"Ouch!" She was wearing many layers of clothing and didn't feel any pain. When she turned over, she realized she had stepped on a clod of dirt.
"Did you hurt yourself?" Xu Yi helped her up and brushed the dust off her clothes. Old Mrs. Xu and Xu Genzhu also looked over with concern.
Fu Man'er shook her head and picked up a clod of dirt from the ground, which seemed to have rolled out when the uncle pushed the box earlier.
It looked inconspicuous, but Old Mrs. Xu was afraid of damaging other people's things. She had just heard someone buy a small packet of seeds for five coins, which was too expensive.
"Man'er, quickly put the things away, don't break them."
Yang Si also saw the clod of dirt. Wasn't this the thing he was going to throw away? "It's okay, don't bother with those. If the kids want to play with them, they can take them. There are plenty more over there."
The boxes he just pushed aside were full of them. I don't know which time they were put into the warehouse during a delivery, and I don't recognize them. They were just taking up space, so I just moved them out today.
"Uncle, can I have it if you don't want it?" Fu Man'er thought it smelled nice and she liked it.
The little girl looked at him with her big, watery eyes, which reminded Yang Si of his own son, who was all wrinkled. He wished his son could grow up to be as handsome as her.
He reached out and touched Fu Man'er's face. It was a pity that she was someone else's unwanted little girl. He felt sorry for her. Since she was going to be thrown away anyway, he decided to give her to her.
"Okay, here you go."
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"You little brat! They just bought so many things, how can you accept their gifts?" Old Mrs. Xu stepped forward and said, "Boss Yang, my granddaughter is ignorant, she can't accept these things."
Looking down, she saw Fu Man'er clutching the clod of earth tightly. She made up her mind, "We can't buy so many. Look at how much this one in her hand costs, let's buy it."
Anyway, we made quite a bit of money today, so this thing probably isn't worth much, Grandma Xu prayed in her heart.
These words made Yang Si take another look at Old Lady Xu. It was strange that she was willing to spend money to buy things for a little girl.
"I don't want any money. I'm going to throw these things away anyway. Take them if you want, or I'll have the guy throw them out later." To him, it didn't matter.
Xu Yi glanced at the boxes and said, "Boss Yang, there's no need for your help. We don't have anything on our cart, so we'll just take them with us as a token of our gratitude."
Even though it's free, it still feels a bit strange to take things from someone for free. Boss Yang raised an eyebrow. This family is really interesting.
"Then you guys move it, I'm busy." Just as he was speaking, several people came in one after another, and he had to go and greet them; he couldn't let the money get away.
After the Xu family thanked them again, they began to move the boxes. Apart from two boxes containing clods of soil, the rest contained moldy seeds.
"Man'er, I'll keep one of these clods of dirt for you to play with, and throw the rest away." Xu Genzhu thought that one would be enough for her to play with.
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“No, Second Uncle.” Fu Man’er shook her head violently. “These are all fragrant.”
"Where does it smell good? It's all the smell of earth." Xu Genzhu even took a special sniff.
Xu Yi recalled that yesterday on the back mountain, Fu Man'er also said that it smelled fragrant, and that's how they got those mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Could it be that this clod of earth is really different?
"Grandma, Second Uncle, let's take it back first. We've never seen this before, it might be something valuable." Xu Yi decided to take the gamble, since they wouldn't lose out anyway.
Xu Genzhu chuckled, "What good could something be if even the boss doesn't want it? But since you got it for free, your second uncle will just take it back for you to play with."
Grandma Xu thought so too, and since she was happy, she let the children go their own way.
After throwing away the unwanted items, the Xu family went back to the market. The first place they went was a steamed bun shop. "Boss, how much are the steamed buns?"
"Two vegetarian buns for one coin each, one meat bun for one coin each, how many would you like, ma'am?" the shopkeeper called out, lifting the lid of the steamer. The plump, white buns made Fu Man'er swallow hard, and even Xu Yi, who considered himself an adult, couldn't take his eyes off them.
"Give me six meat buns and six vegetarian buns." When it comes to food, all the children in the family are treated equally. Including Fu Man'er, there are five children in total. I had promised to buy her one more, so it's six meat buns.
"Grandma, please take these." Two steaming hot buns were handed over, and Grandma Xu handed over the counted coins.
Fu Man'er, who was in the stroller, couldn't wait any longer. Fearing that it would be inappropriate to block the doorway, Xu Genzhu pushed the stroller to a corner.
“Come on, Yi’er, you and your sister each take one first, the remaining three are for your brother, and there’s one more for Man’er as a reward, she did a great job today.”
Putting aside the beginning, even the last boss, Mr. Yang, was called by Man'er, so she was the one who should eat the meat bun.
Although Fu Man'er wanted to eat, she didn't reach out to take it. She just glanced at it longingly and said, "Grandma, Second Uncle eats first."
During her stay at the Xu family's house, she learned some rules, such as serving the elders first.
The child's well-behaved yet pitiful appearance warmed the old lady's heart. This child was truly destined for their family, as his behavior was just like that of her own grandchildren.
"Man'er, eat. Your second uncle has some in his hand. After you and your brother get some, Grandma will have a hand to eat the buns." Xu Genzhu looked at Fu Man'er with satisfaction. No wonder his sister-in-law liked her so much; this child was really sensible.
Xu Yi then picked out two steamed buns, gave the larger one to Fu Man'er, and ate the smaller one himself. Xu Genzhu and his mother also started eating the vegetarian buns.
Although these vegetarian buns are vegetarian, they are coated with a little lard, and the filling is well-seasoned, making them very fragrant.
"Don't choke, finish this, you'll have another one." Fu Man'er gulped down the food, her cheeks bulging, her mouth tightly shut, chewing very quickly, as Grandma Xu was afraid she would eat too fast.
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"Grandma, you eat, I'll watch her." Xu Yi has been taking care of her meals these past few days. The little girl has a small mouth, so she only eats a lot.
The adults quickly finished the palm-sized buns, and Xu Genzhu licked his lips with lingering satisfaction, saying, "These buns are really delicious."
"Second Uncle, when I make money, I'll buy you steamed buns every day." Xu Yi said firmly. He wanted to make money so he could buy lots of steamed buns and let his family eat them heartily instead of eating them in small, delicate bites.
Fu Man'er swallowed the bun in her mouth and shouted, "Make money to buy buns for grandpa and grandma, dad and mom, second uncle, second uncle, brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, and me."
She almost couldn't breathe after hearing that long string of words.
Xu Genzhu looked at the two siblings and said, "Your second uncle will buy it for you now, and you can buy it for yourselves when your second uncle gets old."
Although this family was poor, they were all of one mind. Old Mrs. Xu sniffed, her nose stinging, and led them into the market.
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