Chrysanthemum looked up at him, saw him looking at himself gently and smiling, his hand was also clenched tightly by him, and there was some distress in his eyes, and he suddenly understood: he saw that the little sisters and they all went to pick out the decorations that the girls liked, and they looked uninterested, I am afraid that they thought that they were sad and ugly, so they taboo those.

She knew it, so she smiled at him: "I'll pick out a comb, buy a wooden hairpin, and let Xiaoyan teach me a simple method, and when it's hot, pull up the braids, and it's cooler." ”

Zhang Huai was very surprised when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Hey! ”

So holding her hand, the two stepped forward together to pick a hand, picked a fine-toothed poplar comb and a wooden hairpin, although the style of the hairpin is simple, but it looks simple and warm, so that Chrysanthemum likes it very much.

Two things, a total of eight yuan, Zhang Huai took out the money bag and counted out eight yuan to the little two. Chrysanthemum didn't speak, smiled at him and paid for it, and said in her heart, such a good girlfriend, it's really cheap for you.

Huaizi was very happy when she saw Chrysanthemum quietly waiting for him to pay, like a little daughter-in-law, and asked softly, "Don't want to pick something next to it?" ”

Chrysanthemum whispered to him: "These things are very bad, not good." Look at the flowers, they are so ugly, it is better to pinch fresh flowers in the field every morning; None of the hairpins were of real silver; The fat powder is not good, it is the same as the flower-faced matchmaker on the face......" She criticized other people's things one by one, and Huaizi pursed her lips and chuckled.

Xiaoxiu, Xiaocui and Liu Xiaomei picked for a long time, but they didn't fancy anything, or they were reluctant to pay, in short, they didn't buy anything, so they entered the cloth shop again.

In the deep corner, the long wooden counter is very wide, with dozens of rolls of floral cloth on one end, and the shelves behind the counter are also displayed with various fabrics, including silk and satin materials.

The shopkeeper was actually a pretty little daughter-in-law, dressed in red clothes, smiling at them, her eyebrows and eyes were amorous, she swept the six people, and her eyes were fixed on the four little girls, and she asked Chrysanthemum enthusiastically what kind of cloth she wanted to buy - because although Chrysanthemum was dressed as a village girl, she was very calm and calm, and she was covered with a scarf, which looked a little mysterious.

This time, Chrysanthemum bought a lot of cotton cloth, thinking that she would help her father and brother make a few summer clothes, and she would also make a few pieces herself, well, she would also help Huaizi make two, so she wrapped a big bag and let Huaizi carry it; Liu Xiaomei and Xiaoxiu also bought some, and naturally Zhou Xiaoman hugged them.

The little daughter-in-law smiled, and she thought that Chrysanthemum was a person with great talents, so she tried her best to recommend those silk and satin materials to her.

Chrysanthemum smiled and shook her head without explaining, and said in her heart, are you dressed as Miss Everyone? We're real peasant girls. *.

After leaving the cloth shop and walking around for a while, the street came to an end.

Just around the corner is the Freedom Market, where there are more stalls. Chrysanthemum immediately became happy, her eyes kept scanning around, looking for something new, she couldn't tell what she was looking for.

The old woman who sells eggs, the sturdy man who sells fish, and the potato seedlings, Chrysanthemum asked strangely, "Why did you plant the potato so early?" ”

Liu Xiaomei said: "This variety is different. ”

Suddenly, Chrysanthemum saw two little yellow dogs in the basket in front of her daughter-in-law, whimpered softly, turned around in the basket, and asked Huaizi in surprise: "There are still dogs for sale?" ”

Huaizi smiled: "Of course there is." It's also good to sell a few pieces of paperwork. ”

Chrysanthemum saw that the puppy was very energetic, but there were already two dogs at home, so it was difficult to buy it again. She smiled and asked Huaizi, "Why don't you buy a dog to feed?" ”

Huaizi smiled: "How can I buy Yang Zi caught a dog from the dog's house." He was going to catch two, but my father said that he didn't feed and sell, what did he do when he caught so many, so he only caught one. ”

Next door to the dog seller is a flat basket, which is full of yellow velvet chicken babies, "chirping" and barking, and the delicate voice attracts many little daughters-in-law to watch and ask the price, but no one stops in front of the dog basket, and the daughter-in-law looks at the old man who sells chicken babies with envy.

There are really all kinds of stalls on this stall, the bamboo broom, the woven household goods, and the straw hat, and I asked the price, which is cheaper than the one sold in the Laixi shop, but the quality is also inferior; There are also a lot of food and gadgets that sell food, but there are few people who sell vegetables, and it is not easy to sell, because in this countryside, even if it is a large family, there are people in the family who grow vegetables.

Chrysanthemum really saw what she wanted--the sapling seller, she ran over and asked the farmer earnestly: "Uncle, what kind of sapling is this?" ”

The black-faced man replied enthusiastically: "These are all good things, this is the jujube tree; This is a wild peach tree—it tastes so good, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to sell it, so I would have ripped it off and thrown it away; This is a chestnut sapling. You haven't seen chestnuts, have you? That's a lot bigger than a chestnut, and the tree grows taller. ”

Chrysanthemum was overjoyed, squatted down with a smile, and while looking at the saplings, she asked, "Uncle, do you have an orchard?" Why are there miles of trees? Which village are you from? ”

Liu Xiaomei and the others also came over at this time, and asked if the tree was real or fake. The little sister said: "I recognize this peach tree, and I don't know if the wild peaches are delicious or not; There is a jujube tree in the village chief's house, and this chestnut tree is not recognized. Uncle, don't lie to us. ”

The man smiled and said, "I am from Qingbei Village, and I am close to your Qingnan Village." If I don't pay back the money when the tree grows up, I can still afford it. ”

Zhang Huai and Zhou Xiaoman asked strangely, "How do you know that we are from Qingnan Village?" ”

The man was a little uncomfortable, looked at the chrysanthemum and smirked, and said after a while: "Now that your Qingnan Village is famous, we often go to your village to sell pork, acorns, wild chrysanthemums, etc., and I know a lot of people, although I can't call it famous, I look familiar." ”

It turned out that when he saw the chrysanthemum covering her face, he remembered that the old lady Wang said that there was a leper girl in Qingnan Village, and said that the Zheng family was famous, if someone married the leper girl but made money, and the girl was not so ugly with her face covered, etc., so he guessed that they were from Qingnan Village.

When Chrysanthemum heard that he was from Qingbei Village, she asked him if his family had a lot of fruit trees.

The man sighed, "There are so many miles, and there is no place to plant miles, but two of them are planted." Our poor families can't afford to eat, so my daughter-in-law is careful and planted these fruit trees in front of and behind the house, so that the babies have something to chew in their mouths. I still have apricot trees, plum trees, persimmon trees, and two mulberry trees, so the mulberries are almost ready to eat. However, those trees are generally owned by everyone and are not easy to sell, so the seedlings are torn and thrown away. ”

Chrysanthemum was very happy, so she said to him that she had bought all these saplings, and asked him to go home and send a few more mulberry saplings to the concubine, and if there were any chestnut saplings, they would all be sent, "You can go to our village when the mulberries are ripe, and by the way, bring some mulberries and sell them to me, I like to eat them." ”

The man nodded happily and said, "It's soon, you can eat it in half a month, and I'll send it to you then." Girl, you buy me these trees, although don't worry, uncle's can't lie to you. If you go home and ask your father, maybe he will recognize Liu Heizili in Beicun. Uncle won't move away anyway, and when these trees grow up, you'll know if I'm telling the truth. This wild peach is more delicious than that peach, sweet and sour. ”

Zhang Huai had already recognized him, and did not doubt his words, and asked with a smile, "How much do these saplings cost?" ”

The man hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't specialize in selling this, but it's a pity if the seedlings grow in the yard and throw them away, so I sell them. ”

Chrysanthemum was stunned for a moment, and his heart was really cheap, but he was afraid that it was really as he said, and his yard was long, and if he didn't sell it, he would throw it away.

She sighed, the circulation of goods was too closed. Then he said to the man, "I'll take it all." But if your family still has it next year, uncle, pick the saplings that are strong, help me keep some, and send them to Zheng Changhe's house in Qingnan Village, and I will plant more miles. ”

Zhang Huai also nodded again and again, asking him to plant more seeds, so that there would be more seedlings. His yard is still very empty, and he has to buy some.

The man was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and hurriedly reassured them that there would definitely be next year.

As a result, Zhang Huai and Zhou Xiaoman had a lot of saplings in their hands. Liu Xiaomei and Chrysanthemum excitedly discussed and looked forward to the scenery of the large orchard.

Farther on, near the riverbank, there were two large willow trees, the willow spitting light green new leaves hanging down like gold threads, and under the trees were placed two small tables, a few small benches, and a steaming vat, which turned out to be a seller of tofu flowers.

There is a vacant lot here that has not been built, and a curved stone staircase leads to the bottom of the river, where the daughters-in-law wash vegetables and laundry, and laugh and laugh.

From time to time, a small canopy boat floats on the river, and you can even see people on the other side drying their clothes at the door, and old people sitting on chairs facing the river and chatting.

Chrysanthemum felt that this place was very good, she could see some street scenes, and she could see the river, so she hurriedly went over and sat down, and said to everyone with a smile: "Let's finally come out, I invite you to eat tofu flowers, although you can eat them with your belly." ”

Zhou Xiaoman laughed and said: "If you want to please, it should be Huaizi please, where can I let you please." ”

Huaizi smiled: "What I invited can be regarded as a chrysanthemum invitation." Eat well. As he spoke, he asked the lady who sold tofu flowers to serve tofu flowers.

Liu Xiaomei smiled and said to Xiaoxiu: "We must eat more, so that Huaizi feels distressed." Anyway, he now has a salary in the workshop, and he has no income compared to us. Thinking that Chrysanthemum chose Huaizi, she was still a little jealous of her brother.

Chrysanthemum smiled: "Why don't you have any income?" You have a share of your family's income, so you should ask your father and your brother to help you pay your salary. ”

As she spoke, the eldest lady brought a few large bowls. The white, yellowish bean curd is sprinkled with a few green onions and a small spoonful of pickles, which is extremely tempting; Scoop a spoonful into your mouth, and the delicate and smooth bean curd is full of fragrance. Just as he was drinking happily, a small boat floated on the river, and at the bow stood a daughter-in-law with a headscarf, who shouted to the shore: "Huzi, do you want fish?" ”

Then a young man, shirtless, with his trouser legs rolled up and straw sandals, hurried down the steps, took two barrels from the boat, paid the money, carried them ashore, poured them into the tub where he sold his fish, and returned the buckets.

Zhou Xiaoman said: "It's convenient for them to sell fish like this, and they don't need to go ashore." ”