After rebirth, the cheapskate just wants to farm

Chapter 24 The Young Master of the Gu Family (reissued with changes)
Back from the mountain, Xie Changzhi didn't come back to his senses, and he would peek at Xie Wuyu from time to time along the way.

It wasn't until he reached the door that Xie Wuyu suddenly turned around and stared at him. He was so frightened that he took several steps back and laughed dryly: "Fifth, fifth sister, what's wrong?"

Xie Wuyu shook his head helplessly, thought for a while and said: "Don't tell my father about meeting the Wu family child today."

"Why?" Xie Changzhi asked subconsciously, wondering if the cousin herself knew that the act of picking up people's clothes was too sensational, "What's your relationship with that kid? Was he so excited when he was on the mountain? Or is it your savior?"

Xie Wuyu frowned and was a little surprised, but he was right by mistake: "There is no reason, you are not allowed to say it, you know?"

"No, no, you were sick in bed before, so you probably didn't have a chance to see it." Xie Changzhi rolled his eyes and was about to continue analyzing, but he saw the little cousin's annoyed expression and immediately changed his words: "Okay, I I will definitely not tell you about the fact that you picked up other children's clothes."

Xie Wuyu nodded in satisfaction, and asked him, "Are you going home or my house?"

Xie Changzhi had just made a plan in his heart to obey and betray, and now he was feeling guilty, so he hurriedly said: "I'll go back, I'll go back. Then... See you, Fifth Sister."

He said the next sentence very quickly, and slipped away after finishing speaking.

Xie Wuyu stood at the door and watched his back completely disappear before entering the house. To be precise, if Xie Changzhi hadn't been blocking her, she might have really brought the little pity home.No, now that I know that little pity is the reincarnation of my savior, it seems that it is time to find a way to get him back, the benefactor seems to have lived a miserable life.

Thinking about it this way, I always felt that there was something wrong with the conversation with Xie Changzhi just now, but the more I thought about it, the more confused I became, and finally I just didn't think about it.

She stood at the door and looked around, it was fine, no one was there.Then another large basket of strawberries appeared out of nowhere on the ground, and she secretly sent Xie Changzhi to the space on her back, and no one had the opportunity to take them out at this time.

After dragging two baskets of strawberries into the house, the bored Xie Wuyou couldn't help rushing forward to grab a few. Xie Wuji frowned and tried to stop her, but Xie Wuyou stuffed one into his mouth directly.

The voice said crisply: "Brother, you are going to the academy tomorrow, let's take a break today, and let my sister breathe. After studying more books, I don't know how much you have to lecture me."

Xie Wuyu smiled, looked at Xie Wuji's face a little red, went to wash a bowl for their brothers and sisters to eat.

Xie Wuji shook his head: "This is what my sister has worked so hard to pick up and sell, so I can't eat it."

Xie Wuyu patted his head and felt in his heart that this child is so obedient.

"It's okay, let's eat." Xie Wuyu said, "The money you sell is also for your family. If you feel happy after eating, it is not a waste."

Xie Wuyou felt that his sister was on his side this time, made a face at Xie Wuji, happily took another big bite of the strawberry.

In the evening, Mrs. Li simply boiled the noodles, put lard and green vegetables in it, it is already very good to be able to eat thin noodles in the village, let alone put lard.

Both Li Shi and Xie Gui seemed a little excited, especially Xie Gui, who kept looking at Xie Wuji while eating, his eyes were kinder than ever before, Xie Wuyu looked creepy anyway, and couldn't stand it in his heart.

However, it is also understandable. After all, in this social background where everything is inferior and only reading is high, it is really exciting that the boys in the family can go to school.

Before going to bed, Xie Wuyu went to check the two baskets of strawberries placed in the yard, filled a basin with water and dripped two drops of Lingquan, sprayed the strawberries carefully, and then covered them with clean white gauze .

Before dawn on the second day, Xie Wuyu woke up in a daze and heard Mrs. Li getting up and busy outside.

After waking up, he got out of bed and got dressed. Xie Wuyu pushed the twins to wake them up and told them to get up quickly.

Because Mrs. Li pampered the children, the two children had never woken up so early, and they were sleepy for a while.

After simply eating the leftover noodles from last night, and taking a few pieces of dry food, the family set off to the entrance of the village.There are ox carts at the entrance of the village that go to the town and the county, but people go there every day in the town, and only once every three days in the county.

When Mrs. Li lifted the gauze covering the basket, she let out a small exclamation, "It looks more juicy after leaving it for a night, and it can be sold for a good price just because of its appearance."

Xie Gui carried them one by one on his shoulders, glanced sideways at Xie Wuyu's direction, and said loudly: "It doesn't matter if you can't sell them, just let the children see the world."

Mrs. Li understood, "Yes, yes, yes, it doesn't matter if you sell it or not, as long as the child is happy."

Xie Wuyu sighed helplessly. It seems that even if her body is completely recovered, the cautious attitude and care she has cultivated over the years cannot be changed overnight.

But she is very useful, and she feels extremely lucky to have a pair of understanding parents in such a world.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, the sky was still gloomy, but it didn't look like it would rain. There were already many people waiting there, and they were clearly divided into two groups. One group was going to the town, and there were a lot of people.One group was going to the county, and only a few people stood together, including the eldest aunt Qian and two cousins.

Xie Changzhi felt that he had established a revolutionary friendship with Xie Wuyu, so when he saw her, he acted very familiar.

"Why are you here now? It's almost dawn." Xie Changzhi jumped over, wanting to pat Xie Wuyu on the shoulder, but Xie Wuyu avoided him, rubbing his nose and laughing twice.

"Eldest aunt." Xie Wuyu bowed to a chubby middle-aged woman. Her eldest aunt claimed to be a scholar, and she attached great importance to things like etiquette, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with saluting.

Sure enough, after the twins also saluted, Qian's face looked much better. He waved the gray handkerchief in his hand proudly, and said in a strange tone: "This is the first time I see Xiao Yu'er after the separation." Well, your health is really good. If you want me to say that you are also a lucky person, your health has improved just after we separated, your father has also made a fortune, and even your younger brother will go to college with my parent Heng Changzhi , really lucky."

Not many people go to the county, but many go to the town.When everyone heard Qian's unrestrained voice, they subconsciously looked over, casting curious and complicated gazes over, and the smiling faces of Li Shi and Xie Gui froze.

People who planned to go to the county like Xie Wuyu and the others basically stood together, except for the three of Xie Changheng and the two aunts with baskets on their shoulders. They should have met to go to the city. They looked very close together of.

Hearing Mrs. Qian's words, one of the aunts, who was mean, was the first to perk up, pricking his ears to hear how Xie Gui got rich, and how he still had spare money to send his children to the county academy. This is a big gossip. , Come back to the village and talk about it is another interesting topic of conversation.

"I said Xie Laosan, they are all from the village. If you have any way to make money, don't hide it. The life of the big guys is hard, but you must help each other."

Mrs. Li frowned slightly: "Auntie's words will ruin us, how can we have money in our family, Xiaoyu's body is just right, and the family still owes foreign debts."

The aunt interrupted her: "Can you still send the boy to the academy when you owe foreign debts? Oh, I heard that the academy has a lot of Shuxiu for a year, and ordinary people can't afford it."

Li sneered, and was stopped by Xie Gui when he was about to argue.

"What my aunt said is true. The war has just been fought in the past few decades, and life is just a little bit better. It is not easy for everyone. Our family also tightened their belts and planned to take the child to the academy. I didn't think about it. It's on."

Xie Gui pretended to be silly and laughed, and then blurted out the topic with a few casual sentences.

Qian's lip curled, and he flicked his handkerchief boringly, "Really, why hasn't Lao Li come over yet? It's almost dawn, so don't delay my boys from studying."

Lao Li is a person who goes to the county every three days, usually at about this time, Qian is simply looking for trouble.

But then she rolled her eyes, looked at Xie Wuji who was standing quietly by the side, and said in a sharp tone: "Wuji, do you know how much money you will spend to go to the academy this time..."

"Auntie!"

"Auntie..."

Qian opened her five fingers and bald her mouth: "A year's Shuxiu costs five taels, five taels ah, that's the annual expenses of a peasant family."

The people around who heard it widened their eyes, breathed in continuously, and looked at the Xie family's family with all kinds of meanings in their eyes.

This year is the time to recuperate after the war, five taels of silver is not only enough for an ordinary family to live a whole year, it can even live a good year.

Has the Xie family really made a fortune?

Xie Wuji's face turned pale, he unconsciously grabbed the hem of Xie Wuyu's clothes, and his small mouth was tightly pursed.

"Auntie," Xie Wuyu was a little angry, more than that, the entire Xie family was a little angry, but Xie Wuyu stood up first, "Auntie, my niece said something bad, it's okay to send Wuji to the academy." Our family agreed that my father and mother worked hard to live frugally and earn money just to make our lives better. Sending Wuji to study is not necessarily to make him a famous student, but just to make him It's easy to find a way after you can read and write, so you see, no matter from which angle you look at it, you can't control our family."

Qian frowned tightly and glared at Xie Wuyu angrily. He looked annoyed, and immediately walked two steps toward Xie's house with his hips on his hands, but was stopped by Xie Changheng the next moment.

Xie Changheng smiled apologetically at Xie Wuyu: "My aunt is outspoken, please don't argue with her, Fifth Sister, Wuji is a good seedling, and in the future it will definitely be more than just literacy."

"What are you talking about?" Qian was not convinced, and was dragged aside by Xie Changheng, muttering, "Did you say that about your own mother?"

"Ma'am, it looks like the bus to town is about to leave. Hurry up and catch the bus, don't miss it." Xie Changheng pulled Qian away and put him on the bus to town before rushing back.

Xie Changzhi stood at a loss, so he scratched his head and smiled awkwardly at the third uncle's family.

Fortunately, Lao Li came over soon, and apologized to everyone with a smile, saying that the child in the family suddenly had a stomachache, and he had to be hugged by his father. It passed so peacefully.

The county seat is much larger than Shili Town, and it is also more prosperous than the town. The three children of the Xie family are all coming to the county for the first time. Xie Wuyou is bold and outgoing, watching the bustle and variety of people coming and going on the street There are always too many gadgets to see.

Fortunately, Xie Wuyu, although the county is very prosperous, but in the eyes of Xie Wuyu, who has experienced modern times, it is just like that. It has not been neat and clean as seen on TV, and sometimes cow dung can be seen on the street, so it is quite calm .

Xie Gui originally planned to go to the academy with his whole family to report, but because the county hawkers need to go to the East Market as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no good business when it is late, so Xie Wuyu decided to go with the two aunts Dongshi, Xie Gui and the others went to the academy first.

Xie Gui disagreed at first, but Xie Wuyu said that he is no longer a child and cannot always live under the wings of his parents.Children in this era get married early regardless of gender, so ten-year-old children, especially children from ordinary people's homes, are not considered very young.

Xie Gui agreed, and paid some copper coins to the two aunts to ask them to take care of the children, so Xie Wuyu came to Dongshi smoothly.

There are a lot of businesses in the East Market, selling everything, and there are also fruit sellers like Xie Wuyu, but most of them sell apples, oranges and small wild fruits, which are not very rare.Moreover, for ordinary people, buying fruit is not cost-effective, and only some servants who have a little extra money or come out to buy from wealthy families will sometimes patronize it, and the business is not particularly good.

But when Xie Wuyu uncovered the corner of the white gauze, a refreshing and sweet fragrance wafted out instantly, attracting the attention of many people around, looking at the red fruit curiously, guessing what it was.

The two aunts also came to set up a stall. They mainly came to the county to grab medicine, and they brought fresh vegetables from home to sell.

"What kind of fruit is this?" An old woman leaned over and asked, swallowing her saliva as she spoke, "Why is it so fragrant?"

The mean-looking aunt was not polite at all, and grabbed a handful of strawberries, but the strawberries were very big, and she could only grab three or four strawberries in one handful.

While putting it into his mouth, he still stared at the strawberries in the basket: "Oh, what a good thing this is, it's so delicious, sour and sweet, it's really appetizing."

As she spoke, she wanted to grab it again.

Xie Wuyu quickly covered the gauze, raised his head and showed a very cute smile: "Auntie, I have worked so hard to pick this up and sell it to subsidize the family. If you really want to eat it, you can eat it. Sincerely [-] cents A catty."

The aunt who took advantage turned dark and withdrew her claws: "What can sell for twenty yuan a catty, is it made of gold, be careful to be an unscrupulous businessman and be arrested by the yamen and sent to prison."

Xie Wuyu smiled sweetly: "I don't need to worry about this, Auntie."

The kind aunt felt bad seeing her bullying such a young child, so she pushed her to restrain herself.

Xie Wuyu lifted the gauze again, and took two to the kind aunt: "Auntie, please help me taste it, I am young, and I don't know if this thing can be sold for a price."

Auntie hesitated to take it, took a bite, and the full juice flowed to the corner of her mouth in an instant, and the sweet and sour taste exploded on her taste buds. She couldn't wait to finish eating all the strawberries, and then smacked her lips with insatiable desire: "You must be able to eat strawberries." Selling it for money, I have never eaten such a delicious thing in my life."

Xie Wuyu smiled, as if he was really relieved.

At first, some people were a bit hesitant to hear that this fruit she had never seen before was sold for twenty yuan a catty, but a pregnant young woman stopped in front of the stall after hesitating for a long time, and asked weakly and hesitantly: " Can't you really get any cheaper?"

Xie Wuyu is good-looking, with exquisite facial features and fair skin. When he smiles, he reveals two lovely canine teeth. A person who is so clear and cold can melt people's hearts instantly when he smiles: "Sister, this strawberry grows in the deep mountains. I pick it." It was a lot of work and I fell down quite a few times. It really can’t be any cheaper. But sister, if you think it’s expensive, I can give you one to taste first, and if you think it’s delicious, you can buy a little less.”

Xie Wuyu spoke very sweetly at this time, and the young woman in her 20s who called her sister was very helpful.

And she is already pregnant with her third child. I don't know why this pregnancy is much more difficult than the previous two. The symptoms of morning sickness are particularly serious. I have no appetite for several days. I followed my husband to Dongshi to have a look. Is there anything new, so I was a little surprised when I smelled the fruit fragrance just now.

"You said this fruit...is it called a strawberry?" The young woman took the one specially selected by Xie Wuyu. It was red and big, and looked very appetizing.

After hesitating for a while, I felt the water in my mouth, and I couldn't wait to taste one.After one taste, it was out of control. The sweet and sour taste swept away the long-standing boredom in her chest, and the discomfort caused by morning sickness instantly improved a lot, and she felt a lot lighter on her body. She decided to buy it on the spot. two catties.

Xie Wuyu weighed two catties for her with a smile, and put it into the young woman's small basket under the nose of her husband who came to pay the money.

With this good start, many people on the sidelines came forward to buy some, and soon a basket of strawberries was sold out.

The mean aunt next to her felt a little uncomfortable, and she muttered in a fairly low voice: "The fruit that I have never seen before, who knows if it is poisonous, if it is eaten, it will be a bad thing for people."

Xie Wuyu didn't want to talk to her at first, there are wonderful people everywhere, if everyone bothered her, she wouldn't have to do anything else.

But someone was planning to buy it, and he hesitated when he heard this.So Xie Wuyu glanced at the aunt, opened a pair of sincere and innocent big eyes and said crisply: "You were the first one to eat just now, and nothing happened after so long, I think there will be no problem with my fruit, right? "

The aunt choked, curled her lips and fell silent.

At this time, a carriage stopped not far away, half of a sandalwood fan was stretched out, and the curtain on the carriage was raised to look at the rare fruits on the stall. The face, but I don't know why it feels familiar.

Sitting upright was a boy who thought he looked seventeen or eighteen years old. He stared at the fruit he hadn't seen before and pondered for a moment, then softly ordered the boy: "Go, buy all the fruits on the stall. It just so happens that grandma has a bad appetite recently. Well, it might be fun to change to something new."

The boy looked over and saw that there was still a large basket left on the stall, and hesitantly asked, "Young master, do you want to buy all of them?" After all, what should I do if there is any problem with the fruit I have never seen before.

The person known as the young master gave him a blank look: "Are you talking nonsense? Do you need your young master to repeat it?"

The little servant hastily lowered his head and said repeatedly: "Don't dare, I'll go buy it now, little one."

Xie Wuyu lowered her head, intending to arrange the remaining strawberries in a more attractive way, but suddenly felt a shadow in front of her eyes. She raised her head and saw a boy in gray bunt standing in front of her.

As soon as the boy cleared his voice, when he lowered his head, he met the girl's quiet and beautiful eyes, and was instantly stuck.

Xie Wuyu asked: "May I ask you something?"

The little servant blushed, and stammered, "We, the young master of the Gu family want, want to buy your fruit..." At the end he waved his hand domineeringly and added, "All of them!"

Xie Wuyu: "..."

The eldest young master of the Gu family not far away: "..."

(End of this chapter)