It's a pity that both of them neglected their own heights. Outside the window, they moved stones to raise the height and tiptoed, but they were not as high as the window edge, let alone seeing the people inside.Zhang Xiaoliu didn't have much interest at first, so he persuaded him: "You can't talk to him here. When he passes through the door, how much do you want to say no to him? Why don't you go back with me to see wheat making clothes? He's a better learner than me."

Fulai felt dispirited because he couldn't see anyone, so he tore off a piece of grass and dangled it on the ground.The voices in the room can be heard, but it can be heard that the two sides are praising each other, and hearty laughter burst out from time to time.Not to mention Fu Lai's unmarried brother, even Fu Lai didn't make a sound.

"Okay!" After waiting for a long time, Fulai finally gave up and followed Zhang Xiaoliu to his house.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the door of the house, he ran into Zhao Zhengze carrying water in from the outside.

Fulai was also beaten by his own family on weekdays, so he immediately put away his playful appearance and stood behind Zhang Xiaoliu in a well-behaved manner to call for someone. After he entered the room first and poured water into the tank, he whispered as if remembering something. Zhang Xiaoliu asked in his ear: "Brother Liu, what gift do you think Brother Ah Zheng will marry you with?"

When Zhang Xiaoliu met Zhao Zhengze for him, he smiled secretly like a mouse meeting a cat, and was suddenly asked by him. After a while, he followed his train of thought, and was embarrassed by the word "marry" in his mouth.

"We are still young, how can we discuss these things? Besides, he is poor and white now, how can there be anything..." It is too weak to explain that there is no mandatory marriage contract between them, Zhang Xiaoliu thinks that Fulai is just a child, so he responds vaguely speak.

Unexpectedly, Fulai's eyes widened, and he said very seriously: "When I went to give gifts, I gave three feet of red cloth, six beds of quilts, and went to the town to pick out jewelry for him to send out when he started. Who told you to agree to a marriage that doesn’t even have an elder in your family? Not only did you miss out on a lot of family ceremonies, but you also had no one to help you..."

A 12-year-old child is so far-sighted, Zhang Xiaoliu's face is full of black lines, and he thought to himself that you are too naive, do you really think that everyone's love is like yours?But these words are not suitable to say, so he smiled and dragged him in to see the latest progress of wheat making clothes.

Halfway through April, shopkeepers began to come to the village. At this time, the crops in the fields were not in short supply, and some villagers were willing to earn a few feet. The village yelled.

Among the things they sell, in addition to daily odds and ends, there are also various homemade items.For example, urns of various sizes and jars, tied bamboo stools and baskets, and even iron products such as hoes, kitchen knives, and vegetable pots.Zhang Xiaoliu was moved by seeing it, and remembered that there was nothing at home, and sooner or later he would have to buy something, so he bought two big urns and two small jars.Because Mai gradually became familiar with tailoring, he bought him a complete set of sewing and returned the ones he had borrowed from Fulai.

To put it bluntly, I don't know how the Zhang family used to store grain during the busy farming season. There are two dustpans that are commonly used in the house, and there are no utensils that are worthy of hand.I wanted to buy some more baskets, but was stopped by Zhao Zhengze and wanted to weave them myself.Zhang Xiaoliu thought that the baskets he weaved were fast and good, and he also felt that he could save the money.Just because of the word "province", I felt relieved for a moment. When I saw him staring at the two small knives in the salesman's burden, he was really like a child who wanted candy but dared not ask adults for it. He wanted to buy it for him in a moment of weakness.

"My little brother is really good at the goods. These two small knives are necessary for us mountain people. Last year, someone specially ordered them for us, so we made a few more sets. Picking and cutting are simple and neat. Now only This is the last set." This peddler was an outsider, and he was very happy to see that Zhang Xiaoliu wanted to see this set of knives, but he spoke with a serious accent from other places, and Zhang Xiaoliu didn't understand it.On the contrary, it was Zhao Zhengze who became even more nervous when he said "this is the last set".

Silly boy, they are obviously marketing for hunger, maybe how much is left under that burden!Zhang Xiaoliu thought about it, and finally paid for it.These two pocket knives look thin, small, and oddly shaped, but they cost two hundred Wen, enough to buy several kitchen knives.

If it wasn't for the fact that Zhao Zhengze's eyes fixed on it were too intense, Zhang Xiaoliu would have returned the knife.

The shopkeeper picked up the things and left. Zhao Zhengze took the knife, looked at it over and over again, and touched the handle of the knife carefully with his fingers, and finally put it away with satisfaction.

"What do you want them for?" Zhang Xiaoliu couldn't help asking.

"Uh, it's just cutting bamboo strips and weaving baskets." Zhao Zhengze's eyes wandered, his ears were red, and his voice stuttered.

Zhang Xiaoliu almost vomited blood when he heard that, more than 200 Wen is enough to buy five or six baskets, and it can be used for 34 years if it is more stable.You can make it up, but the cost is too high.But after all, I took the initiative to ask to buy it for him, so I can only curse inwardly that I was really obsessed just now.

Zhao Zhengze breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he didn't ask any more questions. He turned the handle of the knife and held it tightly in his hand.

These days, not only the adults are free, but even the children don't have to be detained at home to help, and the village is full of excitement.During the slack season, not many people are willing to buy meat to eat, and it is rare to see meat in the dishes. At this time, there are the most snails in the small river, and children flock to the small river at the head of the village to touch the snails.The deepest water in the river is only up to the children's knees, so the adults are not worried. They only told them to be careful of cutting their hands and feet, and let them play.

Because of the accident some time ago, Xiaomai was still a bit reluctant to go out to play, but Daniu and a few friends came to the house repeatedly to call, and he was too embarrassed to refuse, so he told Zhang Xiaoliu and went too.

Among this group of children, the leader was Shi Zhu who was pushed out by Daniel that day to explain the situation to Uncle Zhao.He is about the same age as Daniu, about eleven or twelve years old. If he has to go to the fields to help the family during the busy farming season, only during this time can he sneak in and show off his prestige as a child.After one or two more years, it will become even more prudent.As for the children following behind, those over ten years old are almost all skinny boys, and the few younger brothers are only seven or eight years old. Older brothers like Zhang Xiaoliu and Fulai are not suitable to do this anymore .

No one knows where the source of the small river at the head of the village is. Someone once followed the river all the way up, turned over a mountain and couldn't find the source.It's just that the water that flows down does not dry up all year round, and is also very clear, so it is loved by the villagers.At this time, a dozen children suddenly poured into the silent river, and it became lively for a while.The water also turned cloudy as they moved around to pick snails out of the silt at the bottom of the river.

It's not the first time Mai Mai has done this, and he already has his own method in mind.Unlike other children who would yell as soon as they touched the pile of snails, he didn't fight with others. He only chose the side with fewer people, dragged the bamboo basket from home with his left hand, and kept groping under the water with his right hand.

"Hey, why aren't you with them?" He usually could only focus on one thing, and was glad that the noise in his ears was getting farther and farther away, when suddenly a voice came from behind him.

Mai Mai put a handful of snails she found in her hand into the bamboo basket, and then turned around to look, and it turned out to be a stone pillar.Because Shi Zhu was three or four years older than him, and he had played less before, and they were not very familiar with each other.

"They've finished touching the one over there, I'll do it here."

Shi Zhu only hesitated for a second before saying, "Then I will touch here too."

Mai Mai glanced at him, no matter it is early or late in the river, as much as you touch and put in your basket is yours.

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