Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

"If an ordinary family buys firecrackers for one or two taels of silver, it is considered very wealthy."

An Yue scratched her head and took the couplet from her uncle's hand with a somewhat lost look.

Uncle Jiang Chenghai saw An Yue's expression and said with a smile: "Let's go! Uncle will take you to a place."

Uncle Jiang Chenghai led An Yue to the shop at the end of the street.

When we arrived at the door of the shop, we found that it was at the very end of the street and ordinary people would never pay attention to such a place when buying things.

"Here...! We get these firecrackers from this shop every year."

As An Yue and her uncle Jiang Chenghai walked to the door of the shop, her uncle called out, "Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin."

The uncle and nephew walked into the shop. The first person they saw was an old man who was leaning on a cane and looked to have unsteady legs and the old woman who was short and fat.

The old woman looked up, squinted her eyes, and then her eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "Ah Hai, you are finally here!"

The old man smiled and said, "It's been a long time since we last met! I wonder if Brother Jiang is doing well?"

Uncle Jiang Chenghai smiled and nodded, "Dad is in very good health!"

The old man laughed and said, "Haha... OK, OK, I will definitely go find Brother Jiang to have a drink in a few days."

The old woman asked in confusion: "Who is this girl...?"

"Aunt Lin, have you forgotten? This is my sister's daughter, Yueyue!"

The old woman asked in surprise, "Is this Pan'er's daughter Xiao Yueyue?"

My uncle smiled and nodded.

The old woman smiled happily and said in amazement: "Oh my God! How big have you grown?!"

The old woman fell into reminiscence: "Thinking back to the days when I was waiting for my son..."

The old woman looked at An Yue, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, and said: "Poor Pan'er, he passed away at such a young age, leaving behind a pair of children."

The old man behind him was also filled with righteous indignation and said, "Humph! If my legs and feet were more convenient, I would definitely catch these murderers!"

"Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin, my sister's passing has saddened our family. Fortunately, the two children are safe and sound. They are now temporarily staying at our Jiang family."

The old woman held An Yue's hand and said with a smile: "Tsk tsk tsk! Look how pretty our Yue Yue is."

An Yue was a little confused for a moment, being praised by strangers all the time.

An Yue muttered to herself, "How come two more relatives suddenly appeared when I was buying New Year's goods?"

"Well, today when I have time, I will bring her to you so that you two can have a look. Besides, she wants to buy some firecrackers."

"Okay, okay, Yueyue, come with your aunt and see what kind of firecrackers you want." The old woman called An Yue to walk to the cabinet.

The old woman opened the cabinet, which contained all kinds of firecrackers, as well as small poppers similar to those in the 21st century.

An Yue pointed at the biggest firecracker and said, "I want this!"

The old woman looked at An Yue in surprise and said, "Yue Yue, this... is really a bit expensive. It's not suitable for ordinary people like us!"

Uncle Jiang Chenghai walked up to the old woman and said with a smile, "Aunt Lin, it's okay! As long as she likes it."

The old woman nodded with a half-believing "Oh", and she slowly took the selected firecrackers out of the cabinet.

An Yue pointed at Xiao Zhihua and said, "I want two more bundles of this."

The old woman nodded and took out two bundles of small flowers from the cupboard.

Uncle Jiang Chenghai asked, "Aunt Lin, how much money is there in total?"

"What are you talking about money for, kid? I gave it to you every year!"

My uncle said with a smile, "Aunt Lin, this year it won't work. It's whatever it is, haha... Yueyue will pay for it."

The old man smiled and said, "Pan'er's daughter is also our granddaughter, you are not allowed to bully her!"

"Aunt Lin, how can that be possible! Usually my parents are on the side of this girl, it's good enough that she doesn't bully me, her uncle."

An Yue pursed her lips, as if she was laughing secretly.

"Uncle, aunt, these are expensive firecrackers that Yueyue got, you must pay for them."

An Yue thought that things of this size in those shops all cost two taels of silver, so it was normal that they would not be willing to pay for it here.

"Yueyue, put down two taels of silver and let's run!"

After An Yue put down the silver, she and her uncle ran out of the shop.

The old woman ran out of the shop with the silver in her hand, but the uncle and nephew had already disappeared. She could only mutter, "These two kids are really fast runners."

The old man stood at the door of the shop and said with a smile: "Put it there for now! We will send it to them during the New Year."

After running for a while, the uncle and nephew stopped and smiled.

"Uncle, you have a very good relationship with them!"

"Yes! Uncle Lin and Dad have been friends for decades."

An Yue was very curious about what happened in the past, so she asked, "Uncle, please tell Yue Yue what happened."

As he walked, my uncle recalled, "I vaguely remember that I was very young at that time. Your grandfather took me and your mother to the town, and we met Uncle Lin on the way back."

"According to his description, he and several other people went to catch a group of thieves. His companions were separated and he fell into an ambush trap set by the thieves' accomplices."

"Several people surrounded him and cut his calf tendons. They also stabbed him in the heart. He fell to the side of the road and couldn't move."

"Not long after, your grandfather led your mother and me and we happened to pass by there. At that time, he looked pale and his life was hanging by a thread."

"So your grandfather took him home and let him recuperate at home for a few days."

"Later, his calf tendons broke and he could no longer work as a constable. Perhaps the magistrate thought he had made contributions, so he allowed him to make a living by making firecrackers, which was also a way for him to support himself."

"I see. No wonder he said that he gave you the firecrackers every year. It turns out that he saved your life!"

As they were talking, the uncle and nephew had already walked to the main street. There was a grain and oil shop not far away.

An Yue thought that she had not eaten white rice for several months since she traveled through time. In the past, she had sweet potatoes and corn porridge for every meal. Later, her life improved and she cooked some rice porridge.

Now, it’s the New Year again. I have to have a meal of white rice to make it worthwhile for this year of hardships!

So she took her uncle and went to the grain and oil shop.

The uncle and nephew walked to the door of the shop, and Jiang Chenghai said, "Yueyue, go in! Your uncle is waiting for you outside."

Most men don't like shopping, and this may have been the case since ancient times.

An Yue had no choice but to go in alone.

After entering the shop, I took a look and saw that it had quite a complete range of goods, including brown rice, sorghum rice, black rice, rice, polished rice, peanuts, and flour.

An Yue wanted to buy some rice, but when she looked carefully, she saw that the price of rice was 20 cents per pound.

An Yue secretly said in her heart: "This... is indeed expensive. Ordinary people are not reluctant to eat it, but they really can't afford it."

But she really wanted to eat white rice, so she said to the shop assistant, "Give me five pounds of rice."