Aunt Li looked very mysterious. She pulled Zhuang Keqing to slow down and said softly: "That's your third uncle."
"Third uncle, Zhuang San?" Zhuang Keqing frowned.
She clearly remembered the way her mother came back from the second house that day. Although her mother didn't say she was going to the third house, she could guess their attitudes after seeing the two families who didn't even show up for Zhuang Da's funeral.
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He didn't even recognize his niece when he was up close, which shows how weak the relationship is.
Zhuang Keqing's eyes fell on the figure in front of him who was talking to someone, and he was thinking in his mind.
On the side, Aunt Li saw her frowning and staring at Zhuang San, fearing that she would get into trouble, so she patted her shoulder and said, "Girl, don't think too much about it. Although you are in the same village, you will not be together if you separate."
Now that we're together again, you can see how good your life is now, so you shouldn't always think about the past."
These words were thorough. Although he was somewhat upset in his heart, in the end, the two families did not do anything to harm his family. Zhuang Keqing thought about it for a while and then thought about it. Let him go, as long as he doesn't look at it in the future.
Just wait until our lives get better and we'll stick together again, otherwise don't blame her for not giving her face.
After leaving the village entrance and not walking far, they were mixed with villagers from other villages. Their army going to the market was quite large.
Hurry up and hurry up. On the way, Uncle Liu was afraid that she would be tired due to her young age, so he wanted Zhuang Keqing to get in the car and take a rest, but he was refused.
"You walk slowly with your things on your back, and there won't be any good seats to set up stalls over there." Knowing that this child was going to be strong, Aunt Li gave an irresistible reason and snatched her rattan basket and put it in the car.
Go up, so that she can walk more lightly.
The villagers are used to hard work. Compared with farming, traveling is really not a hard task. Zhuang Keqing ate a piece of cake and drank some water along the way. Some of the others were hungry all the way.
Finally, we arrived at Songling Town in the early morning light. The town only had a low wall, which was dusty and looked a bit dilapidated. Several people who looked like guards were guarding the gate, and they carefully checked everyone's belongings.
Only then was he willing to put it in.
At this time, I saw a long queue outside the town, most of them waiting to enter the city. Some people couldn't wait any longer, so they set up stalls outside the town and started selling.
"There are so many people every time!" Zhuang Keqing didn't expect that he was just catching up for a meeting, but he had to queue up to enter the city. According to this situation, when it was his turn, he would have to go up three poles a day.
"Of course, there are always so many people there every time." Aunt Li stood in the back and queued up. She pressed down the little boy's little head that got out of the rattan basket out of curiosity, and told the child not to run around and be careful not to be caught by bad guys. "
This big show only happens once a month, but it’s not crowded.”
Zhuang Keqing saw that everyone who entered the town not only had to look through their luggage but also had to pay money, so he found an excuse and took all the copper coins wrapped in cloth bags and lotus leaves at the bottom of the basket with him to avoid being searched by the guards.
Come out and reveal your wealth in vain.
The queue looked long, but the inspection was actually very fast. After a while, it was their turn. After inspecting the cane baskets and carts, they paid a penny to enter the city, and then the few of them were let into the town.
Songling Town is the same as countless small towns in countless counties in the Dai Kingdom. Although it is small, it has all the internal organs. Although there are no high-end restaurants and tea shops, it is easy to eat snacks and buy some candy candies.
Although Zhuang Keqing had lived in a bustling metropolis in his previous life, it had been quite a few years since he passed away, and his memories would fade with the passage of time. After staying in a village that could be seen for a long time, this quaint small town now has a lot of meaning for him.
It's also very interesting for her.
"Uncle Liu, where do you plan to set up a stall?" She wanted to take advantage of the freshness of the things in the morning and get all the things she wanted to buy, so she discussed with Uncle Liu about selling on behalf of others.
"I'm right here, I won't go far." Uncle Liu had already found a stall selling farm tools, put his things aside, squatted down, and waited for business to come to him.
"Can you help me sell some dried tofu? I have to buy things first, so as not to sell them out later."
As soon as these words came out, Aunt Li responded, "Just leave it here, don't worry, go and do your own business. I just happened to take the silly boy around for a while."
After receiving the agreement, Zhuang Keqing thanked Aunt Li and his wife and went to the vegetable market.
She wanted to buy a piece of meat and some suet so that she could boil some lard. The pancakes below would also have more flavor in the future, and she would also like to look at condiments such as salt and soy vinegar.
With this thought in mind, she went to the meat stall.
Usually, the butcher shop owner kills the pig, and most of them go into the restaurant. But today there is a big market, and there are many ordinary people who want to cut off a piece of meat to change the taste. Now a lot of people gathered in front of the Zi Zi Meat Stall.
"Butcher Zhang, give me a pound of five-flowered buns."
"Give me a piece of hooves. I'm going to have guests at home today, so I won't be too shabby."
"Okay, five cents a pound is 18 cents." The butcher's business is good, and he responded with great enthusiasm. "Would you like your hooves to be from the front or from the back?"
Zhuang Keqing heard the price of meat from the side and felt that it was still within the acceptable range. When there were fewer people, she walked over and the same stall ordered a pound of lean meat and a piece of suet the size of an adult's palm.
Just as she was about to pay, she saw a large basket placed under the butcher stall with several large, clean bones in it. She suddenly asked, "How do you sell this?"
The butcher followed the direction of Zhuang Keqing's finger and saw the bones. He looked up and saw that the other person was a thin girl, so he said casually: "One penny for each bone, do you want one?"
"Yes!" Without thinking, she asked for four.
There is no meat in these bones, but you can make soup at home. Aren’t the broths in restaurants made from big bones? There is still oil in the bone marrow. It’s only a penny a piece. It’s really cheap. If it weren’t for the fact that there was no way to preserve it, she would have wished.
Wrap all the strands in this basket into circles.
When she came out of the butcher stall, she had already spent 40 Wen, which was nearly her family's income from tofu for a day, of course not excluding the income from labor and the cost of beans.
After that, she went to the grocery store again and bought all the vinegar and salt that were missing at home, which cost eight cents and twenty cents respectively. After picking up the things, she was about to leave. Before going out, she thought about it and turned around and asked for two more coins.
I asked the store owner to wrap each piece of sugar cube in red paper and tie it up. I planned to give a pack to Aunt Li on my return trip to thank her for her long-term help.
These things were exchanged for more than one hundred cents. In comparison, fifteen cents per bucket of rice is not a high price, not to mention that the rice is divided into three, six or nine grades, and not all of them can be purchased.
Sold for this price.
Zhuang Keqing, who inquired about the price of grain, couldn't help lamenting that the world is so difficult. If you have to rely on this kind of land to make a living, you can only have enough food and clothing.
On the other side, Uncle Liu found a vine of suitable size that he had made himself, took out the dried tofu skins and arranged them neatly. He covered them with lotus leaves to prevent them from drying out, leaving only one or two pieces exposed for people to see how fresh they were.
