Bathed in the morning light, the sky was still white with fish belly. I held Xiao Man's hand, and An Lan pushed Yang Yang, and our family walked leisurely towards the market.
The most excited person was Xiao Man, who kept chattering along the way. Even a wild flower on the roadside made her excited for a long time.
I also met some acquaintances, chatted for a while, and soon arrived at the market town.
The market town is crowded with people, and the gongs and drums are noisy.
Even on weekdays there are quite a lot of people in the town, but on market day it was even more crowded, especially in the market, and that guy didn't know where to stay.
The market is also very large, and the products are extremely rich. Food, clothing, and daily necessities are all available.
People going to the market were bustling and passing each other.
In my earliest memory, men and women in the market were wearing black trousers and coats, with their trousers tied up, or carrying baskets or baskets.
Things are different now. Although the dress cannot be said to be very fashionable, it is not much different from that in the city.
"Dad, I want to eat daddy."
We passed by a place selling triangular cakes, and Xiaoman suddenly pulled me and said.
An Lan and I both stopped and looked at the stall selling triangular cakes on the roadside.
The boss is already in his fifties. I remember he was selling this cake on the street when I was a child, but I didn’t expect he is still selling it now.
The smell is still the same as in childhood, but the difference is that there is not always a large group of children surrounding the stall like in childhood.
Those children in the past have all grown up, and now these children probably don’t like eating this triangular cake with no characteristics.
But for me, the biggest feature is the lack of any characteristics, because this is the taste in my memory.
I took Xiaoman to the stall and said to the boss: "Boss, give me three."
"Okay." The boss responded, then took out the bag and packed three triangular cakes for me.
While the boss was pretending, I asked him: "Boss, have you been selling triangular cakes on the street?"
"Yes, it has been sold for decades."
I smiled and said, "When I was a kid, I would come to you every time I went to the market to buy triangular cakes. I didn't expect that you are still here after so many years."
The boss looked me over and saw that he definitely didn't recognize me, so he said, "A young man about your age also came here a few days ago. He said that he often bought triangular cakes from me when he was a child."
"Yes, our children have grown up now, but our tastes have not changed."
While we were chatting, the boss had already installed it for us and said to me: "I don't know how long it can be sold. My body is getting worse every day."
"You are getting older, so you should rest when you should."
"My son and daughter also advise me this way, but I just can't take any time off."
I smiled and said, "It's good to find something you like to do, just do what you can."
After bidding farewell to this stall, we continued to walk forward, and Xiaoman started eating while walking with the papa in his hand.
I think she asked: "Is it delicious? Xiaoman."
Xiaoman was eating intently and didn't even have the intention to answer me. He just nodded and responded to me.
An Lan and I looked at each other and smiled, and she asked me: "This cake tastes really good, and it's cheap. If you sell it in the city, you can get it for five yuan each."
"The most important thing is that it is clean and hygienic, and the ingredients are all homemade, without any added coloring or flavoring."
"Then why isn't business doing so well?"
I looked back, sighed and said, "These people don't like to eat this anymore. Our generation liked it so much that every time we went to the market, our parents would give us 20 cents to buy triangular rice cakes."
"Two cents each at that time?" An Lan asked in surprise.
"Yes, prices were already low at that time. Now you see, they only cost one yuan each."
“It’s really cheap and the quantity is sufficient.”
As we were chatting, we passed by Zhang Bin's store, but he was busy, so I didn't go to greet him.
I just saw that business was better on market days, so I went to greet him. Wouldn't it affect other people's business?
We continued walking forward, and when passing by the fruit area, we bought some fresh local fruits, all from the farmers themselves.
We walked around until noon and then returned home with a full load.
After returning home, An Lan and I started cooking. We were not in a hurry and had completely slowed down the pace of life.
It was after one o'clock in the afternoon and we had lunch, but then the village chief suddenly came to the door.
I hurried to the door to greet him: "Director Huang, you came at just the right time, we are just having dinner."
With that said, I turned back to An Lan and shouted: "An Lan, go and prepare a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Director Huang."
Director Huang quickly stopped An Lan: "Don't bother, I've eaten. Xiao Chen, I'm here to ask you something."
I invited Director Huang into the room, sat down and poured her a glass of water, and then asked, "What's the matter? Director Huang."
Director Huang frowned, as if he had some knot in his heart, and said solemnly: "It's like this. A big boss came to the city some time ago and said he wanted to contract the land in our village."
Director Huang paused and then said: "I heard that you were back, so I thought you were someone doing big things outside. You should know more about these things, so I came to ask you about it."
I frowned slightly and asked: "Contract the land in our village? Hasn't the land in our village been planted with fruit trees? Hasn't it been contracted before?"
Director Huang said seriously: "Now it is a collective. It is the fruit trees planted by our village. However, the income is too bad. For three consecutive years, no amount of money has been distributed to the farmers. The farmers have been making troubles. It just so happened that someone had a big problem."
The boss came to take over the contract, so I thought maybe I could improve it."
I was silent for a while and then said: "Director Huang, I think you need to ask everyone's opinion on this matter and ask other people if they agree?"
"Farmers now have their own private land, which is simply the land that is now taken out and returned to the collective."
I said thoughtfully: "Oh, that's it! Then I think it's pretty good."
Director Huang hurriedly asked: "Do you think it's okay?"
I smiled and said, "Of course, what did the other boss say?"
"It is said that the land contracted to him will not only provide dividends to farmers in the future, but also provide them with enough money to buy pension insurance and other things."
"Hey! This boss is very well-organized!" I said with a smile.
"It's quite generous. When I came to the village, I was driving a Mercedes-Benz."
I scratched my head, looked at each other with An Lan, and then turned to Director Huang and said, "Well, you can make arrangements and I can have a chat with him, okay?"
"That's no problem. It just so happens that he will come to the village tomorrow. I will arrange for you to talk to him then."
"Yeah, okay, no problem."
"Then you eat first, then I'll go back to the office."
Director Huang stood up, and as if he remembered something again, he said, "By the way, Xiao Chen, if you have any inconvenience when you come back this time, just tell me."
"Well, Director Huang, walk slowly."
After seeing off Director Huang, I went back to the table to eat.
An Lan asked me at this time: "Do you think the big boss your village chief mentioned just now is reliable?"
I laughed and said, "It doesn't sound right at first sight."
"Then you still say it's pretty good?"
I smiled evilly and said, "Who doesn't have some thoughts? It would be boring to refuse directly. This kind of person who wants to take advantage of farmers should be taught a lesson."