In the early morning, Zhang Guoqing's biological clock rang, and he didn't wake up his wife when he woke up. After setting the time first, he closed his eyes and sorted out the things that still needed to be arranged today.

After a while, he felt a strange movement and said with a smile: "I have already woken up, seeing that you are tired and want you to sleep again." Are you sure you want to go to the morning market? ”

Zhou Jiao rubbed her eyes, lifted the quilt and got up, and said with a smile: "It scared me, I thought I overslept." Go ahead! Grandma Jiang said that there were people pushing hairy crabs and saury fish to sell at Baxian Bridge early in the morning. I want to see what specialties are not available in Tohoku. Even if you come here again after this year, it will not be easy to buy it. ”

When I came back last night and saw that she was so tired that she was sleepy, Zhang Guoqing didn't tell her that he had inquired about the good news. He was afraid that she would be so excited that she would not be able to sleep peacefully when she found out. Just now it was just teasing her.

"You weren't there yesterday afternoon, and I've made an appointment with the sampan boat owner to let him buy it for us. He was waiting for us at half past five at the pier. ”

Zhou Jiao squinted at him and smirked, "Okay." You're starting to tease me. After saying that, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to tickle him, and only stopped when he saw that he couldn't laugh.

"Did you give the money? Could it be that he didn't keep his promise and ran away? ”

Zhang Guoqing shook his head and whispered, "There is a helper in the Chinese restaurant who introduced me to the boatman. Avoiding the helper, I instructed the boatman to let him privately help me buy a large number of hairy crabs and river fish, and collect as much as I could. His eyes lit up with joy, how could he run?

Anyway, the price is very cheap, so I can earn him some money and save us from running around unfamiliarly. I didn't even want a deposit for him, saying that he would bring it first and then give the money. He's a smart guy! Before leaving, he kept his eyes at me secret. ”

Zhou Jiao knew that this guy was smart. She praised him happily, and when she saw that he looked embarrassed, she said slowly, "Then accompany me to Huaihai after seeing the boatman?" ”

Zhang Guoqing immediately said with a bitter face: "Wife, daughter-in-law, baby, do you really want to go?" Is it okay not to go? It's useless to buy those things..."Before he finished speaking, he saw her covering her mouth and laughing, so angry that he jumped out of bed and picked her up and tickled her.

The couple played around for a while, calmed down and began to discuss how to cover up. After discussing it, it was almost five o'clock, Zhang Guoqing pulled her up and washed up, handed over the child to the aunt, and the two hurriedly went out.

When I arrived at the agreed place, I saw two sampan boats of different sizes on the shore before it was time. When the boatman saw Zhang Guoqing and his wife, they waved excitedly.

Zhang Guoqing pulled Zhou Jiao and came to him, glancing at a woman and a young man behind him, estimating that this was a family action. He smiled and said, "I'm tired." You're all set, right? Take us to see the goods first. ”

Seeing that the two of them came empty-handed, the boatman hesitated and said, "Do you want my eldest son to send him to the hotel?" ”

"Don't! As soon as you send it over, won't everyone know about it? There is a cart in front, so you can load and unload the boat directly. Zhang Guoqing hurriedly stopped him.

The boatman took the two of them on the boat, only to see a boatload of sacks and bamboo baskets. Zhang Guoqing glanced at the other party more. He didn't expect to meet someone capable.

The boatman lifted a few sacks, revealing hairy crabs and prawns in bamboo baskets.

Zhang Guoqing saw that everything was good, and nodded. Then he followed the family to another small boat, and sure enough, it was also full of supplies. In addition to hairy crabs, there are many Jiangli specialties.

"It's all good. I see there are small pieces of paper on it, that's the quantity, right? We didn't weigh it, you just say the total, how much is it? Zhang Guoqing said with a smile.

The boatman asked his son to take out the scale, "I have it." You weigh it first and then calculate the price. I won't hide it from you, I'll make every difference in your price. Except for what we scored, everything else added a point or two. ”

Zhang Guoqing knew it as soon as he heard it, stopped him and said, "Don't weigh it." You can just give me a rough idea, how much is the total price? We'll check out early and we'll go early. ”

Zhou Jiao took the list handed over by the boatman's son, looked at the handwriting on it, and smiled at them. She secretly sighed, no wonder the family's brains can get through the hotel. It seems that there can be no shortage of literate people at any time.

She didn't know the price they gave, seeing that the family's eyes were righteous and shrewd, and they couldn't talk about the childishness, she nodded at Zhang Guoqing.

Zhang Guoqing took the list and gave them eighteen yuan directly according to the total amount of seventeen yuan and nine cents above. He knew that it was all soaked in river water, and perhaps there was an error in weighing. But it is full of dense piles of cents, and it is estimated that it will not be able to go back until noon if you really want to weigh it.

Don't look at the fact that he doesn't know the local prices, he can guess how this family can make enough money when they are busy. But he didn't say it, sometimes let a little money for others to earn, but also save himself trouble.

After paying the money and helping them move off the boat, Zhang Guoqing let them go back. Watching the family happily get on the boat and return, it is estimated that the family feels that they have made a lot of money.

Zhang Guoqing didn't have time to think about the gains and losses, so he looked around to see if there was anything abnormal. He hurriedly asked Zhou Jiao to put all the things on the ground into the space, leaving a basket of hairy crabs to repack.

After packing, he cleaned up the scene with a frown. It wasn't until there was no trace that he smiled and picked up the bamboo basket and pulled Zhou Jiao back.

When the couple returned to the hotel, they sent it to the back kitchen of the Chinese restaurant and asked them to help steam it.

Mrs. Cheng looked behind them curiously, "Didn't you buy it?" No, it's gone. When we get in the car, those old friends will definitely prepare for us. ”

Zhang Guoqing didn't say that they didn't go to the Baxian Bridge today.

Zhou Jiao beside him shook his head and smiled, "I've already bought it." I'm afraid that it won't be fresh after a long time, so I put it in the restaurant and let them help steam it and take it home. Didn't you say at the banquet last night that you wouldn't let it go? Why do you want to do it again? ”

"Knowing that we leave this afternoon, they will definitely come and see us off. If we don't listen, we can't help it. At noon, we went out to eat so that they didn't have to come to the door again. ”

As soon as Mrs. Cheng finished speaking, everyone in the room laughed.

Last night's dinner wasn't a tug-and-pull, and at the end of the day, it was almost a fight.

Lin Lishan and Cheng Ruzhu have been haunted for several days. Last night, she privately told Zhang Guoqing and his wife that she was running out of money when she bought it.

In the end, Zhou Jiao forced her to give her money, and when she refused, she realized that she had no money, but in fact, there were more than 200 on her. made the couple wonder how much money she brought this time?

You must know that many things are very cheap nowadays, and I haven't seen her buy large items. As a result, as soon as Lin Lishan reported the things she bought, Zhou Jiao couldn't cry or laugh.

Her mother and Cheng Ruzhu bought all the high-quality products, especially her mother bought almost all of them for herself.

Does she dare to wear high-grade silk outside? She has a gramophone and a radio, and she dares to keep it at home? With the watch, Zhang Guoqing and her father are embarrassed to show off their pocket watches? Four gold pens for a family, this is a parent-child package? But she didn't dare to use it. I didn't look at the things in her first department store except for the White Rabbit toffee, and I didn't dare to buy it.

It's strange to see that she and Cheng Ruzhu didn't go out, "Mom, where are you and sister-in-law going today?" ”

"I was just looking for you. You'll come with us to a place later. Lin Lishan said with a wink at her. She and Cheng Ruzhu found the black market in the past two days, but made an appointment to buy a batch of fabrics today. At first glance, the other party is an old capitalist, otherwise where would the inventory come from.

Zhou Jiao saw that the situation was not good, and looked at Cheng Ruzhu. Seeing her nod and smile, he breathed a sigh of relief. With her little aunt here, there is no problem.