After the separation, my wardrobe is modern

Chapter 8 The patriarch's hair is getting less and less

"The counters in the shopping mall are out of stock, and there are one hundred sets of branded sportswear, which is really worth the money. One hundred, one hundred, you can't buy it, you can't lose money, you can't buy it, you can't be fooled. Pass by, don't miss it!"

The siblings stopped and looked in the direction of the sound. It was a stall selling clothes. Dozens of clothes were hung on the nets on three sides. A man raised a horn in his hand and yelled vigorously.

After some bargaining, one person bought a set for 80 yuan.

Under the strong recommendation of the stall owner, each person spent [-] and bought another one to wear inside.

At the shoe-selling booth nearby, each person bought a pair of sneakers for 100 yuan. The shoe-selling stall owner saw that the siblings had no socks, so he gave them another pair of socks.

Putting on the sneakers, the feet are soft, the ground is not so harsh, and walking is like stepping on clouds.

After passing through the night market, the sister and brother had a lot of things in their baskets, such as roast duck for 15 yuan, roast chicken for 20 yuan, honey for 50 yuan for a jar, and apples for [-] yuan per catty for ten catties.

The apples are big and red, and they look like the Zinai they have eaten before, but the fruit is bigger, and the flesh is more crispy and sweet, and it will leave a fragrant aftertaste.

Seeing a foldable bathtub for sale, the two stood by and watched for a while. After learning how to use it, they also bought two so that they could boil water for a bath when they got home.

Someone was peeling chestnut balls on the side of the road, and there was a stall next to him, and a voice came from the loudspeaker above the stall: "Authentic sugar-fried chestnuts, 21 catties!"

Lin Erhu asked: "Boss, why are you peeling the thorn ball? This thing hurts."

The boss smiled, "What else can I do? Peel and sell them! I collected them at the foot of the mountain today, and they are fresh. If you buy raw ones, I have a sheller here, and I can help peel them for free."

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu's eyes lit up, "Can this be eaten?"

The boss was not happy when he heard it, and looked at the two of them like fools, "I don't know chestnuts? Have you ever eaten candied chestnuts? I think you are here to make trouble, right?"

Lin Xiaoman quickly waved his hands, "No, there are so many mountains behind our house, we don't even know that we can eat them. Boss, can we only fry them with sugar when we go back?"

The boss saw that she didn't seem to be telling a lie, so his face softened a little. He pointed to the candied chestnuts next to him, "I'll tell you if you buy a catty of candied chestnuts."

Lin Xiaoman quickly took out 20 yuan and handed it over sincerely.Seeing her happy, the boss was a little embarrassed, waved his hands and said, "I just said, as if forcing you to buy it, put away the money, and I will tell you how to eat."

Next, when no one was buying chestnuts, the boss told the siblings how to eat chestnuts, frying them, boiling them, peeling and stewing chicken...the siblings gulped their mouths.

When the boss finished speaking, Lin Xiaoman asked the boss to weigh two catties of fried chestnuts with sugar.

This time the boss didn't refuse any more, and weighed two catties and put it in a paper bag and handed it over.

The siblings thanked each other and walked back, pinching a candied chestnut, it was really sweet and soft after a bite, it was delicious.

When passing by the grilled sausage stand, Lin Xiaoman gave Lin Erhu 50 yuan to buy them into grilled sausages and fish balls.

Perhaps it was the first delicacy they ate here, and the taste made them unforgettable.

When they got home, Lin Xiaoman cooked a pot of porridge, and the siblings sat at the table and ate the porridge, one piece of meat, and another piece of fried chestnuts.

"Sister, I didn't expect these chestnuts to be so delicious. We have so many chestnuts in the mountains, so we won't be afraid of starvation after picking them."

Lin Xiaoman didn't seem to hear it, her face was full of concerns.

"Sister, this roast chicken is really delicious. I have never eaten it before. The roast duck is also delicious. Let's buy it tomorrow."

Seeing that Lin Xiaoman still didn't respond, he stretched out his hand and pushed her, and Lin Xiaoman came back to his senses.

"Erhu, do you think we can talk to the second grandfather about the edible thorn balls? When we pick them up and share them, we won't be afraid of starvation."

Lin Erhu also agreed after hearing this, "I see that since Uncle Daqiang became the patriarch, the hair on his head has become less and less. Father said it was all worrying. Let's tell him about the thorn ball, and he will Don’t worry, your hair will fall less.”

After the siblings reached an agreement, each went out with a handful of fried chestnuts in sugar and went straight to the patriarch's house.

It was already late at this time, and the surroundings were pitch black, and the siblings walked one step deep and one step shallower.

When we arrived at the patriarch's house, the lights in the patriarch's house had already been turned off, and Lin Erhu called out from outside the courtyard: "Second Grandpa, Uncle Daqiang, have you all gone to bed yet?"

There was a sound from the room, and not long after, the doors of the two rooms in the main room were pushed open almost simultaneously, and Lin Youwang and Lin Daqiang came out wearing some clothes.

"It's Xiaoman and Erhu, come here so late, is your grandma acting like a demon again? Second grandpa will take you out."

Lin Erhu chuckled, "Thank you Second Grandpa, this time it's not about grandma."

"What's that? Go, go into the room and talk."

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu followed the grandfather into the house, and the second grandmother also lit the oil lamp.

People in the village are reluctant to light lamps to boil oil, and they usually go to bed after dark. The old man Lin's family only lights up the oil in the house all night when the eldest brother comes back from school.

But both Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu knew that their eldest brother didn't light the lamps to read sage books. Once, Goudan said that the men and women in the books his elder brother was reading didn't wear clothes.

Lin Xiaoman thought that when she and Erhu had saved enough money, they would also buy a house and land over there, so that they could light that kind of lamp at night.

The siblings took out chestnuts from their pockets and put them on the table, "Second Grandpa, Uncle Daqiang, this is a thorn ball that Erhu and I found when we were picking mushrooms on the mountain today. It tastes delicious after frying it with sugar. , try it, can it be eaten as food?"

Lin Daqiang frowned and frowned, "Nonsense, why do you dare to eat anything? Are you afraid of being poisoned? If you don't have enough food, just come and tell me, I can still make you hungry... Oh, Dad, what did I say wrong? Why are you hitting me?"

Lin Youwang withdrew the slap on the back of Lin Daqiang's head just now, "How many families in the village can have enough to eat this year? The two children are also kind, so they can't all wait to die of starvation like you?"

Lin Daqiang didn't dare to disobey his father, so he could only shut up aggrieved.

Lin Xiaoman explained, "Uncle Daqiang, this is really not poisonous. Mother made it for us when she was still here. I have eaten it since I was a child."

After speaking, he crushed one and handed it to Lin Youwang.

Lin Youwang took it, ate it into his mouth without hesitation, and immediately his eyes lit up, "I didn't expect the thorn balls everywhere on the mountain to be so delicious? This time we don't have to go hungry again. "

The more he talked, the more excited his tone became, and at the end he slapped his son on the back of the head again, "Daqiang, call all the villagers over tomorrow morning, and go up the mountain together to pick thorn balls."

Lin Daqiang heard Lin Xiaoman say that her mother did it when she was there, so she no longer doubts it.

The whole village knew that Xiaoman's mother's family owned a restaurant and had good cooking skills, so she must be able to cook more delicacies than rural people like them.

Seeing that his father ate it all, he took one himself, imitating Lin Xiaoman's example, squeezed and ate it.

This time he is not calm anymore, if this can be eaten, he will not be afraid of going hungry this winter.

(End of this chapter)