Entering the palm town, Xiao Jinyang found that this old beauty was still quite interesting, and in the open space of the municipal square, the car began to sell things as soon as it stopped on it.

"There is no urban management in this United States?" Looking at the appearance of the stragglers on the municipal square, Xiao Jinyang was happy.

At most, Lao Mei is a little better equipped than the domestic mobile vendors, they are all pickup trucks or cars, and some people even mobilize their whole families, and he sees some small radish heads mixed in them.

"Dad, this is a unique garage sale for Lao Mei, not a mobile vendor!" Xiao Feng introduced to the two old men with a smile: "Lao Mei often takes out various items that can still be used at home to sell or exchange them to improve the utilization rate!"

Garage sales are a unique way of life in Europe and the United States, and they used to be called 'flea markets' and 'twilight markets', and the main body is not professional businessmen, but ordinary families.

The abundance of material life makes it difficult for middle-class families in Europe and the United States to have a large number of unused items, which are wasted in the warehouse at home. Especially as the concept of environmental protection and charity has become more popular in recent years, more and more people have joined the ranks of garage sales.

As far as Xiao Feng knows, the garage sale in Palm Town was only held on the last Saturday of the month in previous years, but now it has become a weekly event, which is very lively. Especially in recent years, the economic situation of the United States is not optimistic, and the life of the low-income class is not easy, and the sale of goods = has become the best choice for many people to maintain their lives or exchange daily necessities.

Today happened to be Saturday, and the garage sale in Palm Town went on as scheduled, which made my parents who came to the United States for the first time feel very new.

Seeing that the second elder was so interested, Xiao Feng simply took them to walk around the municipal square, allowing them to experience the life of ordinary people in the United States.

Many of the things sold in the garage are various gifts received during the New Year and holidays. There are many small appliances such as coffee machines, vacuum cleaners, and electric irons, and of course there are toys such as stuffed bears and Barbie dolls, many of which have not been opened.

These goods are generally sold at a quarter or less of the current price, and some second-hand goods are sold at a lower price, and customers can look at them.

In addition to modern daily necessities, there will also be a variety of old gadgets in the garage sales. For example, antique cameras, watches, books, etc., the price is not high, but it depends on personal eyesight.

Someone once bought some famous oil paintings of the 18th century in this kind of warehouse, and became rich overnight, but it is also talked about.

"If the teachers in our school saw this kind of scene, they would definitely be very happy!" Xue Lihua sighed a little as she wandered among all kinds of cheap goods.

For low-priced goods, women always have no resistance, and Xue Lihua has the urge to move some of the things she likes home.

It's just that I know that there's nothing missing in the 'Maple Leaf Castle'. Xue Lihua had no choice but to resist the urge to shop and simply wander around.

"If my mother is interested in the future, you can also sell the things that you don't use at home, anyway, it's a waste to keep those things!" Xiao Feng saw that his mother was very interested in selling this garage, so he gave her an idea.

When the predecessor of Maple Leaf Castle left, he left behind a large number of small household appliances, old furniture and a lot of miscellaneous items in the warehouse, almost all of which were piled up.

Xiao Feng has seen it, and there are a lot of good things in it. It's just that I can't use it, so I let the cowboys from the ranch pick it up. I don't know what to do with the rest.

Now my mother is very interested in selling garages, so I simply let my mother and father come over every weekend to play, so that they can better integrate into American life and improve their speaking skills.

"Then I have to get to know it well today!" Knowing that there were a lot of things at home that could not be used, Xue Lihua immediately nodded and said.

With the current net worth of the Xiao family, it is natural that they can't look down on the income from the sale of the garage. It's just a way of life, an attitude. What's more, the income from the sale of some garages can be donated to churches, schools, etc. in small towns, which is the best way to integrate into American life.

In the United States, such a small place as Palm Town. If the Xiao family donates millions of dollars to some public welfare organizations in the town at one time, although it will not cause too much trouble, it will also create an invisible gap between the Xiao family and the local people.

For this reason, Xiao Feng also had to carefully look for opportunities to integrate into the palm town, and the arrival of his mother made this opportunity appear.

Seeing that her mother was very interested, Xiao Feng patiently took her around the municipal square, and the two dolls were already attracted by the ice cream vending truck on the side of the square, and pulled their grandfather and mother over, shouting for ice cream.

"This old beauty, is it still an outing to sell things?" Xue Lihua saw that many people began to pull out the oven to kebab, and the rich fragrance began to fill the air.

In fact, the most important role of garage sales for Lao Mei is not to clean up the things that cannot be used at home, but more of a place for leisure play and socialization.

Montana is vast and sparsely populated, three or five miles apart, even if it is the nearest neighbor, it is not easy to meet each other, and there is just a garage for sale, so it is good for everyone to come out and walk around and communicate one or two.

"Lao Mei is very good at enjoying life!" Xiao Feng nodded and said: "Compared with China, Lao Mei's attitude towards life is more free!"

There is a big difference between China and the United States, and both economic development and life attitudes have some completely different flavors, which need to be carefully experienced.

Xiao Feng hopes that his parents can live in the United States for a long time, and he is very careful about the details of the United States, after all, this is a completely different civilization system from China.

With her son by her side, Xue Lihua also thinks that this garage sale is quite interesting, and it seems that she needs to strengthen her oral practice and strive to be able to communicate with people proficiently as soon as possible. After all, it's really not that easy to come out and participate in the garage sale with stumbling English now.

After wandering around the garage sales site for more than half an hour, Xiao Feng took his parents to the harness shop in the town, which was next door to the gun shop in Palm Town, which also complemented each other.

As the cowboy's most loyal companion, harness and gun gear have a deep meaning for cowboys, and in every small town in Montana, saddlery shops and gun shops are indispensable, almost as common as the post office. Even in some places, the two stores are combined, and cowboys can often complete one-stop shopping!

"Welcome, what do you need?" As soon as Xiao Feng walked into the store, a handsome blonde man greeted him.

After coming to Montana for a while, Xiao Feng discovered a very special phenomenon, the men here always shave their beards before the age of 30, and they began to grow beards after they were in their thirties. Old cowboys like Old Bob and Old Bergen are all bearded and look scary.

When Nini and Yu'er Baby first met the bearded Grandpa Bob, they were so frightened that they hid behind Xiao Feng's back, but after getting acquainted with him, they especially liked this optimistic and cheerful bearded grandfather.

In the vicinity of Helena, there are more Germans, and this handsome blonde guy is a typical Aryan race, tall and handsome, and he can almost go to a modeling competition.

"I'm going to make two sets of saddles for my parents, we are from the 'Dream Ranch'!" Xiao Feng didn't hesitate too much, nor did he bargain, and said: "In addition, I will prepare horse boots, leather trouser covers and other accessories for them, you can do it." ”

There was only one saddlery shop in Palm Town, and Xiao Feng naturally had no idea of shopping around, unless he wanted to drive another 30 miles to Helena.

According to Bob Sr., this Johnson harness shop has been open for hundreds of years and has an excellent reputation in the local area.

At this point, American businessmen seem to be a bit 'stupid', and many situations are put on the table, not like some 'profiteers' in China, in order to make more money, all kinds of crooked ideas emerge one after another.

Xiao Feng doesn't have to worry about the harness shop stealing customers, after all, in the United States, where credit is relatively developed, this situation basically does not happen, especially in the simple Montana countryside.

In particular, Xiao Feng specifically pointed out that he was a 'dream ranch', which is also the price that makes the harness shop useless for tourists!

"Wait a minute, we'll arrange the staff immediately!" the handsome guy nodded and said to Xiao Feng, then turned his head and shouted, and a girl came out with a tape measure.

Measuring the various numbers of the bodies of the two elderly people can provide the best solution for the customized saddle, which is the charm of the handmade saddle, each saddle will be incomparably matched to the user.

In addition to customizing the saddles, Xiao Feng also bought a lot of harness for his father and mother, which can be regarded as fully arming them.

The saddle will not be picked up until three days later, and Xiao Feng can pick it up at the store himself, or he can add another $50 and have it delivered to his door.

After paying the deposit for the saddle and the cost of various horse harnesses, more than 5,000 dollars were gone, and my mother's eyelids jumped!

Although Xue Lihua drove a BMW Z4 worth more than $100,000 to and from work, it cost more than 30,000 RMB to buy some harness here, which still made her feel a little distressed.

However, Xue Lihua also knows that prices in China are soaring in recent years, and the United States may not be so low here.

In these years, whether it is in China or the United States, it is not easy to live!

The family walked around the palm town for two or three hours, and the two old men finally got some understanding of the living conditions in the United States, and it was worth the trip.

Overall, life here seems laid-back, not as hurried as in the big cities of China, and everyone has a good-natured smile on their faces.

The trip to Palm Town made Xiao Jinyang and Xue Lihua feel very comfortable!(To be continued......) R1292