Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Poverty is too deeply rooted in people's hearts

The Maque Market was crowded with people. The Maque Market had been closed for more than half a month because of the autumn harvest. Now that the market was reopened, the autumn harvest was over and everyone was not busy with work. There were many buyers and sellers.

Shen Moer met a loach seller as soon as she entered the market. There were not many loaches, only about two kilograms, and she bought them all.

The young man selling loaches was very happy and gave her a few field crabs in the basket: "These things are just shells with no meat. No one wants them even if you exchange them for them, so I'm giving them to you."

Shen Moer already had some experience, and this time she put an enamel pot in the bamboo basket, which was just right for raising loaches. As for the field crabs, she tied them with straw and just threw them into the bamboo basket. There was no need to worry about them crawling out.

Shen Shaoyuan really likes to eat crabs. He bought two catties of loach and got several crabs for free. It was a pleasant surprise. Shen Moer said happily, "The autumn wind is blowing, and the crab legs are fat. It's the time when crabs are plump and delicious. I'm getting a bargain."

The young man didn't think so at all. He said honestly, "No one wants to exchange. There's not much meat in total, and I have to buy a lot of ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell. It's not worth it."

The aunt selling vegetables next to him also said, "Not only ginger and garlic, but also cooking wine and vinegar. Oh, with this money, you can't buy two taels of meat!"

Nowadays, everyone is very frugal. This kind of thing that uses a lot of seasonings but can't fill the stomach at all is really unpopular.

Shen Moer smiled and said, "Thank you anyway."

Then she walked forward again.

Liu Yinshuang peered over and muttered, "Crabs are still very fat in this season, with lots of crab roe and crab paste. Add some rice wine, brown sugar, and ginger slices, and stew field crabs with rice wine and brown sugar. This is the way to eat it in the southeast. It is fragrant, sweet, and nourishing."

Shen Moer glanced at her inconspicuously.

Therefore, the college entrance examination will be restored in the future, and the villagers will be able to go to the city, and even travel to other places... Rice wine and brown sugar are very expensive things at present, but in the future people will use them to stew crabs that no one likes now, so it seems that everyone's life will get better and better in the future.

Logically, there are people everywhere in the market, and Liu Yinshuang should have nothing to be afraid of. However, she didn't know what she was thinking, but she kept following Shen Moer.

Shen Moer stopped to buy things, and she watched from the side. There was an old lady selling pears whose weight was inaccurate, and she immediately discovered it. She scolded the old lady for three hundred rounds and almost threw the weight. In the end, the old lady could only blame herself. Not only did she make up the weight, but Liu Yinshuang also took the opportunity to take an extra pear and said it was to weigh the scale.

In the end, Liu Yinshuang looked at Shen Moer with an expression of "I'm awesome, why don't you thank me quickly", waiting for Shen Moer's compliments.

Shen Moer: "..."

If you don't know, you would think it was you who bought the pears.

But she still complimented her and said thank you. After all, she really couldn't find out that the scale was inaccurate, and she really had no experience in this area.

Shen Moer later bought some tofu, tofu skin, day lily and other things.

She didn't buy any vegetables, as the vegetables in her family's private plot were growing well, and sometimes when she pulled out some vegetables, Aunt Chen and her friends would help her plant some seedlings, so the variety of vegetables became more and more abundant, and it was more than enough for the two of them.

But she did run into the old man who sold the rattan boxes last time.

"Uncle, is this box still six yuan each, or eleven yuan a pair?" Shen Moer asked.

Unexpectedly, the old man still recognized her. A simple smile appeared on his old face: "It's you, girl. I'm so sorry for you last time!" He waved his hands repeatedly: "No price, no price, if you want it, it's five yuan each."

Shen Moer actually wanted to buy two. There was already a pair at home. If she bought another pair, she would have two pairs. But she was really tight on money recently. The 80 yuan bill for the bicycle was not paid yet. In addition, she had to bring some money back to the provincial capital. It was really not the time to spend money lavishly.

After thinking about it, she finally said: "Then change it."

"If you want two, then two. If you don't have the money, I'll give it to you next time." Liu Yinshuang, who was just watching the excitement at the stall in front, appeared again like a ghost.

Shen Moer wanted to say that you said it lightly, it's not easy for an old man to weave a box, and it's only five yuan, who would owe you for nothing.

As a result, she heard Liu Yinshuang calling "Grandpa" to the old man, and the old man saw her and immediately showed a kind smile: "Xiaoshuang, you are here, do you know this girl?"

Liu Yinshuang: "We are classmates in junior high school."

She tilted her head at Shen Moer and said, "This is my grandpa."

Old Man Liu smiled and said, "So she is Xiaoshuang's classmate! It's okay, girl, you can take the box first, and give it to us when you have enough money."

Shen Moer didn't expect that this old man was actually Liu Yinshuang's grandfather.

But saying this, she remembered that the eldest grandfather had said last time that the design of the box was thought up by her granddaughter herself, and no other store had it for sale. It was also her who said that it would not be sold for less than five yuan... So, it is estimated that the bidding method of six yuan for one and eleven yuan for two was also Liu Yinshuang's idea.

The design of this box is not sold by other stores... Could it be a future design?

Shen Moer took a closer look, and she didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but the more she looked at it, the more she felt that the design of this box was really special.

But she still said: "Let's buy one first. It's enough for now. We can buy more later when we need it."

Old Man Liu smiled and took out the box and said: "That's fine, girl. We are from Songshu Brigade. Which brigade are you from? Come to our house when you have time!"

Liu Yinshuang: "She is from Yangliu Brigade. She is close. Forget about visiting. Our shabby adobe house has no room for people to move. When we save enough money, we will buy a house in the county and invite her to come to our house to play."

Old Man Liu has been used to hearing Liu Yinshuang say this for a while. Although he thinks it is unrealistic for them, the farmers, to buy a house in the county, he still agrees with Sun. Daughter: "When the county buys a house, he will definitely invite your classmates to visit. Now is also possible. Didn't I go into the mountains to pick some wild grapefruits the other day? I invite your classmates to come home to eat grapefruits."

The old man was sincere, honest and kind. Shen Moer didn't want to refuse directly, so she smiled and said, "I have something to do at home right now, so come when you are free."

Old Man Liu smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed: "Okay, okay, I'll come when you are free. The grapefruits can still be stored. You must come."

The granddaughter didn't have many peers she got along well with because she made a lot of noise at home. Now people in the village hide when they see her. Old Man Liu finally met a girl who was willing to interact with his granddaughter, and he was very happy.

Shen Moer paid the money, said goodbye, and left with the suitcase. Not long after she walked, Liu Yinshuang caught up with her and stuffed a small roll of cloth into her arms, whispering: "I said it's a gift for you, and you have to keep it a secret for me!"

Shen Moer didn't expect her to be so stubborn. She refused several times without success, and was afraid of attracting attention in the crowd, so she simply accepted it. After thinking for a while, she said: "Then I'll go to Songshu Brigade to find you another day." Liu Yinshuang's

eyes flashed. She didn't expect Shen Moer to say she would go to Songshu Brigade to find her. She knows her own affairs best. Since she had a quarrel with her family and the brigade, her reputation is really not very good. But she doesn't care about this. The most important thing for her to live a comfortable life is to live a new life. After two years of reform and opening up, these reputations will be shit.

But at least for now, even the sisters who grew up with her in the village ignored her, fearing that she would affect their reputation.

Yangliu Brigade and Songshu Brigade are next door to each other. Shen Moer must have heard about her. Even so, she was willing to go to Songshu Brigade to find her.

Liu Yinshuang was a little moved in her heart, but her expression was still indifferent. She said coldly: "That's fine."

Shen Moer smiled and continued to walk inside.

Liu Yinshuang watched her walk away, turned around and returned to the stall of Old Man Liu.

Shen Moer quickly walked around the market. After a circle, she didn't see Bao Ge with a sideburn, but Bao Ge was not there every time the Sparrow Market was open, so Shen Moer didn't take it to heart.

When she returned to the entrance of Sparrow Market, she unexpectedly ran into Zhang Junliang and his mother.

Zhang Junliang had been staring at Shen Moer from a distance, his eyes were filled with a bit of contempt, and a bit of relief. Shen Moer felt that this man was simply inexplicable, so she glanced at him and didn't look at him again.

Unfortunately, there were too many people in the market, and they were crowded together. When they passed by, Shen Moer still heard Zhang's mother spit and said, "It's just a private teacher, what's so great about her, spit, a rotten woman who is a slut."

Shen Moer originally didn't want to pay attention to this inexplicable mother and son, but Zhang's mother was the one who provoked her, so she naturally couldn't get used to her.

It happened that the two of them were walking towards each other, and Shen Moer raised her hand and slapped her.

Snap, a crisp sound.

All of a sudden, people around them stopped and looked at them with gossipy eyes. Why did they start fighting for no reason?

Some people heard what Zhang's mother said and thought that the two seemed to know each other. Oh, you scolded the girl and said she was a slut who had an affair. How could people not beat you?

Zhang's mother was also stunned and it took her a long time to react: "Ah, you hit me, you slut, how dare you hit me?!"

Shen Moer raised her eyebrows, turned slightly, and slapped her again: "Your mouth stinks, I'm going to slap your mouth!"

Then, she slapped Zhang's mother a few more times at a rapid speed, until Zhang Junliang reacted and rushed over excitedly: "Shen Moer, don't be too much! Although my mother Although it may sound harsh, how can you hit someone so casually? ! Respect the old and love the young, do you know how to respect elders? ! "

Shen Moer raised her eyes and asked, "I have no relationship with you, how can she be considered an elder to me? Ask everyone, if someone is called a slut on the street for no reason, would he or she have to hit the person? She ran to the street to get beaten, who can you blame?"

Wow!

Except for those who had heard it before, everyone else finally understood why this beautiful girl would suddenly hit someone.

"If you say that, it's really not the girl's fault. She didn't provoke you, but you cursed her so badly for no reason. How can I not beat you?" "That's

right. Some middle-aged women are like this. When they see a young and beautiful girl, they will make up rumors about her. How can I not be angry?"

"Hey, forget it, forget it. I've already beaten her. It was you who were wrong first. Let's just forget about it. Otherwise, you'll block the door and affect everyone's entry and exit."

...

But no one supported Zhang's mother.

No one can understand why she cursed for no reason.

However, Zhang's mother was used to being angry at home, so she couldn't stand this grievance. She didn't care what others said, and rushed over to hit Shen Moer: "You bastard, you are dating my son and hooking up with educated youth, what's wrong with me scolding you?"

Zhang's mother waved her hands and was about to grab Shen Moer's hair, but Shen Moer was taller than her, so she couldn't reach her hand at all, and was grabbed by Shen Moer instead.

Zhang Junliang's eyes were bloodshot and he was heartbroken: "I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, let my mother go quickly, if you don't let go, don't blame me for hitting you, I don't want to hit a woman!"

He rushed over to "rescue" Zhang's mother.

When Shen Moer heard Zhang Junliang said he was going to fight, she took the initiative and kicked him on the leg, knocking him down. Then she threw Zhang's mother with her.

After that, she clapped her hands, as if her hands were stained with something dirty, and said lightly: "Don't talk nonsense in the future, or don't blame me for fighting. I don't want to hit anyone, my hands are tired."

After that, she tightened the rope of the bamboo basket on her back, turned around and left quickly.

The rest of the people present looked at each other, and after a while, someone muttered, "Even if you don't want to hit a woman, you have to hit her before you can!"

Now, those who were embarrassed to speak couldn't help but mutter, "It seems that the girl still showed mercy. The kick was so sharp, she looks like a martial artist."

"I heard that when the four olds were destroyed in the early years, there were martial monks from Guangyan Temple who went down the mountain and returned to secular life. There was one in our brigade. The old monk accepted several young disciples, and all of them are good at martial arts."

"Don't we still have people in the brigade who used to be bodyguards in the early years? They still practice boxing every day now."

"You can scold anyone else, but you scolded the martial artist. It's like kicking a wall. The person is still being taken in. Be content!"

...

I have never lost face like this in my life. Zhang Junliang was so ashamed that his face turned red. He got up, helped Zhang's mother up and walked out.

He didn't buy anything. He was so embarrassed that he had no mood to buy anything.

Shen Moer didn't know what happened after she left, nor did she know that the crowd had changed the topic to whether she was an apprentice taught by a wandering monk or a martial artist with a family tradition.

She found a bicycle at a parking lot near Sparrow City, rode it to the food station, bought half a pound of meat and some free pig offal, then went to the state-owned hotel to buy white flour steamed buns, and rode home.

When she got home, Shen Shaoyuan had already prepared lunch. It was a simple noodle soup with eggs and leeks. The soup was very delicious.

After lunch, before Shen Moer went to call for help, Fu Mingze and his friends came. Zheng Jiamin was full of excitement: "Let's go, let's hurry up to the mountain, we can cook when we come back!"

Wang Qiutong was equally excited: "Let's go, let's go into the mountain!"

Fu Mingze was speechless and even yawned: "They got up before dawn, just waiting to go into the mountain."

Shen Moer: "..."

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Autumn is the harvest season. Not only are the crops in the fields ripe for harvest, but there are also many ripe wild fruits in the mountains. So they met many people from the village on their way up the mountain.

Most of them were aunts and uncles with their children, and there were also older children with their younger brothers and sisters. Basically, they would not walk too far, just wandering around the nearby mountains.

Some of these people had just gone up the mountain like Shen Moer and her friends, while others had just come out of the mountain and were heading home for a late lunch. Most of their backpacks had grass covered in their backpacks, so it was impossible to tell what their harvest was. However, they met Aunt Chen and her friends halfway. Classmate Chen Maomao was holding a bunch of wild grapes in his hand and eating them while jumping.

Seeing Shen Moer, he immediately shared the wild grapes in his hand: "Sister Moer, wild grapes are so sweet!"

Aunt Chen also quickly took out a bunch of wild grapes from the backpack: "You are lucky to meet, you hold the sweet mouth."

Zheng Jiamin took it without hesitation: "Thank you, Aunt Chen!"

Then he took out two candies from his pocket and gave them to Maomao: "You hold the sweet mouth too."

Maomao was immediately very happy.

"Oh, Zheng Zhiqing is always so polite." Aunt Chen glanced at Shen Moer and Fu Mingze and smiled, "See you next time."

Because there were many people outside, Shen Moer and the others walked a little further inside, but they still didn't find any traces of pheasants and rabbits, but they found a wild chestnut tree halfway.

The chestnut trees were tall, and several people worked together. Fu Mingze and Zheng Jiamin were responsible for hitting the chestnuts with sticks, while Shen Moer and Wang Qiutong were responsible for picking the chestnuts.

The chestnuts were still in their prickly shells, and some had fallen to the ground and had already fallen out of their shells. Soon they filled two bamboo baskets.

Wang Qiutong wore a long-sleeved shirt today, and even wrapped her hair with a handkerchief, obviously she had made full preparations. There was a smear of dust on her face at some point, but she looked very excited: "We actually picked so many chestnuts! This is a generous gift from nature, great! Even if we don't catch any pheasants or hares, this trip is worth it!"

Zheng Jiamin was also very happy, but still said: "Chestnuts are chestnuts, rabbits are rabbits, pheasants are pheasants, and of course it would be best to have all of them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "cluck, cluck, cluck" not far away. The sound sounded a bit like a rooster's cry, but it was hoarse than the cry of a domestic rooster, and not as clear as that of a domestic rooster.

Zheng Jiamin was startled and murmured: "This, this can't be..."

He looked at Wang Qiutong, who looked confused: "What, what is this?"

Almost at the same time, Shen Moer, who was standing on the other side of the tree, had already jumped out like an arrow from a bow, and in the blink of an eye, she was in front of a bush of firewood. At this moment, a pheasant with long tail feathers also flew out of the bush of firewood.

With a snap,

a stone hit the pheasant's head. The pheasant swayed in the air and quickly fell back into the bush of firewood.

Shen Moer rushed over and grabbed the pheasant. The pheasant struggled in vain twice and stopped moving.

Shen Moer pulled up some straw from the spot and tied the pheasants tightly together. She then rummaged through the straw nest that the pheasants had just come out of, and sure enough, she found several pheasant eggs on the ground.

Zheng Jiamin and Wang Qiutong had already rushed over, their voices louder than the other, like a duet:

"Ahhhhh, Moer, you are so amazing, my God, you really caught it, you found a pheasant! Ahhh, this is a pheasant, this pheasant actually doesn't look like a domestic chicken, it has a small head and such long feathers, this is the first time I see a pheasant!!!"

"Comrade Shen Moer, you are amazing, you are so amazing, such skills! There is also a nest of pheasant eggs, my God, it's great, we have a big harvest today!!!"

The two of them each grabbed the pheasant with one hand, and neither of them was willing to let go.

Fu Mingze, who originally wanted to help Shen Moer collect the pheasant: "..."

Forget it.

Because they had to cook in the afternoon, they were originally going to go back after picking chestnuts. Now they had shot a pheasant, which meant they had completed their task in excess. So they pulled some weeds to cover the things in the bamboo basket and headed back .

This section of the road was close to the mountains and there were not many people. Zheng Jiamin and Wang Qiutong did not put away the pheasant. They still held one wing each and walked and looked at the curiosities.

Shen Moer and Fu Mingze walked side by side behind.

Glancing at the two people in front of him who were very excited, Fu Mingze took out a small roll of bills from his pocket and handed it to Shen Moer: "I'll pay for today's dinner."

Shen Moer didn't take it, she looked sideways at him: "Why are you paying?"

Fu Mingze looked at her and smiled, and said: "My target's family is treating, isn't it my duty to pay?"

After a pause, he said: "Uncle Shen Qi came to discuss with me this morning, saying that this meal is to express my gratitude to the captain and others, and to ask Aunt Chen to be a matchmaker, and to improve our relationship. Minglu. Given the current situation, we can't have a grand wedding. This is just like an engagement party. When you are old enough, we will go get the marriage certificate and then have a few formal banquets."

Shen Moer nodded. This was indeed what they had discussed before, but she still didn't take the money: "Keep the bill for yourself. I have a salary, and I'm better off than you."

Fu Mingze was choked and wanted to say that he was not as tight as she thought, but he swallowed the words back. Helplessly, he could only stuff the bill back into his pocket.

"By the way, when can I give you the money for the bicycle?" Shen Moer asked.

"No need to pay. I'll pay for the bicycle. If I guarantee it, it will be a little cheaper. I estimate that seventy will be enough." Fu Mingze said.

Shen Moer was surprised: "You have so much money?!"

Fu Mingze sighed secretly. His image as a poor man seemed to be too deeply rooted in people's minds. In the eyes of his target, he seemed to be penniless. He

had to find an excuse: "This is the money my family gave me before I went to the countryside. They were afraid that I would not be able to return to the countryside and settle down there. I didn't dare to use it and saved it all. I can't afford other gifts. This bicycle is second-hand. You don't mind throwing it away, do you?"

Shen Moer smiled and teased: "No, a second-hand bicycle is more affordable. But since you are not looking for a son-in-law, my family should pay the gift."

Fu Mingze glanced at her from the side, and thought that her pretending to be smug was somewhat cute, so he did not refute her and said softly, "Then consider it my gift to you."

He said this softly and tenderly. Shen Moer looked up at him, and her heart skipped a beat when she met his dark and clear eyes.

Shen Moer quickly looked away, cleared her throat, and said, "I'm lying to you. I've discussed it with my father. We won't have a son-in-law. We can live together even if we don't get married."

Fu Mingze smiled.

In fact, Shen Shaoyuan had also told him about this, but he didn't care. Whether he had a son-in-law or not, they were all a family, and it was okay for the children to have the surname Shen in the future. What he cared about was the person in front of him.

Fu Mingze glanced at Shen Moer, then suddenly reached out and grabbed her, stroking her wrist with his fingers, and said, "Well, it's all right, I'll listen to you."

Shen Moer subconsciously glanced at Zheng Jiamin and Wang Qiutong in front of her, struggled uncomfortably, and said in a low voice, "We're outside, let go."

The place where he held her seemed to be on fire, and the fire spread to her whole body along the veins of her skin, and Shen Moer's face flushed.

In broad daylight, in front of everyone, in public... It wasn't in public, but it was not good to do this outside.

Fu Mingze raised his eyebrows slightly. Sometimes his girlfriend was so timid that she seemed to dare to fight a tiger with a bamboo arrow. Sometimes she was timid and shy, but she felt embarrassed just to hold his hand. Of

course, he would not let go.

At this time, Zheng Jiamin, who was walking in front, suddenly turned his head and said, "Hey, look over there--"

Then he said, "No, you, you, Fu Mingze, what are you doing?!"