Ancient Fortune Records

There is a strong New Year flavor on the street, and the children on the street are either holding sugar figurines or candied haws, and their faces are covered with sugar juice.

"Boss Zhang, I woke up so early today, so I'm going to buy new year's goods. Have you had breakfast? Would you like some pancakes?" A hawker greeted him with a smile and asked while holding pancakes.

"No, no, my child is making a fuss about going to Shen's grocery store. I heard that there are a lot of things there, so I'll go and have a look." Zhang Dalang declined.

"Hey, it's time to hurry! There are too many customers in the grocery store! It's late, and some goods are out of stock!"

Zhang Dalang was carrying the basket, the little girl was originally in the basket and carried by her father, but now he was afraid that his father would not be able to buy things in time, so he wanted to get down from the basket immediately, wanting to tell his father to hurry up.

Zhang Dalang disagreed, when he came back, there were a lot of things, and Niu'er had to walk back, and now she just walked down the ground, and she had no strength after a while.

"Sit tight, hold on to the mouth of the basket, we're going to fly!" Zhang Dalang hurriedly told the girl to pay attention to safety, and when his daughter settled down, he used his hands to stabilize the pole, and then walked forward quickly. As soon as he was fast, the basket behind Shaking and shaking, it really seems to be flying.

The little girl was not afraid at all, and the little shofar braids swayed up and down along with the basket, and her giggles were like the warm sun in winter, which made Zhang Dalang feel comfortable all over, and he didn't feel tired for a while.

People on the street looked at the little girl and couldn't help smiling.These years of hard life have turned them into puppets who can't laugh, living numbly and mechanically. Now that they have enough food and clothing, and their families are living together well, their faces gradually have radiance.

Shen Li and Shen Yan didn't want to show up in the store at first, but Shen Laiqiu insisted on them coming to help.

Shen Yan hugged a dozen straw hats, put them on the shelf and said: "Father, it's true. If everyone knows that you are a dignified magistrate and work as a waiter here, you must not scare the big guy to death. Father also said that he would pay us both, I'll forget it, I won't lose money if I earn my wages, brother, you can't be so low!" One tael of silver a day, working for ten consecutive days, Shen Yan felt that earning ten taels of pocket money was not bad, but his brother's worth, a day It's only a tael of silver, I really don't know what dad is thinking.

Shen Li wore a mask, only revealing his clear eyes. He looked around, held his younger brother's head down, and whispered: "Shh, don't mention the official position, be careful to be overheard. Dad didn't want me to stay in the study every day, so he called me Come out to relax, I am father's son and your elder brother, what value can I have? We are all the same value."

Shen Yan was touched and said, "Brother, so you always think we are the same."

Shen Li asked strangely, "Don't you think we are different?"

"Brother, you are much better than me. You have great strength. You can move half of the store's goods by yourself without panting. I am so tired that I can't stand up straight after moving a few times. Moreover, many activities in our store are what you want. Yes, brother, tell me, we were all born in the same womb, why are you so powerful?" Shen Yan was a little frustrated, even the bristling hair on his head drooped.He always thought that his brother was much stronger than him, and no matter how hard he tried to catch up, he couldn't catch up.

Shen Li patted Shen Yan's head, what a stupid brother, he came from time travel, who knows which god or ghost gave such a practical golden finger, otherwise he is just an ordinary person.Fortunately, his younger brother is a person with a very good mentality, otherwise, whoever has such a big brother would not have a broken mentality!

"You are also very good. Isn't your barbecue shop doing well? Besides, you learned the dialect quickly and well, just like the locals. In fact, in your field of expertise, you have long been much better than me. Besides, who in our family has more friends than you and is popular? I heard that the son of Manager Xue of the Beauty Textile Workshop is the one you asked your friend to inquire about. In a few days, she will be able to get along with you. It is all thanks to your son that he is reunited!"

Shen Yan felt much better after hearing his brother's words of comfort.In fact, the family members did not treat the two brothers differently just because they were not as good as the elder brother. In fact, there is no difference in what they eat and wear.Shen Yan still felt guilty, his elder brother was really much better than him, yet the family didn't treat him specially, even when he came out to be a mistress, his father gave them the same salary.According to the words of the eldest brother, it is 'this is not scientific'.

Shen Laiqiu went to the warehouse to have a look, okay, these two brothers are still chatting.

"There's another wave of customers, stop chatting, take out some needles and threads, scissors, tweezers, and paring knives from the warehouse, and grab them all outside."

Due to the extensive use of iron ore, and the improvement of production techniques and production conditions, more and more iron daily necessities have been produced at very cheap prices.Take scissors as an example. Scissors, which were not available for 35 ren in the past, can now be bought for [-] ren, and they are lighter, more beautiful, and sharper than before.The same is true for needles. In the past, when using embroidery needles, people had to be very careful not to use too much force, otherwise the needle might break. Now it is different. The current needle is very flexible, and generally it will not bend or break the needle. .A box of needles of different sizes and thicknesses, about [-] needles, costs only [-] Wen.

Seeing that the wool outside was also sold out, Shen Li hurried to the warehouse to replenish.

Shen Li is clear about Shen Laiqiu's thoughts.His father just wanted to sell some goods at a low price, not to make money, but to help those poorer people.The prices of food and charcoal fire have been reduced by half. Although the purchase is limited, the share of the purchase limit is enough for a poor family to survive the coldest month without being frozen to death.It is an alternative public welfare activity, but it is not so conspicuous.

"Father, look, this one is so cute." The little girl took his father Zhang Dalang's hand and looked at the bear biscuits on the shelf.This biscuit was made by a servant of the Shen family. It is different from the modern bear biscuit. This kind of bear biscuit is slightly bigger, and even the parts of the bear's body are made out.

Shen Yan enthusiastically introduced it to the child, "This is a bear biscuit. It smells like milk. It's delicious. It costs ten cents a bag. It's quite a lot. You can eat it for three days. But you must keep it well and remember to eat it after you open it." seal."

Zhang Dalang looked at the young, handsome, and modest Xiaoer, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous, muttering to himself, although the Xiaoer in this shop is wearing ordinary cotton clothes, he doesn't look like a commoner common people.

He picked up a bag of biscuits and threw it into the shopping basket provided by the store.

"What is this?" A cloth bag filled with something like flour, but the price is considered expensive in this store. It costs a hundred cents a bag, and it costs less than a catty to carry. Flour is so expensive ?

Shen Li came up and said: "This is milk powder, which is made of milk. When you go home, dig a spoonful and put it in a bowl, mix it with a bowl of hot water, and you can drink it. It's very good for children and adults to drink it. Yes, because this calcium supplement can relieve leg cramps and back pain caused by calcium deficiency. Children drink one or two bowls a day to supplement nutrition and grow taller."

When Zhang Dalang heard that this thing was so good, he took three bags and put it in the basket.The family drinks one bag, sends one bag to the father-in-law's family, and his own parents also have to send one bag, so don't they get three bags?

Shen Li reminded, "After purchasing the third-generation milk powder, there is also a bag of toffee, please take it with you."

Zhang Dalang was shocked, the price of this bag of toffee was not low, the price showed that it was [-] Wen, this bag of toffee was quite large, and the store actually gave it away for nothing, wouldn’t it be a loss for such a business?

He originally wanted to decline, but since he is so grown up, he hasn't eaten any valuable snacks, so let's accept it, and he will buy more things later, so that the store can make more money.

Food is cheap, buy it!Cans are on sale, buy!Buy three bags of noodles and get one free, buy!Chili powder, soy sauce, vinegar, cooking wine and other condiments are on sale at special prices, buy!Soft wool, a bundle of ten cents, buy it!Printed bed sheets and quilt covers, down jackets (buy two get one free), stick needles, embroidery needles, scissors, straw hats, plates, bowls and chopsticks, white candles, red candles, incense (for incense), candies, soft bread of various colors, small cakes , canned food, biscuits...

After spending all the money in his pocket, Zhang Dalang stopped shopping.He was surprised to find that he only spent ten taels of silver, but the last things he bought piled up into a hill.All the necessities for the new year are ready, and I bought all the ones I didn't plan to buy.

He looked at the things he bought and fell into deep thought. Did he like shopping so much?He obviously didn't plan to buy many things, so why did he buy them all in the end?

Shen Yan leaned over and said, "Guest officer, your consumption has exceeded ten taels of silver, which has reached the delivery standard. Our store can send someone to deliver the goods home with mules. In addition, our store stipulates that purchases of more than one hundred cash If you have more than two taels of silver, you will get two lucky draw chances; if you exceed five taels, you will get three lucky draw chances. You have won three lucky draw chances, please go to the entrance of the small shop to participate in the lucky draw.”

The little girl breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the store delivered the goods. She really didn't know how to transport such a large amount of things to her home.Can the room at home be piled up?Will the mother be angry?Also, what is the lottery?

"Niu'er, go smoke and see what you can get out."

Zhang Dalang didn't pay much attention to the lottery, how good things could he get?Let the children experience it and play with it, that's all.

The little girl reached into the lottery box, took out a piece of paper, opened it, and on it was written the words "Third Prize".Zhang Dalang saw it, hey, he actually won a lottery, the third prize, what kind of prize is it?

Shen Laiqiu took out a pair of gloves from the shop with a smile, "Third prize, please put it on for the little girl, these are quite warm."

Zhang Dalang grinned. He had seen this thing in the store, but he didn't know what it was. The guys were busy, so he didn't have the nerve to ask.Now look carefully, isn't it the shape of a hand?Wearing this thing with gloves, it really won't be cold!

"There are two more, little girl, you are lucky, and you are looking to see what you can get."

The little girl took out two pieces of paper from the box one after another, which were the consolation prize and the second prize.

"Hey, I'm so lucky! The consolation prize is a bunch of candied haws coupons, which can be exchanged for two sticks of candied haws at Hu's candied haws shop on the street; the second prize is a bag of 25-jin rice."

Zhang Dalang smiled and touched his daughter's head, his daughter is also a lucky one!You know, just now he saw someone fumbled for a long time and came up with a thank you for your patronage!

When Shen Laiqiu set awards, they were divided into first prize, second prize, third prize, consolation prize and thank you for your patronage.Thank you for your patronage, but there is nothing. The first prize is a bicycle, the second prize is a meter, and the third prize is a glove.There are a total of [-] lottery tickets, three for the first prize, fifteen for the second prize, forty for the third prize, and fifty for the consolation prize. The rest is thank you for your patronage.

"Hey, it's actually the first prize! A bicycle! My God, such luck!"

Shen Laiqiu hurriedly asked his sons to drag out the bicycles and take them away to the lucky farmer!

The farmer was surprised and delighted, so he bought grain for [-] renminbi and grain seeds for [-] renminbi, and randomly picked it, but why did he win a bicycle?Zhang Dalang led his daughter to watch the excitement, and saw that the farmer sold the bicycle at a reduced price to a bystander, so he stopped watching.

Qin's surprise at seeing so many things in the house can be imagined without Zhang Dalang seeing it with his own eyes.But the little girl doesn't care whether his father will be beaten or not!She licked the candied haws she won in the lottery, feeling very happy.

Maybe many years later, she will still recall today's happiness and fulfillment.