A car accident, our family of three crossed

After raining for several days in a row, the sky finally cleared up. Hang's mother was worried about the ten taels of silver and had been feeling anxious and uncomfortable for several days.

As soon as the weather cleared up, she could no longer wait, so she went to Xiaoquan Village early in the morning, eating a piece of leftover bread.

Song Ning and others also got up early today. Today happened to be market day, so Song Ning simply didn't even make breakfast and just ate it when he got to the city.

The family of three got on Shuisheng's ox cart and shakily set off towards the county town. On the way, they met villagers who wanted to hitchhike, but the cart was too full and there was no room for anyone else.

Everyone in the village knew that Shuisheng would take his own goods to the county town on market days, so they would not complain if they couldn't get a ride.

But today it seems that there is a lot of goods, and the whole car is filled up.

The purpose of going into the city this time is very clear, besides eating, the purpose is to shop.

As soon as they entered the city, Song Ning bought some breakfast for Shuisheng, and then took Yangyang and Mudun to walk around the streets. Hang Shuheng naturally followed them throughout the trip.

Shuisheng found a good spot to set up his stall and put out the goods one by one. Most of them were small toys that children liked and some exquisite small items such as makeup boxes and baskets.

The two chairs placed next to the stall were the most eye-catching. They were different from ordinary chairs and would shake when people sat on them, which aroused the curiosity of many people and they stopped to watch.

Song Ning took her two children to find a noodle stall to fill their stomachs first, so that they would have the energy to go shopping.

They ordered three bowls of noodles and asked for extra meat and eggs. The extra meat and eggs had to be paid extra. The stall owner saw that although they were dressed ordinary, he did not expect them to be so willing to eat, so he greeted them warmly.

Soon the noodles were served, and Song Ning pushed one bowl in front of Mu Dun, "Come on, Mu Dun, eat quickly. If you don't have enough, we can order more."

The other two bowls were eaten by Hang Shuheng, and shared by Song Ning and Yang Yang.

Mu Dun felt a little guilty when he saw that they shared a bowl but he gave him one bowl for himself.

"Auntie, you eat this bowl. Yangyang and I will share one bowl."

Song Ning smiled when she heard this. This child is really sensible. She was afraid that he would feel burdened, so she smiled and explained: "Aunt and Yangyang have small appetites and can't eat so much. You are growing up now, so you have to eat more, okay?"

Hang Shuheng also echoed, "Listen to your aunt, eat quickly."

For their family of three, the noodles tasted average, but for Mudun, he was very satisfied and even drank up the soup.

This was his first time eating noodles at a noodle stall in the city. Usually when he went to the market with his elder brother, he would just buy two steamed buns or dumplings at most. When passing by the noodle stall, he would only secretly envy the people sitting there eating noodles.

Unexpectedly, one day he would have the chance to eat such a bowl of noodles, with meat and eggs added.

"Mudun, is it enough? If not, let's have another bowl." Song Ning asked gently.

"That's enough. I'm already full." He rubbed his belly and said, "I've never eaten noodles so delicious before."

The stall owner happened to pass by and heard Mudun's high evaluation. He was so happy that his face broke into a smile and he kept praising Mudun for his knowledge of goods.

After the stall owner walked away, Yangyang approached Mudun and whispered, "Brother Mudun, the noodles my mother cooks are even better than his."

Song Ning and Hang Shuheng were at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing this.

When paying the bill, the stall owner kept saying nice things about himself, claiming that his noodles were among the best in the city.

"My dear, please take care. Come back often when you have time! Come back often when you have time..."

They walked a long way and could still hear the voice of the stall owner behind them.

"Mom, I want some candy."

Yangyang pulled the wooden stool and ran towards a peddler who was selling candy figures with a straw target on his shoulder, with Song Ning and Hang Shuheng following closely behind.

"Hey! Young guest, do you want to buy some sugar figurines? I have many different kinds of sugar figurines here, including the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, a rabbit, a horse, a chicken, and many other shapes... Which one do you want?"

As soon as he saw that there was business coming, the peddler began to introduce his products with all his might.

The variety of styles dazzled the two children, and they didn’t know which one to choose for a moment.

"Mudun, look which one you want?" Song Ning asked Mudun first.

"No need, auntie, just buy it for Yangyang." Mudun shook his head.

Looking at these beautiful candy figures, he actually wanted one very much, but he had just eaten noodles and could not ask his aunt to buy him candy figures.

Hang Shuheng patted him on the head and said, "You are just a kid, why would you have so many thoughts?"

He casually pulled out a candy man and stuffed it into Mu Dun's hand, "Here, take it, and don't be polite to your uncle and aunt in the future."

On the other side of the street, a carriage was parked there quietly, and it was unknown how long it had been parked.

A corner of the curtain in the carriage was lifted, and the person inside was looking at the scene through the small window with a gentle look in his eyes.

Chu Fang had never seen Chu Rui like this before, and looked outside with him, "That kid looks quite smart."

Chu Rui nodded without saying anything. Chu Fang said again: "We are about to set off back to Beijing. Since we have the chance to meet our benefactor, why not meet him?" After all, he seemed reluctant to leave.

"No need." He slowly lowered the curtain. Being able to take a glimpse from a distance was already an unexpected gain.

Outside the carriage, three men dressed as servants sat side by side on the front shaft. One of them, with a beard, poked his companion and whispered, "It's Yangyang, Yangyang!"

He kept looking over there, and the pockmarked man next to him turned his face back and said, "Don't keep looking over there."

Another companion also looked over there and then looked away. The child did look cute.

At this time, the people in the carriage spoke: "Let's go."

"Ah? Just left?" The bearded man was reluctant to let him go. He thought his master would meet his benefactor.

The carriage slowly drove away, going farther and farther, until it was out of the city gate. The bearded man complained, "Master, why don't you go see them?"

"We'll have a chance to meet."

At the market, more and more people are coming to visit.

Shuisheng held a meat bun in his hand and ate it leisurely while sitting in a rocking chair, which made people around him more and more curious about the chair.

"Hey, little brother, why is your chair different from ordinary chairs?"

"It can still move. Aren't you afraid it will fall over?"

The onlookers couldn't help but ask questions.

"This is called a rocking chair, also called a noble chair." Shuisheng got down from the chair and explained. It was so comfortable to sit on it that he was reluctant to get off. He thought that when he had time, he would buy himself a rocking chair and keep it at home. "Would you like to try it?"

"Is it okay? It's free to sit for a while, right?"

Some people are eager to try it out, but are worried about spending money, so they can't help but ask more questions.

"Just don't worry, it's free to sit here."

The man was relieved after hearing this. He walked forward and carefully sat on the chair, "But, it won't flip over, right?"

"Just sit there with confidence, it won't tip over." Shuisheng guaranteed.

As soon as the man sat down, he experienced the same situation as Shuisheng when he first tried to sit. The momentary feeling of weightlessness made him panic, but he quickly regained his balance.

"Hey, you know what! This chair is really comfortable to sit on! The rocking makes me want to sleep."

Others looked at him with envy, scrambling to get a try and kept urging the man to get off quickly.

After several people tried it, they all gave it very good reviews. Then, someone finally asked about the price.

"Little brother, how much do you sell this chair for?"

Shuisheng felt a little uneasy when he heard this, but he quickly adjusted his attitude. He remembered what Uncle Hengzi had said to him: You must firmly believe that the goods you sell are worth the price, and then it will really be worth the price.

Thinking of this, he raised his index finger and said firmly: "Ten taels."