Old Mrs. Shu glanced at him, "Who hid it? It's just in the cabinet. Who can you blame if you were stupid and didn't find it?"
Old Man Shu was not angry even after being scolded. He smiled and took the red cloth bag and shook it a few times, "Isn't this six or seven taels of silver?"
"It's six taels and three dollars in total. Your hands are quite accurate."
Mrs. Shu hummed proudly, "Tomorrow, take the money and go to the town with the fourth child to buy some food, more, and a piece of floral cloth. I will make two new clothes for Yan Bao.
It’s not a problem for people who always wear green cypress.”
"There are still shoes. Let's make two new pairs of shoes and buy a pair of red headbands." Old Man Shu stroked the two sparse beards on his chin and laughed, "The little granddaughter of the Old Tang family is wearing a red headband. It looks good.
Our Yan Bao is prettier than his granddaughter, so she will definitely be more beautiful when she wears it."
Mrs. Shu didn't answer, looked at the bleak tree shadows outside the window and sighed, "Looking at the weather, don't even think about raining. I'm afraid there won't be much harvest in the autumn harvest. I'm afraid I won't be able to survive with just this little money...
"
Yan Yan, who had been hiding in bed and listening to the whispers for a long time, couldn't hold it in any longer, stuck out her head and said crisply: "Yan Yan has money, Hua Yanyan's money!"
Mrs. Shu rubbed her head lovingly, "That's the dowry your grandmother saved for you. Grandma can't spend it."
"No." Yan Yan shook her head, "Pretty flowers are for it, money is not. You can spend it as you like."
"That's not okay." Mrs. Shu said firmly, "What's yours is yours, no one can spend it, not even grandma!"
"Why? Money doesn't make money, so it's useless to keep it. You can still earn it after you spend it."
Yan Yan scratched her face in confusion. Grandma said that money is for spending. If you don’t spend it and end up starving, you are a fool.
Old Mrs. Shu was amused by her talk about making a small fortune, "There is still food at home now. Tomorrow your grandfather will go to town to buy some, and grandma can also dig some wild vegetables and so on. It will be enough."
Wait until you really have nothing to eat, then use your money, okay?"
Yan Yan nodded obediently, "Okay, Yan Yan can help grandma dig wild vegetables together!"
After saying that, the words of the little green worm suddenly popped up in his little mind, and the carp sat up straight and gestured excitedly: "Yanyan can catch fish, catch super big fish!"
"Okay, catch the fish, and then catch it again when you wake up." Mrs. Shu smiled and pushed her back. She said yes, but in her heart she didn't take her granddaughter's childish words seriously.
It was so dry that the rivers and ditches had already bottomed out. The Yaoshui River with water was surrounded by the village chief. He had to carry water according to the time. How could he let the children go down to catch fish?
There is only one fish pond left with a water bottom. Fish just started to appear yesterday. If I was lucky, I could catch two loaches and so on.
As for big fish, it’s more realistic to catch them in your dreams!
*
The next day, Yan Yan slept until noon and didn't wake up until noon.
The little man who had just woken up was still confused. He stared at the tent for a long time before realizing that he had moved to his grandmother's house.
The bedroom was empty, no one was there.
Yan Yan yawned, sat up slowly, grabbed the small jacket on the bed and put it on her head. Halfway through the yard, Uncle Seven's loud voice suddenly came from the courtyard:
"Qingsong, Qingcypress, go get the bamboo basket quickly, hurry up, if it's too late, others will catch all the fish!"
Yan Yan's confused little mind immediately grasped the words "catching fish" and "catching". Wow, she wants to catch fish too, lots of fish!
Xiaotuanzi didn't even have any clothes on, rolled out of bed like a caterpillar, and rushed out with bare feet, "Seventh uncle, eldest brother, second brother, wait for me, I'll go too!"
Shu Mingliang turned around and saw the little dumpling with a little hair on his head, a pile of rags around his neck, and bare fat feet, and burst into laughter.
Mrs. Shu, who was tending wild vegetables in front of the porch, also smiled and bent over, "Yan Bao, why did you come out dressed like this? Come here and let grandma comb your hair and straighten your clothes..."
"Hey, why don't you even wear shoes? Forget it, grandma will take you back and put them on again... Next time you get up, remember to ask grandma to dress you and comb your hair, do you hear me?"
Yan Yan nodded absently, looked up and saw that Shu Mingliang had led the two little ones out of the yard, and suddenly started to flutter anxiously, "No more combing your hair, Uncle Seven is gone!"
Mrs. Shu wanted to say that it was too hot by the river, so you shouldn't join in the fun, but she forgot everything when she met Xiaotuanzi's watery eyes, "Don't worry, grandma will ask your sixth uncle to accompany you later!"
Then he turned around and shouted into the house: "Lao Liu, stop chanting sutras in the house and go fishing with Yan Bao!"
After a long while, the door to the west wing finally opened, and thirteen-year-old Shu Mingwen walked out, mumbling something as he walked.
Mrs. Shu had a headache when she saw him like this. The sons in the family all had different personalities.
There are honest and honest people, such as the boss, who usually farms and raises pigs. He doesn’t have much ambition, but fortunately, he is down-to-earth and is the master of life.
In contrast, the fourth child was a bit too smart. He felt that there was no future in digging food in the fields, so he thought about doing some small business in the town all day long. After a few years, he made no money and was almost sold.
There are also those who are impatient, such as the third child, who is like a dog and bites whenever something happens, and there is no way he can stop him!
But the ones above are just annoying to look at, and the sixth one in front of me is really heart-wrenching and tingling all over.
This child is a slow-tempered child who reacts very slowly. Even if the house is on fire, he can walk around for a while with his hands behind his back before going out.
Still stubborn.
Ask him to look at ducks, and he will only look at ducks. He will not move them after staying by the river for a day.
When asked to pull weeds in the fields, he would just do it. The skin on his neck was tanned and he didn't even know how to go home.
In the past two years, Lao Wu was out of school and taught a few children to read in his spare time. The others gave up after studying for a few days, but he has been studying until now.
Mrs. Shu didn't know how many words he knew, but she just listened to him chanting sutras every day, and he could recite sutras better than the monks in the temple.
At first she was quite pleased, it was a good thing that her son loved reading, but then she got bored after hearing it too much, and her head started buzzing every time she heard it.
"Go quickly and keep an eye on your niece. Don't let her fall into the mud."
Mrs. Shu waved her hands in disgust and almost stood up to chase them away.
Yan Yan, who didn't know what was going on, raised her head and smiled at the young man, revealing two rows of white glutinous rice teeth, "Uncle Six, let's go."
Shu Mingwen touched the small knot on the top of her head and finally stopped chanting. He stretched out his right hand and said, "Come here, Uncle Six will hold you."
Yan Yan obediently handed her hand over. She didn't go far before she regretted asking Uncle Six to follow.
Because Uncle Six walked so slowly, even slower than a turtle crawling!
Even if you are slow, you will stop and ask her after taking two steps: "Yan Bao, are you tired? If so, let's stop and take a rest."
Even if there are too many things to do, he still likes to chant sutras. He kept chanting something along the way: "When it comes to major events in the world, you must drink when you share the wine, and you must share the wine when you drink..."
Yan Yan didn't understand what it meant to be drunk or not. In the end, she couldn't bear her temper anymore, so she pulled his hand away and ran away.