Orion's favorite little wife

Chapter 8 Warmth 4
Han Lin put the bundle into the wicker basket and thanked his aunt.Walking towards the shoe store, an old man was busy in the store.

The small shop is small, only a dozen or so square meters. There are two benches on both sides of the entrance, which are for customers to sit and change shoes.

In the middle of the room, there is a half-person-high counter. On the three sides behind the counter, there are three shelves against the wall. On the shelves are men’s and women’s shoes of various colors. Most of them are cotton shoes, and the variety is not too great. , but it can also be considered orderly.

When the old man answered correctly and left for other guests, Han Lin hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master, I want to buy a pair of cotton padded shoes for a ten-year-old girl. Can you always show me what size you want?"

"A ten-year-old girl... these pairs are fine," said the old man, pointing to several pairs of shoes on the shelf, a pair of red shoes, a pair of pink shoes, a pair of green shoes, and a pair of blue shoes. After looking at it for a long time, Han Lin fell in love with the green pair.

"Master, how much is the green one?" "Fifty Wen," "Master, do you think it can be less?"

"The most important thing for a young man to make shoes is to fit the soles. It takes a lot of effort to fit the soles. The hemp rope is used, which hurts your hands. You can't finish a pair after a long time. This is a hard and labor-intensive task. As a job, making shoes is to earn hard money. You look at how strong the sole is, look at the thickness of the sole, and look at the thick fabric of the upper, which can withstand wearing. Grandpa, I am a businessman who is thin and not deceitful. "

"Grandpa, you are always cheaper, and I want to buy some hair ropes for my sister." "Young man, if you want to, I will do it for you. 48 Wen, I can't afford it." "Okay, just 48 Wen "The uncle wrapped the shoes and handed them to Han Lin, who paid the money and put the shoes into the wicker basket behind him.

Approaching a small stall selling accessories, I picked out two red-headed ropes and a pair of mahogany combs. After spending six renminbi, I put the red-headed ropes and peachwood combs into my bosom, patted them with a smile, and strode into the grain store.

At this time, there were not many people in the grain store, so the little guy hurried over and asked, "What do you buy, brother?" Han Lin said, "Weigh thirty catties of millet for me, thirty catties of cornmeal, twenty catties of sorghum rice, and another ten catties." A catty of white flour."

When the little guy heard that Han Lin bought so much, he was so happy! "The shopkeeper is here to help settle the accounts!"

"Okay, millet, eight Wen a catty, thirty Jin 240 Wen. Cornmeal and sorghum rice are both seven Wen a catty, thirty catties of cornmeal plus twenty catties of sorghum rice, a total of 350 Wen, ten catties of white flour, ten catties Five Wen a catty, a total of 150 Wen, a total of 740 Wen."

Han Lin took out a silver coin of five renminbi from his bosom, counted out 240 renminbi, handed it to the shopkeeper, took out the bag and shoes from the wicker basket, and asked the little boy to help, and packed millet, cornmeal, sorghum Rice and white flour bags were put into wicker baskets.

Han Lin stuffed his shoes into the bag, and carried the bag to the butcher's stall. The oil tank at home had already bottomed out.

The winter in the mountains is very cold, so I don’t eat a lot of oil and water, and the winter is very difficult.It is very pleasing to the eye to see this fat meat trembling and greasy.

"Boss, how much is a catty of fat meat." "Fat meat is [-] pennies, streaky pork is [-] pennies, and lean meat is [-] pennies." "Give me five catties of fat meat." "Okay! I'll give it to you You cut it well, it’s called Gao Gaodi, it’s ninety coins in total.” Han Lin counted the money and chatted with the boss, “Uncle, look, I bought quite a lot, why don’t you give me something?”

"This kid really doesn't suffer. I'll give you a pig's trotter and cook it for my daughter-in-law at home. She will praise you for living a good life."

Hearing this, Han Lin's face turned red all of a sudden, and the uncle who sold the butcher joked, "What's so embarrassing, who doesn't love his daughter-in-law. Uncle, at my age, I'm an old husband and wife, and I still love my daughter-in-law. The ones in my family miss me the most, and those kids have to stay behind." That proud look is really enviable.

Han Lin paid the bill, wrapped the meat in parchment paper and put it in the basket behind him, and walked out with the bag in his arms, thinking about what he didn't buy!Passing by a grocery store, I remembered that I didn’t have much salt at home, so I bought two catties of large-grained salt. Salt is very expensive, and it cost sixty Wen for two catties. ah.

After leaving the grocery store, Han Lin felt that it was getting late, so he bought two steamed buns on the street, threw one to Heizi, and ate the other by himself.Otherwise, the night in the mountains is very dangerous.

Xiaoxiao, I feel bored by myself.I just wanted to find something to do for myself.Think about what to eat tonight!Looking at the pile of vegetables in the corner.

Cabbage and potatoes, potatoes and cabbage, plus a bunch of green onions, and a few radishes, how do you do it?That's all.

Xiaoxiao first took a radish and washed it, then cut it into shreds.Put it in a large bowl, sprinkle some salt evenly, and marinate it. When eating, wash it with clean water and squeeze it dry.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xiaoxiao went to the woodshed, dragged a bunch of branches outside the front door and put them down.Take another part into the house and put it in front of the stove.First light the small stove, fill the clay pot with water, sit on the small stove, and boil the water.While adding firewood to the stove, he thought, Han Lin, how long will it take to come back?
In the mountains, it was getting dark early, and I was worried about Han Lin's safety, but also a little scared to stay by myself.

Xiaoxiao thought, Han Lin, after walking such a long way to the town, he must be tired and hungry when he came back, so he thought that he couldn't cook millet porridge tonight.

That can't fill my stomach. After thinking about it, I should cook sorghum porridge. Sorghum rice porridge is drier and thicker than millet porridge.Put the millet porridge left in the big pot into a bowl.After brushing the pot, pour half a pot of water into it and start boiling the pot.Look at the orange flames.Xiaoxiao thought, why haven't you come back yet!

On the horizon, the last sunset glow fell, but Han Lin still didn't come back.The sorghum rice porridge is boiled, and it cannot be cooked any more.The water in the earthenware pot had already dried in the bowl, and the cabbage had already been cut and placed on the cutting board, waiting for Han Lin to come back and start frying.

Sitting on a small wooden pier with a burning fire, I was bored and used a branch to draw on the ground.Although nothing was revealed on his face, grass had already grown in his heart.

The sky outside was completely dark, and Xiaoxiao's heart was always in suspense.Just when Xiaoxiao begged for help from Sister Angel for the Nth time.In the distance came the sound of a dog barking.

Heizi, Heizi's cry, Han Lin is back.Xiaoxiao was so excited that she threw away the twig and ran outside.Shouting while running, "Brother, brother, are you back?" trembling slightly.

There was a dull sound of wood colliding. , the courtyard door opened.Han Lin Fengchen stood at the gate of the courtyard in an unadorned manner.

　so tired!Tomorrow I have to go to the next city to see a doctor and go to bed, sweet dreams everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)