It is difficult for the farmer's sister

Chapter 39 Procurement (December 27 of the lunar calendar)
After the new year, the atmosphere in the village suddenly became active, with people coming and going every day.

Su Rui suddenly remembered that in modern times, every Chinese New Year, a colleague in Shanxi always hummed a song from Shanxi, "23, sent the master to heaven; 24, cleaned the house; 25, steamed dumplings ;26, cut off the meat; 27, wipe the tinware; 28, retting sloppy; 29, wash feet and hands; on the [-]th, the door gods and couplets should be pasted together."

It fully shows that people are pressed for time during the Chinese New Year.

There is also a saying that is often said in modern times, "If you have money or not, go home for the New Year."

The holidays are the happiest days for children. On the roads in the village, adults keep their feet on the ground while children run around happily.

Therefore, since ancient times, there have been countless folk songs that record children’s expectations for the New Year, such as "23, after the sacrifice, the children clapped their hands and laughed. In five or six days, the New Year will come. Evil box, walnut playing, Didi Light the cannon twice. Five sons ascend the imperial examination with a ping-pong sound, and the fire rises higher than the sky."

The same goes for the younger siblings of the Su family. After finishing their daily chores at home, they would run out to play.

Su Rui thinks that there are many things at home are ready anyway, so go play if you want to play.

It’s just that the steamed stuffed buns they eat during the Chinese New Year are almost enough for them to eat. I still need to prepare some. On 27, I went to the county to buy some glutinous rice flour to make dumplings. I can also change the taste during the Chinese New Year...

At noon on 26, Aunt Hua and Aunt Lin came

Aunt Hua asked, "Miss Rui, how are you doing? Have you got everything ready?"

Su Rui brought two bowls of brown sugar water and some snacks, "It's almost the same. The only thing missing is the door god posted on New Year's Eve, and the buns eaten during the Chinese New Year are almost gone. I need to buy some more meat and wrap some."

Lin drank the gum syrup and said, "Well, let's go together tomorrow?"

Su Rui nodded: "I also want to be with you, otherwise I don't feel at ease with my brothers and sisters."

It's almost Chinese New Year, Su Rui can't let his younger siblings go to the county town once, and there are adults like Aunt Hua, so he can rest assured.

Aunt Hua saw that she had agreed to go together tomorrow, so she got up and was about to leave, when she suddenly thought of it again: "By the way, what do you do with your fish?"

Su Rui took the two aunts into the kitchen and pointed them out: "We make some of the fish into fish balls, which are delicious in stewed soup or braised in soy sauce. Some of them are marinated and dried and can be eaten for a year."

Aunt Hua sighed: "You are really smart, I plan to sell some in the county town if I can't finish eating so many fish."

Aunt Lin is more focused on how to make it: "How do you pickle it? And how do you make fish balls?"

Su Rui smiled: "It's the same as salted pork. As for fish balls, if you make them, I'll ask Qiaoer to help you."

Aunt Lin nodded, looked at Su Qiao and said, "Okay, if Qiaoer is okay, come to my house and help me do some."

Su Qiao answered obediently from the side, "Okay, Aunt Lin."

Aunt Hua looked at the beams of the kitchen that were covered with pork, fish and rabbits, "It's right to prepare so much meat. After all, you can't always go to the county town, can you?"

"Aunt Hua is right."

Su Qiao went home with Mrs. Lin, Aunt Hua felt that there was nothing wrong, so she followed her to see what she did...

The next morning, the 27th of the twelfth lunar month.

Su Rui asked her brothers and sisters to dress warmly, and took a small mattress and put it in the bamboo basket, put Xiao Chennan in it, and covered it with a small quilt, leaving only a little gap.

There have been a lot of people going to the county town recently. Uncle Chang Ying would go back and forth to the county town to pull people back and forth before dawn. One penny for each person and one penny for a child. He can earn dozens of pennies every day. This is their second room, not counting. public.

When Su Rui and his brother arrived at Su Changying's house, they found that Su Changle was also there, and Su Changyong was also taking Yang and his four children.

Aunt Hua said that Uncle Chang Ying had just pulled a ox cart full of people and left, so she suggested: "Anyway, I didn't take anything. As for Chen Nan, let's change our backs and walk slowly towards the county town. We will take the ox cart when we come back. "

Su Rui agreed, in fact, the speed of the ox cart is not much different from walking... By the time it came back, they had almost reached it.

"Um"

Aunt Lin led Su Chen and said: "Then let's go."

As soon as they walked to the entrance of the village, they met Su Qiang and his parents. If it was originally a team of three families, it had become four families...

Along the way, the smaller men, Chen Li, Chen Hua, and the girls Su Ying, Su Qiao, Su Wan, Su Min, Su Qin, Su Fang, and Su Ling all followed the adults obediently, and the older boys They all ran to the front early, chasing and fighting with each other, laughing and laughing...

Su Qiang's mother, Mao Shi, came to Su Rui's side and said gratefully: "Su girl, thank you for the watermelon and leeks."

Su Rui smiled at Mrs. Mao: "Auntie, you are welcome. In fact, Su Qiang often helps us, and even brings my family, Chen Rui, to play together."

Mao waved his hands proudly, "Hey, what's the point of doing some work? If you need help, you can do whatever you want."

Su Rui laughed, what does it mean to order around casually?Su Qiang is not an animal...but it can be seen that Mao is not the kind of person who cares about everything...he is a person who can get along with him for a long time.

"Hahaha, Brother Chang Le, you are so right."

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter from behind, and Su Chennan, who was so frightened that he fell asleep, shook in the back basket.

Su Rui looked back, it turned out to be the laughter of Su Qiang's father, Su Dehou...

It seems that his father is also an informal person...

When they arrived at the county town, Su Qiang's father went to sell fish, and Su Qiang helped to lead Su Wan, followed Su Rui, and helped to carry something.

This is what Su Qiang's parents strongly requested...

Su Rui thought to herself, he really used his son as a livestock...

At the market, because everyone wanted to buy different things, they left in twos and threes. When the agreed time came, they would go back to the old place by bullock cart.

Aunt Hua was worried that Su Rui's only child would be in danger with a group of children, so she asked Chen Jie and Chen Wei to follow.

Su Rui felt that Chen Jie and Chen Wei were also children... But seeing Aunt Hua's serious expression, she didn't refuse.

The things sold in the market are more abundant than before. There are many varieties of food, such as seafood from the sea, fruits and vegetables from the south, fur from the border, and foreign goods from abroad. Unfortunately, the price is expensive and there are many people watching , Few people buy.

But Su Rui is not short of money, so if you like it, buy it...

I bought a lot of fur and seafood...

Su Chenjie has gone from being shocked at the beginning, to being indifferent later, and then to being numb.

Chen Wei excitedly pulled Chen Rui to look at this for a while, and that for a while...

Su Chenrui shouted: "Big sister, big sister. This one can look good on people, and it's better than my aunt's. You should buy one too."

Su Rui walked over with her sisters, and it turned out to be Mercury Mirror.

The vendor introduced enthusiastically, "Girl, this silver mirror is an imported product. Many women of rich families buy it. Would you like to have one?"

Su Rui looked down and saw that Su Ying, Su Qiao, and even the little Su Wan were pulling Su Qiang and looking at her with envious eyes.

"How much money?"

The peddler was pleasantly surprised when he saw the show, "It only takes two taels of silver."

No wonder he was pleasantly surprised, because this thing is too expensive, so he got a mirror, but it hasn't been sold for more than ten days...

There was a gasp around, whispering

"Is it too expensive?"

"Yeah, the bronze mirror is only [-] copper coins, you can buy three bronze mirrors and still have [-] coins left..."

"Tsk tsk, I think this little girl is just asking..."

"This peddler has been setting up his stall for many days. I think he thinks that everything is sold out, but this one is not sold."

Su Rui ignored the words of the people around her, took out two taels of silver and handed it to him, "You wrap it up for me, I want it."

The peddler shouted excitedly, "Okay."

Not to mention wrapping it up, I put it in Chen Wei's back basket enthusiastically. As for why I didn't put it in Chen Jie's back bag, it was because it was full...

"You really don't know what you look like, this little girl really dares to buy..."

"Yes, yes, I am not afraid of being scolded by my parents."

"I don't think she will scold. You see, the clothes she wears cost nearly a tael of silver in the embroidery room!"

Su Rui and the others left while being pointed at by the people around them...

(End of this chapter)