Chapter 276 Beggar
"Chu Man had a miscarriage?"
How long had that woman been married and she got pregnant?
Although Ying Bao found it incredible, she still followed Chu Chu to her home.
As soon as they entered the door, they saw Chen Feng standing inside the door with a sullen face, Chu Man lying on a bamboo bed, and Fourth Aunt Wu checking on her.
"It's true that she had a miscarriage." Fourth Aunt Wu said to Chen Feng, "There's nothing else going on. Just let her go back and lie down for two days to recuperate."
Chen Fengshi glared at Chu Man with a look of boredom and said, "Don't you know you're pregnant? Your fourth aunt said there's nothing wrong, why don't you get up and go home quickly!"
Chu Man didn't have any feelings about whether the tires were sliding or not, but she still remembered that it was Chen Zhao who hit her, and she couldn't help but cry loudly: "It was that little bitch who hit me! Wuwuwuwu! If you don't tell her, she will come instead." Blame it on me! You all come to bully me... Wuwuwuwu... I want to go home..."
Chen Feng rolled her eyes: "Go back if you want, no one will stop you!"
After that, he turned around and left the house to find Chen Zhao.
Chu Chu hugged her little girl, glanced at Chu Man, and whispered to Ying Bao: "Cousin Chu Man came to my house just now and said that she had a severe stomachache and that she was bleeding, so I called Granny Chen, and then I called Granny Wu, and then...I called you again..."
Ying Bao said nonchalantly: "It's okay, I've already eaten anyway."
She stretched her head over to look at her little girl, teased her a few times, and asked, "Have you chosen a name?"
Chu Chu smiled: "Not yet, my husband said that we won't give her a name until she is one year old. Now she will be called Niuniu."
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Three days after Jiang Cheng's wedding, the bride returned home, and the entire Jiang family went to the county town again to meet the enemy's family, which meant getting to know the other party's main relatives, such as uncles and uncles on both sides.
It is enough for the men to represent this matter, while the women stay at home to prepare New Year's food.
Ying Bao and Jiang Quan also followed. They were not going to get married, but to prepare for closing business.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, as the saying goes, pigs are slaughtered to cut new year's meat. The county market is bustling with people, and various stalls occupy both sides of the road.
Jiang Quan and his little cousin walked past these stalls and bought some interesting gadgets when they saw them.
The price of these things is not high, ranging from a few cents to more than ten cents. It is best to keep them for Guanpu turntables.
Ying Bao was thinking about the flowers, melons and fruits in the cave, and wanted to take them out, so she intentionally missed Jiang Quan.
She carries a small bamboo basket on her back, and the bamboo basket also has a cover. As long as she walks around alone, she can put things in the basket and take it back.
At this time, Jiang Quan saw another stall selling small porcelain dolls. He knelt down and picked some, ready to buy more and take them back.
This thing only costs thirty-five cents a piece, and it won't change color or rot. It doesn't matter how long it lasts, so he decided to buy more.
Yingbao spotted the gap, quietly stepped back a few steps, and slipped behind a shop selling lanterns. Behind this was a high wall, and no pedestrians passed by.
He took off the backpack from his body, then put his hand into the basket, and like a magic trick, he took out some apples and melons from the cave and put them into the basket.
Seeing that the basket was almost full, I took out a lot of flowers and put them on top.
Like wood dandelion, it is also called gardenia, peony, chrysanthemum, etc.
After putting the things away, Ying Bao found that she couldn't carry the basket anymore.
When she was at a loss, a child emerged from under the lantern stand and stood in front of her.
"Yingbao, what are you doing?" The person coming was Jintong, Jiang Cheng's brother-in-law and Qiu Rong's seven-year-old brother.
Ying Bao: "You didn't do anything, why are you alone?" She looked around and saw no one else.
The golden boy wiped his nose and said, "I am alone." He glanced at the basket, blinked, and said in surprise, "It's so beautiful. Is this for my eldest sister?"
Some time ago, Jiang Cheng sent a lot of betrothal gifts, including jewelry and hair flowers. The golden boy thought that these beautiful flowers were also for his eldest sister.
Yingbao: "These are for business." Don't give them away.
Afraid that the little brat would go back and imitate nonsense, he picked out a few wood dandelions and two peonies and gave them to him: "Take them back to your eldest sister."
The golden boy didn't want it: "I'm not going home now, so you can give it to her yourself."
There were many guests at home, and his parents and eldest sister were entertaining the guests. He took the opportunity to sneak out and play for a while, not going back at this time.
Yingbao put the peony back, gave him a big apple and two peonies, and asked him to put them in his pocket. Then he dragged the basket on his back and went out, standing on the roadside and calling his second cousin.
Jiang Quan was only three feet away when he heard his little cousin calling him and hurried over: "Where have you been?"
Yingbao pointed to the basket on her back, "I bought so many new things that I can't carry them anymore."
When Jiang Quan saw the flowers, apples and other things in the basket, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth: "Where did you buy it? This apple is bigger than ours."
This was the first time he saw such a big and red apple. He was so amazed that he picked one up and smelled it. The fragrance of the apple hit his nostrils.
"How much does one cost?" Such big apples should be sold by the piece. If they are not expensive, you can buy more and resell them.
Yingbao thought for a moment and said, "Fifty cents each." An apple weighs a pound, so it shouldn't be expensive at fifty cents each.
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive." But you won't make much money if you resell it.
Jiang Quan picked up the backpack and it felt heavy.
"Let's send these things back first, and then we can go shopping later."
He also bought a lot of things and was about to take them back.
Ying Bao nodded, turned to look at the golden boy, and found that he was gone.
This guy was so elusive that he had scared her just now.
The brother and sister put their things home and prepared to go to the market again.
Xiao Hei barked at them and followed them, wagging his tail.
When Ying Bao saw that it was as tall as a wolfdog, she rolled her eyes and went back to find a robe to put on it.
If you can't carry it yourself, you can let Xiao Hei carry it. This is called making the best use of everything.
Jiang Quan was afraid that his big dog would hurt others, so he tied a leash to it, and then led Xiao Hei outside.
Halfway through the walk, I suddenly saw children fighting not far away. When I looked closer, I saw that it was the golden boy, fighting with two children about his own age.
Ying Bao shouted and rushed over, pushed a child away, and pulled the golden boy over.
I saw several scratches on the golden boy's face, with a lot of snot and tears, pointing at the two children and crying: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...They are taking my apples!"
When Ying Bao heard that it was okay, she took a few steps to catch up with the two children and punched them to beat them.
My fist was raised high but I couldn't punch it down.
A dirty child of several years old, holding half of the apple that the golden boy had chewed, was huddled under the wall and eating hard. From time to time, he would bring it to another child's mouth to let him take a bite.
Is this a beggar?
Yingbao was curious why the two children didn't run away after grabbing the apples, but squatted under the wall to eat them, so she looked around.
She found another person lying under the wall. This person's eyes were closed and his body was covered with a tattered linen cloth. He was motionless.
No wonder the two children didn't run away. This person was probably one of their relatives.
Yingbao said to the two children: "Hey! Where are you from?"
The resident beggars in the county rarely sleep under the walls in such weather. Most of them will find a dilapidated temple or a bridge to stay, otherwise they will freeze to death.