My whole family is punching cards in the farming article to survive

Chapter 39 Mei Lian

Outside Lihu Town, just after dawn, an old scalper was pulling a cart of people walking unsteadily on the road.

On the bullock cart, everyone looked at the dawn light, and when the mist cleared, the faint city wall appeared in their sight not far away, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally back~"

I don't know who started this topic in the car.

Immediately afterwards, everyone who was talking in a hurry also joined the conversation.

"Who says it's not? The rumors in the county have been too tight these two days. Not to mention a lot of work has been lost, and even prices are rising. If I stay for a few more days... I'm afraid it's the money I made a while ago. It's all gone~"

"That's not the case. In previous years, a lot of things were shipped from the south at this time, such as tea, salt and so on. This year, the waterway has been stopped. Although it is safe to take the official road by land, it is far away. The price..."

"Forget it, forget it, there is a fair in town today, hurry up and buy something and go back to prepare."

Mei Dahu sat in it, beside him was his master who took him to work in the county, and on the other side was his eldest daughter Mei Lian who happened to come back with him.

"Father, do we want to go shopping when we go back?"

Mei Lian could also hear clearly what those people in the car said, and a look of sadness flashed across her brows.

Because Xiufang in the county ordered a large amount of cloth and silk thread from the south because of the problem of the river, the work in the hands of these embroiderers could not be carried out. That is all board and lodging.

The cost of going in and out every day is very high.

The boss of Xiufang simply sent them embroiderers home to rest for a month before coming back.

"What to buy, you are still learning the craft, where did you get the money?"

Mei Dahu specifically emphasized Mei Lian's current "situation".

"Well, when I go back to the town, I'll sell my handkerchiefs to the cloth shop." Mei Lian thought about it, and said softly, "I haven't gone back for a few months, and I don't bring anything with me, grandma. won't be happy."

Mei Lian knew that her father's grudge against her grandma was getting deeper and deeper, and she was not willing to hand over all the money.

It's just that Mei Lian doesn't know the face of her milk?
She came back to rest, she didn't want to be tortured by her mother at all.

"Then you go sell it, and buy something later, it doesn't need too much." Mei Dahu glanced at the master who had already chatted with the man next door, and whispered, "By the time, buy half a roast chicken, a small pot Glutinous rice wine to my master's house, I will wait for you to go back there."

"it is good."

Mei Lian was not dissatisfied with Mei Dahu's arrangement.

Although she learned knitting and sewing skills from her grandfather in the town since she was a child, her father's master, Carpenter Li, helped her become a embroiderer.

According to her father, when he was an apprentice in the early years, he was also a reckless man who knew nothing. If his master hadn't brought so much knowledge over the years, he might be like his two brothers.

Just thinking about it this way, Mei Lian remembered that she hadn't asked her father carefully about the second and third bedrooms.

Why did her two uncles suddenly become enlightened and want to separate?

***
When Mei Berry and her father arrived outside Lishui Town, the sun had just fully risen.

Because today is a big market, people from the villages and merchants within a radius of fifty miles rushed over, and the whole town was buzzing with people.

And in the Mei family who came to the market this time, there were three traversers.

It was the first time I saw the scene of this ancient market, and the appearance of each of them who had never seen the world looked very funny.

Meiberry: Mom!so many people.

Meiyou: So many living people

Mei Berry looked left and right, her face wrinkled like a steamed stuffed bun when she saw these crowds of people coming to the market.

With so many people, she couldn't see clearly what was sold in this big fair.

The cries of selling vegetables, eggs, and other messy things in his ears made Mei Berry feel confused.

"Third brother, I'll take Berry Bao to go shopping, and we'll meet at the tea shop here later."

Mei Youqian took the first step to push through the crowd, and left with her daughter.

With her father leading the way, Mei Berry and her father squeezed into the tide of going to the market.

"What shall we buy?"

Last night, it was Mei Berry's mother who was nagging on the kang all night, but she still felt dizzy and didn't remember everything.

On the contrary, her father reacted very quickly. Hearing Mei Berry's question, he took out a piece of soft yellow paper from his arms, and Mei Berry could clearly see the writing on it.

Her father didn't know when he used charcoal to list the things he wanted to buy today on this paper.

Looking at the simplified characters that "lack arms and legs" compared with the current traditional characters, Mei Berry said without hesitation: "Let's buy another "Thousand Characters"."

Literacy is still very important.

And the family needs a justification for being "literate".

"Okay, you said you want to buy it, we will buy it later."

Mei Youqian basically responds to her daughter's request not to touch the bottom line.

If the bottom line is involved, he can also move the bottom line down_(:3」∠)_
"Go and buy the seasonings and other things your mother mentioned. They are all in the store, which is much more crowded than the stalls on the side of the road."

Mei Youqian didn't like to squeeze into the crowd, so he protected his daughter's small body and went into the grocery store. Before the waiter asked them what they wanted to buy, Mei Youqian called the boss by name with great momentum.

When the owner of the grocery store appeared, Mei Youqian took out the half-sack of dried mushrooms in the back basket without saying a word.

"This is……"

Lin Shoucai is not new to the world. His shop has collected a lot of things from the north and the south, especially some mushrooms from the south, which are especially popular with the chefs of the landlord's family.

As for one of the dried shiitake mushrooms, Lin Shoucai leaned close to the tip of his nose and sniffed lightly. The plum berry flashed in his eyes and his father saw it clearly.

"Cough cough."

Lin Shoucai pretended to cough lightly, put the shiitake mushrooms back, looked at the mushrooms in his pocket again, and said as if he was picky: "These mushrooms are quite complicated, and they look average~"

If it looks good, would you dare to eat it?

Mei Berry couldn't help but secretly rolled her eyes.

This person doesn't think that their family doesn't understand anything, does he?
Are you talking about the appearance of the mushrooms here?

"But they are all delicious." Mei Youqian smiled kindly, as if he didn't hear the other party's complaints, "You can make a price."

"Five coins."

After finishing speaking, Lin Shoucai saw that the farmer in front of him suddenly lost his expression, and he just put away half a bag of mushrooms and was about to leave.

"Wait, wait! A tael of silver, a tael of silver!"

"Three or two!"

Mei Youqian raised three fingers.

"Are you crazy about money?! The mushrooms are all over the mountains and plains, and you are asking me for prices?!" Lin Shoucai listened to Mei Youqian's big mouth, and immediately said it.

Mei Youqian was not polite, and said directly: "There are mushrooms all over the mountains and plains, then you go pick them? How many people are there who can distinguish all non-toxic mushrooms these days?"

"Besides, your family dares to buy dried mushrooms for 50 renminbi/tael. In my place, the mushrooms alone are much better than your second-rate ones! Besides, this half bag is worth ten catties anyway. Bar!"

"Then if you sell me three taels for ten catties, it's too expensive..."

Lin Shoucai was still unwilling to let go, but there was a little more hesitation on his face.

"Why is it expensive? Are you kidding me? Look carefully, I have a lot of mushrooms in it, and many of them are expensive!"

Mei Youqian deliberately shook his face in front of the other person, and Mei Berry could see clearly the astonishment that flashed in that person's eyes.

"Oh, it's quite expensive here. It's over, the price has been lowered... Your mother will definitely scold me when she goes back, no..."

After saying that, Mei Youqian's face suddenly changed, and he quickly put away his pockets and was about to take Mei Berry away.

Now Lin Shoucai was really anxious, reached out and grabbed the other person's pocket, and said with a smile: "Don't be so impulsive, don't be so impulsive, let's go inside and talk inside."

"Li Goudan, take good care of this little girl!"

Lin Shoucai ignored Mei Youqian's "struggle" and took him to the inner room.

"Hey, remember to buy seasoning for your mother!"

"Oh!"

Mei Berry was assigned a new task by her father, so she carefully picked out the spices her mother needed in the grocery store.

After a while, Xiao Er carefully helped Mei Berry choose and pack one by one, and asked her with a smile if she had any other needs.

"That's right~ I want to know if there is any gauze sold? The kind that is transparent and breathable."

Mei Berry remembered the problem with the windows at home yesterday, so she asked.

"This little one doesn't know either. But isn't the cloth village next door? You can go and ask directly."

When Mei Berry heard that it was next door, she acted immediately.

Just turning around, Mei Berry bumped into a person head-on in the blind spot.

Two exclamations came out one after the other.

"Ouch!"

"what!"

Mei Berry slammed her butt on the threshold of the cloth village, grinning instantly in pain.

Knowing that she bumped into someone, she wanted to say I'm sorry, but every time she opened her mouth, she gasped in pain and didn't have time to say it for a long time.

"Three ya?"

Hearing such a familiar voice, Mei Berry was also taken aback.

After regaining her strength, she looked up and saw that the girl who was bumped into by herself and sitting opposite her was also stunned.

The girl with melon seed face and fair skin made Mei Berry stunned for a moment, but she didn't realize who the girl in front of her was.

Looking at the other party's familiar eyebrows, Mei Berry searched the original body's memory for a long time before calling out "big sister?"

"It's me, Sanya, are you here for the market?"

The same melon-seeded face and slender eyebrows are a bit harsh on Jiang's face, but on this 16-year-old girl in front of her, she looks as elegant and refined as a white lotus in a clear pond.

Huh~ The fragrance of tea is overflowing!

It's not a stereotype of Mei Berry, it's actually the author of the original book who set her up as the first lady.

Seeing the other party smiling at her, Mei Berry suddenly felt her teeth sour...

　Mei Lian: Third sister, don't be afraid, I'm a professional~ Normally I only focus on heroines.

　　Mei Berry: No, if you target the heroine, you are destroying my job.

　　I went to the hospital today. My aunt had a perforated appendix and went to see her for a long time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)