$265, Go to the Market (1/2)

$265, Go to the Market (1/2)

The night is dark and windy. Google search reading

The cold wind made the forest leaves rustle,

Even if there is a three-burner stove standing in the open space, it is still burning with fire.

But there are no walls around to block the wind, so the chill flows here.

Unless you stay close to the stove, you will inevitably feel cold.

Li Yueshan weighed the remaining fried oil in the pottery pot - it was no less than last night. He looked satisfied, put the stopper on the pot, put the oil pot under the table, and turned to look at Su Wu and Li Zhuer , smiled and said: "Tonight is the first time you have done something weird.

Well done.

Tomorrow, I will be the one to cook the big fried fish.

If I could still find some free time at that time,

The old man will also tell you one or two key points.

alright,

There will be many things to do tomorrow. You and Zhuer will go to the nearest rice store to buy rice grains. By the way, you will send the ironware to Blacksmith Zhu for smelting, make some good cooking utensils, and make some self-defense weapons. .

At this time, you two should go to the temple and sleep for a while.

Pearl, don't doze off.

Go back to the temple and sleep! "

Li Zhuer, who was sitting by the firewood stove and pretending to be dozing off, opened her eyes after hearing this and said sleepily: "I understand, Master."

She stood up slowly,

Seeing Su Wu walking in front,

Busy and took steps to keep up.

The two of them walked through the bamboo forest one after another.

The master's instructions to Gou Sheng could be heard in the open space: "It's almost midnight now, so follow the old man and practice your hand strength here.

I will give you a stone on each hand,

Then you come and grab the rice. You can grab as much rice as I ask you to grab from the bowl.

Not one grain more, not one grain less..."

“Don’t doze off!

Gou Shengzi, stand up straight! "

…

In front of the big temple,

The firewood in the brazier is almost burned out, and the charcoal is flashing with a dark red light.

The temple is divided into two areas by a piece of cloth.

Li Qingmiao was sleeping in the left area with the mute girl Xiuxiu in her arms.

She sleeps very lightly,

In addition, the brazier was gradually extinguished, and it was very cold in the temple. Even though I was covered with a quilt, I still couldn't resist the cold, so I didn't fall asleep.

I saw Su Wu and Li Zhuer walking into the temple one after another.

"Elder brother, I will call you tomorrow morning,

Let's go buy food and come back. "Li Zhuer whispered to Su Wu,

There was some hope in his tone.

"Um."

Su Wu responded to her.

Li Zhuer walked to the side where Li Qingmiao and Xiuxiu were resting, blocked by rags.

He gently lifted the corner of the quilt and got into the bed.

She turned her back to Li Qingmiao and looked at Su Wu who walked out of the temple, brought a bundle of firewood and lit it in the brazier.

As the flames rekindled in the brazier,

The warm breath began to flow in the small temple again.

Li Qingmiao opened her eyes in the darkness and looked at Li Zhuer's back silently.

His eyes turned slightly,

You can see the figure adding firewood to the brazier.

She sighed silently.

It's obviously warmer in the temple now than before.

But she felt increasingly lonely inside.

Su Wu filled some fuel into the brazier, then returned to the other side of the rag barrier and lay down.

Close your eyes and concentrate,

First go and urge Li Heigou to practice the way of protecting the Dharma of Maha Lahan.

Then take back your thoughts,

Start practicing the ‘Buddha’s truth of Mahamudra’.

…

Several hours passed by suddenly.

When it was just dawn, Li Zhuer's soft call rang in Su Wu's ears: "Senior Brother, Senior Brother!

Get up soon,

Master is taking us to buy rice..."

Listen to her voice,

On the bright sun that Su Wu was mentally contemplating, layers of ripples suddenly appeared.

Instantly shattered and disappeared.

He opened his eyes,

I saw that Li Zhuer's skirt covered the coarse cloth shoes on her feet.

The woman squatted beside the bed and looked at Su Wu on the mattress without blinking.

Their eyes met, and she stood up in a panic, still saying: "Get up quickly, we are going to buy food after dinner!"

After speaking,

Li Zhuer ran out of the temple as if running away.

Su Wu sat up from the bed, lifted the quilt from his body, and covered Gou Sheng who was sleeping inside.

Turn and walk out of the temple.

In the open space outside the bamboo forest.

Li Yueshan waited for Su Wu to wash his face.

He handed him half a bowl of pork stew left last night and a few black steamed buns: "We don't have enough food ourselves. When you go to the rice store to buy rice, remember to buy only brown rice. The best white rice is not Food for people like us.

I was chatting with people in the village a few days ago.

According to them, brown rice should cost one thousand two hundred yuan to buy one stone.

When the time comes, you can use your silver to buy it.

With about seven cents and five cents of silver, you should be able to buy a stone of brown rice.

I'll give you ten taels of silver to buy a lot of food!

The remaining money is reserved as wages for the blacksmith - these iron tools are exchanged for cooking utensils with him, plus a few weapons for self-defense. It is enough, and there is still a lot of surplus, but let him help us make weapons. After all, he took a little risk,

Give him some money and he won't be able to shirk it. "

Li Yueshan moved the small wooden box that Su Wu had given him before.

A new copper lock was added to the keyhole of the wooden box.

He took out the key and opened the small lock.

Open the box,

Take out ten ingots of silver and wrap them in cloth.

Pass it into Su Wu's hands.

The fat old man thought for a while,

He also counted more than a hundred copper coins from the box and saw Qingmiao and Xiuxiu sitting not far away, holding bowls and eating. Zhuer sat opposite them, eating and chatting with each other. No one paid attention here.

So he stuffed the more than a hundred copper coins into Su Wu's palm.

Said: "Keep this little money for yourself,

Let's see if we can buy or eat something at the market.

Pearl is busy with you,

You can also use these copper coins to exchange for a copper bracelet for her to wear. "

"What kind of bracelet are you wearing?

It can't be eaten as food. "Su Wu suddenly felt that Master's proposal was a waste of money, and he opened his mouth to refute.

Unexpectedly, the master glared at him fiercely,

He picked up the chopsticks on his rice bowl and hit Su Wu on the head: "Why don't you understand?"

"..."

Su Wu looked at him.

In the end, he didn’t say much more, but he made up his mind.

There is definitely no bracelet.

Buy a bracelet for Li Zhuer,

But he didn’t buy anything for Qingmiao, Xiuxiu and Gou Sheng.

The junior brothers and sisters will inevitably feel that the master is partial. If this continues, it will not be conducive to the unity of the Zao team.

Therefore, if you want to buy something, you have to buy something that everyone can share.

Hululu ate up a bowl of stew and black steamed buns made with sweet potato noodles.

Su Wu pushed the platoon cart and set off with Li Zhuer.

"Slow down on the road!"

"Ask Mi Zhuang to send someone to deliver the food to us. You and Zhu'er remember to follow closely all the way!"

"Let's open the temple on time at noon and pretend to be dirty. You two have to come back before this time!"

Before leaving, Master’s instructions are always indispensable.

The Mi Village that Su Wu and Li Zhuer are going to this time is located in the "Zhujiazhuang" which is relatively prosperous within a radius of thirty to fifty miles.

As a nearby villager, Li Zhuer

Of course I know how to get to Zhujiazhuang from here.

After the two of them were out of the sight of the master, Su Wu found a quiet and uninhabited corner.

Drag Li Zhuer and Paiziche into the shadow world.

Let Li Zhuer show him the way,

He quickly moved through the shadows.

It would have taken them both to walk for more than half an hour to reach the location.

The present moment is reached in just a few minutes.

Zhujiazhuang was built next to the river.

There is a ferry by the river,

Small boats are lined up on both sides of the river,

On the river slope, there are several lumber camps.

Some coffin shops are close to lumberyards, and gray-haired old men often come in and out of the coffin shops to choose the style and material of the coffin.

After making the selection, he bargained with the shopkeeper for a while, then carefully took out the purse hidden on his body.

Pay the deposit, take the contract and leave with satisfaction.

Most of these old people are not buying longevity materials for their own families.

They paid the down payment for longevity materials,

Most are for themselves.

Walk along the road on the river slope towards Zhujiazhuang.

You can see the Zhujiazhuang Street Market crowded with people, with sallow and thin men standing on the roadside chatting. Occasionally, someone lights up a pack of cigarettes, and a cigarette pot is passed back and forth between several people.

In front of these men,

You can see women and children kneeling on the roadside with straw flags on their heads.

People pass by these people,

His eyes would not stay on them even for a moment.

Or someone stopped to ask a question or two,

A few big and round men would suddenly come out from the side, facing the ferocious strong men, pushing and shoving the inquirer, and driving them away from the place.

"That's a thug hired by Yachang.

They don't want others to hire people here, so they want to scare them away.

After several episodes have passed, those families who have no choice but to sell their sons and daughters will have no choice but to sell their sons, daughters, and wives to them at the price they paid..."

Li Zhuer saw Su Wu looking at the strong men pushing people around from time to time, so she explained to Su Wu in a low voice.

Su Wu nodded slightly when he heard this.

The current world is becoming more and more chaotic, and it is already the scene of the last years of the dynasty.

At first glance,

There are so many people gathering in this ordinary market at the moment, and it looks quite lively and prosperous.

But if you look closely, you will find that

Most of the people gathered here are idle, sallow-looking people.

Their eyes looked at every passerby,

Most of them are looking for opportunities,

I want to get some money from past visitors to support myself and even the livelihood of my family behind me.

Su Wu and Li Zhuer only stayed here for a few minutes.

I have already discovered that at least seven or eight people are targeting me.

He went against the crowd and gathered towards him.

"Let's go." Su Wu said to Li Zhuer, asking her to follow him.

Then he took her on a circuitous tour of the market,

Got away from a few stalkers,

Arriving at the first stop of their trip - the gate of Xinglong Mi Village.

In front of the gate of Mizhuang, there are several tall and thick men guarding the gate with sticks. As long as anyone dares to rush up, the sticks in their hands will be knocked down mercilessly!

There were several pools of blood left on the ground.

It shows that many people tried to crowd into the rice village and snatch rice.

But their efforts failed.

“If you want to buy rice, just queue up and enter the shop one by one.

If you dare to make a fuss again, your heads will be smashed! "The leader of the thugs looked at everyone's faces, raised the stick in his hand and threatened them.

Under his intimidation, the crowd did not dare to move rashly;

Su Wu pulled Li Zhuer and squeezed out of the crowd.

He shouted to the thug leader: "I want to buy rice!"

What the thugs are guarding against is a crowd gathering and swarming them.

In an attempt to seize rice village's food.

I wouldn't be too wary of people like Su Wu and Li Zhuer.

The leader's gaze paused slightly on Li Zhuer who was behind Su Wu, and said with his head, "Go in!"