Chapter 26 My Daughter is Smart
"Luo'er..."
"Brother Mingxu, be sensible..."
"Luo'er..."
Just when Ouyang Mingli was guiding his second brother and younger sister to pick mushrooms, he heard the voices of their mother Xu and Ouyang Mingtao and his sister.
Seeing that there were still many pear mushrooms that had not been picked, Ouyang Mingli said, "Second brother, Mom and the others must have picked them all. What should we do with these mushrooms?"
"You and my little sister pick them here first. I'll go talk to mother."
Ouyang Mingxu picked up the pear mushroom in front of him and put it on the ground. He stood up and ran towards the direction where his mother's voice came from, and responded loudly: "Mom, Mingtao, Feishi..."
Taking advantage of the time when Ouyang Mingxu left, Ouyang Feiluo quickly collected some pear mushrooms and hazel mushrooms they had picked, and then continued to pick pear mushrooms with his chubby little hands.
No one knew what Ouyang Mingxu had said to their mother, but when he returned, he only brought Ouyang Mingtao with him: "Little one, finish picking the fruits here and come back. Auntie will definitely have the porridge ready."
"Second brother, I know. It's almost over, there aren't many left." Ouyang Mingli responded while picking.
As for Ouyang Mingtao, who came with him, Mingxu naturally taught him personally how to identify and pick the fruits...
In less than a cup of tea, the four brothers and sisters had picked all the pear mushrooms in the area, and they separated them from the hazel mushrooms and carried them back in the hems of their clothes.
Ouyang Feishi, who had been paying attention to this place, immediately stood up and ran towards the four people when she saw Ouyang Mingxu and his group: "Brother Xu, little brother, brother..."
Hearing Fei Shi's voice and watching her running away quickly, Xu and Jiang Yun felt relieved and started to serve the porridge.
The brothers and sisters came over, and Ouyang Mingxu and Ouyang Mingli took out the hazel mushrooms and pear mushrooms from the pockets of their robes.
Xu and Jiang Yun were surprised to see the hazel mushrooms and exclaimed: "You found this!"
As the oldest child among the mushroom pickers, Ouyang Mingxu took on the responsibility of explaining: "Yes. Mom, little aunt, the old man said this is a hazel mushroom and that is a pear mushroom, both of which are edible."
Pear Mushroom
Seeing the puzzled looks on Xu and Jiang's faces, Ouyang Mingli nodded and said, "Yes. Mother, little aunt, I've seen it in a travelogue. I didn't expect to see it here."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure, Mom."
"Okay. Let's dry it out in the sun now, and then put it in the backpack when we leave. You guys can drink the porridge first."
"Okay, thank you, mother, and thank you, aunt."
"Thank you, mother. Thank you, second aunt."
"You are all sweet-talking kids. Go drink the porridge quickly and then take a rest. We will be leaving again soon."
"whee…"
Seeing the children looking more energetic than yesterday, the faces of brothers Ouyang Jin and Ouyang Qin no longer looked so ugly. It was because of them that the children had to suffer with them...
Jiang Yun, looking at her son and daughter who had become much more sensible than before, felt both relieved and a little sad. She whispered to Xu, "Second sister-in-law, these children have suffered so much."
"Let's take it one step at a time. As long as we are all safe and sound, that's all that matters. As for the rest, we can't force it."
Jiang Yun said angrily, "Yes. Second sister-in-law, after you left, eldest sister-in-law and the others have been watching us. I wonder if they are planning something again."
"Humph! Who cares what she's up to? If you want something, then go and exchange it with the soldiers for real money. We also exchanged it with our own money. This pot was lent to us by General Meng."
"Well, seeing how my sister-in-law wants to put all the money in her pocket, I don't believe she doesn't have any money on her."
"If we don't have money, we still have jewelry, right? We don't have anything except earrings now."
"That's right. Second sister-in-law, you are amazing."
"Don't flatter me. I need to ask your second brother to ask the soldiers if they have any wooden buckets or basins. We can get two of them so that they will be more convenient for use on the road."
"Second sister-in-law, let Aqin go. I will talk to him right away." After saying that, he immediately walked towards Ouyang Qin who was sitting on the side.
Looking at the anxious Jiang Yun, Xu Yuzhu smiled and shook her head, then added a little more water to the pot and started burning it with sparks.
After finishing the porridge, Ouyang Feiluo walked over with her short legs, holding the bowl, and whispered in her mother's ear: "Mom, I also collected some hazel mushrooms and pear mushrooms. I want to exchange them for currency. Is that okay?"
Xu Yuzhu took the bowl from her daughter's hand and whispered, "Exchange it. Did you exchange the steamed bun from last night?"
"Well, after I sold my parents and brothers' clothes that day, I saw that the mall had a discount event. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to make it in time, so I didn't tell my mother and bought it first."
Hearing this, Xu Yuzhu became curious: "There are also promotions."
Ouyang Feiluo sat next to her mother and nodded her head, saying, "Yes. There was a 90% discount that day. Ten steamed buns usually cost one currency, but that day I bought a hundred steamed buns for only one currency. There's a limit, and you can't buy more than that."
Hearing Ouyang Feiluo's words, Xu Yuzhu immediately looked at her with wide eyes: "A steamed bun is not small, and it's so cheap during the promotion."
"My daughter, hurry up and sell all the chestnuts we collected today and store them. If you find anything cheap, buy it. If you don't have enough money, sell what we collected."
Looking at his mother who was even more enthusiastic than himself, Ouyang Feiluo smiled and replied, "Okay. Mother, let me tell you something in secret. That day I bought 500 white flour buns, 200 vegetable buns, and some rice and stewed meat with beans."
Seeing Ouyang Feiluo covering her mouth and laughing like a cat that had successfully stolen some fish, Xu, who was feeling a little heavy, also relaxed a little. She raised her hand and touched her little head and said, "My daughter is smart. If you need this again in the future, you can buy it directly, but only give it out occasionally."
"Yes, mother, I know."
"Daughter, sell that fish too. We'll keep some of what we find and collect and sell the rest."
Listening to her mother Xu's words, Ouyang Feiluo felt that this plane trading system did not seem to belong to her. She seemed to be just a tool responsible for buying, selling, depositing and withdrawing.
But it doesn't matter. She is willing to share her mother's worries. Who says she is a well-behaved, sensible and caring little cotton-padded jacket...
The mother and daughter had just talked for a while when they saw Ouyang Mingqing from the first wife's house coming over with two bundles.
"Uncle and aunt, uncle and aunt, I'm really sorry. These are your clothes, I brought them to you." After Ouyang Mingqing finished speaking, he put down his bag and turned to leave.
He didn't ask for forgiveness, but just said sorry with a red face.
Ouyang Jin and the others didn't say anything, they just sighed as they watched the departing figure, and then looked to see which package belonged to their family.
After returning home, Ouyang Mingqing sat next to his younger brother Ouyang Mingyan and said in a voice so low that even he himself might not be able to hear it, "Mingyan, you are not much older than Minglou. From now on, my eldest brother will be watching over us. You should get closer to Minglou and the others."
Fifteen-year-old Ouyang Mingyan looked at his elder brother with red eyes and said softly, "Brother..."
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