The Sweet Little Fulang

When Shen Xuanqing picked up two heavy bundles of firewood, and Lu Gu's bamboo basket was also full, seeing Shen Xuanqing tied four or five firewood for him with short ropes, he frowned slightly, and opened his mouth to speak.

"That's all, many of them haven't been cut, and these few can be sold, and it's on your back." Shen Xuanqing didn't give him a chance to speak.

Shen Xuanqing carried the rope and hatchet on her back, and made a gesture to go home, Lu Gu had no choice but to give up, and carried the bamboo basket on her back, put the firewood on the bamboo basket, dragged the hemp rope on her chest, and went down the mountain.

Big Hui and Gou Zai ran in front. They saw Shen Yan and the others by the river behind the house on the gentle slope, and ran over.

Ducks were swimming in the pond. Besides Wei Lanxiang's big duck, Lu Gu's seven ducks were also in the water. Now they are full of feathers, except for their smaller stature, they also look like big ducks.

"Second brother has gathered so much firewood." Shen Yan saw the load of firewood he picked, and said by the way, seeing Lu Gu coming, she went to look at the wild vegetables in the bamboo basket.

"Brother Guzi, I also dug some." She said, and Lu Gu saw the pile of wild vegetables on the ground next to him.

Shen Yan said again: "Mother is also digging. Go to the town this afternoon and take me to sell together."

"Yes." Lu Gu nodded in agreement.

The two of them had to go up the mountain to pick up good firewood for sale. Shen Xuanqing chopped so much that it took a lot of effort. It was still morning when they left, and it was already noon now.

"Mother cooked the meal. Let's go back and eat after Brother Daqing collects the fish cage." Shen Yan squatted down and put the wild vegetables on the ground into Lu Gu's bamboo basket. on the ground.

Together with her, Lu Gu quickly packed the wild vegetables, and pressed them down because there were too many.

"Sister-in-law, you stand behind, I'll pull." Shen Xuanqing unloaded the load of firewood on his shoulders, walked to the river to let Ji Qiuyue back up, the river was cold, and it was no joke if he fell.

Shen Yaoqing rowed the wooden boat, and the place where the fish cage was lowered was actually not very far from the river, but it was not summer, so it was not easy to go into the water barefoot.

One end of the fish cage was tied with a fine hemp rope, which could be pulled back after removing the stones pressing on the cage, so Shen Yaoqing didn't need to put them one by one into the boat. The wooden boat was also small, and it was not easy to put eight fish cages.

"It's no trouble, this fish cage is not sinking," Ji Qiuyue said, but Shen Xuanqing stood up, so she had to give up her seat.

The fish cage was in the river all morning, and Shen Yan didn't dare to leave by letting the ducks go. If someone saw the fish cage rope on the bank and pulled it up to take it away, their efforts would be in vain.

Fortunately, it was behind her house, not far away. She was thirsty and hungry and ran to the base of the back wall to shout, and Wei Lanxiang brought her a bowl of hot water.

After the first fish cage was closed, Shen Xuanqing took a look at the lively fish inside. Due to the characteristics of the fish cage, all the fish caught were small fish, and the big fish could not get in. Among them, there were the most fish in winter and spring, and the others were Some small fry that didn't grow up.

Lu Gu and Shen Yan came over after loading the wild vegetables, took the fish cage and dumped the small fish fry on the ground. They both picked the winter and spring fish and put their tails into the wooden bucket filled with water. Throw it back into the river.

The river water was cold and the fish were cold, so the two of them didn't let Ji Qiuyue do it. Besides, there weren't many fish in a fish cage, so they divided them up and picked them out in twos and twos.

The winter and spring fish caught in the eight fish cages are as many as they are, and even the watertail fish is only half a bucket when they are brought home. This small fish is only as long as a human finger. Fortunately, the price is higher, ranging from eighteen to twenty yuan a catty. Wait.

After winter and spring, this is the best and most tender fresh fish. People who are particular about it will buy soup to make their children grow taller, so they can be sold at a price similar to that of pork.

After returning, Shen Yaoqing picked seven or eight of the smallest ones, and left them to make fresh soup for the family. After lunch, taking advantage of the fresh wild vegetables and fresh fish, they went to the town with Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing.

Lu Gu carried a basket on his arm, which contained sachets, handkerchiefs and strings.

A cart of firewood was tied firmly with long ropes, and two baskets of wild vegetables were placed on it, pulled by Shen Xuanqing.

Shen Yaoqing was carrying the bucket, and there was no seat on the cart, and besides, the fish was inside, and the bumping of the cart would spill the water, so it was better to carry it more conveniently.

The wood is heavy, even if it is only slender firewood, it is not light. The two bundles of firewood that Shen Xuanqing brought back today weighed forty to fifty catties. There will naturally be gaps when stacked together, and it cannot be compacted.

A load of firewood is the cheapest among firewood, rice, oil and salt, and a load of firewood is only forty yuan.If you're lucky, the firewood for this cart will cost about sixty yuan.

Farmers are like this, spending two or three mornings collecting firewood, and selling it for less than sixty yuan.

However, cheap firewood is cheap, and the advantage is that you only need to chop it, unlike putting fish cages, the fish caught are all based on luck and providence.

After the beginning of spring, all kinds of shops opened in the town, and there was a lot of people. Lu Gu followed Shen Xuanqing to the streets and alleys, and Shen Yaoqing also hawked together. They sold a lot of things, such as firewood fish and wild vegetables. People in the town of Nangluozi also like to use it.

He sells things differently than before. If he dares to open his mouth, he will learn from Shen Xuanqing and say that the price is one or two yuan higher. Shepherd's purse has just been released now, and it is rare. Those who can’t make much money, when others ask him, they will say four liters and five liters, and after some negotiation, they will sell them for three liters, as long as they are not lower than the market price.

In the end, there were some not-so-good shepherd's purses left at the bottom of the bamboo basket, and he yelled at them for two pennies. When an old woman heard that she wanted to buy a catty from the door, she saw that the old woman tremblingly opened her handkerchief. He gave all the shepherd's purses at the bottom of the basket to the old woman, saying that he would only charge two cents.

"How do you do that? Take it and take it." The old woman was poor but sensible, and gave him four copper coins.

Because not all the wild vegetables were dug by him, but also by Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yan, Lu Gu didn't dare to give it to others, so he only took two copper coins from the old woman's hand, and whispered: "This vegetable is pressed on the ground." The bottom is not good, two essays are enough."

After he finished speaking, he picked up the empty bamboo basket and went to look for Shen Xuanqing. The old woman behind sighed and carefully wrapped the money in a handkerchief, saying that he had met a good man, and then went home with wild vegetables.

In the depths of the alley, Shen Xuanqing was unloading firewood. This family has sold half of the remaining firewood. He is a big customer. Naturally, he will help move the firewood in. If he has a familiar face, he will sell firewood in the future. Come and ask talk.

He is tall and big, and he can carry a lot of firewood. He and the son of this family moved all the firewood in quickly.

Lu Gu came over and saw women and husbands chatting in front of several houses, so he put the empty bamboo basket on the cart, carried the basket over to talk, and lifted the cloth to reveal the contents inside.

"Handkerchiefs are cheap, three pennies a piece." He didn't speak loudly, because the sachets in the bamboo basket were brightly colored, even those who didn't want to buy them gathered around to look at them.

I often come to the town to sell things, and when I talk to people, I will definitely meet impatient eyes. Lu Gu used to be nervous and afraid. One is.

"How do you sell this sachet?" A slender-faced Fu Lang asked him.

"Forty cash for the sachet, five cash for the zipper, and [-] cash for a colored sachet like this." Lu Gu said the price one by one.

"So expensive?" The thin and long face pretended to be surprised, as if he had never seen such a high price.

Lu Gu has seen a lot of customers like him, and said with a slight frown, "It's not expensive, it contains medicinal materials and spices, and those with fragrance are expensive."

"How about thirty Wen?" said the thin and long face, and the woman next to him also chimed in.

Lu Gu didn't sell many sachets and medicine pouches before, but his mother often sold them when she was here, he knew the price, and the stitches he embroidered were fine and not rough at all, not to mention there were medicinal materials and spices inside. Forty Wen is really not expensive.

Lu Gu shook his head and said: "Thirty Wen is not enough. I have good things. There are only so many embroidered flowers, and the embroidery thread costs money. Forty Wen is already considered cheap."

Na Fulang picked up the sachet and looked at it again and again, bargaining non-stop.

"Then if you want to buy two, I'll sell them for 35 coins." Lu Gu was not reconciled to selling his sachets for only [-] coins.

"Thirty yuan, we'll just buy two." The thin-faced husband held on to the sachet, and while he was talking he had to take money out of his pocket, trying to buy and sell by force.

The three people beside him also chimed in, saying that thirty Wen would be enough, this sachet is only so big, the scent will disappear after a few days, thirty Wen is considered a good price, otherwise, whoever will be taken advantage of.

They talked too much, but Lu Gu couldn't say it, full of grievances, he said: "Give me the sachet, I won't sell it."

"I'll just give you thirty cents." The long-faced Fu Lang took out the copper plate, holding the sachet tightly in his hand.

Lu Gu was very anxious, he didn't want to sell it to this person, he said anxiously: "It's agreed to buy two for thirty cents, you only buy one, I won't sell you."

"One and two are not the same." The thin and long face counted thirty cents.

He was alone, and he couldn't quarrel with others at all. Shen Xuanqing came out from the other house, frowned when he saw it, and strode forward and said: "My husband doesn't want to sell, how can you forcefully buy it at a low price? "

A man who is a head taller than ordinary men stands here, with a cold face and a fierce look, it is enough to make people intimidated.

These women and husbands are used to teasing and pestering, but when such a tall and strong man suddenly appeared, they couldn't help muttering in their hearts, and their momentum suddenly weakened.

Lu Gu's heart was full of his sachet, and when he saw his thin face, he froze in place, and directly pulled the sachet back from the opponent's hand. As for the thirty copper coins, he didn't even look at it.

In fact, if the other party negotiated nicely, it would be cheaper for him to buy two as agreed, but these people's words were too harsh, saying that he took others as a fool and slaughtered them.

"Let's go and find Brother Daqing." Shen Xuanqing said.

"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded sullenly, and followed closely, feeling unspeakable grievance in his heart.

The cart creaked and creaked out of the alley, Lu Gu walked with his head down, when his left hand was suddenly grabbed.

"We won't come here in the future, they are not good people, we don't sell them anything, there are a lot of customers in the town, not bad for these few." Shen Xuanqing squeezed his palm.

It may be too much to share the same hatred with the enemy. It is great to have someone standing in the same place with him, who will not let him bear it, and will not say anything. Just don't take it to heart.

To the person who is being wronged, it can't be a trivial matter, and they may forget it later, but they feel uncomfortable right now, so it's not so easy to be relieved.

Lu Gu didn't understand these things, but now his grievance turned into dependence on Shen Xuanqing, and he held Shen Xuanqing's hand once in a while. His nose was a little sore, but he nodded solemnly: "Well, I won't sell it to them."