Chapter 7
The breeze was blowing, blowing the black hair scattered on the shoulders of the person by the window.
Different from the clothes of the villagers in Qingshan Village, Shen Changlan is now wearing a white brocade robe and a jade crown with his hair tied up.
He was already well-born, and his attire like a young master did not violate his harmony at all. His cold and distant brows looked even more indifferent.
The little man in the alley below was carrying that familiar basket, which reminded him of the first time he met Lu Bai that morning.
Lu Bai has delicate eyebrows and looks more childish, but he is good-looking after all, and is different from other rough guys in the village.
So when they first met, Shen Changlan's first thought was that he was a fair-skinned pair, the kind who was taller than the pair.
But after seeing that he didn't have the red marks that are characteristic of Shuang'er between his brows, the idea was dismissed, he is a man.
However, Lu Bai gave him a sense of familiarity. After a few glances, childhood memories emerged, but he was not very sure, because Lu Bai was very young at that time and was still a baby.
It was only when Ge Dashun called Lu Bai at the village head that it was really him.
As for Li Erzhu, Lu Bai and him had known each other when they were young, and Father Lu had a good relationship with his adoptive father a few years ago, but unfortunately both of them went, since he met him, he shouldn't sit idly by.
As Shen Changlan's thoughts turned, Lu Bai had already walked out of the alley, the door was pushed open, and a man in green shirt with a folding fan came in.
"Brother Chen, I've been waiting for a long time."
——Lu Bai quickly returned to the morning market, and there were people buying shallots in front of Chen Ah's booth.
After the man left, he took out five copper coins from his pocket: "Ah, this is five Wen."
He took it with a smile, and gave Lu Bai the money for the eggs that he had just sold, a total of eight coins.
Lu Bai put the basket away, and sat with him on the coarse cloth spread on the floor. When someone came to look at the vegetables and eggs, he yelled a few times. If someone bought something, he would weigh it by a small name. If the vegetable buyer thought it was expensive, he would leave. So they can chat a little bit.
Because Chen Ahmai has a good relationship with Wang Matchmaker in the village, and they happened to meet each other today. On the way here, Lu Bai wanted to ask him if he knew about Lin Qing, but he was embarrassed.
Lu Bai brought a lot of sun-dried fungus and other mountain products today, and after selling some, the busiest time of the morning market has passed.
Ah Chen took out the dry food he had brought, and he gave it up to Lu Bai.
Lu Bai had already eaten when he came, and he was not hungry yet, so he naturally refused.
"Ah, I still have water here."
Seeing that Chen Ah had finished eating, he held up the bamboo tube to drink some more water, but unexpectedly it was empty, so Lu Bai took out his own bamboo tube and poured some for him.
After the sun came out, the sky started to get hotter. This morning market was in a relatively spacious alley without any trees for shade. After eating and drinking, Chen Ahma used the cattail fan she brought to fan the wind.
Lu Bai hesitated for a while and said, "Ah, have you heard that Grandma Wang is looking for someone for Brother Qing?" Aunt Chen shook her
palm fan and looked at Lu Bai with a smile. They are all from the same village. It's not that he can't see Bai's thoughts, the little man wants to find out from him.
"I know."
Chen Ah continued to fan the wind, seeing that Lu Bai was obviously embarrassed, he smiled and continued: "Your Granny Wang is showing him the men of Chen Zhaozhuang."
He was married from Chen Zhaozhuang. , and has a good relationship with Matchmaker Wang, so I know this.
As soon as he heard that it belonged to Chen Zhaozhuang, Lu Bai became distressed. He was not familiar with that Zhuangzi, so he couldn't figure out who it might be. He wanted to ask Ah Chen, but even if he told him, he still didn't know him.
"Ah, brother Qing's dowry...do you have any explanation?"
Lu Bai was very embarrassed to ask people about this, but he was the only one in his family, if he didn't worry about it, he would have nowhere to complain when he became a bachelor.
Grandma Chen looked at him with a smile, the wrinkles on her face were kind, Lu Bai's parents left early, and they hadn't married him a wife yet, little white people are good, his parents were always filial when they were sick, so good If his parents were still alive, it would be fine if he didn't spend so much money, but it's a pity that he is poorer now.
He sighed in his heart, it's not that he didn't know Lu Bai's thoughts about Brother Qing, but Lin Qing was so good-looking, not to mention marrying into the town, the Lin family all wanted to find a rich family, at least the dowry would not few.
Now that Lu Bai asked, Aunt Chen said to him directly: "Your Aunt Lin mentioned a few words that the dowry gift of ten taels of silver must not be less, and five feet of good cloth must be pulled, twenty cents for one foot, two pairs of chicken five A catty pig, a fine carved silver bracelet..."
Lu Bai's expression became more gloomy as he listened.
Seeing him like this, Chen Ama smiled, and didn't say the trivial things later, what he said was big head.
Poor families don't need so much to get married, and most of the families in Qingshan Village are better off, but there are still many families who can't afford it, or if a man gets married, the whole family has to tighten their belts.
As for Lin Qing, because of his upright appearance, the red marks between his brows are also bright. Many people said that he will be a good child after seeing him, so the Lin family has the capital to open up so many things. Said, if you can really get it, you can't see it.
Rubbing his face, Lu Bai was full of distress, what should he do.
There were not many people in the morning market, Chen Ah did not bring much vegetables today, only a handful of shallots and two handfuls of green vegetables were left for sale, he started to yell: "The shallots are cheap, three yuan for a piece, and two for green vegetables A handful of money."
Basically, in the end, the price of vegetables will be cheaper, and after hearing him yelling, someone will come to see it.
In the end, the man bought all the onions and green vegetables, and even bargained the price, only giving Liuwen.
While tidying up, Amo Chen said to Lu Bai: "Xiaobai, are you going back? Amo wants to go back to cook for your Uncle Chen, and also go to the river to do laundry." Before
Lu Bai's mountain goods were sold out, he said : "I'll go back after I'm done selling. Be careful on the road."
When Chen Ahma picked up the basket and left the morning market, only Lu Bai was left here. There was no one at home, and he didn't have to go back to cook. Do the same in the afternoon.
Hearing about the dowry that Aunt Lao Lin asked for just now, he felt that he could do nothing with the little money in his hand, and he wanted to earn more.
He was thinking about earning money in his mind, picking herbs, planting land and selling eggs was no stranger to him. Thinking of the bamboo forest on the mountain, he could go to chop bamboo to weave bamboo baskets and sell them in the town.
There are also fish, shrimp and loach in the river. People with a little money in the town like to eat this kind of fresh and not very expensive. You can use the wooden barrels on the shoulders to string the alleys every other day or two as before.
At that time, it was to pay off the debt as soon as possible. After the debt was paid off, he didn't do it again, because the two buckets of water plus the fish and shrimp were really heavy, and the shoulders were red and even the skin was worn out, but only fresh ones could be sold. Ask for a better price.
"Dried mushrooms and fungus are cheap, let's see?"
Just as he was thinking, an old woman with a shopping basket came in front of the booth, and Lu Bai greeted her.
"The thorn fruits are all washed and dried, and kept clean."
Seeing the old woman reaching out to look at the thorn fruits, he said that this red fruit can be used as medicine, and it can also be soaked in water after drying, especially good for girls. .
When Lu Bai first picked fruits, he always picked the ones that were as big as their heads, and they were carefully watered before drying. There was not so much dust, and the appearance was very good.
"How much?" the old woman asked Lu Bai.
"Six cents is enough."
Lu Bai picked up the small scale, and told her with a smile, this kind of dried fruit is very light, and it is said that the price is one or two taels, and there are a lot of them on the scale.
"It's so expensive." The old woman frowned, and she turned over the thorn fruit again with her hands.
"It's not expensive anymore. I'm good looking, and they're all big." Lu Bai explained.
The two discussed the price for a while, and finally settled the deal at five Wen.
Because it is a fruit picked from the mountains, it takes time to pick and wash it at most. For Lu Bai, as long as it is not less than four coins, it can be sold.
The sun was getting brighter, Lu Bai took a sip of water, it was too hot, he looked up at the sky, and couldn't open his eyes under the sun.
At this time, there are not many people buying things. What he brings is dry goods, and he can sell them next time. When no one comes to see, he packs them up.
Today the eggs were sold for nineteen yuan, the dried medicinal materials were twenty yuan, and the mountain products were the least, only eight yuan. Compared with Chen Ah, who sold out everything, Lu Bai's business today is not very good.
Walking outside the morning market, Lu Bai was still thinking, he would go up the mountain to chop bamboo after dinner, anyway, there is not much work in the field now.
There are many people in the town, there are shopkeepers walking around the streets, vendors on both sides of the street shouting, and there are also people selling candied haws. Lu Bai walked and watched, wondering if he could also start a small business.
His parents made candied haws a few times before when he was a child. He saw it nearby and probably remembered how to do it, but these all cost money, especially candy. His father sold it several times in the town. Lu Bai always ate when he went out, so when he was a child, he looked around the village all day to see if his father came back with candied haws on his shoulder.
It was also because he would lose money, and besides, it was not easy to sell in summer, so he never got candied haws to sell.
Turning his gaze away from the jade stall on the side of the road, Lu Bai suddenly saw a tall and familiar figure in front of him, wearing a commoner clothes he recognized, it was Shen Orion.
The street and the direction he walked were going out of the town back to Qingshan Village, and Shen Orion should also go back.
There was a bean curd stand on the front street, and it was almost time for breakfast. Lu Bai thought for a while, last time Orion gave him a rabbit, and he hadn’t thanked Orion yet, so why not invite him to eat bean curd? If the two go back together , is also a companion on the road.
The two were not far away, Lu Bai carried the basket on his back and carried the basket of eggs, and walked faster.
"Changlan."
Lu Xiaobai greeted Shen Changlan with a sideways smile.
The tall man paused, and saw a white and tender little man emerging from the side.
He did know that someone was chasing him just now, and he thought it was Xiaoxiao, planning to lure him to a place with few people, but he didn't expect it to be Lu Bai.
Shen Changlan's expression eased a lot, Lu Bai smiled white and pleasing, and there was no evil intention, and his voice was soft and waxy, calling Chang Lan, he also curled the corners of his lips, his smile was shallow, but very handsome .