Chapter 44: The Cannon Fodder Brother in the Chronicle

"No, I'm quite adaptable. He's doing quite well." Pei Xinglin said.

As he spoke, he looked inside to see what his brother was doing.

"Is he still getting used to it? He got used to it the past two days because he found it fun." Grandma Pei said to Pei Xinglin, "Your brother's temperament is that he is hot every day and is uncertain. He just wants to do whatever he thinks is good. He doesn't think about it at all. Can you do it yourself?"

There were several aunties from nearby sitting in the room, all of whom came over to get some shoes and chatted. Now that the economic conditions are better, young people buy their own finished shoes during the Chinese New Year, but the older generation is still used to making their own shoes during the Chinese New Year.

Most of the soles of this kind of shoes are made by yourself. The uppers are made of sponge, which is very warm. The sponge is covered with cloth. The shoes for the Chinese New Year are specially sewn with beautiful patterns. They are more comfortable to wear than bought ones. Some of them are made with good craftsmanship. My aunt, the patterns she sews are more beautiful than the ones she buys. Such shoes are practical and warm, but now everyone thinks these shoes are tacky and prefers small leather shoes.

Several ladies were nagging, saying that they couldn’t understand how young people think nowadays, and they like to spend money and don’t cherish it.

"Xinglin is back. Xinglin's business has been booming recently. Every time I pass by Xinglin's place, I see a lot of people." Aunt Anemone liked the tall Pei Xinglin when she saw him.

"Xinglin is also patient and will say that unlike the man in my family, three sticks can't beat a fart."

Such a boy may look cold, but he can take on things and dare to fight and break through. That's it. With such a temperament, a woman will never endure hardships in her life. It’s really because she doesn’t have a suitable daughter in her family, otherwise she would have to tell Xing Lin.

"The aunts praised me."

"What are you doing here all of a sudden? Are you looking at your younger brother?" Grandma Pei stood up, "Really, you raise your younger brother like a son. Your uncle raises his two sons. Don't worry about it."

"Well, he has a fever today, let me take a look."

This time, before Pei Xinglin finished speaking, he heard Pei Duoyue's voice inside.

"Brother! Brother! Brother is back!" The owner who could hear the voice was very happy.

"Okay, let's go in. This little brother of yours can't live without you for even a minute." Grandma Pei couldn't laugh or cry when she heard Pei Duoyue's voice.

This little guy had not had much energy all morning and had not eaten much. It was only after a few children came to play with him that he cheered up a little.

He had been tired all morning, but now, judging from the volume with which he called his brother, it sounded like he was very energetic.

"This little Duoyue in our family just likes his brother so much that he has recovered from his illness." Grandma Pei said with a smile to the aunts sitting together.

"Children are like that. My little one always pesters his older siblings and likes his older siblings."

"That's all. Your little Duoyue is also very well-behaved. He can tell so many stories. We are almost the same as him here. Older children are like this. "

"Like his brother, smart!"

The last aunt concluded that the brother is like the younger brother.

Originally, everyone in Bailiang Village knew everything about Pei Yijun and Zhao Wanqing. Therefore, when the Zhao family sent Xiao Duoyue over, everyone felt that there was no need to raise them. However, as time went by, their feelings for each other grew.

Every time they come, Xiao Duoyue sweetly calls her grandma, aunt, and aunt. She really couldn't be more well-behaved. Compared with their skinny monkey, Xiao Duoyue is really too well-behaved. Now I really feel that Pei Xinglin Raise this brother well.

Everyone can see that the child is obsessed with his brother. The first bite of any delicious food must be given to his brother... How can anyone not care about such a child!

When Pei Xinglin entered, he saw three children besides his brother on the kang beside grandma. When they saw him coming in, they all sat down obediently. Only his brother spread his short legs and rushed up like a baby swallow. .

"Why are you running so fast? What if your brother didn't catch you and fell?" Pei Xinglin hugged his brother and patted his little butt.

"I miss my brother." Pei Duoyue hugged her brother and pouted as she felt her brother patting her.

When Little Rabbit woke up, his brother was gone and he was unhappy.

"Brother, isn't he coming back to see you?" Pei Xinglin hugged his brother and sat on the edge of the kang, and touched his forehead again. After touching it, he found that his hand was a little cold, so he lowered his head and put his forehead against it.

"It's not hot anymore. I still feel uncomfortable now."

Pei Duoyue saw her brother's movements and stretched out her little hand to touch her forehead: "Xiaotu doesn't feel uncomfortable anymore." In fact, he didn't even know that he had a fever, so he took a nap. Although he was a little lethargic, he didn't feel much at all.

"Xiaotu wants to go selling wool with his brother--" Pei Duoyue cuddled up to his brother, grabbing his collar with his little hands and acting coquettishly.

"No, Xiaotu can't go out for a few days to enjoy the air. He has to rest at home for a few days." Pei Xinglin looked at his brother's hands and found that the child's hands were warm.

It's better to stay at home. A few days ago, the children's hands were cold outside. Following me, the children were blowing cold wind every day.

"Woo-" Pei Duoyue groaned after hearing Pei Xinglin's words.

"Good boy, brother, let's take a rest in a few days. How about taking Xiaotu shopping? Buy new clothes and a beautiful book for Xiaotu." Pei Xinglin gently pinched his brother's pouty cheeks again.

"I miss my brother." Pei Duoyue was unwilling and buried her little head in his brother's arms.

"Brother, can you come back early in the evening?"

...

"I can't tell. Your Xinglin really knows how to coax children. She is more patient than me."

"No wonder Duoyue and Xinglin are so good . , With this patience, Duoyue doesn’t like who Xinglin likes.”

“After all, they are two brothers. This relationship is good.”

“Yuhua, have you found someone for your Xinglin? This kid is handsome. He is capable. When it comes to business, who wouldn’t say that Xinglin is smart? This is a good person. Look, who from all over the country can catch up with Xinglin?

“Yes, who wouldn’t say that your Xinglin is smart? Capable, down-to-earth, and smart. "

...

Pei Xinglin stayed at home for nearly an hour, and he remembered to hold his brother's promise for such a long time.

After Pei Xing left, the three little guys on the kang moved towards Xiao Duoyue.

"Xiao Duoyue, your brother is so kind to you." When he was sick, he bought many good things for Xiaotu. How nice. It would be nice if his mother didn't beat him.

"Yes, Xiao Duoyue, your brother is so kind. He bought you a lot of things."

Erniu next to him was also envious. Moreover, it was not just buying things, but also an indescribable feeling. At least, his parents I wouldn’t hold myself like this.

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After seeing his brother, most of Pei Xinglin's irritability disappeared. He thought about selling wool better today, going home earlier, and going home earlier. It was very warm at home, so I took my brother back early.

Walking quickly, Pei Xinglin saw a circle of people gathered at his stall when he was about to reach it.

"Hey, hey, hey! Did you see that? That's the boss!" Before he even got closer, Pei Xinglin heard Pei Hailin's excited and high-pitched voice.

"Xinglin, come on, come on! These are all people buying wool, but they all insist on five yuan. How can we sell it for five yuan? Aren't we all losing money? It's not enough if we don't sell it." Pei Xinglin explained. There was some anger in his voice.

When Pei Hailin said this, those people gathered around again.

Pei Xinglin took a look and found that these were the aunts who came here three days ago. They wanted to buy it. After thinking about it for a long time, they still thought it was expensive. Pei Xinglin talked about it for a while and then left.

"Aunts are here. You really can't sell it for five yuan. I told you last time that the price I paid for these is more than five yuan. Plus my round trip expenses for food, drink and accommodation, you calculate the cost, and the aunts also You have to let me earn a little money, you said I didn't dare to sleep along the way, if there is a slight mistake, this guy will not be able to reach our Bailiang Village."

After Pei Xinglin came, those people wanted to say something else, but Pei Xinglin said. Faster.

"Aunts, you are here again. It means you know the goods, otherwise you can't buy wool anywhere, right? Our wool is absolutely unique and warm. You will definitely not lose money if you buy it at this price. The money will be spread evenly. This knitting costs less than a penny a day. How can we not save this penny? Right? It’s just because the uncles smoke one less cigarette, so the money will come out.”

“Aunts, just buy it if you like it. ” It's not good to think about it every day when I go back. Seeing that the aunts really like it, they come to take care of my business. When I leave, I give them couplets or hair ties. I sell these for two yuan."

"It's hard work for the aunts . It’s been a year since I bought the woolen yarn for myself and the hair ties for my children, so that my uncles can stop smoking. Not only is smoking too much bad for your health, but it’s also a waste of money. My uncles can’t bear to smoke, so why not buy woolen yarn for my aunts? I'm not willing to give up..."

Pei Hailin was right next to him, looking at the angry aunts who almost hit him just now, Pei Xinglin smiled happily as soon as he said this.

"That's right. You said how much it costs men to smoke a year. Why are we so careful when buying a woolen yarn?"

"Yes, I also heard that smoking is bad."

"Yes, how long will this woolen yarn last after you buy it? , that cigarette will be gone as soon as they smoke it."

"You are still good-tempered, little brother, and your words make people happy."

"Okay, okay, buy it. Little brother, you have to give me a hair tie, and I will go back and give it to my daughter. "

...

Watching the group of women pay and leave, they bought a total of seven kilograms of wool, and my brother collected fifty-six yuan at once! This is what my brother said, but when my brother was not here just now, those people pestered me for so long, and even said that I had a bad temper and couldn't speak, and almost broke the stall.

"Brother, it's you again. I'm going to beat you up if you don't come just now. It's really annoying to me. You keep nagging me. You said you can't lower the price. You keep saying, if you buy it, buy it. If you don't buy it, leave. I'm nagging you all the time. "Pei Hailin felt that he couldn't do this job, and he would definitely not be able to bear it if he met such a person again. It was the star's presence in the morning, and he hadn't felt it yet. It all showed up when he was alone. .

"Brother, you can't think like this. Nowadays, every household is used to being careful. Most people are really reluctant to ask them to give out ten yuan at a time. You really need to think about it when buying something." "

I know it too, but I still can't stand these people all the time . "That's it."

...

When he went home in the evening, Pei Xinglin went back to his grandmother's house and hugged his brother.

At home, Pei Yimin and the others were asking Pei Hailin how he felt about setting up a stall today.

"I knew it! Do you think I didn't know? You and the clothes buyer almost had a fight. If Xinglin hadn't arrived in time, you would have had a fight. Do you know?"

"Hai Lin, how could you do this? "How can you quarrel with others when you are selling things? Do you know that the matter of your quarrel spread among us in two or three days?" Zhang Chunhong also said next to him.

"Look, look at whether you can do business with your temper. This is the simplest thing. They just want you to sell for a few less money. In the future, you will encounter more unexpected things in business. Look at you. Is it okay to just start fighting with someone when you don't agree with me? "

" From now on, you can follow your brother to temper your temper every day, and you can copy your Chinese books for me every day after you come back! I don't believe it can temper your temper!"

Pei Hailin lowered his head and listened to his family members.

"Okay, let's go to school. You have such a temper." Mr. Pei finally made the final decision.

...

Pei Xinglin hugged his brother and returned to his home.

"Are you having fun at home today?" Pei Xinglin took off the collar around his brother's neck, revealing Xiao Duoyue who stuck out his tongue and opened his mouth to breathe.

"Why do you look like this when you cover your mouth?" Pei Xinglin was amused.

"Uh-huh-"

"Little clever guy." Pei Xinglin saw how cute he was and pinched his cheek again.

There are only about 30 kilograms of wool left at home, and the baubles like couplets have been selling very fast these days, and they are gone in no time.

Pei Xinglin counted his money and found that he now had more than 2,200 yuan! More than two thousand dollars! The profit was more than 1,750 yuan!

This means that in these ten days alone, he earned more than 1,700 yuan! seventeen hundred!

Although he would settle accounts every day, he would still be shocked every time! Seeing so much money gave him a sense of reality.

Meat now only costs two yuan and seventy-eight pounds per pound, and a month's salary for workers in big cities is about one hundred and fifty yuan.

Pei Xinglin told himself not to be too happy or too proud, but he still couldn't help being happy.

"Baby, my brother will take you shopping for clothes the day after tomorrow, okay?" Pei Xinglin picked up his younger brother and couldn't help but rub his soft cheek.

"With my brother!" Xiaotu also reached out and hugged his brother.

"Okay, stay with my brother!"

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On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, people in the village became even busier. Every household was busy preparing for the New Year, such as unpacking and washing. Quilting, making vermicelli, cleaning windows, every family's yard is in full swing every day...

Pei Xinglin is not in a hurry about these things, he is in a hurry to buy things for his brother.

The market was as lively as ever. Pei Xinglin hugged his younger brother, who was the buyer this time.

They will go to the county tomorrow, and today they will hold their brother and walk around the village market.

Xiao Duoyue wears a bellyband outside his cotton-padded jacket. It has a small apron style in the front and a big bellyband in the middle. It is tied with a rope at the back. After walking half a street, the little guy’s bellyband is already filled with snacks and red dates. , raisins, persimmons...

"Xiao Duoyue, what else do you like to eat?" Taking advantage of Pei Duoyue's opportunity to come down and leave, the two tigers and two niu who were following them also held persimmons in their hands. , surrounding Xiao Duoyue.

"Why is your brother so good? I bought you this delicious food, and you can eat it now."

"Yes, the delicious food my family bought can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year."

"My mother said you Brother has made a lot of money, right? Xiao Duoyue."

Pei Duoyue's mouth is a bit small, and children are sometimes slow-tempered and don't fight or grab. After eating the persimmon for a while, he bit a small tip. At this moment, he heard his friends talking and swallowed it carefully in his mouth. stuff, he answered his friend: "My brother is the best."

"I don't know, but my brother is so hard. He gets up early every day, and he has to go far and far to purchase goods."

"Yes, my mother also said " Your brother is very hard-working."

"But your brother is very kind to you. He buys you everything and even eats persimmons for us."

"I'm going to buy you some clothes later. I also want to have new clothes." "

Don't you have new clothes?" Erhu said next to him.

"But I don't like it. It's my mother who likes it. I don't want Little Rabbit. Brother Little Rabbit always buys Little Rabbit what Little Rabbit likes."

Several little carrot heads gathered together and expressed their envy heavily.

Wandering until noon, Pei Xinglin was carrying a bunch of things in his hands, including two pairs of clothes he bought for his brother, and a lot of food for his brother to eat in the past few days, as well as melon seeds and peanuts prepared for the New Year, and other things. There are things to buy for two old people.

"Baby, do you want to go to the county town with your brother next year?"