The husband's son-in-law

When Li Zhouzhou saw that the first one was a butcher, he smiled and said, "Thank you for visiting my business. How much is it? Seven cents a spoonful."

"Just two spoons." The boy opened the food box, took out a large bowl and handed it over.When he came, his wife gave him fourteen wen, and said that he would buy two spoonfuls and come back to taste. If it didn't taste good, he wouldn't waste money.

Li Zhouzhou took the bowl, put two spoons on it, and the chopped offal was mixed with the juice. Both the intestines, stomach, heart and lungs were mixed together, the color was oily, and the taste was rich and fragrant.

The little guy didn't buy it yesterday and didn't smell the smell, so the smell got into his nose, swallowed his saliva uselessly, and said in his heart that it's just a bowl of water, why are you so greedy?He hurriedly put the fourteen essays in the empty wooden box beside him, took the bowl and thanked him, put it in the food box, and went back to hand over the errands.

But this scent was like chasing someone. He held it in his hand, and the scent came out from the cracks in the food box. All the way, the greedy guy was thinking about the smell of the water, and his pace became a little faster unconsciously. He will try it when he goes back.

Don't look at the master's fierceness, he is very good to him on weekdays. His wife takes care of three meals a day, and he will eat whatever the master's family eats.

The little guy walked fast all the way, but the food box in his hand was carried securely, and he didn't spill half of it, it was all done by running errands.When I arrived at the shop, I saw the master dozing off on the couch.

"Bought it back?" Boss Zhu, who was squinting on the recliner, sat up.

Seeing the strangeness, the boy opened the food box and showed the master, "I bought it, the master said to buy two spoons—" Before he finished speaking, let the master pinch the top piece of lung with his hand.

Master Zhu's lung slices got into his mouth, stained with smell, and he sat in the shop all afternoon, his drowsy appearance disappeared, his eyes sparkled and he was energetic. He took the big bowl from his apprentice and said, "Close the stall, don't put it on the table." Alright, let's eat."

What time do you have dinner?The little guy didn't dare not listen, he hurriedly put the stall back into the shop, closed the wooden door, tied it, and hurriedly ran back.

The yard looks inconspicuous, the inside is wide open, and behind it is a row of pig sheds and a field for slaughtering pigs. Next to it is a gate for carriages and horses to pass through. On weekdays, the shops, inns and restaurants where pigs are driven and meat are eaten are. Come and buy it here.

In late May, the weather is hot, and there are trees planted in the yard with luxuriant branches. At this moment, there are meals on the stone table under the tree.

Slapped cucumbers, fried peanuts, two steamed fish, a big bowl of chicken nuggets, and wine.Boss Zhu needs to eat a nourishing meal every afternoon. There must be wine and meat, otherwise he will have a bad day and feel uncomfortable.

"Did Xiaoliu buy it back? Let me see what it tastes like, and I've been thinking about it all night." Boss Zhu's wife laid out the food. Her family eats early for lunch, and it's time for you to eat it.

Boss Zhu held the bowl in one hand, still rubbing his fingers, and handed it to his daughter-in-law with a smile.

"Good stuff, try it, but it's not enough to buy."

Boss Zhu’s daughter-in-law curled her lips, "It’s just a bowl of water, it’s really a treasure, rare." She took chopsticks up to try, and the corners of her mouth immediately turned up, and said: "Let Xiao Liu go again tomorrow and buy more. Some, our family is not enough to eat."

"Hurry up and start eating, don't dawdle." Boss Zhu's daughter-in-law is also very quick-tempered, calling her son to wash his hands and eat in a loud voice in the yard, "Hurry up, there are good things, and your father will run out of them in a while."

Boss Zhu just laughed, "Who just said that it's rare to go into the water, look, now the baby is on it."

Then he was blindsided by his wife, Boss Zhu smiled cheerfully, put the bowl away, went to wash the handles, came back and sat down, the little apprentice poured wine for him, and poured the wine into the water one gulp, feeling extremely comfortable.

Everyone looks down on the pig butcher, but the days when this wine is stewed in a sip are beautiful!

The two pots of stewed stew are not for sale, and today they are gone in two quarters of an hour.

The two families in Shuijing Alley and the family in Pomegranate Alley, new customers passing by saw the excitement, and three of them bought three bowls, and then they disappeared and sold out.

"The weather is hot and I don't have any appetite, but this is really a meal, and it tastes good."

"Yes, I have recently opened up my appetite. A bowl of braised stew with noodles and Chinese cabbage is so delicious. Even if I don't have to eat at noon, it would be great if I can make it at noon."

Li Zhouzhou cleaned up the cooking pots. When he was closing the shop, he heard the people from the street shop say that his heart was bright, but he suppressed his thoughts and said with a polite smile: "I can't do it alone. I can only cook two pots a day. Please come and line up early. gone."

It's a pity that I can't eat at noon.

The people in the street shop felt sorry, but on another thought, fortunately they were close enough to buy it.

The shop opened by Shen Shi was sold out in two minutes, just like yesterday.

The shop opened at about three o'clock, and it was sold out at 03:30, and the shop closed to clean up the pots and pans before four o'clock.It was still early, so Li Zhouzhou went to review his homework and read for half an hour, and started cooking when Xianggong came back from school, and the meal was ready when Xianggong came back.

The days were almost like this, but later Li Zhouzhou stopped making breakfast in the morning, Gu Zhao saw his wife was working hard, got up early every day to wash up, put on shorts and went to the street stall outside to buy breakfast.

Steamed buns, soy milk, tofu, and sesame cake wontons, the tricks are not repeated every day.

Let Zhou Zhou sleep more in the morning and sleep late.After breakfast, he changed into his school uniform, and his wife went out to school.Li Zhouzhou packed up the tea mugs and bowls for breakfast, rested for a while, and then pushed his family's two-wheeled cart to the west side of the butcher shop to buy offal.

Leave at about seven o'clock, arrive at nine o'clock, buy water without delay and come back at eleven o'clock.

It's washing, blanching, preparing ingredients, etc. to do the preparatory work. When the water is marinated in the two large stoves, it will be almost twelve o'clock at noon.Li Zhouzhou used the stove to cook himself a bowl of noodles, sometimes steamed pancakes and some stir-fried cabbage.

The shop opened at three o'clock in the afternoon. Li Zhouzhou originally planned to sell it for ten or eight days, but the business of the shop may not be so good after the heat has passed. After getting off the board, there were more people queuing outside, and the front turned into a face.

It seems that the passerby bought a spoon from his house yesterday, and returned the bowl with his bowl in his hand.I bought this one again today, that’s not counting, and there are two people with the same face behind, holding a bowl or basin in their hands, listening to the conversation and chatting, and getting to know the person in front of me.

He bought it back and I tasted it, hey stingy didn't let me take a second bite, so I bought it today.

together together.

Then there are three spoons and four spoons, saying that the distance from home is far away, so people buy more.

Anyway, a spoonful of seven cents is still meaty, which is a good deal.

After going back and forth like this, the stewed cooking business is still closed early.

When it came to Gu Zhao's second rest, it was already the beginning of June, which happened to be Lunar New Year's Day.Gu Zhao thought that Children's Day would be Children's Day, and when he touched his pocket purse, he took half a month's pocket money with him before going out in the morning.

As soon as school is over, everyone is relaxed and relaxed, making appointments with those who read books, those who go back to the dormitory, those who have dinner, and those who go to Hongyuan to drink flower wine.I'm sure I won't be able to make it back tonight when I go to Hongyuan, so I'll sleep in the open all night.

In the Dali Dynasty, there was no rule that officials were not allowed to have sex with prostitutes. Some literati and scholars even had some amusing anecdotes with famous prostitutes in Hualou, which earned them the reputation of being unrestrained.

If two talented scholars fight for a beauty, of course it is used as a poem and song to fight here. If the prostitutes who are being robbed have some talents at this time, one of them will be chosen as the guest of honor, and they will become famous. In the scholar's mind, she is a woman who does not envy money.

This is a first-class courtesan.

Gu Zhao heard from other people in the class that someone went to the Red Garden the last time he took a shower.

Come back as a good talk, and talk about how Miss Aqin came out of the world, she is not greedy for money as the world thinks, she is a talented and very elegant woman, but she is just pitifully living in such a dirty place.

Today's scholars, whether you are poor or rich, most of them like to save the wind and dust.

Just after school this time, those who went last time invited others to go with them, and even asked Zheng Hui because Zheng Hui was rich.

"No, I'm going to Brother Zhao's house tomorrow." Zheng Hui didn't want to drink flower wine. Does flower wine have a stewed aroma? !

If Gu Zhao hadn't worn it, Zheng Hui would have gone there in his previous life, pursuing freedom and romance, reading books about love stories all day long, and when he heard that Miss Aqin was not greedy for money and liked to listen to people's poems, he went to meet people, and later Needless to say, it was Zheng Hui's father who came to the prefecture to arrest people when he fell down in the Goulan courtyard and lost all his money.

Even so, Zheng Hui spent six years studying, which delayed the road to the imperial examination.

Now that Gu Zhaochuan came over, a pot of chicken soup and a stick smashed Zheng Hui's yearning for free love to pieces, and he took a break early. Start pondering knowledge.

Yan Jingxin's poems are excellent, Zheng Hui is ashamed to be inferior, and the wave energy in his bones is also less.

When this person heard that Zheng Hui was not going, he curled his lips in disdain, and went with the others with his sleeves. He is not short of money, yet he likes to follow a man in brown coat."

Not short of money, of course, refers to Zheng Hui, and the contemptuous tone is Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao likes to wear shorts when he buys breakfast in the morning, and he hasn't hidden it. If this classmate doesn't live on campus, he won't be surprised if he bumps into him.

Zheng Hui was annoyed, just as he patted the table, Gu Zhaoxian asked: "You are so strong, does your hand hurt?"

"..." Zheng Hui: "The one surnamed Wang talks about you."

"It's true. I just like to wear brown clothes, and it belongs to my husband." Gu Zhao couldn't hold back and showed off again. Seeing that Zheng Hui was really angry, he said solemnly: "You said that you should cultivate your body and cultivate your character, and unite your words and deeds. Don't care about the eyes of outsiders, you'll be in a hurry wherever you go."

"Hey, I know that big brother is angry for me, but you think, he just wants to use you as a money bag when he talks about you and me like this, but you are not smart, and he becomes angry from embarrassment."

Hearing what Gu Zhao said, Zheng Hui immediately felt that it made sense.

"We are smart and don't collude with this kind of people who are greedy for beauty."

"Yes." Gu Zhao finished packing his schoolbag and carried it on his back, and said, "I want to go shopping after school and buy a gift for my husband. Will the eldest brother and the second brother go?"

"Go! Go! Go."

Rigorous letter can't be said, he wants to review the book.

The two are not reluctant, and each finds his own happiness on the rest day.If in the past Zheng Hui might have said something, he would take a bath tomorrow after school, read some books, go play together and relax, etc., now Zheng Hui doesn't mention it.

Zhaodi said that there is a degree of relaxation, but for some people, reading is relaxation, and playing may be tense and not good.

Zheng Hui thought about it later.

Although he doesn't know how bad the family situation is at Yan Jinxin, he can still think about it. If they play with Yan Jinxin, it's such a waste of time. I'm not happy either.

True classmate friends don't necessarily have to match the trivial matters of life.

The three parted ways, and Yan Jinxin helped Zheng Hui bring his schoolbag back to the dormitory. Zheng Hui was relaxed and walked with wind.Gu Zhao has also practiced now, on par.

The two were wearing college clothes, and after walking for a while, they arrived at Shiliu Street.

He greeted those who recognized him, saying that Gu Xiucai was out of school.Gu Zhao then stopped to say that he was going for a walk with his classmates and friends, so he took a step ahead.

"What do you want to buy?" Zheng Hui asked, thinking about what his mother and sister-in-law liked, nothing less. "Jewelry? Or embroidered handkerchiefs? Then I know where it is."

As expected of the rich Mr. Zheng.

Gu Zhao: "I'll buy what you said later when I make money myself." The silver hairpin is more fancy, at least one or two taels of silver, and he still eats soft food to get pocket money, so he thought about it early. "I want to buy flowers, do you know where I can get them? They are the roses grown in the piano room of our academy."

"Let me think about it, buy another toy."

It's Children's Day, let's celebrate the festival for his family every week.

This is difficult for Zheng Hui, he knows where the cosmetics and jewelry shops are, and there are many restaurants not far from the study, but he really doesn't know where the rose flowers are sold.

So the two asked passers-by, and finally pointed to the road to the west, which happened to be not far from the pork shop.

"I'll go and have a look tomorrow, and buy toys first," Gu Zhao said.

The two wandered around, and came to Jinyu Restaurant, followed by the powder jewelry shop, it was getting late, and it was calm in front of the shop, Zheng Hui stopped when he arrived, and said, "Brother Zhao, you can go in with me for a stroll."

"Okay." Gu Zhao agreed without hesitation, and he understood clearly, "Is this something for my sister-in-law?"

Zheng Hui nodded awkwardly, and said, "I'll take it back next month."

The shops here are large and well decorated. At first glance, they are not those small jewelry shops, which are much more expensive.Gu Zhao accompanied Zheng Huijin to see and see.

There are gold, jade, silver, and a gold hairpin inlaid with red and green gemstones to make petals, and there are also gold hairpins inlaid with jade. Simple and dignified, as if used by an elderly person.

Introduced by the boss.

Gu Zhao didn't know this, he just looked at it beautifully.

"...Would the two talented husbands want to show it to the elders in the family or to the wife? Like this one, Yunfengwen is suitable for the old lady in the family. It looks elegant, simple and dignified, and the meaning is also auspicious."

Zheng Hui asked the price, and the boss said 38 taels of silver.

Gu Zhao: ...

Zheng Hui was in distress. He had some money in his family, but he was not a spendthrift. He probably knew that the annual income of the family was about five or six hundred taels of silver. Female, the offerings from above are not lacking.

There are 300 taels a year.

He came to the official school to study, about 15 taels per month.This year, it will be almost 200 taels.

I took the money and squandered buying scripts all day long, and now I feel ashamed and my face turns red. I don’t know why it’s so expensive.

Gu Zhao was not in this embarrassment. The 38 taels of golden hairpins are not something everyone can afford, so he said with a smile: "The boss is laughing at me. I am shy in my pocket. Is there any cheaper ones? The silver style is fine, as long as the pattern is beautiful. Sophisticated and up-to-date.”

"Yes, please come over here for the two talented husbands." The boss greeted the two politely and led the two over, still smiling warmly and kindly.

"Brother, this is beautiful, come and have a look." Gu Zhao called Zheng Hui.

This person is good everywhere, as long as he is a friend who has made a heart-to-heart, he will treat each other with heart and soul. It's easy to get caught up in emotions when it comes to small things, and get up on the ground with your toes first.

When Zheng Hui was called by Gu Zhao, he came back to his senses. Seeing that the boss didn't look at him, and his attitude was the same as before, he settled down, looked at it, and finally bought a dragonfly silver hairpin inlaid with beads. The dragonfly's eyes are ruby. But it's a little smaller, and it cost three taels of silver.

It was packed in a brocade box, very beautiful.

Gu Zhao looked around, there was nothing he could buy in the store, retreated!

After leaving the shop, Zheng Hui touched the box in his arms and sighed.Gu Zhao looked over and said, "What's the matter? Aren't you happy that you got your favorite baby?"

"Brother Zhao, you know what I'm thinking."

Gu Zhao innocent: "I don't know."

Zheng Hui laughed angrily, but he let it go with a smile, and said: "Before I came to the prefectural magistrate school, to be honest, I was still arrogant. I was smart since I was a child, and my family said so, saying that I will have great achievements in the future. Great progress, our family can be regarded as first or second class in the town, and there is no shortage of money, but only when we went to the government school did we know that there are people who are superior to others, and that we are not as rigorous and trustworthy as poetry and prose, and are inferior to the two of you in terms of hard work—”

"Why am I not smart?" Gu Zhao deliberately joked.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Hui nodded and said, "In terms of great wisdom and rigor, I am not as good as you Zhaodi."

"You don't have to praise me like that. Human beings have shortcomings, make mistakes, and have negative emotions. When I first entered the store, I couldn't afford anything, and I still depended on my family to support me. How can I not feel regretful and guilty? But the days are still long, and there is no competition for foreign things."

"As long as the husband and wife are together."

Zheng Hui nodded, and finished what he had said just now, "At that time, I was full of ambition in my heart, and I always felt that I would rise to the top. Although I said that I had a wife, but in my heart I looked down on a concubine's wife. Now that I think about it, what I thought at the time It's ridiculously stupid, thanks to brother Zhao for waking me up."

"It's a holiday next month. If my wife is willing, I will come together and rent a yard near the college to settle down."

Gu Zhao bowed solemnly, then smiled, "Brother Zheng, be a real man."

It would be nice to be able to face up to the past self and make amends.

At this time, the toys were not fancy, and were mostly played by young children, and the bigger ones were ropes, hair ropes, head flowers, ribbon pendants, etc.Gu Zhao bought a turning rope, and went back to turn on the bed with his family, Zhou Zhou!

Five cents a piece!

I went back that day, had dinner, and took a rest today without class after washing. Gu Zhao and his wife sat on the bed in their underwear and turned over the flower rope. Gu Zhao said seriously: "While turning, Teacher Gu asked questions. I'm going to-"

"What are you going to do?" Li Zhouzhou asked seriously.

Gu Zhao also put on a serious face and said, "That Zhou Zhou will untie a belt of his underwear."

Li Zhouzhou understood, and his face turned red all of a sudden.

"it is good."

The two started playing, not to mention the happiness of five cents was also very happy.

Naturally, they got up late the next day, so the two packed up and had breakfast, and then went to buy water together.Gu Zhao inquired about the Garden of Flowers and Plants, the street of the pork shop in the west is old, because the front and the back are connected to the wasteland, it is very cheap if it is far away, and the people who are not well-known live here.

The flower shop is not far from the pork shop, about a hundred meters away, and the wasteland behind can grow flowers and plants, which are sent to rich families in the prefecture and county on weekdays.

Gu Zhao picked out a pot of Chinese roses, only buds grew, and they were already doing well. He heard the flower farmer talk about how to take care of them daily, so he took the pot and paid for it.

A pot of roses costs [-] Wen.

When the two of them went back, they got into the water first, and it would be quick to deal with it together. When the pot was under the water, Li Zhouzhou began to make him and his husband eat. The open space on the opposite side, so that flowers will grow in the future, and his family can see them when they leave the stove every week.

Loosen the soil, water it, and fertilize it. Crush the unwanted offal and add water. When the weather is hot, put it in the sun for an afternoon to ferment. Then pour it into the soil at night and turn it over again.

When I come back from school tomorrow, I will move it from the basin to here.

The days in the yard are orderly.

The business of Li Ji Luzhu is as usual, and the shop is sold out within two minutes after opening every day, but more and more new faces rush to line up, some of them are late, like Aunt Xu is a little late today , it turned out that it was her turn to sell out, so naturally it was uncomfortable.

"I thought it was near, but why didn't I buy it?"

Mrs. Zhou said: "Hey, luckily, I have sharp eyes and hands, bought two spoonfuls, and stewed them again at night."

There are only two pots per day, and the people outside bought it, but it’s not that the people in the alley disappeared.

Aunt Xu didn't buy anything today, but looking at Mrs. Zhou's complacent expression, she said, "If you didn't buy it, you didn't get it. I'm tired of eating every day. I can save money by eating home-cooked food today."

Mrs. Zhou laughed, and said, "Yes, yes, I'm tired of eating and I'm missing the ones you bought. My house happens to be empty so I can buy more. I don't know how Li Fulang made it. Fragrant." Carrying the bowl, he went back to the vinegar shop triumphantly, almost reversing the previous defeat.

"It's just a bowl of boiled stew, so frivolous." Aunt Xu spat at Zhou's back.

But she went back with an empty bowl. When eating in the afternoon, the man's son looked at the chopsticks on the table, and Aunt Xu said: "There is no stewing, I didn't buy it today."

Xu Wenbin also made a fuss for a while, saying that if you want to eat stewed stew, then Aunt Xu can only say that grandma will queue up early tomorrow, and we will eat tomorrow.After finishing speaking, I couldn't help muttering: This braised stew is really getting more and more fragrant.

Later, people in the queue at the front bought ten scoops at once. It happened that Gu Zhaoxiumu was helping with work at home. After listening to the ten scoops, he glanced at the other party. But he speaks like a businessman.

His brows and eyes look smooth and flexible, his waist is slightly arched, and he has a smile on his face before speaking.

Their family is not afraid of people imitating it. Stewed cooking means that the older the stewed ingredients, the more fragrant they become.But I bought ten spoonfuls and went back, no matter whether it was to raise the price and then sell it-there is actually a second-hand dealer in his stewed shop.

It can be seen that Li Ji Luzhu has gained a little reputation.

Or people really take it back to eat at home, regardless of whether they can eat ten spoons or not, there must be such a situation that there are many people in the family who like to eat and buy more.

This one said ten spoons, and the people in the queue at the back couldn't stand up and wanted to make a fuss.

After queuing for such a long time, buying ten scoops at the front will take up a lot of pot. Will they still have more to buy when it's their turn?

Gu Zhaoxian raised his hand to stabilize the situation, and said loudly: "My husband is the only one in our family, and we make two pots every day, and the limit is limited from today—"

"What is a limit?"

"I don't know, which kid in front buys ten spoons?"

"He bought it, but it was gone by my appointment, and today he ran away for nothing."

The line started to get noisy.

Gu Zhao said loudly: "The limit is two scoops per person, and the excess will not be sold! The line behind is at the next door, and there are almost twenty people in the front, and the last one came late. I'm really sorry, I probably won't be able to buy it , please go early tomorrow."

Two spoons per person, thirty spoons out of two pots, 15 people in line is enough.

Unexpectedly, one day, his family will also limit the amount.Gu Zhao used to be in Hyundai. At that time, Apple phones were popular, and a new one had just been released, and the roommates had to change it if they had money. They said that it would take ten and a half months to wait for the phone to come back, and sometimes a month.

Also lined up to buy a cell phone.

Gu Zhao felt that it was brand hunger marketing, which was very popular.Of course he won't pay a high price for a mobile phone.Enough is enough.

But now, there is a limited amount of stewed stew, but he is definitely not hot!

Have no idea.

The folks at the front lined up to buy ten scoops were naturally unhappy, but those at the back lined up happy, clapping their hands and applauding, saying that Gu Xiucai did a good job, that's how it should be, and all of them can buy it.The man was frightened by the loud voice of the person behind, so he became timid, so he said weakly that he would have two spoonfuls.

After such a delay, I will buy it later.When waiting to close the shop, Li Zhouzhou still had lingering fears, and said to the gentleman, "Fortunately, the gentleman is at home today, otherwise I would be in a mess."

The first ten scoops are sold out, but the line behind is so long, if there is a commotion——

Li Zhouzhou frowned when he thought about it.

Gu Zhao held Zhou Zhou's hand, and said comfortingly, "It's the end of June now, and it will be July soon, when dad comes back, don't you still want to marinate some vegetarian tofu, dried tofu, and chicken and duck? Make a pot, you should be more relaxed." This is one of them, mainly because there is a father at home to hold the battle, so Gu Zhao is also relieved.

Li Ji has a limited amount of braised cooking, and each person can only buy two spoonfuls. After this rule comes out.Business people on the street also talked about it.

"I've been in business for so many years, and I've never heard that there are still customers who are limited to buying."

"Isn't that right? There was almost a quarrel today. Now that the purchase limit is added, the quarrel is unpleasant. If it spreads in the future, I'm afraid the business will slow down in the future."

"That's good, it will be convenient and light for us to buy Luzhu in the alley, and we don't need to queue up."

"That's true. I don't know how Li Fulang made it. I think the more I eat, the more delicious it is. It's even more delicious than before."

Then I don't know, this is Li Ji's secret recipe, can it be passed on to the outside world?

But what I didn't expect was that the business of Li Ji Luzhu was not slow, but it was getting better and better. All the people who lined up at noon came.

When Gu Zhao heard what Zhou Zhou said later, he immediately said: ...

Do you queue up?

"And I seem to be together, that is, the guy who bought ten spoons last time, four of them came this time." Li Zhouzhou told Xianggong.

Then there's no way to do that. After talking about two scoops per person, it is true that four people come to buy it. If they break it up and make it ugly, his family doesn't care, so they can only do it temporarily.

The two of them were lying on the bed, they didn't even think about counting the money, they just thought about when dad would come back.

It's July [-]nd.

Li Da was driving the mule cart, which was full of food, sacks of wheat, and other things that he hadn't taken away before, so he walked slowly, unfortunately, he fell asleep outside the gate of Fu County. Overnight, it is hot in July, and I am not afraid of the cold at night.

Early in the morning, the gates of the city opened, and Li Da drove the car and paid the money to enter the city.

In June, the village harvested wheat, and Li Da alone had ten acres of land, but just as he thought, every family in the village who rented his paddy fields contributed their efforts, and when they were taken back, they would naturally have to be dried, and the wheat stalks were given to helpers. people.

This is a good thing. It is naturally happy to be able to fertilize the fields as fertilizer and help out.

Drying, bagging and weighing means paying grain tax and selling grain.Li Da left four shi for his family, which was too much, and there was no place to put it in the yards of prefectures and counties. In November, he could go back to the village to pull rice, and it was enough to eat.

The official price of the sale was 14 taels of silver.

It was already the end of June after such a hurry to pack up. Li Da did not delay, drove the mule cart and set off before dawn. I don't know how Zhou Zhou and Zhao'er are doing now. He has been away for two months, and Zhao'er is going to school. The cost is high, and there is no way to make a living, Li is very worried.

Sleeping outside the prefectural city at night is not at ease, with money on his body, he is more thinking about the past, not doing farm work, what he has to do, there are villages outside the prefecture when he comes and goes, he can be a source of income, and give people money. Killing pigs and killing pigs, no matter how hard he is, he can carry things for him, which is enough for daily expenses.

The mule cart was loaded with heavy loads, Li Da was reluctant to sit on it, and led the mule along the way.It was slow, and I slept for two nights on the road, and entered the prefecture, covered in dust, but in good spirits, I couldn't hide my joy, got into the mule cart and drove, hoping to see my son and brother-in-law early.

When we got to the pomegranate alley, the boys and girls playing under the pomegranate tree in the alley looked at Li Da curiously.

When Li Da arrived in front of his courtyard, he jumped off the mule cart and saw why the two doors were locked.

At some point, the children who had just been playing under the pomegranate tree dispersed, and Sanniang, among them, ran back to her home and said, "Aniang, an uncle came to the alley just now."

"Uncle Han?" Mrs. Zhou was washing clothes, with water on her hands, and kept asking her daughter.

Sanniang shook her head and didn't remember, meaning she was embarrassed, and said, "Driving a mule cart, outside the gate of Li's house."

Mrs. Zhou remembered it all at once, wiped the water in her hand on the stove skirt hanging on her chest, poked her daughter's forehead, and said with a smile: "What kind of face is born uncle, that's Uncle Li's father. Call me Grandpa Li."

"Got it, mother." Sanniang nodded.

Mrs. Zhou thought that Li Zhouzhou hadn't come back yet, so she went out, and seeing that it was indeed Li Zhouzhou's father, she took the initiative to say: "Li Fulang will go to the butcher shop in the west, and there should be two more. I'll be home soon, otherwise Uncle Li will come to my house and wait for a while?"

When he was leaving, there were people coming and going in this alley, and few of them looked polite and greeted him, why did they get acquainted when they came back?Li Da didn't think much about it, thinking that Zhou Zhou and Zhao'er had lived together for two months, so they probably knew the neighbors well.

Li Da refused, saying no, he waited outside the door.

Sure enough, within a few moments, Li Zhouzhou came back with his cart at the entrance of the alley, saw the mule cart in front of his house, immediately let go, and shouted happily: "Father!"