【Chapter 818】 Charity Bazaar (Subscription Requested!)
When Xiao Feng's family rode to the horse farm for morning exercise and returned to the 'Maple Leaf Castle', the sun jumped up from the mountains in the distance, and the red sunlight shone warmly.
At the end of October, the night temperature in Montana Mountain has dropped below 10 degrees Celsius, but it will not cause too much trouble for the Xiao family, after all, the climate in Ginkgo Village has always been like this.
The golden sunlight tears through the layers of dense fog, and the whole ranch is like a freehand painting of Chinese landscapes, which looks very beautiful!
After breakfast, Nini took her younger brother and ran up to the second floor, began to rummage through the cabinets, turned out her toys and villain books, and put them in small boxes.
Seeing the sister and brother pouting and carrying the small boxes downstairs together, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao did not go to help, and the adults tried not to interfere with what the children could do by themselves.
If it was replaced by other Chinese old people, they would definitely feel sorry for their grandsons and granddaughters and shout to help, but Xiao Jinyang and Xue Lihua still respect the ideas of their sons and daughters-in-law in their children's education.
This time, a charitable foundation held a grand charity bazaar at Helena's Municipal Square to raise funds for Helena's needy families to survive the winter.
As part of everyday life in the United States, charity sales have become an important way for many expats to integrate into local life, including the Xiao family. Therefore, Xiao Feng decided to clean up the warehouses in the 'Maple Leaf Castle' in an all-round way, and took some unused and unnecessary things to charity sales or give them away, firstly, to clear the inventory, and secondly, to help some vulnerable groups.
Of course, Dream Ranch also wants to take part in similar events and gain a foothold in the Helena area.
Blindly being strong and showing off wealth does not contribute to the development of 'Dream Ranch' in the United States, and the hatred of the rich is everywhere. Xiao Feng could only choose a more gentle way.
In the United States, the aura of a 'philanthropist' is a bonus to everything, and even in court, judges and jurors are more willing to believe the confession of a 'philanthropist'.
In the universal values of Western society, people with good intentions generally do not do crazy things.
That's exactly what happened. Charity is very popular in Western society, even if many people do evil in secret, but on the surface they still have to maintain a layer of 'philanthropist' aura.
Dark thoughts aside, Xiao Feng was a promoter of philanthropy in China, and there was no reason why he would change in the United States.
Therefore, after receiving the news two days ago, the Xiao family, as well as Aunt Maria, Uncle Anderson, and the staff of the ranch, everyone has taken active action.
Although the two little ones don't quite understand the true meaning of charity, they heard that they have to give things to children who can't afford to buy villain books and toys. They are not stingy at all.
Xiao Feng does not stop the children's actions, in Xiao Feng's view, knowing how to give up and give is a rare quality.
The children were busy packing up their toys and villain books, and Xiao Feng and the others were not idle, and began to move all kinds of idle items in the warehouse to the F150.
Coffee machines, vacuum cleaners, irons, rice cookers, etc., some of which were left by the previous owner of Maple Leaf Castle, and some of which were given by guests who visited the ranch last time. Most of them are new items that have not yet been opened.
Xiao Feng noticed that more than 80% of small household appliances are 'made in China'. It can be seen that today's industrial products in China have had a huge impact on the daily life of the American people.
Some people exaggerate that if the trade between China and the United States is interrupted, I am afraid that the American people will not be able to buy toilet rolls!
Today, not only Xiao Feng's family is out, but Aunt Maria and Uncle Anderson will also drive their Chevrolet pickup truck to the Municipal Square to participate in the charity sale, and Aunt Maria is even one of the backbones of the church.
Because it was a family group activity, Xiao Jinyang did not report to the grassland today as usual. Instead, he was wearing overalls and was busy moving boxes to a pickup truck.
Xiao Jinyang is a little dark and thin now, but his spirit is much better than when he was in China, and the box of fifty or sixty catties was easily thrown into the car body.
Xue Lihua looked at her old man's energetic appearance. smiled and scolded: "Reckless!", but the smile between her eyebrows could not be concealed no matter what.
Xu Mengyao, who was on the side, looked at the happiness of her parents-in-law and mother-in-law, and she was also quite envious, and her own vision for the future of marriage came from them.
The family was busy for a while, and the bodies of the three pickup trucks were already piled to the brim, and after everyone checked them, they were ready to go.
Nini and Yu'er ran fast on their little short legs, climbed into the pickup truck at once, obediently sat in the child seat, and put on their seat belts.
The two dolls have been accustomed to child safety seats since childhood, and they are usually as lively and active as monkeys, but they become extremely well-behaved when they sit in the car.
After Xiao Feng got into the car, he nodded at the two dolls in approval, and they were immediately happy, and all the little tiger teeth were exposed!
Xu Mengyao, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was a little jealous, these two dolls were closer to their father, and Xiao Feng's words and deeds had a greater impact on them.
After a while, a small convoy of three pickup trucks left the 'Dream Ranch' and headed straight for Helena city centre.
Along the way, from time to time, you can see some ranch vehicles full of goods, it seems that everyone is going to participate in today's charity bazaar, quite a sense of national mobilization.
Xu Mengyao took out her mobile phone to check it, the mobile phone social platform was already very lively, and the local school in Montana also organized students to participate in the charity sale as volunteers, and the entire Helena and even the surrounding area took action!
The officials of the city government of Helena were also very good at seizing the opportunity to organize this event, and sent police to ensure the security and traffic order of the municipal square.
When the convoy of 'Dream Ranch' arrived in downtown Helena, they found that it was countless times more lively than usual, and a large number of people and vehicles came out of nowhere.
After coming to Montana for so long, in Xiao Feng's impression that this is a quiet small city, traffic jams and noise have never been related to it, but today's qiē in front of him has subverted Xiao Feng's understanding.
When he arrived at the Municipal Square, it was already a sea of people, whether it was a charity seller or a crowd of people loitering, Xiao Feng found the feeling of a Huaxia Village Market.
After parking the car, Xiao Feng couldn't wait to put up his carefully made zuò signboard, with the sign of 'Dream Ranch' on it, which looked quite eye-catching.
Since '08, the U.S. economy has been growing slowly, and low- and middle-income families are having a hard time, so Americans, who were used to spending lavishly, have begun to learn to be budget-conscious.
In addition to helping some families in need to survive the long winter, some low-income families also hope to be able to find good and affordable family necessities on the spot.
Because it was a charity sale, Xiao Feng did not offer too high a price for the goods brought out of the ranch, and generally marked the price at about 1-2% off the original price, and some bits and pieces were considered to be a match.
When someone came to inquire, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao had the joy of doing business, and they were quite happy to bargain with the guests for a dollar or even 25 cents.
Don't think that Lao Mei can't bargain, it is a human instinct to use the minimum price to obtain more goods!
Nini has acted as a cashier, and the little one is now able to use additions and subtractions up to 100 very well, and she also knows the situation of coins, so it is more than enough to cope.
For the beauties, mathematics is always the most complicated problem, and many third-grade students do not necessarily have Nini Shunyo.
Nini easily calculated the payment, and after collecting the money, she made change, and several old American customers were stunned;
After a while, the news that a pair of Barbie-like children could skillfully sell things spread throughout the town square, and everyone came to visit them.
Seeing this, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao also let Nini and Yu'er stand in front of them, and the six adults stood aside to maintain order and help move the goods.
Nini and Yu'er are also crazy, and instead of making them shy, the more and more crowds gather, they are more generous!
"Grandparents, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, today Anne and my brother brought all the things that are not needed at home!" Nini stood in the car body, and said loudly with a red face: "These are all unopened, I heard my mother say that after selling them all, you can buy winter clothes for many children!"
I have to say that the little guy's sensationalism immediately aroused everyone's purchase**, and everyone poured up. However, in order to take care of Nini and Yu'er, everyone still lined up patiently and came one by one.
At this time, Nini's amazing calculation ability also stunned the beauties on the scene, they never thought that a five-year-old girl could so quickly and accurately calculate the total amount of goods selected by each customer, and then accurately make change.
Many adults ask themselves if they can't do Nini!
For a while, Nini and Yu'er became the focus of the entire municipal square, and the goods on the three pickup trucks were sold out in less than two hours, and everyone dispersed!
"You guys are so good!" Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao hugged the two little guys in their arms and kissed them fiercely!
Originally, he just wanted to bring the two children out to join in the fun and see the world, but Xiao Feng didn't expect that they would become the main force, and all the goods were done at once!
Praised by parents, grandparents, and grandparents, the two little ones smiled and narrowed their eyes, even if they had worked hard for two hours just now, they didn't feel tired at all!
Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao didn't know that Nini's wonderful watch had been posted on the Internet by the people at the scene, and it became a little popular! (To be continued......)
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