Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

I see, brother, just move to my house. Doesn’t this thing require cash? "

"No, every month Wuhan University comes to our shop to check out, and they are regular customers. Naturally, they don't have to pay for it and deliver the goods. Otherwise, it would hurt our friendship."

The little brother promised, one in each hand, carried two bags of flour into the house, put them in the corner, rubbed his hands, took out a booklet and inkpad from his arms, and moved over:

"My lady, if you're right, press your fingerprint, and I'll send it to the next family."

"No hurry, let me ask you, what kind of food do you have in this store?"

"We are the largest grain store in Yanggu County. All rice, millet, sorghum, barley, japonica, red and brown rice, white noodles, buckwheat noodles, corn noodles, rice noodles, millet noodles, sorghum rice noodles, broad beans, peas, big soybeans, mung beans, black beans, red beans, whatever you can think of , I sell them all here.”

The little brother began to count with his fingers, and he spoke loudly like the name of a cross talk report under a flyover. Pan Jinlian hurriedly stopped him:

"No need for these, do you sell malt for making maltose in your shop?"

"Is this..."

The little brother hesitated for a moment, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, we have wheat in our shop. As long as the lady tells you, I will give birth to you, but it will be malt in a few days. If you are worried, you can buy it and give birth yourself."

Pan Jinlian nodded, the big head is done, and there are many miscellaneous things that are easy to buy.

"Then I'm going to trouble you, little brother. When it's done, you can send me some. I have some money here. It's a reward for you."

As he spoke, he took some copper plates and put them on the booklet, and handed them flat to the little brother.Seeing Pan Jinlian's smile, the noodle guy couldn't find his soul, and when he saw the dazzling copper coins, he even grinned at the back of his head:

"Thank you for the money, my lady. I will definitely take care of it. If you have any orders, my lady, just tell me, but I will never say no to anything I can do."

"Don't talk about these things casually with others. You still have the money to calculate separately. I will send it to you when you deliver the flour in a few days. I will give you the cash immediately. Don't charge it to the account. Trouble."

Pan Jinlian sent away the little second brother from the grain store, watched the raindrops dripping from the eaves, and slowly walked back into the room. When she turned around, the opposite door seemed to open a small gap, and someone flashed quickly. Unclear appearance.

That night, Pan Jinlian inquired about the location of Wuhan University's pawnshop, took out some jewelry and wrapped them together, pawned money at the pawnshop the next day, divided it into three parts, kept one part for her own pocket money, and gave the other part to Wuhan University for her own food expenses , As for the last one, it will be paid to the little brother in the grain shop when he delivers the malt.

When Pan Jinlian delivered the food, Wuhan University was packing flour bags in the backyard. He did not use the small kitchen where he usually cooks to cook cakes. Instead, he built a small house behind his house facing the street, which is hidden behind the two-story building. , not conspicuous, and it is not easy for others to see.

Entering the room, there is a cloud of white powder flying, and there are crock pots of oil and various seasonings on the table, and a stove half as high as a person is next to it, which is dark and without a spark.Cooking cakes are delicious when they are hot, so Wuhan University gets up every day before dawn to knead the dough to make cakes. After they are baked, it is time for people to have breakfast, and they are sold while they are hot. Be back by noon.

"How did you come here?!"

Wuhan University was startled when she saw Pan Jinlian put her skirt into her "workroom". She rubbed her hands and stood back a few steps with her eyes wide open, making Pan Jinlian wonder if she was really being too fierce to the landlord People are scared.

"I'll give you food expenses. It's not easy for you to make money. Since it was explained at the beginning that everyone eats their own food, I naturally can't always let you support them, so you keep the money for now, and I will give you some when I think of a way to earn money." .”

Pan Jinlian put the money bag in her hand on the case, clapped her hands, and said with a smile:

"Brother, since we are brothers and sisters, I really treat you as my own brother. If there is anything wrong with it, just tell me. I know that you also lost your parents since you were young, and you only have a younger brother who is still far away." I am also alone in a foreign country. As for me, although I am better than you, it is not normal for a wealthy family to be bullied by others every day. Everyone is miserable, but they just want to make a living. Why bother to have a grudge."

Giving a sweet date with a slap in the face is Pan Jinlian's usual style. Although Wuhan University is not very good-looking, he has a good heart. As long as you talk to him clearly, he must be reasonable.

Seeing the sincerity of what she said, and the fact that she actually gave him money, Wuhan University was also a little moved, and couldn't help but think of his childhood.Sucking his nose, he sat on the small stool next to the case, patted his thighs and told Pan Jinlian how his parents died, how they had a funeral, how hard he took his younger brother to make a living, and then Wu Song left. How did I live alone, and when it came to the emotional part, I burst into tears.In the end, he wiped his face with his sleeve and made a promise to Pan Jinlian:

"Sister, you can rest assured to live with me. As long as I have a bite to eat, you will not be hungry. Everyone is a hard-working person, but you are a girl who was sold by your parents to be a girl, but you are better than us. Hard work but free and hard."

Seeing him like this, Pan Jinlian nodded hurriedly, knowing that this time he really recognized herself as a relative.As the saying goes, compare your heart with your heart, since he no longer has that dirty idea, he has to show some sincerity.

"I'm relieved when I talk about it. From now on, I will be upright, and I won't feel embarrassed when I see it, but have you ever heard that there is a man named Ximen Qing in the city?"

Suddenly remembering that there was another important person, Pan Jinlian asked along the way.Wuhan University is very concerned about this person:

"Why haven't I heard of it? Isn't he the high official from Ximen who opened a pharmacy? He is a very capable person in Yanggu County, and he looks chic and romantic. No one in Yanggu County knows his reputation."

"Brother, it would be great if you have seen him. If you see this Ximen official again in the future, you must avoid it, and even if you encounter it, you must avoid it. In short, don't have anything to do with him."

"Why?"

Pan Jinlian saw that he was a little puzzled, and knew that she didn't understand, so should she tell him that this person might kill you?Although it is impossible for her to have an affair with Ximen Qing now, she really can't guarantee the interests of the people, so it is best to avoid it.It's just that we have to make up a set of words to convince Wuhan University.After thinking for a while, Pan Jinlian smiled and said:

"Although this man is capable, he has a very vicious heart. When I was in the Zhang family, I heard from my master that Ximen Qing robbed men and women, took other people's wives at will, murdered and set fires. I also heard that he didn't even spare his own son-in-law's family. , I just took over his property, if you offend him, wouldn't it be a big loss, you'd better hide."

5 neighbor

Wu Da didn't take it seriously, waved his hands and replied:

"Whether the official Ximen is a good person or not has nothing to do with me. He will not buy my cooking cakes. It's just that I know him and he doesn't know me when we meet. Don't worry about this. The Wang Po next door is a good person. If you If you have nothing to do, go to her to drink tea and do needlework, don't think about it."

When Pan Jinlian heard that she dared to feel that she felt that she was worrying unnecessarily, she didn't want to say more, and I'm afraid he wouldn't believe it.But since Pan Jinlian can't hook up with Ximen Qing, maybe Wuhan University's little life shouldn't be tossed about by a beauty.

Sighing, she just went back to the room silently, took off the hairpins and jewelry, and after washing up, Pan Jinlian lay on the bed and calculated tomorrow's purchase plan.

Today is just a dowry jewellery, and I returned home after changing the money. There are still many things unprepared: tin or wood hairpins, rouge powder, herbal tea, and afternoon tea snacks—but these are the second time. The most important thing is that the wooden barrels, hops, yeast, and sugar needed to make wine need to be prepared and placed there before they can be used.

Fortunately, the price of goods in the Northern Song Dynasty was not particularly high, otherwise, my little money might not be worth much. Pan Jinlian pulled out the purchase list in her mind, and after the calculation was over, it was still within her budget, so she didn't worry about it any more. Turn off the light and go to sleep.

The next day was cloudy and rainy again, but Wuhan University had to go out to discuss business. This elder brother really made a good wooden stake, even when he returned to his home, he only ate and slept, and got up early every day to make pancakes and go to the streets Selling, knowing nothing about what Pan Jinlian did.

Pan Jinlian watched him go far away before leaving the room. Although they treat each other like brothers and sisters, they are not real brothers and sisters. Since they can't live together, it's better not to meet each other, so as to avoid getting involved when the time comes. constantly.After breakfast, I changed into a pair of lightweight clogs, held up an oil-paper umbrella, wore a skirt with white flowers on a blue background, a dark blue coat with a black belt, and hung a jade pendant. Although the color is not good, I can still wear it get out.

After leaving the house, the raindrops gradually fell on her body, Pan Jinlian hurried to the next door, where Wang Po was sitting idle.

"Master Wu, your clothes are so pretty, why, you want to go out?"

"Exactly, go out to buy some things, does mom want to go shopping with a companion?"

Wang Po thought for a while and nodded:

"Okay, I'm also going to buy some odds and ends, let's go with you."

Saying that, he went into the house and changed his clothes, took an umbrella, put a big red velvet flower on it, called a little girl out to watch the business, and followed Pan Jinlian out.

The two walked while talking, and they arrived at the downtown not far away.Pan Jinlian bought white sugar and ready-made yeast dumplings in the confectionery store, and then cut a few feet of cotton cloth with bright yellow background and small white flowers next door, planning to make skirts when it was hot. Of course, she couldn’t make it herself, but at home