I trade in both worlds

Finally, I turned to the grocery store and bought peanuts, melon seeds, and seasonings.

After buying everything, it was already late. Thinking that Xu Jizong should have bought the beef as well, the two of them walked towards the wonton stall.

At this time, Xu Jizong and Xu Zishan were already waiting there. The wonton stall was set up in the alley with seven or eight tables. The owners were a middle-aged couple, one of them made the wontons and the other cooked them. There was also an elderly couple helping to clear the tables and wash the dishes.

Seeing Second Aunt Xu and Xu Xu turning into the alley, Xu Zishan called out, "Mrs. Zong and Xu Xu are here, come and sit down."

He turned around and shouted to the wonton stand owner, "Boss, four bowls of wontons, large portion."

The boss replied: "Okay, four large wontons."

Large portion? Xu Xu looked at the tables around him and found that everyone was eating large portions. The bowls were bigger than his face. Xu Xu quickly stopped them and said, "Uncle Shan, I'd better order a small portion. I'm afraid that the large portion will be wasted because I can't finish it."

Second Aunt Xu also said, "Just give Xuxu a small portion."

Looking at Xu Xu's small figure, Xu Zishan nodded, turned around and said to the boss, "Boss, are the wontons in the pot? If not, please change them to three large and one small."

"No, no. I'll change it to three large ones and one small one for you later. Wait a moment, the wontons will be ready soon." The boss replied while cooking the wontons.

After ordering the wontons, Second Aunt Xu looked around, but didn't see the cow. She looked at Xu Jizong with a puzzled look on her face: "Where's the cow? Didn't you buy any?"

"I bought it." Xu Jizong smiled embarrassedly, "It's in Zishan's shop. I'll buy a bullock cart later. I still don't have enough money. I'm still short of 780 coins. Zishan helped to advance the money. You can return the money to Zishan first."

Aunt Xu quickly took out the money and started counting. Xu Xu looked at it and asked, "Uncle, you bought two, right? One male and one female."

Xu Jizong nodded. "Yes, they are just a mother and son. We have seen all the cows in the market. Your uncle Shan said these two are the best. If you want them to be bred in the future, you can spend some money to go to the bull dealer and he will help you find a strong bull."

"We don't quite understand this, so let's listen to Uncle Shan." Xu Xu said in agreement.

Aunt Xu handed the counted money to Xu Zishan: "Come, Zishan, count it and see if it's correct."

Xu Zishan took the coins, counted them and said, "That's right, that's right. Not more, not less, just right." After that he burst into laughter.

While they were counting the money, Xu Xu stood up and walked to the boss, and asked softly, "Boss, how much is the total?"

The boss who was cooking wontons turned around and looked at Xu Xu, and said, "A large bowl is 8 wen, and a small bowl is 6 wen. You have three large bowls and one small bowl, which is exactly wen."

Xu Xu took out thirty coins and handed them to the boss, smiling and saying to him, "Then I'll pay first."

The boss took the money and put it in the cash box under the stove, then nodded to Xu Xu: "Your wontons will be ready soon. Please sit down first, and I'll serve them to you soon."

"Okay." Xu Xu glanced at the wontons in the pot and returned to his seat.

As soon as he sat down, the wontons were served. Xu Xu ate one and found that the wontons here were indeed delicious. They were extremely fresh and the soup was tasty too. He wondered how they made it.

After eating the wontons, Xu Zishan prepared to pay the bill: "Boss, pay the bill."

The boss glanced at Xu Zishan, pointed at Xu Xu and said, "That girl is already married."

Xu Zishan nodded helplessly at Xu Xu: "Okay, thank you Xu Xu for the wontons today, let's go to the government office to register now."

The three of them arrived at the yamen. Xu Xu and Aunt Xu were waiting outside. Xu Zishan took Xu Jizong to register. Looking at the yamen gate, Xu Xu remembered that not long ago, she and the clan leader came here to handle divorce and household registration. More than a month had passed in a blink of an eye, and now it seems like yesterday.

Seeing Xu Xu staring at the government office in a daze, Second Aunt Xu patted her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"No." Xu Xu shook his head and said, "I just don't know how long it will take for Second Uncle to do it."

Second Aunt Xu had no experience either: "I don't know. Just wait. It shouldn't take long. After all, Zishan should be cooked."

Indeed, the pawnbrokers must have connections inside and outside the government. They trade every day, are familiar with all the procedures, and have acquaintances, so it should be done quickly.

In the afternoon, Xu Jizong drove an ox cart back with a calf. As soon as he entered the village, he attracted everyone's attention. Several old men came forward to touch the ox and asked about the price, all wanting to see if they could buy one.

Seeing the Xu family buying two cows at once, Xu Dashu felt jealous: "Ji Zong, your family has made a fortune. It's true that cultivating a few dozen acres of land makes a difference."

Second Aunt Xu glared at him and wanted to argue with him, but Xu Jizong stopped her: "Why bother with such a person? It's embarrassing. Go home, there are still a lot of things to do at home."

After saying that, he ignored Xu Dashu and didn't even want to look at him. Xu Xu held Aunt Xu and wouldn't let her get off the cart. Xu Jizong also got on the cart and said to everyone, "We're going home first. The cow has walked all the way and needs to go back and rest. Let's go."

After saying this, he drove away on the ox cart, totally ignoring the discussions behind him. If he was a good person, he wouldn't say anything unpleasant, and if he wasn't a good person, he wouldn't say anything nice either. So why bother arguing with them? If you like it, stay; if you don't like it, leave. Any more words said would be a plea.

In the afternoon, several children were sitting under the eaves eating cucumbers. They were stunned for a while when they saw Xu Jizong coming in with a bullock cart. Xu Zhun was the first to react and rushed over with a "wow" sound: "Second Uncle, I want to ride the bullock."

Xu Qiwei and Niuniu also ran over: "I want one too, I want one too."

Xu Jin also looked at Xu Jizong with expectant eyes, and Aunt Xu smiled and said, "Come on, get on the ox cart."

Xu Jizong carried the cows one by one onto the ox cart. Xu Youliang and Xu Youyin heard the noise and came out of the house. When they saw the two cows, they were so happy that their mouths almost stretched to their ears.

Lin Erya and Chen Lihua also touched the calf with smiles on their faces.

In the next few days, Xu Xu and Xu Jizong's family continued to be busy chopping wood. Only when the firewood for the second half of the year was prepared did they begin to gather their strength and prepare for the autumn harvest. Xu Xu also took out the embroidered screen and started to work.

It started to drizzle as soon as July came. Everyone had to stay at home. After breakfast, Xu Jin secretly asked Xu Xu: "Sister, can we go over there to play today?"

More than ten days had passed since she last went there. She was full of curiosity about that place, but she clearly felt that the people there were different from them. People were full of fear of unknown things, especially since she had several children with her and did not dare to take the slightest risk.

If her parents were still alive, she would definitely try to get in touch with that world without hesitation.