The ox cart finally entered the town. Lin Dazhu parked the ox at an acquaintance's house and told everyone a time to return, and everyone got off the car.
Although it is a town, it does not look very prosperous and does not have city walls. However, most of the houses are made of bricks and tiles, which are much better than some mud houses in the village. There are also many open houses on the streets.
There are many small businesses in the shops and they also set up stalls on the street. But in the east of the town, there is a place specially opened as a vegetable market. If Aunt Li wants to specialize in eggs, she has to go there, and she also needs to pay a penny.
As for the land cost, there are also vendors who set up stalls for a long time and pay monthly fees.
Lin Zhu and Ruyu followed Aunt Li inside, first paid a penny, took a sign as a voucher, and found an open space. Because they arrived earlier, they occupied a front position. Aunt Li put the basket on her back
Take it down, put it on the ground, expose the eggs, and wait for people to buy them. One after another, people come into the venue to place the things they have brought, and more and more people come to buy things. Some of them are the purchasing managers of large families.
, such people buy a lot, and they are surrounded by people. Then there are people coming to the restaurants to buy, and the quantities are also large. Some are residents of the town. On market days, the things sold in the market are more diverse than usual.
There are more, so people will come out to hang out.
Lin Zhu noticed that Aunt Li's eggs were priced at a penny for two. Because they looked fresh, they were all bought in a short time. More than forty eggs were sold for more than 20 pence. Aunt Li was happy to see them.
With such a look, she felt that Aunt Li gave her ten eggs, which should be considered a considerable gift.
After selling the eggs, Aunt Li took Lin Zhu and Ruyu to go shopping. They passed by a meat stall and saw Ruyu staring at the meat from time to time. Aunt Li looked at her and smiled fondly, and walked closer.
Go ask the butcher who sells meat, "How do you sell this meat?" After hearing this, Ruyu's eyes lit up immediately, and she immediately followed Aunt Li, "The fatter one is fifteen cents a day."
A pound, a leaner one is thirteen cents a pound." The butcher who sold the meat replied, "My meat is from the pig that was just slaughtered today. Which one is fresh? Which piece do you want?" Aunt Li looked at the meat on the butcher table.
, pointing to the fatter piece, "Cut me a pound from this piece. I want the fatter piece, it will taste delicious."
Lin Zhu watched from the side and found that there were divided pork on the meat table, with the fat one on one side and the thin one on the other, as well as shaved ribs. There were also pig viscera and a few shaved ribs in the basket under the case.
There were very clean stick bones, and I don’t know if they were placed underneath because no one wanted them. The butcher cut up the pork skillfully, and after a while he weighed the piece that Aunt Li wanted, tied it with a straw rope, and put it on Aunt Li’s table.
After paying the money, Aunt Li looked at Ruyu with a smile, "I'm satisfied now." "Well, mom is really good. When we go back, dad will be very happy."
Ruyu's cheerful voice came over immediately. Satisfied Ruyu looked at Lin Zhu standing next to him and asked: "Xiaozhu, don't you buy some meat? You should buy some supplements for being so thin." Hearing her words
After saying this, Aunt Li kept winking at Ruyu, but the innocent Ruyu didn't see it, "Well, I should buy some." Lin Zhu felt that she had to buy some meat to supplement her current body, so she looked at the butcher.
She said: "Boss, give me one pound of fatter food and one pound of thinner food." As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Li and Ruyu were a little stunned. They felt that she had bought too much, and they were about to persuade her to buy less.
At one o'clock, I heard Lin Zhu say again, "How do you sell these ribs?" Before the butcher could reply, Aunt Li quickly stopped Lin Zhu, "Sister Zhu, you buy so much meat, but also buy ribs? How much does it cost? Why don't you come back later?
Let's buy more." "Aunt Li, don't worry, I know what I know." Lin Zhu smiled, rejected her suggestion, and turned to the butcher, "The ribs cost eight cents per catty." The butcher saw that Lin Zhu still wanted to buy it.
, and continued, "How much do you want?" Lin Zhu looked at the ribs on the table, and asked the butcher to cut off the back part of the ribs. He weighed it and weighed about four kilograms, thinking that it should be enough to serve the guests.
He asked the butcher to tie it up with the meat that had just been weighed with a straw rope. He pointed to the stick bones and pig offal at his feet and asked, "How do you sell this?" Seeing that she bought a lot, the butcher said generously, "This is ten
A pair of pennies. If you want it, I'll give you five pennies." "I don't want anything else. Just give me the pig's heart, liver, and the bone." Lin Zhu declined his kindness, and the pig's heart and
Fortunately, the pork liver is relatively easy to clean, and it tastes delicious when braised. She really doesn't know how to clean the other parts, and the dirty smell won't be removed, making it even more unpalatable. "That's okay, just give me two cents."
." The butcher generously gave up the price. It was sixty-two cents in total, and Lin Zhu paid the money quickly. Because he didn't have a basket or anything like that, he had to say to Aunt Li: "Aunt Li, can you put it first?
Here, I will buy the basket and take it out later."
Seeing Lin Zhu buy so much, Aunt Li was a little unhappy, but there were many people around, so it was hard to say anything. She made up her mind to wait until there were fewer people and warned Lin Zhu that life must be slow and steady.
No. He took the meat and ribs and put them in the basket, and took the lead to leave. Ruyu saw that her mother looked a little unhappy, so she followed her obediently. Lin Zhu saw Aunt Li's displeasure and quickly followed her.
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It wasn't until she left the vegetable market and there were fewer people around that Aunt Li stopped, stood opposite Lin Zhu, looked at her, and said seriously: "Sister Zhu, there are some things I need to talk to you about. Although I and I
You are not related, but in my eyes, you and Ruyu are both juniors, so I can say some things to you." Lin Zhu saw Aunt Li's serious look and knew it was because of the meat she just bought.
Just when I was about to explain the matter, I heard Aunt Li say: "It's not easy to live a life alone. You have no elders in the family and you are a child. It is normal for you not to understand. But now I have to remind you that you can't spend money like this without restraint."
Money, I'm afraid you don't have much money saved. What will you do when you spend it all? You are so young and don't know the difficulty of making money. We farmers are busy in the fields all year round just for that little harvest. It is not easy. The wind eats the sun.
It's hard work. You will have to do this in the future, so you have to save some money and spend it on important places. You bought so much meat and ribs today, how long does it take for one person to eat them? Although it is almost September, but
It's still hot. It would be a pity if the meat goes bad if it's not eaten at this time." Lin Zhu was very moved after listening to Aunt Li's words. He just met her twice and paid so much attention to her that he almost burst into tears.
It flowed out. She calmed down her emotions and slowly said to Aunt Li, "Auntie, I was wrong. Thank you. Don't worry, I will listen to you and never spend money randomly again." She lowered her head to admit her mistake.
Aunt Li couldn't bear to scold her any more, "Okay, as long as you know you're wrong, let's go buy you a quilt and clothes." "Yes, I have to buy new clothes for Xiaozhu, okay, okay.
, let's go." Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Ruyu quickly agreed, "Yeah" Lin Zhu's voice faltered slightly.
"Sister Zhu, let me tell you, it's better for you to buy some cloth and cotton to make your own quilt. The ones you buy are more expensive, and so are the clothes." Aunt Li thought about Lin Zhu from the bottom of her heart and gave her advice on the way to Cloth Village.
"I know the idea, but I'm not good at needlework and I can't do it well." Lin Zhu said embarrassedly. After all, people in this era, whether they are women or girls, know how to needle and thread, and some people even make a living doing it.
"It's okay. My sister Xiaoyu and I can do it, and my wife Hongwen can do it too. I can help you do it together. I'm not too busy at home now, so I can finish it in a day or two." "I don't know how to thank you enough."
Sorry, you have put so much effort into me." Lin Zhu's voice was choked with sobs.
"Don't pay too much attention to these things. You will be able to do these things if you learn more in the future. Girls must be able to do it. When they get married in the future, they will not be embarrassed by such things. Xiaoyu won't either. It's all because I spoil her too much.
Now, from now on, you two will learn together, and you will learn quickly as a companion." Seeing Ruyu mentioning herself, she blushed a little, and turned to Aunt Li and said, "I can't learn it, mother, it's like a needle stick.
My hand hurts so much. Just feel sorry for your daughter. Don't let me learn." "Okay, whose daughter doesn't know how to sew and thread? Don't let others laugh at me. Just go back and learn."
While chatting and walking, we soon arrived at the cloth shop. The name of the cloth shop is Kam Kee Cloth Shop. When we entered the store, we found that there were many types of fabrics. Linen, cotton and satin were all displayed separately, and the shop also doubled as a shop.
The business of the embroidery shop is separated from the counter area where the cloths are displayed. There are also many people coming and going. It can be seen that the business is very good. I heard Ruyu said that this is the only cloth shop in the town and has a good reputation. Everyone starts here.
purchase.
Lin Zhu first looked at the cotton cloth. There were both coarse and finer cotton cloths. She asked the clerk in the store and found that the prices varied greatly. She looked at Aunt Li and asked her to help make up her mind. Aunt Li made the decision.
She chose reasonably priced fabrics and asked the clerk if they had any cotton for sale. After hearing the affirmative answer, she bought some more cotton. However, when buying fabrics for clothes, Lin Zhu wanted to buy fine cotton for the middle coat. Although
It was more expensive, but for the close-fitting clothes, she thought it would be better to be more comfortable. Aunt Li thought about it and agreed. Girls have delicate skin and should wear something nicer. They chose ordinary materials for the coat, and Lin Zhu agreed. Finally, she agreed.
It cost more than a hundred cents. Because there were too many things, they asked the clerk to deliver them to Lin Dazhu's oxcart. When they were about to leave the cloth store, they saw the clerk in the store taking a large bag of things and throwing them away.
There should be some rags on the side of the baggage. The scraps left after cutting the cloth cannot be reused. There are also some brocade cloth ends inside. Lin Zhu suddenly thought that he could use these to make a purse or something. He had just
When she took out her wallet to pay, the strange look in the boy's eyes and Ruyu's sullen laughter made her blush very much. Now she found something that could be used to save some face, so of course she couldn't let it go. She followed the boy.
When I got out, I saw him taking out the baggage but not throwing it away, so I hurriedly followed him to take a look.
When the waiter saw that it was a little girl, he thought she was here to cause trouble, so he wanted to chase her away, "Go, don't make trouble." "Do you want to throw it away?" Lin Zhu asked him hurriedly, "Of course not, someone wants this.
"Sell it too?" "Of course, it costs five cents for a big bag. It's cheap. If you want it, I'll sell it to you." Seeing her asking around, the boy teased her. "I'll give you five cents."
, sell this to me." Lin Zhu immediately took out the money. Seeing that she really wanted to buy it, the man thought that no one would sell it, so he sold it early to save worry, so he sold it to her.
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