Across the Market

Chapter 59

Sister Nuan's stomach was gurgling from hunger, but Mother said that she must wait for her brothers and sisters to come home before eating.She also wanted to have dinner with her second sister, so although she was very hungry, she persisted.So seeing that the second sister finally came home, she quickly climbed off a high stool with her chubby body, ran to Zhu Fu to ask for credit, and said, "Second sister, second sister, I'm so good at home, parents And my sisters are not at home, I have been playing with Brother Shou all the time, Brother Shou didn't go to bed at noon, and I coaxed him to sleep."

"Sister Nuan is so good." Zhu Fu also missed his sister, smacked the fat girl's face, and said, "Sister Nuan, do you still remember the agreement with your sister?"

Sister Nuan stared round her eyes, and nodded fiercely: "Remember! Second sister said, take care of my younger brother, and give me ten pennies a day." She looked at Zhu Fu without blinking, looking expectant "Second sister, how did I do today?"

It was the first time Wei Sanniang heard of such an agreement between the two young sisters, so she couldn't help but stop her and said, "She is only so old, how can I give her so much money? Sister Fu, go and wash your hands, Sister Nuan, come here, Don't pester your second sister all the time, come to your mother."

"But what the second sister said..." Sister Nuan burst into tears suddenly, sobbing, "Mom, I will help take care of my younger brother, and I won't waste money recklessly."

Zhu Fu rubbed his younger sister's head, smiled at Wei Sanniang and said, "Mother, let Nuan know from an early age that money can be earned through hard work, so it's not bad. Besides, the money Give it to her, she won't necessarily spend it all, I will teach her how to use every penny she has."

Seeing the second elder sister helping her to speak, Nuan found hope again, her little fleshy hand tightly clutched the corner of Wei Sanniang's clothes, looking up at her mother with a pleading expression.

Wei Sanniang thought, ten cents is not bad, the little girl is greedy, so she buys snacks for the little girl every now and then.Now Sister Fu gives Sister Nuan a ten-cent pocket pocket every day, even if Sister Nuan eats all the ten-cent, it won't be a big deal.

"Mother promises you, but Sister Nuan will be more sensible and obedient in the future. Brothers and sisters work very hard to make money, you can't waste a penny, you know?" Wei Sanniang touched Sister Nuan's aggrieved face, He smiled and said, "Okay, don't cry, go to bed early after dinner, and pick up your grandma tomorrow."

Sister Nuan laughed again, twisted her fat body and slowly returned to her seat with an excited expression on her face.

Xu Shi's life seems to have improved a lot in the past few days. The whole family sat with smiles on their faces and enjoyed themselves while eating together, and they talked a lot more with each other than when they ate together in the past.

Tired all day, Zhu Fu fell asleep with his head on the pillow, and woke up before dawn the next day.

She thought that there were still a lot of things to do today, and after waking up, she didn't stay in bed like before, she put on her clothes and left the house.

There was a weak light in the blacksmith shop ahead, Zhu Fu stretched out his head to look around, and saw a tall figure in the shop facing her from behind.

Walking in a few steps, at this moment Zhu Lu had already finished the trap for catching wild animals. When Zhu Lu saw the second younger sister, he smiled woodenly, then handed the complete set to Zhu Fu and said: " Second sister, take a look, is this okay?"

Zhu Fu looked at the animal trap in front of him, his eyes lit up, he nodded quickly and said: "Brother, you are such a clever hand, this is exactly what I want." She stretched out her hand to take it, but the trap was a bit heavy, and she almost missed it Zhu Lu gave her a hand, and she said with a smile, "It's a pity that time is running out, and I can only make one for now, but one is enough. Let's buy a chicken at the market later and kill it. Put the bloody dead chicken in the animal trap, hang a bell on the animal trap, and tie the animal trap to the big tree on Jitou Mountain with a thick rope, the wild boar will smell the blood. Here we come. When the time comes, we will hide nearby, as soon as we hear the bell ring, we will hurry over with a hatchet and kill the wild boar."

Zhu Lu's eyes lit up and he said: "Second sister, from now on, as long as we want to eat pork, we can take this animal trap to hunt wild boars on Jitou Mountain." He suddenly smiled shyly, "Change tomorrow I will make a few more, and put one at a certain distance on Jitou Mountain. In this way, as long as there are wild animals, the bell will ring. When the bell rings, the people in Xinghua Village will be vigilant, so that they will not be afraid of wild animals on the mountain. They attacked the villagers in the middle of the night."

At this moment, the door of the blacksmith shop was slightly ajar, and there were a few rooster crows outside, as if it was just a cup of tea, and the sky brightened.There was a light snowfall at night, but it stopped after only a few hours. At this time, the morning glow first appeared, and the east was dyed red.

Zhu Fu looked at this honest and honest brother, and joked with a smile: "Our grandma and my second uncle's family are going to the city today, will the beasts from Jitou Mountain come down to attack the villagers in the middle of the night, and they won't do anything to us Ah. Brother, are you worried about someone?"

At this time, Zhu Lu really thought of that slightly dark but very beautiful face, and heard something in his sister's words, his face became hot, and he began to twitch his words.

"Second sister, stop talking nonsense." He didn't dare to look into Zhu Fu's eyes, so he turned his body and looked back, seeing his mother sweeping the thin layer of snow in the small courtyard, he said quickly, " Parents are already up, I will go to the street to buy some fried dough sticks with some loose money.”

"By the way, brother, you should take some more money. Don't hire a donkey cart. Let's hire a carriage. It will be faster." Finger, thinking that many guests saw that their fingers were injured last night. If they go to Jingbin Building later, they should discuss it with the owner and see if they can come home earlier, so that they can go to Xinghua Village together.

After the breakfast was set, Zhu Fu just picked up his chopsticks to eat, when Shen Yuzhu pushed the cart to the door of Zhu's house.

"Little Ah Fu, accompany me to sell tofu." Shen Yuzhu parked the cart at the door of Shen's house, saw that the door of the blacksmith shop was open, and continued to shout inside, "Miss Nuan, bring the bowl, Sister Yuzhu will serve you some tofu flowers."

(End of this chapter)