Although the two hesitated, they did not object.

Anyway, they are all rural people, even if they go to the town to see, they can't see any fame, they are not as good as their daughters' brains.

Early the next morning, after both father and mother went out, Xu Zhinian followed Xu Zhiqiu to the town.

The town where they are located, called Jingxing Town, belongs to Kejiang County, and is a very ordinary backward town in the northeast.

The economic pillar of the town is the coal mine, which has been dug for many years, and the output has been tepid.

In the town and the surrounding countryside, there are many young and middle-aged people who work in the mines, and Xu Zhinian's third uncle Xu Jinghai is one of them.

The most prosperous street in the town is called Zhengyang Street, along which hospitals, schools, major units and small shops are built.

"Baoya, her family's grain and oil store is called Xiangyang Grain and Oil Store, guarding the family building of the coal mine. ”

Xu Zhiqiu mentioned that Li Qinglan, the object of his fancie, was embarrassed to pronounce her name, and just used "she" as a pronoun.

Xu Zhinian looked at the shy look of his eldest brother, and knew that he really liked Li Qinglan, and couldn't help but be a little curious, what is this future sister-in-law like?

The two quickly walked to the vicinity of Xiangyang's grain and oil store, and when there were still fifty meters left, Xu Zhinian stopped and looked at the shop.

There's a reason why it's doing well – it's almost monopolistic, guarding the doors of two large residential areas and surrounded by no competitors.

In addition, this place is a transportation hub, and the radiation area can be pushed out for another two or three kilometers.

Xu Zhiqiu saw Xu Zhinian stop, and asked in confusion: "Baoya, why don't you leave? Didn't you tell your father and mother yesterday that you want to choose a shop for me around here?"

"Brother, don't be in a hurry, I passed by a ready-to-wear store just now, and I'll take you to buy clothes. ”

"What?," Xu Zhiqiu hurriedly grabbed his sister: "We have a total of 1,000 yuan, and renting a storefront may not be enough!"

"The store is ready-made, you don't need to rent it, and the money is still used to dress up yourself. ”

Xu Zhinian didn't explain further, Xu Zhiqiu felt confused, so he had to follow his sister to the ready-to-wear store in a daze.

At this time, there was no concept of branding, and most of them were tailor-made, so the skill level of the tailors, the version of the design and the fabrics used played a decisive role in the effect of the ready-to-wear.

Xu Zhinian looked around the shop and probably had an impression - most of the clothes sold here are winter clothes, and the men's jackets are mainly cotton jackets, and most of the colors are black gray or dark blue, which is so ordinary that it can't be more ordinary.

"Auntie, do you have any tweed coats in this store?"

The tailor who was busy raising his head, stunned for a moment, and said, "You are Baojuan's classmate, right?

Xu Zhinian's memory of the body was not very strong, and after a moment of connection, she remembered that this person was the mother of her high school classmate Ma Baojuan.

"Yes, it's me, Auntie, my name is Xu Zhinian, isn't Baojuan at home?"

"Alas, your home is far away, you didn't notice it, didn't it snow yesterday? In the morning, the school notified the students in the town to go to clear the snow, and they have been gone for more than two hours, and they haven't come back yet. ”

The children in the Northeast are miserable, and when it comes to winter, they have to work voluntarily at every turn.

"It's okay Auntie, I'm not here to find Baojuan, this is my brother, I want to pick out a decent dress for my brother, is this just the beginning of spring? ”

Baojuan's mother looked Xu Zhiqiu up and down, and sighed twice: "Your brother is really talented, this height is the most suitable for wearing a tweed coat, and he can stand up." “

Xu Zhiqiu scratched his head shyly, he was not used to others complimenting him on his appearance.

At this time, he was wearing an old cotton coat from his father, and both elbows were patched, because his mother loved to be clean, and she washed him every three or five days, so the cotton inside had become a ball, thin and thick, and it looked very uneven.

He did need to buy a new dress, but when he thought about the situation at home, he couldn't bear to mention it.

"However, the cost of this tweed coat is too expensive..."Baojuan's mother obviously heard about Xu Zhinian's family situation from Ma Baojuan, and felt that it was too difficult to buy a tweed coat under the conditions of her family.

"Auntie, just tell me how much it is. ”

Ma Baojuan's mother stretched out three fingers and said with some embarrassment: "I will charge you the cost price, and I will have to pay 300 yuan." ”

"The one over there, is it also a dollar?" Xu Zhinian raised his finger and pointed to a dark gray tweed coat hanging in the corner.

Although the style is very ordinary, the more ordinary it is, the less likely it is to become outdated.

"There's something wrong with the clothes. Baojuan's mother walked over and changed her clothes, her back was facing outward, and said, "I didn't pay attention to the stove a few days ago, the back hem of this dress rubbed against the ashes and burned a hole, if you don't mind, I will sell it to you for one hundred and fifty yuan." ”

"That's it, that's it, go back and let my mother make up for it. ”

Xu Zhinian took it and urged Xu Zhiqiu to change it on, Xu Zhiqiu's face was full of embarrassment, and he couldn't refute his sister's kindness, so he had to change it.

As soon as the clothes were put on, Xu Zhinian let out an exclamation.

The eldest brother's figure is tall and straight, plus he has been doing physical work, his muscles are high, and he is dressed in a particularly handsome atmosphere.

"Put on a corduroy shirt inside, buy a pair of dark trousers, and put on a pair of shiny leather shoes, brother, I think you are more handsome than Fei Xiang!"

"Baoya, don't fool me, just buy this one, we don't have much money. ”

"Brother, listen to me, this dress is useful. Xu Zhinian then chose shirts and pants in the store, gave Baojuan's mother a total of 200 yuan, and then bought a pair of leather shoes from the shoe store next door for 20 yuan.

After changing into a new outfit, Xu Zhiqiu has become the most beautiful boy on the whole street.

Xu Zhinian still felt that it was not enough.

"Brother, do you know where to sell bicycles?"

When Xu Zhiqiu heard this, he waved his hand again and again: "Don't buy it again, what kind of bicycle do you want? ”

"Brother, I said it, we don't need to rent the shop, it's ready-made, and the money will be used to dress yourself. ”

Xu Zhiqiu still disagreed, Xu Zhinian had no choice but to take out the killer weapon, pouted and hugged his arms, and said: "Brother doesn't want to, then I'll be angry, I want to go home and sue my father and mother, saying that you don't listen to me, woo woo......"

Xu Zhiqiu immediately panicked, and coaxed his sister softly: "It's not that I don't listen to you, but we ...... the money."

"Brother, you can earn money again after you spend it, this is called investment, and self-investment is also a kind of investment. ”

Under Xu Zhinian's soft grinding and hard bubbles, Xu Zhiqiu finally took her to a bicycle shop, picked a new second-hand men's bicycle, and spent a full 200 yuan.