Village Flowers and Female Scholars

Shangyan Village is not far from the town. Xie Jinniang sneaked there once before.

A bullock cart passed by on the road, yelling at her to get on the cart. Xie Yan, who didn't have a copper plate on her body, lowered her head and pretended not to hear, and walked silently towards Lushan Town with both feet.

When I finally got there, I was already so hungry.

But the things haven't been sold yet, and she doesn't know how the wild goods in the basket are doing.

She took a deep breath and walked towards the nearest restaurant, but just as she reached the door, she was scolded by the waiter in the store and walked away.

Xie Yan was not discouraged, she tightened her tattered clothes, and asked someone for directions to other restaurants.

Although the second restaurant was not as bad as the first one, it politely rejected her wild goods.

Until the third restaurant, Xie Yan stopped to look at the word "auspicious" on it, and then looked at the environment inside. This restaurant was different from the second one. Although it was raining, most of the tables inside were full. people.

Looks like business is going well.

Xiao Er, who was walking in a gust of wind, saw her standing still at the door, and greeted her with a smile: "Guest officer, do you want to eat?"

Xie Yan shook his head and said: "I don't eat, but I picked up some wild goods on the mountain, they are all fresh fungi, the soup is delicious, can you help me ask the chef in the kitchen if there is any need ?”

Only then did Xiao Er take a closer look at her, and saw a small white face under the straw hat, wearing a coir raincoat but was still quite wet.

He was a little hesitant. In the past, many people came to sell wild goods, but today is a rainy day, and there are not many customers. Third Uncle will definitely not buy any more.

Xiaoer opened his mouth and wanted to refuse, but seeing the little girl in front of him was thin and small, her fingers were slender but covered with calluses, her palms and backs didn't have much flesh, and her wet body looked very unbearable.

Yu stepped forward to look at her basket, took two pine mushrooms and straw mushrooms and said: "Little lady, wait under the eaves first, I will go to the back kitchen and ask the chef to see if I need it."

After speaking, another gust of wind ran to the back kitchen.

After a while, Xiao Er came out, followed by a round-headed man. Seeing Xie Yan, he said loudly, "You little girl is selling mushrooms. Take the basket and show me."

Xie Yan saw that the matter was half done, hurriedly put down the pannier and put it in front of the man, saying: "It's all here."

The man looked at the several herbs above and asked in confusion: "Is this herb also for sale?"

Xie Yan hurriedly pushed aside the herbs and said, "The younger brother at home has a fever and is sick, and he has no money to hire a doctor, so he went up the mountain to dig some herbs to top it off, and picked some mushrooms to sell for some medicine money. Uncle, don't worry, these mushrooms usually I've tried it at home, and it's edible."

The man smiled and said: "I know all these mushrooms and I can eat them. Seeing that you are as thin as a bamboo pole, it is really rare to go up the mountain to dig medicine in this rainy day. I want all of your basket of mushrooms, but this mushroom It’s not dried, the price is not a good price, if you think it’s low, you can take it to other restaurants to have a look, if it’s high, sell it to them, if you look at it and think it’s not good, you can come back to me.”

Xie Yan didn't expect this guy to be so kind-hearted looking at him, he was much better than those relatives in the original body, and when he heard that the price he quoted was as he expected, he hurriedly said: "The price is right , this mushroom has just been exposed to rain, and it is very heavy, so I took advantage of the price."

The man smiled and said: "The little girl is quite honest, let's go, follow me to the back kitchen scale."

Xie Yan followed the man to the back kitchen, and took a closer look along the way. This restaurant is similar to a modern hotel food stall. It is relatively simple, and the back kitchen is not small. Two or three guys are busy behind.

The man picked out the fungi from the small basket, and different fungi had different prices, chatting with Xie Yan while picking.

"You little girl can recognize mushrooms. The ones you pick are not poisonous. You must know that there are a lot of fungi in our Lushan Town. Many people come to our town to eat mushrooms, but not many people really recognize them. Every year Dozens of people have always died from poisonous bacteria, so many restaurants only buy some common ones, such as yours, which are really rare..."

"...This kind of mushroom is the most precious. If you see it, you should pick more. These mushrooms are much cheaper. They can be found on the side of the road after it rains. People often come to sell them. They are not worth much..."

Xie Yan listened to it and kept it in her heart, if she had the opportunity to go up the mountain next time, she would pick it according to what the man said.

"Third uncle, if I pick fungi in the future, can I still come to you to sell them?"

Hearing Xiaoer call this guy third uncle, Xie Yan hastily changed his name to get closer.

"Success, this little basket of yours is not too much, and most of the ones you pick are more precious, so bring them next time you pick them."

Xie Yan got Chef Liao's response, and finally had some confidence in her heart. She didn't know where to start the entry point before, but now there are still many fungi on the back mountain, and it can be picked for a while.

"Girl, these fungi are very wet, so I can only give you this price."

Xie Yan took the more than 90 yuan in his hand, finally no longer penniless, and hurriedly bowed to Cook Liao.

"Third Uncle can take care of my business, I am very grateful, this price is very suitable, thank you Third Uncle."

Cook Liao saw that he was wet and dressed in tatters, but he was still so polite, and his favorability for her also increased.

With a wave of his big hand, he said, "Don't say that, hurry up and buy medicine to treat your brother."

Xie Yan then packed the basket and herbs and left the back door of the Lucky Restaurant, while inquiring about the location of the pharmacy.

Passing by several noodle shops and steamed stuffed bun shops, I touched my shriveled belly, watched the hot noodle soup exuding the aroma of food from a distance, my stomach growled, and I went up to ask the price.

A bowl of minced meat costs five pennies, plain noodles cost three pennies, steamed buns next to it cost one penny each, and vegetarian steamed buns cost two pennies.

After thinking about it, I ordered four vegetarian buns and five meat buns, a total of seven renminbi. I took out one meat bun, wrapped the rest in oiled paper and put them at the bottom of the basket, and covered them with a layer of lotus leaves to keep them from getting wet in the rain. .

After tidying up, he turned around and went to the noodle restaurant where he had just inquired, and ordered a bowl of plain noodles.

I just got 96 coins, now there are only 86 coins left.

Xie Yan didn't have too much pain. After all, money was earned to spend. Except for Xie Yuangu's nutrition after birth, she and Cao E's mother and daughter were also troubled by lack of food and clothing. Now there are After paying the money, it is natural to make up for the body.

Only when you are healthy can you do other things.

The hot noodle soup flowed down his throat into his stomach, and Xie Yan felt a little warmth in his body. He took a big bite of the warm steamed stuffed bun, and the smell of meat instantly filled his entire mouth. His lips and tongue touched the minced meat, Too happy, lacking a meaty body for a long time, greedily absorbing the nutrition and delicacy of food.

The plain noodles didn't taste very good, but the soup was boiling hot and the salt was enough, and the meat buns made Xie Yan feel satisfied.

Wanting to use up the food, Xie Yan burped slightly as he rubbed his bulging belly.

Her soul has eaten delicacies from mountains and seas in her previous life, but this body has not even touched the meat a few times. It is really greedy, not to mention the two in the family. After leaving the Cao family in the future, this body You have to keep up with your nutrition.

Then he made a detour to the pharmacy, and spent another ten renminbi to buy a couple of solid herbal medicines for strengthening the body. By the way, he inquired about the medicinal materials and prices that general pharmacies would buy.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xie Yan packed up her things and was ready to go back home. She still returned the same way, first went up the mountain from the next village, and found a place to shelter from the rain in the morning. She left ten copper coins on her body, and found the rest Buried in a hidden cave.

After doing this, he walked down the mountain with a basket on his back.

Going down from the mountain, you have to go to the firewood house before you reach the Cao family's residence. When Xie Yan got close to the firewood house, she looked around and stuffed the buns and the medicine bought from the pharmacy into the firewood house while there was no one around. The small hole at the back of the house, then straightened up and walked towards the front yard.

At this time, it was raining more densely, and the sharp-eyed old lady Cao saw Xie Yanshen coming back step by step, and opened her mouth to curse: "I've been out for a long time and only come back now, and I can go up the mountain to be lazy even when it's raining."

Xie Yan didn't bother to argue with her, and returned the coir raincoat to Cao Xiaotao, who was stern-faced, and unexpectedly received a complaint.

"This coir raincoat is worn out by you, but it was still fine before."

If you want to add a crime, there is nothing wrong with it.

Xie Yan just pretended not to hear, and was about to walk in the direction of the woodshed with the basket on his back.

Sure enough, her quiet attitude still made Mrs. Cao unhappy, she cursed again, grabbed her back basket and looked it up and down, and saw that there was nothing but a few herbs, and cursed at her. Half of the herbs were picked up in the basket.

Xie Yan was thankful that she had the foresight to hide the bun first, otherwise there would be some disturbances.

When she returned to the woodshed, the anxious faces of her mother and younger brother came into view. Seeing her drenched and embarrassed, Cao E felt distressed.

There is a small pot in the firewood room, and it is only used to boil water on weekdays, now that Xie Yuangu is not recovering, Cao E also boils some water for him to drink from time to time.

Seeing that Xie Jinniang came back wet all over, she found dry clothes for her and urged her to change. After changing her clothes, she urged her to drink hot ginger water.

When Xie Yan finally sat down to rest, the rain outside became heavier.

There was only the sound of rain in the surroundings. There was a distance between the firewood house and the old house. With such a heavy rain, there was nothing wrong with it. People from the old house would not have the time to brave the rain to trouble them.

Xie Yan then got into the corner, pulled the firewood to find the hidden hole, and dug out the steamed stuffed bun and the medicine he bought from the outside.

Xie Yuangu looked at the things in his sister's hand, and widened his eyes: "Sister, what is this?"

When Cao E heard her son ask such a question, she turned around and asked in a low voice in surprise, "Where did you get these things?"

Only then did Xie Yan tell the story of going to the mountains to pick mushrooms in the morning and selling them in the city.

When Cao E thought that it was raining so heavily, her daughter had to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms and sell them secretly. She felt distressed and felt guilty. If it weren't for her being useless at all, why would Jinniang need to work so hard at such a young age?

Seeing her expression, Xie Yan knew what the old mother was thinking, and hurriedly handed over the buns and medicine in her hand.

"These medicines will be mixed with the freshly picked herbs to make juice for Gu'er to drink. There are eight buns, four meat and four vegetarian. There is a black spot on the top of the meat. Put it on the lid of the pot. It can be eaten hot."

Cao E didn't say anything, and wiped away tears to process the medicinal materials, but Xie Yuangu, who was on the side, leaned his little head over and said, "Sister, is this a steamed stuffed bun?"

Xie Yan felt sorry for the kid who hadn't eaten a few meals of meat, let alone steamed stuffed buns. He touched his head and said, "This is steamed stuffed bun, but sister has been carrying it for a long time, and it's cold now. We can eat after mother makes out with each other."

Xie Yuangu nodded, his eyes were glued to the buns and never moved away.

Xie Yan directly took a small pot and boiled some water, folded a few twigs to put it under, and covered it, the water would not boil in a while, thinking that he was still full at the moment, put two meat three A element goes in and steams.

Cao E was chopping these herbs, and seeing her daughter busy by the stove, she couldn't help but feel a little warmth in her eyes.

Don't steam the buns in a short while, Xie Yan dare not steam too hot, lest the aroma of the meat buns will attract the people of the Cao family, although it is raining heavily at the moment, but who knows the person with the dog's nose Can't smell meat.

Xie Yan hurriedly picked up a meat bun and handed it to Xie Yuangu. The little boy happily took it, wow, and took a bite. Seeing this, Cao E felt sour. Handed her a bun.

"Mother, eat it while it's hot. It's raining heavily and no one will come here. It's not good if they see it later."

Why didn’t Cao E know this, so she hurriedly turned around and closed the door, took the top one and handed the rest to her daughter, saying: “Mother will be full after eating one, you have worked hard to pick mushrooms on the mountain early in the morning, you can eat it. "

Xie Yan smiled and said: "Mother, I have eaten several in the city. These are specially brought back for you and Gu'er to eat. There are still three nights left here for each of us. Eat quickly, don't let others see gone."

Cao E couldn't hold her back, so she took the bowl and hid it behind the door, chewing slowly.

While eating, I remembered that when my husband was still alive, he took me to the county seat and bought myself such buns, but later...

It's really good fortune to trick people, Cao E has mixed feelings in her heart.

Xie Yuangu on the side has so many concerns about his mother. Children are nothing more than happy and unhappy. Now they are eating big meaty buns, and they are so happy that they can't find the north. They gobble it up, but they have a small mouth. It was hilarious to have to chew slowly.

Xie Yan knew that he had a small belly and hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so he only warmed up a meat and a vegetarian one, fearing that he would have a stomachache if he ate too much.

The mother is fine, the year-round work and hunger have made her appetite much larger, two meat and one vegetarian, and finally she can eat enough.

Seeing the mother and son wiping their mouths contentedly after eating, Xie Yan teased Xie Yuangu with a smile and said: "Sister sister promised you yesterday that she would give you some meat, but she didn't break her promise."

Xie Yuangu smiled and leaned over to hug her arm and said: "Sister is the best, I believe what sister says, if I can eat this meat bun every day, how beautiful it would be."

"There will be a day when there will be not only meat buns, but also big pieces of pork and chicken drumsticks, you can have whatever you want."

"Really?"

Xie Yuangu's eyes were straightened, he raised his head and swallowed, and said excitedly: "I believe sister, if sister said there are chicken legs, then there must be chicken legs to eat."

"Of course, sister won't break her promise." Xie Yan promised him with a smile, but secretly glanced at Cao E at the side.

If they want to have meat to eat, the three of them will have to find a way to separate them out. At that time, only if the mother is determined and not afraid of the first and last, can there be hope for this matter.