Chapter 13

"Ma'am, before it's dark, I'll go to the town to buy some things first." After washing his face, Zhang Mandun went to the kitchen.Thinking that there was no rice or noodles at home, he couldn't help but look at Aunt Tian with some embarrassment.It's not that he has a thick skin and insists on asking Mrs. Tian for help, but that after today's incident, he is really worried that his daughter-in-law is at home alone.

Although looking at the appearance of his daughter-in-law, it seems that he has opened up his mind and grown up.But who knows if it was because of the breath in her heart that she became ruthless, if Mrs. Liu took the opportunity to find fault again, she was afraid that she would be frightened into a quail again and let others bully her.

"Hey, don't worry. When your sister-in-law cooks and calls me later, ask her to bring some more to Baozhu." A soft heart.Perhaps it was because his man Tian Dashan was almost stimulated by the wrongdoing back then, and a good-natured daughter-in-law became a little fussy, but fortunately, he had no evil intentions.

He was used to walking on mountain roads, walking through the woods all the way, and without resting his feet, Zhang Mandun's pace would not be slow.No, before the merchants in the town closed their stalls, they rushed to the food store.

After all, Anping Town is the only town in Siliba Village. Even if the shop is about to be closed, there are still many people coming and going.However, the food store is deserted at the moment. After all, the farmers themselves are farmers, no matter whether it is corn noodles or stubble grains, or the black noodles that are often eaten at home, they can push them with a roller by themselves.If it weren't for a big happy event at home, not many people would be so hard-hearted to go to the grain store to buy expensive rice noodles.

Zhang Mantun mentally calculated the remaining items on hand, and since he bought the thatched house, there is only five hundred Wen left at home.But when he thought of his wife's light and fleshless body, he still bought a lot of flour and millet without blinking.

Thinking about his appetite, he also knew that fifty catties of white flour and millet would not last for a few days, so he simply asked the waiter to pack another fifty catties of black noodles mixed with coarse corn flour.

With rice and noodles, it is also necessary to buy grain, oil and salt.After a lot of tossing, I bought oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, pepper aniseed, and freshly slaughtered pork mixed with big bones.

If he hadn't married a daughter-in-law, maybe he wouldn't be so extravagant, after all, he is not a poor and fastidious person.But now with Lin Baozhu, no matter how hard he is, he can't let women suffer with him.Left and right, he is full of strength, and after a few days, he will find a job to support his family.

In a blink of an eye, the two cloth bags in his hands were full.To say the least, there were more than 100 kilograms of objects, and he carried them easily without blushing or panting, as if it was effortless at all.

After shopping for food, he made a special trip to the grocery store.The grocery store in the town is quite complete, including pots, pans, snacks, and copper mirrors with pearls, which are divided into four counters.

The guy who was cleaning saw the person coming and rushed to meet him.Which of their pawnbrokers has no oily eyes?When you see someone coming, you can tell the way just by looking at the expression.Not to mention the old women in patched clothes who came to buy needlework, but the children who exchanged copper coins for jelly beans, they were all very happy.

Especially the guy who came here, although he was dressed in a low-profile way, he looked like a farmer in the village at first glance.But he couldn't hold back that fierce aura, and brought a forceful energy to that stop. Such a man is not only a butcher, but also a hunter with good skills.

Although butchers and hunters are easy to say, in fact, the job is a skill that ordinary people can't do, so these two kinds of people are not short of money.At the very least, hunting a wild boar would bring in several taels of silver.

Thinking of this, the smile on the boy's face became even more eager, and he was no longer afraid of Zhang Mandun's terrifying appearance.

"Brother, I'm buying a bronze mirror for my sister-in-law at home. Women like to be pretty, so when choosing a bronze mirror, you have to choose one with a flowery look." Seeing the visitor, the young man went straight to the counter where the needles, threads, and bronze mirror beads were placed, and hurriedly sold them. Get up, "The items in our shop are the best in the town. My sister-in-law will be very happy when I buy them back."

Zhang Mantun frowned and looked at the gaudy objects on the counter. He couldn't see what was going on, but thinking about Lin Baozhu's grievance today, he might feel sad. If he could make her happy, It's worth the extra money.

He picked up a bronze mirror engraved with unknown flowers and looked at it. It seemed that it was not much different from the one his mother used back then, but the figure was indeed much clearer.

"Brother has a really good eye. This bronze mirror is engraved with pomegranate flowers, which means many sons and many blessings. Buy it back and give it to your sister-in-law, so that you can have more sons in the coming year." The man saw that there was a family, so he recommended it with a smile. He said, "It seems that you are caring, why don't you bring some hair accessories back with you, it will surely make my sister-in-law feel sweet."

In fact, he never thought about having more children and more blessings. Although Baozhu came here as a refugee, she is not only literate but also handsome.If he had nowhere to go, how could he be willing to marry such a rough man?He knew very well in his heart that he said that he was not worthy of that woman.But after all, they are married, so as long as she doesn't leave, I still have to treat her well.

"I want this bronze mirror, and you can get me a beautiful beaded flower." Zhang Mantun thought for a while, thinking that Lin Baozhu only made a suit of clothes when he got married, so he simply asked someone to tear a few feet of blue coarse cloth with broken flowers .

As soon as the guy saw him, he agreed without blinking an eye. Naturally, he happily packed the things and handed them over.In his mouth, he kept saying festive words like sister-in-law is really lucky.

After paying the money, Zhang Mantun didn't keep any more and carried his things out for a long time, but because he had other thoughts in his heart, he didn't go home directly, but turned a corner at the foot of Dongjie Lane. In front of a house.

I don't know what he said after staying in that house for a long time, but when he came out again, a burly man with a knife in his waist and a flushed face as if he had drunk too much sent him to the entrance of the alley. , and kept patting his chest to promise something.

Due to the delay in talking, it was already sunset when Zhang Mantun returned home.Hearing Mrs. Tian say that Lin Baozhu drank some porridge in the afternoon, and then she had a fever. She just ate the herbal medicine brought by the old doctor in the village and fell asleep, so she felt relieved.

After sending Aunt Tian away, he carefully closed the doors and windows, and then went to look at Lin Baozhu, who had taken medicine and fell into a drowsy sleep.Seeing that her face was still a little flushed, she simply went to the stove and filled the stove with some firewood to bury it, so as to save her daughter-in-law from drinking water at night.

Early the next morning, roosters crowed and dogs barked one after another, Lin Baozhu was in a drowsy sleep and even forgot where she was for a while.It wasn't until a rough, callused palm reached out to her forehead that she suddenly woke up in fright.Gathering his mind, he looked at the man in front of him who was staring at him with a cold face, and then he realized that he had traveled through time and had just had a quarrel with a top-notch family.

Sighing, she put her palms on the kang and planned to get up, but she didn't want to use all her strength to make the injury on her shoulder hurt directly, so she immediately fell to the ground with an ouch.

Fortunately, Zhang Mandun's sharp eyesight and hands quickly grabbed him, and a disaster was avoided.

"It's early." Lin Baozhu shrank in the man's arms a little uncomfortable, and then said with a slightly embarrassed smile.

It's just that her flushed face had already betrayed her restless heart, and when she was hugged by a tough man, her nostrils were full of masculinity, even if she hadn't really touched the relationship between a man and a woman, she would have been a little shy.

Zhang Mantun felt her obvious reaction, and he was taken aback for a moment before he leaned against the kang cabinet and let go of his hand.I thought that this daughter-in-law of my family was not afraid of me, at least she was protecting me, but I didn't expect her to be afraid of my reputation of being rude and vicious.Thinking of this, Zhang Mandun could not help but dissipated a lot of the joy and emotion in Zhang Mandun's heart that was beaten for him by his daughter-in-law yesterday without even thinking about it.

"Yesterday, by the way, I bought a bronze mirror and pearl flowers. I'll fetch water to wash your face later so you can dress up." It was rumored that he was a bandit leader who did all kinds of evil, and this notoriety spread around, and everyone was really afraid of him as a bully. For this reason, he seldom went to the village, let alone talked to women.So even if you have nothing to say at this moment, you still have some words. The frowning man finally said in a low voice, "I'll bring the rice in later, and don't worry about other things when you eat." Now, I will only take care of myself in the house."

Lin Baozhu also regained her composure at this moment, suppressing her pounding heart, and nodded in agreement.

The meals for getting up early are considered simple. After all, Zhang Mantun is not a skillful cook. The best thing is to cook rice porridge and steam eggs like this. This is a skill learned by his mother Wang.

"Daughter-in-law, since you are married, I will tell you the truth." Zhang Mandun frowned, feeling a little embarrassed, not saying that he couldn't say it, but that he felt a little shameless. He has been a big man for so many years. , I didn't save any money, it's not very glorious to say the least. "When my mother was seriously ill, I sold all the land at home to my mother to recuperate. Later, I became a bandit and handed over all the property in the village before I surrendered. When I came out again, I relied on all my strength. We exchanged some money and food for the means of hunting, so there is really nothing left at home right now."

After thinking for a while, he took out an old purse with frayed edges from his pocket, "Outsiders know that I am in debt for getting married. In fact, it's not a big deal, it's just that the family is only forty Wen Qian."

(End of this chapter)

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