Chapter 55: Silang is polite

A can of syrup can only hold 200 to 300 pieces. Now that they are bigger, there are less than 200 pieces, but they are sold out very quickly.

After packing up the stall, Brother Tang took his sister out of the basket and asked her, "Xinbao, do you want anything? Brother will take you shopping?"

Xinbao shook his head.

The fourth brother placed the basket at the door of the store and asked the clerk to take care of it. He followed with a smile, "Brother has money now, buy Xinbaoer some delicious food."

Xinbao thought that maybe Fourth Brother wanted to eat it himself, so he nodded and said, "Okay then."

The two elder brothers were already familiar with the small county town, and knew all the delicious food in every nook and cranny, such as candied peanuts, Ruyi rolls, and fried pigeon... They would buy a little of each, Xinbao would try a bite, and the rest would be shared by the other brothers, who would eat from the beginning to the end of the street.

Xinbao's mouth was greasy from eating, and his two brothers were still not satisfied. Big brother Tang said with a smile: "I heard that the minced meat biscuits there are very good. Let's buy a few and try them. It will save us from having to cook lunch."

Fourth Brother Tang nodded and said, "I'll go over there and buy some pickled black vegetables to go with it."

Brother Tang responded and carried his sister over.

The Minced Meat Pancakes was not actually on the main street, but it was packed with people. Even Brother Tang was surprised and asked the people around him, "Why are there so many people?"

"You can't read?" The man being asked looked disdainful and pointed at the words next to him: "Did you see that? The boss is marrying off his daughter, and they're giving him three days off!"

Only then did Brother Tang notice the sign next to it, which read "The boss is happy, six cents for three days."

Brother Tang nodded, and did not expose the man. He just smiled and thanked him.

Normally, a minced meat bun costs ten cents, but now it only costs six cents, which is really a lot cheaper.

Brother Tang was afraid of crowding his sister, so he walked aside and put her on the horse-mounting stone. He counted out dozens of copper coins and said to her, "Xinbaoer, wait here. Don't come down. I'll come and hug you after I finish shopping. Do you hear me?"

Xinbao nodded obediently.

Brother Tang squeezed in quickly, looking back from time to time. Seeing his sister eating the dried rabbit meat obediently, her big black eyes rolling around but her little body motionless, he felt relieved and continued to squeeze in.

Xinbao was eating while looking around, and then she saw a big black dog coming out of the alley, staring at her.

Xinbao was startled and when he turned around quickly, his elder brother had already been submerged in the crowd.

She looked at the dog again.

The black dog was obviously a stray dog. Its hair was almost all gone, and its body was dirty and smelly. Its eyes, half covered with dirt, stared at her intently.

Xinbao was startled and whispered, "Yes, yes."

Brother Tang had just squeezed to the back and was negotiating with the store owner with a smile: "How about 70 coins for 12? There are 12 months in a year. I hope you can live happily together and have a baby soon."

The shopkeeper laughed at what he said and nodded in agreement. Brother Tang glanced across the crowd and saw that his sister was still standing there, so he felt relieved and lay down on the counter waiting.

The black dog slowly moved a few steps closer.

Xinbao's calves were shaking, and he made a prompt decision and threw away the half piece of dried rabbit meat in his hand.

The man was small and weak, so he couldn't throw it far, and he just threw it next to the stone. The black dog suddenly pounced on it, bit the dried meat into its mouth, and ate it with a sound of gulping.

Xinbao was so scared that she suddenly stepped back and fell off the mounting stone. She didn't dare to cry and quickly got up. She saw her fourth brother not far away, so she ran over and hugged his legs: "Help me!"

The young boy who was being hugged by her suddenly turned around.

He had black hair and a jade-like face, his thin light lips were tightly pursed, and his black jade eyes were full of murderous intent. A cold light flashed in his hand, and a few strands of his hair were cut off.

Xinbao was completely unaware, staring at the big black dog with tearful eyes: "Help, the dog is biting me!!"

When he saw clearly that the person holding him was actually a baby, a hint of surprise flashed in the boy's eyes.

He raised his head and quickly glanced at the road ahead. Faced with this murderous intent that was almost tangible, the black dog whined and turned around and ran away without hesitation.

The young man then grabbed the baby's clothes with one hand, ripped her open easily, and was about to throw her out.

The next moment, he heard chaotic footsteps.

The young man's eyes flashed, and he decisively withdrew his hand and held the baby in his arms.

He raised his hand and was about to press the back of her head, but the girl couldn't wait and opened her hands and hugged his neck tightly.

A mouthful of oil and salty tears were all smeared on his face.

The young man froze, clenched his fists, and then endured it, still gritting his teeth and pressing the back of her head to cover his face.

The soft little guy cried and complained: "Woo woo, the big black dog... the big black dog ate Xinbao's meat and wanted to bite Xinbao, oh oh, Xinbao is scared, Xinbao is scared... woo woo..."

The young man said nothing, but put one hand on the back of her head and slowly shook his body a few times, imitating others.

The next moment, several men in tight clothes flew past the street and glanced over here. Apart from the people who were huddled together to buy sesame cakes, there was only a skinny boy in cloth clothes who was holding a crying child and rocking his body to comfort him.

The man in tight clothes separated himself from the others, glanced at the crowd buying sesame cakes, then stepped back, waved his hand, and several people disappeared like the wind.

Brother Tang came out with a sesame cake in his hand. When he saw that there was no one on the horse stone, he was startled: "Xinbao!!"

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He quickly raised his head and looked around, and saw the back of the cloth-clothed boy next to him, and heaved a sigh of relief: "Silang, you're back?"

He walked over quickly, and the boy quickly lifted the baby's collar and threw it into his arms. Brother Tang hurriedly caught his sister, and when he looked up again, she had disappeared from his sight.

Brother Tang was stunned and looked around for someone: "Silang? Silang?"

He sensed something was wrong and gently patted his sister: "Xinbaoer, what's wrong?"

From beginning to end, Naituanzi did not notice anything wrong: "The big black dog bites Xinbao."

"There is no big black dog," Brother Tang patiently comforted, "Brother is here, Xinbao, look for yourself, there is no big black dog."

Xinbao twitched a few times before he cautiously opened his eyes and looked around. Sure enough, the big black dog had run away.

Xinbao breathed a sigh of relief, stopped crying, and hugged his brother's neck.

Brother Tang walked forward a few steps and saw Brother Tang limping back with a jar of pickles.

Brother Tang asked, "Did you just come back?"

"Yes," said Tang Si Ge, "There was someone in the store, so I waited for a while. What happened?"

Brother Tang looked around and said nothing more: "It's okay, it's late, let's go home."

They took a few steps and saw a black wild dog lying dead on the ground with a pool of blood under its head. Brother Tang quickly hugged his sister, telling her not to look in that direction, and walked away quickly.

A figure appeared silently at the corner of the street. He was wearing a light brown short-sleeved shirt similar to that of Fourth Brother Tang, but he was as sharp as a sword drawn from its sheath. He stared at their backs quietly, dispelled his doubts, turned around and left like the wind.

The brothers sold osmanthus candies for several days in a row. They also learned how to put crushed peanuts and plums in them, and they also sold well.

Many villagers followed them secretly, but they were too embarrassed to follow too closely. Brother Tang San kept circling around and never asked them to catch up, so they could only envy and hate him.

And home.

Right under the second brother's nose, the vegetables in the vegetable garden started to grow.

The seeds sprouted overnight, and then grew day by day for at least ten days. In just four or five days, a crop of leeks and even radish tops appeared.

In the evening, the second brother calmly told his sister: "Don't go to the county town tomorrow, grow vegetables at home."

Xinbao said "oh".

As the head of the family, she felt that she had a long way to go and a heavy responsibility, so she went to bed early. In a daze, she felt that the long-lost big stone appeared again.

(End of this chapter)