"Ali, are we still going to the county town to sell eggs?"
Shen Fuyou asked his niece with some suspicion.
"No, Uncle, I just want to sell it all at once.
It will take time for us to find a buyer, so it would be best if we could go back early today. We need to rest early after finishing the work."
Chen Xinli thought about it and told the truth.
"Yes, our Ali is really thoughtful."
Shen Fuyou smiled and couldn't help rubbing Shen Xinli's head, not caring at all that his niece's hair exuded a charming scent.
Even though the little girl's hair is not oily, the sweat from the past few days has made it wet and dry again.
Chen Xinli felt that as long as she didn't try hard to smell her head, it would not have any smell, and as long as she didn't scratch her head, it would not itch.
She hasn't washed her hair or taken a bath since she came here.
One reason is that there is a shortage of water in the north and the conditions are simply not there.
Secondly, she didn't want to be too exceptional and stand out too much in the crowd.
For the people here who can't wash their hair or take a bath for ten days or half a month, Chen Xinli has become numb.
I had wanted to wait until the scar on my forehead healed completely and the culvert was dug through so that I could clean it properly, but now it seems that there is no time.
After all, in the next few months, you will have to live with the sky as your blanket and the ground as your bed. Why bother about personal hygiene? Just let it go.
Anyway, we all smell like sweat, so no one should look down on anyone else.
So after the second uncle touched me, he really didn't care at all. He casually wiped it on himself, as if he wanted to wipe away the smell.
Chen Xinli's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
It’s all Uncle’s fault. If she hadn’t scratched her head, she wouldn’t have realized it was itching.
But now, it was really killing her, and she was scratching her head like crazy.
“Squeak—”
But then the woman came out from the back door with a happy face, "Of course, little girl, my wife said, you can take as much as you want."
Chen Xinli ignored the itch on her head and quickly replied, "Okay, thank you so much, Auntie. Please wait a moment. My brother will come to your house to deliver the goods in half a quarter of an hour."
After Chen Xinli and her eldest brother delivered the forty bamboo baskets of eggs in the space to a deserted place and received about one tael and one penny of silver, the family hurried to the main road, where Uncle Xu's ox cart was still waiting.
After the group arrived in the county town, Chen Xinli decided it would be better to act separately.
He and his eldest brother went to deliver the goods to the shopkeeper Pang, while his second uncle went to the county government office to apply for exile.
Then we made an appointment to meet at Fusheng Pharmacy.
Yunjin Pavilion.
Chen Xinli and her elder brother carried down two large baskets of bamboo fans and planned to go directly to Shopkeeper Pang to settle the bill, but they didn't expect that Shopkeeper Pang was not there.
They were received by a new accountant named Li San.
"We won't accept your bamboo fans!"
The man who came was about forty years old, with narrow eyes, wrinkles on his face, a thin and tall body, and a goatee. He didn't even look at Chen Xinli and the others and just spoke.
Chen Xinli didn't expect that what her mother said casually would actually come true.
There are still about 700 bamboo fans left, which can be sold for more than half a penny. If they are not sold today, they will have to be kept in the space as inventory.
She didn't want to give up easily, so she smiled and said, "Hello, Accountant Li, I'd like to ask why you don't want to accept this bamboo fan?"
"If you don't want to accept it, then you don't want to accept it. Stop talking nonsense," Accountant Li said impatiently.
Chen Xinli's expression did not change because of the other party's attitude. She continued to smile and said, "We agreed with Shopkeeper Pang for this bamboo fan. Can we find Shopkeeper Pang?"
"It's useless to look for him. If he hadn't been so stubborn and insisted on escorting the goods, but was robbed by bandits instead, our Yunjin Pavilion wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss."
Accountant Li said unhappily.
"What? You said that Manager Pang was kidnapped by bandits?"
Chen Xinli's face showed worry, and she asked again, "Where are the bandits? Is Manager Pang not injured?"
Seeing that the little girl actually cared about Manager Pang, Accountant Li sighed and finally looked at Chen Xinli straight in the eye.
"It's all because of you..." Accountant Li frowned and snorted, "Forget it, it's none of your business. It was his fate. He's already gone."
Chen Xinli exclaimed, "It's gone!"
"Yes, that day they were delivering goods to Anping County, but they dared to take a shortcut through Lieshan Ridge. They were caught by the bandits from Lieshan Stronghold. Not only did we lose a batch of goods, but we also lost three of our men, including him!"
After Accountant Li finished speaking, his beard twitched with anger.
"Someone, show the guests out."
Seeing that the other party really didn't want to say anything more, Chen Xinli had no choice but to silently move the bamboo fan back to the ox cart with her eldest brother.
Uncle Xu looked at them for a long time and felt a little sorry for the two children of the Shen family.
But he was powerless. Buying so many bamboo fans was beyond the means of an old cart driver like him.
Shen Jinshan looked at his sister's expression and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Chen Xinli was very sad that the big client who helped her for the first time was gone.
It’s not because I didn’t sell the bamboo fans, but because I deeply felt the impermanence of life.
Since she came into this world, she has been very grateful to those who have shown her kindness and help.
She still felt a little sad about the departure of Manager Pang.
Also, as for the broken stronghold that Accountant Li just mentioned, I don’t know if they will pass by there during their exile.
Chen Xinli became vaguely worried. Perhaps the dangers on the road were greater than she had imagined.
"Ali, Uncle Pang really takes good care of us. Don't overthink it. Everyone has their own destiny."
Shen Jinshan was a little worried when he saw that his sister hadn't spoken for a long time. He was not good at speaking, so he could only comfort her in this way.
Chen Xinli pursed her lips, exhaled a long breath and said, "Brother. Let's go find Second Uncle!"
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