The splendid life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 39 Rent a Booth

After a while, Yao Yu raised his head and said, "I'm not sure whether I can accept you in the future, but what I can tell you is that I don't reject you now."

Xie Zhimo was very happy. Does Yu'er's words mean that she still has a chance and hope?
Yao Yu saw that Xie Zhimo's expression changed greatly, "Actually, in the future, if you like something or regret it, we can also leave. Okay, I'll go to rest first, and you should go to bed earlier."

Xie Zhimo hurriedly said, "I don't regret it, I will wait for you."

Yao Yu went to bed instead, Xie Zhimo didn't go to bed early, he was so excited that he didn't close his eyes all night.

On the first day of the new year, when Yao Yu and Nuo'er woke up, they saw that Xie Zhimo had already prepared breakfast, and three bowls full of dumplings were placed on the table.

After the three of them finished eating, they sat around the fire again. Nuoer could already write his own name, and Xie Zhimo and Yao Yu were teaching him new characters.

Xie Zhimo had a problem with this, and Yao Yu didn't know what to teach. Let's talk about the Three Character Classic, she can only know the first part, and it is impossible to memorize it completely, so she had to say, "What character does Nuoer want to learn."

"I want to learn the names of my father and mother." Nuo'er said.

Xie Zhimo breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately he can still write the name.Because they had to keep money at home on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xie Zhimo and Yao Yu taught Nuoer how to write names for a whole day, and Nuoer's memory ability shocked Yao Yu again.

On the second day of the new year, Xie Zhimo was afraid that Nuoer would let him teach writing again, so he changed into his old clothes early in the morning, ran to the field, picked all the cabbage, and then planted sweet potatoes in the field.

Lunch is ready, Xie Zhimo hasn't come back yet, Yao Yu was about to go out to look for it, when Xie Zhimo came back with a hoe on his shoulder.

"Where are you going?" Yao Yu asked curiously.

"I went to plant sweet potatoes." Xie Zhimo felt a little guilty, and many villagers asked if he was crazy and why he was farming at this time.

Yao Yu didn't know how to grow land, so he thought it was the best time to grow sweet potatoes. At that time, he discussed with Xie Zhimo that it was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. I wanted to grow sweet potatoes in the field, but Xie Zhimo still remembered, "Really? That's great."

Xie Zhimo didn't expect to grow sweet potatoes by himself, which made Yao Yu so happy, and he immediately felt more at ease, "Really, we can harvest them in June."

Unexpectedly, it would take half a year for the growth period, Yao Yu nodded, and said that the matter of sweet potato candy was not in a hurry, "Eat first."

The new year will soon be over, and there are still many wild boars that Xie Zhimo hunted last time. Seeing that the day is starting to warm up, it will be a waste if you don’t deal with it. Yao Yu simply made all the remaining meat into bacon and put it in the corner of the kitchen He opened up a small area in the village, salted the meat, hung it on the roof of the house, and smoked it with firewood every day. Speaking of which, this was Yao Yu's first time making bacon, and he didn't know if he could succeed.

There is not much firewood left at home, mainly because Yao Yu does not use it economically. The firewood on the kang has basically never been cut off, and almost every house has charcoal fires throughout the winter. After eating, Yao Yu intends to go to the mountains to pick up some. Xie Zhimo happened to have this plan too, the snow had all melted a few days ago, and he just went up the mountain to see if there was anything good.

The family of three went to Beishan after eating, and picked up a lot in a short while. Xie Zhimo tied the firewood into small bundles, and then carried them down from the mountain. Lots of firewood.

"You and Nuo'er are waiting for me here. I'll bring the ox cart over when I go home." Xie Zhimo looked at it, and it took a few times to move it back and forth. Why don't you just bring the ox cart over and drag it all home at once.

"Okay." Yao Yu didn't expect there to be so many, and they would be thrown down in bundles on the mountain, thinking that there were not many.

Seeing that she had free time, Nuoer took the sticks and wrote the names of the three on the ground. Seeing that Nuoer was so interested, Yao Yu was still a little happy.

"Hey, thanks to the old three's family, you have collected so much firewood." A villager was about to go up the mountain, and when he saw so much firewood in front of Yao Yu, a look of greed flashed in his eyes.

Yao Yu glanced at that person, "Yeah." To be honest, she told some villagers in Shuangshui Village that she really didn't dare to make friends. The last time Xie Zhimo beat a pig, they came to ask for it. , it seems that the person is going to ask again.

Sure enough, the man said, "There are so many, you can't burn them all, why don't you give me a few bundles."

Seeing the villager's expression that I meant to help you with your firewood, Yao Yu responded with a sneer, "I'm really sorry, all these firewood are useful." In fact, the firewood is not worth much, and one copper plate can buy several bundles It's just that Yao Yu can't see this kind of thing that is always reaching out for it, and she, Yao Yu, doesn't owe anyone.

"Why are you so stingy? It's just a few bundles of firewood!" Seeing Yao Yu's refusal, the villager's tone immediately changed.

"Yeah, I'm just stingy. If you're generous, I'll buy it. Three bundles of firewood cost a penny. I'd be happy if you bought them all." Yao Yu was not afraid of being picked on by others.

Seeing Yao Yu like this, the villagers couldn't bear it, and immediately began to curse, "Just say that Xie Zhimo is not a good person, I think the wife I am looking for is not a good person, and this little baby will not be a good person in the future .”

It didn't matter if others scolded him, but Yao Yu couldn't stand it when he scolded Nuo'er. He picked a stick from the firewood and went forward to beat him up. Zhang Dehou was right, that for unreasonable people, only violence can be used.

Before Yao Yu could beat the man, he saw a black figure rushing up, and the villager fell to the ground, Xie Zhimo clapped his hands, "Clean your mouth, next time you hear it, it won't be as simple as today. "

This is the first time for Yao Yu to see Xie Zhimo's hands. Just now Xie Zhimo seemed to be flying towards him. I have to say, he is so handsome!The villager was frightened by Xie Zhimo, and ran away for a long time.

Xie Zhimo, who was full of anger, turned to face Yao Yu, and immediately turned back to that simple and honest rural man, "Yu'er, Nuo'er, you have been wronged."

Nuo'er was also surprised by Xie Zhimo's move just now, "Daddy, do you know martial arts?"

"I can only do superficial kung fu, and I'm far from mastering martial arts." Xie Zhimo said.

"That's amazing, will Daddy teach me martial arts in the future too?" Nuo'er asked.

Teaching this is much easier than teaching writing, Xie Zhimo immediately agreed, "No problem, Dad will teach you then."

The three of them loaded the firewood into the bullock cart, and completely forgot about the unhappiness just now. Nuoer kept begging Xie Zhimo to tell him some knowledge about kung fu, and Xie Zhimo told him some interesting stories about running darts. With great relish, he started talking even harder.

After the Lantern Festival, Xie Zhimo sent Nuo'er to Shangyao Village, and prepared five hundred renminbi, ten catties of pork, and a jar of wine for Mrs. Li. She was the one who made the most friends in Shuangshui Village, but Mr. Li obviously didn't care about these things. , "I'll accept Xie Nuo first, if he can't read it, you should take him back earlier."

Regarding this, Xie Zhimo is not worried at all, "Don't worry, Master, our Nuoer will be obedient."

Xie Nuo heard the meaning of the words, and immediately expressed his attitude, "Master, I will definitely study hard."

"It's good to know, it's not easy for your parents, go in quickly." Master Li said, Xie Zhiwen was brought by him, so he knew a little about the situation of Xie's family.

"By the way, master, do we want to buy some books for Nuo'er?" Yao Yu, who was standing aside, said, after sending Nuo'er to school, she and Zhimo were going to visit the town and rent the stall by the way.

"If you can afford it, buy the Thousand-Character Classic and the Three-Character Classic first." Li Fuzi said, there were a lot of students coming today, Li Fuzi went into the classroom after finishing speaking, Yao Yu and Xie Zhimo watched it outside for a while, and felt that Nuoer was still Seriously, even though there is no book or pen, I still sit there and listen seriously.

"Let's go." Yao Yu whispered to Xie Zhimo.

"Let's go." Xie Zhimo was very happy in his heart, he felt in his heart that Nuo'er would be more promising than Xie Zhiwen in the future.If Yao Yu knew Xie Zhimo's idea, he would definitely dismiss it. Then Xie Zhiwen's character is so poor, can he be compared with Nuo'er, okay?

The two went to Hehua Town, and rushed to the bookstore immediately, "Boss, do you have the Thousand-Character Classic and the Three-Character Classic?"

"Yes, there are eight hundred texts in the Thousand-Character Classic, and one or two silver coins in the Three-Character Classic." The boss quickly took the two books out of the shelf.

"Is there any rice paper?" Yao Yu continued to ask.

"Yes, five hundred Wen a knife, how much does it cost." The shop owner took out the rice paper, Xie Zhimo took a closer look, it was much better than the white hemp paper Xie Zhiwen used, no wonder it was so expensive.

Yao Yu glanced at the rice paper, but lamented that it was not as good as modern ones, "I need two knives first."

"Is there a better writing brush?" Xie Zhimo asked.

The shop owner pointed to the row opposite, "It's all there."

Yao Yu really didn't know much about brushes, Xie Zhimo chose for a while, finally chose one, and took an inkstone.

"Let's charge you three taels of silver together." The shop owner packed the things and handed them to Xie Zhimo.

Yao Yu couldn't help sighing that studying in ancient times really cost some silver taels, and this little thing was the income of a farm family for a year or even several years.

Xie Zhimo pretended to be precious, Yao Yu thought about it, and sewed a schoolbag for Nuoer when he went back later, as expected, he hadn’t read for a long time, so he forgot all of these things, the children in the village all carried small bamboo baskets to school, Yao Yu thought The cloth-stitched schoolbag is both large and light, which is much more convenient.

After coming out of the bookstore, the two of them finally finished something on their minds, Xie Zhimo was in a good mood, "Let's go, now go to Xishi to see the stalls."

"Okay." Yao Yu was also in a relaxed mood.

The new year was just over, so many stalls were empty. Yao Yu and Xie Zhimo walked around the stall twice, and finally Yao Yu chose the stall under a tree not far from the entrance, "What do you think there?"

Xie Zhimo nodded, "This booth is really good." Summer is here, and it can still shade the sun.

"That's it." Yao Yuxi said, there are many people passing by here, and it is easier to make money.

"Let's go, let's rent it out now." Xie Zhimo said, lest it would be rented by someone else if it was too late.

(End of this chapter)