CHAPTER XXXIX

Early in the morning of the twenty-fifth day, Dong Lihua found out the coat that Xie Jun usually wears. Wrap Zhang Cuilian tightly up and down, and lead the child out of the door.

The mother and daughter pushed a bicycle and chatted happily all the way to the market. Not far from the bazaar, locked bicycles and carried triangular pockets and squeezed into the crowd.

In fact, there are many more people shopping than buying, and the living conditions are not so good at this time. Most of the New Year's goods are home-made, unless they are buying something for their children, and adults are just like that.

The mother and wife walked from the street to the end of the street with their arms on their shoulders. In addition to buying couplets and blessing characters, I bought some fresh fruits. Oranges, apples and rare bananas. The price was so expensive that it scared people to death, Dong Lihua still gave up a lot of money to buy it home.

Zhang Cuilian saw that she was thinking about buying herself a dress, and she thought that selling hair flowers was particularly good-looking. He refused to say anything, and dragged her home.

"What are you in a hurry, it's so easy to get out. Take a look! Dong Lihua knows the child's thoughts, and wants to buy her something.

"What to buy, how expensive it is. Don't buy it! Zhang Cuilian frowned, and Dong Lihua smiled: "Buy some big fruits (fritters) and buy some Jiang rice sticks and hemp balls." ”

Zhang Cuilian frowned: "Don't buy it, it's too expensive." ”

Dong Lihua said with a smile: "New Year's Day, buy some, your father loves to eat too!" ”

This sentence moved Zhang Cuilian, but when she thought about the big fruit, it cost five cents a piece. It's so expensive that it's scared to death, so he frowned and said, "Mom, isn't there soybean oil at home?" I'll fry the big fruit, let's fry it ourselves! ”

Speaking of this, I suddenly thought of someone who was so careful as Mother Xie. With the money from Dushe, you can buy some big fruits, and other people may be able to buy them.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly pulled Dong Lihua home. Xie Jun didn't expect the two to come back after less than two hours of shopping. stared at Dong Lihua with an ugly face: "Why didn't you stay for a while and buy this little thing?" ”

The tone was full of unhappiness, as if Dong Lihua had treated Zhang Cuilian badly.

"Dad! I'm coming back, and my mother wants to buy big fruits and hemp balls. I thought it was too expensive, so I said I would go home and make my own! Zhang Cuilian explained as she took off the scarf.

"Oh, it's not that money!" When Xie Jun heard that it was the child's idea, he sighed and stopped talking.

took the bag in Dong Lihua's hand and pulled it out little by little. He also said to Dong Lihua: "The frozen persimmon is ready, you can eat one first." I'll clean this up! ”

Zhang Cuilian didn't dare to say anything about selling fritters, but just asked: "Mom, is everyone willing to buy fritters?" ”

Dong Lihua didn't think much about it, and turned on the TV while handing Zhang Cuilian frozen persimmons: "Yes, buy some." are willing to eat, after all, the oil and water are too small. Eat that fragrant! ”

Zhang Cuilian thought for a while: "Mom, it's nothing wrong anyway." Why don't I fry some big fruit first? ”

Dong Lihua thought for a while: "Will you?" ”

Zhang Cuilian nodded: "Let's try it first, it's better than buying!" In fact, in later life, she of course fried fritters at home and ate them by herself. Let's not talk about whether the fritters I bought are gutter oil or not, there are too many chemical products in it, and I can't even eat it even if I think about it.

Zhang Cuilian left the house and rode her bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy a bag of yeast. This is usually bought by people who sell steamed buns, and the seller of the goods thought it was strange when she looked at it.

returned home, Dong Lihua was completely reduced to a layman. watched Zhang Cuilian put the noodles in a basin and added yeast, baking soda, and salt. Add a little oil to the warm water and knead the dough over and over again.

"Why do you use baking soda? There is a face alkali and a face at home! Dong Lihua thinks it's very strange, she usually doesn't rush and doesn't use baking soda.

"Baking soda is fast, I'm in a bit of a hurry!" Zhang Cuilian said with a smile, waiting for the process of waking up. Zhang Cuilian said her thoughts: "Mom, how many bowls of noodles did you take just now?" Let's calculate how much it costs with oil, salt, baking soda and noodles! ”

Dong Lihua smiled and patted Zhang Cuilian's face: "No, what are you selling." Eat it at home! ”

Zhang Cuilian shook her head: "If you don't give it a try, how do you know if it will work?" Let's get out of the pot, let's taste it. If it's good, let's go out and sell it. It's cheaper than the bazaar, it's right on the crossing, you say yes! ”

Dong Lihua glanced at the house: "Your dad can't do it!" ”

This is said quite levelly, and I have actually agreed. It's nothing more than letting Xie Jun express his position, Zhang Cuilian smiled: "Okay, I'll talk to my dad in a while!" ”

After the noodles were made, Zhang Cuilian cut the noodles into long strips. Put the two together and press them with chopsticks. Soybean oil was poured into the pot and cooked, and the long noodles were carried and put into the pot to fry with both ends stretched out.

I've never eaten pork, and I've seen pigs run. Here, Dong Lihua was already turning the fritters in the pot with chopsticks, watching them come out of the pot one by one, not to mention how bright her heart was.

Zhang Cuilian took out a hot fritter and handed it to Dong Lihua in two. The two of them tasted it and felt that it did not taste bad.

"Go, give your dad a try!" Dong Lihua pushed Zhang Cuilian and gave her a look. Thinking that Dong Lihua also wanted to try to see if she could sell it, Zhang Cuilian giggled and took a few fritters on a plate and went back to the house.

"Dad, how about you taste it?" Zhang Cuilian handed Xie Jun a pair of chopsticks.

Xie Jun took a bite of his hand and nodded again and again: "Not bad, delicious!" ”

Zhang Cuilian said with a smile: "I sell five cents a piece in the market, I want to go out with my mother to sell some." It's not too much, two cents a piece. What do you think? ”

Xie Jun frowned: "Isn't that a loss of money?" ”

Outside the glass window at the back, Dong Lihua said loudly: "Lao Xie, this fritter is less than eight cents!" ”

Zhang Cuilian nodded: "Yes, the cost of a fritter is not high." My mother and I have calculated the loss of soybean oil, so let's make small profits but sell quickly! ”

Xie Jun shook his head: "I'm not afraid that I won't be able to sell it, I'm afraid that I will rob other people's business!" ”

Zhang Cuilian didn't speak, and Dong Lihua walked in at this time. said unhappily: "We didn't steal or rob, why did we rob his business." Whoever wants to buy it, who buys it! ”

Xie Jun also ignored it, and raised his hand: "You sell it, I don't care." Anyway, we can't sell it, and it's the same for our family to eat it ourselves! This is also Dong Lihua's idea, she can't buy it and eat it herself, so she can't pay for it anyway.

The two hit it off, and Zhang Cuilian continued to face each other at home. Dong Lihua went out to borrow a foam incubator from others, and waited until everything was packed. Zhang Cuilian has already fried two pots, and the two of them packed up the big fruit. Pushed the bike out the door.

"Big fruit, big fruit, big fruit just out of the pot!" Dong Lihua was embarrassed to shout, but Zhang Cuilian was not afraid. Shouting high, and standing right at the entrance to the market.

Many people who came out of the bazaar asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, why are you selling so many fruits?" ”

Dong Lihua smiled: "Hey, it's nothing!" If you don't, two cents a piece! ”

The man said that he who is more precious than death is willing to eat. When I heard the price, my jaw dropped in surprise: "Two cents a piece?" No, you can open it and let me see! ”

Zhang Cuilian opened the incubator, and there were fragrant fruits standing inside. It's big and cheap.

The woman hesitated: "It's five cents a piece in the market, and my sister-in-law can sell it for four cents!" ”

Zhang Cuilian had an idea, stretched out her hand and took a fritter, broke a piece and handed it to the man: "Auntie, you taste it, it tastes good." We really, how can we sell it so expensive. ”

The woman glanced at Zhang Cuilian and wanted to ask some gossip. But he was greedy for the fritters handed over, so he took it and tasted it. His mouth was full of fragrance, and he couldn't help but break another piece.

"Auntie, buy some, it's a big New Year. These fritters are cheap and clean. In the bazaar, we have five cents a piece, we have two cents a piece, and five cents and three cents. When you finish buying, the price will increase by three cents and five cents! Zhang Cuilian began to lobby with a small mouth, and the woman made a calculation in her heart. It's cheaper than the bazaar, and it's five cents for one and three cents here. Wouldn't it be better to buy one and earn two, and there is such a cheap New Year.

Immediately, he smiled and said, "Then I'll buy some, well, buy a few!" ”

Zhang Cuilian said with a smile: "There are many people in the family, so I have to get ten." If it were at the bazaar, it would cost five dollars. My aunt bought nine for five pieces, and I will give you one again. Okay? ”

Damn, that's too cheap. The woman was surprised, and Dong Lihua was even more surprised. Not only that, but even more faintly distressed. wanted to open his mouth to stop it, but his foot was stepped on by Zhang Cuilian.

"We haven't opened yet, so I'm here to get lucky. As long as my aunt is on the way home and publicizes it with everyone, we should thank you for this! I'm happy if I lose it! As soon as Zhang Cuilian said this, the woman patted her chest and said, "Okay, you listen to me." Guaranteed to sell you a good price! ”

After saying that, he began to shout as if assuring: "Big fruit, sell big fruit!" ”

She has a loud voice, and she wants to show it in order to save money. And there are more people than Dong Lihua and Zhang Cuilian.

Seeing a few women coming over: "Old Zhou's daughter-in-law, come over quickly." The big fruit sold here is cheap and delicious. Hurry up, it'll be sold out in a while! ”

Several women were not in a hurry, and responded loudly: "How much?" ”

The woman glanced at Zhang Cuilian, and Zhang Cuilian reminded in a low voice: "One for three cents, two for five cents." How much cheaper than you! ”

The beauty in women's hearts is that they spend five cents to buy two, but they themselves buy three for five cents. And I bought nine and gave another one.

At the moment, he shouted loudly: "Two cents for five cents, half cheaper than in the bazaar!" ”

Some of these women bought fritters, and at this time they heard that it was cheap. I was not happy in my heart, and walked quickly to meet it: "No, it must not be delicious!" ”

She walked over and saw the incubator in front of Zhang Cuilian. His face looked much better: "Oh, it's not freshly fried." I said, why is it so cheap! ”

Zhang Cuilian hurriedly opened the incubator: "This is freshly fried, aunts are often, but it's fresh." Besides, even if you buy a freshly fried one, it's cold when you get home. ”

Of course, a few women heard what it meant, so they took a bite and nodded: "It's delicious, well, the fire is not big." ”

"Five cents for two, that's okay." Seeing that the price was cheap, several women took out their pockets and asked for it.

People are like this, and when they see the crowd, they all come to see the excitement. It doesn't matter if you look at it, you find that the big fruit is really cheap!

"None? Heck, I haven't bought it yet. Sister-in-law, can't you blow it up yet? "I'm starting to get anxious if I haven't bought it.

Dong Lihua said with a smile: "Fried, fried!" ”

Zhang Cuilian said: "You want it now, and it's cold to go home." It's better than this, you all say how much you want. Wouldn't it be okay for me and my mother to send it to you door-to-door! ”