Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Vegetable Market (1)
Every time the people in the village saw the mother and daughter coming over, they joked that Sister-in-law Liu had done something wrong, even if she wanted to refute it, there was no reason, so she could only bear it.
Her daughter was a thorn in the head, and shouted: "Mother, I'm not doing it!" ”
"You're quitting? Well, if you want to go out of the village and ask for food or be a child bride, you can go, I don't dare to waste food at home with you. ”
"I won't say it's okay, every day we pour dirt and dust, and there are not many things, it is obvious that the people in the village are stumbling on us."
"If you have the ability, go and tell the village chief, don't talk crookedly in front of me." Sister-in-law Liu snorted, carried a sack of things and left, ignoring the person who spoke behind.
"They deserve it, who let them not know what to do, and said that the Zhang family has delicious food, and I saw them eat chicken legs yesterday."
"Yo, just now I pretended to be pitiful and said that I couldn't eat enough, and the chicken legs were all arranged, so I was embarrassed to cry poor in front of us."
"That's right, the wicked are just like that, don't pay attention to them, just do what you want!"
The people in the village were noisy and shouting, no one went to help, Sister-in-law Liu carried it angrily, where did she eat chicken legs yesterday, it was obvious that she was snorting chicken bones, and she didn't even drink a sip of chicken soup.
Zhang Chuchu followed Wu Qingguo all the way, and it was not heavy to carry the vegetables on his back, but it was difficult to walk in the snow. Zhang Chuchu relied on the willpower to become a rich woman, and insisted on going to the town.
"Grandma, can we set up a stall here?" Zhang Chuchu pointed to a place, although it is inconspicuous, but there will be more people in a while.
"Okay, here we are." Wu Qingguo wanted to help Zhang Chuchu put the back on the ground, but as soon as Zhang Chuchu squatted, he put the back on the ground.
"Ouch, grandma, your granddaughter is too powerful!" The little girl on the side was amazed, about thirteen years old.
"Yes, my granddaughter is good. Why do you come to sell vegetables? Wu Qingguo was helping to set the dishes while talking to the little girl.
"My younger brothers and sisters are hungry, and some taro was dug up at home, and my father's legs and feet were inconvenient, so I came."
"It's really a poor man's child who is in charge of the house early, come and bake the fire with us, why don't you wear a pair of warm shoes in the winter?"
Wu Qingguo looked at the little girl and began to sympathize, the torn clothes were black and not slippery, and the shoes on her feet were torn, revealing a calf. In the past few months, Zhang Chuchu has been too good in her impression, and she has completely changed her opinion that her daughter is a money-loser.
"Sister, what's your name?" Zhang Chuchu squatted with Tang Pozi in his arms, they came early, and there were not many people now.
"My name is Yang Liu, and I just turned thirteen." Yang Liu said timidly, roasting around the stove, she was indeed too cold.
"Sister Yang Liu~ My name is Chu Chu, eight and a half years old." Zhang Chuchu will not turn nine until July, and she feels that the days are still long, and the future is immeasurable.
"Chu Chu, the name is so nice." Yang Liu especially admires capable people, whether adults or children.
The three of them began to chat, and the originally cold day felt that it was not cold for the time being.
"Sell vegetables, fresh Chinese cabbage, white radish~" Zhang Chuchu shouted as the people on the side shouted, her voice was loud, and after a while, a few people came over to ask the price.
"How much is it? This cabbage grows really well. A few of the women looked at the dish and liked it.
"It's not expensive, it's home-grown, it's five cents a piece, it's fragrant, crispy and sweet."
When Wu Qingguo used to buy cabbage, it was three yuan a piece, and cabbage was the most worthless vegetable, but this vegetable was well grown and delicious, so of course it had to be sold a little more expensive.
"So expensive?" The women are starting to have difficulties, Zhang Chuchu doesn't plan to reduce the price, five cents a piece, it's very cheap, and her errand fee is also money.
"Aunties, this dish is really delicious, you can buy it and taste it, and you will know what we said."
"Hehe, which vegetable seller is saying that the vegetables at home are fragrant, I don't know if it's really fragrant."
After a few women saw it, they left, the food was really fresh, but it was too expensive. Zhang Chuchu is not in a hurry, this dish will also be sold to people who are destined, and if he thinks it is expensive, he just doesn't buy it.
"Grandma, let's sell them at this price, these two dishes are so good, they look good when you put them away."
"Yes, there is no hurry." Wu Qingguo just came to sell vegetables, they originally planned to go to Fangfu to ask and see if Zhang Yi was there, but it was not good to carry the vegetables on their backs, so they would sell them first.
Yang Liu looked at their dishes, which contrasted sharply with her taro, and felt embarrassed.
"Willow?" An old woman came to buy vegetables, and when she saw Yang Liu, she first shouted.
"Aunt Liu, are you here to buy vegetables?" Yang Liu's face was a little unnatural, and he leaned back.
"Yes, my daughters-in-law like to eat fresh vegetables, I'll buy some. Xiao Jiu, Daxi, hurry up. Aunt Liu shouted to the back, and two people jumped over.
Zhang Chuchu and Wu Qingguo turned their faces to look, Yang Liu obviously didn't want to deal with these people, but they were fine, pestering Yang Liu to talk, and they didn't buy anything.
"Sister Yang, if you married Daxi, there would be nothing to do with me, hehe." The person who spoke was wearing black pants and trousers, with mud on his feet, and his clothes were a little old, but his face looked delicate.
Zhang Chuchu knew at a glance that this person was a tea master, twelve or thirteen years old, in the ancient poor family, he was not too young to be sensible, and he dared to talk about others casually on the street.
"Yang Liu, your father and mother are still the same?" Aunt Liu asked, and Yang Liu nodded, "Didn't you say that you were going to come to the rich man's house in the town to be a concubine?" Why didn't you do it? ”
Zhang Chuchu was stunned this time, and when he told a little girl about this in broad daylight, Wu Qingguo couldn't look past it, and helped Yang Liu say a word.
"This little girl, do you want to buy some food? The little girl has to take care of her younger brothers and sisters, and her father and mother have to be filial, and if you don't buy vegetables, she will be delayed from doing business. ”
"Auntie, I just care about her, when my family asked Yang Liu to be a child daughter-in-law, she disagreed, and said that our family's Daxi was a fool and wanted to marry a rich man. Now that my daughter-in-law has a good relationship with my family, it can be regarded as an eye-opener. You've all misunderstood, I'm just concerned and don't mean anything else. ”
"yes, grandma." When Xiao Jiu opened his mouth, Zhang Chuchu obviously smelled a very bad smell, whether it was a tooth or a foul smell in his stomach, and he didn't know how to rinse his mouth with light salt water.
"Xiao Jiu, let's come back to buy groceries later, let's go to the pharmacy first, didn't you learn medicine from the doctor in winter? After a while, I will go back to give us a needle, you ride a horse and go back first, and my mother will follow behind. ”
"Mother, the horse is very strong, where are the juniors riding horses, the elders walking, let's lead the horses together, let it hold the things bought."