I live in Dayu Changsheng

Chapter 6, Serenity

After leaving the scene, he ran for two or three streets and circled half a circle. Fang Rui slowed down only after confirming that no one was following him.

Whoosh!Whoosh!
He gasped heavily.

At this time, I had the time to check the contents of the bag—check in advance, so as not to bring back any bad things.

Open the bag.

In the eyes, it is: three big coins, a small linen bag, and a small clay pot the size of a palm.

"Three big bucks?"

Fang Rui's expression turned ugly.

From the perspective of money alone, this time it was a big loss, and it was not worth taking such a big risk at all. Simply put, it is: the risk is not directly proportional to the benefit.

Open the linen bag again, and the inside is golden yellow.

"soy?!"

Fang Rui's face looked better now, and he weighed it with his hand, realizing that it was more than three catties.

"That's what it looks like." He nodded secretly.

In this world, soybeans are precious, nutritious, can extract oil, and are delicious and convenient to fry.

Before, there were soybeans in the black market, but compared to the bulk grains: wheat bran, sorghum noodles, etc., the quantity was much rarer and expensive!

The last palm-sized clay pot.

Fang Rui opened it, smelled it, and his face was even more joyful: "Pork suet!"

This is even more precious.

His family can only use low-quality vegetable oils such as hempseed oil for cooking.

Compared with vegetable oil, pork suet is much better. It tastes fragrant, has a strong taste, and can bring a feeling of fullness.

It can be said that this can of suet would not be exchanged for twenty big bucks.

"Good harvest! With the soybeans and lard, I can supplement my mother and sister's nutrition!"

Fang Rui was delighted.

He thought for a while, threw away the bag he had snatched, and transferred the big money, soybeans, and lard into his sack, and then set off again, heading home quickly.

……

Fang family.

Fang Ling, the little one, was already fast asleep.

But Fang Xueshi was sitting in the main room, under a dim oil lamp, holding the soles of his shoes, getting up from time to time, and looking out the window.

Obviously, they were waiting for Fang Rui.

a moment.

Boom boom boom!
"Who?" Fang Xueshi asked vigilantly, put down the needle and shoe sole, and took out the scissors from the dustpan.

"Mom, it's me."

Hearing Fang Rui's voice, Fang Xueshi hurriedly opened the door, let Fang Rui in, looked outside the door, closed the door, and closed it again from the inside.

"Brother Rui, are you back?! I looked through the window just now, but I didn't see you..." Fang Xue babbled.

Fang Rui smiled and said nothing.

He was cautious, and his actions were naturally secretive. If he could be seen by Mrs. Fang Xue, wouldn't it be possible for him to be seen by other neighbors as well?

Of course, Fang Xueshi's words were not meant for Fang Rui to answer, but to express the anxiety of waiting in his heart.

At this time.

She pulled Fang Rui to the front, looking at this and that, suddenly her expression changed, she touched Fang Rui's stomach and asked, "Brother Rui, why are your clothes torn? It looks like you were cut broken……"

"It's okay, I was targeted by a stupid thief, and I sent him away." Fang Rui said lightly.

"Brother Rui!"

After Fang Xueshi heard this, she suddenly put on a serious face.

How could she not know that what Fang Rui said was an understatement, but in fact it was not that simple?
It must be extremely dangerous!

This strict mother's appearance didn't last long, Fang Xue couldn't hold back anymore, lowered her head, couldn't help sobbing and wiping her tears.

"Mom, why are you crying?"

Fang Rui, who could calmly deal with the fierce three-eyed eyes, was stunned at this moment, like a helpless child, not knowing what to do, so he had to smile: "Mom, look, what is this? Thirty catties of sorghum noodles, soybeans, lard..."

but.

In the past, everything would make Fang Xueshi happy for a long time, but at this time, she didn't even look at it, she just choked up and said: "Brother Rui, you can buy food when you buy food, but...can we not Adventure?"

She wasn't stupid, and knowing her son well, and adding the phrase 'I'll send him away', she could guess that Fang Rui was probably risking herself.

Fang Rui fell silent.

Facing Fang Xueshi in this state, he couldn't say no to it, thought for a while, and agreed: "Mother, I promise you, I won't take the initiative to take risks in the future."

In fact, he also had lingering fears about this incident, and was already hesitating whether to stop.

This kind of 'fishing', the harvest is uncertain, bad luck, if you encounter a strongman you can't beat, you will really be finished.

Even if there is a compensation of catastrophe, it is not very cost-effective-Fang Rui is immortal and has unlimited time, but he only has one life.

As for the money issue, you can think of other ways, think about it carefully, there is always a way out, can the living be suffocated to death by urine?
Hearing Fang Rui's assurance, Fang Xue felt a little relieved.

Fang Rui quickly changed the subject: "Mother, where is Linger? Sleeping?"

"Well, I'm asleep. She was arguing to sleep with you, in your room...and now she's asleep..."

Fang Xue sorted out the things Fang Rui brought back, sorting sorghum noodles, soybeans, and pork suet one by one, looking for a place to hide them.

She has a smart mind, and she no longer asks how such good things as soybeans and lard come from. As long as Fang Rui promises that she will not take any more risks in the future, she will be satisfied.

"I'm going to wash my feet..."

"Wait."

Fang Xue called to Fang Rui: "Take off your clothes, I'll mend them for you."

"Mom, let's go tomorrow, it's getting late, you'd better go to bed early..."

"understood."

Fang Xue agreed, but still went her own way, picked up Fang Rui's clothes, and sewed them stitch by stitch under the oil lamp.

When Fang Rui washed her feet and came out, she was still sewing, one stitch at a time, the stitches were fine, and she was struggling to close her eyes under the smoking oil lamp.

Mother hands line, wandering clothing.

For some reason, Fang Rui suddenly thought of this poem, and a warm current surged in his heart.

"Mom, it's getting late, go to bed."

He stubbornly took the needle and clothes, and blew on the oil lamp: "Mother, wait until tomorrow, you should go to bed early!"

"Hey, you child...Okay, okay, I just listen to you!"

Fang Xue couldn't hold back Fang Rui, so she shook her head helplessly, and took advantage of the moonlight outside the window to go back to the house.

Fang Rui watched his mother enter the room, smiled, and returned to his own room.

On the bed, Fang Ling slept dishonestly, she fell asleep and turned into a sideways sleep, and the thin quilt covering her stomach was also kicked to the ground by her, but she slept as sweetly as a piglet.

"This girl!"

Fang Rui smiled, picked Fang Ling upright, covered her stomach with a quilt, kissed her cheek, and then lay down next to her.

In the deep night, there were unknown insects calling, and he also fell asleep.

……

The next day, in the morning.

"Mother, today's food is delicious." Fang Ling said.

"You can't shut your mouth if it's delicious?" Fang Xueshi knocked her on the head.

In fact, just add a little lard when frying wild vegetables, it is very fragrant.

"oh oh!"

Fang Ling snorted as he picked up the rice with his chopsticks, but his eyes were fixed on the vegetable bowl.

"Eat more if it tastes good." Beside, Fang Rui smiled and picked up a big chopstick for her.

In the end, the three of them ate up to half a bowl of fried wild vegetables.

Even the little oil stains on the vegetable bowl were wiped over and over again by Fang Xue with sorghum bread, until finally, it looked clean and radiant.

There was almost no need to wash the dishes.

……

morning.

The Fang family fried soybeans, and the tempting aroma wafted far away.

"Brother!" Fang Ling inhaled the fragrance in the air and ran in quickly.

Outside the door, there were three or five children staring at and swallowing saliva. Among them, the daughter of San Niangzi's family was also there.

"Here, take it and eat slowly." Fang Rui grabbed some for Fang Ling and stuffed it into her pocket.

"Thank you brother!" Fang Ling jumped up happily, and couldn't wait to put one in his mouth.

Boom!

Biting a fried soybean, the mellow aroma exploded on the taste buds, making the little girl's big eyes bend into crescent moons.

Gudong!

Outside the door, Qiqi's saliva swallowing sounded.

Fang Rui was not stingy to those children from the neighbors outside, he waved: "Come!"

"Tiezi, you have five."

"Xiaoshan, yours."

"A Huai, eat."

"Ninny, be good."

……

It's not that Fang Rui is reluctant to have more, but: this year's shortage of supplies and drought, three or five roasted soybeans is already considered generous, and more people will say 'stupid and generous' behind their backs.

Only San Niangzi's daughter-in-law, Fang Rui deliberately and quietly grabbed a small handful.

"Don't tell anyone." He whispered.

"Thank you, Ariel!"

Nanni blinked, jumped up and down, and went to play with other children.

"Brother Rui, it's a courtesy, why don't you bring some to Sanyatou's house too?" Fang Xue said as Fang Xueshi took out the fried soybeans.

"Okay, I'll take it to my third sister."

Fang Rui took half a bowl of soybeans to San Niangzi's house.

"Third sister, let me bring you some fried soybeans."

"That's good stuff."

"It's not much, just taste it, Third Sister, don't think it's too little."

"Brother Rui!"

The third lady gave Fang Rui a blank look, with all sorts of amorous feelings: "Take what I said yesterday and block me, right?"

"How dare?" Fang Rui took back the bowl and was about to go back with a smile.

"Wait."

The third lady called Fang Rui to stop, and took out a pair of new cloth shoes from the room: "Here are these shoes for you, Brother Rui, try them out."

There was a faint fragrance on it, Fang Rui took it, but didn't really try it.

He is a man, not as particular about his daughter's family, he can't be looked at easily, and he doesn't have athlete's foot or anything... But it's always awkward and uncomfortable to take off your shoes in front of women.

"Third sister, it looks quite suitable, but there is no need to try it, it must be suitable for me, thank you."

"Why does it sound wrong?"

The third lady leaned on the door to watch, she was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly realized: "This kid...how dare to tease me!"

With her smirk, the snow surged, like a stormy sea, and like a fruit in full bloom in midsummer, full of fragrance and mouth-watering.

Unfortunately, no one will see it.

……

In the afternoon, the Fang family has the habit of taking a nap.

Fang Ling sometimes slept with Fang Xueshi, and sometimes came to sleep with Fang Rui.

On the bed, Fang Ling was lying on his side, holding a fried soybean in his hand, grinding it bit by bit with his teeth, just sucking the taste, one can be eaten for a long time.

Eating, eating, the little girl fell asleep.

Next to him, Fang Rui felt something sticking on the bed, and he stretched out his hand to grab it. It was two or three fried soybeans that slipped out of Fang Ling's pocket. He couldn't help but shook his head with a smile.

Through the crack of the door, one can see Fang Xueshi sewing clothes at the door in the main room.

Outside the window, Cicada and unknown insects screamed hoarsely one after another.

Summer is long.

The chaos and evil in this world are all blocked out.Time, in such a sun, seems to be stretched and softened.

Fang Rui squinted his eyes, and his heart calmed down.

……

Time flies like a white horse, slipping away quickly through the fingers.

Half a month passed in a hurry.

In the county town, food prices are still rising, and Caozhitang's business has not improved much.

——The world is not stable, and it is difficult to live. Where can I get the money to see a doctor?For most people, it's better to stand still.

Fang Rui is the head of the 'Caozhitang', and he is polite to everyone he meets with his neighbors. On the surface, he is polite, but in fact, he keeps a distance.

Only San Niangzi's family sometimes went to sit and have a good relationship.

The third lady wanted to sell the favor of the family; Fang Rui wanted to make friends with the third lady and inquire about the news, the two hit it off immediately, and became much closer than before.

Fang Rui also learned from San Niangzi that the reserve troops in the county had been dispatched, but the specific situation outside the city was unknown.

in the dark.

Fang Rui used the money saved at home to buy food from the black market like ants moving house, and did not 'fish' again.

The unfortunate thing is that three out of five times when he went to the black market, he met the tall, thin man who was selling cheat books, and it seemed that he was also a frequent visitor to the black market.

Other than that, the Fang family was peaceful, and nothing major happened.

In fact, that's right, like in novels, things happen one after another, and conflicts emerge one after another, which is to promote the development of the plot.

In reality, for the people at the bottom, if they are honest and do their duty, encountering two or three catastrophes in a lifetime is a big deal.

Of course, their ability to resist risks is weak, and when they encounter a catastrophe, they will be injured, and even their families will be destroyed.

but.

Now is not the day of peace, and the world will be in chaos. Compared with the past, the probability of encountering troubles is indeed higher.

The only bad thing is: Caozhitang can't make ends meet, plus it goes to the black market to buy food, Fang's family doesn't have much money, only some emergency money left.

That money must never be moved.

Want to keep stocking?
We have to think of another way.

……

This morning.

Fang Xueshi was sewing clothes in the back room, and Fang Ling was helping to twist the twine.

outhouse.

Fang Rui fiddled with his abacus behind the counter.

Just then, two unexpected guests arrived.

……

(End of this chapter)