Chapter 120: Sugar Gourd
Xu and others sold vegetables in the Songjiang River Market, and they came into contact with more people, so they were naturally well-informed.
Two days later, the Xu family brought back the latest news, saying that the Liu family and the Cui family had married.
"The daughter-in-law that Liu Wendong married today was at the banquet held in the canteen of the lumber factory, and I heard that the groom official did not show up.
Mom, you said that the old Cui family was really ruthless, so they pushed their daughter into the fire pit like this.
Liu Wendong is like that, what good life can Baoxia have when she gets married?
I heard that the Liu family gave the Cui family a lot of money, alas, for the sake of money, they ruined their daughter's life? ”
After dinner, the children went back to the house to read, and the adults sat together chattering, and Xu told the news they had heard.
"Alas, the old Cui family is losing their conscience, how can they do things like this?
That Baoxia was wrong, and now her reputation is ruined, but even so, she doesn't have to marry into the Liu family, right?
Slow down, wait for a year or two to have less gossip, find a distant relative to marry, even if you are poor, it is for the sake of the rest of your daughter's life.
Now that you are married to such a cripple, how can you be rich? I don't know how hard it will be in the days that followed. Han Chaeyoung also sighed beside him.
It's not that I sympathize with Cui Baoxia, but I feel that the Cui family is so impersonal, it's a daughter.
"Yes, even if Baoxia's reputation is ruined, it is not necessary to marry into the Liu family.
The Cui family was greedy for money, and finally hugged the Liu family's thigh, but they refused to let go no matter what. What do they care about what happens to Baoxia in the future? As long as you can get the money in your hand, it's good. Mrs. Zhou snorted.
"Now it's rumored outside, I'm afraid that Baoxia is there, and the Cui family is afraid that they won't be able to cover it, so even if they know what Liu Wendong looks like, they are also in a hurry to marry their daughter."
During the day, a few people came to the house, and when they chatted, they also talked about it, and everyone guessed so.
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to care about the bullshit of their family, and it has nothing to do with us how Cui Baoxia will live in the future.
This kind of thing is willing to fight and suffer, the Cui family and the Liu family are all willing, let's follow those hearts useless.
It's not early, and the daughters-in-law are quite tired from going to the market during the day, so let's go back early and rest.
Tomorrow on the twenty-nineth, the remaining three baskets of bean sprouts will be sold, and the day after tomorrow we will spend the New Year at home safely. Over there, Old Man Zhou knocked on the cigarette pouch and said to everyone to rest.
The big guys have been very busy these days, and they are all very tired, since the old man has spoken, everyone gets up and goes back to the house to rest.
On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, as soon as the last three baskets of bean sprouts of the Zhou family arrived at the market, they were surrounded by a group of people.
Tomorrow is the New Year, who will come out to sell vegetables? If you don't grab it today, you won't have it.
Many people are scrambling to buy, and the price is also rising all the way, from the three cents and five pounds at the beginning of the morning, and then it was sold to five cents and one pound, and in the end, Xu and Han Caiying settled the account, and sold more than 30 yuan more than usual.
"Brother and sister, I regret it, we should soak a few more baskets of beans, what time is it? All three baskets of bean sprouts were sold out.
Or sweet ghosts have a lot of ideas, why didn't we think of it in the first two years? Xu looked at the money in his hand and the empty wooden trough, and said with some regret.
"Next year, next year, we must prepare more for the Chinese New Year." Before the New Year passed, Xu thought about next year's New Year.
"Sister-in-law, let's talk about next year's affairs next year, we have earned money this year, and everyone will follow suit next year." Han Chaeyoung shook her head with a smile when she heard this.
"Let's go, go home, all the New Year's goods that should be purchased in the past few days are all ready, no need to buy anything, let's go back and help the family with the work, tomorrow is the New Year."
Xu is also right when he hears it, people love to follow the trend, this year they have earned money, and next year someone will follow suit, forget it, it's still early, let's talk about it later.
"Yes, hurry up and go home, our mother said that she was going to steam steamed buns today, go back and take a hand." So, the two of them led the young couple of Yongping Lin Fang and pulled the plow to go back.
"Mom, we're back, and the sprouts are selling fast today. Come on, Uncle Niang bought you a sugar gourd. ”
Xu Shi held two bright red sugar gourds in his hands, entered the door with a smile, and stuffed them directly into Zhou Tiantian's hands.
"I met it on the way back, it looks very good, this thing is sweet and sour, the little girl loves to eat it."
"Oh, you're all back? You see, I patronized the sweet sugar gourd, but I didn't see you. ”
Xu turned his head, and happened to see the second and fourth families, and asked with a smile, "When will you get home?" ”
Although Zhou Anguo's two families have been separated, they come back for reunion every New Year.
"Sister-in-law, not long after we entered the door, I heard from our mother that you and your third siblings have not stopped for the New Year, and you have sent bean sprouts to the market, which is tired of this cold day."
Chen Xiuchun got up with a smile and took a towel to help Xu pounce the snow on his shoulders and hat. "It's been snowing so hard this year, and it's falling one after another."
Only then did Xu notice that she was in a hurry to give her little niece a sugar gourd, forgetting that it was snowing outside, and a lot of snow had fallen on her body.
"Yes, the snow is not small this year, the snow is heavy, and the spring is not dry." Xu smiled and took the towel, lowered his head and patted his clothes.
"Tiantian, why don't you eat sugar gourds? The eldest aunt bought it for you.
If it weren't for the idea given by our sweet girl, how could I earn hundreds in a few days? In addition to buying New Year's goods, there are still a lot left. Xu Shi saw Zhou Tiantian holding the sugar gourd in a daze, so he asked.
Zhou Tiantian was in a daze with a sugar gourd, there were no fruits in the local area, let alone hawthorns, she really didn't expect there to be sugar gourds. "Auntie, how much does this thing cost?"
"Five cents a string, what's wrong? Think it's expensive?
Expensive is naturally expensive, that bunch is only seven or eight hawthorns, and then wrapped in a little sugar, in fact, the cost is not much.
However, this thing is not suitable for food or food, and it may not be able to be bought once a year, no matter how expensive it is, we are willing to buy an aunt for our sweet girl. Xu thought that Zhou Tiantian was distressed about money.
"Don't worry, today's bean sprouts are selling well, I sold a few copies of three cents and five cents at the beginning, and the back is basically four cents, and in the end it sells for five cents and a catty.
A pound of bean sprouts for a bunch of sugar gourds, for our sweet girl to eat, can afford to eat. Xu smiled and comforted Zhou Tiantian.
When Zhou Tiantian heard that her aunt had misunderstood, she immediately shook her head, "Auntie, I don't know if hawthorn is easy to buy?" This sugar gourd seems to be quite profitable. ”
What she thinks about is how to make money, there is basically no work here in winter, they are all in the house cat winter, if they can do a little business, how can they also eat and drink.
"Listen, our little sweet girl, little baby, is worried about making money all day long." Xu laughed when he heard this, and everyone laughed along.