He saved money in ancient times to marry

At the end of midsummer, the residual heat is still poisonous.

The golden wheat fields stretch into stretches, and the smell of ripe wheat is in the air. At first glance, it is pleasing, but if you bend down and break off a wheat stalk, and take a closer look at the ears, you will find that the frail ears are There are not many full grains of wheat, and this year is a famine year with only a good harvest.

Maybe it was the unsatisfactory conditions in the field, or maybe it was the unrelenting high temperature that made people upset. Before Bai Li opened his eyes, he heard a burst of noise.

It was said to be noisy, but it was actually a sharp reprimand from one side, and a soft begging from the other side.

Bai Li rubbed his temples, trying to regain his senses.

He was terminally ill and lingered on the sickbed for more than ten years, suffering from all kinds of pain. He thought that death was a relief, but he didn't know whether he was blessed to live again because the donated organs saved other people's lives.

He is also called Bai Li now, and he is a 15-year-old farm boy. Two years ago, his hometown was hit by a flood, and many people died, including Bai Li's family. He and his sister Bai Qing escaped by chance.

The thin, low-pitched voice outside was his elder sister Bai Qing. She was begging the furious landlady not to kick them out. The voice was tinged with tears, and Bai Li heard her saying that she would also take care of the laundry for the three of them in the future. .

The owner's surname is Liu. They are a couple of farmers. They have a son named Liu Daniu. The family is not rich. Relying on my sister to do this and that for the Liu family to make ends meet, barely make ends meet, but I just can't die of hunger.

No, the harvest was not good, and the Liu family wanted to drive them away. Bai Qing begged for a long time outside and increased her workload, so she reluctantly stayed.

Bai Li sat up, looked at the four earthen walls in a daze for a while, then saw Bai Qing walking in, seeing Bai Li sitting up, quickly brought a bowl of water out of a rough clay bowl, and asked with concern: "Are you better?" gone?"

Bai Li was stunned for a moment, then remembered that Yuan had fallen into the water with a high fever a few days ago and had been ill for a long time, but he didn't expect this to be a sudden illness, and he was the one to live this life.

He took a sip of the water, moistened his dry throat, coughed twice, looked at Bai Qing and said, "Sister, they won't let us live?"

The corners of Bai Qing's eyes were red, she was obviously forced to cry in public, she squeezed out a smile, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Why don't you let me go, my sister has already agreed with her, you can live here with peace of mind that is."

Bai Li put down the rough pottery bowl and sighed softly, got up from the kang, knelt down respectfully in front of Bai Qing under Bai Qing's astonished eyes, and said word by word: "It's my brother who doesn't care. Be sensible, let my sister be wronged, and my brother will apologize to my sister." After saying that, he kowtowed.

Bai Qing was terrified, she quickly got up to help him, and said, "How do you say that, when did my sister feel wronged, get up quickly."

Bai Li knelt down steadily. He remembered that he was the only son in his family, and his family favored sons over daughters, so he was loved and domineering. His sister was always bullied by him, but he had a gentle and forbearing personality. Don't feel wronged, even though he fled to this point, the original body is still lazy and depends entirely on his sister to take care of him. Bai Li's kneeling is to repent for his sister on behalf of the original body.

He also said: "In the future, Wo Bai Li will work hard, work hard, and never let my sister be wronged." He raised his head and said seriously: "Sister, my brother knows his mistake. When my brother grows up, I will never let my sister be wronged." My sister, please God."

Bai Qing touched the corners of her eyes, a little at a loss. She is a girl in the village who was raised by traditional morality. She only pays for her family. Even if her younger brother is worthless, she still feels that he is the pillar of the family, and she never cares about her own. Pros and cons, with her younger brother's appearance today, she really didn't know what to do, she just felt that the hot wind outside seemed to blow into the dark and narrow earthen house, making her whole heart warm up.

In any case, when Bai Li gets up again, the lives of the siblings are destined to not be miserable day after day.

Now that he was in good health, Bai Li wanted to go out for a walk.

There was a stack of clothes on the top of the kang, and a small bamboo basket with needles and threads in it. Bai Qing would do some mending in this dim little room every day, in exchange for some beans and salt to keep the siblings alive.

The old clothes were taken by the landlord Liu Shi, but Bai Qing was asked to do it. She exchanged the sewn clothes for some copper coins, but she only gave Bai Qing a little food, not a penny.

Even so, Bai Qing has nothing to say, people in the village don’t need to hire someone to mend their clothes, only people in the town can do it, how can she find a job in the town as a girl who hasn’t left the court, so she can only swallow her anger and work hard .

In addition, Bai Qing also needs to clean the yard for the Liu family and do some chores. Now she has taken over the laundry job, but according to Liu's intention, Bai Qing will have to go to work in the fields after the autumn harvest in a few days.

This is longer than long-term labor.

Bai Li decided not to allow this status quo to continue, he wandered out for a walk, and met Liu Daniu coming back.

The Liu family is pungent, but the son he taught is simple and honest. Liu Daniu looks strong and is just like his name. Right now, he was wiping his sweat and walking home. Bai Li greeted him and knew that he was coming back from the town. up.

Liu Daniu is hardworking, and every day he picks up some dry firewood and sells it in the town. His family is also very poor, so he can provide more subsidies.

Usually Bai Li would greet him, but he couldn't say a few words, but today it was different, Bai Li stopped him and asked, "Brother Big Niu, are you going to town tomorrow?"

Liu Daniu stopped and panted heavily: "Go, what's the matter?"

Bai Li smiled: "Take me with you tomorrow, I have something to sell."

Liu Daniu asked doubtfully, "What can you sell?"

Bai Li: "You will know tomorrow."

Liu Daniu looked him up and down, nodded, "That's fine, I'll leave early tomorrow, as long as you can keep up."

"Okay."

Bai Li went back to the house to soak the soybeans in the jar at the foot of the wall, Bai Qing was shocked: "What are you going to do, we only have this little food left!"

Bai Li smiled and said: "Sister, I've been thinking about it and I need to find some business. When the weather is cooler, I will grind the beans and make tofu. I will sell them in the town tomorrow."

Bai Qing anxiously said: "How can you make tofu? This is the bean that Liu's family just gave me. I don't know when the next time will come. You are such a mess. What do we eat these days?"

Bai Li patted her on the shoulder, and said softly: "Sister, let's not rely on their charity anymore. From tomorrow onwards, we will make money and spend it ourselves, and we can buy whatever we want."

Bai Qing sighed and shook her head, she can buy whatever she wants, is that what poor people can think about, but she can't bear to talk about her younger brother, so she can only go to the kang to mend those clothes in silence, hoping to do more to be able to share with Liu's family. Go for some food.

In the evening when the weather turned cold, Liu Daniu ran to the mountains to collect firewood, while Bai Li took the soaked soybeans to the mill in the village. When he was sick, he loved to cook and grow flowers, and he also made a small stone mill to grind the beans for transfer. Pay attention, although the graphite is a bit bigger at this moment, it is similar in use. He pushed it a few times and then got started, finely grinding the beans into a pulp.

This soy milk is very thick, and it is not necessary to make tofu with such a thick soy milk. After returning home, Bai Li added water to the soy milk and boiled it in a pot. Then he went to Liu's house to borrow a bowl of coarse mature vinegar.

Mrs. Liu yelled at her, saying that the siblings were shameless for eating and drinking for nothing, but old man Liu stopped her, saying: "You shrew, what kind of anger are you getting at someone's young man, isn't it just a bit of jealousy? Take it!" Even if it is given to others, it is not easy for the siblings."

Mrs. Liu stopped talking, old man Liu went into the room and brought out a small bowl of vinegar and handed it to Bai Li, asking: "Is it enough?"

Bai Li smiled and thanked, words were enough.He is handsome, and his smile is like a willow in the breeze. He is clean and innocent, and it is easy to make people like him. Old man Liu also smiled at him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go, good boy."

Bai Li ran back with the vinegar bowl in his hand. The pot was already boiling. He turned off the fire and diluted the vinegar. He estimated that the temperature was about the same. He carefully poured the vinegar into the soybean milk with a wooden spoon, stirring while pouring. Until it looks like bean curd.

He hurriedly lit the fire again, and after a while, layers appeared. Bai Li took a large earthenware bowl, scooped out the water separated from the upper layer, and put it away. Here is Physalis, next time you order tofu, you can use it directly .

He had already prepared the lid of a wooden box as a mold, spread it with clean cloth, scooped out the bean curd and put it into the mold, then covered it and pressed it tightly, and the tofu will be ready in a short time.

Bai Qing watched in amazement that her younger brother really made white and tender tofu, exclaimed it was amazing, and asked where she learned it from.

Bai Li said casually: "It's written in a book I read before." The original body had to read for a while. Read a book about making tofu.

That is to say, Bai Qing didn't understand these things, so she believed it to be true. When the tofu was ready, Bai Qing was very rare. She didn't know where to start, and she was even more reluctant to do it.

Bai Li covered the physalis with a lid, picked up the tofu with a pole and sold it on the street.

"Tofu tofu, fresh and hot tofu, one penny, one penny, one liter of beans!"

The boy's clear and loud voice echoed in the village, and many people came out to see, this tofu is a good thing, and it is rare, there is no one in Liujia Village who can make tofu, and the villagers can only occasionally buy a piece of tofu from the town Come, the whole family will have a satisfying meal happily.

The tofu in the town is also a penny and a piece, but they cannot be exchanged for beans. The villagers are very concerned about money, and every household can afford a little food. After a while, someone took the beans and wanted to exchange them for tofu.

Bai Li is innocent, he is full of catties, and the villagers are happy to buy them. Some villagers see the young boy and ask if they can exchange them with other things. At that time, he had collected six liters of beans, a basket, and two Wen.

This is not a small amount of income. Bai Li was not satisfied, but he was also very happy. When he went back and gave the things to Bai Qing, Bai Qing burst into tears. This was the first time seeing her younger brother's back money.