Rebirth of the poor elder sister-in-law

Chapter 10

Liu Man'er walked forward quickly, leaving these long-tongued women far behind.

The two children followed quickly, and they didn't want to stay in the crowd for too long, because they were also afraid of seeing the way others looked at Liu Man'er, so they chose to stay far away like she did before. get away.

Therefore, what Liu Man'er did was exactly what they wanted.

"Since I am embarrassing you so much, why do you follow me to the town?"

Even though she knew that these were just two children and she shouldn't care about them, when they ran up, Liu Man'er couldn't help but stop and said something.

There was silence behind him, and the sound of the two children chasing up panting also stopped. Liu Fusheng was still young, but Ye He was already eight years old, a sensible age.

Hearing Liu Man'er's words, she was speechless for a moment. She wanted to turn around and run away, but she followed Liu Man'er silently after all.

The three of them were silent all the way to the town.

Amazed by the bustling market, Liu Fusheng was the first to forget the unhappiness just now, and became happy again. He is small, and he is about to sneak into the crowd in a flash.

Liu Man'er quickly grabbed his hand and said, "Be careful, there are too many flamboyants in this town."

On this side, she held Liu Fusheng with ease, while on the other side, she held Ye He. She felt that Ye He's hand resisted slightly, but she still held it.

Although there was a moment of unhappiness just now, after all, we are all relatives, and Liu Man'er didn't take this matter to heart.

In ancient times, there were a lot of flower shooters, if a girl as big as Ye He was captured by a flower shooter, her fate would be miserable, and Liu Man'er would not allow this kind of thing to happen to her.

Tightly grasping the hands of the two children, Liu Man'er squeezed into the crowd.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a lively scene. There are cries of hawkers one after another, and there’s an endless stream of pedestrians. There are Taifus and fortune tellers passing by holding banners, and people selling sweet potato candies ringing bells.

This sweet potato candy is maltose. Liu Man'er ate it when she was a child. It is very sticky to the teeth, but it is sweet.

After all, Liu Fusheng was young, so he always paid more attention to food. Soon, he was attracted by the business of ringing the bell of the malt candy seller.

He stared straight at the man's basket, but he didn't say a single word "buy", and even followed Liu Man'er closely, never taking a step there.

Ugh……

Liu Man'er sighed in her heart, but smiled slightly on her face, and led the two children over there, "Look, there are sweet potato candies over there, do you want to eat it?"

"Yes!" Liu Fusheng immediately yelled, but then he tightly squeezed his lips together. This sweet potato candy needs to be bought with money. How can there be any money at home?

Moreover, he knew that his own identity was just an accessory of his sister, and now he was only able to make a living with his sister.

At a young age, because he was born in such a family, he had already matured early.

"Sister-in-law, why don't we sell these straw ropes first, so that if we have money, we can buy sugar for my little brother with a penny, and mother won't say anything."

This Ye He was very kind to Liu Fusheng. Seeing that Liu Fusheng really wanted to eat, he pursed his lips and proposed to Liu Man'er.

She seemed to be afraid that Liu Man'er would not agree, so before Liu Man'er could speak, she continued: "One penny is ten yuan, and you will eat six pieces of candy when the time comes. You go home and tell your mother that the money is mine. Take it, mother will not blame you for keeping it."

"Okay." When she was unexpected, Liu Man'er nodded and agreed without even thinking about it.

The three of them walked all the way to the place where the straw rope was collected. There was a tile kiln nearby. The straw rope was collected by the tile kiln, but they had a special person to collect it, and it was at the pier.

Get out of the lively crowd and walk out of an alley.

The place where straw ropes are sold has already gathered a lot of people, most of them are women, there are old women, women, and some young girls, they are either carrying baskets, carrying burdens, or using sacks Dragging, in short, they all formed a group, looking at the middle-aged man in the middle with a melon skin hat.

"I came first, and mine was called first." Such voices kept coming.

But this middle-aged man didn't seem to have heard it. He usually accepts these things just to see the quality.

Whoever looks firm, smooth, and doesn't have so many thorns will be accepted first.

Liu Man'er looked at the straw ropes brought out by others, and felt that the straw ropes woven by Fang's family were very good. They looked very tight, and the outside was smooth and not frizzy. Compared with some people's frizzy straw ropes, they were still very good.

There was no queue here, so Liu Man'er was not polite, and told Ye He to be optimistic about Liu Fusheng, not to go with strangers, and relying on her thin body, she quickly got to the front.

The two women on the side saw Liu Man'er squeezed over, and gave her a very rude look. Liu Man'er didn't care, and smiled at them with her teeth showing, then put down the basket, followed their example, and took her straw rope out half a meter.

"Come, come, little girl, I'll take yours first." The eyes of this middle-aged man wearing a melon-skinned hat instantly lit up when he saw Liu Man'er.

Liu Man'er unceremoniously squeezed to the front, smiled at the middle-aged man, and took out all the straw ropes in the basket.

"Three pennies!" Put it on the scale and weigh it, and the man quoted the price.

Liu Man'er didn't know scales either, but when she was at home, Fang had already told her how much she could sell for, so she had no objection, so she nodded, took the three Wen coins, and squeezed out of the crowd with a basket on her back.

Seeing her coming out, Ye He and Liu Fusheng who were waiting for her quickly ran over. Liu Fusheng's eyes were bright and he asked, "Sister, did you sell it so quickly?"

"Yes." Liu Man'er nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go shopping in the town."

"Okay!" The two children were very happy when they heard Liu Man'er's words.

When I came to the place where sweet potato candies were sold, Liu Man'er generously said to the uncle who bought sweet potato candies, "Give me 20 yuan!"

Ye He tugged at her sleeve, "You bought so much?"

"En." Liu Man'er nodded, took the candy wrapped in kraft paper, and when she handed over the two pennies, she suddenly felt a little distressed. Fang had worked so hard to weave the straw rope for so long before he got three pennies. She hasn't warmed up the money yet, and there is only one penny left.

It really hurts to think about it.

But when Liu Man'er handed the candy to Ye He, and saw the simple smile on her face when she was eating candy with Liu Fusheng, she didn't feel distressed anymore.

Isn't it just to spend money to make money?What's more, the wild boar called yesterday, and Ye Yuan gave her fifty coins as pocket money, so it's his own.

After having this candy, Ye He and Liu Fusheng got closer to Liu Man'er. Seeing that Liu Man'er didn't eat candy, Liu Fusheng grabbed the candy and handed it to her in a big way, "Sister, your candy, you Eat too."

"Okay!" Liu Man'er bent down and opened her mouth, but Liu Fusheng still put the candy in her mouth.

Well, to be honest, she is also hungry, and she also misses the taste of this simple sweet potato candy.

"Is it sweet?" Liu Fusheng asked.

"It's so sweet." Liu Man'er nodded sharply, and then said, "But it's a bit sticky."

"Hehe." Ye He and Liu Fusheng both laughed when they saw Liu Man'er.

The three continued to walk forward. Liu Man'er did not forget the purpose of her visit today. Apart from buying some food, the most important thing was to check if there were any business opportunities on this street.

To be honest, there are many business opportunities here, but nothing seems to suit her.

People who sell boiled sweet potato candy can also make money, but Liu Man'er can't; selling snacks can also make money, but neither can Liu Man'er;

Walking around in the street, I have a good understanding of the prices here. A penny here is probably equivalent to a penny in my previous life. However, the people here are very poor, and it is difficult for them to earn a penny. , is also useful.

A living person like Liu Man'er is only worth five cents, Liu Man'er felt sad when she thought about it.

"The steamed stuffed buns are delicious, let's buy some."

This ancient food is full of the original flavor, even ordinary food has a different taste.

Just like the steamed stuffed bun seller in front, it was so fragrant, Liu Man'er couldn't help swallowing when she smelled it, let alone the two children next to her.

She guessed that they must have not eaten such buns for a long time.

"Do we still have money?" Although Ye He is young, he is very sensible, "Mother said, but we have already spent an extra penny to get the money back."

"It's okay, didn't we sell wild boar yesterday? Your elder brother gave me pocket money." Liu Man'er smiled slightly, signaling Ye He not to worry.

"How many?" Ye He couldn't help asking.

Liu Man'er showed a mysterious look on her face, and said arrogantly: "I won't tell you, anyway, I still have the money to buy two meat buns."

"Oh." Ye He didn't ask any more questions. After all, it was Liu Man'er's money, and she had already generously bought candy for the two of herself today, so even if she bought meat buns, they might not necessarily have them. share.

Of course, I still came to this bun shop with the desire to eat.

"Hello, guest officer, what do you want to buy?" Seeing the customer coming, the boss hurriedly yelled.

"Is Ye Feng going home today?" Liu Man'er didn't speak, but looked sideways at Ye He and asked.

"go home."

Hearing Ye He's answer, Liu Man'er remembered that there was an extra fee for lodging in the school, so Ye Feng went home every day, just late.

"How do you sell your buns?" Liu Man'er asked the boss.

"Two white buns cost a penny, and meat buns cost one penny." The boss answered very neatly.

"Okay, bring me four vegetarian buns and three meat buns." Liu Man'er took out a money bag from her bosom, took out six Wen coins and handed it over.

(End of this chapter)