Since the last time I went to the Internet café with Zhang Yue, I have been staying at home, not wanting to go out, and not wanting to see anyone, just burying my head in books. My mother saw that I was at home every day, and wanted to kick me out, but I didn't want to, she said a few times and then stopped talking about me, but every time I came home and saw me, she would sigh a few times, and I chose to turn a blind eye.

Time still flies quickly, and it's the end of the year in a flash, although I didn't go out, but I turned on the TV every day, and even the news broadcast was counting the days and waiting for the New Year. Although I was not very interested in it, I still cooperated with the excited expression on my mother's face.

On the 29th day of the lunar month, I really couldn't stand my mother's nagging, so I accompanied her out to buy New Year's goods. In fact, the two of us spent the New Year at home this year, and we couldn't buy anything, but she asked again and again, and I couldn't refuse, so I followed her out.

"Let's go, don't grind."

I didn't go out like this, and I was a little unaccustomed to it before I went out, and my mother saw me cowering and urged me again.

"Alright, here we go."

I replied as I put on my shoes, took a deep breath, and went out.

"Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

As soon as we got out of the community, my mom smelled excitedly.

"For the New Year, get a fish to eat, then a chicken, and just get something else!"

I knew that if I didn't say it, she would definitely ask again, so I thought about what other families had to eat for the New Year, and told her the first two that popped up in my mind. This is the first year since I left my dad, and although he was not there before, it was different from now. I could tell from my mom's eyes that she was looking forward to this year, so I tried not to spoil her fun.

"Hmm~ Yes, since you asked for it, then we'll do these two!"

She pretended to think about it for a moment, then agreed to my request.

Soon we arrived at the vegetable market, which was actually a street, with shops buying dried or frozen meat on both sides of the street, and vegetable farmers buying vegetables in the middle, and meat and fish in a small two-storey building in the innermost. We first went to the innermost to select chicken, fish and other meats, my mother chose a 3-pound fish, a lean farmhouse chicken, and bought some pork ribs, and bought some braised beef before coming out. Looking at the various kinds of meat she was carrying in her hands, and imagining them as food, saliva kept spreading out.

"You gluttonous cat, you haven't done it yet, you just want to eat it."

She saw that I had been swallowing my saliva next to her, and scolded me with a smile, and the customer knew that she was happy when she looked at her eyes. I grimaced at her and smiled, and she smiled back.

Out of the meat section, we came to the place where we bought vegetables. When I saw the long queue of vegetable vendors in front of me, I felt dazzled and didn't know who I was going to buy. We walked forward, and my mom asked about the price of these vegetables all the way. Looking at what she is thinking about carefully and seriously, it is estimated that this is also her little hobby.

Not long after we walked, I saw an elderly man with almost white hair in the middle of a row of vendors. The old man looked to be in his 70s, the skin on his face was loose, wrinkled like earthworms wrapped around his face, and his cheeks were slightly red due to the cold wind. He didn't shout as hard as other vendors, just stood in front of the stall and watched the stop-and-go customers.

"Mom, let's go buy some food from that old man!"

I don't know why, but seeing him standing there alone, my heart felt sour, so I raised this opinion to my mother.

"Okay!"

My mom looked at the old man I was referring to, thought for a moment, and then replied. Hearing her answer, I happily pulled her towards the old man.

"Old man, how do you buy this pea tip?"

My mother asked, pointing to the tip of the pea in the dustpan on the old man's back.

"Big sister, there's only one last bit left, if you can buy it all, give 5 yuan!"

The old man pointed to the vegetables on the dustpan and said, watching him wash the vegetables and freeze red, I felt sad again. I tugged at the corner of my mother's dress and signaled that she agreed with the old man.

"Old man, this is not good, you have more left, I also asked them the price of the rest just now, I think it is worth 10 yuan. That's all I need in the first place, you don't have to give up just to buy more. Well, I'll buy them all and give you 10 yuan at the market price, what do you think? ”

My mother told the old man in the same way that she was bargaining with other vendors, and I don't know why I heard her say this, I didn't think she was taking advantage of her, nor did she feel like she was giving to others, but in short, it felt as if these pea tips were worth so much money.

"Okay then, then thank you big sister."

When the old man heard my mother's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then he replied with a smile as if he understood something.

"Then I'll have to trouble you to help me put it up."

My mom said politely. The old man listened to my mother and put the pea tips on the dustpan into a plastic bag with his trembling hands. Seeing that his stiff hands were a little inconvenient when loading dishes, I also helped him load some.

The old man gave the plastic bag to my mom after packing the food, and my mom handed him the money. This series of actions looks like an ordinary experience of not being able to buy groceries in the ordinary world, but I understand that my mother has a kind heart.

"Awesome!"

After leaving the elderly vendors, I gave my mom a thumbs up and said in admiration.

"You're still too young!"

My mom watched my movements, said arrogantly, and then continued to plunge into the task of grocery shopping.

When she finished shopping, I looked and saw that she and I had a few big pockets in our hands. Thinking that it would be a burden to carry, we discussed going home first and putting these things down, and then going out to buy other New Year's goods.

When I got home, I put down my belongings, and I felt like I had unloaded the burden of my daughter, and I looked at my hands, which were red because I was carrying a plastic bag. Thinking that I would have to go out to buy other things later, I lay down on the couch for a while and waited for my mom to put away the things I had bought now. Watching her shuttle between the living room and the kitchen, I wanted to help, but I couldn't get up, so I could only watch her busy, and give her a look of encouragement from time to time. By the time she had packed up everything, it was already noon, and thinking that she would have to do manual work in the afternoon, she proposed to eat something first, and of course I raised four hands in agreement.