Chapter 62 I bought buns but lost the beads!
Of course, the precious granddaughter must be taken away, otherwise the old man would miss her more than his youngest son if he didn’t see her for a day or two.
Tai Jizu was preparing for spring plowing. He was weaving baskets these days and also planned to wrap rags around the plow handle to prevent the big black horse's fur from being worn out in the future.
Therefore, this time, the ones who followed into the city were Tai Jizong and Liu Dongniang.
The two of them were going to see a doctor on the way to take his pulse and get some medicine to nourish his body, hoping to give Tai Yongyue another brother or sister...
At one point, the old man carried his granddaughter on his back, took his son and daughter-in-law with him, and spent nine cents to enter the city.
The fat girl was so cute. She looked at the gatekeeper with her big watery eyes and easily exempted herself from the three-cent city tax. Old man Le held his head high with pride all the way.
Originally, the young and old wanted to go to the small courtyard in the north of the city, but plans did not change quickly.
There is a large pharmacy near the shopping street offering free medical consultations. Many people are talking about it and joining in the fun. They can get medical treatment if they are sick, and feel at ease if they are healthy.
Tai Jizong wanted to save some medical fees for his family, so he pulled Liu Dongniang in to queue.
The old man held his granddaughter in his arms and wandered around the neighborhood with nothing to do, buying her some small toys out of his own pocket.
The father and son were tired from walking around, and seeing that there were a few people waiting in front of Tai Jizong and Liu Dongniang, they found a tea stall and drank a bowl of coarse tea to quench their thirst and keep warm.
The old man was generous by nature and liked making friends. If he had not married and had children, the whole family would have relied on him as the pillar of support, and his life would have been very difficult. Otherwise, he would have probably gone out to wander around the world and made a name for himself.
The waiter at the teahouse was a talkative fellow. Noticing that the old man had lost half his left arm, he poured tea and asked with a smile, "Hey, old man, you look so impressive. Are you a retired soldier?"
The old man laughed and replied, "Yes, young man, you have a good eye. I used to serve in the army, but unfortunately my skills were not good enough. The enemy cut off half of my arm, so I had to go home and farm."
The young man quickly waved his hands, "Grandpa, you can't say that. You're a border hero, and you lost your arm for us folks! We're grateful to you, so how can we laugh at you?
"Come, come, I'm in charge today. Give the old hero an extra bowl of hot tea!"
As he spoke, he poured another bowl of coarse tea.
In fact, this tea, which costs only one penny a bowl, is brewed with the worst tea stems.
Mr. Tai used to be reluctant to drink, but now that he is doing well and has a rich family, he is naturally not short of money.
Besides, the young man spoke nicely, and the old man liked this bowl of coarse tea more than strong liquor.
The guests next to us were all idle people, sitting here to kill time.
After hearing this, they all started talking about the border affairs.
Tai Jiye did not lie. The news he heard in the gambling house before was actually true.
A while ago, there were actually hundreds of Russians who tried to sneak in, but they were discovered by the border troops and killed.
The common people don’t know the specific process, but as the legend goes, no one gives in to the other.
One talked about how ferocious the yellow-haired people were, and the other talked about how brave the border troops were and how heavy the casualties were.
Suddenly, the tea stall was much busier than before.
Zhuzhu was originally sitting next to her grandfather. The little hamster would usually hold a piece of snack brought from home and nibble on it. Occasionally, her grandfather would feed her a sip of warm tea. Her well-behaved and cute little appearance was so lovable.
But gradually, the fat girl couldn't sit still anymore.
Because there is a bun shop four or five steps away from the stall.
There were three layers of steamers on the big stove, filled with big, white, plump buns.
When someone buys buns, the old man in an apron will open the steamer and put a few in.
The aroma of the buns drifted over with the wind...
Zhuzhu's saliva was overflowing, and she couldn't control her big eyes, staring at the other person's steamer endlessly.
Wow, what is this? It’s soft and white, and looks delicious!
I want to eat it so much, I want to eat it so much!
Zhuzhu finally understood the feeling her elder brother had when he was learning to write, like there were nails on the stool and he couldn't sit still.
The old man was happily chatting with the tea drinkers when his little granddaughter suddenly grabbed his sleeve. He looked down and saw that her saliva was two feet long.
"Grandpa, what is that? Can Zhuzhu be eaten?"
The old man followed his granddaughter's gaze and felt extremely guilty.
This man is not as good as a woman at taking care of children. There is a buns seller next to him, but he only cares about his own happiness and forgets to buy some buns for the child to satisfy his craving!
"Of course you can eat it, Zhuzhu, wait, grandpa will buy it for you."
The old man quickly took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket and called out to the old man, "Old brother, pick up a few buns for my little granddaughter, with meat filling!"
The old man was of course happy to have business coming to his door, and he immediately opened the steamer.
Zhuzhu was so anxious that she pulled up her clothes and begged her grandfather, "Grandpa, Zhuzhu will go buy it!"
It was only four or five steps away, so the old man had nothing to worry about.
He put the copper coin in his granddaughter's clothes and did not forget to praise her, "My Zhuzhu has grown up and can buy buns by herself."
Zhuzhu laughed so hard that her head swayed, baring her little white teeth to fight for her brothers' "rights".
"Grandpa, my brothers don't have buns to eat either!"
"Buy, buy them all!" The old man was so generous that he coaxed his little granddaughter to jump and go to the next door.
The old man smiled and praised, "Oh, this fat girl is so blessed, she looks just like the girl under the seat of Goddess Guanyin!"
As he spoke, he was afraid of burning Zhuzhu, so he put two meat buns on a plate and instructed, "There are still a lot of buns, Fatty, eat them first, and come back for the rest when you leave, so that you don't have to worry about them getting cold when you take them home."
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