Rebirth of the 90s: Dear Cub
Chapter 36: Mother-in-law is rather wasteful
Hagilu City has a market day every 147th.
People from eight surrounding villages will come to the market today.
Bicycle storage at the crossroads of the city is full of bicycles.
Long queues of stalls on the right left of the street, sugarcane traders, bakpaos, jelly noodles, sewing machines to help people change clothes, and cigarettes sold under tents...
There are many beautiful things in the eyes and sea of man.
Qiqi's eyes were almost blind, the excitement and curiosity on her small face after entering the market never faded.
"Eggy, there's so many people, so much fun!" Qi Qi sighed while walking closely beside Zhang Xifeng.
The little egg man raised his eyebrows, "Truly alive."
Not that he has never seen a crowd, in Kyoto where he lives there is also a view of the crowd, but the atmosphere is completely different.
The livelihoods of the people here are full of fireworks never seen before.
Retarded, poor, hard, but full of vitality.
The scorching sun above was unable to withstand the bright smiles on people's faces.
Because it's market day, almost half of the main street is filled with pedestrians. Shuttle buses and passing minibuses could only move slowly on the road while sounding their horns in despair.
Chen Jianhe relied on his status to protect the old and the young and take the lead.
Zhang Xifeng held tightly to Qiqi's small hand, and said as he walked, "Qiqi, follow the mother-in-law closely, and don't run around alone."
Qiqi nodded, "OK."
She knew too many people on the street, if she ran around, her mother-in-law would not be able to find her.
Zhang Xifeng smiled, brought Qiqi to Yazi by the roadside, and walked back past a small stall with a sewing machine. It was the largest and only supplier and marketing cooperative in Hagilu City.
Currently, supplier and marketing cooperatives are still owned by the state, the quality of goods sold there is good, and many customers come and go.
Supplier and marketing cooperatives are huge, with long glass counters arranged U-shaped along three walls, and a salesperson behind each counter.
Qiqi looked around the counter, her eyes shining again.
Plenty of items, flask bottles, enamel glasses, sinks, light bulbs, sewing supplies, cloth packaging, loose sugar... There are also ready-to-wear clothes of various colors and models that hang on the wall behind the counter.
“Bung, how to sell flower-patterned shirts and little pants underneath?”
“The wear is eight yuan, and the pants are five yuan.”
"Can it be cheaper?"
“Shirts and trousers can be purchased together for a minimum price of twelve five yuan.”
As Qiqi was still looking through her products, she suddenly heard her mother-in-law's voice, "twelve-five yuan" so frightened that she immediately looked up, without even looking at her clothes, "Grandmother, "Grandmother, I don't buy clothes. .I have something to wear." . We're Go-woo woo!"
Zhang Xifeng shut the little mouth of the baby, and continued bidding with the seller, "Can it be cheaper? I want one more baby vest."
Behind the counter, the seller's voice was calm, and he was already a little impatient, "Don't haggle for a small vest, and the other set was at least 12. If you want, if you don't want to, just shut up Besides, there are still people who want to buy things."
Chen Jianhe looked at the seller and frowned, but there was nothing she could do.
Most people in supplier and marketing cooperatives sell goods with this attitude, and everyone is actually familiar with it as time goes by.
He said to Zhang Xifeng, "Auntie, buy it. I'll pay for it. I had not bought anything for Qiqi when she came to our village."
As he spoke, he took money out of his coat pocket.
Zhang Xifeng brushed off his hand, and scolded, "This is the first time I shopped for Qiqi, and you still want to steal the first one?"
Speaking of this, Chen Jianhe did not dare to rob anymore.
The transaction had been completed, yet Qiqi was still standing there trembling, her heart ached immeasurably.
Two acres of sweet potato cost two hundred and thirteen yuan seventy cents, and it cost fifteen yuan to buy two clothes for her!
This was not over, after his heart ached, Zhang Xifeng bought him a pair of sandals, a toothbrush, a new towel, mouth coverings, two red flower headbands, oh, and a dollar for lard candy.
The total price is six yuan eighty cents.
When he came out of the supplier and marketing cooperative, Qiqi was like a wandering ghost.
He silently covered his heart, he would work hard to make more money.
Mother-in-law is rather wasteful.
In contrast to Qi Qi's heartache, Zhang Xifeng's face was full of excitement.
Despite spending a lot of money, he spent it happily and felt very satisfied.
After many years of living alone, now he finally had Qiqi beside him who could spend money and take care of him. Life becomes more fun, and every day is something to look forward to!
Across the supplier and marketing cooperative, walk a steep little slope down the side of the road and you'll find a vegetable market.
Vegetable farmers sit on both sides of the aisle, selling a wide variety of self-grown vegetables.
Passing the vegetable stall and then back, there is a warehouse stall made of tile and wood, selling pork, chicken, duck, fish and so on.
Zhang Xifeng intended to cut the ribs in half and go home to make boiled potato ribs for Qi Qi.
Since there were other items to buy, Chen Jianhe had to go to the other side of the market, and temporarily parted from Zhang Xifeng and Qi Qi, respectively, and the two sides made an appointment to meet at the bike storage.
The weather was too hot, and after walking around under the scorching sun for so long, Zhang Xifeng was worried that Qiqi would get tired, and since he had plenty of time, he did not rush off to go shopping, he did not rush to, so he simply invited Qiqi. to sit down and rest in the shade next to him.
In addition to the two of them, many people who rest their feet enjoy the coolness.
Since sitting in the same place, recognizable or not, you can chat a few words.
As we chatted, the topic reached Taoxi Village.
"The village made a lot of money this year. Small melons with two or three catties sell for 50 cents, which is more valuable than the big melons we grow!"
"I heard the melon was sold directly to the city, good luck!"
"Yesterday, someone from our village came back from the city and said that a small unicorn melon was planted there recently, and the sales were crazy. Guess how much it costs? Eight yuan, eight yuan! I guess the melon was grown in Taoxi Village!"
There was a gasping sound, and the eyes of some people were reddened with envy.
"That must be the melon from Taoxi Village! Only small melons could be grown in their poor soil! And watermelon is not only sold for a good price, they even sell sweet potatoes for three cents per catties!"
"Our sweet potato sold well this year, and the highest price was only two cents! ... After Taoxi Village, I was worried we would turn around."
At this moment, a sweet and gentle voice sounded from the crowd, plain and innocent, "Mother-in-law, is a small watermelon 50 cents more expensive than a large watermelon? How much is a big watermelon?"
The old lady who was asked spoke softly, “One large melon weighed five or six catties, and the big one weighed seven or eight catties or even eight or nine catties. This year, the price of watermelon is here eight cents per catties. . The price of large melons ranged from 40 cents to 70 to 80 cents, and the money earned per mu of land was only more than Taoxi Village, not less."
“Because everyone's income is no less than Taoxi Village, why is everyone envious of Taoxi Village?”
The old woman smiled, pulled the baby and left, "Let's go, buy some food and go home."
The old woman and the little baby left, leaving behind a group of people who were still in a daze.
Everyone did not speak for a while, but the jealousy in their eyes slowly faded away.
Isn't that right? Their income was not inferior to Taoxi Village, so no one needed to be envious.
Moreover, watermelon cost eight yuan per piece, and the big boss who made money behind it was also the big boss who collected melons, but there was nothing wrong with Taoxi Village.