After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 43 Trapping people
People like to watch the excitement, especially when there are a lot of married women gathering together.

Little Cai felt everyone's direct gazes, and felt that the half of her face that had been beaten began to sting again. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.

"She was just beaten by a man in the family. There were no slap marks on her face before..." someone whispered.

Zhang Yuniang has always disliked Little Cai. Some women will fight back when they are bullied, while some women will only tear up other people's umbrellas when they get caught in the rain. Little Cai, as Niu Niu's adoptive mother, never protected her child. Treat Niuniu as a tool to suffer for her.

Zhang Yunniang finally relented and did not let little Cai face everyone's scrutinizing eyes. She took the child and walked out first, saying: "It's better to leave quickly. If you are late, others will pick out the good food. "

After hesitating for a moment, the others followed.

Little Cai stayed there alone, holding the vegetable basket tightly with her right hand. After a long time, she finally recovered and walked in the direction where everyone left.

At home, Zhang Guangzong wants to eat broth when she wakes up. No matter how many grievances she has, she can only swallow it.

After not seeing little Cai, Niu Niu returned to her usual lively appearance. Her big eyes looked around on the street. The scenery in the city was different from that in the countryside. Niu Niu still felt very fresh after seeing it many times.

Zhang Yunniang also indulged her. When she met a shop selling flower-shaped cakes, she saw Niu Niu staring at her and bought her a pack.

Madam Qi couldn't help but sigh: "Mother Yun, you really love your daughter."

Others echoed.

Really wealthy families would not rent a house from a wealthy woman. Most of them would stay in an inn, or simply rent a yard or buy a house by themselves.

There are many people living in Mrs. Qian's courtyard. Even though it is close to the examination room, so many people are crowded together and the air is a bit turbid.

Such families are not willing to buy such flashy cakes for their daughters. They only buy two cents worth of candied haws and the like. Moreover, if there are any good things, they will probably give them to the boys first.

The bag of pastries held in Niu Niu's hand cost Zhang Yunniang fifty cents, and there were only eight pastries in each package.

Zhang Yuniang said with a smile: "Niuniu is so cute that she invites others to love her. This is what she should do."

Most ordinary people would buy this whole package of cakes as gifts, but Zhang Yunniang handed it over to Niuniu without blinking an eye.

Niu Niu carefully picked up a piece of pastry. She just smelled it and brought it to Zhang Yunniang's mouth: "Mom, it smells so good. Eat it quickly!"

Zhang Yuniang was very impressed by her daughter's filial piety, but she still said: "Mom is not hungry, you eat first, and I will eat with your father later."

After Niuniu heard this, she didn't hesitate anymore, holding the pastry and eating it in small bites.

After finishing a piece of pastry, Niuniu was still very greedy, but she put away the bag of pastries, fully planning to share it with her brothers when she went home.

"Is it delicious?" Zhang Yunniang asked softly.

Niu Niu nodded vigorously and whispered: "Huahua pastries are delicious, but I have tasted better ones."

Zhang Yunniang didn't think much about it: "What do you think is the most delicious?"

She originally thought that Niuniu could talk about roast chicken. After all, the child couldn't forget it after eating it once.

Niu Niu said: "The most delicious food I have ever eaten in my dream."

Zhang Yunniang didn't expect that the little girl was still thinking about that food dream.

The group of people soon reached the street selling vegetables.

Most of the vegetables in the city are brought in by vegetable farmers outside the city. There are many residential houses near this street. Over time, a street selling vegetables has been formed.

Because there is no one to manage it, this place is a mixed bag of people. There are basically everyone selling vegetables, buying vegetables, setting up stalls, and begging.

While picking vegetables, Mrs. Qi lamented: "After staying in Fucheng for a few days, my wallet will be empty, and the food in Fucheng is too expensive." Others were full of bitterness when they heard this.

"I don't know if the price has increased because we came here. It costs too much to sell vegetables. My husband blames me for not being able to live."

"We pick vegetables in the vegetable garden at home, why should we spend such unnecessary money?"

Scholars usually spend a lot of money on pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Every time they rush for an exam, it is a major blow to the family's savings. Therefore, supporting a scholar is a big burden for most families.

If you can be admitted as a scholar and have a hard time at home, you can still get back your money.

But if you can't even pass the scholar examination, it will really be a waste of money.

But there are only so many people who can pass each college examination. In this game of crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops, some will win and some will lose.

Zhang Yunniang looked at their somewhat depressed expressions and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, it would be great if my home was close to Fucheng. Then I would come to Fucheng every day to buy groceries, and I would probably make a fortune."

Mrs. Qi chuckled lightly and said, "You have a beautiful idea. I also want to have a house in Fucheng."

The women did not gather together, but each picked out the vegetables they wanted to buy.

Zhang Yuniang's family has a large family, so she has to buy two or three days' worth of food at a time, and the vegetable basket is quickly filled to the brim.

Seeing that she was struggling to hold the vegetable basket, Niu Niu struggled to climb down from her and asked to leave.

Little Cai walked a step late, but she could always see the women's backs in her sight, so it didn't take long to enter the street.

Before she could buy groceries, an old beggar blocked her way and said to her: "Madam, I have a family secret recipe at home. As long as you pay three taels of silver, I will sell it to you..."

Little Cai thought he was a liar, so he immediately scolded him: "Get out of here."

The old beggar was still defending: "Madam, believe me, I am really not a liar, and my secret recipe is also real..."

Little Cai was just about to curse when she suddenly saw a familiar figure at a stall not far away. She took it into consideration and said to the old beggar: "Old man, your secret recipe is not that I don't want to buy it, but that I don't have the money. Do you see the woman with the child? She has money, go and sell it to her!"

When the old beggar heard this, he did not act immediately. Instead, he stood in front of Xiao Cai and silently handed over the broken bowl in his hand.

Little Cai was puzzled: "Didn't I show you the way? Why are you still pestering me?"

The old beggar looked like a scoundrel and said, "Do you have a bad relationship with the woman with the child? Do you want me to trick her and you won't give me any benefits?"

When Xiao Cai heard this, she immediately jumped up and down: "Okay, you have admitted it yourself. There is no secret recipe at all. You are just cheating me!"

The old beggar smiled "hehe" and then shouted loudly: "Children!"

As soon as he finished speaking, five or six dirty beggars came out from nowhere and surrounded little Cai.

The old beggar also taught her a lesson and said, "If you didn't have the intention to harm others, I wouldn't bother you."

Little Cai cursed loudly in her heart. What the old beggar said was grandiose, but in fact he was just catching a fat sheep to slaughter. But she came out alone and came from a womanly family. She was single and weak, so she could only suffer this hidden disadvantage.

After paying a full twenty cash, the old beggar waved his hand, and the other beggars disappeared like a tide.

"Don't worry, old beggar, I keep my word."

After the old beggar dropped this sentence, he squeezed into the crowd with a broken bowl in his hand, stopped Zhang Yun's mother and daughter, and said with a smile: "Madam, I think you are kind-hearted. There is a secret recipe passed down in my family. It only costs three taels." silver……"

(End of this chapter)