The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 23 Breathe a sigh of relief
Shiliu watched the mule-cart go further and further away, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, it's so embarrassing. I almost exposed my secret."

Li Rongzong was also dumbfounded, "That's right, I said, second sister, why did you lie to shopkeeper Na Ding earlier?"

"Brother, you don't understand. I have to be on guard against others. Shopkeeper Ding wants to give us a lift. What if he has evil intentions and wants to know which village we are from and can easily take advantage of us?"

Li Rongzong's eyes widened, "Wow! Shiliu, you are so awesome. What you say to guard against others sounds so formal. How did you know how to say it?"

Pomegranate opened her eyes without changing her expression and told lies, "I heard Uncle Wenming of the Sun family read this sentence once before. I have a good memory, so I remembered it!"

When Li Rongzong heard this, he didn't doubt it at all and nodded, "Oh! So that's it! But you are still smart, Pomegranate, I didn't think of guarding against others! We sold so much money, but Don’t be on guard! It will be troublesome if someone catches you!"

The corners of Pomegranate's eyes twitched slightly, "Brother, it's really not that big of a deal. Why would shopkeeper Na Ding spend so much money on something that doesn't cost a pound of silver?"

That wasn't what she wanted to guard against at the time. She was subconsciously not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of what might happen.

But now it seems that nine out of ten times she guessed it right?

This guy, wherever he wanted to deliver something, he obviously made a special trip to deliver it to them!
Why did shopkeeper Na Ding make a special trip to see them off for no reason? Isn't it because he wanted to know which village they were from? Could it be that he was just out of kindness?

Pomegranate frowned slightly and was a little confused.

But she knew that shopkeeper Na Ding probably meant no harm.

Even if this guy is suspicious, he can't conclude that they are from Xiahe Village. They may be from Shanghe Village, or they may be from Tianbao Village ahead!

The brother and sister calmly entered the village, greeted the acquaintances they met, and walked straight to their homestead in the east of the village without stopping. They both breathed a sigh of relief.

Phew, I feel at home now!

The homestead is in full swing, with bricks, tiles, sand and stones being delivered one after another. Li Jihe, an experienced brick-and-tile house builder specially invited from Dahuangkou Town, and his two apprentices have also arrived today. , the helpful people in the clan followed suit.

This professional matter still needs professional people to do it, and the blue bricks will be stable.

If it's just a helper from the clan, it's okay to just make steamed buns. After the construction is done, you can invite the clan members to have a meal together and thank them. But when you hire the builder, you can't just do that. Don't say anything. Wine and meat dishes are definitely indispensable.

Therefore, Li Jihe told Li Rongzong last night that he had brought a piece of meat back from the town today, and in case the brother and sister could not sell the bamboo rat, he specially gave him a bunch of money.

It's a pity that the brother and sister had a huge sum of money and were thinking about getting home soon. They didn't dare to delay. No, they forgot about buying meat, let alone buying meat. They had nothing in their stomachs and only wanted to buy some meat buns to try. I didn't care about anything.

Li Jihe, who was busy with his work, saw that the brother and sister had returned so quickly. He thought that the bamboo rats must not have been sold. Seeing that the baskets on their backs were so tight that nothing could be seen, they thought they had bought meat. , and didn’t ask too many questions. After all, there were many people around, so it was difficult to say much.

The two of them entered the hay shed all the way. Mrs. Song was watching the two come back. She asked Rou first. The brother and sister were stunned for a moment, and then they were dumbfounded.

"I forgot to buy it——" Li Rong laughed innocently.

Mrs. Song was also dumbfounded, "What? What should we do for lunch today? It can't be meatless, right?"

This is not a good idea. No one would entertain a master worker like this. If you say it, won’t you make people laugh?
The family had just been separated and she was in charge of her own affairs. Ms. Song didn't want to be told this, so she couldn't help but stamp her feet sadly, "Okay, why not go to your uncle's house and buy some chickens? It's a good idea!" Pomegranate listened and said hurriedly: "Mom! Just a plate of fried chicken doesn't look good, why not buy a chicken?"

"Buy a chicken?" When Mrs. Song heard this, she shook her head subconsciously. Who wants to kill chickens to entertain guests other than distinguished guests? How can they just kill chickens casually? This child thinks about it all the time. She must be greedy for chicken!

"A chicken costs fifty or sixty cents! It's precious! Besides, where can I buy it at this time?"

Pomegranate said: "Dad told me to buy five kilograms of meat, which is almost the same as the price of a chicken! I know which store sells chickens! I'll buy it, mother?"

Mrs. Song thought that the amount of stewed meat from five kilograms was not comparable to that of a chicken. How could one chicken be enough to eat? But lunch was about to be held, and for a while, Mrs. Song could not think of anything better. , it’s not like just frying a plate of chicken, so he had to obey his little girl’s advice, “Okay! Then go buy it, go and come back quickly!”

Shiliu also knew that this matter could not be delayed, so she immediately called her younger brother Li Rongzhang out of the hut, and the two siblings ran to the village for a walk.

Almost every household in the village raises chickens, but the one that raises more chickens is Pangni's house at the south end of the village.

Pangni and Pomegranate are the same age and often play together. Her mother, Wu, is also a happy person and is from the Li family, so they know each other very well.

The first thing Pomegranate thought of was their home, and she had heard Pang Ni say not long ago that the chickens they were feeding would be sold before the Chinese New Year, and they would buy chickens to feed again next year.

As they trotted all the way to the door of Pang Ni's house, Shiliu saw Wu from a distance collecting shoe soles at the door of the hall, "Aunt Qingtang, you're at home!"

When Wu heard the sound, she raised her head and saw the Shiliu siblings. She immediately smiled and called them into the house, "It's Shiliu and Brother Zhang! Come in quickly!"

"Don't sit down, Aunt Qingtang. My mother asked me to buy a chicken. Do you have chickens for sale?" Shiliu said hurriedly, not caring about any more pleasantries.

"Buying chickens?" Ms. Wu was also puzzled. Her man was helping the Shiliu family build a house. She also knew that a house builder was coming today and would definitely prepare food, but she didn't notice it. She and her sister-in-law Are you so down to earth that you are willing to buy chicken for dinner?

Being so curious in her heart didn't stop her from replying, "Yes! How big does your mother want to be? Come on, you and your aunt will go to the backyard and have a look!"

While they were talking, the pomegranate siblings followed Wu to the backyard. They saw a piece of land enclosed by a bamboo fence in the backyard, and a dozen roosters with big red combs were roaming around and pecking at them. They looked very beautiful!
All of them looked good, and there was nothing to choose from, so Pomegranate asked Wu to catch one at random.

While Wu caught the chicken and was looking for a straw rope to tie the chicken's feet, Pomegranate's eyes were darting back and forth in the backyard, "Aunt Qingtang! Why didn't you look at your lame duck?"

Wu was busy with her movements and responded, "Are you talking about ducks? Pang Ni drove the ducks out to let them roam! The lame duck is here too!"

As he spoke, he handed over the tightly tied rooster and let Pomegranate slip it, "Hold on tight, this rooster won't be able to escape!"

Shiliu reached out and took it, "Aunt Qingtang, how much money is it?"

"Hey, you're not an outsider. If you sell a fat chicken for fifty-five cents, just give it fifty cents!" Wu said cheerfully.

"Thank you so much, Aunt Qingtang!" Shiliu smiled and added after a pause: "Aunt Qingtang, why don't you sell your lame duck to me too?"

(End of this chapter)