Rebirth of the poor elder sister-in-law

Chapter 13

The three of them walked forward again. After Liu Man'er had money, she was not stingy, and bought a slingshot for Liu Fusheng, two silk flowers for Ye He, and a hairpin for Fang Shi.

Of course, this hairpin is neither gold nor silver, it's just an ordinary copper hairpin, but because it's quite exquisite, it cost Liu Man'er five cents.

It's just because she can't see it anymore. After all, Fang has always used a hairpin cut from a piece of firewood to fix her hair.

After buying these, there was still ten cents left. Liu Man'er went to the bookstore to buy some paper. She did not forget that there was a scholar at home. Ye Feng always practiced calligraphy on kraft paper. I heard that if you buy some good paper, you will be more correct when practicing handwriting, so that your handwriting will be more beautiful.

It's just that the scholar's things are too precious, but the most common writing brush costs five Wen, which is equivalent to a catty of pork.

And that paper, smooth white paper, scented, delicate texture, not at all inferior to the paper in the previous life, Liu Man'er really likes it, but it costs a penny for that one piece, she touched the inside of her pocket The copper plate can only look at the ocean and sigh.

In the end, Liu Man'er didn't look at the other papers anymore, because she really couldn't bear the look of the little girl. When she reached out to touch the paper, she hadn't spoken yet, and the little guy had already spoken:

"It's only a penny a piece. If it gets dirty, you'll have to pay for it."

Although she was angry with the shop waiter's attitude, Liu Man'er withdrew her hand very spinelessly, how dare she touch it, it's worth a penny!

The two children also tightly held the hands they were going to extend, and even involuntarily grabbed Liu Man'er's clothes, with a look of inferiority.

"Hey, it's okay. If we don't have the money to buy it today, we can always afford it tomorrow." Liu Man'er thought for a while and walked towards the pile of rough white paper outside the door.

Just now I wanted to ask the price, but I heard the shop waiter nodding and bowing to greet another person who came in from the door, "Hey, this young man is a learned man at first sight, if you want to buy something, just look."

Then he said to Liu Man'er and the others, "You three make room, don't block the way of our guests."

"Am I not a guest?"

Now Liu Man'er was really angry.

In fact, if she is alone, she can bear anything, but she has two children by her side, can she make Liu Fusheng and Ye He feel inferior.

The waiter in the shop was taken aback, apparently he didn't expect Liu Man'er to talk back, he could see a poor person like her much more, in his eyes, being able to let her in was already a great gift from heaven.

"Are you a customer? Do you have money to buy something?" The waiter sneered and said a little bit.

"Do people who enter your store have to buy something?" Liu Man'er straightened her waist and said, "If it doesn't suit other people's wishes, do you have to buy it? If this is the case, then you should put up a sign at the door: "Who enters the store?" , I have to buy something! If you had said that earlier, I wouldn’t have come in at all, and I thought my shoes were dirty.”

"That's not the case. We don't distinguish between high and low in our store, but only educated people are welcome." Seeing that Liu Man'er was about to quarrel with the waiter, the shopkeeper who had been hiding at the counter came out. The three of them, Liu Man'er, were quite aloof!

"Since there is no distinction between high and low, how can you know that I am ignorant? Could it be that you can't count it. If so, I suggest that you change this shop to a place for fortune-telling and divination. I will be willing to spend two pennies to listen to your high-spirited talk."

Liu Man'er sneered, but she was not afraid.

The two children snuggled up to Liu Man'er, but at this moment, they suddenly felt that Liu Man'er was not only a bullying existence, but also an existence that could protect them.

"Hey, Wu that peasant woman is eloquent." It was the scholar in long gauze who had just been welcomed by the waiter at the side who spoke.

"Wow, look at this scholar, he really looks like a dog!" Liu Man'er replied.

You think it’s great to wear long gauze, and it’s great to read books. My sister is still a college student. She has studied hard for 16 years, and she knows astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom!
"you!"

When the scholar heard Liu Man'er's sarcasm, his face turned red in an instant. He looked at Liu Man'er, sneered twice, and said, "It's insulting to be polite!"

"Chickens talk to ducks, play the piano to cows!" Liu Man'er also rolled her eyes.

Although the two children at the side couldn't understand what Liu Man'er said to the scholar, they felt inexplicably happy when they saw the scholar's face. In this way, awesome!
"Wu Na peasant woman, there must be some scholars in your family, you don't want to learn two words from others and just show off here, save embarrassing and conspicuous, I think you can't even write a single word."

The scholar saw that Liu Man'er couldn't speak well, so he showed that he was extraordinary by saying that he knew how to write.

"Whether I know how to write, what does it have to do with you?" Liu Man'er sneered and said, "I see that you are wearing a long veil on purpose, isn't it just a mere imitation?"

"You're talking nonsense!" said the scholar angrily, "I won't talk to you vulgar peasant woman."

"You jump over the wall in such a hurry!" Liu Man'er laughed and said, "I'm too lazy to chat with you sour scholar."

As Liu Man'er spoke, she led Liu Fusheng and Ye He by the hand, and was about to turn around and leave, but just as she reached the door, the scholar stopped her: "Wait a minute!"

"What's the matter?" Liu Man'er turned her head and smiled at the scholar.

But the scholar felt that Liu Man'er was mocking him, he said: "You woman is very good at speaking, do you dare to compete with me?"

"Competition for what?" Liu Man'er smiled slightly, but she was just a pedantic scholar, she had nothing to be afraid of.

"We each write a poem and write it on paper. As for you, even if you can copy one poem on paper, I will count you as the winner." It greatly stimulated him.

"Yes, but, if you don't have a lottery, I don't have the time to play with you." Liu Man'er turned and left after speaking.

"Don't you want to buy paper?" The scholar smiled slightly and said, "If you win, what if I give you a stack of paper?"

"Okay!" Hearing that the scholar was willing to give her the paper, Liu Man'er readily agreed, "Since I have the paper as a prize, I should agree, but I still lack a penny."

"If you really know how to write, it's okay if the old man gives you a wolf's brush." ​​It was the shopkeeper who spoke. He stroked his beard and gave the little errand with a wink. The rod is pretty good and the brush was taken out.

"This writing brush is priced at twenty renminbi, and it is made of high-quality wolf hair. If you can really write a poem, it's fine if I give it to you. It's also as if the old man just expressed his apology for your disrespect."

The shopkeeper took the pen, turned it in his hand, then looked at Liu Man'er, and said, "But if you don't know how, then you have to kneel down and kowtow to us to apologize!"

"Ah……"

Liu Man'er sneered in her heart, but she answered loudly: "Okay!"

The two of them just wanted to make a fool of themselves, but it was nothing, the original owner had done a lot of things to make a fool of himself, not to mention, this time, he would definitely not lose.

Leading Liu Fusheng and Ye He in, she lowered her head and asked the two of them, "Can you write?"

Both children shook their heads, how could they write?The shopkeeper, Xiaoer and the scholar at the side sneered when they saw this scene.

Liu Man'er didn't care about them, but taught them earnestly, saying: "You guys, your second brother writes and reads on weekdays, you must have not listened to it, I did, so it's just a poem, it doesn't bother me. .”

Speaking of which, Liu Man'er stretched out her hand, took the pen from the shopkeeper, then pulled out a piece of paper from the shelf, and put the paper on the counter, she asked, "Where's the ink?"

"Here." Xiaoer took out the inkstone.

Seeing her posture, the scholar also picked up the pen and paper from the shelf, ready to write a poem, but Liu Man'er stopped his movement with a wave of her hand, and said, "Scholar, don't waste paper, pen and ink!" Anyway, as long as I write it out, I will win, if I can’t write it out, I will lose, why do you bother to write?”

As she spoke, she dipped the ink and wrote a few lines of big characters on the paper, "If you don't climb a high mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; if you don't face a deep stream, you don't know how thick the earth is."

"Come on, these few poems are for you." Liu Man'er put down the pen, picked up the paper, blew on it, and threw it in front of the scholar.

Liu Man'er's handwriting is not elegant, on the contrary, it is vigorous and powerful, and the handwriting is very full, even seeping through the back of the book paper, which is enough to show that Liu Man'er's writing skills are extraordinary.

The scholar blushed even more when he saw the words on it. He really didn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. In this remote village, he couldn't even compare with an ordinary peasant woman.

"I lost." The scholar clenched the paper in his hand and lowered his head.

"Wrap a stack of paper for me, and give it to this girl." He put a silver bean on the stage, and then walked away.

The shopkeeper took the silver beans and weighed them on the weighing pan, and at exactly one point, he took a stack of white paper from the shelf and wrapped it up and handed it to Liu Man'er. He also washed the other amount and handed it to Liu Man'er.

"I really didn't expect that this girl is dressed in ordinary clothes, but she has extraordinary knowledge." The shopkeeper also saw Liu Man'er's handwriting, and he was ashamed of himself.

"The old man is absurd, and please don't judge people by their appearance in the future." Liu Man'er smiled slightly, took the pen and paper, and put it in her back basket.

(End of this chapter)