Chapter 27: Luxury
The eldest mother bought two catties, and an aunt who has a pregnant daughter-in-law at home also said, "Buy me two catties, the taste is okay, but I can't eat this old tooth, so I can eat my pregnant little daughter-in-law......."
"I'll buy a pound for my greedy grandson, and whoever of you buys it in partnership with me can get half a pound more than one person......"
There are one, there are two, and one after the other, business comes.
As long as a new passer-by comes, Xu Jiaojiao will give free fruits to eat when she sees it.
Taste it first and then buy it, if you feel that the taste is not right, you will leave directly, do not stop, and if the taste is right, buy a pound or two.
In this way, a large basket of wild loquats, dozens of catties, half sold and half given away, were quickly sold out.
There are also people who have tasted loquat and want to buy it, but there are no more.
Xu Jiaojiao asked them to come back tomorrow morning, still in the old position, and they would not be gone.
Then, Xu Jiaojiao carried the empty basket and left the morning set with Erya and Erlang, who were still in a daze.
After counting, a total of twenty or thirty catties were sold, nearly a hundred yuan, and small copper plates were piled up at the bottom of the basket, Xu Jiaojiao still had a sense of accomplishment.
It was the first pot of gold she had earned here, and if it wasn't much, it was at least a good sign.
"Auntie, can this wild fruit really be sold for money? Can you still sell it for so much money? Erya asked stupidly, she thought it was to accompany her aunt to the town for fun and to do coolies.
Does anyone really want such wild fruits? Pay back five pennies a pound?
And all sold out?!
Seeing so much money, she pinched herself, it hurt!
It's not a dream, it's real.
Erlang also can't believe it, my aunt is usually used to fooling around in the Xu family, he is a pure coolie today, helping to carry dozens of catties of fruit, if he can't sell it, the milk also told him, don't throw it away, take it back to feed the chickens......
So you get to the bottom of it......
He didn't even have to carry it back.
It seems too easy to make money like this, how many big meat buns can you buy! How many meals you can eat!
……
Xu Jiaojiao looked at the two stupid brothers and sisters, and sneered, "Nonsense! Didn't you sell it? Well, it sold for 95 yuan, which is okay. Let's go, let's go buy two catties of meat and go home to fight the tooth sacrifice! ”
Erya: ......
Jiro: ......
95 Articles!!
Buy meat!!
Or two pounds!!
When you come to the house, you don't have such luxury!
This is directly following the rhythm of my aunt to eat and drink spicy food.
Erya and Erlang have no right to speak, the money is earned by the old aunt, and the current old aunt is very generous, as if the previous old aunt has completely changed a person, they just follow the old aunt in a daze, just follow the fart, and the old aunt will not treat them badly.
When I used to be with my aunt, I was scared, for fear that if I was not careful, I would make my aunt angry and be punished by my aunt in every possible way.
Now, the old aunt is generous and kind, following the old girl, and there is meat to eat.
Couldn't be happier.
The three aunts and nephews went to the butcher shop, and Xu Jiaojiao asked the boss to buy a pound of pure lean meat and a pound of good pork belly.
In this era, pure lean meat is much cheaper, and poor people like to eat big fatty meat, the kind that will flow oil when you bite into your mouth, which is particularly delicious, and the key is to supplement the lack of oil and water on weekdays.
Pure lean meat costs only 12 yuan a catty, big fat meat costs 14 yuan a catty, and pork belly is the most expensive, 16 yuan a catty.
Xu Jiaojiao's aunt and nephew bought two catties of meat and spent 28 yuan.
Then, Xu Jiaojiao gave Erya and Erlang three cents of errand fees each.
Erya and Erlang don't want to be killed, "No, no, no...... Auntie, we don't want to pay for errands, we follow Auntie, and we have eaten meat buns, which is already a great enjoyment, and we don't want Auntie's money. ”
Erlang also said, "Don't, aunt, you keep yourself as a dowry in the future." ”
This is what Xu Zhang's often said, saving a dowry for Xu Jiaojiao, and he has to take a head of any oil and water, and he keeps it for Xu Jiaojiao to save a dowry.
The children in the family have heard too much about this, and naturally they all have the awareness of saving for the dowry of their aunt.
Xu Jiaojiao saw that they insisted, and she didn't force it.
She just thinks in her own way of thinking, thinking that labor must be rewarded, otherwise who will work for you for nothing next time?
But the reality is that she is worried in vain, and there have always been people who work in vain.
In fact, if you give them a bite to eat, they will be satisfied.
Then, with more than 60 yuan left, Xu Jiaojiao bought a few catties of refined flour, and the old Xu family ate mixed noodles, not refined flour made of wheat, and the dumplings were still made of small fine flour.
Refined flour is also a few pennies a catty, and I bought two or three catties, but it didn't cost much.
The remaining dozens of dollars, Xu Jiaojiao used all to buy some groceries, mainly brown sugar.
Er Ya was puzzled, "Auntie, what are you buying so much brown sugar for?" ”
Buy meat to eat, understandably, who doesn't want to eat meat?
But buying so much sugar is too luxurious, eating meat can grow your body and be full, and eating sugar is just a snack.
Xu Jiaojiao smiled mysteriously, "It's useful, come on, come on, you all eat a piece, sweet mouth......"
I was the first to throw a small piece in my mouth.
Sweet, very sweet.
Erya tasted a small piece, but Erlang didn't ask for it, he was a boy and wasn't particularly interested in sugar.
The two brothers and sisters felt distressed about Xu Jiaojiao's sudden earning of so much money and spending all of it all at once.
However, this is the money earned by my aunt, and my aunt can spend it as much as she wants, and they can't control it.
I have already mustered up the courage to ask, if I change to the old aunt, I dare to ask one more word, and I can scold you.
Catch up with the morning set, it's still early.
As soon as he got out of the grocery store, Erlang couldn't hold it back, "Auntie, the wild fruits are selling well today, we have to pick some today, and we can sell them for more money tomorrow morning, I won't go home to eat at noon, I and Erya will go directly into the mountains to pick, Auntie, can you go home for lunch alone?" ”
How anxious this kid is!
Xu Jiaojiao said, "Don't worry, it's not too late to go after lunch, when I picked it yesterday, some fruits were not ripe, and it was better to wait for the sun to dry again." After lunch, bring a few small ones and pick them together, there is a lot of strength in the crowd. ”
Erlang wanted to speak and stopped, "I'm afraid...... Someone is going to pick it now! ”
When I was selling fruit in the town just now, several people from the neighboring villages came to taste the fruit for free.
They all know where the wild loquat forest is.
Seeing that their aunts and nephews could sell wild fruits for money, it is estimated that people with that kind of heart have already gone back to the wild loquat forest to pick fruits.
Hearing what Erlang said, Erya also became anxious, "My brother is right, auntie, there are really several neighbors who have eaten the loquat fruit you sent for free, they all know where the wild loquat forest is, they must have gone to pick the fruit now, we go now, we can still grab some first, they have picked all the good ones, what should we do?" Although today's morning market is gone, they will definitely sell it in the market tomorrow morning, so our fruit tomorrow will definitely not sell as well as today. Let's go quickly......"