Quick Wear: If I Had Regret Medicine

After the two of them had their delicious meal, Xuanhe and Shen went to buy pork fat. The oil at home was almost used up, so they wanted to buy ten kilograms this time.

In fact, ten kilograms of pork fat costs a lot of money, but this time it was Grandma Lin who gave the money. When we went to the pork stall, the boss was about to close the stall, and all that was left was pork fat and some bones.

Shen hurried over and bought ten pounds of pork fat. The boss only had about twelve pounds left, so Shen bought them all.

"This is the last bit of food today. I'll give you two cents off. I'm going to close the stall and go back to eat." The boss packed the food for them and put it in the bamboo basket behind Shen.

After they bought these things, they didn't sell more of the other things. Xuanhe thought that it would be very tiring to carry these things back, so she would get them from Shen's and then secretly transfer them to the space.

Xuanhe saw that the price of cotton was really outrageous. It was even more expensive than lard, and the quantity was very small.

However, there was no expression of pity on Shen's face, and she directly bought ten kilograms of cotton.

As for Shen, she had already thought about what to say when she returned and had already come up with an excuse.

This year, no one in the Lin family made new clothes.

She wanted to make winter clothes for her three children, and she would definitely make one for Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin.

There are also her parents from her mother's family. They usually take good care of their small family, so the two of them must be included in the making of clothes this time.

The clothes they were wearing were also made several years ago, and the cotton inside had long since clumped together.

It felt hard on my body and not warm at all.

Let's go back to town in a few days. The children's quilts at home need to be replaced, and this little cotton is not enough.

After buying these things, the two of them went straight to buy salt.

I have checked Xuanhe these days and found that they use coarse salt, and people will have no strength if they don’t eat salt.

Especially since they do manual labor, the salt in the house was only a little left yesterday.

"Mom, let's go buy some buns and give them to my eldest and second brothers to try."

In fact, meat buns are quite expensive nowadays, but this time Shen had the money given by Xuanhe yesterday, so she didn't hesitate.

In the past, they didn’t have the ability to buy delicious food for their three children. They have saved some money over the years, but their daughter is getting married in the next two years, and they have to buy her a dowry.

Just now, Shen had exchanged the ten taels of gold for silver, spending more than one hundred and ten taels of silver.

So now she did not refuse Xuanhe's proposal.

But thinking about the other children at home, I simply bought enough for the whole family and then went to buy some candy.

As for these candies, she won't share them when the time comes.

Shen refused to share the things on her back with Xuanhe.

"What's this little bit of weight? Back then, your father and I carried more than 100 kilograms of food from home to the town. Now all these things add up to less than 30 kilograms, which is already very light."

Xuanhe had no choice but to use the excuse of fetching some water during the break and added some pills into it.

In this day and age, you have to carry a water bag when you go out. Although there are some places where people live on the road, you can't always go to their homes to ask for water.

Halfway through the journey, they came across a well. Xuanhe took advantage of Shen's rest time and volunteered to fetch water.

Several shriveled fruits were found in the space. It was unknown when these fruits were collected.

It should be the small world in ancient times. The fruits were about to go bad and no one ate them, so she just put them directly into the space.

When I take it out later, I will have the excuse that I picked it in the woods nearby.

Xuanhe didn't go to the well. He directly filled water from the space and then hurried back.

"Mom, I just picked some fruits on the roadside. Some of the fruits are also here. Drink some first." She handed him the water and fruits in her hand.

"How can there be fruit now? This looks like an apple to me."

Shen was a little confused, because how could there be any fruits left in the winter?

"I think that place is quite far away. No one should have been there, so there are only a few fruits left on the tree."

"Then you eat it yourself and I'll just drink water."

"I've already eaten two. You can have them. I have a few more. I'll take them back to my two younger brothers later."

As for Lin's father, he definitely won't eat it.

"Look, I still have more than twenty of them. I just picked all the fruits off the tree."

Xuanhe showed her the fruits in his pocket, and sure enough, there were still a lot of fruits in it.

"Okay, then I'll try this fruit." Shen had been traveling for a long time and was already thirsty and tired.

"How sweet!" Shen exclaimed.

The fruit that Xuanhe gave him actually looked dry on the outside, but it actually had a lot of moisture inside.

After they finished eating, they hurried on their way, and by the time they got home, it was completely dark.

When they just got home, other people who had gone out to work had just returned.

I was washing my hands in the yard when I saw Shen and Xuanhe coming back. Several children surrounded me.

"Aunt, you're back, you're back!"

"Mom, you're back, did you buy me some candy?"

The child surrounded them all at once without even washing his hands.

"Don't worry, I'm too tired. Let me rest for a while and I'll give you meat buns later."

When the children heard the word "meat buns", they started crying in the yard.

"Mom, did you really buy meat buns? I can actually eat meat buns!"

Xuanhe's two younger brothers did not leave Shen's house. Instead, they ran over and hugged Shen's waist and asked.

"Yes, yes, go wash your hands, you are so dirty."

Shen was covered in sweat, and her two sons were also covered in dirt. All she wanted to do now was to get some water and wash them thoroughly.

"Where did you get the money to buy the buns? And the cotton?" Grandma Lin was just coming out of the house. When she heard Shen's words, she asked her.

Grandma Lin was afraid that Shen would spend all the money on the Xuanhe embroidery, so she gave her a few extra copper coins when she went out today.

"Grandma, we helped a man on the street. He invited us to dinner, but we refused. Then he bought us a lot of buns." Xuanhe hurried over to explain.

As for Cotton, his attention was temporarily drawn to food.

When Shen heard Xuanhe's words, she opened her mouth and continued, "Yes, mother, there was a child who was almost taken away by kidnappers, and Xuanhe and I went to help."

"That's good. Give me the money from the embroidery first."

Grandma Lin felt relieved when she heard this explanation.

No, she was reluctant to buy food for her children, but her family was too poor and needed the money so much.

We will need this money to buy salt and vinegar in the future, and our family will not earn much money in a year.

In addition to the money earned from the sons working during the slack season and from selling some medicinal herbs, the remaining source of money came from the sales of Xuanhe embroidery.

"The price has increased by more than twenty cents this time. Look, I put the rest here." Shen handed the money to Grandma Lin, along with the money she gave her in the morning, and there was still a little left.

After she spent her money on lard and salt, there wasn't much left.

Grandma Lin only took away the remaining half and did not take the rest.

It has always been like this in the Lin family. You can take half of the remaining money after buying things.

So going to town to buy things is still a very popular job, but the price each person haggles for is different every time, and sometimes you may even have to pay a little more.

"I bought more than 12 kilograms of pork fat this time. The boss was about to close the stall, so he gave us a few cents off."

Grandma Lin weighed the pork fat and found it weighed more than ten pounds.

Her hands are like a scale. She can tell the approximate weight of something just by picking it up.

Xuanhe put the salt in the basket into the kitchen. When he came out, he saw the whole family gathered around him, looking at the bag full of buns.

"I'll keep these buns for now and go cook. I'll steam a few and each of us can eat half."

The whole family was a little disappointed, as they thought they could have one.

"Don't sigh. It's good to be able to eat half a piece. Look at what we usually eat. Some families can't even afford whole grains."

Grandma Lin ignored their sighs and took the buns to the kitchen.

Xuanhe called his two younger brothers over and took them into the house.

After entering the house, a man stuffed a bun into their hands and said to them.

"Eat quickly, and wipe your mouth clean before you leave."

The two younger brothers are still young. When they opened the bag just now, Xuanhe could hear them swallowing saliva while standing beside them.

"Sister, you're so nice. My stomach is growling. Have you eaten? We'll split half!"

Looking at this younger brother's hands full of cuts from working, he is obviously just a child, but he has a pair of very old hands.

"I've eaten, you two can eat now. I'll give you two candies tonight."

Xuanhe walked out after she finished speaking. When she walked out, she saw Lin Ruru who had been staring at them.

Then no one gave her any look, even though she was looking at Xuanhe with jealousy in her eyes.

"Grandma, I want to stay at home tomorrow too. Let my elder sister do the work, okay?"

Lin Ruru said to Grandma Lin beside her that she hoped Lin Xuanhe would also go to work with them.

Why should Lin Xuanhe, since they are both granddaughters, get to stay at home while she has to work in the fields?

Although she was just packing some hay or picking up a few stones on the side, compared with Lin Xuanhe, there was a world of difference.

"If you can embroider, you can give me a few hundred coins in two or three months, and you can stay at home. I sent both of you to learn needlework, and you cried and made a fuss every day about how hard it was. Why don't you want to work now? You stay at home and eat and drink for free? My Lin family can't afford to support idle people!"

Grandma Lin’s words made Lin Ruru pale. She still had the original owner’s memories.

When they were young, their family did let both girls learn needlework, but she was really playful and couldn't sit still, so only Lin Xuanhe always followed the old lady to learn seriously.

"But……"

Lin Ruru wanted to say something but was interrupted by Grandma Lin.

"Hurry up and light the fire. You might as well do some work instead of having this free time. If you can make money, let alone work, I can even serve you."

After Grandma Lin finished speaking, she turned and went straight into the kitchen. She would cook for today.

The second and third daughters-in-law are still working now, and the food cooked by others is simply inedible.

Today I made a rare pot of dry rice and fried two dishes, a large pot of stir-fried bamboo shoots and a pot of scrambled eggs with wild vegetables.

They dug this wild vegetable from the mountain today. This wild vegetable can grow in winter, but it tastes slightly bitter.

Moreover, only two eggs were added to this large pot of wild vegetables, and only a few traces of eggs could be seen.

But today, steamed buns were made. Grandma Lin brought the buns over and served rice to everyone one by one.

Today, no one in the family was in a hurry to eat. They were all staring at the steamed buns.

"Each person gets half, and the rest is for later."

The weather is cold now, so the buns can be kept.

The people at home could no longer hear what she said and just stared at the steaming buns while swallowing their saliva.

It was Grandpa Lin who started to distribute the buns first, and then he passed the buns to the wives of each room.

Let them share it. Shen and Xuanhe have already eaten buns today, so they are not very hungry now.

He just gave the whole bun to Lin Yuan, then took one and shared it with his two sons.

Xuanhe saw Old Lady Lin handing over another one, so she broke it in half and gave it to the person next to her.

"I'll just eat half of it."

Father Lin did not take all the buns and was a relatively quiet person.

After giving it to Shen, he lowered his head and started eating.

After the buns were distributed, everyone in the family went to get some dishes.

Lin Ruru, who was standing next to her, looked at the small half of the bun in her hand, and the anger in her eyes could hardly be hidden.

Although she was the only girl in the Lin family, Liu was very indifferent to her.

Even though she was one of the twins, she didn't live as well as Lin Xuanhe.

There was only one third of the bun in her hand, and the rest was stuffed into Liu's mouth in just a few bites.

Lin Ruru lowered her head. The humiliation she suffered today would be repaid to her sooner or later.

She looked at Lin Xuanhe over there, who was biting a bun slowly. Why could she live so well?

The food on the table was quickly eaten, and after that Grandma Lin went to refine oil.

If we speed up our work before it gets dark, we can still refine the oil.

Especially since Lin Yuan is going to Dahe to repair the canal tomorrow, when the oil residue is refined, let him take some to Dahe.

Plus the jar of meat sauce that Shen made for him yesterday, it would be enough to sustain him for a while.

Every time the workers who went to repair the ditches came back, they were all pale and thin due to hunger.

If it weren't for the few hundred coins, Grandma Lin would not have let her son suffer that hardship.

But life is so hard now. Every year, a new person has to go. And last year, the family had nothing prepared. When the second child came back, only bones were left on his body.