I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

The village head and his wife had both experienced famine, and they decided it was necessary to store some food at home.

Let Shugen go to town to buy it tomorrow.

At the same time, Aunt Song was also counting copper coins at home. She also had to go buy food tomorrow. The man Song Laohei had a scratched face and dared not say a word. He secretly stared at the silver and money in Song Chang'e's hand.

I'm going to town tomorrow, so I'll go buy food myself. My wife asked me to buy five bags, so I'll buy two...

Humph, let’s see who can beat who. My wife has never been to the town, so how can she know where the grain store is?

The next morning, Shugen came to borrow the donkey cart.

He didn't say anything about going to the grain store and taking back the wood that the owner didn't want.

Shitou helped him harness the donkey cart and gave him many instructions, saying that Decai was too thin and couldn't pull too much.

Shugen nodded. He didn't dare to do anything to such a skinny donkey.

Ji Xiaobei also wanted to go to the town, so he sat on the donkey cart with Shugen and swayed out of the alley.

Before leaving the village, I ran into Aunt Song and her husband. There were two bloody cuts on Aunt Song's neck.

Song Laohei's face was unbearable to look at. He was wearing a green women's headscarf, covering his stained face.

Seeing the tree roots coming, he hurriedly turned his face away.

"Bei, where are you going?" Aunt Song asked.

"Let's go to town. I'm going to buy some salt." Ji Xiaobei asked her to get in the car.

"Uncle Hei, come up too!"

"Your uncle Hei was scratched by the hen at home yesterday. You said that hen was sitting on eggs, how could it be so fierce that his face was scratched to pieces!" Aunt Song said as she pulled the man's sleeve.

Song Laohei turned his head and said with a chuckle, "I'll tell you what, when she stops laying eggs, I'll kill her and eat her meat."

Aunt Song punched him on the shoulder and said, "Eat, all you know is eat!"

The couple got on the donkey cart laughing.

Along the way, most of the crops that had sprouted were destroyed, which was sad to see.

Aunt Song wiped her tears quietly and said nothing more.

Most of Shugen's crops were destroyed. He was not happy and just kept driving the donkey.

Ji Xiaobei was too lazy to speak.

No one mentioned going to town to buy food.

When they arrived at the grocery store in town, Ji Xiaobei got out of the car and said, "Uncle Shugen, you don't have to wait for me. When you are done, go back first."

Ji Xiaobei went straight to his shop. He hadn't been there for several days and missed it very much.

After all, there is so much food stored in it.

She was counting on that batch of grain to make a lot of money.

From a distance, I saw a small person squatting at the door, holding a branch and drawing on the ground.

Isn’t this the little beggar?

"Why are you here?" Ji Xiaobei asked curiously.

"This town is not owned by your family, so what's it to you?" The little beggar glanced at her and said rudely.

Ji Xiaobei: "You little brat, do you know how to talk? Are you crazy?" He grabbed his collar with a big hand and put him aside.

"This town is not mine, but this shop is mine. You'd better stay away from it." Ji Xiaobei didn't give her a good look either.

"Boy, let me ask you something." There was something that Ji Xiaobei really had to find him for.

The little beggar rolled his eyes and rubbed his hands.

Ji Xiaobei threw him 10 copper coins.

The little beggar was happy then. He stood up and looked at Ji Xiaobei as if he was a fool.

I don’t know how, but after begging in this Ci Shui town for several years, I met a silly woman.

Last time I gave so much food, and this time I gave some copper coins.

However, he was no idler; he knew everything that happened in the town.

"Go find me someone who can repair wooden windows. My windows need to be reinforced." Ji Xiaobei reached out and shook the window frame, and a piece of wood was broken off by her.

Damn, it’s so fragile.

The little beggar opened his eyes wide, took a few steps back, tightly grasped the copper coin in his hand, and looked at the newly broken wood in disbelief.

"Sure!" said the little beggar as he quickly put the money away.

This woman is so strong. Look at her big hands. You really can’t mess with her.

However, he does things with his brain, not his strength. Otherwise, there is no way he could survive in Cishui Town.

He squinted at the burly Ji Xiaobei and asked, "How much do you want for the wages?"

"Let's calculate it by the day. 40 cents a day, including one meal!"

Shugen went to work in the town, earning only 30 cents a day, which included two meals.

"Okay, I'll find it for you." The little beggar turned and ran away.

She unlocked the door and entered the house. There was a layer of yellow dust on the floor and table, which had been blown in over the past two days.

She went to the innermost room, which was full of food.

When the price of grain in the grain store goes up, it is time to sell it.

However, she didn't want to sell them individually, so she still had to find a grain store to sell them all at once.

On second thought, that wouldn't work. By then, there would be no food to buy anywhere. If a woman like me suddenly took out so much food, wouldn't people be suspicious?

As I was thinking about it, I heard voices outside the house.

"It's right here, 30 cents a day, do you want to work?" the little beggar said, pointing to the window.

"No, no, I still have to chop trees and provide materials. 30 cents is not enough." The man turned around and left.

"Damn it, you still complain about the little money? Get out of here!" the little beggar cursed.

Ji Xiaobei, who was standing in the innermost room, heard it clearly. This kid still had a trick up his sleeve and could make 10 cents by reselling it.

A very clever child.

After a while, he brought another person.

"This job is easy. Just reinforce the windows. You see, they are all rotten wood. Just take them down and replace them with new wood. It's very easy." The little beggar gestured.

"Why don't you do it if it's simple?" the man asked in a muffled voice.

"If I can do it, why would it be your turn? 30 cents a day, do you want to do it?" the little beggar said arrogantly.

"Yes, but don't be lazy about the things I asked you to find out!" said the man.

"No, I remember it. I'll tell you as soon as I have any news."

……

Ji Xiaobei listened to an adult and a child arguing outside. The man's voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.

She locked the door to the inner room, and as soon as she turned around, she noticed a huge shadow on the window.

Looking closely, I realized that enemies often meet on a narrow road!

Isn’t this the man in the black tower who stole his pheasant in the woods?

Anyway, we don’t know who robbed whom?

Anyway, I saw it first.

Ji Xiaobei felt at ease. It didn't matter who found the pheasant. What mattered was that it would be best if he took the pheasant away.

Maybe Black Tower doesn’t even remember itself.

Ji Xiaobei straightened his back, pushed the door and walked out.

"I've found the person for you. Pay him now." The little beggar stretched out his hand.

Ji Xiaobei did not hesitate and handed 40 cents to him.

Heita raised his big head and looked at Ji Xiaobei with his bright eyes.

Just as I was about to say something, I heard the little beggar ask, "Do you want money?"

Heita hurriedly lowered his head to take the copper coin.

The little beggar turned around and ran away, looking back as he ran: a boy and a girl, two really big ones...