Chapter 40 Handsome for less than three seconds
It was already Weizheng (14:00) when we set off. It was a bit late. When we got into the donkey cart, many people in the village greeted them, "Where are you going?"
Brother Tang only said: "It just so happens that there are some things to do."
All the way out of the village.
The donkey cart is an open top, with a seat at the back and railings all around. It feels like a rickshaw in the Republic of China period.
The second elder brother hugged her, talking to her one after another, Xinbao looked around to see the scenery, when he inadvertently looked away, he saw the fourth brother Tang sitting next to him, his eyes were empty, slightly lost in thought, with an excited expression on his face , and some little apprehension.
Looking at Big Brother Tang in front again, he was driving the car, and he didn't speak a word. His left hand on his lap tapped twice from time to time, as if he was also nervous.
I think so, the fourth brother is only ten years old, and the eldest brother Tang is only sixteen years old, and he has never done any business by himself.
Although I heard that they have worked in the county, being a buddy and selling things by themselves are two different things, so it is not surprising that they are nervous.
Xinbao decided to comfort him.
So she leaned on the railing and stood up.
Second brother was taken aback, "Xinbao, don't be naughty! Be careful not to fall!"
Xinbao shook his head, all his attention was on maintaining balance.
He protected her with both hands. Fortunately, the railing was so high that she could hit her shoulder when she stood up, and it was so dense that she couldn't fall off it.
Xinbao's two chubby hands alternated, the little feet in the shoes pressed to the ground with all his strength, and walked over slightly tremblingly, wanting to hug the fourth brother, but afraid of falling, if he really fell, the sickly beauty of the second brother, It is absolutely impossible to support her.
So she thought for a while, clutched the railing tightly with one witty hand, and separated the other small hand to touch the fourth brother's head.
As a result, the car bumped and the milk dumpling shook...
Snapped!
Slapped the fourth brother.
Fourth brother: "...??"
Milk dumpling: "...??"
The fourth brother was at a loss but also wanted to be happy: "Xinbao, why are you beating me?"
"It's not me, it's not me!" Nai Tuanzi was in a hurry, and threw the blame at the speed of light: "It's the big brother!"
Brother Tang heard him being called, and turned his head: "What's wrong, brother?"
Nai Tuanzi bent down slightly nervously: "Your car is not driving steadily, Xinbao will hit you in the face."
"Oh," Brother Tang was obviously absent-minded, and said casually, "Then I will slow down."
He was indeed a little slower.
Nai Duanzi slowly straightened up, and stretched out her small hand again, and the fourth brother reached out to catch it vigilantly.
However, Nai Tuanzi was very strict about the pumping process, avoiding his hand, and patted his head seriously.
Her calves were shaking and shaking, and her voice was also shaking and shaking, but her face was serious, and she felt that she was imposing: "Don't worry if you have a heart, you don't have to be afraid of anything!"
The fourth brother was stunned for a moment, and then... poof!
He didn't expect his sister to come here after all the hardships, just to say this sentence to him, and said dumbfoundingly: "Okay, okay, fourth brother is not afraid."
The second brother watched with a smile.
He seems to take observing Nai Tuanzi's daily life for the pleasure of life, and within a certain range, he never interferes with her behavior.
Nai Tuanzi shook her calves again, grabbed the railing with both hands, and glanced back...
Xinbao considered the actual condition of the little broken car, and felt that it was impossible for her to walk over.
After thinking about the rigorous process of Nai Tuanzi, he decisively decided to cancel the touch-up process, and simply cheered on.
So she said super loudly: "Brother!"
Brother Tang was thinking about something, he was startled by her, his hands trembled, and the whip was thrown out.
The little donkey speeded up suddenly, the donkey cart shook violently, the milk dumpling let out a cry, the whole person slid down, sat down on the stool, and his two calves passed through the gap in the railing.
Xinbao: "..."
Brothers: "..."
So for the rest of the time, the three brothers racked their brains to appease their younger sister who was only three seconds handsomer, and all nervousness and anxiety disappeared.
Soon entered the city, several people got out of the car, usually in such a small county town, there are car watchers on the edge of the city, Brother Tang spent a couple of pennies to ask someone to help watch the donkey cart.
He turned around, picked up the dumpling casually, put it on his right shoulder, and held it with one hand.
The fourth brother leaned closer to him, holding the jar, hesitating: "Brother, where should we sell it?"
Second brother is like an irresponsible brat, with a look of irrelevance: "I'm going to buy books, big brother give me some money."
Brother Tang took out his money bag and asked him to take some money himself, and the second brother walked away slowly.
Nai Tuanzi looked at him and sighed deeply.
I knew for a long time that there is no one reliable in the family, so I pity her, dragging her body in a broken car, and still have to carry the burden of life!
She sat on the elder brother's right shoulder, with a small arm on his head, holding his hair bun with her small hand, like an emperor patrolling the country, as stable as Mount Tai.
Then she pointed to the west: "Yes, over there!"
Brother Tang took a look: "Over there? The market is not over there."
Nai Duanzi insisted: "Over there! There are so many cars!"
The fourth brother also looked on tiptoe: "There are quite a lot of carriages, it should be that the nearby people have red business, but this kind of place, I'm afraid we won't be asked to set up a stall to sell goods."
He was instinctively afraid: "It's okay if you can't sell it, at least don't cause trouble."
Nai Tuanzi had no worries about this at all. She encouraged her fourth brother: "It's okay, let's go and have a look. If you don't try it, you won't know if it's swollen."
The fourth brother still hesitated.
Brother Tang pondered and said: "At this time, it's not too late, but there are fewer people in the market, and I don't think you can sell much in the market. It's better to listen to Xinbao and try. More carriages mean that there are more people. Don't let them go." Sell it and let's go, it doesn't hurt anything."
Since he made a decision, the three of them walked there slowly.
After walking over, the fourth brother quietly looked at the carriage and the gatehouse of the family, and was suddenly overjoyed: "I heard the children making a fuss! This should be some old man's birthday! There must be many children! And On such a festive day as celebrating a birthday, you probably won't hit anyone!"
It is a custom here that the old people will call many children to join in the fun when they spend their whole life. The family can also get three to five Wen, and can drop a bag of dried fruits and peanuts for food, which is a good job.
This family obviously has a good family background, and it is quite grand. There are twenty or thirty carriages outside, which is really rare in this small county.
The three of them approached slowly, Brother Tang put his sister down and said, "Just stay here!"
Brother Tang hesitated a bit: "But if we were here, and everyone went out and got on the car, who would stop the car to buy it because of this?" Get in the car, see, and buy some.”
Brother Tang shook his head: "Although that's the case, but there, selling it in front of others' gates, how can they agree, just here."
While speaking, he untied the basket on his body and unfolded the mat he brought.
Brother Tang was hesitant to put down the jar when he caught a glimpse of his sister and ran towards the door waddlingly.
Fourth Brother Tang was startled: "Xinbao! Come back!"
(end of this chapter)