Since Lin Chaonan had said so, Li's second brother no longer refused. He happily accepted the hair ornament, gave Lin Chaobei a few more words of advice, and then watched the two brothers leave.
When the eldest brother of the Li family was not busy, he secretly gave two hairpins to his brother behind his father's back and reminded him to hide them well.
"Where did this hair accessory come from? Did you buy it? Where did you get the money?!"
The eldest brother of the Li family asked quietly.
"No, I don't have any money! This was given to me by Chaonan. He said his mother made it herself from scraps of cloth. I didn't think it was anything valuable, and it was really quite pretty, so I accepted it."
After explaining, the second brother of the Li family, still feeling uneasy, added one more instruction:
"Big brother, you'd better hide it well! Don't let Dad see it!"
The eldest brother of the Li family nodded repeatedly in agreement. He would definitely hide it well and not let his father find out.
Thinking that his precious daughter also had a pretty hair accessory, the eldest brother of the Li family couldn't help but show a simple and honest smile.
(︶.?︶?)
After buying rice and flour, the two brothers went to buy pig's blood. The butcher, noticing that Lin Chaobei needed assistance to walk and didn't seem like a cripple, casually asked:
"What's wrong with this little slut?"
Lin Chaobei was embarrassed by the question and lowered his head, stammering as he said:
"Yes, it was dug up by a wild boar."
The butcher was so surprised that his mouth gaped open and remained agape for a long time.
He had considered that this little slut might have accidentally broken her leg while climbing the mountain, or she might have broken her leg in a fight. He even thought that maybe she had secretly pledged her life to someone's daughter and that her family had found out. But he never expected the answer to be this.
The butcher opened and closed his mouth a few times, then finally took out a bone, tied it with straw, and handed it to Lin Chaobei with both hands.
"You're a real man! Consider this big bone a gift from your brother. Take good care of yourself!"
As he spoke, the butcher raised his hand and patted Lin Chaobei's shoulder hard, causing Lin Chaobei to stumble and almost fall to the ground, making the butcher apologize with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Young man, I'm sorry, I used a bit too much force."
What could Lin Chaobei say but thank the butcher?
"Thanks for the big bone, bro!"
After buying the pig's blood, Lin Chaonan helped Lin Chaobei walk out of the town. The wooden cart they had pushed when they came was parked at the entrance of the town, where there were people who watched the carts. The carts only cost one coin, just like the people who helped watch the carts for a fee when people went to the market in the countryside in the 1980s and 1990s.
When paying, Lin Chaonan felt quite distressed.
That's a whole penny! Enough to buy a steamed bun! He's never eaten a steamed bun in his entire life!
"Fourth brother, hold on tight! Let's go!"
After helping Lin Chaobei onto the wooden cart, Lin Chaonan put the rope over his shoulder, gripped the handlebars tightly, and pulled the cart home.
This car belongs to the clan chief!
In the past, when people needed to go to town, they would use the ox from the clan chief's family to pull the cart. But now that life is hard, the ox is also struggling. Just like people, it's not getting enough to eat and is so thin it's practically skin and bones. The clan chief is no longer willing to use the ox to pull the cart. Anyone who wants a cart can pull it themselves. Anyway, that ox is never to be lent out, not even during the busy farming season. They themselves are reluctant to put it to work.
A cow is more precious than a person; I wonder if their family will ever have the chance to buy one to work in their lifetime...
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