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Chapter 45 It's New Year's Eve

Knowing that Young Master Cheng regards himself as a friend, Bai Xin also admires him very much and keeps his kindness in his heart, but Bai Xin is only busy making money now, and the two of them seldom communicate with each other. The feeling of parting was not strong, but the indifference was indifferent, and Bai Xin subconsciously asked, "Are you leaving so soon?"

"Yeah, the Chinese New Year is only two months away, and we have to leave early to catch up." Young Master Cheng couldn't help sighing, as if the two hadn't known each other for long, but he felt that they hit it off very well.

"Then you...be careful." Bai Xin said dryly, with a feeling of "reluctance" growing in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, now that Master Cheng is gone, the two of them probably won't have a chance to see each other again in the future I met him, and the other party is only fifteen or sixteen now, and I am afraid that in a year or two, he will forget all about the people and things in the village.

"You too."

The sunlight passes through the crack of the door and shines on the body, casting a lonely silhouette, giving people the illusion of being alone.

The air condensed for a moment, and Young Master Cheng exhaled a small breath, "I will leave in three days, and I will come to play with you next year."

Bai Xin was sensitive to the fact that he said "I" instead of "we". It is well known that Master Cheng came with his sister, but judging by the meaning, there was only one person going back. It was a bit strange to come to the countryside at this time , it's not summer, and there are no good scenery in the backcountry, but Bai Xin pretended not to know, nodded, "OK!"

Separation always makes people sad. Even if the relationship between the two is not deep, but after all the intersection, it makes people feel like a speck of dust has fallen on their hearts, and they are more or less concerned.

The two of them didn't talk much, so Young Master Cheng said a few more casual words before leaving.

Three days later, a few carriages drove away from the village, and everyone knew that Master Cheng had left. Mrs. Xu cried out that she regretted not letting her daughter leave more impressions in his eyes, and at the same time gloated, waiting to see if the Dafang family had no Cheng. She couldn't wait to sneer at the door of Bai Xin's house about how the young master helped Ji to live.

Erniang Bai secretly cried a lot because of this, resenting that grandma drove away the big house early, if Sanlang was still at home, he would definitely set up a bridge for her, if he really wanted to drive him away, wouldn't it be too late if Master Cheng left? ?

Many people in the village had the same idea as Xu, and their eyes were hot on Bai Xin, waiting to see how pitifully he lost his backer.

Cao Shi was relieved when Master Cheng left. She was originally afraid of that underage boy, but now seeing him leave, she also believed that Saburo returned the money, and her heart fell to the ground.

Chengdong Yujia

Mrs. Yu, Mrs. Wang, sneaked her youngest son out, and stopped him with a loud voice, "Xiaobao, where are you going?"

Yu Xiaobao's eyes dodged, and he folded his arms like a little adult, "I'm going out to play."

"Didn't you just come back? Why are you going out again? It's almost dark today, so we'll have dinner right away."

Yu Xiaobao hesitated a few times, but insisted that he was going out to play.

Wang looked suspicious, looked him up and down, and then turned his face down, "What's in your arms?"

Yu Xiaobao was startled, his shoulders shook violently, he kept saying nothing but stammering.

How could Mrs. Wang fail to see that her son was lying, walked over in three steps at a time, and pulled his hand away suddenly. Yu Xiaobao was caught off guard and didn't hug her with both hands, only to see a few white things rolled out of his sleeves It fell to the ground with a crackling sound, and the sticky yellow, yellow and white stains all over the ground.

As soon as the mother and son lowered their heads, Yu Xiaobao turned pale with fright, and retreated subconsciously. Wang's face turned black with anger, and his eyebrows were raised up. "What are you doing with the eggs? If you want to eat, just say so? I won't let you eat." you eat?"

Yu Xiaobao shook his head, and said condescendingly, "It's not that I want to eat."

Mrs. Wang is not stupid, she also guessed eighty-nine points this time, she used some strength in her hands, and her voice became colder, "Who are you giving it to?"

As soon as Yu Xiaobao was frightened, he said directly, "I want to give it to Bai Sanlang."

Wang was so angry that she pointed at her son and yelled, "He asked you to bring it for him?"

Yu Xiaobao shook his head again and again.

Wang rolled her eyes, "Then why are you rushing to deliver eggs to him?"

"Didn't I see that Young Master Cheng left, I was afraid that his family would not be able to survive..." Yu Xiaobao said in a lower voice, "Didn't mother ask me to deliver eggs to his family before?"

Wang was so angry that he almost didn't let it go, "That will be that meeting, this will be this meeting, can it be the same? Why are you rushing to make a fuss? I wonder, what's so good about him? Let you all I can't wait to dig my heart out for him, did he give you ecstasy?"

"Mother!" Yu Xiaobao yelled, before he saw that Sanlang and Master Cheng were on good terms, he was always sour in his heart, now that Master Cheng is gone, Yu Xiaobao wanted to hurry up and send something, and let Bai Sanlang know that he is also generous.

Mrs. Wang pulled Yu Xiaobao casually, and said sternly: "Anyway, you don't look for him in the future, don't borrow money from us someday!"

Yu Xiaobao said unwillingly: "Mother, it's not that our family has no money, if we can help, we can help his family."

"Fart!" Mrs. Wang interrupted him sharply, with a ferocious expression, "You think our family's money came from a strong wind? Besides, the old Bai's family obviously fell out with Dafang and the others. Now Bai Erlang is an acquaintance, don't let The old Bai family sees you as unhappy."

Yu Xiaobao curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "What does their family like to do with me?"

Wang gritted her teeth and said, "Why are you so stupid?" After speaking, her eyes rolled, as if thinking of something, she murmured: "I remember Bai Erniang fifteen years ago. You are three years older, just right, female junior, holding a golden brick!"

Yu Xiaobao was taken aback for a moment, but when he realized it, his face changed drastically. He struggled out of his mother's hands like a loach, and shouted while running, "I don't want her, she's black and strong, like a hag!"

Wang didn't catch him, and was unwilling to stomp his feet, but he didn't take his son's thoughts into consideration, and had already begun to calculate how much dowry it would cost to marry Erniang Bai.

Yu Xiaobao still had lingering fears until he ran out of the house. He didn't steal the eggs, so he was a little embarrassed to see Bai Sanlang, so he wandered outside for a while, and didn't go back until dark.

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Although Bai Xin couldn't guess the thoughts of other people one by one, he could also feel the changes in everyone's attitudes, but he never took it to heart. People with good hearts are not affected by external influences, and they will always help them from time to time. People who have plans, even if they treat you well, are all illusions.

He doesn't care about other people now, because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the small village is bustling with activity. From time to time, he sees those who go to the town together to buy goods, all of them with joyful expressions on their faces. The money also needs to buy two pieces of red paper to stick on the door, or exchange a few liters of white noodles with the usual black glutinous noodles, just to make a "slot" for the New Year.

In order to earn more money for a happy New Year, Bai Xin ran to the town all day. Today, the aunt grabbed him before he left and said, "Third Brother, bring some red paper back and stick it on the door during the New Year." superior."

The aunt is also tinged with joy because the new year is approaching, her eyes are bright, reflecting anticipation.

"it is good."

When Bai Xin came back, she brought back a lot of red paper. The aunt carefully held it in her hand and touched it twice as if she had found something she loved. It seemed that the red paper was already Chinese New Year when she saw it.

Ever since my mother talked about buying honey last time, Bai Xin didn't mention money to her much. Fortunately, my mother is not good at managing money, and her life is muddled, so she just said that she should pay her back. The young master's money belongs to Amitabha.

On this day, Bai Xin took the initiative to say: "Mom, today I will take my eldest sister and fifth sister to the town to have fun."

"Why do you think of taking them out?"

Before Bai Xin could speak, Wu Niang wrapped herself around Cao Shi like a jelly candy, and said coquettishly, "Mom, I'm going, I'm going!"

"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Cao didn't really stop him, but just asked casually, and also nagging, "Remember to listen to your third brother, there are so many people in the town now, don't get lost."

Wu Niang responded repeatedly, the aunt trimmed her hair, and the three of them went to town together.

Bai Xin still sold the turpentine first, and then led the two of them to another street with a purpose. Wu Niang was already dazzled by the lively scenery, and all kinds of peddlers came one after another, and she never paid attention to it. She just subconsciously followed the footsteps of the third brother Let's go, still thinking about asking him to play for a while.

Seeing the hustle and bustle around, the aunt felt a little uneasy, as if there were so many people that she could really get lost, "Third brother, don't you want to go back?"

"Well, let's go shopping and do some shopping."

Da Niang and Wu Niang didn't take it seriously, thinking that he was going to buy something like a box.

After a while, the three of them walked to a cloth and satin workshop. Before they entered, the aunt shrank a little and pulled Bai Xin's hand back, "Third Brother, what are you doing here?"

Bai Xin pointed inward, "It's Chinese New Year, cut some cloth."

Wu Niang was so shocked that her eyes were straightened, and her eyes were glued to the gorgeous cloth in the shop and could not be moved away.

The aunt also looked in from time to time, but she still said: "I still have clothes to wear at home, so don't pull the cloth."

Bai Xin went back and forth to look at the clothes of the two of them. The starch was white and full of patches. He shook his head, "It's okay, just pull some cloth. This year is cold winter, and the previous clothes are no longer cold-proof."

Bai Xin saw that she still didn't move, and said again: "Listen to me, I have a sense of proportion when it comes to money."

When the aunt heard what he said, her heart was shaken. She was dragged into the shop by Bai Xin, and Wu Niang followed suit.

The guy was a little happy when he saw the business, but when he saw the three people wearing clothes, he immediately turned cold. Hearing that they didn't even dare to enter, he was even more disdainful. When Bai Xin asked the price one by one, the guy became impatient. , "You ask so many questions, do you want to buy it or not?"

After hearing the price and seeing the guy like this, the aunt was so frightened that she wanted to pull the third brother out.

Bai Xin frowned, feeling displeased, stood up straight, and said, "Your store is so proud, you can't even ask the price when customers come?"

"If you don't buy it, why are you asking?"

"Co-author, everyone who enters your store must buy something before they can leave?"

The guy couldn't say no to Bai Xin, and his face turned red.

At this time, the shopkeeper inside heard the movement and hurried out. He heard the passing, and then reprimanded the clerk a few words, and the clerk immediately stood aside in desperation and didn't say a word.The shopkeeper put on a smiling face, but he had a good temper, "Brother, what do you want?"

Bai Xin pulled the aunt to him, and said to Wu Niang: "You two choose, choose two pieces of cloth, and make new clothes for you, and then choose for your mother and sister-in-law."

Wu Niang looked eager, and the aunt shook her head again and again, "I can't buy so much, we don't leave the door all day long, let's make new clothes for you and elder brother."

After hearing her words, Bai Xin felt that the cold wind outside was nothing, "Just choose."

The aunt never chose, but Bai Xin could see her preference from her eyes, so she decided to choose an autumn-scented one, a gorgeous rouge-colored one, a sandalwood-colored one, and two indigo-colored ones. and big brother's.

The shopkeeper watched the conversation between the three of them all the time, lamenting the deep love between sister and brother, and took the initiative to lower the money when calculating the money. Bai Xin bought some needles and thread and other things, a total of two pennies.

The author has something to say: The arresting son-in-law mentioned in the previous chapter was a phenomenon in the Song Dynasty. In order to collude with the officials, some wealthy businessmen were dispatched when the imperial examinations were released, and selected the son-in-law of the first-ranked scholar , the situation is similar to robbing ╮(╯▽╰)╭PS: Although Mr. Bao is not called to catch a son-in-law under the list, but it feels like he was on the way to the post, and he was spotted by a rich businessman, and then Mr. Bao’s parents didn’t know it. , Master Bao himself agreed, and then went back to his hometown to inform (I read a novel in the Ming Dynasty, I don’t know if it’s true or not)

Maybe someone in this chapter will say that Xiaoshou spends money indiscriminately

I think he was rich before, so his personality is definitely not the kind of saving money, as the saying goes, you can spend money to make money (really?)

And he also has money now, so buying cloth for everyone to make clothes is nothing, right?

I just want them to live better