Liu Daolian took the bowl with a smile and began to divide the rice and vegetables in the bowl with chopsticks. While dividing, he said: "Thank you, brother. I will continue to knit straw sandals for you tomorrow."
Liu Yu smiled and shook his head: "Okay, we will only sell straw sandals for one day. Tomorrow you must be obedient and help your mother well. In the evening, my eldest brother will bring you fish back to eat!"
An hour later, Liu Yu was sleeping on a simple couch. In this small wing, there were only three tatami-like couches, covered with straw mats, next to each other. His two younger brothers were beside him and had already entered.
As he fell asleep, there were still two grains of rice hanging on the corner of Liu Daolian's mouth, and his mouth was moving slightly. Obviously, the vegetable meal tonight was a feast that he had not eaten in several days.
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Liu Yu gently stretched out his hand and wiped away the rice grains and saliva from the corner of Liu Daolian's mouth. Liu Daogui on the other side suddenly punched and kicked him, making a sound of "hum hum ha he" from his mouth, and even the clothes covered on his body
He also kicked off the patched quilt on the bed.
Liu Yu smiled slightly and secretly thought that his third brother had learned boxing from him and had worshiped him like a god since he was a child. Every time he saw him fighting with someone, he would cheer and cheer him from behind. Today, he didn't see how he taught the Diao family evil.
Slave, I am probably very sorry.
Liu Yu gently pulled up the quilt that Liu Daogui kicked off and covered him. He turned over and murmured: "Brother, take me and teach me." Then he fell into a deep sleep.
Liu Yu sighed softly. The moonlight had already set in the west. Through the wooden lattice of the window lattice, it shone on the faces of the two brothers. The little faces looked so happy and satisfied. Sleeping next to the eldest brother was...
So grounded, so secure.
Liu Yu murmured to himself: "Brother, you have to support our family and don't let my brother down."
Three days later, at two o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at the Garlic Mountain Ferry.
The sun was shining brightly, the cicadas on the trees were singing happily, and there were all kinds of shouts at the ferry. Liu Yu was still dressed as he was that day, the only difference was that he had put on a pair of brand new straw sandals.
Liu Yu's voice, mixed in with the shouts of a crowd of people, was feeble: "Selling straw sandals, good quality straw sandals, they don't scratch your feet and don't blister after wearing them, they cost three yuan each!"
Another boat docked, Liu Yu's eyes lit up, and his voice raised a few degrees, but the more than 20 merchants and refugees who got off the boat hurried away.
The few who stayed occasionally only stayed for a while at the stalls selling preserved fruits and dried fish, replenished some dry food and then left. From morning to now, Liu Yu had only sold two pairs of straw sandals. No wonder he was so discouraged.
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The last person, dressed as a merchant, lingered in front of Xu Xianzhi's stall for a while and ate one or two of each kind of preserved fruit, but he had no intention of parting with his wallet to pay.
Under Xu Xianzhi's angry gaze, the man shook his head shamelessly, said, "It's not delicious," and walked away.
Xu Xianzhi slapped the preserved fruit with a cattail fan hatefully, and spat on the ground: "Who are you? If you can't afford it, don't eat it. Everyone is like this person, so I don't have to do this business."
Liu Yu said angrily: "At least there are still people coming to your stall. No one comes here even if I shout at the top of my lungs."
Xu Xianzhi smiled slightly, picked up a few slices of preserved fruit, walked over, handed them to Liu Yu, and said, "Come on, brother Liu, eat two slices of preserved fruit first to relieve your anger."
Liu Yu also refused to accept anyone who came. He threw a piece of peach preserves into his mouth, and he felt better. He sighed, looked at the large bunch of straw sandals beside him, and said, "What on earth is going on? Are these my straw sandals?"
Okay? I’ve worn a pair myself, they’re quite comfortable.”
As he spoke, he stood up, looked at the new straw sandals on his feet, and walked back and forth a few steps.
Xu Xianzhi smiled and said: "Brother Liu, these people who have just disembarked are either northerners or merchants. When they go out, they have already prepared these walking shoes and a change of clothes. Unless their shoes are really worn out and they have no backup, they will not
I will buy it from you."
"A stall like this by the ferry will do very well if it sells food and drink, especially dry food and tea. If you sell straw sandals, this is not the right place."
Liu Yu opened his eyes wide: "Is there still such a thing? Then where should I sell straw sandals?"
Xu Xianzhi said sternly: "I heard that the poor people from the north held a temporary market in Wulao Village today to buy all kinds of daily necessities, farm tools and clothing. Brother Liu, you'd better go there. You still have time today."
Liu Yu was about to speak when he heard a familiar voice coming from the side: "I found you, brother Liu, and I'll cover all your straw sandals, brother!"
Liu Yu's expression changed. He followed Xu Xianzhi and looked around, only to see a tall man eight feet tall standing ten steps away, looking at him with a smile. This was not the Tan Tan he had seen here yesterday.
Based on this?
But compared to the day before yesterday when he was dressed in rags and looked like a beggar, Tan Pingzhi today had changed into a brand new set of sky blue cloth clothes, his hair was also combed and wrapped in a white cloth.
They look just like ordinary Han people. It can even be said that they feel refreshed and upright.
However, he still had a hemp rope tied around his waist and a white cloth wrapped around his head, indicating that he was still in mourning.
Liu Yu secretly thought, it is true that people rely on their clothes. Tan Ping is as strong as a bear, but his downcast appearance yesterday did not show that he was too strong. Today, he is dressed like a hero.
Liu Yu stood up and said to Tan Pingzhi: "It turns out to be Brother Tan. Didn't you go to the Diao family's land today to allocate fields and rent crops? How come you have time to come to the ferry?"
At this point, he frowned slightly, pointed at Tan Pingzhi's clothes, and said, "Did this outfit come from the Diao family?"
Tan Pingzhi smiled and shook his head: "No, if we take the clothes of the Diao family, then we will become the servants and tenants of the Diao family. I understand this truth. There are other well-meaning people,
The living gods donated to us, and it is precisely because of this that I came to see you, Brother Liu."
Liu Yu softly said "Oh": "There are such kind people? Congratulations to you, brother Tan." At this point, Liu Yu felt a little disappointed.
In fact, he originally wanted to go find Tan Pingzhi and Wei Yongzhi after selling his straw sandals today, and discuss with them how to lend them his family's land for farming after he joins the army.
But looking at the way they are dressed now, I am afraid that they have the help of noble people. I am afraid that some other big family in Jingkou, or even the two nobles from the aristocratic families they met that day, want to take such northern warriors as their own.
, and the matter of borrowing fields for farming is naturally out of the question.