Chapter 9

It's cold in the deep winter, but a few people's hearts are not hot.

Zhu nodded, "OK, we'll go to the county early tomorrow."

Qi'er quickly steps over and lifts her robe to wrap Xia Xi's hand tightly inside.

Xia Xi took out a hand and touched his head, "let's go home."

The four went back to the village and made an appointment to go to the county tomorrow. The two of them went home with buckets. Xia Xi and his wife also went back to their yard.

As soon as you enter the door, you will find something wrong. Originally, those green bricks blocked the moon door for more than half, but now they are only a little higher than your waist. Seeing the faint light there, Xia Xi doesn't pay attention to it. They go straight into the house with Qi'er and shut the door with a bang.

The woman had been listening to the movement here. Hearing the sound of closing the door, she knew that they were coming back. She was relieved.

Inside, it's dark.

"Kiel, where's the lamp?"

Xia Xi asked.

Qi Er's low voice rang out in the room, "Niang, we don't have oil lamp."

Holding Qi'er's hand tight, Xia Xi low curse, just stay on the ice too long, her clothes are wet, no light, how to find clothes.

"Niang, you stand still. Kiel will help you find your clothes."

Qi'er had already noticed that her clothes were wet, so she went to the house familiar.

Xia Xi closed her eyes, suppressed her anger, and followed her into the house.

Qi'er fumbled to a cabinet, opened it, took out a package from it, turned around and handed it to Xia Xi, "Niang, your clothes are in it, I'll go out first, you change and call me."

"No

Xia Xi grabbed Qi'er and said, "you're frozen too. Go and lie on the Kang first."

Qi'er hesitated for a moment, cleverly got on the Kang, quickly took off her coat, lay down face in, and covered her head with a quilt. A stuffy voice came from the quilt, "mother, I'll lie down, you can change it."

Xia Xi laughs. She takes out a piece of clothes from the package and throws it aside. Then she takes off her coat, gets on the Kang and holds Qi'er in her arms.

Qi'er's body was stiff, and she didn't dare to move, but a big smile was on her lips.

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The next morning, as soon as there were footsteps in the yard, Xia Xi suddenly opened her eyes.

The footsteps stopped at the door, and Lan'er's voice rang out at the door, "sister-in-law, are you awake?"

Her voice is very low for fear of being heard by the people next door. Xia Xi told them last night that no one in the village should know about catching fish, especially her mother-in-law.

Xia Xi low back a, "got up, you wait a moment."

Qi son also opens eyes, a bone Lu gets up, quick put on the coat.

Xia Xi had already put on her clothes, and the two of them went out of the room.

Before dawn, it was cold outside. Lan'er stamped her feet gently, "sister-in-law, we need to go early to find a good place in the market."

Xia Xi nodded, "let's go."

The pillar was waiting outside the yard, carrying two buckets of water with fish in them. Seeing the three people coming out, they strode towards the outside of the village.

Along the way, the pillar and Lan'er take turns carrying the bucket. Xia Xi wants to pick it, but they refuse. It takes more than an hour to get to the county.

There are already many people in the market. The pillar finds a good place, puts down the bucket and wipes the sweat on the forehead.

The people who set up the stall nearby saw that they were selling live fish. They gathered around and talked in surprise. Such weather, such a big fish is rare.

Pillar and Lan'er stand in front of the bucket, with a smile on their face. Lan'er takes the opportunity to yell, "let's see, our fish is just fished out, regardless of the size, one hundred Wen."

When she said this, all the onlookers came to sell. They couldn't afford ten Wen, let alone 100 Wen.

Lan'er is relieved to know that these people can't afford it, but they can't do business in front of the bucket.

Xia Xi sees in the eye, put down the heart, way, "you two people first in this guard, I go to turn a circle."

It was still early, and there was no one in the market. Lan'er nodded, "sister-in-law, just have me and the pillar here."

Xia Xi leads Qi Er to walk slowly.

Qi'er has never been out of Weijia village since she was so big. Seeing the market so busy, her eyes are not enough. It's strange to have a look here and there.

A burst of aroma into the nose, Qi'er inhaled nose, hand unconsciously touch in his stomach, looking in the direction of aroma.

The boss is working hard to yell, "pancake, delicious pancake, a Wen."

Swallowing saliva, Qi'er turns her head and no longer looks at the pancake stand.

Xia Xi knew that he was hungry, thought about it, took Qi'er's hand and walked to the pancake stall with a smile.

"Boss..."

In front of the seller of Shaobing, he said, "this woman, do you want to buy Shaobing? How many? "

"The child is hungry and wants to buy him a pancake, but I'm out to sell fish today. I don't have any money with me. Can you give me a pancake on credit? I'll give you money when the fish are sold."

Finish saying, return to head to point to the position that sells fish for a while, "is there, you rest assured, I absolutely can't run."

The smile on the seller's face was stiff. Originally, Xia Xi's clothes didn't look like those of a poor family. He thought that he had a big customer and could sell more Shaobing. I didn't expect that he was a credit man. He had been setting up a stall here for several years, and he had never met such a thing before. If he had put it on others, he would have been spurted a few words: if he didn't have any money to eat pancakes, he was not a good man. He couldn't do without money!

But looking at Xia Xi, he couldn't say what he said.

Not only did she dress differently from ordinary farmers, but she also behaved differently from them. She stood there with a smile on her face and a cool look. She didn't feel any embarrassment because she didn't have a copper coin and came to borrow money. On the contrary, she didn't feel any embarrassment because she didn't answer immediately.

Mind a turn, hand has automatic action, quick package good two pancakes handed her, "I wait completely scattered set will go, you can come at any time."

"Thank you, boss."

Xia Xi reaches out her hand to take it. After thanking her, she gives the pancake to Qi'er and says, "you eat one, and send one to your uncle Zhu and aunt Lan'er."

Qi'er's eyes are bright. She only takes one, turns around and runs to send it to them quickly. Then she comes back soon, with a red face. Xia Xi gives him the pancake in his hand, thanks the boss again, and leads him forward.

People's eyes can't help looking over, see Qi'er high holding pancake, Xia Xi bent down, ate a bite, Qi'er just back.

Put the pancake to his mouth and took a bite. A cheerful, vague voice came, "Niang, this pancake is delicious."