Seeing Laixi's stupid appearance with a red face, Chrysanthemum deliberately shook her hand a few times in front of his eyes and said, "Come to see it, come to see it!" I'm here! Where are you looking? ”

Liu Xiaomei couldn't hold it at first, and laughed, and the bamboo they were also laughing, and their faces were even redder when they laughed. He secretly scolded himself for being unproductive, but he had also been in Xiatang for so many years, and he still blushed when he saw a few female babies, so what if he went to Qinghui in the future?

He looked at Chrysanthemum with resentment and said, "Cousin has seen you a long time ago." What did you bring with you to eat me? ”

Liu Xiaomei asked if she had anything to eat as soon as she heard it, pursed her lips and smiled at him, and said in her heart, this guy is still so greedy!

Chrysanthemum smiled and took out the spiced eggs and meat-filled Artemisia Baba from the basket, and said to him: "This Baba was made last night, and it was specially made to bring it to you."

This egg was only picked up in the morning, and it was still hot, so you should eat it for breakfast. ”

He took it joyfully and said to the people, "Come and sit in the back." It's crowded outside, it's full of things, and there's no place to sit. ”

Everyone ignored his words, and was walking around the shop and looking, making judgmental voices from time to time. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Liu Xiaomei kindly said to him: "We just came to the market to shop." Naturally, I'm going to visit your shop. You don't have to worry about us. ”

Lai Xi gave her a big smile and said, "Hey! Then take a good look. If you want to buy anything, just tell me and give you the cheapest price. ”

Suddenly, the bamboo over there laughed and said loudly: "Huh! This basket is the same as the one Chrysanthemum is carrying. ”

Liu Xiaomei excitedly squeezed over and said to them: "This is made up by my second brother and put it here to sell." Lo and behold, the plate too, and the hat and fan are all miles! She looked at the shelves on this side of the shelf, all the grating and wheat straw products made by her second brother, and her heart was full of joy and pride—as if those daily things had risen to the level of art.

They let out an amazement and asked her if these things were easy to sell.

Liu Xiaomei said with a smile: "This year is much better than last year, and my second brother is also energetic to make it up." Come to the little shopkeeper, why don't I see how much I sent last time I didn't sell out? Isn't business going well lately? She turned to ask Laixi.

Lai Xi heard her call herself "Lai Xi little shopkeeper", felt very twisted, swallowed an egg, drank two sips of water, hurriedly ran over, and said to her: "Why didn't you sell it?" After pulling so much, there are only a few pieces left. That's not a good business, so what is a good business? ”

Liu Xiaomei asked suspiciously: "Did you pull a lot of them last time?" I don't know. I look at this basket and the plate very familiarly. ”

Laixi said depressedly: "You don't remember how many goods your family has shipped?" Then complain that I sell less? ”

Liu Xiaomei smiled embarrassedly and said to him apologetically: "I've been busy lately - my third brother often nets fish to sell on the market, so I help him out, so I don't know how many grates my second brother has sent, I just saw that the few things I recognize have not been sold, and I thought that the business was not good." ”

Laixi asked with concern, "Really?" You have to help your third brother and do housework, aren't you very tired? ”

Liu Xiaomei shook her head and smiled, and said to him, "It's not that tired." Isn't there still my second sister-in-law and my mother? One of them cooks, and the other helps my second brother. We have a good division of labor, and we are very busy. ”

Laixi asked, "Doesn't your mother still want to help your eldest brother take care of the baby?" "Last time he went to Liu's house, he was very fortunate to see her mother tying her grandson to her back and being busy.

Liu Xiaomei pursed her lips, endured it for a while, and then whispered: "My sister-in-law also brings it herself." It's just that my mother felt sorry for her and my eldest brother, and she always thought that they were few and too busy to take the lock. My fourth brother can also help take it for a while after school. "Suo'er is her eldest brother's son.

Laixi listened very carefully and nodded her head incessantly; Chrysanthemum and Bamboo were dumbfounded when they heard it - why did the two of them stand in the shop and start their homely routines, and they couldn't help but snicker together.

At this time, two country daughters-in-law came into the shop, one of whom had a black and red face, and greeted in a loud voice: "Shopkeeper, buy a sieve and take two casseroles." ”

Laixi hurriedly went over to deal with the customer.

Then he removed the sieve on all sides and several casseroles for the daughter-in-law to choose. The black-faced daughter-in-law flipped over and picked up for a while, and she picked up and weighed each sieve and casserole, but she still couldn't make a decision, and she could see that Chrysanthemum and Liu Xiaomei were in a hurry.

Laixi grinned and touched a sieve and said to the daughter-in-law, "That's it." See, this sieve is so strong, the sieve hole is even, and the strips are smooth, so it won't be rough and poke your hands, and it's better than those three sides. Casserole, yes, that's it. As he spoke, he flicked his fingers lightly, and a crisp "bell" sound came out, so he nodded and said yes.

The daughter-in-law seemed to trust him very much, and happily took it and followed him to pay.

Another daughter-in-law turned to the shelves of Liu's basketware, took the small basket and asked Laixi: "Shopkeeper, how can this basket be sold?" ”

When Liu Xiaomei saw someone asking her about her second brother's basket, her eyes lit up happily, and she hurriedly ran over to her and said, "Do you ask about this basket?" Oh, this basket is very delicate, ······."

Unexpectedly, Laixi came over, interrupted Liu Xiaomei's words, and said to the daughter-in-law: "This sister-in-law, if you buy a basket for vegetables, laundry or something, this is not very suitable for miles, and it is also smaller." ”

Liu Xiaomei was anxious, and hurriedly interjected: "Can you load some needlework, it's convenient to take it with you when you go out." ”

The daughter-in-law nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too." How much do you need? I don't want more than five cents. If it's so expensive, why don't you go home and let my man help make up a mile! ”

Liu Xiaomei was dumbfounded when she heard this; Chrysanthemum thought helplessly, people make it up so exquisitely, sell Wuwen to sell you, do you have nothing to do when you are full?

Lai Xi smiled and said: "Sister-in-law is right, we croppers, it's not cost-effective to spend that unjust money to buy it." You have five cents, why don't you buy that basket over there, it's big and sturdy, and it holds more things, isn't it better than this? It's not easy for us to make money, isn't it the same for needlework? Since the sister-in-law said that the eldest brother can make it, let him make up a smaller one, and use it the same, so you can save it. ”

The daughter-in-law listened reasonably, nodded again and again, and said, "Then buy that big basket." It's not worth it. ”

The black-faced daughter-in-law came over to her and said, "You are right to hear that the little shopkeeper is happy, he will not harm you to spend money indiscriminately, if he sees that you buy things that are not suitable, he will persuade you to buy miles." ”

So the two picked out the things and went out, and Liu Xiaomei's basket naturally didn't sell.

After they left, Laixi explained to Liu Xiaomei in detail: "This selling thing also depends on the person, this person will not be willing to spend more money to buy your basket, even if she asks, she only intends to pay a very low price, if I tell her the price of this basket, maybe there will be a quarrel, it is better to persuade her to buy it - anyway, she will definitely not buy it, there is no waste of saliva." ”

Liu Xiaomei realized that he stopped her words earlier for this, and said to Lai Xi very apologetically: "I saw her look at the basket and thought she wanted to buy it, and I was happy in my heart...... Hehe! She said that her man could make it, so why did she buy that big basket? Isn't it good to make up your own one, and you don't have to look so good. ”

Lai Xi shook his head, glanced at her with a smile, and whispered a little mysteriously: "If her man really knows how to make up, she will definitely not buy it, just to find an excuse to bargain." ”

Chrysanthemum and Liu Xiaomei were shocked when they heard this, such a small business, they have so many tricks, and it is really not easy to make money. Liu Xiaomei said to Lai Xi with admiration: "It's strange that my third brother praises you for your spirit!" ”

Laixi was very happy to hear this, and looked at the little sister and laughed, which made her blush, and gave him a blank look.

The bamboo and the others wandered around for a while, and told Chrysanthemum that they were going to the market first, and made an appointment to go back to the shop and wait, and then they went home together. Chrysanthemum told them a few words, so that they could come here to find good news if they had something to do, and Zhuzi took her sister Lin Zi, Xiaoyan and the other two daughters-in-law together.

Here Chrysanthemum waited for a while, only to see Zhang Huai and Zhou Xiaoman coming over with an empty ox cart, Liu Xiaomei said complainingly: "Why have you been busy for so long?" Didn't you say that you would come when you unloaded? They have been gone for a long time, coaxing us to wait here stupidly. ”

Zhang Huai smiled at the chrysanthemum first, and then told Liu Xiaomei: "It just so happened that someone from Qinghui came to pick up the goods and talked about some business matters. If you hadn't come, I would have to invite him to a meal to be considered rude, and just now I had to say that it was inconvenient to give him half a catty of fungus today. ”

Chrysanthemum asked with concern: "Then you should accompany him, it's not impossible for us to go shopping by ourselves." "It's annoying, but it's very important.

Zhang Huai smiled: "He is also in a hurry to leave, so he is not so polite." Let's go too, it's not too early. Go home early after shopping, so as not to worry about your mother. ”

I came to see Chrysanthemum, Liu Xiaomei, Xiaoxiu, and Xiaocui followed Huaizi and Zhou Xiaoman to the market, and they were very envious, and they couldn't wait to close the shop and go shopping. He stayed in the market all day, of course, not really wanting to go shopping, but just wanting to be with people.

The morning fog has dissipated, and the market is very lively, the country man carrying the burden, the old man carrying the basket, the little daughter-in-law holding the basket and the baby, such as the chrysanthemum and Liu Xiaomei and others whispering and pointing the rural girl, a prosperous market scene.

On both sides of the cramped street, there is a narrow alley every other section, and at the end of the eye is either a corner of the fence wall, or the houses on the other side of the river, and from time to time there are urchins running out of the alley, laughing and burrowing through the street, interspersed with the crowd.

Chrysanthemums they also merge into the flow of people, the cloth shoes with thousands of soles leisurely step on the bluestone ground, silently, in the noisy streets, but the bottom of the heart is full of quiet and quiet feeling.

looked at the shops on both sides in turn, and the stalls selling fried dough sticks and buns emitted an attractive aroma, which attracted the little baby to stop; There are people in front of the tofu shop who exchange beans for tofu; The aroma from the sesame oil workshop is the strongest, with the aroma of fried peanuts and the smell of oil cakes; The grocery shop business is the most prosperous.

Suddenly, I saw a large door board at the door of the shop in front of me, which was full of rough silk flowers, silver bracelets and various hairpin rings - I don't know whether it was true or not, as well as all kinds of gaudy and cheesy fat powder boxes, small wooden combs, grates and other dressing utensils, Liu Xiaomei and Xiaoxiu immediately stopped and stepped forward to pick and choose.

Chrysanthemum glanced at it, not very interested, in order to wait for them, then moved his eyes away, saw that next door was a shop selling cloth, was about to go in to take a look, suddenly a big hand held his hand, and Zhang Huai's gentle voice came from his ear: "Why don't we go and see the cloth?" ”