never drawn such a simple thing since he started to learn to draw, and he still feels a bit unsatisfactory after painting. .

She has always cherished and valued her works, each stamped, sorted out carefully, and folded neatly.

Er Ya not only had to sharpen the ink for her, carry things back and forth, but also read characters, sweating profusely.

"Shopkeeper Shen, your paintings are really beautiful."

But tired after tired, Shen Cuo spent the whole day teaching her how to read and write, Er Ya has completely regarded her as a good person, respected her even more, and her fear completely disappeared.

Shen Mi was used to being praised by others, and she was very confident in herself, she just lamented that no one in this wild mountain village appreciates her calligraphy, now she only hums softly when she hears Erya's sincere praise.

"What is this? Ben... the shopkeeper's peacock is really good. When will it open your eyes?"

After she finished speaking, she felt rather desolate, and now she could only brag to this little girl who didn't understand anything.

"Peacock? Is the peacock the legendary divine bird? I've never seen it before."

The little girl's eyes glowed with admiration, and she felt very refreshed physically and mentally.

"What kind of magical bird is a peacock? It's not a phoenix. I used to raise more than a dozen in my yard, and when they opened their screens, it was a competition for beauty."

It's just a pity that these birds are all kept in her mother's palace now.

"Shopkeeper Shen, you know a lot of things, so amazing!"

Shen Cuo raised his eyebrows triumphantly: "When I traveled all over the world, you didn't know where I was."

The young master is a genius of heaven, and was personally taught by his aunt. He practiced his own martial arts since he was a child, and became famous in the world at the age of 12.

For the next six years, people in the Jianghu were terrified when they heard the news, and she disappeared until Tianming Sect was destroyed by the imperial court.

Although he is only ten years old now, this is not a big deal at all.

Erya naturally didn't think about it so much, and only sincerely admired: "I thought my sister was very powerful, but shopkeeper Shen, you are even more powerful than my sister."

"Hmph, that's natural."

Comparing yourself with her sister?This little girl thinks highly of her sister too much.

"Recognize it carefully, be careful, and don't break it for me."

Erya regarded it as a treasure, nodded repeatedly, but didn't dare to take it home, thinking about trying to write it down here.

Shen Cuo stretched his body and felt a little stiff, only then remembered that he hadn't practiced martial arts for more than half a month.

When he was young, he followed his aunt by his aunt's side. Young master Shen was a good boy with pursuit and ideals. He didn't dare to waste a moment in martial arts, and he was exercising his mind while eating and sleeping.

It's just that now that he has no goal, knowing that Tianxiadi is just a fleeting cloud and illusory, he doesn't bother to improve his martial arts.

It took my aunt decades to understand this truth, but she hasn't reached her twenties yet, so she really doesn't know who is more unfortunate.

Erya followed Shen Cuo's picture, studied in the store every day, and wrote down all the names of the products in less than half a month, and even took stock of the prices of the goods. Now she is more familiar than the shopkeeper.

Er Ya made rapid progress, which greatly changed Shen Cuo.Although he is a bit stupid, hard work can make up for his stupidity, and he can be regarded as a child.

It's just that she was relieved, but Erya gradually became worried.I have been in the grocery store for half a month, and the total number of transactions in the store is less than ten, with a total of 73 copper coins. It is light to say that it is not enough to make ends meet.

She followed Shen's mistakes for every lunch, and she didn't know how much money she would need. The new food in the store was depreciated every day, and there was a rat attack recently.

Erya was very worried about whether the grocery store would be able to stay open.

Opening the door early, Erya couldn't help sighing when she saw that some grain had been damaged.

Naturally, Shen Cuo didn't care about these things. She asked her second aunt how to catch mice, but the traps she set up were useless.

Now Erya can face each other alone, Shen Cuo seldom comes to the store, and only wanders around a few times a day for routine work.

"Shopkeeper Shen, a few more bags of grain were eaten by mice."

Erya sorted out the loss and reported it to Shen Cuo, hoping that the shopkeeper could give instructions.

Shen Cuo just glanced at it briefly, and wrote lightly: "Understood, throw away the bitten ones."

Er Ya wobbled and pinched, but there was no movement.

"what happened?"

"Shopkeeper Shen, I, shall we raise a flower raccoon? I heard from my second aunt that flower raccoons are the best at catching mice."

Shen Cuo has kept countless rare animals. At that time, someone specially assigned to help her take care of them. She only needed to appreciate them, but now she has never thought about keeping any pets.

"Flower raccoon? Is it troublesome to take care of?"

Erya is already very aware of this shopkeeper's temperament, and knows that she is most afraid of trouble, so she hurriedly said: "No trouble, no trouble, just take care of it when it is a cub, and then it will be able to catch mice by itself. Shopkeeper Shen, I Come and take care of it, you don't have to worry about it."

Speaking of this serious mistake, he was refreshed: "Oh? Where can I buy the flower raccoon?"

"Second aunt's mother, Huali, just gave birth to a litter and will be weaned in a few days. She said she could give us one."

Although these two girls are young, they are very considerate in doing things. Shen Cuo nodded his head, looking like En Zhun.

"Alright then, I'll leave it to you."

She didn't leave the shop immediately after finishing her routine work today. Just as Er Ya was a little confused, she saw several hunters in animal skins walking towards the shop.

They carried furs, dried meat, and a few fresh live animals in their hands, but they came to the grocery store to sell things.

Shen Cuo does not accept other grains, only fur and meat.She ate meat every meal, and besides buying chicken, duck and fish from the villagers, these hunters provided wild game every half a month.

"Shopkeeper Shen, we are here again."

Most of these hunters are farmers who have lost their land. They are forced to go to the mountains to make a living, and they really rely on the mountains to eat the mountains.If you want to say who Shen Cuo is most welcome to come to the village, it is undoubtedly these hunters.

Maoshanqian Village is located in a remote place, and it is not easy to go to the market. They hunters do not go down the mountain for ten days and a half months, so they can only dry these prey, and they are always bought at a lower price when they go to the market.

After Shen Cuo came, not only was the price extremely fair, but it also saved them the trouble of going to the market.