My little cousin jumped for joy! He would have meat to eat tomorrow! He hadn't tasted meat for months!
Li Erlang then asked, "How is your mother today?"
Li Yan explained everything one by one, and Father Li finally felt relieved! Everyone was very hungry, so they finished lunch in a short while and were reluctant to rest for a moment, so they hurried to harvest.
The sun was scorching at noon, and Li Yan brought her little cousin back to rest for fear that the children would overheat.
When they got home, Mrs. Lin had already gone back to her room to rest, and Li Yan finished the food in the pot in a few bites.
After clearing the dishes, Li Yan returned to the room. Her little cousin was already fast asleep! She sat by the bed, fanning him gently.
She could go to town tomorrow, and she had to find a way to make money. After thinking for a moment, she went into Li Erlang's room and soon drew a few vivid pictures, ready to take them to the embroidery shop to test the waters.
The next day, Li Yan was woken up by her mother at dawn. Lin told her to take the embroidered handkerchief to the town and sell it.
Holding the fifty cents given by her grandmother, the two sisters walked out of the house in the morning sun.
Lijia Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one small path leading out of the village.
After walking about two miles, they came to the main road.
Normally, there would be ox carts carrying people on this road on market days, but now it was the autumn harvest season and no one had the time to drive a cart, so the two had to walk to the town.
In fact, there was a large river about a mile away from Lijia Village, which led directly to the county town. From there, a boat ride to town only took half a quarter of an hour and cost one cent per person. However, Li Yan was short of money at the moment, so she had no choice but to forgo this convenience!
The two hurried to the city gate, where they saw a high city wall. Outside the gate, a long line of people were being checked by the soldiers guarding the gate.
Today's market is packed with people lining up. Every household is carrying their harvested fruits and vegetables into the city to sell!
After waiting in line for a long time, the two finally entered the city. The streets were crowded with people, and all kinds of shops lined up on both sides of the road. The sounds of hawking were endless, all of which demonstrated the vitality of the city.
The two walked along the main street looking for the Xiupin shop. After walking for half a minute, they saw the sign of Xiupinzhai. The door of the embroidery building was crowded with people coming and going, so the two walked in.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw the shopkeeper working on an abacus with his head down. As if he sensed someone coming in, he hurriedly looked up and greeted them, "What can I do for my guests?" Seeing that they were two poorly dressed children, he stopped talking and lowered his head to work on his abacus again.
At this time, the waiter came back and saw the two children standing at the door. He frowned and said, "Is this the place you should be? Go away."
Daya was so frightened that she turned around and wanted to leave. Li Yan took out a handkerchief from her bosom and asked, "Young man, do you accept handkerchiefs like this?"
The young man took the handkerchief impatiently and turned it over and over, "It's just like this, it's not worth much."
The shopkeeper walked up behind the clerk and took a look at the handkerchief. "It's well embroidered, but the material is not good. If you want to sell it for ten cents each!"
Li Yan knew that the shopkeeper was trying to bargain for the price. When Lin left, she told her that she had spent eight cents on the cloth and her mother had worked hard to embroider it for half a day, even though the cloth was just average. Knowing that the shopkeeper didn't really want it, Li Yan didn't argue any further.
He took the handkerchief back from the boy and turned around to leave the shop!
The young man looked at the two men as they left and said, "Poor looking!"
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