Chapter 15 Buying Things
On the first night after leaving the Li family, although the conditions were still not very good, the mother and daughter slept exceptionally soundly. The next day, as soon as it was dawn, Ye Liuqing got up.
The mother and daughter had discussed before going to bed last night that they would have to go to town this morning to buy some of the necessary things that the family lacked. After coming back, I have to clean up the front and back of the house, so the time is still relatively tight.
Li Jinshu usually has to go to work, so he is also used to getting up early. The two of them simply packed up and set off. Although taking an ox cart is Li Jinshu's first choice, who makes her have no money now? It's a point to be able to save.
By the time they reached the town, the sun had already crept up over the hills. It was rare that Ye didn't care about money, and took his daughter to eat two bowls of noodles first, and then planned to go shopping.
Mingyang Town is not big, but the necessities of life can still be bought. The mother and daughter first went to the place where they bought a quilt and bought a quilt. Coupled with the one sent by Li Chunlan last night, two quilts are enough. Then there are the pots and pans needed in the kitchen, which together cost four hundred and fifty-six wen.
That's not all, the most expensive should be food.
Li Jinshu followed Ye Liuqing to the grain store. As soon as he entered the door, the guy greeted him warmly: "What do you want to buy?" You can buy it in our shop. ”
Li Jinshu probably glanced around, and sure enough, the things in this store are really complete.
Ye asked, "Man, what is the price of rice and noodles in your shop?" ”
The guy was very clever and immediately quoted the price fluently: "The cheapest is sorghum flour for a catty, millet flour for three pennies a catty, cornmeal for four cents, and wheat flour for six cents a catty." Then there is rice, brown rice costs two cents a catty, and polished rice is the most expensive ten cents a catty. ”
Li Jinshu's eyes were firmly fixed on the white polished rice in his pocket, and he seemed to be able to smell the fragrant rice through it. However, the reality is very cruel, their mother and daughter now only have two taels of silver, and it is definitely not cost-effective to buy polished rice.
Thinking of this, Li Jinshu reluctantly withdrew his gaze. However, Ye Shi took in her expression, so in the end, Ye Shi made the decision and said: "Come to five catties of polished rice, and then ten catties of sorghum flour and five catties of cornmeal." ”
Few ordinary people are willing to buy polished rice, so the guy immediately laughed when he heard her words. As if he was afraid that the guest would regret it, the guy immediately shouted, "Okay! Pack it for you right away! ”
Oil is more expensive than polished rice, and it takes twelve wen to buy one catty. However, Ye only hesitated for a moment, and still gritted his teeth and bought two catties. Finally, there are seasonings such as salt, soy sauce, vinegar, etc., which add up to 114 yuan.
After buying the goods, the mother and daughter are ready to go home. When passing by the ready-to-wear store, Yip stopped. She remembered that her daughter had hardly worn new clothes since she was a child, and now that she had some money, she had to sell new clothes to Jinshu!
"Shopkeeper, I want to sell my daughter's clothes, do you have anything in your store that suits her?"
"Yes." The boss saw the living conditions of her family from Ye's dress, so he didn't look for expensive ones, so he found a few clothes with a suitable price and color that were more suitable for Li Jinshu in all aspects.
"Mother, I still have clothes, you don't need to buy them for me." Li Jinshu thought that the two taels of silver were not forbidden, wouldn't it be fragrant to use the money to buy clothes to buy a pound of meat? But she didn't say it, because she was actually very happy in her heart.
Although her daughter said so, Ye made up her mind, so she finally bought the clothes. It cost forty wen for a dress, although it is not a good material, but it is strong, and the color is also a light blue suitable for girls.