Seeing that a heavy rain was about to pour down on his head, Qiao Mingjin hurriedly leaned down to pick up her daughter, and then led several younger siblings to the place where the oxcart was sent. The Great Immortal Doctor
She remembered that there was a shed in the place where the oxcart was sent, which was specially used as a resting place for the people who looked after the oxcart. She had become familiar with that man these days, and it should be able to provide shelter for the group of them from the rain.
Unexpectedly, a few people stepped up their pace and only walked half a street when the rain started pouring down.
First it came drop by drop, then a big drop, and then before a few people started running, the rain poured down in a line. After running a few steps, the rain started pouring down on the head of the pocket.
Several people were unable to dodge, and their hair and body got wet. Without looking carefully, they rushed towards a store.
I hope the store owner is a good person and can let them avoid it for a while.
Pedestrians like them on the street, whether they were going to the market or shopping, were still unable to dodge, and hurriedly rushed to the nearest shop in the same embarrassment as them.
After a while, the doorways of every shop on the street were crowded with people, running so slowly that there was no room for them to squeeze in.
Qiao Mingjin led several younger siblings into a store. As soon as she put her daughter down, several people also ran towards the store where she was.
Qiao Mingjin was afraid of bumping into each other, so she hurriedly pulled her daughter and siblings in to make some space. Soon the door of the shop was crowded with pedestrians.
The shopkeeper saw Qiao Mingjin pulling a few little ones to move in, and hurriedly shouted for them to stand inside the shop.
Qiao Mingjin listened to the shopkeeper's words and was moved. She hurriedly turned around to thank the man.
A very kind-looking man in his forties or fifties, he looked very simple and honest, not as shrewd and capable as a businessman at all, but more like a kind-hearted uncle next door.
Qiao Mingjin thanked him, and the man said with a smile: "What's the point of thanking you? It's just a small effort. It's raining and no one will come to the store to patronize the business. Who doesn't have something urgent?"
After hearing what he said, Qiao Mingjin felt very comforted and thought highly of him.
A businessman is afraid that others will block his store and block his way of making money. How could he be so enthusiastic about letting people into his store?
The shopkeeper looked at Qiao Mingjin and his group and asked, "Young lady, are you bringing your younger siblings to the market? But what are you carrying to sell?"
Qiao Mingjin replied: "Yes, uncle. These are my siblings, and this is my daughter, who is only three years old. We came to the city to sell firewood, and we also sold some eggs and home-grown vegetables.
The sun was shining brightly just a moment ago, but it started raining at any time."
After hearing this, the boss looked at the group of them again and said, "Yes, the sun was shining brightly just a moment ago. Who would have thought that the rain would fall in just this moment."
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Wan'er who was holding Qiao Mingjin tightly, waved to her and said: "Come, little girl, come to grandpa, grandpa will give you candy."
Xiao Wan'er stared at him with big eyes for a while, then raised her head to look at Qiao Mingjin.
Qiao Mingjin smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me? Grandpa is calling you, so you can't be rude."
Xiao Wan'er let go of Qiao Mingjin's hand and walked to the shopkeeper. She raised her head and said crisply: "Hello, grandpa. My name is Wan'er."
The shopkeeper happily touched Xiao Wan'er's head and said, "Okay, let's call her Wan'er. It's a good name. This child is so good-looking. He came to sell vegetables when he was only three years old, but
Have you been up since before dawn? But thank you for your hard work, kid. Come on, Wan'er, grandpa will give you some sweets."
As he said this, he rummaged around in the high cabinet, grabbed a large handful of candies, and tried to stuff them into Xiao Wan'er.
Xiao Wan'er turned her head and glanced at Qiao Mingjin. Seeing that her mother had no objection, she happily stretched out her little hand to take it.
It's just that the little hand was too small to catch it, and one of the candies fell on the ground. The little thing was also smart. After squatting down to pick up the fallen candies on the ground, he clasped his hands together, raised them up to the shopkeeper, and caught the candies.
Came over.
Still unable to hold it in his hands, he took the candy and happily said to the shopkeeper: "Thank you, grandpa!"
With a smile on his face, he ran to Mingqi and held it up for Mingqi. After Mingqi took it, he ran to Mingheng and Mingyu, and finally ran to Qiao Mingjin and held it up for Qiao Mingjin to take.
Qiao Mingjin helped her put all the candies in her purse.
Then I heard the shopkeeper say: "Little madam, your child is an elf, and he is also sensible and well-behaved. If my grandson is half as well-behaved as this child, I will feel safe."
Qiao Mingjin started chatting with him after hearing this.
The man's surname was Wen. He worked as a salesman in the early years and accumulated some money by walking around the streets. When he got older and couldn't walk anymore, he bought a shop and opened a small shop. He had a son, a daughter, and a small shop at home.
My grandson is five years old and is said to be very strong.
While Qiao Mingjin was talking to shopkeeper Nawen, she looked outside. The rain was still pouring down, and the doorways of shops on both sides of the street were crowded with people taking shelter from the rain.
There were people from the countryside who came to the market with their burdens, and there were also people from the city who went shopping. Everyone looked at the sky and complained one or two from time to time.
After Qiao Mingjin finished reading, he turned around and looked at Shopkeeper Wen's shop.
It is a grocery store that sells a variety of items. This store sells almost all the tableware, chopsticks, jars, etc. that are commonly used at home.
Qiao Mingjin's eyes were very sharp. He saw a full cylinder of oil-paper umbrellas placed vertically in a cylinder in the corner, and his eyes lit up.
"Uncle Wen, how do you sell these oil-paper umbrellas?"
Shopkeeper Na Wen glanced at Qiao Mingjin and said, "Ms. Qiao, it's raining hard. If we stay a little longer, it might stop raining. You have a lot of people, so you need to buy at least three handfuls. This one
It costs twenty-five cents. If you buy it, today’s load of firewood will be for nothing.”
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin looked outside again and said, "Uncle Wen, let me help you sell umbrellas. Uncle will sell them to me for twenty-five cents a piece. If I sell them for more, it's mine. Uncle Wen, you
It also allows our family to earn a small amount of money. I don’t know how long it will rain this time, and my home is far away, so I might have to spend a night in the city, so I have to earn money for accommodation."
After hearing this, shopkeeper Na Wen glanced at her and said, "You mean you want to buy my umbrella and sell it?"
Qiao Mingjin nodded heavily.
If it rained when she got off work in her previous life, there would be a bunch of umbrella sellers at the subway entrance and bus station, and ordinary umbrellas would be sold at sky-high prices. Many people would rush home and buy one regardless of whether it was good or bad.
Besides, people in this era have not yet learned how to market. They are all just selling, sitting in the store waiting for people to come to buy things.
This rain not only stopped many farmers going to the city to go to the market, but also stopped many people in the city. Maybe some of them are in a hurry? They can always sell one or two, right?
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