"We're rich now." I lay on the cold kang of the thatched house, playing with the heavy money bag with both hands, looking at the empty house, thinking that it was time to buy a tighter house when we had more money in our hands. I'm scared of these hard days. In winter, it was colder inside the house than outside, and in summer, there was a torrential rain, so I had to take shelter under the broken square table in the house. The most important thing in a home is a house that can shelter from the wind and rain--- which is the most profound truth I summarized in the first half of my life. What's more, this family now has an extra child.

"Grandpa, can you stop Xiaobai from catching rabbits today. It got sick and injured its hand. Qingshan's two small hands supported the edge of the kang and shook his head, with a pleading face.

"What do you say? Xiaobai? The wolf? Its hand hurts? Where did this wolf come from? Let's go – I'll take a look. I "grunted" and rolled over and got off the kang, kicked my shoes and walked out. The wolf is the main labor force in the family. It hurt and that was a serious blow to the execution of my "new home plan".

"Come on-let me see which 'hand' is hurting." Maybe I was afraid that people would see it, the little white wolf was lying in the weeds behind the house, looking dying, and when he saw me coming, his originally raised head was directly "snapped" on the ground, his two front paws stretched forward, his eyes closed, and he didn't move.

"Grandpa, you see, I didn't lie to you. Xiaobai is really sick. Look, that hand is bleeding! Aoyama poked out half of his head from behind me to look at the little white wolf on the ground, and then turned his face to look at me.

"Oh - why does this 'little hand' hurt? It doesn't look like it was bitten by something, but it looks like it was broken. It's okay, it's okay, it doesn't hurt the bones. A little injury, just put some medicine on it. I squatted down and gently pinched the little red paw of the little white wolf with my hand, and carefully examined it, and found that it was only a small piece of skin, and I couldn't help but despise this wolf for a while--- this is too hypocritical!

"Grandpa! Your heart is too ruthless. Look at Xiaobai's bleeding! What a small injury! Aoyama cried out in dissatisfaction when he heard my words. The little white wolf on the ground suddenly stared at me, and one of them turned over and stood up, looking at me viciously.

"Yo yo yo --- looks pretty energetic. Now that the spirit head is back, let's go catch the rabbit. I patted the ash on my leg and turned to walk towards the front of the house. Obviously, that little injury was not a problem for the wolf at all.

"Phew--- you bad old man, you don't have any sympathy at all." The little white wolf spat on my back.

"It's okay not to catch rabbits, let's eat steamed buns today, three per person, one in the morning, one in the evening." I didn't look back and waved my hand.

"Steamed buns--- forehead? Grandpa, can you change it to a bun? Aoyama's voice was filled with infinite anticipation.

"Don't even think about it." I didn't stop and walked straight into the house.

"Xiaobai, what can I do? It's not easy for us to do this. "I entered the house and immediately stuck to the wall behind the house. This dilapidated house also has the convenience of a dilapidated house, and a small gap is enough for me to observe the situation behind the house.

"That stinky old man, if it weren't for the fact that he was your grandfather, I would have swallowed him in one gulp." The white wolf raised his injured front paw and licked it with his tongue, and with a swing of his big tail, a large piece of grass fell on the back of his buttocks.

"Well--- my grandfather wasn't that bad. He's just a little greedy for money. "When Qingshan saw that the little white wolf was angry, his little face turned red and he said good things for me embarrassedly.

"What did you say your grandfather was doing with so many rabbits?" The little white wolf held his head high and stared at Qingshan in bewilderment.

"My grandfather said, exchange rabbits for money, and then use the money to buy food." Qingshan raised his hand and stroked the little white wolf's little head, as if comforting the little white wolf.

"I've caught so many rabbits, and the money is enough to spend a while. Why is he forcing me to catch rabbits like that? All the rabbits around here have moved away. You don't see their pathetic faces. The little white wolf's neck was stretched high, and its teeth squeaked.

"Uh--I don't know about this ---. Why don't we --- think of a different way? Don't hurt your hand intentionally this time. Why don't you run away from home? Aoyama looked happy after saying this.

"Ahem--- "It's a bad thing that I don't stop these two little things from talking." This family has just started to improve, and the main labor force has begun to strike, which is not good! It wouldn't be a big deal if the little white wolf was given a day or two of rest just because of the injury, but now the wolf's mind is wrong. This ideological problem is big enough to say that it is boundless.

"You two let me in!" I screamed. There was no movement at the back of the house. I looked, okay, this man and a wolf and two little things hugged each other directly, looking at the wall behind the house together.

"What's wrong, grandpa?" Aoyama let go of his hand first. The little white wolf stood and shook the fur off his body.

"You two come in and talk about it." I blew into the crack in the wall. The ash in the cracks in the wall immediately drifted to the back of the house. The two little things in the back of the house immediately realized that their plan had been discovered by me.

"Hehe, grandpa, what's wrong with you? Your face is so bad, why don't you go up to the kang and lie down for a while? Aoyama laughed awkwardly twice as soon as he entered the room. The little white wolf didn't enter the house at all, but stood at the door and poked his head into the house.

"You let me in too." I pointed to the little white wolf. The little white wolf did not advance but retreated, and immediately walked three feet away from the door.

"Grandpa, I came up with all the ideas, don't embarrass Xiaobai, okay?" Aoyama tugged at my sleeve and sprinkled it. It's the first time I've seen Qingshan coquettish, I don't know why, my heart is full of happiness for a while.

"Okay, okay, I'm not embarrassed about it. You let it in so that it doesn't have to be seen by people on the road. I raised my hand and touched Aoyama's little head. This grandson who fell from the sky is really distressing how to look at it.

"Xiaobai, come in. Grandpa won't embarrass you. Aoyama beckoned to the little white wolf. The little white wolf reluctantly stepped over the broken threshold and squatted on the edge of the threshold. This is a rack ready to run away at any time!

"Okay, Qingshan, grandpa asked you, do you want to eat meat buns every day?" I squatted down and gently supported Aoyama's body with both hands.

"Of course--- I do." Aoyama replied without thinking.

"I want to, too." The little white wolf also said something in his mouth.

"Go, go, I haven't asked you yet." I waved at the little white wolf. If you don't want to catch rabbits and want to eat meat buns, there is no door!

"Then Qingshan, grandpa will ask you again, do you want to live in a better house?" I put on a kind face and looked at the green mountains lovingly.

"Well--- I think so, but grandpa, can you not look at me like this? When you look at me like this, my heart beats so fast! "Aoyama was a little embarrassed by me. After all, children are children, and their hearts are too straight, and they can't stand it if they are moved a little.

"Okay, you, let me ask you, are you Qingshan's pet?" I let go of Qingshan and stood up, pointing at the little white wolf with my hand.

"Pets! -----Ahh I'm a pet! The little white wolf seemed to be stimulated by my words, and "poofed" up to me, propped up his neck, and spat at me.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited. You're a pet, you're a pet. I shook my feet and almost fell, but fortunately there was a big kang behind me, so I quickly supported the edge of the kang. This wolf really doesn't seem to be easy to mess with!

"If you dare to say that I am a pet ---" "Bang--" The little white wolf flicked his big tail, and the only piece of furniture in my house--- broken square table was directly missing a leg. The teapot I bought the day before yesterday on the table "stabbed" and "banged" down the tilting tabletop, falling to the ground and breaking into several petals.

"Oh - my teapot - it cost half a rabbit the money!" I bowed down and fell to the ground, and my heart ached!

"Uh--- I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. When the little white wolf saw that his disaster was a bit big, he panicked and apologized to me with his two front paws.

"Poor Qingshan, my father and mother don't know where they went, and I am the only relative by my side. In order for him to eat and live well, do you think it will be easy for me? Alas, who told me that this grandfather is incompetent. Qingshan, I think we will eat pickles every day in the future. Woo woo woo ...... "I lay on the ground and howled, glancing at two small things by the way. Aoyama panicked when he saw me. The little white wolf was also confused, not knowing what to do, so he could only look at Qingshan stupidly.

"Grandpa, grandpa, don't cry. Can't I go catch rabbits? Aoyama's two small hands grabbed my shoulders and shook them vigorously.

"I ask you, do you want your master to live a good life, eat well and live well?" I thought that the emotional card was almost played, and immediately turned my head to stare at the little white wolf.

"I think, I must want him to eat and live well. But why do --- have to catch rabbits? Now the rabbits around here are scared of me, and they have all moved somewhere else. The little white wolf hesitated, and his face was bitter.

"Other critters are fine, as long as they can be exchanged for money." As soon as I saw that the play we sang had a good effect, I immediately changed to a face of understanding to the little white wolf.

"Why do you have to be small animals? They're having a bad enough time. Catch them again, I'll ---" The little white wolf still had a sad face and looked unwilling.

"They're miserable? Without them, we would be worse off than them! Big animals are fine, but the key is can you? I glanced at the little white wolf with disdain, and my heart was ten thousand contempt--- "I don't want to think about how you grew so big and still pretend to be great here."

"Kutong ---" There was a dull sound behind the house in the middle of the night, which startled me to kick the quilt with both feet and sit up from the kang. I only ate three steamed buns today, and my stomach was full of opinions. It was not easy for me to squint my eyes and give me this kind of time again. It's not enough to sleep!

"Grandpa, come and see. We've got you a big dick. "Crunch--" The door was pushed open, and Qingshan rushed in, holding the kang with a happy face.

"I don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you running around?" In a daze, I didn't hear Qingshan's words clearly, and I rubbed my eyes while training Qingshan.

"Grandpa--you hurry up and go and see! Xiaobai really got you a big guy. Aoyama tugged at my sleeve and pulled me down the kang.

"My good man---- this, this, what is this?" By the moonlight I saw a large black mass lying in the weeds behind the house, half the height of a granary.

"Cut--- it's a bear, can't you see it?" There was disdain in the tone of the little white wolf.

"My mother, what a bear!" I circled around the pile to see clearly. That's scary, isn't it?

"This is Xiong Qi on Nanhua Mountain, who usually follows Xiong Da to show off his might, and likes to bully weak animals. I've long seen it unpleasant. You sell it. This should be able to top a few hundred critters, right? The little white wolf seemed to be very proud of what it had done, and had a heroic tone.

"Is this --- bear dead or alive?" I took a few steps back.

"Alive. Don't worry, I tricked it into eating a piece of motherwort, and it didn't get up in ten days and half a month. The little white wolf's eyes flashed with blue light, and it was really terrible in this dark night!

"Grandpa, we don't have to catch rabbits anymore this time, do we?" Aoyama's eyes also shone brightly.

"Hehe, hehe, no, no, no." As the fear cleared, I began to feel agitated. It's a bear! We're really getting rich this time, and we're making a fortune!

"Master Zhang, look at how bright this bear's hair is, how strong its physique is, and this head is much bigger than that of ordinary bears!" Early in the morning, I hurried to town and asked around for interested buyers. Not to mention, in this small town of Changqing, there is really a rich family surnamed Zhang who is searching for all kinds of rare and exotic objects everywhere. It turned out that the cousin of this family did not know what kind of official he was in the current imperial city --- Ning'an City, and it should be to entrust this cousin in Changqing Town to do things for him in order to curry favor with the powerful people from all sides. I trotted all the way directly to the door of Rich Zhang's house, but it was good to say that the family at the door of the house just didn't inform us. It was only after my last observation that I discovered the reason--- our broken straw sandals are too eye-catching! Although we have bought a new set of clothes since we have some money, no matter how shrunken we are, we can't hide the pair of broken straw shoes with grass roots piercing everywhere. I had no choice but to grit my teeth, and took out a few copper plates from my arms and stuffed them into the hands of the family, so that I could invite this rich man.

"Hehe, what a bear!" The rich man Zhang walked around the bear unhurriedly, his eyes full of joy.

"Don't hide it from Master Zhang, I sold this bear for my relatives in the mountains. My relative brought this bear the other day. I also called a few buyers to come and see, but my relative suspected that the price was too low and he refused to sell. Yesterday someone from my relative's house came to say that they had found another trace of a bear. My relative, who is a good bear hunter, could not miss this opportunity to make a fortune. That's when I was entrusted with selling the bear. "In order to sell the bear, I really thought about how to get this rich man Zhang to give more money.

"Hehe, the bear is a good bear, but --- you seem to be a little young! You see, the front teeth are still pointed. "Rich Zhang's guts are really fat, he squatted down and actually opened the bear's mouth with his hands and looked at the bear's teeth. I'm really worried that if the bear on the ground suddenly wakes up and bites him, what will happen?

"Hehe, I didn't expect Master Zhang to be an expert! No wonder my relative said that this bear, only when he meets someone who really understands bears, he knows the value of this bear. The first few would-be buyers just looked around the bear. My relatives said that those people only know how to eat meat and drink soup when they buy bears. Hehehehehe. "I don't know the age of the bear, let alone the bear's teeth, so I can only smirk and pat the rich man's ass.

"Cut --- those ordinary people know how to fart, and they know how to eat with a little money. This bear, let me tell you, is worth a lot. Let's just say this bear's paw, it is not only delicious, but also can replenish qi and nourish blood, dispel wind and dampness, strengthen the spleen and stomach, renew muscles and bones, treat spleen and stomach weakness, wind, cold, dampness and all kinds of weakness and other diseases. Let's talk about this bear meat, it can make up for weakness, strengthen muscles and bones, and treat beriberi paralysis, hand and foot paralysis, muscle and pulse spasm and other symptoms. There is also this bear bone, which is mainly used for hot bathing, the main calendar wind, and also the main children's guest tree, in addition to rheumatism, the main treatment of rheumatic joint pain. There is also this bear fat, which replenishes weakness, strengthens muscles and bones, moistens the skin, and treats wind paralysis, muscle and pulse spasm, weakness and thinness, tinea capitis, alopecia areata, and sickle. There is also this bear brain, dispelling wind, treating dizziness, tinnitus, deafness and other diseases. Then there is the bear tendon, which can strengthen the tendon. Especially this bear bile, it is a rare medicine, it can ...... "It seems that this rich man is really a character, and he knows the effects of all parts of this bear's body, which is really unconvincing!"

"Admire, admire! I didn't expect Master Zhang to be a miracle doctor who is proficient in medical skills! It seems that this bear is in the hands of Master Zhang, so it is worth the money and makes the best use of it. "It seems that our less than two years of study have not been in vain, and this critical moment reminds me of a few good words. It's a comfort in my heart!

"So, it's your luck to meet me today. Well, tell me, how much does your relative want to sell it for? "The rich man patted me on the shoulder, lowered his head and continued to look around the bear, touching here and there. My heart is really about to reach my throat, and I don't know if the little white wolf's words are true or false, so I can only pray that this bear will never wake up!

"My relative said that less than this number will not be sold." I raised a hand and shook it at the rich man. This is what I calculated based on the size of the bear and the size of the rabbit. In order to be safe, I also deliberately asked Aoyama to lift the bear. I'm not bragging, my grandson picked up the bear with just one small hand. However, because the bear was too big, he only picked up the horn of the bear. I asked him how many rabbits this bear could top? Aoyama's small mouth is a "thousand". I guess that's the most he knows.

"Hehe, five hundred taels? No wonder other buyers are scared away. Your bear looks okay, but because of his young age, it can't be sold at a high price in the city, and if you keep it for another three or five years, maybe it will be worth the price you said at that time. "Master Zhang's mouth was wide, and I trembled. Obediently--- I raise a hand, which represents fifty taels! I didn't expect this bear to be so valuable! A few hundred taels!

"Hehe, my relative said that it is not easy for people in the mountains to hunt a bear, and even if they do, they usually don't want to sell it easily. The reason why they sold this bear this time was because the officials in their area forced everyone to pay the headhunting tax. So---" my head was spinning so fast that I even remembered the word "headhunting tax". I still heard about this word in the town's teahouse. I don't know how many years have passed, and even I am surprised that the word will pop up in my head.

"Alas--- it's not easy for everyone. So, how about four hundred taels? According to this price, I estimate that there will not be a second person in our Changqing town who can afford it. Rich Master Zhang raised his head and stood up straight.

"This ---" I was embarrassed, but my heart was happy. Four hundred taels, don't talk about it now, even if our family has never seen it before!

"Okay, okay, otherwise, you can discuss it with your relatives again, and then you will notify me when you have discussed it." With a wave of his hand, several family members appeared on the path on the side of the house carrying a sedan chair.

"Grandpa, just now a passerby asked me to give you a message and ask if the bear was sold? It is said that the uncle's family is in a hurry to wait for the money! Aoyama suddenly ran out of front of the house and beckoned at me in a panic.

"It's--" The rich man's leg that had just been raised was lowered again.

"This is my grandson. What about the messenger --- Aoyama? "I was amazed! The previous words are all made up by us, and Qingshan must not be exposed when he shows his face like this.

"It's long gone. Hello Grandpa Zhang. Qingshan bowed to the rich man.

"Oh - this kid is so likable. Otherwise, I'll add another fifty taels. Hehe, you see that your relative is also in a hurry to use the money, so he shouldn't embarrass you for fifty taels, right? Rich Master Zhang touched Qingshan's little head, turned his head and smiled at me.

"Well--- well--- well. Fifty taels less is fifty taels less. It's rare to meet such an expert who understands bears like Master Zhang. It's also a blessing for the bear. We're worthy of that relative this time. I sighed deliberately, but I was actually holding back the thought of cheering. It's too uncomfortable. As far as I can guess, my face is not much better at this point.

"Alright, let's settle it. I'll have someone bring you the money later, and then I'll carry the bear away. Hahaha......" Zhang Caizhu laughed and twisted his round body towards the sedan chair on the side of the road.

"Hehehe, Master Zhang, you are good to go." Seeing the rich man's sedan chair slowly leave, I turned the big laugh on my lips into a bitter smile. Alas--- this deceptive deception is really not easy to do!