After picking up the daughter of the lucky star, the whole village prospered

Chapter 40 Liars
Jiang Cheng is just fourteen this year, and he has been growing fast recently, almost catching up with his third uncle.

Although he has grown in stature, he is still a frail boy. He walked five or six miles with his little cousin on his back, and he was so tired that he was sweating profusely.

After all, Yingbao already weighed twenty catties at the moment, but it was so heavy that it was as heavy as a piglet.

After finally arriving at the market town, he sat on the roadside stone to rest for a while, then got up and walked in again.

Seeing this, Ying Bao took out a boiled water chestnut from her pocket and handed it to the big hall brother.

After Jiang Cheng took it three or two times and finished eating, he felt a warm current flow to his whole body, and after a while, the exhaustion all over his body disappeared without a trace.

The young man was simple-minded, he thought he was hungry, and he would be relieved after eating a water chestnut.

He didn't know that this water chestnut was a test product that Yingbao soaked with Wuding Zhi for one night.

Yingbao in the back basket is now standing on tiptoe, looking for the second cousin.

There are not many people in the market today, which is much less than that of the New Year's Eve.

However, there are quite a few stalls, most of which sell seasonal vegetables, eggs, goose eggs, and chickens and gooses.

There are also those who sell baskets, baskets, bamboo plaques, chicken coops, and straw sandals, as well as fortune tellers.

Many small vendors set up stalls with bamboo fences, displaying multicolored silk threads, five poisonous embroidered pouches, Aihu, Airen, and women's headgear to ward off evil spirits, such as peach wood hairpins, owl charms and so on.

The so-called Aihu Airen is to weave dried wormwood into the shape of a tiger, or a scorpion, centipede and toad, and hang it around the waist to drive away evil spirits.

Of course, these woven Ai Fu are all dyed with red cinnabar and boiled into bright red, which is exquisite, and there are a few tassels and white silk hanging underneath, which is really beautiful.

The owl talisman is a feather hairpin made of owl feathers dyed red, which is inserted into the hair bun, which means fighting poison with poison and resisting evil spirits and five poisons.

Because the day after tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, the hawkers also want to take this opportunity to make a fortune by displaying all the commodities for the festival.

Yingbao saw his second cousin Jiang Quan squatting on the side of the road at a glance, bargaining with some old ladies carrying baskets.

"Ma'am, these are water chestnuts I brought from the county seat. I won't sell a pack of ten cash for less than a penny. You can't do it with only seven cash."

The old lady glared at him, "You are so black-hearted. What can be worth ten yuan a bag? There are only twenty in a bag. I think these are just water chestnuts in the paddy field. Seven yuan is enough for you. "

Jiang Quan was not happy: "Look at what you said, how can the little water chestnuts in the paddy field grow so big? Let me tell you, aunt, can you explain it to me?"

"I only have seven coins left, there is no more..." The old lady played a rogue, picked up the water chestnuts wrapped in cattail straw, and was about to leave.

Yingbao asked the big hall brother to let her down, ran up to the second cousin, put his hands on his hips, and said with a high air: "You liar! Just now you sold me twenty yuan a bag, now it's ten yuan, hurry up! Give me back the extra money! Hmph! I bought five packs just now, and you will pay me fifty cents now!"

Jiang Cheng and Dani were stunned, and before they had time to say anything, Ying Bao turned her head and blinked at them.

Jiang Chengli immediately shut up, and dragged his sister to another stall, pretending to look at the goods.

Jiang Quan was more clever, he realized it all at once, and said pitifully, "Little sister, it's this aunt who keeps haggling the price, and I always sell it for twenty yuan a pack."

Then he turned to the bargaining lady and said, "Ma'am, why don't you buy it, I'm still selling it for twenty yuan a pack."

"What?" The aunt was not happy when she heard it. "You are really treacherous. You agreed to pay ten yuan for a bag, but then you turn around and pay twenty yuan. No way! I want to buy it for ten yuan."

After all, he dropped Shiwen, picked up a bag of water chestnuts and left.

Seeing this, two bystanders bought a pack of water chestnuts for ten ren each, and left in a hurry, fearing that the salesman would regret it.

In the blink of an eye, two more deals were made. Jiang Quan smiled from ear to ear. He was about to talk to his little cousin when she saw her wrinkling her nose and staring at him viciously. !"

Jiang Quan touched his nose guiltily, and whispered: "I'm not afraid of losing you, don't be angry, second brother will buy you candied fruit later."

Ying Bao snorted and turned to look for the big hall brother.

She asked her cousin to take her to the harness shop so that she could order one for Yoyo, so that no one else would have to carry it wherever she went.

Hmph, it's better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. She will definitely be a self-reliant person in the future.

So, Jiang Cheng carried his little cousin on his back again, and led his elder sister to the market together.

I saw a food stall selling owl soup, and it was served with steamed glutinous rice green balls or water chestnut dumplings.

The owl soup is made of owl meat, with salt, spices, and dogwood powder added to it, and then blended with wheat flour. It is thick, spicy, and very delicious.

Xiaoxiao soup is also a food that people often eat in Duwuyue, which means fighting poison with poison and resisting evil spirits.

Jiang Cheng smelled the fragrance, couldn't help swallowing, and asked his little cousin:
"Yingbao, are you hungry, how about we have a bowl of soup?"

"it is good."

In fact, Yingbao doesn't want to eat soup made of owl meat, but Brother Datang and Sister Dani both want to eat it, so she will make do with it.

So the three brothers and sisters sat down and ordered three bowls of owl soup and six green balls from the stall owner, spending a total of [-] Wen.

The stall owner stirred the pot with a big spoon and filled three bowls full of it, with a strong aroma.

He took six more green balls from the steamer, each wrapped in a mulberry leaf, and placed them in front of the three of them.

Yingbao only ate one green dumpling and drank a small mouthful of soup, and said she was full.

Jiang Cheng took the little cousin's bowl, but he didn't dislike it. After eating and drinking, he slurped, even the shredded pork at the bottom of the bowl.

After eating and drinking enough, the three of them continued to hang out.

Seeing winter melon candies, Ying Bao bought a few packs, kept one pack for herself, and asked the hall brother to take the rest back to distribute to grandma and auntie.

"Big brother, where is there a leather saddle? I want to order one for you." Yingbao asked in the back basket.

This Jiang Cheng knew, "There is a harness shop on the North Street. However, a pair of saddles cost a lot of money."

"I have money." Ying Bao sat in the back basket proudly: "I have a lot of money, enough to buy the best saddle."

Jiang Cheng snorted, not paying attention.

The three walked and watched, and soon came to the harness shop.

A lot of people surrounded the door of the shop, including a few mules and horses.

Two fellows were mending the hooves of the mule and horse, and by the way nailed the iron paws.

"Does your family make leather saddles?" Jiang Cheng asked.

A fellow stood up and asked, "Of course. What kind of leather saddle do you want? For a donkey or a mule?"

"With a deer." Jiang Cheng said.

The guy thought he heard it wrong, "What?"

"To match a deer." Jiang Cheng said, "I want a leather saddle for a deer in my family."

The buddy was displeased, and glared at Jiang Cheng: "You are joking. No one here has ever wanted to equip a deer with a saddle."

"Who was joking with you?" Jiang Cheng was also a little unhappy, and said coldly, "Let's just say whether your family can do it."

The man curled his lips and ran into the shop to ask the shopkeeper.

The people standing at the door laughed, and one of them said: "Brother, why not bring the deer here, and let us see what kind of deer needs a saddle."

Jiang Cheng ignored them and only looked at the shop.

After a while, the clerk came out and said in a low voice, "The shopkeeper told you to bring the deer, so we can measure it."

Jiang Cheng turned his head and asked his little cousin, "Shall we bring the deer?" '

Ying Bao nodded, stood up from the back basket, and asked the buddy, "How much does a pair of saddles cost?"

Seeing that it was a two- or three-year-old doll who was asking the question, the man twitched his eyes and reluctantly replied: "A pair of cowhide saddles are perfect."

Yingbao: "You're talking about a big saddle for mules, right? My deer is a circle smaller than a donkey, so it must be the same size?"

The man wiped his nose: "Is that true, the smallest saddle we have here is for donkeys, and it's always the same."

"Oh." Ying Bao nodded to the buddy, "I'll bring the deer here tomorrow."

The buddy turned his face away and snorted secretly.

Even if he was beaten to death, he wouldn't believe that a two or three-year-old boy could be the head of the family and lead a deer, cut it!
(End of this chapter)