peasant girl wedding

Chapter 12 Business Opportunities
This is the first time Tong Zhi'er knows what she looks like.

On the surface of the mirror-like water, the girl's palm-sized face is clearly visible.With big eyes and long eyelashes, apart from being a little thin, she is a pretty lady.

The three Tong Duo'er sisters inherited Fang Cuiwei and Tong Zhixin's good looks, except for the fact that their skin is slightly yellow due to malnutrition, they still look good.

The three of them are now dressed in the same way, with two big braids hanging on their chests, red hair ropes, and clothes of the same material and style, they look like triplets from a distance.

"Hey, you guys are also tying red ropes." A crisp but annoying voice came from the gate of the yard, and Tong Zhi'er knew who she was without turning her head.

Tong Cui'er walked up to the three of them, turned around, clicked her tongue twice, and said, "Who made this red-headed rope?"

Tong Zhu'er said proudly, "My eldest sister did it."

Tong Cui'er looked at Tong Duo'er, who smiled and didn't speak.

"It turned out that the eldest sister did it, no wonder it's so rough." Tong Cui'er continued.

"You..." Tong Zhu'er's eyes turned red with anger when she heard Tong Cui'er belittle her elder sister, Tong Duo'er.

"What about you? Hmph, even if you three sisters are all wearing red-headed ropes, they are still not as good-looking as me." Tong Cui'er shook her head proudly, and the red-headed ropes tied around her head followed suit.

Tong Zhu'er was angry, and heard Tong Cui'er cough twice, and suddenly said: "By the way, I heard that you made candied fruit, where is it, show me."

Tong Zhu'er turned around and ignored her.

But Tong Zhi'er said: "Cousin Cui'er, just wait." After speaking, Tong Zhi'er went into the house.

Tong Zhu'er stomped her feet, followed her, and said anxiously: "Second Sister, why give it to her!"

Tong Zhi'er smiled, but didn't speak.She entered the room, took out the candied fruit, handed it to Tong Cui'er, and said, "Look, Cousin Cui'er."

Tong Cui'er took the bowl containing candied fruit, looked at the rotten ball inside, felt a little disgusted, and said in her mouth: "Why do you look so disgusting?" But she quickly dug a small portion with her index finger and stuffed it into her mouth , squinting his eyes satisfied.It looks ugly, but it's good to eat.Tong Cui'er couldn't help but took a few more mouthfuls.

"Ah, Cousin Cui'er, there is one thing I forgot to tell you." Tong Zhi'er said suddenly.

Tong Cui'er licked her index finger with candied fruit, and said nonchalantly, "What's the matter?"

"This candied fruit was confiscated last night. It seems that a mouse rolled over it."

"Ah!" Tong Zhi'er finished speaking, and Tong Cui'er threw the bowl in her hand on the ground. She retched her throat uncontrollably, her stomach regurgitated, and her complexion became very ugly.Pointing at Tong Zhi'er's nose, she screamed, "You gave me the candied fruit that the mouse had eaten?"

Tong Zhi'er shrugged innocently, and said: "Cousin Cui'er, you only said to show you the candied fruit, and I showed you the candied fruit, I didn't ask you to eat it, you wanted it yourself .Pearl and Eldest Sister have both heard and seen it."

"That's right, you really want to eat this candied fruit," Tong Zhu'er said in a sticky voice.

"You, you..." Tong Cui'er's eyes were red with anger, and her stomach felt very uncomfortable. She ran out of the yard crying.

Tong Duo'er looked at her distressed look with some concern, and said, "Zhi'er, will Tweet be okay?"

Tong Zhi'er shook her head, "I lied to her just now."

Tong Duoer breathed a sigh of relief.

But Tong Zhu'er clapped her hands and said, "Second Sister is so smart."

Tong Zhaofu came out of the house at this time and greeted the three of them. Seeing the candied fruit spilled on the ground, he was very distressed. He knelt down to cover the candied fruit, washed it and ate it, but Tong Zhier stopped him.

"Ah Fu, don't pick it up, Second Sister will make some for you later."

"Well, but Second Sister, who spoiled it so much?" Tong Zhaofu was very angry. He was reluctant to eat more last night, so he kept a lot of today's food. Who would have thought that this would be the result.

Without Tong Zhi'er opening her mouth, Tong Zhu'er told Tong Zhaofu what had happened, and Tong Zhaofu was even more angry when she heard this.

Tong Zhi'er comforted him a few words, then entered the house, Fang Cuiwei said: "Mother, is there any sugar at home, I want to make some more candied fruit for Ah Fu."

Fang Cuiwei put down the needle and thread in her hand, the second daughter-in-law went to the main house to cook and do laundry today, she didn't have to go, she made clothes in the house.

Seeing Fang Cuiwei brought a big basket, Tong Zhi'er opened his mouth in astonishment.

"Can you see the candy?"

Fang Cuiwei put the basket in front of Tong Zhi'er, and Tong Zhi'er lowered his head, only to see that there were fist-sized candies in the basket.She was overjoyed, she never imagined that there was so much sugar in the house.What Xinghua said flashed through Tong Zhi'er's mind, and he had an idea in his mind.

"Mother, it's done." She ran out of the house, told Tong Duo'er and Tong Zhu'er to put on their baskets, and they went to where they were yesterday.

"Second Sister, I'm going too." Tong Zhaofu shouted after breaking a basket.

"Speak to your mother."

Tong Zhaofu strode into the room, and then came out quickly, his eyes narrowed into a line, "Let's go quickly."

The four siblings left the house and walked directly to the fruit tree.Tong Zhaofu is the youngest, and Tong Zhier and others don't let him climb the tree, but let him stay under the tree and pick up the fruit they dropped.Tong Zhaofu is a good boy who listens to his sister, so he nodded and stayed under the tree obediently.

There are six fruit trees in total, Tongduo, Tongzhi, and Tongzhuer each climbed one and dropped all the fruits on the tree. Tong Zhaofu ran around like a monkey, and picked up all the fruits thrown on the ground into the basket inside.

The three girls were all very light, and it was no problem to reach the top of the tree branches, so all the fruits on the tree were picked except where they couldn't reach them.

Tong Zhi'er looked at the hills of fruits on the ground, and made a rough estimate. One fruit is about three taels. There are 300 fruits on the ground, 900 taels, or ninety catties.If they only rely on their few children, they will definitely not be able to get home.

Tong Zhi'er said to Tong Zhaofu: "Ah Fu, go to the field and bring Daddy here."

"Hey."

After a while, Tong Zhaofu brought Tong Zhixin.

"Father." Tong Zhixin heard the three daughters calling him, and answered, seeing a lot of fruit piled up under the tree, he wondered, "Why did you pick so many?"

"Father, you have to help us move home." Tong Zhi'er smiled, but did not explain.

Fortunately, Tong Zhixin was not easy to ask, so he went to the side and tore the tough grass to weave two nets, and then put the fruit into the two nets.Tong Duo'er helped his father share some, and after all the fruits were put into the net, they went home together.

In the room, Fang Cuiwei heard the commotion in the yard, put down her needlework and started working, and asked in surprise, "Why did you make so much?"

"Mother," several children called her, Tong Zhixin also smiled at his daughter-in-law.

Fang Cuiwei came over and helped the children put the baskets on the ground.

"Father, mother, I wanted to make candied fruit and sell it in the city, so I picked so many back." Tong Zhi'er shook his sore arms and said with a smile.

"Hey, Zhi'er's candied fruit is delicious. People in the city should like it. What about the child's father?" Fang Cuiwei agreed when she heard it, and Tongduo's children's beads and children's invitations for children also looked happy.

Tong Zhixin touched the back of his head, smiled innocently, and said, "I think it's okay too. Even if it can't be sold, it's good for the children to have more snacks."

The whole family agreed, and they started making preserves in the yard.

(End of this chapter)