"Carriage? That is a precious thing. Who can afford it except the rich masters in the town? Our village has little arable land and no cattle. However, Uncle Ma's family in the next-door village has a donkey cart, and he helps people pull it when he is busy. Goods, go to the town to pull people in your free time." Yu Xiaolian chirped.
Yu Hang seemed to understand what she was going to do, thought for a while and said, "There is enough firewood for a meal at home, how about I accompany you to the town?"
Of course Yu Xiaocao was happy, she nodded hastily. She wanted to go by herself, but she didn't know the way.
When Yu Xiaolian saw that her brother wanted to accompany her sister to the town, she also wanted to go. However, she knew that if she followed suit, all the work in the family would fall on her mother.
Looking at the little girl's pale face, Xiao Lian put down the sickle in her hand and whispered, "Wait for me a while." Then, she ran into the yard.
After a while, under the bewildered gazes of the two brothers and sisters, Xiao Lian rushed out again, took out a small cloth bag mysteriously, picked out a few copper plates from the gap in the cloth bag, and said with a smile: "Xiao Lian This is the first time for me to go to town, so let's take a donkey cart!"
"Why do you have coins?" Yu Hang was very surprised. All the income of the family must be handed in and kept by grandma. With grandma's stingy temperament, the gods don't even want to take a coin out of her hand.
Xiao Lian pretended to smile mysteriously, looked left and right, and whispered: "Didn't Doctor You teach us to distinguish herbs? When I saw pigweed, I dug up herbs and saved them, and sold them in medicine shops. You can also get a few copper coins. Originally, I planned to buy some sugar and leave it for my little sister to change the taste after drinking medicine."
Holding six copper coins in her hand, Yu Xiaocao was very moved. She didn't bother, put it away and said: "These copper coins are considered to be lent to you. If you have silver in the future, you will definitely pay back double."
"My family, why don't you borrow it? It's getting late, and if you don't set off, you won't be able to catch up with the donkey cart in the neighboring village. Come back earlier, or grandma will scold you again!" Xiaolian's straightforward temper didn't know what to do who. However, Yu Xiaocao liked her a lot.
Yu Hang took the earthen pot from his sister, and the two walked quickly towards the neighboring village. In less than a quarter of an hour, Ma Dafu was seen driving his donkey cart out of the village entrance.
Although it is only two copper coins per person to take a car, there are not many people who are willing to pay for a car these days. On the donkey cart, there were only two women rushing to the morning market with eggs or vegetables. There are quite a lot of baskets and baskets.
"Uncle Ma, my sister and I are going to the town, please take us a ride!" Yu Hang and his father went to the town to sell game a few times, and once rode in Ma Dafu's donkey cart.
If there is a business coming, Ma Dafu will naturally not push people away. He smiled and said, "It's Xiaosha from Brother Dahai's family! This is your sister Xiaolian, right? Come up!"
The woman in the car shyly moved the basket to make room for a small space. Yu Hang held his younger sister under the armpit and carried her into the car. He sat on the shaft next to Ma Dafu.
The corner of Yu Xiaocao's mouth twitched, the feeling of being hugged by a ten-year-old child is really indescribable!
The little donkey ran forward in a "decent" manner, and the original journey of more than an hour was shortened by nearly half.
The brothers and sisters finally arrived in the town at the hour of Chenzheng (around 8:00 a.m.). This small town, Tang Ancient Town, is an ordinary seaside town. It takes less than half an hour to walk from the east of the town to the west of the town. Because it is a necessary place from the seaport to Jinwei Mansion, the town is very prosperous even though it is small.
At the entrance of the small town, there was a steady stream of people rushing to the morning market. Brother and sister Xiaocao thanked Uncle Ma and paid four copper coins for the fare. Ma Dafu enthusiastically told them that when they went back, they still met at the city gate.
After bidding farewell to Uncle Ma, the brother and sister walked on the bustling streets. The street is wide enough for two carriages to run side by side. From time to time, you can see the carriages loaded with goods from the pier, rushing past on the street. This is also the only way to go to the capital by sea, no wonder it is so lively.
The shops on both sides of the street were one after another, and the brothers and sisters couldn't see each other. Yu Xiaocao was eager to sell the abalone in her hand, and turned to Yu Hang, "Brother! Do you know where the biggest restaurant in town is? Let's go there directly!"
"There are two big restaurants in the town, one is called 'Fulinmen', and the other is 'Zhenxi Restaurant'. The prey that Dad catches will be sent to these two restaurants first. Fulinmen is closer to here. Shall we go there and ask first?" After all, Yu Hang has been here several times, so he still has a certain understanding of the town.
Fulinmen is a two-story restaurant. It looks like it has been around for some years, giving people a simple and heavy feeling.
The brother and sister stood in front of the restaurant for a while, before it was time to open the door to welcome customers, there was only one young guy, holding a broom, yawning lazily, and sweeping the floor lazily.
Seeing the patched clothes on the brothers and sisters, the waiter impatiently swept the ashes towards them, and shouted with disdain: "Go, go, go! Is this where you came? Right time! Hurry up, hurry up!!"
It was the first time for Yu Xiaocao to encounter being kicked out as a beggar. A wave of anger rose from the bottom of her heart, and she endured and endured, holding on to the principle of making money with kindness, and squeezed out a smile: "My little brother, where is your shopkeeper? I have some fresh seafood. No charge?"
The guy raised his eyelids and glanced at the broken earthen pot in her hand, with a look of contempt: "Our seafood in Fulinmen is delivered by regular fishermen. You are so poor, what good can you get? Get out of here." How can our shopkeeper have the time to see you, a bum?"
"Why are you swearing at people!" Yu Hang raised his eyebrows, and took a step forward to reason with him.
The clerk threw the broom in his hand and yelled with his hands on his hips, "What's wrong with scolding you! You beggar, why don't you want to cheat money? See our shopkeeper, how big of a face are you?"
"What's the noise! It's so early in the morning?" Yu Xiaocao was about to get mad when a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper in his forties came out of the gate and shouted.
The clerk immediately changed his face, and smiled flatteringly: "Master Liu! I'm sending you a beggar!"
"You're the one who wants rice flowers! Shopkeeper Liu, I have a few big fresh abalones here. I don't know if your shop will accept them or not?" Yu Xiaocao gave him a gouged look, stopped entangled with him, and said to Shopkeeper Liu .
Shopkeeper Liu sized up the siblings, but didn't take it seriously: "Abalone! If the goods are good, we'll still accept them."
Yu Xiaocao stepped forward holding the earthen pot, and said, "My abalones are of the highest quality, and each one is more than five inches. Why don't you take a look?"
On the street, a young man in brocade clothes and fine clothes, riding a divine steed, reined in the reins upon hearing the words. Abalone over five inches? If it is true, it is definitely the best in abalone. At noon today, County Magistrate Wu is holding a birthday party at the Zhenxiu Restaurant. Isn't there a big dish that can last