Chapter 14: The Bazaar
There was a heavy snowfall on the third day of the first lunar month, and the Yu family and Aunt Zhuang did not go out, a group of people made jewelry with clanging bells, and a group of people hurriedly prepared meals and added fires......
Zhuang Daqiang was entrusted by Gui Mingyue to go to the carpenter's house in the west of the village, and did not come back until the sun set, carrying a few rectangular head boxes of black lacquered wood.
"Second Miss, the kind of merchandiser you want, the carpenter said it would take three or five days to finish. I'll get these boxes back first. ”
"Hey, got it, Uncle Zhuang." Gui Mingyue replied sweetly, and then signaled to Yu, who hurriedly stuffed two hangs of money on Aunt Zhuang's kang.
"No, no, these boxes are only a few coppers, and even the merchant's shelf doesn't cost half a penny......" After Zhuang Daqiang saw it, he hurriedly excused himself.
"Brother Zhuang, don't shirk it, our food in the past few days has all depended on our sister-in-law. All the money you have earned these times is indispensable to your help. These two pieces of money are still less...... Don't be disgusted. Yu said sincerely.
"This ......" Zhuang Daqiang's face flushed.
"Madame asks you to take it, so you can take it." Aunt Zhuang is a happy person, but they refuse to change their name for Gui Mingyue's family no matter what, and the Yu family can only helplessly let them go.
The eighth day of the first lunar month is the first sunny day after the snow melts and the road dries.
The two boys of Gui Chengzhi and the dealer went to the mountains early.
Gui Mingyue let Yu, who had been tired for six or seven days, rest at home. I went to the market with Aunt Zhuang and Hopping. Aunt Zhuang tied the boxes into two stacks and carried them by hand, even if she got on the ox cart, she refused to let go of her hands, lest something go wrong.
When I arrived at the bazaar, I came to the big willow tree with a crooked neck last time, Aunt Zhuang took out a piece of oilcloth from her body and spread it on the ground, and then the three of them arranged the black lacquer boxes neatly, three of them were full of ears, two were full of rings, and one of the larger ones was full of flowers.
Facing the morning sun, Gui Mingyue opened them one by one. For a moment, there seemed to be a silver golden star, released from it.
"Bang", people on the side of the road all came around, and when they saw that it was jewelry, they left a group of men, and some men were embarrassed and wanted to ask the price. And more and more women came around.
"It's you! You're really here to sell jewelry...... Come on, this is the one I said sells jewelry, you see, isn't it very bright and delicate?! ”
"Yes, we are here, this big brother, do you want to buy a pair of earrings for your sister-in-law? This pair of jasmine is the best sold, and she must like it when she buys it home. And these rings are also good-looking, suitable for young women......" Gui Mingyue raised a round little face, her big eyes were squinted, and her smile was bright and kind.
"You kid is good at soliciting business, so I'll help this eldest brother ask, how do you sell these earrings and rings?" A few little daughters-in-law next to him were coaxing.
The man's face turned even redder, but he didn't want to leave after looking at the small jewelry. Thinking in my heart, my daughter-in-law has to look so beautiful with this shiny ear, and her face is even more like charcoal.
"The ear rings are still half hung for a pair, the ring, the two hanging money...... "It is more troublesome for the mother to make this ring than to make the earring."
When the young man heard this, he hurriedly threw down three pieces of money. took a pair of jasmine ears, a pair of water drop ears, and a ring carved with broken branches and plum blossoms, put them in his arms, and then ran out of the group of women.