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The person who came in with Caixiu also had a bitter face, with boredom written all over his face.

Song Xu froze for a moment, then turned to look at the lotus root seller sitting on the other side.

Like, so similar.

"The third one?"

"Old Seven!"

When the two bitter gourds met, their faces were full of surprises, they pushed each other's shoulders, and they turned into two cheerful bitter gourds.

It turned out to be acquainted.

Song Xu asked Tian Xiaoqing to make another pancake, and the two bitter gourds creaked together.

Xu Shi hasn't eaten such a large amount of food for a long time, and the bitter gourd face who followed Caixiu wrapped up the pancake after eating half of it.

Caixiu said sadly: "Brother Wan, how is sister-in-law?"

Brother Wan sighed, "It's still the same."

The lotus root seller finished eating the pancakes, and asked curiously, "Why is the third child here?"

Wansan: "It's a long story."

Song Xu didn't want to talk about confidential matters with outsiders, so he interrupted them first: "Are the two brothers from the same hometown?"

The man who bought the lotus root replied: "Yes, we are from Wanjia Village. In this generation, I can do seven things, and others can do three things. You can call us Wan Qi Wan San."

Xiaochun is more concerned about the lotus root: "Is this lotus root grown in your village? Our family wants to harvest lotus root, and the quantity is large."

Wan Qi excitedly said: "That's great! The pond can't do anything else, it can only grow some lotus root. Wan San and I both have a share, and every year several companies take turns picking and selling, and they can't sell for much money!"

Song Xu glanced at Wan San unexpectedly, and said happily: "Well, let's close the shop directly, let's go to see the lotus root first, and don't worry about anything else."

Wanjia Village was a bit far away, and the group of people dragged their families along, so Song Xu simply rented a donkey cart.

Jiang Tiantian was the most excited.After all, I was young and had never seen a lotus root, so I couldn't hide my joy, like a primary school student going on a spring outing.

Caixiu was weak, so she went home to rest first, so the donkey cart barely carried six people and ran eastward.

Dashi Village is ten miles east of the county, and ten miles further forward is Wanjia Village.

From a distance, Wanjia Village looks like Dashi Village, but the big pond beside the road is very conspicuous.

The pond was about the size of an acre of land, sparkling with sparkling light under the sun.The breeze blew by, and the withered and yellow lotus flower stems swayed slightly.

It was obviously a scene of depression in winter, but because of the lotus root buried in the mud, it aroused everyone's enthusiasm.

Lotus is beautiful, but is it delicious with lotus root? ?

Wan Qi looked at Tang, although he was no longer surprised by it, but seeing that everyone liked it, he seemed to see the copper coin waving at him.

He pointed to the pond and said, "This year's digging is slow, and there is still a little half left. It is estimated that there are about [-] catties left. It is cold in winter, and it is easy to freeze if we dig too much. We can only sell slowly. We are afraid that we will not be able to sell all this year."

The pond is relatively shallow, and the water only reaches the height of a person's thigh, so digging lotus root itself is not difficult.It's just that the first snow this year has already fallen, and it will only get colder and colder in the future. Even if the pond has not frozen yet, the taste of entering the water must still be very sour.

"It doesn't matter, I will charge you as much as you sell in the market. But you are responsible for digging and delivering the goods. As much as we want, you will deliver it the day before."

"No problem!" Not only Wan Qi was happy, Wan San also showed joy.They don't even need to ask the opinions of several other companies, and they can make money with a little effort. Who would object?

Wan Qiyi was happy, and wanted to keep the big boss.

He watched Jiang Tiantian staring into the water, thinking that everyone wanted to see something new, so he volunteered to go down to the pond to perform a live performance of digging the lotus root, so as to show the boss how well their lotus root was planted!

Song Xu became playful and wanted to follow, but Xiaochun pinched her back severely, so she had to give up.

Several people watched the fun from a distance on the shore, and the two bitter gourds went down to the pond.Sometimes they tell Wan Qi to go left, and sometimes they tell him to go right.Wan Qi touched a thick lotus root, but he didn't have any tools at hand, and he was afraid that it would be broken, so he pulled it up with all his strength.

"Ahhh—" Jiang Tiantian also yelled, as if he could use all his strength to reach Wan Qi.Wan Qi grinned and tugged for a long time, and finally got enough strength. With a bang, a white and fat lotus root joint jumped out of the water!

"It's so big!" Jiang Tiantian yelled and jumped up on the spot, but his feet slipped, he lost his balance, and slammed into the water together with the flying lotus root joint——

"Tiantian!" Xiaochun stepped forward and grabbed Tiantian's belt, but one leg was also brought into the pond.

The bone-piercing ice water made the two of them shout unconsciously: "Ahhhhhh!"

Song Xu was terribly frightened, and when several people rushed ashore, he quickly twisted Xiaochun's trousers and asked Tian Tian to take off his cotton-padded jacket.

"Are you okay!? Look at you, what are you jumping about!"

Tiantian and Xiaochun were just shivering, and the two Wan brothers were busy wiping their feet, leaving Tian Xiaoqing alone to experience the joy of the harvest—holding a big lotus root half as tall as a person, standing lonely and desolate in the cold wind.

"You... don't you like lotus root..."

***

"Hahahaha!" Wan Qi's daughter-in-law laughed and laughed: "How old is he, can he still fall into the pond? If he really falls, he will fall. The pond is leg-deep, and he can climb up!"

Xiaochun and Jiang Tiantian were ashamed, wrapped in quilts and drinking hot water with shame.

Song Xu smiled and said, "I'm bothering sister-in-law."

Because Jiang Tiantian was soaked and Xiaochun's pants were damaged, Wan Qi kindly invited the two of them to sit at his house and change clothes.

The condition of Wanqi's family is not bad, they are well fed and warmly dressed, which is about the same level as Tian Xiaoqing's family.

Wan Qi's daughter-in-law rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and finally found a loose robe that Xiaochun was wearing, and asked him to change out of the wet clothes.

Xiaochun took the robe, a big question mark popped out of her little head...why is it pink?

He hesitated to speak, but Wan Qi's wife saw it and said with a smile: "This is Wan Qi's mother's old clothes. His mother was born tall, so the clothes were made wide. Back then, their family was poor, and they couldn't afford to marry. So I cut some peach red, and it’s not a serious wedding dress, thinking that it can be worn in ordinary times..."

She was a little embarrassed and said: "Although the old man has gone, it is a happy funeral, so don't feel bad luck."

Their family doesn't have Shuang'er's clothes, and it's not very good to wear foreign men's clothes, so Xiaochun had no choice but to change into them.

Although old clothes from decades ago, they are well preserved.Its workmanship is not exquisite, but the pinched waist and wide sleeves are not the style that farmers often make, which makes Xiaochun feel a little uncomfortable.

This is the dress worn by the bride.

He has always been unconfident about his appearance, but now looking at the bronze mirror, he suddenly felt as if he didn't recognize himself.

Single eyelid, thin lips, shallow eye sockets.Only the peak of the nose is straight, which makes the whole face sharp and angular.

He looks very cold, but is wearing a pink dress.

Xiaochun was extremely awkward, hesitated for a while, then opened the curtain and walked out.

Song Xu was discussing money with Wan Qi in the courtyard. He stood not far away and listened for a while. He felt that the husband had a clear mind, a well-regulated conversation, and a straight back that was even more mighty.

He rubbed his stomach absently.

Song Xu like this is his own.

Song Xu turned his head and saw Xiaochun standing not far away with a faint smile.

...He actually wore a pink dress! ?

Song Xu was stunned by Lei, and what shocked him even more was why he suddenly felt that Xiaochun looked good in pink! ?Having said that, why does pink make Xiaochun radiate the brilliance of motherhood! ?

With a strong desire to survive, Song Xu swallowed all his complaints, called Jiang Tiantian who had also changed his clothes, thanked him again and again, and prepared to leave.

"Thank you sister-in-law. We'll wash the clothes later and ask Wan Qi to bring them back to you. Come to our house for dinner next time!"

Wan Qi and his wife waved their hands with a smile, watched the donkey cart leave, and went to find other family members to inform about the matter.

The donkey cart drove all the way to the entrance of the village, and saw Wansan standing there waiting for them.

Song Xu asked, "Have you seen it at home?"

Wan San got into the donkey cart and smiled gratefully, "Thank you for the cake, my family likes it very much."

"Okay, get in the car first, and come to my house for details."

With the same balsam pear face, Wansan has a bit more gloomy temperament than Wanqi. One glance will make you lose your mind, and ten glances will make you feel so depressed that you want to commit suicide.

Caixiu herself is the protagonist of Les Misérables, and the person she finds who is in a similar situation is ashamed to be friends with her if she is not miserable.

Modern people in peaceful times can never imagine what it is like to live a life worrying about food and clothing.

The homeless under the overpass are nothing more miserable than digging through the trash cans and eating steamed buns; many of the beggars on the overpass are liars; the people passing through the overpass may find it difficult to get a job because their parents are divorced or their lovers are betrayed... But that is not the same as Being on the brink of starvation is a completely different experience.

Mental pain is extremely painful, but the predicament that is difficult to survive will make people lose their dignity as a human being.

When Song Xu came to this world, his biggest feeling was that this kind of hardship was close at hand.

If it wasn't for the natural bond with Xiaochun, he doubted that he wouldn't survive three days.

Song Xu made some mental preparations, and asked as gently as possible: "Caixiu has already told you the basic situation, right? Qian Sangou is our common enemy. If you have any grievances, please tell me."

Wansan sighed deeply, his tired body was covered with haze.

He slowly said: "I was also ruined by Qian Sangou..."

Song Xu nodded.

"My family used to have twelve taels of savings, which is pretty good in our Wanjia Village..."

Song Xu nodded again.

"Who told Qian Sangou to open several gambling halls in our county, I just went in when I thought about it, and I gambled away all of them..."

Song Xu: "..."

Xiaochun: "..."

Tian Xiaoqing: "..."

Jiang Tiantian: "...and then?"

"Then I lost all the betrothal gifts I saved. I have no money to get married, and I'm still a bachelor until now. What a pain..."

Song Xu kicked the man off the donkey cart.

When the bus arrived at Dashi Village, Xiaochun and Song Xu came down first with the sundries they bought, and Tian Xiaoqing continued to send Jiang Tiantian back to Chunyang County.

Song Xu walked with his luggage for a long time before Wansan chased after him clutching his buttocks.

"Boss Song, Boss Song—! Wait for me!"

Beside the iconic big stone in Dashi Village is still the big pagoda tree that has been heard by the whole village for hundreds of years.

Today's big girls and young wives are still talking about their parents under this tree.

"Do you know that Li Baozhu escaped back?"

"What, wasn't she taken away by her natal family on the day of the winter solstice? Can this also escape?"

"That's right, there was a lot of trouble this morning. I just saw the village chief send her family away."

"Then she stayed?"

"Oh, yes, let's build up some virtue. She has no children, and she can't make waves... But I didn't say that, I think she might as well marry another one. What's the good now , there is no one at home, how do you live after a long time?"

"Who knows what she thinks, maybe she is still waiting to marry Song Xu."

"Hahahaha... wait, who is that!?"

A few girls just saw a strange uncle running in from outside the village clutching his buttocks, still calling Boss Song?

Take another look, isn't that Song Xu!

"Pfft, Boss Song, hahaha!" A group of people burst into laughter.

They had only heard that Song Xu had made a small fortune in a small business before. Thinking about it this way, it seemed right to call him Boss Song.

It's just indescribably funny, as if I've watched crooked street gangsters since I was a child, and suddenly turned into Mr. X one day.

"If you want me to say, it's better to farm the land. You can have food after suffering every year, but what can you do in business? One day, you will lose money, and you won't be able to eat. Don't even think about buying a donkey or horse in this life." strong……"

As soon as a girl was halfway through speaking, she saw a burst of smoke and dust suddenly appearing on the small road leading to the outside of the village.

A burly man galloped towards Song Xu's house on a tall horse.

The impact is no less than seeing a handsome and domineering president driving a convertible Ferrari on the road.

The girl hesitated and said: "Is that person also going after Song Xu?"

A person next to her glared at her: "Call Boss Song!"

Boss Song didn't want to really get rid of the middle-aged man who had lost his life because of gambling. On the contrary, he opened his mind because of this, and felt that brothels and gambling halls were also a good entry point.

Although it is Qian Sangou's territory, he cannot perfectly control everything there.

If he could buy a young maid from a brothel to poison him, it would be once and for all.

"I understand, I can take you there!" Wan San was very excited when he heard the proposal: "Do you want to know what time does that surname Qian eat and eat, and how many girls will sleep with his arms around at night?"

Xiao Chun brought a bowl of water, and as soon as she came out of the kitchen, she saw that bitter gourd Wansan leaning into his husband's ear, talking about sleeping with a few girls in his arms! ?

Before he had time to change the blind pink robe, he ran over in three steps at a time and grabbed Wan San by the collar: "What did you say?"

The courtyard door was knocked suddenly, Xiaochun turned to look, but it was Brother Mo whom he hadn't seen for a long time!

Before Wansan could defend himself, the dizzy Xiaochun shouted, "Brother Mo, this man actually wants to take my husband to sleep with some girls outside!"

Mo Shi'an: "..."