perfumer

Chapter 8

Afterwards, Bai Xin took Wu Niang into the mountains all day long, in the name of digging wild vegetables to pick up firewood. In fact, he secretly dug up a lot of Cyperus cypress, and hid them in the dilapidated house of the Bai family. I won't try to stop her. After all, Wu Niang is still young and can't help much at home. Why don't you go up the mountain with Saburo and do some work within your ability. If you can't dig wild vegetables, you can gather some firewood.

Seeing that her grandma had relaxed her requirements on them, Bai Xin became more courageous. Instead of wasting time looking for wild vegetables, he simply went straight in as soon as he went up the mountain. Some dead branches and rotten leaves can almost be fooled.

Mrs. Cao is unwilling to let her son and daughter go out all day, especially when they go up the mountain. He is worried about their accident and has to ask about the situation of going up the mountain every night. Don't worry, I have mentioned to Grandma Bai many times that they will not be allowed to go up the mountain again. She has no confidence in her words, and her voice is only a little louder than a mosquito, "Mother, look at Sanlang and Wu Niang, if you let the snake Take a bite, or let them help at home."

When he said this, Bai Xin was on the side. After hearing this, he was very anxious. He was afraid that his grandma would agree. Bai Xin would not blame his mother for this matter, and he knew that she cared.

Grandma Bai glanced at the eldest daughter-in-law, seeing her humiliating appearance, she didn't get angry, not to mention that the field is not busy now, and there is nothing at home for Sanlang and Wu Niang to help. Originally, Grandma Bai Seeing that Sanlang couldn't dig wild vegetables recently, he also wanted to ask him to come back, but now that Cao Shi proposed it first, he didn't want to take advantage of her, so he snorted heavily and said in a strange way: "What danger can there be in going up the mountain? Didn't they let them go in? Do you mean I will harm my grandchildren?"

Cao was flustered and said no again and again. She wanted to defend herself, but her mouth was stupid. Every time she just said a word, she was overwhelmed by what Grandma Bai said later.

Seeing her frightened look, Grandma Bai was very happy, and she put her hips on her hips and taught her a lesson for a long time, "As for your son Jingui, he can't even help the family with collecting firewood and wild vegetables... Don't eat the food at home if you can, they are willing Do whatever you want..."

When Mrs. Cao heard this, she was really scared. She thought that Grandma Bai was going to drive her away, so she burst into tears and tried to hold back, with intermittent gurgling sounds in her throat. She only thought that if their family left Bai If the Bai family lost the coolie Bai Dalang, they would not even be able to plow the land every year.

Bai Xin was listening from the sidelines, feeling furious. Of course he knew that grandma was trying to scare her, but he couldn't help shouting in his heart: If you really let our family leave, I promise that our life will be better than it is now.

So Bai Xin and Wu Niang still went to the mountain every day, and now the processed Cyperus cyperus was full of baskets, Bai Xin was always worried about storing them in that shabby house, fearing that mice would eat them and people would see them. Moreover, there are more and more Cyperus cyperus, a bag full, and it is not easy to hide. I thought about going to the town to sell it in the past few days, but it is easier said than done. How could he have the opportunity to go to the town? Grandma Bai Although the requirements are relaxed, he will not let him go without harvest for a day. If one day he returns empty-handed, after that, Grandma Bai will definitely not let him go up the mountain again.

It's just that Bai Xin quickly came up with a solution. In the next few days, he shortened the time to deal with Cyperus cyperi, and actively searched for wild vegetables. Instead, set aside a part to hide in the broken room, spray some water on the leaves, keep a little every day, and save a lot in three to five days.

Bai Xin saw that it was almost the same, and if it dragged on, the preserved wild vegetables would almost wilt, so when he returned home today, he said to Wu Niang, "Wu Niang, you stay at home for a rest tomorrow, and I will go up the mountain by myself."

Wu Niang didn't know about Bai Xin's arrangement, but she wasn't too interested in going up the mountain, she didn't care if she went out or not, so she nodded readily.

Bai Xin didn't take Wu Niang with him because he didn't deliberately hide it from her, but the wild vegetables he had accumulated were only enough to fill a basket. If the two of them went together, they would have to pick more wild vegetables.

After returning home, Bai Xin said to Grandma Bai what she had thought up early in the morning, "Grandma, I see that Wu Niang is listless today, and she is not feeling well. Tomorrow, I will go up the mountain by myself and let Wu Niang rest for a day..."

Grandma Bai subconsciously felt unhappy. Bai Xin didn't wait for her to speak, and continued, "To save Wuniang from getting sick and spending money on medicine, let her stay at home and keep busy with housework."

Bai Xin pinpointed Grandma Bai's weakness. When Grandma Bai heard that she had spent money to buy medicine, her heart ached immediately. She was really afraid that Wu Niang would get sick, and Bai Xin didn't say to let Wu Niang lie down, but to work at home. Hearing this, he felt more at ease, so he turned his head to look at Wu Niang, without a stern face, "Wu Niang, what's wrong?"

When Wu Niang saw that grandma was not angry, she was not afraid anymore. She had already received Bai Xin's instructions, and whispered, "My whole body hurts, and my head hurts."

Because she was lying, her voice was like a mosquito, and people who didn't know it thought she was really uncomfortable. When Grandma Bai heard it, she felt like she was sweating and patted with the wind. It's all right, if you don't sweat all the time, it's really easy to turn into a serious illness, so you nodded, "Wu Niang stay at home tomorrow."

Mrs. Cao thought her daughter was really sick, and her face turned pale from nervousness. She frequently picked up vegetables for her daughter during meals, and fed her two bowls of hot porridge. After eating, she carried Wu Niang back to the house and surrounded her Quilt, let her sweat.Poor Wu Niang was not sick at all, and soon after the quilt was covered, her head was sweating, and she kicked the quilt frequently. Seeing her sweating, Mrs. Cao was relieved, but she still let her cover it, hoping for more. If you sweat a little, you will feel better.

The next morning, Bai Xin went out and went around to the dilapidated house of Bai's house. He had never been there during the day, so he was really worried about being seen, until he put the bag of Cyperus cypress Putting it into the back basket and walking a long distance, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Bai Xin didn't dare to procrastinate, fearing that there would be trouble, so he walked in a hurry. After a while, the sweat on his face was like a stream. When he left the village and walked a certain distance, his heart really fell into his belly.

There are poor villages around here, and he seldom goes to the county town in his spare time. Bai Xin walked for a long time without meeting anyone, but only heard the noisy chirping of cicadas echoing each other from time to time in the grass, adding a little bit of heat to this summer.

No matter how fast Bai Xin walked, his steps were small, and it took him more than an hour to reach the county seat. Now he was drenched inside and out, and the skin on his body was steaming, emitting a smell of salt meat.

This county town is also a small place, the roads are crooked, the shops on both sides look a bit old, and there are not many pedestrians on the street, even those who are carrying burdens look listless, and they only yell after walking for a long time.

Bai Xin looked around, didn't dare to delay, asked for directions, and soon found the only pharmacy in the town. He walked to the door, stopped to wipe off his sweat, and looked up by the way. There was a small signboard, and a few pieces of the black paint had fallen off, revealing spots of white inside.

He subconsciously turned the bamboo basket upside down, and the Cyperus cyperi inside shook slightly. Bai Xin settled down and walked in.

The pharmacy is not big, surrounded by grids of medicine cabinets. A gray curtain blocks the inner hall. Behind the counter stands a young man in his twenties. He is dressed in ordinary clothes, but because he is in the pharmacy, he can't help but feel friendly.

The man heard the movement and looked up, and saw that the person who came in was a half-grown child. First, he noticed that his expression was very calm, without the pain or anxiety of other patients taking medicine to see a doctor, so he knew that he was not coming to see a doctor, and subconsciously glanced behind him Bamboo basket, I had a guess in my mind, the man didn't turn pale because of Bai Xin's young age or shabby clothes, instead he came out from behind the counter and asked with a smile: "Brother, what do you want?"

Bai Xin didn't have stage fright. Seeing the man's kindness, he breathed a sigh of relief. He put down the bamboo basket behind his back, pushed aside the hay on top, and said, "I have some Cyperus cypress here, and I want to exchange some money."

The man didn't speak immediately, but leaned forward, a pair of well-knit hands reached into the bag, fiddled with it a few times, and then picked out a few from the bottom and held them in his hands.

He originally thought that this kind of villager only knew how to pull the scorpion off, but he didn't expect that the hair and beard had been singed off, and the treatment was very clean, without any residue. It looked like an old hand. The man put down the incense stick in his hand. Aconite, I took a few handfuls to check, and I saw that it was the same.

Naturally, the man would not think that it was handled by the child in front of him, only if there is someone in the child's family who knows how to prepare herbal medicine, and he thought that since the other party knew better, he must have estimated the price of the Cyperus cyperus before letting the child come, so it's nothing He was confused, but he still explained: "This is Dongxiangfu, so the price is lower, and if you want to charge it, it will be charged every two pennies."

Bai Xin knew that he couldn't compare with his dynasty now, combined with the current prices, the penny was slightly lower, but in this small county, it was about the same. Xin nodded, "OK!"

Seeing that Bai Xin was so forthright, the man believed that his family had already given him the price when he came, so he didn't react too much, and helped Bai Xin take out all the Cyperus cyperus from the back basket, and then weighed them little by little with a small scale. In the end, the bag of Cyperus cyperus was ten catties, and the man gave him 160 Wen.

Bai Xin was holding more than 100 copper coins, and his heart was quite complicated. After working for so many days, he only made so little money. These copper coins seemed heavy, but they were not enough. Don't worry, if things go on like this, as long as there are no side effects, you can gradually add up. Bai Xin thought in a good direction, carefully collected the money, and showed a very faint smile.