Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 16
Those who went to the field at noon came back, and the old man was very happy when he saw the thorny shoots on the table during the meal: "People say that the leeks have thorny shoots, and the top flowers have thorny gherkins. These things are three big delicacies. Good. Ah, everyone, try it quickly." Everyone also stretched out their chopsticks and picked up some food.

"Boss's children are really sensible. I went to break a big basket in the morning and came back. I think there is still half of the basket. In the afternoon, the boss will send some to your two cousins. Maybe no one will break them." Maybe it's because Zhou Shi told her about Junqi, but today she is quite gentle with the Dafang people, and it's rare to praise a few children. "Second brother, you have to take care of those three boys in your family. They run around all day without a trace, and they don't know how to pull things home like Jun Ye and the others." The cow will also get things home when it goes out, and there is really nothing that can resist bundling firewood and come back. It seems that the old lady understands quite well in her heart that if she goes crazy, she will not be her.

"Hey, mother, I know, I will take care of them." The second child, Tong Yunbai, drank the porridge and answered vaguely.

"Our farmer's family, what we pay attention to is that our hands and feet must be diligent, otherwise we will not be able to take care of the crops. The couple of the second family should take good care of them. When they are working, they can't scream. When it comes to playing, they run faster than anyone else. .” The old man also spoke.

The family was talking and laughing while eating lunch, because of the fresh dishes, it was more delicious than usual.Seeing that her family loves to eat it, and knowing that not everyone is willing to break the thorn buds, Yuxian secretly said to Da Lang: "Brother, our family loves to eat this thorn buds, and people in the town can also like it." Let's break some more in the afternoon and try selling them in the town tomorrow, shall we?"

"Okay, let's break it in a while. I know one more place. I'm going to hang a net tonight. If I can catch a few fish, we can take it to town tomorrow." Although Da Lang didn't know this Whether the thorny buds can be sold, but the fish is certain, and besides, my little sister has always had a lot of eyes, so maybe she can really sell them.Even if no one buys it, it’s not bad to keep it at home for extra food.

After everyone had finished eating, Yuxian helped Fang clean up again. "Mom, we still want to break some back. This thing is only a few days old. Get some more while it's fresh, even pickled pickles." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Mrs. Fang's consent, several people carried the baskets on their backs. ran out.

Yuxian got up early in the morning, and after tidying herself up, she went to pester her brother, wanting to follow him to see the fish.Now is the time when the fish bite the flood. Last night, Tong Yunsong led Dalang and the others to get down the hanging net, and they should be able to catch the fish this morning.Of course, this kind of work cannot be done without Tong Yunsong, he doesn't worry about a few children going to the riverside.So a group of people carried buckets and walked to the river in a mighty way.The moment the hanging net came out, Yuxian was stunned, there were more than a dozen fish that were alive and kicking!Everyone frantically put all the fish into the several buckets they brought. Yu Xian asked Da Lang to show him what fish he had. After counting, there were five squids, four squids, and two squids. .What surprised Yuxian was that there were so many fine scales, which made her very excited.Everyone carried it, carried it, and walked home happily.

When we got home, it was Second Aunt's turn to cook today. Breakfast was just right, and Mrs. Tong also had a smile on her face when she saw that she had brought back so many fish. "Hurry up, breakfast is ready, hurry up and eat. It's early in the morning, it's cold, drink some hot porridge to keep you warm." Such a tone made people a little uncomfortable.

"Grandma, with so many fish, can we eat fish at noon today?" Yuyan asked Qin happily.

"You just have a heart to eat. Do you know how much this fish sells for a catty? Where can I get money after I eat it?" Qin was a little displeased, "Xiuying, you should take care of Yuyan too. She is eight years old and can't hold a needle or a thread. What will you do in the future? I think you should watch her learn how to sew well, and don't visit the streets all over the place in the future. Son, teach your children more carefully." This is the most important thing that Mrs. Tong said to Zhou's mother and daughter.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou only responded vaguely.Seeing her appearance, Qin sighed, she was partial to this daughter-in-law. "Forget it, from now on, Yuyan will come to my room after breakfast, and I will teach her." Qin used to be an embroiderer in an embroidery workshop, and she had good embroidery skills, but she never taught her. Who, even among the three daughters, only the youngest daughter has learned something, and now she wants to teach Yuyan, which hurts her, but Yuyan doesn't appreciate it, thinking that grandma is looking after her. "I don't want to learn." Yuyan said to her mother: "Mom, tell grandma that I don't want to learn sewing."

"Silly girl, it's your luck that your grandma can teach you. Your third aunt didn't learn much back then, and now she earns hundreds of dollars a month for embroidery. You silly girl still don't want to. If it weren't for your relatives Granddaughter, your grandma won’t teach you.” Zhou hurriedly persuaded Yuyan, and then whispered in her ear: “When you learn it, the money you earn will be yours, and then you can buy beautiful hair flowers. When Yuyan heard this, she nodded quickly, "Grandma, I was wrong, I'll follow you." Qin smiled, she was really good for Yuyan.

Yuxian didn't care about what they learned or not, so she hurried out after eating.The medicinal materials she picked these days have dried up a lot, and they have been tidied up. The mother-of-pearl is packed in a cloth bag, and the fine ginseng is originally tied in a string with a fine hemp rope, so it is also packed in a bag.There are a lot of both, and Yuxian can't handle them anyway.

Tong Yunsong harnessed the bullock cart, put all the fish into a big wooden bucket, added some water, but not too much, as the fish would easily jump out if there were too many.Dalang also put the thorn buds that were broken off yesterday into the car, and Fang covered them with a damp cloth last night.Yuxian asked the third brother to help put all the medicinal materials in the car. The strength of the third brother is getting stronger and stronger, even stronger than the elder brother. "Sister, can you sell these things?" Xiaosan asked.

"I don't know either. Let's try it. The pharmacy has to buy the medicine, otherwise, where will the medicine be sold?" Yuxian was a little bit lacking in confidence.

Yuxian hadn't been to the town since she came here, and today she had to go with her no matter what. Tong Yunsong thought that there were too many people and couldn't stand it, so he only asked Dalang and Xiaosan to follow, plus Yuxian.A group of four set off for the town in a bullock cart.

"Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother, I'll bring you back delicious food." Yu Xian yelled to Little Four and Little Five while sitting in the car.

When walking from Yanjiang Village to the town, the bullock carts can't move fast all the way uphill, so they walk forward slowly.Yuxian has never been to the town, and naturally she has never walked this road. She only saw the lush trees on the side of the road. Now the leaves have grown up, and everything is green.On a mountain in the distance, azaleas are in full bloom, and the pink is like smoke and clouds, dazzling and dazzling.The cuckoo in the forest called "cuckoo cuckoo", and occasionally a black thing flew out of the grass, which turned out to be a pheasant.Xiaosan regretted not bringing a bow and arrow, otherwise she could still shoot a pheasant. In the past two years, Xiaosan followed Tong Yunsong into the mountains to hunt, and she has practiced her arrow skills quite well.Tong Yunsong also said: "Yes, I was in a hurry in the morning, and I really forgot to bring it. Sometimes there will be roe deer running on the road." A bit regretful.

Yuxian knew that the population was sparse in this era, the forest had not been destroyed, and the ecological environment was intact, so there were a lot of animals.Although many northerners are good at hunting, in the cold weapon era, people used bows and arrows most for hunting. The efficiency of this thing is still not high, so the reproduction speed of wild animals is much higher than that of people hunting.

The car drove for about an hour, and gradually saw a town called Songjianghe Town. When Yuxian heard the name for the first time, she fainted, because her home is in Songjiang in modern times. Hezhen, I didn't expect that there was such a similar place in this time and space more than a thousand years ago.Speechless!The town in front of me is more than ten times worse than in the previous life, but it looks like a prosperous town now. It seems that this town can have a population of three to four thousand, which can be regarded as a big town. In this era, a county with a population of more than 4000 is a county seat .The town is very orderly, with a bluestone road running through the north and south, dividing the town into east and west parts.The market is on the west side. Tong Yunsong drove the car to the edge of the market. He came a bit late today, and there is no place inside.The masters unloaded all the things from the car, and put the big wooden barrel on the ground. Yuxian lifted the cloth covering the thorn buds, and looked at the people who came and went, but none of them looked here.So she opened her voice and shouted: "Come and see, fresh fish, alive and kicking fish." Her small voice was not small, and her crunchy and tender child's voice echoed in the market.

Some people heard it and looked this way, only to see a five or six-year-old girl, wearing a small red gown with white flowers on her upper body, blue trousers on her lower body, double buns on her hair, and two tied. Pink headband, neat bangs, a pair of flexible big eyes, revealing wit and wisdom, delicate nose, bright red mouth, rosy little face, all of which reveal a kind of smart and healthy beauty.

"Little girl, what kind of fish do you have here?" A middle-aged woman in her 40s asked.

"Auntie, I have carp, fine scales, and Aohua. They were all caught this morning and are fresh. Auntie, what kind of fish do you think? This carp is good for stewing, and Aohua is good for steaming. Bring me back. Try it." Yuxian introduced it to the woman with a sweet smile. "Carp is eight cents a catty, and fine scales are twelve cents. Aohua is more expensive, fifteen cents. Are you here like that?"

"Just for you little girl, I really bought one. Today is my old man's birthday. He likes to eat thin scales. Come here." This woman is also straightforward.

"Hey, you wait, Dad, get the fish quickly." Yuxian hurriedly asked his father to catch the fish, and the fish weighed about two catties. "Auntie, look, the one who weighs two catty and eight taels tall should be 33 Wenliu. You are the first guest, so just give me [-] Wenliu." Yu Xian did the calculations in her head, and reported the number, and then The zero was wiped off, and this woman would not like it, "What a refreshing girl, the account is done quickly enough, here it is, thirty cents." Looking down, she saw the thorn bud again, "Oh, this thorn bud It’s all down, it’s quite fresh, how much is it per catty?”

"Auntie, it's four cents a catty. My brother and I went to pick it, and my hand was pricked. This thing is just to eat fresh, so it's more expensive." At the current price, four cents a catty Wild vegetables are not cheap.

"Well, the skill of this thing is worth the price, give me two catties." The woman is also happy.

Yuxian asked her father to weigh two catties of thorn buds and put them in the woman's basket. The fish was pierced with wicker sticks and handed over to the woman. The woman gave eight coins and left.

(End of this chapter)