Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 109
"Really?" Chunhua didn't believe it, what is important to eat.She's a little bit out of interest now, she doesn't have anything to eat, what's the point.

"Really, it's better than real gold." Chunqiu nodded fiercely, and then said directly under Chunhua's disbelieving gaze, "Second Sister, do you want to eat something delicious?"

Chunhua nodded hurriedly, "Of course I want to." She wants to eat even in her dreams, okay?There is nothing at home now, even if she eats a wild persimmon, her mother won't let her eat it. She is really pitiful.

Chunqiu said with a smile, "Second Sister, let me teach you a way. You can go and tell your mother in a while. It is estimated that your mother will go to Heishan Town tomorrow. When your mother is not at home, you should eat whatever you want at home."

"Is there really a way for my mother to leave?" Chunhua was obviously moved when she heard Chunqiu's words. You must know that her mother never went out after returning from her grandma's house. She stayed at home every day, and from time to time Chunhua has long been looking forward to her mother going out, but even the fungus and mushrooms that she picked back before, her mother gave her father to sell them, how could her mother go out.

"Of course." Chunqiu said with a face full of promises, "Yesterday I went to the school to find my second brother, and I found that my eldest brother has lost weight recently. I asked my second brother, and my second brother said that my eldest brother studies hard every day, and his body is a little too much. Lean"

"But what does elder brother's weight loss have to do with my mother's going to Heishan Town?" Chunhua looked bewildered.

Pig brains!Chunqiu said it directly in her heart, why didn't her second sister move her head? She made it so obvious. Given how much her uncle cared about her elder brother, even if she went up the mountain of swords and went down into the sea of ​​fire, her uncle would go.

"Second sister, big brother is like this, my auntie feels sorry for her, she will definitely go." Chunqiu rolled his eyes in his heart, but when the words came to his lips, he patiently explained to Chunhua.

Chunhua is not really stupid, but her IQ is all focused on food. Now that Chunqiu has said this, when she thinks of her mother’s good things, she will always wait for her elder brother to come first, and she understands in her heart Come over, and then said excitedly, "Third sister, you are right, mother likes elder brother the most, and wants to keep all good things for elder brother, just like the wild persimmons before, they are all made into persimmon cakes, I’m going to give it to my elder brother. If my elder brother is really sick, my mother will definitely go, and then I will have time to eat delicious food? Is that what you mean?” Chunhua became more and more excited when she spoke, and even more so at the end. Urging Chunqiu to agree with her statement.

Chun Qiu listened to her second sister's somewhat inappropriate words, but still nodded, "That's what it means, there will be no one at home by then, second sister, will you be able to eat something good soon?"

"That's right, I want to eat delicious food too," Chunhua laughed silly.

"Yeah, as soon as my aunt leaves, you can eat delicious food, second sister." Chunqiu echoed Chunhua and continued to brainwash her, without telling her that even if her aunt left, her second sister would not eat any delicious food. In fact, it's all about painting big cakes anyway, she thinks her second sister won't care.

Chunqiu successfully completed her task, the specific performance is: when her father came back carrying firewood at night, her uncle ran over and told her father that they would go with them tomorrow, Chunqiu stood aside to support her. She listened intently in a daze, and made the word V in her heart with satisfaction, so she just said, her second sister has food as a guarantee, and she will definitely complete this mission perfectly, you see, from the face of her uncle's mother Judging by the anxious face, how great the completion is!
In this way, early the next morning, Yang Weibai loaded the firewood and rice he had brought back into the cart, and took Gu and Chunqiu back to Heishan Town.

Mrs. Gu got off the car at the gate of the city. Now she was only thinking of seeing her son, so naturally she didn't want to go to the shop. Yang Weibo stopped the car and greeted her a few words, then watched Mrs. Gu walk away with the basket on her shoulders.

Before going to school again, Mrs. Gu went into a bookstore with a basket on her shoulders.

Thinking of hearing the news from Chunhua that her brother Jun was studying hard, Gu's heart felt hot. She reached out and touched the ten taels of silver in her bosom, thinking that her brother Jun would be a high-ranking official in the future. She must buy a good set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones for her Jun'er, but she can't let Jun'er drop the price in front of her classmates.

In fact, Mrs. Gu was also hesitant when she came out. The money saved by the family before was almost spent, and there was only this new share and the previous family property, which added up to more than 30 taels. The family saves money and saves money, not to mention anything else, just Gu’s daily expenses account for half of the family’s money. Now that Chunni is getting older, Xiao Shitou has to go to school, but they all need money At that time, Gu's heart was very anxious. Now she can't wait for her brother Jun to be admitted directly to Master Juren, so that she can get rid of the burden of her elder brother's family.

Gu's idea is beautiful, if he works as hard as Brother Jun, he will definitely pass the high school in the next year's imperial examination. By then, everyone in the four miles and eight towns will know that there is a young master in her family. Look at her big brother and her Would my good nephew dare to threaten her directly?

With ten taels of silver by his side, Mrs. Gu turned directly into the only bookstore in Heishan Town. Whether it was pens, inks, papers and inkstones, or miscellaneous books, anything related to reading could be found here.

The guys in the bookstore are also well-informed. The people who come to their bookstore are either Qingshan students, or someone from home who is studying. No matter what, there is no shortage of money to buy things here.When the clerk saw Gu's coming in, he greeted him with a smile, and warmly introduced various things in the shop.

There are all kinds of things in the bookstore, but everything is related to reading, such as the bookcases carried by scholars and students, the robes worn by students, and the folding fans in their hands. It is like a small grocery market. It is also the first time for Shi to come here, and he is very serious about everything he reads. Seeing Gu Shi's appearance in the bookstore, he introduces them one by one enthusiastically. They all took them out, "Madam, these are all good things from our shop. Is the middle-aged master reading at Madam's house? Then you must not miss these two books. These are the books that the champion master read. It is said that anyone who has read this book will be the number one scholar in high school in the future." The clerk of the bookstore seized the opportunity and just kept bragging. It's just a tiger and a tiger. Anyone who has read a book can easily get a general idea by turning a few pages, but Mrs. Gu doesn't know, especially when Mrs. Gu is immersed in her dream and doesn't even have the most basic ability to judge. At that time, the shop clerk's words of high school champion directly hit Gu Shi's chest. Gu Shi had still had such a hesitant heart, but it all disappeared in an instant, so that she showed unprecedented arrogance, directly waved her hand, directly Make a decision to "buy"

The bookstore clerk's eyes brightened slightly, thinking in his mind that he finally caught a fat sheep, how could he not just slaughter it? After introducing the books, the clerk began to sell the rice paper used for writing. What they bought was not the rough grass paper that Yang Chunming and the others bought before, but the real rice paper that can only be used by wealthy families. Not all paper is called rice paper, only the one produced in Xuanzhou, the quality Pure white, fine and dense, soft and uniform, tough and firm cotton, smooth but not slippery, transparent and bright, color unchanged, and it will not rot for a long time, and it will not be damaged in a hundred folds. The paper that is resistant to aging, insects and moths is the best rice paper. .

The best four treasures of the study in ancient times are Xuan paper, emblem, ink, ink, pen, end and inkstone.Each kind can be said to be expensive to death, just like the Xuanzhou rice paper recommended by the buddy, each piece of rice paper (referring to raw rice) costs one tael of silver, one knife is a hundred pieces of rice paper, each A sheet of rice paper can be cut into four pieces with a length of two feet and a width of one foot. Then a knife of rice paper is about [-] sheets. According to the amount used by ordinary students, it can be used for about a month.

However, Mrs. Gu touched the smooth and soft rice paper, and was a little dizzy by the work. He imagined that Brother Jun'er was holding a pen and writing seriously, and opened his mouth to buy it again.

All in all, Gu's spent more than seven taels of silver. The clerk saw that this was sold a lot, so he directly gave Gu's the folding fan that was only a few pennies.

When Mrs. Gu went out, the idle basket was already full. Although the four treasures of the study were not all the most expensive, they were all of the best quality. Mrs. Gu also bought some pastries on the way to the school. Excited to see my son.

(End of this chapter)