As the sun slowly rises, there are more and more women carrying baskets to buy groceries.

Finally, someone stopped in front of Lu Sheige and his four siblings. An aunt holding her granddaughter asked, "How do you sell these rice dumpling leaves?"

Before Lu Xiangge could speak, Lu Xiaoli said first, "Two handfuls for one penny, how many handfuls do you want, aunt?"

This was a price that had been agreed upon in advance. She had sold fish with her father before and was not afraid of the stage.

"So expensive?"

The lady who spoke said she was disgusted, but she knelt down and looked through the reed leaves in the basket: "There are so many of these in the wild, and you can just pick a lot of them. You still sell them at such a high price, so it's cheaper."

Lu Xiaoli was immediately discouraged when his aunt said it was expensive.

She wanted to say that if two handfuls for one penny is not possible, three handfuls for one penny is not impossible.

Even if these two baskets of reed leaves were sold for ten or eight cents, she would not feel a loss.

After glancing at Lu Sheige, Lu Xiaoli swallowed the words that came to his lips. The third sister promised Xiaosi that they would listen to her when they go to the market.

“Inexpensive.”

Lu Sheige warmly received the first guest who came to the door: "Look, aunt, the four of us, my sister and I, rowed a boat to the river beach to pick it up this morning. The river beach is not close to here. We all picked the big ones that were not damaged.

The leaves are also washed clean. Madam, you can just rinse them with water when you take them home. It saves trouble and worries. There are no such big and good rice dumpling leaves around here."

Reed leaves are also called zong leaves by the locals. Reed leaves are used to make zongzi in the Huai River area. They are common along ditches and rivers. Big and good ones like theirs can only be found on the beach of Hongze Lake. Without boats, they are not available.

Picked by the method.

Lu Xiaoqing and Lu Xiaoli washed the two baskets of rice dumpling leaves and picked them again and again. They were really big and clean, and it was rare to even see any damaged ones.

As Lu Sheige spoke, he took off the wreath on his head, arranged it slightly, and put it on the head of the little girl held by the aunt. The little girl stared at their wreath and couldn't move her eyes away. Now her head was covered by Lu Shege's head.

I put on a wreath and immediately raised my hand to touch it.

The pink little face is full of surprises.

The aunt quickly reminded her granddaughter: "Qiaoqiao, thank you brother quickly."

"Thank you, brother." The little girl thanked Lu Xiangge softly and couldn't help but touch the wreath on her head.

Lu Xiaoyu felt that he had found a comrade, and immediately approached him: "Doesn't it look good? My eldest brother made this up, isn't he handy?"

Two little girls gathered together to compare whose garland looked prettier, and chattered.

The aunt took a look at the wreath on her little granddaughter's head, and rummaged through the rice dumpling leaves in the basket. She really couldn't find anything wrong with it, so she spoke reluctantly: "One penny for four handfuls, I'll buy the two penny ones."

My daughter-in-law is very happy. She has just added a grandson to her family in spring. During the Dragon Boat Festival, she has to go to her in-laws to send gifts, as well as her daughter-in-law’s natal family...

Lu Xiaoli was so happy that he almost screamed out, but thinking of Lu Sheige's instructions, he could only hold back and dare not speak out.

She didn't expect that someone really wanted these rice dumpling leaves. Four handfuls were enough for one penny. At worst, she would go to the river beach to pick them again, and it wouldn't cost any money.

There are so many on the river beach. As long as she works harder and makes more trips with her eldest sister, they can earn a lot of copper coins.

"Auntie, you can't sell it at this price. If you don't believe me, go and look around. Two handfuls for a penny are not expensive, and you can earn hard money. Look, our leaves are bigger and have more leaves than other people's. Other people's leaves are bigger.

Not as good as us."

Lu Xiangge had been wandering around the town for a few days. There was only one reed leaf seller in the whole town.

That family's reed leaves were in a mess, not even washed, and many were damaged, so they sold two handfuls for a penny.

She decided on this price after comparison.

The aunt straightened up after hearing this: "Then I'll take a look. Sanya, return the garland to my brother."

With that said, the aunt raised her hand to take the wreath on her granddaughter's head. If you don't buy other people's things, you can't take advantage of them.

Sanya, who was still happy at first, was immediately dumbfounded. She raised her hands helplessly to protect the wreath on her head and looked at her grandma pitifully.

Lu Xiangge waved his hands hurriedly: "Auntie, I gave that to my sister Dai to play with. It doesn't cost any money."

Seeing that Lu Sheige really wanted to give it away, the aunt didn't refuse anymore. She smiled politely and took her granddaughter away.

When the aunt really left, Lu Xiaoli sat down on the ground with a sad face.

"Why don't you sell it? A penny is still money."

A garland was also attached upside down.

Lu Sheige looked at the slowly rising sun and narrowed his eyes slightly: "We agreed this morning, and you have to listen to me."

Maybe the first sale didn't go well, and then two or three people asked about the price, but no one bought it.

Lu Xiaoli had already puffed up his mouth in anger, but Lu Shege was still calm and composed.

When the sun rose and more and more people were buying and selling vegetables in the market, Lu Sheige stood up, put his hands to his mouth and shouted.

"Don't miss it when you're passing by. Two handfuls of big, clean rice dumpling leaves only cost a penny."

"Come and see, come and see, the big and clean rice dumpling leaves will bring you blessings, longevity and wealth!"

The clear voice, soft and waxy as if singing, spread in the noisy market, making everyone stop and look.

Among the messy stalls, three little heads wearing garlands stood out.

The only boy who was not wearing a garland was wearing a headband, folding his hands, and shouting hard.

The dark little face can actually be seen as a bit more beautiful.

Shopkeeper Li from Fushun was not far away from them watching the waiters picking fish. He straightened up at the sound and walked over happily.

"Boy, how can your rice dumpling leaves bring blessings, longevity and wealth?"

Lu Xinge's momentum was small but he didn't fall down. He raised his head and looked at shopkeeper Li with a smile: "Because my rice dumpling leaves are good, clean and beautiful, eating them will naturally bring you blessings, longevity and wealth."

"Okay, I like to hear this."

Shopkeeper Li pointed at the basket without asking the price: "Twenty cents, Shunzi, settle the bill."

Shunzi, who had just paid for the fish, immediately ran over, took out the money bag from his pocket, counted twenty coins and handed it to Lu Sheige: "Forty handfuls, right? Send them to Fushun."

Lu Xiangge didn't know where Lai Fushun was. Before she could ask, Lu Xiaoli had already jumped up from the ground behind him. He tore off the wreath on his head and threw it into Lu Xiaoqing's arms: "I'll go, I'll go... I know...

where."

Come to Fushun, which is the largest restaurant in Jiangba. Although she has never eaten there, she and her father passed by Fushun's backyard when they were selling fish.

Rounding things off, she can be considered a guest at Fushun.

"Okay, let the second sister deliver it." Lu Sheige knelt down and started picking.

Although each handful of reed leaves looked similar, she still tried her best to pick out the ones that looked larger, thicker, and undamaged and put them in one place.

Shopkeeper Li squinted his eyes as he watched Lu Shengge take out a bamboo basket and count forty handfuls of reed leaves, and then added four more handfuls of rice dumpling leaves and put them into the basket.

"Everything goes well, and everything is auspicious."

Lu Shege said and handed the basket to the dark and skinny little girl next to him: "Second sister, here it is."
Chapter completed!