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Chapter 18: Going to the market with my little daughter-in-law

The oxcart made a squeaking sound.

Uncle Liu was sitting on the bullock cart with an unhappy look on his face. When he saw Huang Tinghui and Wu Feilian walking over, he just nodded and let them get on the cart.

Uncle Liu came from a poor family, and his family's land and house were completely destroyed by his alcoholic father.

After that, Uncle Liu's incompetent father died of drunkenness, leaving Uncle Liu alone in the world.

It happened that Uncle Liu's wife's family was looking for a son-in-law, so Uncle Liu moved to Huangjia Village.

Uncle Liu's mother-in-law is a powerful character, so Uncle Liu has been wronged a lot.

"Young man from the Huang family, you are very lucky!" Uncle Liu glanced at the little girl and said with a smile to Huang Tinghui.

Huang Tinghui laughed twice, took the little girl and got on the ox cart. The three of them didn't say a word, and the ox cart moved forward "squeaking".

On the way, two more tall and thick men came up. The man glanced at Huang Tinghui and the little girl and made no more moves.

"Five cents per person!" Uncle Liu said angrily.

"Uncle Liu, two cents per person is too expensive. A meat bun only costs two cents. You can buy two meat buns for four cents!"

"How about giving us both a discount?" one of the men asked in a negotiating tone.

In normal times, with Uncle Liu's temperament, he would not be allowed to give a lower price, but these two brothers are also in bad luck.

It happened that Uncle Liu was unhappy for a few days. Hearing these two men talking about asking for discounts, Uncle Liu waved the whip in his hand and was about to swing it towards the oxcart.

"A man with two pennies, whether he likes to sit or not, get off the car!" Uncle Liu said directly.

Hearing what Uncle Liu said, the two men laughed a few times and said nothing more.

They hurried to the market to find some work, and were unwilling to waste any more time on this matter.

A few people sat down, Uncle Liu waved his whip, and the two oxen pulled the cart slowly forward.

"It's not peaceful right now. I heard that the county next door was plundered by those inhumane pirates, and everyone in the village was killed!"

"The banditry is getting more and more rampant, and I don't know what the princes in the court can do!"

"I heard that the officials handed over the certificates. A man as capable as Mr. Zhang should be able to solve the banditry problem quickly, right?"

"I hope so. I just hope that this banditry will not come to our Ruian County, otherwise we will not have a good life."

"When that time comes, I will take you to join the army. I heard that the salary for being a soldier is quite high!"

The two brothers were discussing, and Uncle Liu whipped the cow on the buttocks, "I'm afraid I won't get the money to be a soldier!"

“Have a good life!”

"Better than anything else!"

Uncle Liu interrupted the discussion between the two, and Huang Tinghui could tell that Uncle Liu's tone was still cold.

But what he said was his concern for these two men.

Perhaps knowing that Uncle Liu was a cold-faced and warm-hearted person, the two brothers chuckled and did not continue the topic.

But Huang Tinghui was very alert at this time, and he quickly caught the word "pirate" in the man's mouth.

The original owner of this body was a pedantic scholar. He seemed to know nothing except that the emperor was still young and the affairs of the country were handled by Zhang Julu, the chief minister of the dynasty.

Others are "ignorant of what is going on outside the window and only read the books of sages." This guy is good because he has not read many books of sages.

Sneaking the chicken and touching the dog, leaving nothing behind.

"Could it be that this pirate is a Japanese pirate?"

"So, that giant deer looks a bit like Zhang Juzheng in history."

"No, it's not exactly the same. I heard that Zhang Julu was able to become the chief minister of the Dasheng Dynasty because he vowed not to move the capital to the death during the defense battle of Beiping City, and supported the current little emperor to ascend to the throne, and finally gained power."

"So, Zhang Julu is a bit like a fusion of Zhang Juzheng and Yu Qian!" Thinking of this, Huang Tinghui smiled brightly,

What are you thinking about here?

In Huang Tinghui's memory, since the Three Kingdoms period, Sima Yi's family was killed by Cao Rui.

The direction of history has become a bit strange, just like the current history of the Great Sheng Dynasty is very similar to that of the Ming Dynasty.

But there are many differences.

But what Huang Tinghui is sure of is that Zhang Julu should have nothing to do with Zhang Juzheng and Yu Qian.

"You are really worried about your life. What does the big shot's affairs have to do with you? Why don't you just live your own little life?"

As he was complaining secretly, the bullock cart stopped not far from the market, and the sound of bustling people came over.

Huang Tinghui's thoughts were pulled into reality.

This is the ancient market!

Huang Tinghui looked into the distance like a curious baby.

The two men were also excited to get off the bullock cart and said, "Uncle Liu, please put away the four coins!"

One of the men handed four cents to the old man, but my strange temper came again, and he said in a low voice: "Two cents!"

"You can take the rest and have a meal. It's hard to earn money from hard work!" The two brothers were stunned for a while, and then they thanked the old man profusely.

Huang Tinghui burst out laughing when he saw this scene. He is such a temperamental old man!

Huang Tinghui said something in the little girl's ear. After hearing Huang Tinghui's instructions, the little girl quickly took out two pence from her pocket and gave it to the old man.

This time, the old man directly refused the copper coins handed over by the little girl.

"I'm just taking you two along for the ride, and because of Er Zhu's instructions, I can't ask for these two cents. I heard that you are getting married soon, so this can be regarded as a wedding gift for you!" the old man said to Huang Tinghui and the little girl.

"Gather here before sunset. If you don't arrive, I won't wait for you!" The old man looked at Huang Tinghui and said, "Take your little wife to buy some things!"

After saying that, the old man waved the whip in his hand, and the old cow let out a "moo" and then moved slowly in a certain direction.

"Brother Tinghui!" The little girl looked at Huang Tinghui, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"That's how the old man is, let's go!"

"Lian'er, you have to keep an eye on your money bag, this is our entire net worth!"

Huang Tinghui said to the little girl with a smile.

When the little girl heard this, her expression immediately became nervous. She looked around, fearing that someone would take her money bag away.

Seeing the little girl's appearance, Huang Tinghui touched his forehead helplessly.

"Lian'er, you are telling others that you have money and letting them steal your money!"

After Huang Tinghui finished speaking, the little girl lowered her head in embarrassment. He looked at Huang Tinghui and said, "Brother Tinghui, why don't you take care of it?"

The little girl's pitiful eyes gave rise to a desire for protection.

But Huang Tinghui raised his head, carried the cage containing a pair of wild rabbits, and walked straight forward.

All right!

What a straight man!

The little girl could only follow Huang Tinghui step by step, and the two of them walked towards the market one after the other.

It's not that Huang Tinghui is unwilling to hold a money bag for the little girl, he just thinks that if the little girl wants to grow up slowly, she must start from a "baby"!

Although the little girl is not young anymore.

After all, she is a little daughter-in-law!

The red spots on her body have left the little girl with little self-confidence since she was a child. All Huang Tinghui can do now is to help the little girl keep looking for self-confidence.

"Come and take a look at the fresh big radish. Brother, look at this big radish. It was just picked from the field. It's so fresh. Chop some pork into it and use it to stew the ribs. It tastes delicious!"

"Baozi, freshly baked meat buns, two cents each, delicious and filling!"

"Brother, why don't you chop up two kilograms of pork, go back and make soup for this little lady, and add some wolfberry soup to it, it's full of firepower!"

"Candied haws on a stick, candied haws on a stick..."

As soon as we entered the market, various cries could be heard, and enthusiastic merchants and hawkers rushed up to let Huang Tinghui and the little girl buy their things.

After finally squeezing through the crowd, Huang Tinghui saw an old woman squatting not far away.

The old woman didn't want to buy it, she seemed unable to open her mouth.

Her business didn't look very good, so Huang Tinghui took the initiative to inquire about the price, and then sold some vegetable seeds from the old lady.

Buy some vegetable seeds, and you can welcome fresh varieties to the wasteland you just reclaimed.

Huang Tinghui no longer has to "patronize" his aunt's vegetable garden next door.

Going there too many times doesn’t reflect well on his reputation as a “scholar”!

"Garbage seeds, Lian'er, what you have always wanted!" Huang Tinghui handed the vegetable seeds to the little girl with shining eyes.

Later, Huang Tinghui set his sights on some high-cost areas, and he took the little girl and walked to the selected areas.

"Brother Tinghui, what are we going to do?" the little girl asked curiously.

"Of course I will sell these two wild rabbits!" Huang Tinghui said with a smile.

"But can this be sold?" The little girl didn't have much confidence.

"If it's sold, of course it can be sold. Not only can it be sold, but it can also be sold for a lot of money!" Huang Tinghui looked at the little girl and said.

"Ah?" The little girl opened her mouth with a look of surprise. Can two little rabbits be sold for a lot of money?

"Is it up to you?"

"Without the blessing of your koi physique, how can I sell it at a high price!" Huang Tinghui said with a smile.

As for the little girl, she lowered her head because of Huang Tinghui's teasing, and her cheeks turned red.


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