Chapter Five Was Remembered By Someone

  With the newly acquired property clutched in his bosom, he couldn't help but feel excited, and from time to time, he would take out the eleven large copper coins to examine them. The color was a dull yellow, with some intricate patterns and small characters on one side, which were probably the year of issue, but unfortunately, the strokes were many and the characters too small to be discernible. On the other side, in bold seal script, it read "one coin".

  As she walked, she thought that although the few dollars weren't much, to someone who was now penniless, it was like being in a desert and suddenly stumbling upon an oasis - her current mood was just like that.

  Passing by a stall selling meat buns, I plan to ask about the price and compare it with others to see which one has the best value for money.

  The meat pie seller was a big fat man, standing in the cold wind and blowing on his hands. At this time, he was very idle, with no business coming to the door. However, he still had an eye that looked at her purse with disdain, sizing up whether she had money or not.

  Knowing that he's not happy with a crooked mouth, now go ask this fat guy, I reckon if he doesn't buy it, he'll open his mouth to ask the price. It can be imagined that this somewhat petty-minded fatty will definitely want to mock himself even more.

  Still obediently standing aside, turning his head to sneak a peek at the stall of the fat man, when the fat man looked over, he couldn't help but "heh heh" foolishly smile a few times, "I'm waiting for someone here." He nodded very affirmatively to tell him.

  That chubby boss stared at him without blinking, as if he was afraid that Zhi Xiao would take advantage of his inattention to steal his baozi. He stared so hard that the hairs on the back of Zhi Xiao's neck stood up, and she began to feel annoyed. She thought about leaving immediately, but was worried that she wouldn't be able to find out the prices of ancient objects elsewhere.

  Just as he was thinking to himself, a young woman dressed in simple clothes with an outer garment that had been washed until it was somewhat faded came walking up to the fatty and handed him one cent she had fished out of her purse.

  The fat man selling meat buns immediately changed his face, suddenly turning into a smile, and warmly welcomed the woman with great enthusiasm. He handed her a hot and steaming big meat bun, which she knew to pass on to the little kid beside her. The child's face instantly lit up with a happy smile.

  Knowing and seeing clearly, he lowered his head with a hint of joy and smiled at the child, then turned around and walked towards another stall.

  It seems that the prices of ancient times were not too expensive, just now at the city gate met "good-hearted people" a hand is more than ten copper plates, it seems to be a rich guy, but the people here generally seem to have no money, take the woman who just spoke.

  ……

  Knowing that she didn't spend a single penny, after strolling around, she finally had a rough understanding of the prices here. The few coins in her hand could buy more than ten buns, two sheets of Xuan paper might still be affordable, four pairs of straw sandals, half a catty of corn kernels, half a catty of wheat and so on.

  Everything seems so unfamiliar, from the way people dress to their mannerisms and habits. Watching pedestrians come and go on this street, she walks slowly among them, as if in a dream that doesn't quite fit.

  Nothing was familiar to her, the hawkers' cries at the roadside stalls, the whispers of passersby on the road, she seemed not to adapt to everything here.

  She felt a little flustered, could she really live alone in this unfamiliar ancient time?

  After walking for half a day, I was tired and sat down on a green stone by the roadside. For a child of ten or so to survive here is really not easy, no one hires children, can't earn money, and doesn't have the strength either.

  She couldn't possibly sell herself, could she? She had seen for herself that this was a slave market.

  No, no, get rid of this idea at once, I must have lost my mind. After all, there is still a difference in values between me and them. As someone who has received modern education, am I afraid that I won't be able to survive in this backward ancient times? Get rid of it, get rid of it.

  How can I make money? It was another question of hers, and she thought about it with some distress.

  "Uncle, auntie, have pity on me, give a little beggar something to eat..."

  Not far away, a shabbily dressed but relatively clean little beggar sang and performed his tear-jerking story. Knowing that he had been seen, he tilted his head to one side and shook it straight, thinking to himself: I haven't reached that point yet, I haven't reached that point yet.

  As soon as I got up, I wanted to stay away from Xiao Qi's beggar, so that I wouldn't be easily confused when I was helpless now.

  An old woman next to him saw Xiaozhi staring at the little beggar with wide eyes, shook her head and walked over quietly, bending down and asking in a low voice with a hint of sympathy: "Is that your brother?"

  Staring blankly at himself, he didn't respond.

  The old woman's face was filled with sorrow, her eyes red: "It's really pitiful."

  She knew that she was eager to explain, but this aunt had a knowing expression, accompanied by a sympathetic look at her, and gently patted her small shoulder, put down the hot steamed buns in her hand, turned around, shook her head and sighed away.

  Knowing and looking at the buns in his hands, he was speechless.

  It was already past noon, and her stomach was indeed hungry. Xiaozhi rubbed her belly with one hand while looking up at the little beggar with the other. She saw that he was staring straight at her, especially at her hands, where his gaze lingered intensely. Xiaozhi felt weak, slumped her shoulders, and slowly walked over to him, placing two meat buns in his hands without much strength.

  Later, she learned to follow that woman's big turn, shaking her head and sighing, turning around and walking towards the green stone on the roadside where she had just sat.

  "Aren't you hungry?" A teasing laughter came from behind, it was that little beggar, two eyes shining and looking at himself.

  Knowing that she was being taken advantage of, she felt a little ashamed, but didn't mind him asking himself. In fact, she hadn't thought about taking possession of the two buns either. They weren't hers, they were given by that woman to this little beggar. She couldn't just take advantage of it.

  "I'm hungry. Let's sit down and eat together?" The little beggar still had a very affable expression, smiling at her and saying so magnanimously.

  "Uh-huh." Knowing that he didn't mind the strong laughter that seemed to be bursting out of his face, they might as well eat together, anyway there were two buns.

  Xiaoxin took the bun with a smile, and found that this little beggar was unusually clean, without even a speck of dirt on his hands, completely unlike other street beggars who were always dirty and unkempt, making people unbearable to get close to.

  She lowered her head and took a big bite, the juice splashing everywhere. It was still a meat bun, and the greedy worm in her stomach seemed to have suddenly emerged.

  She was aware of the delicious food, and found that she was now particularly hungry. The aroma of meat in her mouth was fragrant, overflowing with flavor, causing her to drool, and in an instant, she devoured a large meat bun.

  The porridge I had for breakfast this morning was still quite filling, it wasn't like that before. In order to lose weight by dieting, I could even skip a meal, is it related to my body? My heart is tangled with worries.

  A little beggar beside her also solved the big bun in her hand with a few mouthfuls, and looked at her with a smile on his face.

  He seemed to know that his expression was a bit strange, and he wanted to say something several times but swallowed it back down, looking very uncomfortable. However, I felt that he was still quite close to me and didn't have any malicious intentions.

  The little beggar had been following Zhi Xiao from early on, seeing her go into one household after another without selling anything. Curious, he followed her all the way until he couldn't bear it anymore and set up a stall not far from her, intentionally attracting her attention to let her learn from him properly.

  But the little beggar found that this little girl still had an advantage, he sat here wailing for half a day and didn't get a single penny, while she just sat there and got two big bags, unexpectedly she was indeed a talented material.

  The little beggar couldn't help but sigh. If he were to follow him in the future, who knows what would happen? The little beggar secretly lowered his head and covered his mouth with a sly smile.