"Bai Shengcai, you are seventeen years old, and you will be asking for a wife in another year. You are still crying like this, and you are not afraid of others laughing at you?" Bai Banxia said with disgust.
Sanlang wiped his tears and said, "I love you and I won't cry? My father said that all wives are beaten. If you are as fierce as you, which man would dare to marry you?"
Bai Banxia didn't want to hit him at first, but after hearing this, he went up and beat him again.
"I told you to beat your wife if you don't learn well? I'll beat you to death now, so as not to harm other people's girls in the future."
She slapped him on the head again, making stars pop out of his eyes.
"Your father is not a human being, so are you not a human being? Your mother worked hard to give birth to you, and you just watch her being beaten by your father? You are a good ungrateful and violent man, but I will beat you to death to eliminate harm for the people."
"Stop fighting, I was wrong, I won't dare anymore!" Saburo begged for mercy again, his eyes swollen from crying.
Bai Banxia stopped when she was tired from beating him and kicked him on the butt, "Go home. If you don't learn well, I will beat you every time I see you."
Sanlang stumbled up and ran away without even daring to look back at Bai Banxia.
She wasn't afraid that Saburo would go back and complain. If he dared to talk too much, she wouldn't mind beating him a few more times.
Soon she arrived in the town and went to the snack market to see if there was anything suitable for her parents to cook.
At this time, most of the food was steamed. There were noodles, wontons, steamed buns, and a small glutinous rice dumplings and sugar water stall in the market.
The aroma of the food tantalized her taste buds, but she soon discovered that everyone paid with copper coins, and she was afraid that she would not be able to change the money in her hand.
When she was thinking about where to exchange the money, someone patted her from behind.
"Banxia, why are you in town?"
A clear voice came from behind. Bai Banxia turned around and saw that it was Bai Shengming, the second son of the Bai family. He was studying bookkeeping in the town. It was not surprising to appear in the market at this moment.
"Brother Erlang, let me buy something."
Erlang laughed, reached out and touched Bai Banxia's head, and said, "You must be hungry. Come on, my second brother will treat you to wontons."
Although Brother Erlang in my memory was a nice person, Bai Banxia was not used to having his head touched, so he responded secretly and moved away.
The two walked to the wonton stall and sat down. Erlang ordered two bowls of wontons, then looked up and down Bai Banxia and asked: "I haven't been home for half a month, and you have lost a lot of weight. How are you doing recently?"
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Brother Erlang had sharp eyes, and he could tell at a glance that she had lost weight.
Bai Banxia nodded, "It's all good. I'm losing weight."
"It's good for your health to be thinner. My second brother likes you, so you have to work hard." Erlang said and wanted to rub Bai Banxia's head again. This time, Bai Banxia subconsciously avoided it. His hand froze in mid-air, laughing.
It's a bit embarrassing.
However, he thought that his sister had grown up and it was really inappropriate to rub her head in public, so he took back his hand with a smile.
Bai Banxia saw his expression and realized that this uncle's son was actually quite good. He didn't look down on his cousin in the slightest, he really loved her.
At this time, the wontons came up, and Erlang asked Bai Banxia to eat them while they were hot, and also gave her a lot of what he had in his bowl.
"Enough, too much." Bai Banxia felt helpless, "Brother Erlang, I'm trying to lose weight."
Erlang laughed and said, "I don't care about this meal, just take your time."
This is very similar to parents who encourage you to lose weight but are also afraid that you will not have enough to eat.
"Thank you, Brother Erlang." Seeing that she couldn't put it down, Bai Banxia simply went to eat it. Speaking of which, the wontons were really delicious. Although there was only a little bit of meat residue, it was the first meat meal she had had in these days.
For a moment, she felt a little emotional in her heart. She must work hard to live a good life of eating meat and drinking soup.
After the two of them finished eating, Erlang stuffed Bai Banxia with more than a dozen coins and said, "I ran out to buy something for Master. I can't accompany you anymore. You can come to the shop to play with me when you have time."
"You don't need to give me money, just go and do your work." Bai Banxia wanted to refuse, but Erlang gave it to her and left quickly.
Erlang didn't get paid as an apprentice, but he was diligent and discerning. The master would give him some red envelopes when he was happy. When he went home for a break every month, he would bring some small things to his family, including white things that no one else liked.
Pinellia ternata.
I had a hairpin on my front that was given to me by Brother Erlang, and even those who liked it were reluctant to wear it. Unfortunately, it was later snatched away by my aunt’s cousin Jin Yu, who even told Erlang that Banxia didn’t like it so she gave it to her.
At that time, my predecessor was timid and did not dare to explain, but Erlang was not angry. Later, he gave his predecessor a red-headed rope again.
Bai Banxia pinched the copper plate in his hand, which was still a little warm. Then he looked at the back of Brother Erlang as he left, thinking that he was also a male from the Bai family, but Erlang was more than a little better than Sanlang.
Perhaps her mind was spinning fast after she was full, and she suddenly had a good idea to start a business, so she sold pancakes, fruit, and mung bean noodles.
In her previous life, she liked eating pancakes and fruit. She also made them at home. The ingredients were not complicated and it was not difficult to make.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but quicken her pace, found a blacksmith shop, and ordered an iron pan for pancakes.
"It's easy to make, but girl, are you really sure you want this?" The blacksmith was a little unsure, "How do you make food like this? The soup will flow out."
Bai Banxia said with a smile: "Just follow my instructions. When my stall opens, you will know after you eat."
The blacksmith was very curious, "Okay, then I really have to try it."
The pot could not be picked up until three days later. Bai Banxia paid the deposit and returned to Baoshan Village briskly.
"Dad, Mom, I have thought of what I can do." She said happily as soon as she entered the door.
Bai Tian stuck his head out and said, "My daughter is back. Come and have a drink of water. Your mother went to help Liu Tu's family with their sewing. She won't be back until later."
"Then let's go out too, let's talk as we walk." Bai Banxia went to pick up the basket and hoe, found some hemp rope, and pulled her father out.
Because she was so happy, she didn't notice the troubled look on her father's face.
She dragged Bai Tian up the mountain, talking about the idea of making pancakes and fruits while walking. Of course, she naturally recommended this food to her "mysterious master", saying that the master had eaten it in the north and told her about it.
Bai Tian listened very seriously, but did not respond immediately.
Bai Banxia didn't pay much attention to it. He cut a piece of bamboo, sat down on the spot, and started to use bamboo to make a simple bamboo crossbow.
"Daughter, what are you doing?" Bai Tian stood under the shade of the tree and didn't want to go there.
"Make a crossbow and see if you can shoot a pheasant later and take it back to Grandpa to recuperate." Bai Banxia said.
Bai Tian became energetic and went over to start a fight. Soon the father and daughter joined forces and made a simple bamboo crossbow.
Bai Banxia split a few more bamboo poles and whittled a few pointed bamboo arrows.
"Let me try." Bai Tian followed his daughter's instructions and aimed at the tree. With a whoosh, the bamboo arrow flew out and actually penetrated into the tree.
Bai Tian's eyes widened, "So strong? It's much better than drawing a bow with your arms."