The sun is exceptionally bright today, its soft and bright light penetrates the cold air and falls on the bungalow and the earth.
Usually, Xue Chuchu and Tongtong would always stay at the door. Even if they just sat quietly and soaked in the sunshine, they could still feel the rare comfort and tranquility.
Today, the weather is obviously warm, but Xue Chuchu tightens her cotton-padded jacket.
A slight chill seemed to seep into her body, making her face turn paler.
She walked home without saying a word.
'It's good. After Tongtong has Jiang Ning, she won't always stay at home all day like before. She has a lively temperament.' Xue Chuchu thought.
As a close friend when they were young, and they came from the poorest era together, she certainly hopes that Tongtong will become happier and happier.
As for herself? Her expression was as cold as ever, showing no emotion at all.
She walked very slowly on her way home.
Just like many years ago, she was playing hide-and-seek with Tongtong in the village. Because Tongtong was very short and smart and agile, he could always hide very well and Xue Chuchu couldn't find him at all.
Of course Xue Chuchu is not a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by others. Every time she counts down, she pretends to look for it for a while.
I couldn't find it, so I turned around and went home to eat. After finishing my meal, I slowly came back and admitted defeat.
Tongtong then emerged from the secret place, his face full of joy, and he announced stupidly: "I am the master of hide and seek!"
Xue Chuchu always showed her frustration in cooperation.
Little did they know that Tongtong, who thought he had won, stayed in the firewood pile for a long time and was covered in debris. He was even scolded by Aunt Gu when he returned home.
‘Just think of her hiding and playing hide and seek with me.’ Xue Chuchu told herself.
Zhang Ruyun, who was cleaning the car at the door, had been spying on Xue Chuchu.
Seeing this, he raised his voice and turned into a caller: "You can't find it, right? Jiang Ning just took Xue Yuantong out on a bicycle. I heard that he went to the flower and bird market on the street. They didn't take you with them?"
Xue Chuchu's breath was suffocated. She was silent for two seconds and said, "Thank you."
Zhang Ruyun was pleasantly surprised, as if he had accomplished something miraculous, and for a moment he forgot the fact that his girlfriend was on a blind date with another man.
Xue Chuchu ignored him and walked to the door of her house. She wanted to go directly into the main room, but as a result, the door in front of her was closed tightly.
She reached out and pushed gently, but the door didn't move at all, as if it was closed from behind.
Well, now not only can't Tongtong and Jiang Ning be found, but now she can't even enter her own house... all the bad luck has come together...
When she was suspicious, she suddenly heard a crisp cry from inside the door: "Humph, it's still like when you were a child. If you can't find it, just go home, right?"
The door opened.
I saw Tongtong holding his hands on his chest, looking down at the world.
Next to her, Jiang Ning stood calmly, like a peerless thug.
It was obvious that Tongtong was scolding her, but at this moment, Xue Chuchu looked at the two people, one big and one small, and her heart was filled with flowers.
…
urban area.
Jiang Ning parked his precious battery car, Chu Chu got out of the car, and Tongtong jumped out of the car.
Tongtong stood at the street corner, looked up at the huge plaque, and read: "Yuzhou Flower and Bird World, what a domineering name!"
Jiang Ning glanced at the hanging Tongtong. He didn't say anything and walked into the flower and bird market.
Today, the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the flower and bird market is more lively than Tongtong imagined. There are a dazzling array of products, and there are shouts and bargains from the crowd. This is a lively place that is not experienced when going to a shopping mall, and it is much more humane.
At the front are colorful flowers, pothos, lilies, phalaenopsis, tulips... It seems that the air is sweet.
Xue Yuantong took a photo and shared it with Chen Siyu, and then ran to a bunch of succulents. Succulents have unique shapes, are cheap and easy to grow.
"Siyu, I bought two pots of meat."
Chen Siyu replied instantly: "Can I finish all the meat after buying so much?"
"..." Xue Yuantong: "It's not enough."
Chen Siyu transferred 50 yuan and said grandly: "I'm treating you, please eat more."
Xue Yuantong showed the chat history to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning commented: "It doesn't matter, she's just a little stupid and a little blind, but she's still pretty good to you."
Tongtong and Chuchu were wandering along the flower and bird market. Tongtong saw someone selling glutinous rice sticks. She wanted to eat them, but she had no money.
So she pointed at an old couple buying glutinous rice sticks and said, "Jiang Ning Jiang Ning, look at how old she is, and grandpa is still buying glutinous rice sticks for grandma to eat!"
Jiang Ning took a quick look and saw that the clothes of the old couple were quite fashionable. They probably belonged to old people from Kochi. They behaved intimately, as if they were in love.
The grandparents also heard Tongtong's cry. The old lady among them looked proud and leaned closer to the old man. The old man hugged the old lady and was proud of her.
The young couples around him looked enviously and marveled.
Jiang Ning disagreed: "What are you going to eat with glutinous rice sticks? It's too vegetarian. If we young people want to eat, just eat something exciting."
As he said that, he bought two extra large marshmallows, which were bigger than Tongtong's face.
Tongtong took a big bite and it was so sweet that she felt sweet in her heart.
The old man who was very proud just now was suddenly confused.
The old lady was not convinced and wanted to buy marshmallows too.
The old man hurriedly said: "No, you have high blood sugar. Don't imitate other young people to eat such sweet things when you are young!"
The old lady was numb with anger.
Jiang Ning, accompanied by Tong and Chu, paraded proudly like victors.
…
Tongtong walked to the fish, insect and bird area.
The goldfish were swimming around in the fish tank, which was very healing, and the little turtle was crawling around in the basin.
Tongtong squatted beside the plate and shouted: "Jiang Ning Jiang Ning, look, your good brother is trapped!"
Jiang Ning became angry and took away her marshmallows.
Tongtong pouted her little mouth and continued to look at the kittens and puppies.
After a while, she stood in front of several parrots and said, "Chu Chu, look, they still have melon seeds to eat. Do they look like Teacher Qian who eats melon seeds every day?"
As she spoke, she reached out and touched the parrot.
The parrot disliked her and hurriedly ran away with small steps.
Xue Yuantong was furious and said to the parrot: "I admire how unruly you are now!"
Then, she turned her face and asked the boss very stiffly: "How much does this one cost?"
The boss immediately said: "This is a yellow cockatiel, one hundred and fifty yuan!"
Xue Yuantong fell silent.
One hundred and fifty, worth a day's worth.
An urban beauty who was also looking at the parrots saw her little sister's embarrassment. She deliberately chatted with her companion: "Parrots are very smart birds. Their IQ is equivalent to that of a 3 to 5-year-old human child. Why is my parrot so good?"
?That’s because I can sense their behaviors and emotions and then respond to them.”
As she spoke, she stretched out her fingers with burgundy manicure.
The parrot that was eating melon seeds actually jumped onto her hand and was very intimate.
The boss couldn't help but praise: "Beauty, this parrot is usually very afraid of people, but it is destined to be with you!"
The urban beauty smiles very beautifully, and her charm is fully displayed at this moment.
In contrast, Tongtong is jealous in the dark.
The urban beauty glanced at her little sister from the corner of her eye and said to her heart: 'You are still young!'
She gently stroked the yellow cockatiel with her fingers. Unexpectedly, the parrot jumped out of her hand in the next second.
Her eyes followed the parrot, and finally she saw a handsome profile face.
The parrot stood on Jiang Ning's shoulder and kept pecking his shoulder with its head.
Tongtong: "What is it doing?"
Xue Chuchu observed for two seconds and said uncertainly: "Maybe he is kowtowing?"
The urban beauty who is an expert in raising birds exclaimed: "Are you kidding, kowtow?"
Xue Chuchu was speechless.
On the contrary, when Tongtong saw the urban beauty's panic, she emphasized: "It does look like kowtow!"
Jiang Ning said calmly: "Okay, stop knocking."
The parrot felt like it was being pardoned, so it quickly flew back to its nest, pecked two melon seeds, and presented them to Jiang Ning.
The urban beauty is confused. She has been raising birds for many years and has seen countless kinds of bird behavior, but she has never been as weird as today. She kowtows and begs for mercy. What the hell?
Jiang Ning took two followers and left lightly.
…
After visiting the flower and bird area, they came to the more interesting antique area.
Modern people are more or less familiar with stories of people who accidentally picked up antiques, found them to be genuine after appraisal, and became rich instantly.
There are too many such stories in the market, and there are more and more people who want to get rich overnight.
As soon as Tongtong entered the antique area, her eyes seemed to light up, hoping to find valuable antiques, sell them at a good price, and become the head of the family from then on.
She squatted in front of a stall and pointed to a green translucent jade pendant: "This jade looks very primitive. What is its origin?"
The stall owner was a middle-aged man with a somewhat charlatan appearance. He immediately began to brag: "Well, this has a long history. It is said that Nuwa used red, green, yellow, white and black to mend the sky..."
The stall owner boasted for a while.
Jiang Ning said: "Don't believe it, this is made from beer bottles."
Stall owner:…
Xue Yuantong pointed to a crystal clear stone again.
The stall owner boasted: "This is amber, the resin secreted by pine and cypress trees tens of millions of years ago..."
Jiang Ning said: "Plastic after polishing."
"What about this one?" Tongtong pointed to a yellow gold bar.
Jiang Ning: "A tin block wrapped in brass."
The stall owner glared at Jiang Ning, how could he do business?
Xue Chuchu looked at Jiang Ning in surprise. She had a blank look at these antiques. Why could Jiang Ning know so much?
Tongtong was a little discouraged, and she asked: "Is it all fake and none of it has any history?"
When Jiang Ning heard this, he pointed to the thermos bottle used for drinking water next to the stall owner and said, "This thing is probably about ten years old. It is the oldest one on the stall."
The stall owner was furious and destroyed the place, right?
Jiang Ning continued to wander leisurely. After walking a few steps, a slippery old man sitting on a pony shouted: "Look at it, it is definitely an antique. We also have a certificate from experts!"
Xue Yuantong walked to the stall and the old man immediately unfolded the certificate: "Look, this antique is exactly the same as the one on the certificate. It is definitely authentic!"
Jiang Ning said: "The antiques are fake and the certificates are also fake."
The old man's face darkened.
An imposing middle-aged man came next to him and exclaimed: "It looks like it, it really looks like it. Isn't this Yuan Qinghua? How much does it cost, boss? I want it!"
Old man: "Eight hundred."
The middle-aged man pretended to pay for it.
Jiang Ning glanced at it and said, "Thank you."
After visiting a few more stalls, Xue Yuantong found a blue and white porcelain vase, and the stall owner offered it 50,000 yuan.
Tongtong thought about it for a while and asked, "Can I sell it for 5 yuan?"
The stall owner hesitated for a few seconds: "Let's add five more yuan."
In the end, Tongtong bought a blue and white porcelain vase for eight yuan.
…
After shopping the entire street, the three of them picked up the meat they bought earlier on their way back and went to find Jiang Ning's precious battery car.
Jiang Ning loaded up the two girls and prepared to drive.
Suddenly, there was a "ding-ding" sound nearby, and Xue Yuantong's eyesight was excellent.
An old man was carrying a basket on his back, holding a small hammer in his hand, and kept banging on the shovel.
"Ding Ding Candy, I haven't eaten it for a long time!" Xue Yuantong patted Jiang Ning and signaled him to stop the old man.
Jiang Ning drove closer and asked, "How did you sell it?"
As soon as he said this, a girl in a pink down jacket opened her mouth and wanted to shout: "Don't..." five or six meters away on the right.
The old man turned his head and stared at the girl coldly, holding the hammer tightly in his hand.
The girl in the pink down jacket was so scared that she quickly shut up.
Tongtong: "Grandpa, how do you sell Ding Ding Candy?"
The old man didn't answer. He bent down to unload the basket on his back, put it on the ground, and then pointed at a large piece of white solid candy: "Maltose, it's delicious."
Tongtong: "How to sell it?"
The old man said vaguely: "Weighing."
Xue Chuchu is used to being poor. Poor people like them must ask the price before buying something: "How much does it cost per pound?"
The old man didn't seem to hear. He picked up the shovel and stopped it on the sugar cube. Then he hit it with the hammer in his hand, and a large piece of sugar was knocked off.
As he was knocking, he said: "Maltose is good to eat, it clears away heat, is easy for digestion, and is also beautiful!"
The old man moved very quickly. After crushing the maltose, he picked up the powder bottle and sprinkled the maltose with powder.
Finally, I picked up the scale and quickly said, "A total of eighty-two!"
Tongtong almost thought he heard it wrong: "What, eight dollars and two?"
The old man stretched out his finger and emphasized: "Eighty-two yuan!"
The little girl in the distance was extremely anxious. She knew this was a scam, similar to a cake-cutting scam.
She was deceived by this old man and pretended not to understand when she asked him about the price before buying.
When Tongtong heard the price, she was almost dumbfounded. Eighty-two yuan? She used to buy a pack on the street for only a few yuan!
Xue Chuchu: "How much does it cost per pound?"
The old man was carrying maltose: "Twelve yuan and one tael."
Jiang Ning smiled: "Why don't you go and grab it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man became angry and instantly changed his face. He held the hammer and his tone became very stern: "You want it yourself. If you dare not pay me, I will call the police and arrest you!"
He was doing a legitimate transaction, and there was nothing they could do if the police came!
As soon as these words came out, Tongtong and Chu Chu began to think about ways to escape.
The old man continued to threaten: "Give me the money quickly, or I'll pay..."
When most people encounter this kind of thing, they can only swallow and pay.
Jiang Ning didn't care at all: "Take revenge on your mother!"
He raised his foot and kicked the old man in the chest. The huge force knocked him over, including the basket and the hammer, and the tin cans were sprinkled all over the floor.
The little girl with a desperate look on her face froze on the spot.
Does anyone really dare to resist violently?
Jiang Ning turned the switch, and the battery car rode away.
