After being bound to the learning system in my mother's womb, I became the empress

Chapter 46 Erxi is back

When Cuiniang saved a basket of handkerchiefs and purses, she wanted her eldest brother to take them to the town and sell them to an embroidery shop the next day. Unexpectedly, her second brother came back.

It was evening now, and the family was halfway through their meal when the little black dog lying at the door suddenly started barking.

Then Erxi's voice came from outside: "When did our family get a dog?"

Yu Niang raised her head from the bowl in surprise: "Second brother is back!"

He put down the bowl and ran out happily.

As soon as Er Xi stepped into the courtyard, his little sister threw him into his arms. He put down the things in his hands, picked her up and spun her around a few times.

The little black dog circled around his feet, sniffing his breath.

Yu Niang let out a clear and crisp laugh, as healing as a silver bell, "Second brother, this is Xiao Hei. He is obedient. Did you bring me something delicious?"

Erxi scratched her nose and said, "Little Greedy Cat, of course I will bring you."

Others came to help him get his stuff inside.

Erxi put down Yuniang and led her through the door. Once inside, she couldn't help but be dumbfounded, "Sister, how come the family has changed so much?"

He had only been away for more than a month, and he almost didn't dare to recognize him when he came back.

Lin Chunniang briefly talked about what happened at home in the past month or so.

Erxi was filled with emotion after hearing this, and went to the cradle and touched Xibao's head.

I wanted to pick her up, but when I saw her sleeping, I was afraid of waking her up, so I had to hold back.

When she came back this time, Erxi brought a lot of things.

First, there are gifts for the three sisters in the family, "Sister A, Cui Niang, and Yu Niang, here are the headbands and bracelets for you."

Last time, he only brought gifts to the youngest Yu Niang. He had been thinking about it, and when he got paid, he would make up for the gifts to Sister A and Cui Niang.

There is no shortage of red-headed ropes in the house. There are quite a few in the cargo load left by the previous salesman, but the ones brought back specially by the brother are different.

The three sisters were very happy and tried it on beautifully.

But Lin Chunniang still said: "Don't bring it to me next time. I work in the fields all day, so I don't need to wear these bright jewelry. You'd better save your money. It will cost a lot to marry a wife in the future." Woolen cloth."

Erxi said helplessly: "Sister, my eldest brother hasn't even married yet, so I'm not in a hurry."

Seeing that the fire was burning on his body, Lin Dayou quickly changed the subject: "What is this? Why is it so heavy? Are you tired from taking it all the way back? Sit down and take a breather."

Erxi untied the straw paper and straw rope wrapped around the thing and opened it, "It's an iron cauldron. Pottery cauldrons are slow to cook rice and boil water, and waste firewood and grain. So I bought this iron cauldron."

Lin Chunniang picked up the iron cauldron and weighed it, "Isn't this cheap?"

Things made of iron are not much cheaper.

Erxi glanced at Sister A carefully and said with some anxiety: "It's not cheap, it costs [-] yuan."

He quickly explained: "Sister, this iron cauldron can be used for a long time. It's actually quite cost-effective."

Lin Chunniang: "I didn't tell you, what are you afraid of? Our family has no shortage of money to buy an iron cauldron now, so just buy it. I originally planned to let Dayou buy one."

This was said in a loud tone.

Her confidence comes from her family's savings of nearly 20 taels of silver.

And the family members continue to generate income every day.

Of course, her greatest confidence comes from Xibao. Xibao is the blessing of their family. As long as Xibao is good, their family will only get better and better.

And Xibao also has a sworn brother behind him - Young Master Lin, who is the heir to the Duke's mansion.

Although she never thought about relying on Xibao to get any benefits from Young Master Lin, with Young Master Lin around, she felt a sense of stability that she had a big backer.

Erxi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was afraid that his sister would say that he spent money recklessly.

Then he opened two packs of snacks specially brought back from the county town, "These are peach blossom cakes and mille-feuille cakes sold in shops in the city. They are delicious. Try them quickly."

Lin Chunniang asked: "Have you eaten? I'll make you a bowl of pimple soup." The food on the table was almost finished, and it was hard to ask my brother who came back from the county to eat these leftovers.

Erxi: "I'm really hungry now."

Lin Chunniang carried the newly bought iron cauldron to the small thatched shed, and Cui Niang also went to help.

Lin Chunniang cleaned the iron cauldron and used it directly.

Not long after, a large bowl of pimple soup with egg droplets floating on it came out.

"Eat it, be careful not to burn it. It is indeed much faster to boil water in an iron cauldron for cooking."

Lin Xi seemed to be asleep, but in fact, the movements of the Lin family were not hidden from her ears.

She knew that Lin Erxi had bought an iron cauldron.

This puzzled her.

Previously, the cooking utensils used by the Lin family were pottery cauldrons. She thought that the Lin family was too poor to afford iron pots, but now that Lin Erxi could afford an iron cauldron, it meant that he at least had enough money to buy a pot.

Then why didn't he buy an iron pot?
Compared with iron cauldrons, iron pots are truly useful cooking utensils.

Cui Niang saw that her second brother was sweating on his forehead after eating, so she wiped him with a handkerchief.

Lin Chunniang asked: "Er Xi, how long can you stay when you come back this time?"

Erxi: "The restaurant just has a day off. I have to leave tomorrow afternoon."

As soon as these words came out, the originally happy atmosphere suddenly became much gloomier.

Yu Niang pulled her second brother's sleeve with a look of reluctance: "Second brother is leaving tomorrow afternoon. Can't you stay a few more days?"

Erxi touched her head and said seriously: "When the second brother saves enough money for small business, he will stop working in the restaurant and go out to do business by himself. Then Yuniang will be able to see the second brother every day. "

Yuniang: "How long will it take?"

Second brother: "I don't know either, but second brother will work hard. When second brother makes money, he will buy a gold lock for Yu Niang."

There is a saying here that the soul of a child is light and can easily be taken away by unclean things, but the golden lock is a valuable thing that can lock the soul of a child in the body to prevent it from running away.

After Yu Niang fell into the water and became stupid, the good woman said that her soul was scattered and if she could be raised back, her illness would be cured.

So Er Xi always wanted to make money to buy Yu Niang a golden lock to wear to suppress her soul.

Yu Niang didn't know what a golden lock was, but she still instinctively admired it, "Okay, I'll wait for my second brother to buy me a golden lock."

With only one day off, Erxi and the others cherished this rare time of reunion and chatted until late at night before falling asleep.

Now that there is a proper bed at home, there is no need to make a floor like before.

The bed in the outer room is very wide. During the day, a layer of straw mat is placed on the bed, and a low table is placed on it. It becomes an Arhat couch where you can both rest and entertain guests.

At night, remove the low table, spread the quilt, and lie down to sleep.

The three Lin Dayou brothers didn't feel crowded even when they were lying side by side.

Erxi slept very soundly this time.

He has a slight mysophobia, but he works as a waiter in a restaurant and lives in Datongpu. When he sleeps at night, he will inevitably smell the odor coming from other people, and some people will snore and grind their teeth.

As a result, he hasn't been sleeping well.

But at home, everything was in place, and I accidentally overslept.

When I woke up, I found that my sister and eldest brother had already gone out. Only Cuiniang and Yuniang were at home, and of course, there was Xibao in the cradle.

He rubbed his face in annoyance, "I also said I would get up early to make breakfast for you, but I ended up sleeping until this time."

Yuniang: "It's okay. My sister said that second brother, you have a hard time working outside. She asked us not to disturb you and let you sleep more. We left food on the table for you."

(End of this chapter)