Traveling through 1942 with space

Chapter 187 Small talk

"Mr. Hou, you are too polite. We are all friends. You should take the money back!" Wang Xiangzhu declined.

After some tug of war, Master Wang finally accepted the thank you.

In fact, Hou Xiaoge didn't have to give the money, but if he did, it would be difficult for him to help later. After all, the emperor doesn't lack hungry soldiers!

After the two siblings came out of the freight station, a rickshaw waiting for business outside also came up to them, but this time Hou Xiaoge did not get in and politely declined.

After all, they are all ordinary people, and it is easy to be pointed at if they take a rickshaw back to the village.

The freight station is very close to the railway station market. Hou Xiaoge plans to take her second sister to the railway station market for a meal, and then purchase some supplies to bring back.

"Second sister, how have you been doing in the Fan Mansion during this period? Are you okay?" The two chatted as they walked on the road.

"It's okay. I'm the young lady's personal maid. Although I can't eat fine grains, the coarse grains are enough for me. Occasionally, the young lady will have some leftovers and I can take advantage of them." Hou Pandi replied with a smile.

“The Fan family is quite generous, but being a servant means you have no freedom. When Miss Fan grows up and gets married, the good days of you servants will be over.

Now our family has settled down in Qin Province, and our mother has been found and returned. Except for my father who was drafted into the army, we are reunited." Hou Xiaoge smiled and introduced the current situation of the family to Hou Pandi.

"That's great. I was just about to ask you if you have any news about our mother." When Hou Pandi heard that his mother had also been found, the joy on his face was beyond words.

When Hou Xiaoge saw Hou Pandyi's happy expression, he also understood a child's dependence on his mother.

"Heiwa, how are we doing now? Can we eat enough? I see how you know the people from the caravan." Hou Pandidi asked.

Although Hou Pandi has not lived a free life in the Fan family for the past six months, he has enough food to eat and a warm place to sleep, which is much better than before at home. Naturally, he does not want to go back to his previous home where he was hungry and cold.

Now that her brother has suddenly redeemed her from the Fan family, to be honest, Hou Pandi really doesn't want to go home. Although the two siblings were excited to meet each other just now, she was still worried that she wouldn't have enough food to eat when she got home, so she asked this question.

"Second sister, you are talking about Jinyintang! This Jinyintang is the business department of a gang.

I helped their boss on the way to Chang'an. The Yanhuang League has a certain relationship with the Qin Army and is now doing business in the Central Plains.

The Fan family is a partner of Jinyintang, and it is precisely because of this relationship that the Fan family can let you leave.

As for having enough food to eat, just look at the clothes I’m wearing and you’ll understand that our family is living a pretty good life now.

I saved an old man in Central China, and he gave me some business tips.

Now my mother and elder sister make braised meat at home every day, and my uncle and aunt's family set up a stall at the train station market to sell it.

You only had one or two steamed breads in Yanhuang League this morning to fill your stomach, so I will take you to our food stall to have a good meal." Hou Xiaoge explained with a smile.

"No, I'm not hungry now, so don't waste food."

When Hou Pandi heard that his family was now in business, his face lit up with joy, but he had only eaten two steamed buns in the morning and was not hungry yet, so he quickly refused.

"Let's go! Let's go meet my aunt first. My family has been digging a well these days, and we don't have much food at home. I'll come to the market to buy some food." Hou Xiaoge said and strode ahead.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the market at the train station. The two Yangwa brothers were selling candied haws. When they saw them, they hurried over.

"Heiwa, when did your second sister come back?" Yangwa looked at Hou Pandi, who was dressed neatly, with a shocked look on his face.

"We paid the Yanhuang League to redeem him from the Fan family. He has just been brought back from the Yanhuang League." Hou Xiaoge explained with a smile.

"Be good!"

"Heiwa, how much does it cost to redeem a person?" Yangdan asked from the side.

“It depends on whether you know exactly where the person is. If you do, the fee should be lower, maybe thirty or forty dollars.

If you don’t know where the person is, it will be difficult, and spending money may not necessarily have an effect. ” Hou Xiaoge explained to the two.

When they heard that it would cost thirty or forty dollars to find someone, the two brothers took a deep breath.

"Brother, are you planning to redeem Sister Xiaolan? I think you'd better forget it! She must be someone's wife now." Yangwa said as he looked at his eldest brother's depressed face.

"roll!"

When the sheep boy heard his brother talking about his former sweetheart, he immediately widened his eyes and cursed, and kicked the sheep boy in the butt.

Hou Xiaoge was trying hard to hold back his laughter. This sheep boy was really something. He kept bringing up things that were not relevant. He was just asking for a beating.

"Hmph! You are just attracted by her beauty. My second sister is nowhere to be found. Even if I have money, I would also like to redeem her." The sheep boy shouted while rubbing his butt.

When Yangdan heard his sister's words, he immediately lost his temper like a deflated balloon.

Yangwa’s second sister is the same age as Hou Xiaoge’s eldest sister. She is thirteen years old this year. Her name is Xiangcao and she looks pretty.

In May, Yangdan found a snake while digging wild vegetables. He got into a conflict with someone and was injured. In order to get medical treatment, his parents had to sell Yangdan's second sister, Xiangcao, for three dollars and ten kilograms of cornmeal.

Yangdan is already sixteen years old this year, half a year older than Hou Huanying, and knows more, so he has always felt guilty about his sister's affairs.

"Heiwa, can you ask someone to find my sister Xiangcao?" Yangdan pleaded with a red face.

"Brother Yangdan, I also want to help with Sister Xiangcao's matter, but without an exact address, it will be difficult to find her.

Just like my father, he didn't know which passing army had captured the conscripted men. I spent more than ten dollars to find him, but still no news. "Hou Xiaoge also shook his head helplessly.

Finding people is difficult not only in this era, but even in the future. There is no way because China is too big.

"Oh!" Yang Dan also sighed deeply.

"Brother, sister Pan Di is back, please pick a candied haws for her." The sheep boy said generously.

"middle!"

"Pandi, you will have a good life when you arrive in Qin Province. I'll give you a candied haws to sweeten your mouth." Yang Dan calmed down and pulled out a candied haws and handed it to Hou Pandi.

"Brother Yangdan, I can't take this. You still need to sell it for money!" Hou Pandi felt a little greedy when he saw the red candied haws, but he still held back.

"Take it! This craft was taught to my family by Heiwa. A candied haws is nothing." Yangwa stuffed the candied haws into Hou Pandi's hand without giving it a chance to be refused.

"Second sister, take it!" Hou Xiaoge said from the side.

"So sweet!"

Hou Pandi took the candied haws and licked it carefully. The sweet feeling made her eyes narrow.

"Brother Yangdan, Yangwa, let's go.

By the way, when you are selling candied haws, don’t shout randomly. Shout from a distance.

Also, shout more in places with lots of kids, so it can sell better." Seeing that the two brothers' voices were hoarse from shouting, Brother Hou Xiaoge advised.

"Oh!"

"Heiwa, can you make candied haws? I've never eaten it before. I didn't expect it to be so sweet." Hou Pandi asked as he walked happily behind Hou Xiaoge with a candied haws in his hand.

"Yes, I will teach you how to do it when I get back."

"That's great!"

"Boss, give me a bowl of braised pork, and two ounces of pork stomach and one ounce of pork heart." Hou Xiaoge came to his own stall and shouted to the young ladies who were busy in the fields.

"it is good!"

"Hey! Why are you here, kid? What's the matter with you coming to the stall at this time?" The aunt looked up and saw that it was Hou Xiaoge and said unhappily.

"Hey hey! Aunt, look who's behind me?" Hou Xiaoge said as he moved aside to let his second sister who was hiding behind come out.

"ah!"

"Pandi, you're back!" The aunt was also very excited to see her niece.