Go back to ancient times to engage in sideline business

Nail clippers?

What is it?

The membership system of Fuxing Restaurant has only been established for two months, and those who can accumulate [-] points in this period of time to exchange for pork knuckles are all relatively well-to-do families in the county.

But the current price of [-] points is really too high.

You must know that one point corresponds to one penny, and six thousand points correspond to six taels of silver spent in Fuxing Restaurant in two months.

Qingjiang County is different from Yongning Mansion in that there are few princes and grandchildren who spend a lot of money. Although there are many guests in the lobby right now, I'm afraid no one will be able to afford it.

There are those who always like to put on a front outside, so I immediately asked.

"What kind of limited edition thing is it? It's worth [-] points. Let's take it out and have a look. If it's really good, we might consider it."

Shopkeeper Liu stepped forward, took out one from his bosom and held it in his palm, and it flashed past the man's eyes, causing everyone around to stretch their necks.

In just a moment, shopkeeper Liu's five fingers were closed.Immediately, he put the nail clippers back, deliberately playing tricks.

"Not to mention Qingjiang County, but looking at the entire Yongning Mansion, there are only three. Six thousand points is still a discounted price."

"It's so expensive, the points of our table are not enough."

"I just saw it up close. It's really a delicate thing."

"Hey, I don't know who has the financial resources to exchange for one, so that we can take a closer look."

The guests in the hall chattered a lot. It took only three or four hours since Tang Zhong got the nail clippers in his hands in the afternoon, and now it has become a hot topic in Fuxing Restaurant...

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. Early in the morning, Tang Zhong borrowed the black mule cart from Fuxing Restaurant, and drove staggeringly on the way back to Fengshan Village.

Hu Tou'er has five days off for Chinese New Year. He respects himself and others, and arranges for his city gate guards to take turns to rest during the Chinese New Year.

Tang Zhong was the first to get two days off.

Almost two months ago, he also drove a black mule cart and broke into Qingjiang County penniless.

Going home now, although I can't return to my hometown in good clothes, at least I won't be poor anymore.

The mule cart passed a raised mound, and the bumps became more severe. Tang Zhong hurriedly glanced into the cart behind to make sure that the large and small bags on it had not been knocked out.

When he went to Fuxing Restaurant to borrow a mule cart in the morning, shopkeeper Liu gave him the profits of the past two days as dividends.

Excluding the extra money I took last time, and the smoked duck that I owed on credit from time to time, the total is five taels of silver and 360 Wen.

Holding the money happily, Tang Zhong immediately bought seven smoked ducks and four packs of candied dates, and went for a walk around the market, bringing a pile of preserved meat and fruits.

The car was piled to the brim, and I was rushing home to have a good New Year.

After crossing mountains and ridges and entering the boundary of Fengshan Village, the black mule gradually knew the way and did not need Tang Zhong to lead the rein to guide him.

The village road passed behind Aunt Gu's house first, Tang Zhong stopped the mule, and jumped out of the car to pick up his younger siblings.

After walking a few steps, he saw Aunt Gu's big yellow dog baring his teeth at him by the edge of the yard.

"Aunt Gu, are you home?"

"Mengzi! Tang Laosan! Come out and tie the dog!"

He shouted several times, but no one came out.

Forget it, a hero does not suffer from immediate losses!

Tang Zhong didn't dare to make trouble in the big yellow dog's territory, so he quickly got back into the car and slipped away with oil on the soles of his feet.

The mule cart turned from the village road to a more narrow dirt road, the bushes on both sides moved back, and the familiar small farmyard appeared in front of us.

Tang Zhong moved the things in the cart into the yard one by one.After the rope was removed from the mule, the black mule neighed twice, then paced to the side to graze grass.

Tang Zhong brought a gourd ladle from the courtyard, fetched water from the well outside the courtyard, filled it with a ladle and gave it to the black mule to drink.

"Second brother!"

The girl's voice came from the hillside next to the vegetable field, and she knew it was Tang Meng.

Tang Zhong looked in the direction of the voice, but saw no one.

"Second brother, I'm here! See me!"

Tang Zhongxu squinted his eyes for a long time until he saw clearly the dangling branches in the depths of the dense forest and the dusty figure on the branches. He was so frightened that he dropped the gourd ladle and rushed up the slope.

My eldest sister was hanging on the tree at this time, waving happily.A pair of feet stomped back and forth on the branch excitedly, so as to make a movement for my brother to see him.

"Come down for me!"

"okay!"

The little girl was full of joy and immediately went down the tree.

"Slow down, step on firmly, hold on tight, hey, be careful!"

Tang Meng climbed too high, which made people startled.Tang Zhong came panting, he didn't care about adjusting his breath, he stretched out his arms under the tree, for fear that Tang Meng would fall headfirst.

When Tang Meng got down to a position where he could get it, Tang Zhong didn't hold back, went up and lifted her back collar, and pulled her off the branch like a puppy.

"Climbing trees is so dangerous, don't allow it next time!"

My brother reprimanded me sharply, but the little girl said disapprovingly, "I'm used to crawling, so nothing will happen!"

Tang Zhong: ...

"elder brother……"

Just as Tang Meng was being taught a lesson, a soft voice sounded nearby. Tang Zhong looked around, and his heart hung high again.

On the branch of a tree ten steps away, Tang Biao had already climbed up at some point, and was thinking about getting down.

The branches trembled and Tang Biao was on the verge of falling.

"My little ancestor!"

Tang Zhong almost wailed, put down Tang Meng in his arms, and stretched out his hand to pick up Tang Biao.

"Brother..." The little guy saw his brother coming, his eyes crescented into a smile, and instead of grabbing the branches, the little guy stretched out towards Tang Zhong.

"do not!"

Seeing his little sister, like a cotton ball, falling from a branch several feet high, Tang Zhong didn't have time to think, he kicked his hind legs and flew towards the ground, drawing a long mud mark on the ground, which was worthy of killing people. in my arms.

"elder brother……"

Tang Biao giggled happily, and arched his soft face into Tang Zhong's arms affectionately.

"You still dare to laugh! Exciting, right?"

Tang Zhong tapped the little sister's nose lightly, got up tremblingly from the ground, and called Tang Meng again.Holding one with the left hand and pulling the other with the right, it was quite difficult to get down the hillside.

Back in the yard, Tang Zhong filled a basin of water again, rolled up his sleeves, and washed the scratches on his forearms.

Just now, he was only focused on catching the little girl, and didn't notice that there were many gravels on the ground.The edges and corners of the stone tore through the cotton-padded jacket, leaving several bloodstains on his arms.

After simple cleaning, I took out a fairly clean cloth towel from the cabinet, and barely bandaged it to stop the bleeding.

"Second brother! What is this!"

Tang Meng's voice came from the kitchen next door, as if he had found some treasure with joy.

Just as Tang Zhong finished packing and walked to the door, he saw the girl standing on tiptoe, unpacking the oiled paper package on the table.

"Ha! Duck!"

Tang Zhong leaned against the door, admiring the scene of cheating with great interest.

The wild girl covered in dust was hungry and hungry for a smoked duck.The bun on her head was already messed up, falling crookedly towards her ears, and the two red marks on her face were accidentally drawn by a branch when she just fell from the tree.

Tang Meng really lived up to his name, he struck violently, broke off a duck leg in two or three strokes, and stuffed it whole into his mouth.

Then look at the little one beside him, he has just learned to walk for a few days, and he has not practiced much strength in his legs, and he is walking towards his sister with three steps at a time.

Seeing that his sister was eating so much oil, Tang Biao couldn't help holding her leg and stretching out his hand to eat.

Without thinking about it, Tang Meng broke off the other duck leg and handed it over.

Tang Biao's small hands were also soft, and he didn't have much strength. He lost his grip on one, and the duck leg fell to the ground abruptly, turning somersault in the ashes.

Tang Biao was only over one year old, so he didn't feel dirty at all, so he squatted down and reached out to grab it.

Unexpectedly, the center of gravity was not stable, and the little girl swayed a few times and threw herself down. Instead of crying, she sat on the ground with her legs curled up, and put the duck leg covered in ashes into her mouth.

A big hand descended from the sky, and at the last moment of entering the mouth, it snatched away Tang Biao's duck leg.

Tang Zhong helped Tang Biao up, and tapped lightly on Tang Meng's forehead, somewhat dumbfounded.

"Wash your hands!"

Unexpectedly, the children in the family lived like this when they were not supervised by adults.

He himself is usually not very particular, but the two in his family are girls, how can he be more sloppy than him!

There is still some water left in the bucket, which was not used up just now.

Tang Zhong looked at the reddened noses of the two younger sisters, sighed, and went outside the courtyard again to fetch a bucket of water and bring it to the kitchen.

Gather firewood for the fire and boil the water.He scooped up hot water with a basin, and mixed some cold water in. He reached in to test the temperature before bringing the basin to the edge of the steps.

"Come here, wash your hands!"

Tang Meng ran the fastest, rushed to the front in three or two steps, but just stretched out two fingers, stroked the water surface, and shouted to indicate that he was done washing.

"return!"

Tang Zhong grabbed the eldest sister by the back collar, lifted her to the side of the basin again, took a dried handkerchief from the wall, soaked it in water until soft.

He hated iron and steel, grabbed the handkerchief, pulled it over Tang Meng's small face and wiped it carefully until even the back of the ear was washed, then Tang Zhong let it go, and replaced it with the younger Tang Biao.

"Don't you usually stay at Aunt Gu's house obediently and run all over the mountains and plains like this?"

Tang Meng nodded, completely unaware of the worry in his words.

"Of course, I've traveled all over this mountain! Sometimes, I go to the mountain to herd cattle with Da Ya Er Ya, and sometimes I take my sister to recognize wild vegetables on the slope."

"Vegetables!" Tang Biao, who was wiping his face in his arms, was babbling, occasionally echoing a sound or two.

He asked a few more questions, but the two younger sisters kept talking, and they couldn't answer the point.Only then did he remember that Tang Laosan, the only one in the family who knew what happened, hadn't seen anyone yet!

Tang Zhong put down Tang Biao, poured a basin of sewage into the ditch by the yard, turned his head to look at Tang Meng who was sitting on the threshold and continued to eat duck legs.

"Where's Uncle Tang? Where did he go?"

"Should study in the countryside."

Tang Meng's mouth was covered with meat, and his speech was somewhat slurred.

"Xiangxue?" Tang Zhong confirmed again.

"That's right, the third brother often goes to the rural school these days. Those boys sit inside, and he squats outside the wall. I secretly followed him to see."

That's right, Tang Laosan is already eight years old, and children of this age in future generations should also go to elementary school.

Tang Zhong put the basin back melancholy, and sat back on the edge of the steps, feeling complicated.

The two younger sisters are innocent and unaware of the poverty of life, and Tang Laosan is premature and sensible, but he can't even read.Which of the children in the later generations didn't grow up carefree under the protection of their family members.

After all, it was because he was incompetent as an older brother that made the life of the three younger ones so embarrassing.

Tang Zhong sighed deeply, hugged Tang Biao who was beside him into his arms, and rubbed the fluffy hair on her head.

Outside the small courtyard of the Tang family, a dark gray figure flashed past.

Hiding behind a bush, he turned his back and tried to catch his breath.

Outside the flushed eye sockets, there were still some bruises. When his fingers accidentally touched it, he immediately hissed in pain.