The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 14 Drawing a pie

The north wind blew, like a knife blowing on a person's face. There was no carriage. Su Ruojin was wrapped like a chubby bear and sat on the back of a mule. She still felt that her hands and feet were freezing. It was really too cold.

 “Uncle, when will the tooth shop arrive?”

Shu Tong held the mule with one hand and the lower brim of his felt hat with the other. He bowed and walked on the side where the wind blew, blowing the wind for the little master. The little lady's question floated in the wind. He turned his face and said, "If I had known better, I wouldn't have screamed." You are here, it’s a shame.”

Although it was cold, Su Ruojin still shook his head: "Wouldn't it be more painful for you and Mama Dong to go out to do business every day? I only come out once in a while, so it's not worth it." Without the greenhouse effect of later generations, winter in ancient times was really cold.

 “We’re used to it.”

Su Ruojin:…

 “When we make money, we’ll build a carriage too.”

 Whether it is buying a carriage or maintaining a carriage, it is a big expense.

Shutong wanted to laugh, but his face was frozen, and his smile felt like crying: "Second wife, how much money will be left in the family after buying a child? For the two extra people, two more people will be paid monthly." , and the Chinese New Year is coming soon, everything inside and outside, including food, clothing, housing, and favors, all cost money!”

 “I said wait until I make money.” She didn’t say buy it now!

 Okay, Shu Tong was silent, and suddenly he seemed to remember something, "Second Lady, did you just draw a pie for me, or did you draw a pie for yourself?"

Su Ruojin:…

 Can’t even draw it! This book really dampens people's enthusiasm.

The little master's angry glare was so cute, which made Shu Tong couldn't help but laugh, and suddenly took a breath of wind, "Ahem..."

 “Huh…yeah!” Look, you still dare to laugh at me.

 The master and servant joked and joked all the way and finally arrived at the tooth shop in the market. They found a place to store their mules and entered the first tooth shop.

Ya Xing saw a young man and a young man coming in, and he was used to looking at people. The young man was wearing an ordinary black linen long coat and a long-eared felt hat. Although his face was fair and had obviously been exposed to wind and sun, he looked like a low-class citizen at first glance.

Look at the little girl in the same linen cotton-padded jacket. The color of the clothes is gray. Although there are no patches and it is obviously white after washing, it seems that she is not living a good life. However, the little lady has delicate eyebrows, fair skin, and straight hair. At first glance, she is a good girl. goods.

The shopkeeper is sitting in the main seat, seemingly calm, but in fact his eyes are rolling. What is the relationship between the eldest son and the youngest daughter, father and daughter? Brothers and sisters, uncles and nephews...

 The young lady looks pretty good. How much does the young man want to sell it for?

The shopkeeper wanted to buy the baby at a low price, and at the same time he wanted to where he could sell the baby girl at the most profitable place. In order to lower the price, he made a sign to the waiter and told him not to rush forward to greet her.

Su Ruojin didn't know that during the few steps she walked into the dental shop with her calves, the shopkeeper and the waiter had already treated people with clothes, treating them as ordinary people in the capital who couldn't survive, and just waiting for them to open their mouths, they would make a lot of money. hair.

Seeing that the people in the store were sitting still and not coming to greet anyone, Shu Tong frowned and wondered, would this tooth work? Did the cold weather freeze them too? He glanced at the burning fire cage. It was obviously very warm!

The burning cage in the store was very warm, but the master and servant’s calculating eyes were too straightforward. Su Ruojin was so frightened that Su Ruojin went out after eating, “Uncle Shutong, let’s go!”

He didn't even know how to greet him when he came in. Shu Tong was also very dissatisfied and turned around and left with the young master.

Huh! Who else can the person being sold decide to sell to? Weird things happen every year, but this year is the first time. The appearance of a young lady of several years old shocked the shopkeeper. He quickly stood up in surprise and urged the waiter: "Hurry up and ask him how much he wants to sell it for?"

The waiter called out: "Hey, sir, don't leave. How much do you want to sell this little lady for?"

Sell? He obviously came here to buy someone.

Su Ruojin stopped and turned around, "What are you selling?"

The shopkeeper took a few steps forward and asked Shutong: "Sir, how much do you plan to sell this little lady for?"

“Yes, the price is negotiable.” The waiter sang with the shopkeeper.

Su Ruojin's master and servant looked at each other and turned around: "What are you selling? I'll sell you your head!" The master and servant's nostrils were filled with smoke.

 What are you doing in Yaxing if I don’t sell it? The four eyes of Master Yaxing and his servant looked at the two people in front of them.

Su Ruojin’s master and servant followed their gazes and looked down at the clothes on their bodies. They were coarse linen and linen jackets. They were clean but indeed cheap.

 The four eyes faced each other again.

Su Ruojin’s master and servant instantly lost their temper.

　　Okay, what a good person who can judge people with his clothes.

Su Ruojin snorted coldly, "Uncle Shutong, let's go!" She didn't believe it. She couldn't find a shop that didn't judge people by their clothes?

Shu Tong was furious, so he took out his purse, opened the ribbon, and revealed Jiaozi and the white coins: "We are here to buy people."

 The shopkeeper of Yahang:…

  Waiter:…

how so? I actually looked away.

Shutong deliberately waved his purse in front of them a few times and said, "Here you come with Jiaozi!" Jiaozi, you only use it if the denomination is large and inconvenient!

 The shopkeeper looked annoyed.

 The waiter pursed his lips bitterly.

 Regret that dogs look down on people! Hum, having had enough fun, Shu Tong raised his chin and left with a look of arrogance and contempt.

Seeing that the two figures were about to disappear, the waiter hurriedly chased after him, "Hey, sir, everything is easy to discuss. We will give you the cheapest price for whoever you want..."

Su Ruojin and the others ignored them.

Shu Tong was so angry that he said, "I can't wait to smash their dog eyes." The young man started nagging incessantly.

When passing by the second Yaxing store, Su Ruojin stood on the edge and did not go in.

Shutong reminded her, "Second Lady?"

Su Ruojin looked at the clothes on her body again, and then at the people coming and going in Yaxing, and exhaled, "Uncle Shutong, we won't buy anyone today."

Shutong felt bad in his heart. As Su Yanli's young boy, life had been difficult for adults in the past few years. He had also suffered a lot of beatings from society and had long been used to it. However, the second wife was only six years old. She had been at home since birth and had never had any problems. The door, of course, has never been treated by the world.

 One master and one servant, standing in the cold winter wind, even more lonely.

 No, it’s too depressing!

Su Ruojin didn't like it, so she took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Shutong, let's go shopping in a cloth shop or a clothing store."

Judging people by their clothes and appearance, even Su Ruojin himself cannot avoid it. If this is the case, why should he ask others? As the saying goes, ‘Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you’.

She has thought about it. When working at home, she should wear clothes that are durable and durable, and when she goes out, she should follow the local customs! As the daughter of eighth-grade Xiaojing, since life at home has improved, she should dress more presentably.

In order to prevent Cheng Yingzhen from having to worry about double confinement, Su Ruojin almost always bought ready-made clothes, and both the quality and style were from new styles. She spent seven or eight taels of silver, which was almost as much as his father's monthly salary.

“Uncle Shutong, wait until we put on clothes that match our status before we buy people.”

"Okay!" It was a waste of time in the cold wind. The book had nothing to do with me. I couldn't bear to make the little master suffer.

"It doesn't matter." Su Ruojin said, "If you go shopping in this outfit, the money you get from being killed might be better spent on clothes!"

Society is so strange. The poor actually spend more money than the rich to do the same thing. As a servant who has been with the adults, Shu Tong agrees.

 (End of this chapter)