Sunflowers are rarely planted in Shuiquan Village, and the land is all planted by the production team, and individuals only plant a few trees in their own yards sporadically.

Xu Rujiao wants to sell melon seeds, so she can only go to other places to collect them.

finally waited until the sixth day of the new year, the supply and marketing cooperatives finally opened, and Xu Rujiao couldn't wait to go to the township.

But these days have not been idle, she and her eldest sister ran to several surrounding villages, and the situation when the movie was shown was similar, which villages had more movie-watching people, which villages had a comfortable life, and also looked at whether the atmosphere in the village was tight, and they even saw a swaggering sugar gourd seller in one of the villages, so they were more relieved.

As soon as Xu Ruyan heard that she was going to the supply and marketing cooperative, she hurriedly followed.

There are not many people in the supply and marketing cooperatives, only a few honest farmers are buying farm tools, Xu Rujiao looked at the counter from counter to counter, and did not find sunflower seeds.

Xu Ruyan seems to have discovered a new world, touching here, looking there, and wanting to buy everything.

The salesperson entertained her warmly at first, but later saw that she only saw that she didn't buy it, and gradually became a little impatient, and she loved to answer Xu Ruyan's questions.

On the other side, the younger salesman sent away the person who bought farm tools and came to Xu Rujiao's side: "I remember you, the little sister who always comes to buy red paper in Layue, right?" ”

Xu Rujiao didn't expect her to have such a good memory, but looking at the other party's tone and attitude, it didn't look like she was looking for trouble, and she was thinking about how to answer, when out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw an old lady carrying a bamboo and wood basket in, and when she saw the things in the basket, Xu Rujiao's eyes lit up.

I saw the old lady trembling and asked the young salesman, "Girl, do you want sunflower heads here?" ”

The young salesman was interrupted and seemed to be a little dissatisfied: "Auntie, we don't accept it here, you have asked twice, even if the superiors don't approve it every day, we can't ask for it!" ”

"I have collected it in previous years, why don't I want it this year......" The old lady sighed, pulled a few plates of big sunflowers in the basket, and walked out of the supply and marketing cooperatives with her head down.

Xu Rujiao immediately went out with her, and shouted to Xu Ruyan to follow when she went out.

Walk a few steps quickly to catch up with the old lady, point to the sunflower head in her basket and say, "Auntie, how many sunflower seeds do you still have?" Can you sell it to me? ”

The old lady stopped to look at Xu Rujiao, and hesitated: "There are five or six sunflower heads in the basket, and there are still some at home...... Did your adult ask you to buy it? 15-year-old Xu Rujiao is still a half-grown doll in her eyes, and she can't speak accurately.

"Sanya, ...... you" Xu Ruyan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xu Rujiao: "Yes, my adult asked me to buy it." ”

As he spoke, he took the bamboo basket in the old lady's hand and helped her go: "Can you take me back to have a look?" I'd like to buy more, and if it's the same seed as the one in your basket, I'll take it. ”

The old lady looked at her with some surprise, and after seeing that Xu Rujiao's expression didn't look like a joke, she was not happy but worried: "Little girl, do you want to eat melon seeds, you can take this plate and eat it, it won't be sold for much money anyway...... But you can't spend your family's money on it. ”

In these years, the people are simple, the villagers are not rich, and spending money to buy so many sunflower seeds is known by the adults in the family and will definitely be slapped, and the old lady is a little worried about Xu Rujiao.

Xu Rujiao smiled: "Don't worry, my adult asked me to buy it." ”

Not far from the old lady's house, the sunflower seeds at home have been rubbed off by hand and packed in a cloth bag, which is more than 40 catties. The melon seeds are full of grains, and they are well preserved, without any insect eyes.

Xu Rujiao grabbed a few from it with her hand and looked at it, and was very satisfied: "Auntie, I want all of these, how much is a catty?" ”

"All of them?" The old lady looked worried, and asked in a loud voice: "Is your adult really letting?" Are you really okay? ”

"You can sell it to me, maybe it's not enough!"

The old lady's asking price was not high, and she sold it at the price collected by the supply and marketing cooperatives last year for two cents and two pounds, weighing out a total of ten yuan.

Xu Ruyan's eyes next to her were straight, but she was still clever and didn't ask anything.

Xu Rujiao picked up the cloth bag and tried it, it was so heavy, I was afraid that it would be carried by two people.

"Auntie, I'll return the pocket to you in a few days, and I'll lend this one to me first."

The old lady naturally agreed, she took small steps into the house and found a few broken sunflower heads, thinking that they were kept for her own food, and they were also stuffed to Xu Rujiao, which was considered to be given to her.

Sending the sisters all the way to the door, he said uneasily: "If your family is not happy, you can send it back to me, and I will return the money to you, ah." ”

Xu Rujiao agreed with a smile, said goodbye to the old lady, walked back with her heavy pockets, and walked far away until she couldn't see anyone, Xu Ruyan finally couldn't hold back her mouth: "Sanya, you didn't just earn more than forty by selling couplets." ”

In the morning, Sanya said that she wanted to come out to buy sunflower seeds, and Li Xiuqin took two yuan, Xu Ruyan remembered it clearly, but just now she was a big unity.

Xu Rujiao knew that she would definitely not be able to hide it, but she didn't expect Xu Ruyan's brain to turn very quickly, and she thought of the idea at once.

She nodded generously: "Don't tell Mom." ”

Xu Ruyan's guess was confirmed, and her eyes were round: "You are also bold, dare to hide the money yourself!" Aren't you afraid that our mother will find out and beat you? ”

Xu Rujiao was not in a hurry: "If I don't hide it, where will your new clothes come from?" ”

"How much did you hide?"

"You don't care about this, anyway, I will definitely give it to you if I promise you."

Xu Ruyan's eyes were dripping, and after a while, she suddenly said, "Then you have to promise to buy me two new clothes, plus a pair of shoes." Otherwise, I'll tell my mom that you're stealing money. ”