time travel farm girl

"Girl, I still have some scraps of money here, you can keep it, although it's not much, you can always have a good year."

Zisu shook her head.

"Girl..."

"Uncle, thank you for coming here on purpose, and I didn't even let you eat a bowl of rice." Zisu sent the man on the road leading to the outside of the village, and said softly, "Uncle, I won't give it away, I want more." Go back and take care of my mother."

"Hey, go back, go back."

Zisu was silent for a moment, then turned around and walked back.

The man walked on the road out of the village stepping on the thick snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow. After walking about a hundred meters, he stood up and looked back. It can be seen from the corner of the eaves, and the other is the long series of footprints of different shades behind him.

"Ugh!"

Sighing, the man tightened his cotton robe and stepped up his pace.

When Zisu went back to the house, she happened to meet the third brother and fourth sister who had borrowed rice.Seeing Zisu coming back from the outside, the two couldn't help asking in unison, "Second Sister, where have you been?"

"I'll see off the guests."

The third brother and fourth sister were taken aback for a moment, then said anxiously, "The guest has left?"

"Yeah," Zisu nodded.

"Why?" The third brother asked puzzledly, "Didn't he come to send news of eldest brother? Why did he leave again? We borrowed rice."

"He still has something to do. He has to deliver letters to other people, so he left. The rice was borrowed, and we can eat it ourselves."

The third younger brother and fourth younger sister froze in place, as if they felt that their second sister was different, but couldn't tell what was different. Seeing Zisu walking towards the house, he hurriedly followed and asked, "Second sister, eldest brother?" How is he?"

"it is good."

"Then why didn't big brother come back?"

"Because something happened in the barracks, I can't leave."

"Oh, big brother..."

Zisu had already walked into the room, and she raised her head to meet Aunt Tao's red eyes from crying.

"Mother, why are you crying?" The third younger brother and fourth younger sister walked over and hugged her one by one, "Did you miss your elder brother? The second sister said that your elder brother can't come back because of something, and he will come back when he is fine."

"Second sister..."

Aunt Tao looked at Zisu hesitantly, she didn't understand why Zisu lied, the elder brother was obviously dead!

Zisu curled her lips, looked at Aunt Tao, but said to the third brother and fourth sister: "Mother, she is so happy, all right, you go out, I have something to say to mother."

"Hey!"

The third brother and fourth sister walked out.

Zisu glanced at her eyes, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't want our family to be bullied by others again, you should stand up happily, and when the weather clears and the snow melts, we will go to town and use the remaining money to buy it." Some things to celebrate the new year, and to the outside world, you say that the eldest brother sent someone to bring them back."

Aunt Tao is not stupid, she is just cowardly most of the time, cowardice becomes a habit in the end, she is used to living in such a numb way, she will only suddenly cry when things happen.Now, Zisu with her own opinion is like a ray of light in the darkness, pointing her forward.She soon understood what Zisu meant.

"I see."

Aunt Tao wiped the tears from her face indiscriminately. She didn't know whether the tears were shed because of the lost son, or because her expectations became despair again.But what Zisu said was right, if she wanted to live a happy life, she had to continue to pull the big brother's tiger flag.

"Let's eat the borrowed rice by ourselves. After a few days, we will buy it in town and return it to Taohua's family."

"it is good."

Aunt Tao got up, twisted the veil and wiped her face, went out, and said to the third brother and fourth sister who looked over anxiously: "Mother is happy, your elder brother dragged that man back and brought some money back, just right, We can have a good year."

The third brother and fourth sister cheered, surrounded Zisu and asked about Brother Tao.

Since he is a dead person and will never come back, Zisu is at ease making up words to coax the third brother and fourth sister. It doesn't take long before the news of the elder brother will spread in the village, although the lie will have time to be exposed , but who knows when it will be?As long as she can lead a good life with her family before then, who would dare to look down on them then!

The snow stopped on the second day. On the 25th day of the lunar calendar, a big sun in the sky turned the snow on the ground into puddles of water. The children happily took the straw rope through the ice cubes and played in their hands. The naughty one made a "click, click" sound in his mouth.

Other people's house was sweeping dust and dust, preparing for the New Year. Although it was a poor family, Zi Su and Aunt Tao cleaned up the house together, and took out the straw that made up the bed, and put it in the sun to dry.

Soon it was the 29th day of the lunar calendar, and Zisu took out the remaining copper coins, and after summing up with Aunt Tao, she rushed to the town together with the adults in the village.

"Zisu, do you have any news from brother?" It was Tao Ding's family woman who asked the question. She looked at Zisu with a smile and said, "I heard that someone brought money back?"

"Well, there's news." Zisu lowered her head and said softly, "I didn't bring any money, aunt, you know, she's a poor soldier and not an official, so where did she get any money?"

"Hey, it's true." Tao Ding's family woman sighed, leaned a little but said: "The man who took your eldest brother away at that time looked unusual, we thought he was some kind of general, great man , thinking that the eldest brother and him will definitely have a bright future."

Zi Su smiled, that was something she didn't know, so she didn't interrupt.

"Hey, as long as people are here." Tao Fengshi answered the words, looked at Zisu pityingly and said to Tao Ding's family: "The orphan and widow also have something to look forward to."

"Too."

Tao Dingyoujia nodded in agreement, and turned the topic to Tao Chenghai and Juhua after a while. It was nothing more than that Tao Chenghai was not like his relying father, who had a bit of backbone.What happened to the Chrysanthemum family... Zi Su only listened to the gossip among the women with a smile, but didn't answer any more words.

I planned in my heart that when I arrived in town, I would go to Boss Chai and explain to him why I didn't send the rabbit there at the end of next year.

When they arrived in the town, Zisu found an excuse to separate from the crowd, and went straight to Boss Chai's house.Because at the end of the year, the business of Boss Chai's house was very good, and Zisu also saw a few officers and soldiers in military uniforms sitting at a table, yelling for Boss Chai to put all the delicious food on the table.

Without further ado, Zisu put the bamboo basket on her back, rolled up her sleeves, and stepped forward to help.

The proprietress was coming out of the back hall with a plate of dishes, and when she saw Zisu helping to clean up the dishes, she hurriedly yelled, "Hey, Zisu, I haven't seen you here for a long time, I thought you put aunt and uncle together I forgot."

Zisu smiled and said: "How can it be, it's snowing and the way out is difficult, so it's delayed."

While talking in his mouth, his hands didn't stop, he carefully held the high stacked bowls and plates and walked towards the back hall.When I had to put the dishes in the sink, I picked up the cloth and washed them. While washing, I said hello to Uncle Li who was waving the spatula.

"Hey, girl, I haven't seen you for a long time. A few days ago, the boss was still talking about why you didn't send the rabbit."

"Uncle, my rabbit has been stolen."

"Which shameless thing did this, if he grabbed it, his hand would be broken."

Zisu smiled, and turned around to say hello to Mrs. Cai who was busy.

Mrs. Cai knew her, knew that she was diligent, and the proprietress was very happy. She thought about quitting herself and finding her as a helper.Although my heart was a little full of Zisu, but seeing the little man in such thin clothes standing in front of the sink struggling to wash the dishes, the resentment in my heart turned into a long sigh.

"Zisu!"

The proprietress' voice sounded from the front, Zisu shook the water from her hand, wiped it with a handkerchief, and walked out.

"Aunt, you call me."

The proprietress pointed to the officers and soldiers eating at the table and said to Zisu: "These officials are here on business and want to eat some game. Last time I heard you said that you have rabbits at home, do you still have them?"

Zisu said to the proprietress in embarrassment: "Auntie, my rabbit has been stolen."

"Hey!" A look of disappointment appeared on the face of the proprietress, she leaned slightly, and said in a hateful voice: "Who's the one who hit the sky like thunder, and did such a wicked thing."

Zi Su lowered her eyebrows, the rabbit was gone, so there was nothing to say, no amount of cursing would be enough, no!

"Okay, it's okay, if you don't have it, you won't have it." The proprietress patted Zisu on the shoulder and said softly: "After the Chinese New Year, you have to make more of that bitter tofu. Later, many people who have eaten it came to ask, but unfortunately they didn't eat it." gone."

"Hey, I see, Auntie." Zisu raised her head and happily agreed.He glanced at the officers and soldiers who were yelling and guessing, and said softly: "Aunt, I haven't seen them in the town before!"

"Oh, I heard that some kind of official market is going to be opened here, so that we can do business with Dahua in the future."

"Official city?" Zisu looked at the proprietress suspiciously, "Dahua?"

Seeing Zisu's curious face, the proprietress originally thought that because Zisu was a child, she didn't understand and didn't want to tell her about it.But remembering that Zisu is different from children of the same age in intelligence and precociousness, she patiently explained: "Our Furong Town is just across a mountain in the northwest, which is the Dahua Kingdom. In the past, because Daxia and Dahua had a bad relationship, the two sides were not allowed to communicate with each other. If you get caught, you will be beheaded. Recently, I heard that a princess in the imperial court married to Dahua, so it was said that an official market will be opened in Furong Town, so that the people of the two countries can come and do business."

Zisu nodded, this is like the Xiongnu of the Han Dynasty in the past, sending a woman out to maintain a stable situation for decades!In the future, it depends on who is stronger and who destroys who!However, this is a really good opportunity right now.As long as you catch it, it will be just around the corner to get rid of poverty and cure wealth!

"Aunt," Zisu looked at the proprietress, "Then do you and uncle plan to expand the store?"

"Expand the store?" The boss said hesitantly: "What is the purpose of expanding the store? We just need to add more dishes to treat customers warmly..."

"Aunt," Zisu interrupted the proprietress, and said anxiously, "Think about it, when the government market really opens up, there will definitely be more merchants traveling from south to north, and there will be more people who stop and stop. At that time, you can earn not only food money, but also bed money.”

"Hey!" The landlady's eyes lit up when she looked at Zisu, and said loudly, "You girl, you are really good at doing business. Your uncle and I haven't thought of this before, but you have thought of it."

Zisu smiled, stepped forward and took the proprietress's arm and said, "Auntie, my mother cooks good dishes, and I will teach you some dishes, and your business will definitely be better."

"Okay!" The proprietress said repeatedly: "That's for sure, you are not allowed to play tricks then."

"Look at what you say, am I that kind of person?"

The proprietress hugged Zisu and smiled "hehe".

"Hey, lady boss, do you have any better wine here?" The official who looked like a small head threw the sea bowl in his hand on the table, grinned and said, "This wine is like horse urine. There is no smell!"

The proprietress let go of the basil, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Hey, sir, there is no way, we don't have any good wine in Furong Town, but the wine you drink is bought by my man from the county on purpose."

"Hey, I said it's okay if there's no good wine." The little head spit out the wine he drank in his mouth, and said dissatisfiedly: "Men will stay in this place where birds don't lay eggs and chickens don't shit for five or six years. If you don’t eat well, sleep well, or even drink good wine, how can you live.”

"Officer, please wait a little longer. I will let my man go and see where I can get good wine." head back.

"Aunt, is that wine really bad?" Zisu asked in confusion, "Does everyone in our town drink this kind of wine?"

The proprietress sighed and said, "Why is this place so disgusted by people? It's so poor that it can't even make decent wine."

Zisu heard this and suddenly had a bold idea in her mind. She just heard from the official that she would stay here for five or six years. There are more people traveling from south to north, if she can make a good wine, is it a way of making money?

"Auntie, do we brew all the wine here?"

The proprietress nodded, "I don't know if it's the rice or the water, but the taste of the brewed wine is just bad."

Zisu listened to the proprietress's words, and remembered that she had to buy some new year's goods, so she said to the proprietress: "Auntie, I have to go, spring is here, I will come to see you again."

"Hey," the proprietress agreed, and after thinking for a while, she walked towards the back hall and said to Zisu, "Wait a minute."

Zisu stood where she was, not long after, the proprietress came back from the back kitchen in a hurry, holding two lotus leaf bags in her hands, she stepped forward and handed them to Zisu, "Here are some rice and vegetables, you take them back, Tomorrow will be Chinese New Year, so have a good New Year's Eve dinner."

"Auntie, no need..." Zisu refused.

"Hey, you girl, you are still being polite to me, aren't you?" The proprietress pretended to be displeased and said: "Take it back, there are not many things, it's just Auntie's wish."

"Thank you, auntie." Zisu took it, stood there, and bowed respectfully to the proprietress.

"You child..." The proprietress waved her hand, "Hurry up, it's hard to leave when it gets dark."

Zisu walked out of Boss Chai's small restaurant, and walked around the town again. Sure enough, she saw soldiers in several small restaurants, and heard people around her talking hotly, saying that Furong Town was going to build a capital. up!Someone will be sent from above.

Zisu bought the things she had discussed with Aunt Tao, and walked back with a lot of thoughts.