Chapter 16: The Necklace

"Ah, young man, where do you get your vegetables? That's a good look, isn't it? ”

Indeed, the growing environment in the space is very good, and the vegetables grown are all fat, green and tender, at least in terms of appearance, killing all vegetables on the market.

"Auntie, this is a trade secret, I can only tell you that there is no shortage of water there." Li Dong replied triumphantly, you must know that in the last days, even if it is planted in greenhouses, the irrigation has been accurately calculated, and not a drop of water will be wasted, and the quality of the vegetables grown naturally is not so high.

"Really? It's rare to come across such a good vegetable, so I'll buy more. Saying that, the aunt began to skillfully pick up the dishes, thinking that she had to tell a few good sisters quickly when she turned around, and if she missed it, she would suffer a big loss.

In the end, the aunt bought fifteen catties of vegetables, and this kind of madness frightened Li Dongdu. He was thinking about whether he should raise the price, but after thinking about it or giving up, the key is still the consumption level here, where is the high-end market where the food and clothing have not been solved.

"Dongzi, which aunt bought so many vegetables just now?" Lu Xiumei just arrived, and she happened to see her aunt's departure.

"Oh, she saw that our vegetables were of good quality, so she bought more." Li Dong said arrogantly.

"Really? Don't say it, looking at it this way, it's really a lot better than usual. Son, where did you get this dish wholesale? ”

In fact, when Lu Xiumei saw this batch of vegetables yesterday, she vaguely felt the difference, but at that time, she was focused on the issue of marketing, and she didn't care about careful observation.

"Auntie, don't ask, I promised people to keep it secret, don't worry, there will be a steady stream of such vegetables in the future."

Li Dong found a reason to prevaricate, Lu Xiumei complained and didn't take it to heart, according to her thoughts, such a high-quality vegetable, it is indeed necessary to keep it secret.

I thought it would be good if this batch of vegetables could be sold out in a week, but I didn't expect it to be sold out in just two days, and many customers made reservations.

"I knew that it was so easy to sell, and that batch of radishes should not have been sent to the textile factory, which was a loss. No, the price must be raised next time, at least the same as the market price. Li Dong secretly decided in his heart.

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It will be Lu Xiumei's birthday in a few days, in previous years, the family was not a birthday, and Lu Xiumei only boiled an egg on the children's birthday at most, and it should be celebrated.

Now that the conditions at home have improved, Li Dong is thinking about whether he should give A-Niang a good birthday. Since he was a child, Li Dong has never seen his parents celebrate their birthdays, and even the birthday time was turned out when he turned over the household registration book.

On this birthday, Li Dong planned to surprise A-Niang, so no one told him, just preparing silently.

Gifts must be given on birthdays, Li Dong has no artistic cells, he plans to follow the crowd and go to the jewelry store to pick out a piece of jewelry. Besides, Ah Niang doesn't have a single piece of valuable jewelry on her body, and the only wedding ring is also silver, even so, she is often reluctant to wear it and presses it at the bottom of the box.

"Sir, welcome to Kanlin, do you need any services?"

Li Dong walked into one of the largest jewelry stores in the city, "Linglong Gold", which sounded quite pleasant, and it could be seen at a glance from the name of the store that this is a jewelry store mainly dealing in gold jewelry. It is said to be the largest, but in fact it is more than 80 square meters, but it has put a lot of effort into the design, which looks magnificent.

"I want to choose a piece of gold jewelry for a female elder as a birthday gift, do you have any good recommendations?" Li Dong asked.

"Sir, how about you look at this gold necklace, it has a traditional style, meaning auspiciousness, and it is very suitable for the elders to wear." The salesman took out a necklace and handed it to Li Dong.

Li Dong took a look, its chain was very thin, the pendant was a phoenix, the texture was clear, the image was realistic, and it looked very exquisite. Seeing that Li Dong was interested, the salesman continued to introduce:

"This necklace weighs about 12 grams, and our store is doing activities, and now it is only 308 yuan, which is definitely worth the money."

In previous lives, this price could only buy one gram of gold, which may not be enough if you add the design fee. But now it is the end of the world, grain is the hard currency, and gold can only be regarded as a precious metal, and its value has been greatly reduced, almost more than ten times depreciated.

But even so, gold is still a luxury, far from being consumed by the general public, and many women may only have a wedding ring in their lifetime.

"Can you make a counteroffer?" The price is still a bit inflated.

"I'm sorry, sir, we can't bargain, but I can give you a silver ornament, and that's the biggest deal." The salesman said cautiously.

"Okay, then wrap it up for me."

Li Dong readily agreed, and then went to pick out a silver necklace in the shape of a cartoon rabbit, only 8 grams, which is worth more than 20 yuan. This is chosen for the little girl, her zodiac is the rabbit, and she is the smallest, and no one will be jealous of her.

After selling the necklace, Li Dong went to the pastry shop again, but now there is no special cake shop, so he can only go to the pastry shop to order it in advance. Li Dong chose a simple but full cake with a price tag of 18 yuan, and ordered it to be picked up three days later.

Three days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was Lu Xiumei's birthday, Li Dong went to the pastry shop to retrieve the cake and hid it in the bedroom.

In the afternoon, Li Dong found an excuse not to go to the shop as usual, but bought a lot of ingredients from the butcher shop, including pork belly, large intestine, pork ribs and pig's feet. The last time my grandfather came, Li Dong personally cooked two dishes that were well received by everyone.

When he got home, Li Dong began to get busy, and it took more than two hours to make a table full of meals. After school, the younger siblings returned, and Li Dong told them about his plan and asked them to cooperate.

At half past seven in the evening, Lu Xiumei finally went home, saw that the house was pitch black, thought it was a broken circuit, and was about to go to the kitchen to find candles, suddenly, all the lights were on, and Li Dong was singing happy birthday songs with his younger brothers and sisters.

Lu Xiumei suddenly remembered that today was her birthday, and she was so busy that she forgot about it. Listening to the children's immature singing, Lu Xiumei was moved in an instant, and couldn't help but leave tears.

"Auntie, don't cry, even help you stink big fruits." The little girl was young and didn't know anything, and she thought it was the eldest brother who made A-Niang cry.

Lu Xiumei was interrupted by her, and couldn't help laughing, touched the little girl's hair, and comforted: "Okay, A-Niang knows that our little five are the most filial, A-Niang is crying happily, it's not your eldest brother's business." ”

Li Dong was a little embarrassed, could it be that he was too surprised, so he could only change the topic: "Auntie, hurry up and eat, it's almost cold." ”

For today's meal, Li Dong also specially prepared a bottle of fruit wine, which he found with great difficulty. Lu Xiumei made an exception for every child to taste it, the alcohol content is not high, sweet and sour, but it is suitable for the children's taste.

After the meal, Li Dong served the cake, and this time he didn't dare to play any more "tricks". When the little girl saw the cake, her eyes widened, and she usually bought a small piece of cream pastry by herself, and she had to pester her mother for a long time every time. I didn't expect Daguo to buy such a huge pastry, no, I couldn't help my saliva.

Lu Xiumei was very excited when she saw the cake, this was the first real birthday in her life. According to the reminder of her eldest son, Lu Xiumei blew out the candle and made a wish for the safety of the whole family.

Li Dong took out the gift he had prepared, handed it to A-Niang, and sent his birthday wishes. Lu Xiumei took the box in a daze, and in everyone's curious eyes, she opened the outer packaging and opened the jewelry box.

"Wow", it turned out to be a gold necklace, Lu Xiumei was a little surprised, she knew the price of gold, and this necklace didn't have three hundred yuan, so she would never be able to take it.

"Dongzi, where did you get so much money?" Lu Xiumei's worried doorway.

"Auntie, I've been saving pocket money for a long time, you can rest assured. Come, I'll bring it to you. Saying that, she took the jewelry box, and without waiting for Lu Xiumei to refuse, she put the necklace around A-Niang's neck.

The little girl looked at the golden necklace on A-Niang's neck that glittered under the light, and immediately turned red, and she didn't care about the cake, and suddenly pulled Daguo's sleeve and shouted loudly that she wanted it.

Li Dong wiped the sweat on his forehead, and was very glad that he bargained when he bought the necklace, otherwise the little girl would have made a fuss tonight.

Hurriedly took out a much smaller box from his pocket and stuffed it into the little girl's hand. The little girl's eyes lit up, and she immediately unpacked the package and took out the silver necklace, which was her favorite rabbit, and she was excited to let Daguo wear it for herself.

Li Dong brought her a necklace, and the little girl immediately became stinky and beautiful, rushed to the eldest sister for a while, asked if the drift was beautiful, and then returned to Daguo, and asked Daguo to see if it was crooked.

In the end, there was still a lot of cake left, because dinner was too full. The next day, the little girl rarely refused to go to the vegetable market, saying that she wanted to stay at home to play.

However, how can this ghost mind be hidden from Lu Xiumei's fiery eyes, she cut a big cake for the little girl, and the little girl willingly followed A-Niang to the shop.