The modern fortune-telling history of a small shopkeeper

It was sunny for seven or eight days in a row. In such a big sun, the millet would be fine after three or four days.The millet on the grain farm in the village is dried in batches, and everyone smiles and transports the sun-dried millet back home.

After a few days, the millet in their house was also dried, and my cousin helped to send the millet back to their home.

They put the millet in a large vat and put thick boards and stones on it to prevent mice from stealing the grain.The mouse in the house is bigger than a little rabbit. If the food in the kitchen is not put away, it will be gone the next day.These rice jars were bought by the family before, and they are specially used for storing grain.

When these grains are taken back, they will almost have their food for a year.

Lifting the big stone up to press the lid, Qiao Minglang smiled, patted the dust on his hands, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't worry about not having rice at home. Wait for the rice in the rice tank to eat." After that, let's eat these new millet."

"Yeah." Qiao Mingcheng stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head, smiling.

From childhood to adulthood, they have been hungry for too many days. They have not eaten meat once in the past ten days and a half months.Now after following the big brother, they don't have to worry about being hungry, and they can eat meat every now and then, and there is nothing better than now.

The siblings were very happy to see that the rice tanks at home were full of millet.

As soon as the new millet was brought back, Qiao Minglang took two big bags to his uncle's house, saying that the family collected the grain and sent it to grandpa and grandma.

"Hey, you child, why did you send it here? My aunt's family harvests more millet than yours. Are you afraid of missing a bite of your grandma's food? Take it back quickly." Aunt Qiao watched the child get two big bags When Gu Zi came over, he was dumbfounded, and asked his son to help send Gu Zi back to his nephew.

Qiao Minglang pressed the hand of the hall brother, with a stubborn face, he emphasized again: "Ma'am, I gave this to grandpa and grandma, please don't send it back to me. We sent it here with great difficulty. It's such a hassle to send it back and forth."

It was indeed with great effort that they dragged these two bags of millet over.This has to be sent back to him, and he has to carry it back later, when will all this coming and going be sent.

Qiao Mingshan subconsciously looked at his mother, what should I do?

"Hey, you kid." Seeing that her nephew was so stubborn, Aunt Qiao really didn't know what to do with him.

At this time, the old man sitting at the door saw the two big sacks of millet on the ground, and knew that although the grandson was young, he was a stubborn boy, so he said, "If that's the case, then stay here."

"Sun, you miss us in your heart, and grandpa knows in your heart that grandpa and your grandma are with your uncle, and there is no shortage of food. There is not much food in your family, so you don't need to send it in the future. You keep it at home to eat."

Qiao Minglang didn't say yes or no, but this thing, if there is any in the future, will definitely be sent.

Originally, the several families agreed that grandpa and grandma would live in the uncle's house, and the other families would send some rice every month. Their family was in difficulty, and they used to send little, and now they don't even have any.The food delivery this time is to return the food he borrowed from his uncle's house last time, but if he said that he was using it to return the food he borrowed last time, the uncle's family would definitely not accept it, and it was delivered in the name of grandpa and grandma, maybe They'll still take it.

Seeing that the old man had spoken, Aunt Qiao had no choice but to accept it, and echoed the old man's words, saying: "Yes, my aunt's family has collected a lot of food this year, which is enough to eat. Don't send it in from now on, keep it at your own home. Just eat."

Seeing that a few nephews and nieces have no father or mother, and the stomachs of a few children are not full, I collected some food and sent it to their homes.In the past, the man in the family asked his nephew to deliver things to his nephew's house. If he sent too much, Mrs. Qiao would have some opinions in her heart.

But when the nephew really sent something to their home, Aunt Qiao felt that she didn't really care about such a little thing, she just gave it away, and she didn't really want to come back.

This year's harvest is good, the harvest in the field is more than in previous years, and a lot of grain has been recovered.Now that the family still has a profitable business and has the money to buy vegetables, they don't plan to sell the millet they collected this year. If they keep all of it for food, it will be fine to eat until next year.

"There's nothing to do here, you guys go back and get some rest early." The old man felt sorry for his grandson who was busy from morning to night, and there was no time to rest. Now that he came back, he was still thinking about them and sent them something.

"Okay, grandpa, let's go back." After greeting the aunt and cousins, Qiao Minglang took his younger brothers and sisters home.

The sun set in the west, and it was getting late. A group of birds flew across the sky, and finally there were only a few black spots left, which disappeared.

Seeing that it was getting late, the old man went to take a shower and went back to his room to get ready for bed.

During this period of time, the old lady at home has stopped a lot, and the sister-in-law in the town has not come to the house.The mother-in-law at home didn't make trouble for them, and Mrs. Qiao felt that this life was much more comfortable.

Since the eldest son stopped working at the little sister-in-law's house, Aunt Qiao didn't feel that their family owed the little sister-in-law anything.

When Uncle Qiao came back from the outside, he knew that his nephew had brought food to the house, and he lost his temper at the mother-in-law at home, and wanted to send the things back to his nephew, "It's not that we don't have food at home, what are we going to do with their little things? This word must be spread outside, and we must not be laughed at by others."

"That's what we want to accept." Aunt Qiao felt aggrieved again in her heart, and yelled back, "Why are you rushing to us? We don't want to stay. It was Dad who asked to stay, or else I asked Mingshan to send them back a long time ago."

"You don't know what kind of temperament Minglang's child is. We have to send him back now, and he will definitely have to be sent back to us later."

Uncle Qiao felt that his breath was stuck in his heart, and he felt very uncomfortable, so he went outside, sat on the small stool at the door, and smoked a stuffy cigarette, thinking of the brothers who had left, and the group of innocent people. The helpless child, with a sore nose, couldn't help but reach out and wipe the corners of his eyes, and sat outside crying silently.

Aunt Qiao, who was in the house, took a look outside and saw her man sitting outside smoking a smoky cigarette. The anger in her heart was gone, knowing that the man at home was always concerned about the departure of their sixth uncle and sixth aunt. They are all brooding.

The loss of a loved one is a pain they will never forget.

It's not that Mrs. Qiao can't understand the man in the family, but sometimes the man is anxious with her because of these things, and she always feels a little sad in her heart.But what kind of temper her man has, they have been together for decades, and the woman also understands in her heart.

"Aniang, don't be angry, Dad is not really angry with you." Chen Mingzhu heard the voice outside, came out to see her mother-in-law, and comforted her a few words.

"My mother knows. It's okay, you go back to the house. I have nothing to do with your father." Aunt Qiao waved her hand and asked her daughter-in-law to go back to the house to accompany her son. She went back into the house and sat on a chair in the house. .

After a while, Uncle Qiao came back from outside, sat beside his wife, and said apologetically, "I didn't mean to lose my temper with you."

"I know, I know that you love Qingming and them, so why don't I feel sorry for them." Aunt Qiao sighed, although sometimes she was a little fussy in her heart, but for the children of Uncle Six's family, that was the same. Her own nephews and nieces, she doesn't really care about anything.

The husband and wife talked about it, and the conflict passed.

At this time, the boy didn't know the food they sent, which made his uncle and aunt lose their temper.If he knew, he must have thought carefully before sending it away before deciding whether to send it or not.

But he didn't think too much about it at the time, he just thought that they had borrowed something, and if they had it, they would return it to others.And they sent it in the name of the elders, and they should, otherwise he would always think about it if he owed someone else something.

It was getting dark slowly, every household closed their doors, and the surroundings became quiet.

Lying on the bed that night, Qiao Minglang was still thinking about the debts owed by their family, thinking that he would pay off the debts after the money was distributed in a few days.

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Since the mayor also came, the business of their stall is getting better day by day.When there are the most people every day, the front row of booths is full of people, and the few tables outside are also full of people. Seeing that there are not enough seats in the back, they add two more tables and build a shed outside to cover them. Negative.

But despite this, on market days, there are still not enough seats in their stalls, and people who come behind have to stand and wait for seats.

"It's here." Zhang Mingde heard from his grandson that they opened a noodle stall in the town once, but it was the first time for him to come here.

His feet are not convenient for walking, and he usually has nothing to do, and he rarely comes to town.When the son and daughter-in-law came back with their grandson and granddaughter today, the son said he wanted to see his grandson, so he brought someone to the town to find him.

According to what the grandson said, they really found him.

"Grandpa, why are you here?"

Qiao Minglang heard the voice, and when he looked up, he saw his grandfather coming, and he couldn't help being a little surprised in his voice.His eyes fell on the middle-aged man who was following his grandfather. The man was in his early forties, with a square face, and his appearance was not much similar to his grandfather.

Behind them was a middle-aged woman, followed by a teenage boy and girl.

Qiao Minglang had roughly guessed the identity of the visitor.

"Your uncle and the others are back. Thinking that you are not at home right now, I brought them over to you." Knowing that her grandson was not at home doing business in the town during the day, she couldn't find anyone at her grandson's house. Not knowing when they would go back, Zhang Mingde took his son to the town.