happy fisherman

Chapter 10 An County
10
Bai Yuzhu felt that the smile on Bai Beibei's face was particularly annoying, so she blushed and pretended to be fierce, and said, "What's the matter with the dowry money? Isn't the dowry money money? Remember, this is what I lent Yours, you must return the money you made!"

"Okay~" Bo Beibei smiled ambiguously, and deliberately said in a cadence: "I will definitely pay it back!"

Bai Beibei paused, and said again: "Moreover, you have to pay back double, and add more dowry when you marry my brother."

"Damn girl, you dare to entertain me!" No matter how thick-skinned Bai Yuzhu was, she was only a 14-year-old girl. She was so annoyed by Bai Beibei's teasing, and she was about to greet Bai Beibei.

Bo Beibei smiled and ran out of the kitchen into the main room, and hid on the bed: "Mother, save me quickly, my sister-in-law is going to beat me."

"You still say, you still say! I'm ignoring you!" Bai Yuzhu was angry and annoyed, but she didn't dare to go forward because of Feng Shi, stomped her feet, and ran out with a blushing face.

"What did you child do to make your elder sister Yuzhu angry?"

Feng scolded her daughter, but sighed in her heart: I don't know if the boat is full of this blessing?

Facing the sadness in her mother's eyes, Bai Beibei put away her smile and comforted her: "Mother, brother will definitely come back safely."

"hope so."

As soon as Feng's words fell, he ran into the house happily carrying a small tub of shells: "Sister, I picked up a lot of beautiful shells!"

It is said that children get fat for three days if they eat, and lose weight for three days without food. These days, the warehouse is full of two small bowls of rice for each meal. In just a few days, this little face has grown flesh and legs have become stronger. Not only can they walk well, but they can also Carry something light.

"It's awesome that we have a full warehouse!" Bai Beibei praised without hesitation.

Children like to be praised by adults, and Mancang is no exception. He said happily: "Sister, I will help you pick up shells every day from now on, and then sister will be able to make many, many beautiful things."

"Okay," Bo Beibei said with a smile, "but you can't go to the beach until the sun goes down, you know?"

"Sister, I know, Sister Yuzhu told me." Mancang blinked his eyes wide.

Before dawn the next day, Bo Beibei made breakfast, wrapped two steamed buns, put the finished shells in a cloth bag and threw them on his shoulders and quietly went out the door.

It's not completely bright yet, and it's quiet everywhere, except for the occasional sound of waves hitting the shore. For some reason, Bo Beibei always feels a pair of eyes staring at him.

This feeling made Bo Beibei's hair stand on end. She walked faster and faster with the cloth bag on her back, and looked back after a few steps. This half-walk and half-run, until it was completely bright, and Bo Beibei could see the surrounding scenery clearly. Peace of mind slowed down.

Bai Beibei saw a big rock beside the road, so she sat down. It wasn't until now that she realized that her legs were shaking and her shoulders were burning hot. She didn't even need to look to know that the cloth bag had worn her skin to pieces.

Bo Beibei lifted the hem of her clothes to wipe the sweat from her forehead, but found that the whole clothes were soaked. She didn't know whether it was wet from cold sweat or hot sweat.

After resting for a while, Bo Beibei looked up and looked around, and saw that there was no one in sight, except for the sand and stones, not even a tree, giving people a feeling of desolation and loneliness.

Bo Beibei is very fortunate that there is only such a road leading to the tea house by the sea, otherwise she would not know where to find someone to ask for directions.

In terms of time, Bo Beibei didn't rest for too long. After regaining his strength, he threw the cloth bag on the other shoulder and started to rush forward again.

But not long after, a three-way intersection appeared in front of her. Bo Beibei was dumbfounded. She was really afraid of what would happen. Now, which one is the road leading to the teahouse?

Just as Bo Beibei was struggling, a black spot suddenly appeared on the left path, and a bullock cart was slowly driving towards this side.

Bo Beibei was overjoyed, and waited until the ox cart approached before asking the driver: "Uncle, which way is the way to the county?"

"Girl, if you want to go to the county town, get in the car. All the folks in the car will go to the teahouse to take a carriage to the county town." The coachman pointed to another road with his finger holding a whip.

It turns out that the road on the right is the road to the teahouse, Bai Beibei thought to himself.

Bai Beibei thought for a while and asked, "Uncle, how far is it from here to the teahouse?"

It would definitely cost money to ride an ox cart, and if it wasn't far away, she wanted to save money on the ox cart ride.

"There are still seven or eight miles to go. Do you want to take a car? If you don't, I'll leave." The coachman became a little impatient.

Seven or eight miles is not too far, Bo Beibei gritted his teeth: "Uncle, I'm sorry, I'd better walk there."

"Whatever you want." The coachman flicked his whip and drove away.

Bo Beibei also quickened her pace and followed closely behind the bullock cart, trying not to let the bullock cart out of her sight, because she was worried that there would be another fork ahead.

Just when Bo Beibei was almost out of consciousness, a shed appeared in sight. There were many people sitting in the shed, and two carriages and several ox carts were parked beside the shed.

Bo Beibei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally arrived.

After driving such a long distance and sweating so much, Bai Beibei's mouth was so dry that she reluctantly paid a penny for a bowl of tea.

After drinking the water, I asked the boss to find out that the ox carts were sent from Baogang Town to the county seat. Some of these people were visiting relatives in the county seat, and some wanted to find work. There are also a few people who brought their own crops to the county town to try their luck.

It's just that the fare is frighteningly expensive. It costs eight cents for a head and two cents for carrying goods. Bo Beibei paid ten cents for the fare, and his heart is bleeding.

The carriage is not big, but there are more than [-] people crowded shoulder to shoulder. The late summer sun shines directly on the carriage. Beibei finally suppressed the urge to jump off the carriage, and finally closed her eyes and fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Bo Beibei felt the speed of the car slow down, and opened his eyes to see that the driver was eating bread while driving, and the people in the car also took out their dry food and started eating in the car.

But Bai Beibei didn't have the slightest appetite. She hugged the cloth bag and continued to sleep.

In a daze, Bai Beibei heard the coachman's voice: "Miss, wake up, we're in An County, get out of the car."

Bo Beibei shuddered, sat up straight, and found that she was the only one left in the car.

"Thank you." Bo Beibei hurriedly jumped out of the car with the cloth bag on his back.

After Bai Beibei got off the car, he found that he was outside a city wall. When he looked up, he could see the two traditional Chinese characters "An County" on the top.

"Little girl, hurry up and enter the city, the city gate will be closed when it gets dark." Before leaving, the coachman kindly reminded him that he had to go to a village twenty miles away to spend the night, so that he could bring guests back tomorrow. .

(End of this chapter)