Across the Market

Chapter 10

Sister Nuan was very happy. Her little hand was being held by her sister, and she leaned closer to her side, looking at her with a small face.

"Second Sister, shall we go buy some meat now?" Sister Nuan's eyes were wide open, the thin bangs on her forehead were blown up by the wind, making her round face even bigger, Zhu Fu lowered her head Looking at her younger sister, she saw her sister's cheeks were a little bruised from the cold, she was very distressed, she couldn't help but lowered her head and kissed her younger sister's fleshy face.

Because Zhu Fu was an orphan since she was a child, she cherishes this family relationship very much, and she also wants to be the daughter of the old Zhu family from the bottom of her heart. She wants to live a good life with Zhu's father and mother.

"Then sister Nuan, do you want to go home first? Or do you want to buy meat first?" Zhu Fu squatted down in front of his sister, patted himself on the shoulder and said, "Sister Nuan, are you tired from running? My sister is carrying you."

I ran from my own home to my grandma's house, and then back again. This time, I walked a lot.

I am an adult inside, and my body is thirteen or fourteen years old, so I am fine, but sister Nuan is only four or five years old, and she is still very young, Zhu Fu is afraid that her sister will be tired.

Sister Nuan was very obedient, she waved her little meaty hand and said, "Second sister is just in good shape, she will be tired, sister is holding my hand and walking, I won't be tired." After finishing speaking, the little girl covered her mouth and laughed happily When I got up, I laughed until my eyes disappeared, "We have a lot of silver, and we can buy a lot of meat to eat, just like Chinese New Year."

Zhu Fu took his sister's hand and walked slowly, eating a bowl of chaos with her along the way, and bought a candy figurine for her to eat.The little girl licked her own sugar figurine, then looked at the sugar figurine she had bought for Brother Shou, and bounced up and down the bridge with an arched round hole. After crossing the bridge, she was almost at the door of her house.

Sister Nuan's eyes were sharp, and she stood on the bridge and pointed to a girl pushing a cart not far away and shouted, "That's Sister Yuzhu from Aunt Shen's family."

Zhu Fu looked in the direction of Sister Nuan's finger, and he really saw Shen Yuzhu, the daughter of Aunt Shen's family next door. Shen Yuzhu also heard Sister Nuan's voice at the other end, and had stopped to wait for the sisters Zhu Fu.

When Zhu Fu first came here, because he was not used to it, he lay in bed for a few days. Aunt Shen and Shen Yuzhu next door had come to see him, so she knew Shen Yuzhu.

"Ah Fu, where did you bring Miss Nuan back here? You are in good shape, why don't you stay at home?" Shen Yuzhu was about the same age as Zhu Xi, tall, and taller than someone who hadn't started to develop yet. Zhu Fu is a head taller, she looks quite heroic, and the neighbors call her a tomboy on weekdays.

Zhu Fu pulled Shen Yuzhu to lean against the wall, and made a way for the passers-by driving the ox cart and the donkey cart, and said just now: "I took Miss Nuan to my grandmother's house to ask for money. The provincial capital brought a batch of goods back, and in the middle of the night called my father and elder brother to carry the goods. When it was time for breakfast, I asked them to come home, and they didn’t eat any hot food. My father and elder brother It's honest people who are easy to bully, not me. No, I just went to my grandma's house to quarrel and got back the money I deserved."

Shen Yuzhu's eyes were wide open, with a look of disbelief on her face, she shook her head and said, "Ah Fu, I have always known that you are soft-tempered, and if your sister Axi did this, I can still believe it." , but you..." She looked Zhu Fu up and down again, pinched her thin little arms, and shook her head, "I don't believe you have the courage to be picked up and thrown into the Xiliang River. "

Sister Nuan finished eating the candy and said: "It's really Sister Yuzhu. My second sister is very powerful now. Everyone in my grandmother's family is afraid of her. Sister Yuzhu, you didn't see it. My second sister was very powerful at that time. My uncle is Willingly give us money."

Children can't tell lies. Seeing that sister Nuan has said so, Shen Yuzhu has to believe it no matter how much she doesn't believe it.

She looked at Zhu Fu, smiled until her eyes narrowed into a line, and said happily: "You old Zhu family are all honest people, how can this not be bullied? Among the seven members of your family, your eldest sister is originally Xi’s temper is stronger, but now he’s on the mend, and Ah Fu, who was always as soft as a sick cat, has also changed his temper.” She pinched Zhu Fu’s fleshless face hard.

Zhu Fu pushed her and said with a smile, "I'm going to take Nuan to buy meat and wine. Why did you finish work so early today?" Looking at the two large round wooden barrels on the cart, Seeing that none of the tofu in the wooden barrel was sold, he couldn't help but wonder, "How could it not be sold at all?"

Shen Yuzhu said with a sad face: "I'm afraid I'm going to be unable to support my mother. It's not like today. It's been a few days since I can't sell tofu. But fortunately, my brother can still send some taels back every six months. My mother and I can barely get by."

Zhu Fu guessed that Shen Yuzhu's tofu stall's business might be robbed by someone. This is not something that can be explained clearly in a few sentences, and it will not be too late to talk about it later.

"Yuzhu, sister Nuan and I are going to buy meat and wine. You can take the tofu home first, and bring Aunt Shen to my house for dinner at noon." Zhu Fu patted Shen Yuzhu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about it , tofu can’t be sold, let’s find a way to sell it together.”

Shen Yuzhu was a little embarrassed, but she didn't refuse, and said with a smile: "Then I won't be polite, just right, I'll go to your house to announce the good news first."

After bidding farewell to Shen Yuzhu, Zhu Fu looked up at the sky, looked at the position of the sun rising in the sky, and counted with his fingers, it was almost ten o'clock.First I went to Uncle Lin's next door to buy meat, then I went to the wine shop to buy wine, and then I went to buy a silky chicken and a few chicks.

The silky chicken is stewed for everyone to eat, and the chicks are bought back and raised so that they can lay eggs.

The younger brothers and sisters are growing up, so they need to eat more eggs to grow up well.

After buying these, I went to buy rice, a bag of fine white noodles, etc., and some condiments for cooking.Once all the purchases were complete, I took my sister's hand and walked home.

Before they got home, Zhu Lu and Zhu Xi came after Zhu Fu and Zhu Fu. Zhu Xi believed Shen Yuzhu's words when he saw his sister bought a lot of things.

"You really took Sister Nuan to grandma's house?" Zhu Xi looked at his younger sister in astonishment, and couldn't believe it, "Sister Fu, you are getting bolder. Grandma's family is full of men. Scoundrel, the woman is a shrew, and you two are still young, what if you get beaten?" After that, he added, "If I know that you really went to grandma's house to ask uncle for money, I will follow you Let's go, let me see, are you two injured?"

(End of this chapter)