A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

"Wow, what is this, sister? It's so pretty with white flowers." Leng Qi and the others stared in amazement.

"Yes, yes, there are many shapes, pointed and round, all of them are very beautiful. What on earth is this?"

Liu Songsong is the oldest and most curious of the four. He is scratching his head vigorously.

“It’s a shell.”

Leng Yan explained with a smile, "These were all shipped from the southern coast. We don't have them here, so you don't recognize them."

"Shells and seashores, why do they exist in the south but not here?"

"Yes, yes, such beautiful shells are available in the south but not here?

Can we bring the shells over here and keep them here with us?"

After hearing this, the little ones had wild imaginations and were chattering with curiosity, asking a hundred thousand questions.

This seriously deviated from the main line. Leng Yan quickly stopped the discussion and explained in detail why there were no shells here. It was because of geographical reasons.

Different environments will result in different products, just like in our winter, when everything is withered and yellow and the mountains are covered with snow.

Did you know that in the south, there are some places where it doesn’t snow in winter, and it’s even spring-like all year round with lush greenery?

"Ah, is it true? Sister Yan, have you ever been there?"

Liu Xiangxiang had a naive look on her face, and the other three kids were all envious. Even Liu Bangbang and Liu Hehe, who were both good friends, couldn't help but imagine after hearing it.

Leng Yan shook her head reluctantly, "I haven't been there either. I heard about it from people in the city."

“But what I want to say is that it is said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

If you have the opportunity in the future, you must not be trapped in a corner, you must go out more often, take a good look at the beautiful mountains and rivers of our motherland, and appreciate the customs and customs of different places so that your life will not be in vain. "

They might not understand what Leng Yan said now, but it was like a seed, deeply buried in their hearts.

Seeing that they were all a little confused, Leng Yan quickly changed the subject, "Do you like any of these shells? You can pick some to keep for fun."

Then she turned around and said, "Brother Dabang and Sister He, you can choose too."

When Leng Yan called him Big Stick Brother, she almost laughed her head off. But this was the least funny name she had chosen after careful consideration.

Otherwise, calling him Brother Bang, Brother Bangchui, or Brother Lollipop would be too embarrassing.

Liu Bangbang and Liu Hehe, who were feeling uneasy on the side, couldn't help but brighten their eyes when they heard this.

"really?"

The two of them were at the age where they could know things, and because they had been suppressed by their grandmother and uncle's family before, they had already learned how to read people's expressions.

Therefore, I have to be careful in everything I do and try my best to be a well-behaved, sensible, hardworking, and not annoying child.

"of course!"

Leng Yan could see something, and smiled and gave a firm answer, "Pick whatever you like, don't be embarrassed."

Otherwise, she will burn it and grind it into powder.

After hearing this, the few people felt relieved and were very happy. They picked and chose a few shells they liked.

Seeing that they were having fun, Leng Yan also became interested. He found some hemp ropes and wooden sticks, tied the shells they had selected together, and made a shell wind chime.

She shook the string, and the sound of the shells clattering together was particularly crisp and pleasant, and everyone loved it.

Afterwards, Leng Yan made a few more, preparing to hang one at home and one in the shop in town.

When everything was almost done, Leng Yan went to the kitchen, found a small stove, lit it, put the remaining shells into the fire, and then ground them into powder.

This is a strenuous job, but for Leng Yan, it is a job that can be done with ease.

After everything was done, Leng Yan put away the shell powder first. She didn't have time to buy lard today, so she found a few wooden barrels, scooped some wood ash from the bottom of the pot, added water, stirred it, and then left it to clarify, preparing to do it tomorrow.

Just at this time, when she had just finished her work, her parents, her uncle, her aunt and her elder brother also came back from the shop after work.

As for Aunt Liu and Sister Zhan Ying, they got off the car as soon as they passed by the Zhan family's door, and also because Zhan Hu and his son Zhan Jiang were both building a house at the Leng family today.

Aunt Liu took her youngest daughter Zhan Jin to Leng's food store as well, as she was worried about leaving her alone at home.

So when she saw that they all came back, Leng Yan thought for a moment and gave the shell wind chimes she had just made to her aunt Leng Su, Zhan Ying and Zhan Jin, one each.

After all, shells are still rare in Beicheng County, and they are good friends with the Zhan Ying sisters, and they are rare playmates of the same age in the village, so of course they would give them to them.

After the Zhan Ying sisters received the wind chimes, they were surprised and delighted. They simply couldn't let go of them. After chatting with them for a while, they went home.

After a break, the workers continued to build the house, while the Leng family began to clean the pig heads and offal and to stew them.

In the evening, Old Man Leng drove the ox cart to collect vegetables under the big locust tree. Leng Yan thought about it, called his uncle and elder brother, and went with them, taking household items.

She discovered a few days ago that the locust trees in the village were already showing signs of half-opening, and she thought they should be almost done today. As she had some free time today, Leng Yan decided to get some back to eat.

When they arrived, many villagers had gathered under the big locust tree. Some were queuing up to wait for the Leng family to come and collect vegetables, some were chatting, and some were cutting locust flowers with sickles tied to bamboo poles.

Sophora japonica peanuts have a sweet taste when eaten, and children like the honey-sweet taste on them. When cooked, they have a refreshing fragrance. Therefore, every household will get some to try during this season.

When the villagers saw Leng Yan also wanted to cut locust flowers, they all enthusiastically offered to help.

She was small and couldn't reach some places, so someone kindly helped to press them down.

There were thorns on the branches, and someone was quick to help cut them off. In short, they were so diligent that even Leng Huai and Leng Cang who were standing by were of no help at all.

In the eyes of other villagers, the Leng family is now a completely different family, so they have to show their faces in the Leng family more often.

Today, the Leng family not only opened a shop in the town, but also collected vegetables in the village, so that every household can earn some income every day.

Nowadays, the villagers hired to build the house can be paid 40 cents a day and can also be provided with a full meal with plenty of oil and water.

During the workers' half-hour lunch break at noon, the news that the Leng family's workers had good meals had spread like wildfire throughout the village. This shows that men are just as gossipy as women.

Leng Yan shook her head helplessly and thanked all the aunts and uncles for their help, then she moved the basket full of locust flowers onto the ox cart.