Twelve people walked out of the courtyard.

I walked all the way to the main street before I saw a few food stalls.

There was also a tea stall with a plastic sheet covering it, so sitting under it would be quite shady.

This tea shop is very simple, consisting of two long rectangular tables and a few benches on the side.

Next to the table was a stove with a teapot burning on it, and on another stove was a pot with fragrant tea eggs inside.

The stall was run by an old woman with gray hair and a hunched back.

Ouyang Zhenyu and his group sat down at the stall, and the old lady immediately greeted them warmly.

"Two cents for a bowl of tea, three mao for a tea egg."

To be honest, the price isn't high at all. In this hot weather, the old lady is earning her money through hard work.

Upon hearing the price, Chu Wu's expression changed.

He awkwardly touched his pocket; he did have some money in his pocket, but it only amounted to 20 yuan.

Making money in the village is not easy, and besides, they basically have no other sources of income.

We rely on people to go out and work, but over the years many have been deceived and cheated, and none have made money.

Moreover, in recent years, the family has spent a lot of money on medical treatment, medicine, food, and farm tools.

He was truly broke and couldn't even afford a two-cent bowl of tea.

Ouyang Zhenyu patted his pocket.

He didn't have much money in his pocket, and to show that he was penniless, he was able to go back to the village with the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, so he was also a poor man.

There's nowhere to make money in the village.

Seeing Chu Wu's troubled expression, the other ten young men immediately spoke up.

"Fifth Brother, we are neither hungry nor thirsty. Let's sit in the shady spot by the street."

"A little cold water and some dry food, nothing serious."

"Yes, Fifth Brother, none of us are hungry."

Although they said it, they all licked their lips. They carried water bottles on their backs, but the water in those bottles had long been drunk dry.

Even if you want to get cold water, you have to find a well right now.

Ouyang Zhenyu felt a pang of sadness as he watched this scene.

It's truly remarkable that a group of young men have achieved this level of success.

They took the fifth day of the lunar month directly to the old lady.

"Auntie, please give us two bowls of tea."

Chu Wu hurriedly said,

"No need, no need, one bowl is enough for you, Auntie."

The old lady looked at the two of them and took out a large bowl and placed it in front of them.

Pour a large bowl of tea from the pot.

"Young man, one of you looks familiar, and the other doesn't. I've seen you before."

You often send eggs and furs to Jun-ge's father.

Hearing this on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year warmed my heart.

"Auntie, I didn't expect you to remember me."

"Remember!

How could I not remember!

Last time it rained heavily, you, a young man, and several people from your village came to help me pack up my stall.

The old lady set out another bowl for the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

“Drink up, young man, consider it two cents for two bowls of water.”

My face was burning with pain on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. How could such a young man be asked to have tea by an old lady?

Ouyang Zhenyu struck up a conversation with the old lady,

"Grandma, judging from your accent, you're from Xia. You're so old, why are you here selling tea at a stall?"

Where are your children?

"Alas, my children are disappointing. How many sons have I given birth to?"

Several died in the war, and the only surviving son insisted on coming here to do jade business.

He brought his wife and children here to do business, but ended up losing everything and hanging himself.

“My daughter-in-law ran away, so she left me with two granddaughters.”

"No matter how old I am, my children are still young, and I have to support them. I do want to go back."

But we've already sold our house and lost our land, so we can't survive if we go back.

They simply set up a tea stall here.

Ouyang Zhenyu looked at the old lady helplessly; indeed, there were pitiful people everywhere.

"Grandma, we're here to deliver eggs. You need to buy more to sell tea eggs, so how about I sell them to you at a discount?"

Upon hearing this, the old lady looked at the basket that Ouyang Zhenyu had opened.

But he shook his head.

"It's not that I don't want to take your money. Eggs sell for two cents each on the street."

"If I were to negotiate the price with you, I could buy your eggs for a maximum of 15 cents."

But look at that kid squatting by the street in the distance, he's one of Jun Ge's men.

"They're watching you. I might buy your eggs one minute and smash up my tea stall the next."

"Don't tell me I wouldn't dare buy it; look around this street and see who else would dare."

"Young man, to tell you the truth, Brother Jun is a bad person."

His father was fairly honest in business when he was alive, but now that his father is gone, the price of eggs, which used to be 15 cents, has now increased to 20 cents.

All the egg vendors on the street followed suit and raised their prices.

"If anyone dares to sell at a low price, he'll smash their stall."

Business is tough for everyone, and we can't beat them. Brother Jun has a strong and well-equipped army, so no one dares to mess with him.

"You can't sell these eggs."

Jun turned around indignantly, and sure enough, it was under the eaves of a house on the street.

A slick-looking young man sat there with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth.

He stared at them with disdain.

Sure enough, this was an old acquaintance who had seen this guy in Jun Ge's yard; clearly, the guy had been deliberately watching them.

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