Soon Mrs. Wang came back, carrying a brand new backpack on her back, which was full of goods.
There is rice, salt, oil, and a small earthenware stove, so it is convenient to make a fire and cook.
Mrs. Wang put these things down, took out five pairs of hemp shoes from her backpack, and waved them proudly in front of the Xu Yue brothers and sisters.
"It's shoes!" Xu Yue shouted in surprise.
The three brothers and sister all lowered their heads and looked at their feet. The bark shoes were already in disrepair.
Wang felt distressed but couldn't help but find it funny, and urged: "Go and wash your feet quickly."
"Uh-huh!"
The three brothers and sisters hurriedly took off the rotten bark on their feet, ran to the well to get water, washed their feet clean, and happily put on new shoes.
When Mrs. Tong heard the joyful news, she opened the door and looked towards the well. When she saw the three Xu Yue brothers and sisters looking happy in their new shoes, she couldn't help but smile.
Just when he turned around, he saw his aunt and young man's bare feet, looking at the three Xu brothers and sisters with envy. They smiled, frowned slightly, and sighed helplessly in their hearts.
She didn't have Wang's skills, so she just hoped that when the child's father and the eldest brother of the Xu family came back, the leopards in their hands would be sold smoothly, so that the child's father could bring back some money so that she could make new pairs of shoes for the children.
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"This is your home."
When Ms. Tong was still feeling guilty for not being able to buy shoes for her child, Ms. Wang took out the remaining half of the silk, cut half of it on the spot and handed it to her.
Tong turned around in surprise. Wang had already stuffed a foot of cut silk into her arms. She smiled slightly, turned around and led the three Xu brothers and sisters back to their room.
"Aniang..." The aunt of the Wang family looked at her mother eagerly, hoping that her mother would accept this piece of cloth so that she and her younger brother could have new shoes to wear.
The stunned Tong finally came to her senses, her eyes were filled with tears of emotion, she bowed to the neighbor and said softly: "Thank you."
I don’t know if the people in the next room heard it. After a while, the soft voice of Xu’s daughter came from next door.
"Auntie, Xiaolang, I asked your grandma to come over for dinner!"
The Wang siblings immediately started laughing, and they took their grandma and excitedly headed to the next door.
Tong shook her head helplessly, took her hands away from her siblings, hid the cloth in her arms, locked the door, and then walked towards the next door, holding hands with each other.
The young man from the Wang family was still unsteady and before he entered the door, he gave the four Xu family members, mother and son, a big "plop" salute inside the house, making everyone laugh.
The two mothers and their children had a full meal in a relaxed atmosphere.
...
In the evening, Xu Da and Wang Dayou, who had been away all day, came back together.
Wang Dayou carried three empty poles on his shoulders, and Xu Dayou carried a rectangular wooden box on his back. It was carved and varnished. Although it was not brand new, its texture was not a box that ordinary people would use.
When Mrs. Wang saw it, she almost knew what was going on, and motioned for the two of them to go into the room first.
The house was not soundproof, so Tong couldn't help but lower her voice and asked her husband, "How is it? How much did it sell for?"
Wang Dayou held out five fingers mysteriously, and Tong exclaimed in disbelief, "Five thousand dollars?"
Wang Dayou asked her to keep her voice down, but looking at her happy face, Tong's words were exactly what she said.
It is indeed easy for rich people to make money. Xu Yue exclaimed in her heart, and at the same time she couldn't help but look forward to it.
The wooden box brought by General Xu was lifted in front of everyone, the drawer on the box was opened, and the contents of the box were taken out.
Six pieces of silk and a bag full of five baht coins were placed on the table with a clinking sound.
Facing everyone's surprised looks, Xu Dashi sat down and said calmly:
"The nobleman in Zhuangzi came from Chang'an. The people in Kyoto were generous in taking action. They wanted the whole leopard. They also took away the few bird feathers and weasels, saying that they were going to give them to the nobleman who came from Chang'an.
Make feather crowns and pens.”
"The steward gave me six bolts of silk and five hundred dollars. Seeing that we had nothing to put the cloth in, he also gave me an old box."
"Here!" Xu Da patted the small box in front of him that was specially used to hold cloth, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's just this wooden box. It's made of good wood. It's lined with oilcloth and it's waterproof."
Xu Da, who had carried all kinds of backpacks, especially liked this wooden box. It was moved to his heart, and it was not in vain that he gave the handful of bird feathers as a headdress to the steward.
Of course, there is no need to tell you about such small details. The cloth and money I got back this time totaled 6,500 yuan, which is enough to buy a house according to the current prices in Daqing.
With this money, their family can finally end their life of living in the open.
It's a pity that part of this money has to be given to the Wang family.
Xu Da’s heart is bleeding!
But Wang's suggestive eyes had already glanced over, and looking at the expectant faces of Wang Dayou and his wife, Xu Da reluctantly chose two pieces of cloth and stuffed them into Wang Dayou's arms.
The remaining four pieces of cloth and five hundred dollars were quickly put into the wooden box and the lid was closed. No matter how much thoughts there were, there was nothing left!
Wang Dayi was stunned for a moment, then showed a troubled expression.
Xu Da thought to himself, are you still too little?
Just when he was about to settle the score with Wang Dayou in a serious manner, Wang Dayou suddenly stood up, bowed his hands to the couple, and bowed deeply.
Xu Da and Wang hurriedly stood up to avoid this great gift, and then hurriedly went to help Wang Dayou.
"Wang Dayou, what are you doing? Get up!" Xu Da was speechless, helpless, and a little guilty.
After all, he just wanted to find someone to settle the score with.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Wang Dayou pulled him up, Tong pulled two more children to kneel down.
Mrs. Wang took a look and said, "Hey guys, does this family have hereditary weak legs? Otherwise, they would always kneel down when asked to do so?"
"What are you doing again? Get up quickly!"
Mrs. Wang pulled Tong, mother and son up. She was so strong that she lifted them up like chickens.
Tong was so shocked that she choked back all her words of gratitude. After a long while, she said blankly:
"The half horse this morning was enough. Why, how can I give you so much..."
Wang Dayou listened to his wife's words and asked in surprise: "Is there still half a horse?"
"It's just one foot." Wang answered quickly, interrupting Tong's explanation.
Wang Dayou breathed a sigh of relief, but still pushed the cloth in front of him back.
He was self-aware that most of the prey was caught by Wang and Xu Da. He was just helping them behind the scenes. He felt guilty even holding a piece of cloth.
It's just that he's not the only one in the family, and he can't return all the two pieces of cloth as a mere mortal.
Xu Yue and her sister silently watched the adults trying to persuade and decline. They looked at each other and saw the fear of social interaction in each other's eyes.
In the end, the adults who rejected each other calmed down the refund storm by saying, "Your family will help me work, and my family will pay you."
