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Chapter 524: Money in the Pocket, No Panic Red Tights
Sun Liansheng was in a hurry to go home because there were only Yang Yanqiu and Jin Xiaoxia at home. Jin Xiaoxia was going to give birth next month, and how could she do anything with her big belly? It was a bit difficult for her to bend down, and Yang Yanqiu was the only one left. She couldn't do it by herself, so Sun Liansheng was in a hurry to go home to buy some vegetables and light a fire.

The two drove away. Xu Ning turned around and asked Guan Lei, Sun Lianfang and Meng Ziyan to get in the car. Then he started the old Jiefang and drove towards the shopping mall.

Guan Lei said: "I never thought that after removing the lantern, this big pig would still weigh more than 700 kilograms."

"It is indeed quite heavy. It must have weighed about 750 kilograms when it was alive. The price the specimen museum gave for it was also quite high. They paid 360 for a large pig, and it even had some cinnabar."

Guan Lei grinned and said, "My uncle and his friends are selling wild boar meat. If they can sell it for 5 yuan per catty, it will be fine. A 200-jin yellow-haired pig will be worth 100 yuan."

"What are you dreaming about? Wild boar meat is not as delicious as domestic pork, so it's normal for it to be cheap. If it can be sold for 5 yuan, all the men in our village will go into the mountains to hunt wild boars. In less than half a year, the wild boars near Ximaduozi will be extinct. Do you believe it?"

"Believe it!" Guan Lei nodded heavily.

This is indeed the case. In other words, the specimen museum dares to buy wild boar meat at a price of 5 cents, entirely because the big pig king is heavy and has research and ornamental value. In addition, interpersonal relationships also play a role. Didn’t you hear Director Wang say that he will not accept wild boars under 700 kilograms in the future? If you want to get the price of 5 cents again, you have to go for the 800-kilogram pig king!
Lao Jiefang drove to a large shopping mall in the city and parked the car on the side of the road. Xu Ning and three others got out of the car and walked into the mall.

The first floor sells watches, accessories, meat and vegetables. The second floor sells clothes, shoes and hats. The third floor sells cloth, bedding and other items.

Meng Ziyan and Sun Lianfang were arm in arm, chatting quietly, while Xu Ning and Guan Lei followed behind them, walking slowly forward.

"What do you two want to buy? Otherwise, Shitou and I will go to the second floor to have a look, and you guys..."

Sun Lianfang stamped her feet anxiously: "Hey, brother, why are you in such a hurry? My sister-in-law is worried about her watch."

Xu Ning walked over and saw Meng Ziyan looking down at the watches on display at the counter, and asked, "Do you want to buy a watch?"

"I'll buy it for you. Which one do you like? This one is from Shanghai, right? I saw that's what Brother Bao is wearing."

"I have a watch. Stop wasting your money. I bought it less than a year ago."

Meng Ziyan turned around and said, "Just buy this, okay?"

"No, let's go quickly."

Xu Ning took her hand and walked away, while the salesperson just watched from the side and had no intention of coming over to introduce the products. This was normal, since the watch shop was not owned by her family anyway and she earned such a small salary, who would bother to introduce the products?

Meng Ziyan looked back every few steps, feeling a little reluctant. Before she went out, she carried her own small wallet, which contained more than 300 yuan she had saved, and 200 yuan given by Liu Fenfang last night. A total of 500 yuan was in her wallet. As the saying goes, if you have money in your pocket, you will not be worried and you will be full of confidence!
Sun Lianfang covered her mouth and laughed, patted Guan Lei and said, "Look at my brother and sister-in-law, and then look at you. You don't even dare to hold my hand."

"Stop farting. How am I supposed to poop when there are so many people here?"

"Just keep doing this! If we don't say anything, who will know that we are not married?"

Sun Lianfang raised the corner of her mouth, intentionally making Guan Lei blush with shame. She moved closer to Guan Lei, grabbed his hand and interlocked their fingers tightly, and she would not let go no matter how Guan Lei struggled.

Sure enough, when Guan Lei looked at the people passing by and stared at the two people, he felt a heat rising from his chest and quickly flowing to his face.

"Let go! These old people are watching us."

"Oh, no one is looking at you." Sun Lianfang was in a very good mood after succeeding.

At this time, Xu Ning pulled Meng Ziyan over, turned around to look at Meng Ziyan, who was also blushing, and said calmly: "Let's go quickly."

"Brother, let's go directly to the second floor."

"Yeah, buy some clothes or something."

Then, the four of them came to the second floor. The two people with red faces had returned to normal, and they felt relieved when they saw that no one was looking at them.

They found a clothing store and picked out two red coats, a red skirt, and red high heels. Meng Ziyan and Sun Lianfang tried them on and found them to be perfect fits. They both had good figures, although not curvy, but like peaches.

"Good! What do you think?" Xu Ning asked.

Meng Ziyan nodded: "Very good."

"Then let's go to the first floor and buy a hair flower."

Sun Lianfang said: "Brother, we still need to buy lipstick and red gloves."

"Buy it!" Xu Ning nodded.

Meng Ziyan looked up and said, "I still have to buy you some clothes."

"Take your time shopping. We can go to a few more places and buy everything we want."

The big shopping malls in the city have clearly marked prices, so bargaining is not possible. Bargaining is only allowed in shops run by small vendors.

Finally, Xu Ning bought Meng Ziyan two sets of wedding clothes, one red and one floral. He also bought her gloves, hair ornaments, lipstick, vanishing cream, etc., as well as a brown cowhide shoulder bag. In total, he spent more than 80 yuan, of which the shoulder bag cost 20 yuan.

Sun Lianfang's spending was about the same as hers, and then Meng Ziyan and Sun Lianfang bought clothes, shoes, inner shirts, etc. for Xu Ning and Guan Lei, each spending more than 70 yuan.

Some people may think the price is a bit high, but this is a state-owned shopping mall in the city, and the average salary in the city is not comparable to that in the countryside. For example, white cloth now costs 1 yuan and 1 cents per meter, so the cost of making clothes is more than 2 yuan. Factories and shopping malls need to make money, so it is normal to sell a piece for 5 yuan.

Around noon, Xu Ning went to the second floor and bought another pair of black leather shoes, autumn clothes, and a shirt. These were bought for Ma Liu. It would be cold next month, and Ma Liu was too old to withstand the cold wind. He lived in the mountains all year round and certainly didn't have any good clothes. Meng Ziyan made him a coat and had intended to send it to him yesterday, but was delayed by the Big Pig King.

It just so happens that I'm in the city today, so I can buy him a set of autumn clothes, autumn pants and leather shoes. When Ma Liu wears them down the mountain to attend his wedding, he will look great.

The total amount of things they bought for Ma Liu was less than 40 yuan, and then the four of them went to the first floor to buy cigarettes, alcohol, sugar, tea, and the chocolate that Xu Feng wanted...

"I want to buy a watch!" Meng Ziyan said while standing in front of the candy stall.

Xu Ning bent down to pick up the chocolate and said, "I don't want it. You can buy it for whoever you want."

"That……"

Sun Lianfang said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, why don't you buy it next time? My brother has a bad temper, so don't say anything."

"Who has a bad temper?" Xu Ning straightened up and glared, pretending to be angry.

"Look, my brother is angry."

Meng Ziyan shrank her neck when she saw him glaring, "Then I won't buy it, don't be angry."

"Brother, my sister-in-law also means well." Guan Lei reminded.

Xu Ning said: "I know she means well, but I don't need it right now. Why don't you buy a watch for your dad?"

"He has."

"I have some too. Money shouldn't be spent like this. We still have a long life ahead of us, understand?"

"Oh, I see." Meng Ziyan nodded.

Sun Lianfang pulled her and whispered in a voice that Xu Ning and Guan Lei couldn't hear: "Sister-in-law, let's go over there and buy a pair of socks. The temperature will definitely drop before our wedding, so we won't be cold if we wear a pair of socks."

"Then I'll tell my second brother."

"Don't say anything. I'll tell you..." Sun Lianfang turned around and said, "Brother, you and Xiao Shitou wait here for a while. My sister-in-law and I will go over there and be back soon."

Xu Ning warned, "Don't run around. If you need anything, call me."

"Know!"

Then, Sun Lianfang and Meng Ziyan ran to the socks area. There were many cotton socks, nylon socks, and red pantyhose on the stall...

"How much are these socks?" Sun Lianfang pointed at the red tights. The salesperson raised his eyelids and said, "What kind do you want? This style has thin and thick ones. The thin ones are 3 yuan and the thick ones are 5 yuan."

Meng Ziyan was a little confused when looking at the pantyhose. Why are these socks one-piece? They look like autumn johns and a bit like socks, and they are a bit transparent. She felt a bit embarrassed after putting them on.

"Lianfang, I don't want it."

"Hey, sister-in-law, the skirt we wear reaches our ankles, so others can't see it. Besides, it won't be cold if you wear it."

Sun Lianfang said: "Take four pairs of thin ones..."

After that, she was about to take out the money, but Meng Ziyan grabbed her arm and said, "I really don't want it!"

"We'll each have two pairs, sister-in-law. Believe me, my brother will definitely love them when the time comes!"

Seeing Sun Lianfang winking at her, Meng Ziyan was a little skeptical. Finally, she took out 12 yuan and said, "I'll pay for it."

"We each pay for our own."

After buying the red tights, the two stuffed the socks into the bottom of their pockets, fearing that Xu Ning and Guan Lei would find them, and then they returned to the candy stand.

"Let's go, it's almost half past eleven."

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Xu Ning was carrying a bag of clothes, while Guan Lei was carrying cigarettes, alcohol, sugar, tea, canned food and other things, and the four of them walked towards the door.

There were pickpockets and hooligans in the mall, but they didn't encounter any of them. They didn't know if it was because of good luck or some other reason.

After throwing the things into the car, the three of them got into the passenger seat. It was a bit crowded, but it was only a few minutes' journey, so they would arrive if they were patient.

It was exactly 11: when we arrived at Lao Sun's house.

When Sun Liansheng saw a car stopped, he called Sun Jishan and Yang Yanqiu, and the three of them walked in front to meet it, followed by Jin Xiaoxia, who was pregnant.

Xu Ning jumped out of the car and greeted them: "Uncle, Madam! Hey, sister-in-law, please don't come out. There's no need to greet us. We are all family members."

"Hahaha, it's okay. The doctor said she needs to move more. Have you finished shopping?" Sun Jishan asked with a smile.

"I've bought you red wedding clothes and shoes. I didn't buy anything for you, just two packs of cigarettes and two bottles of wine."

"Oh my god, do you have to be so polite to me? Just take it home after you buy it. Don't buy things blindly next time."

At this time, Guan Lei got out of the car, came around with something in his hand, and said, "Uncle, Madam."

"Hey! What did I say? This kid must get something." Sun Jishan said with a smile.

Yang Yanqiu said: "I bought it for you, so just keep it. You will be your own family in the future."

Guan Lei felt quite relieved when he heard this, which showed that he was truly treated as a family member.

Sun Lianfang and Meng Ziyan came over to say hello. She had met Sun Jishan and Sun Liansheng, but had not met Yang Yanqiu and Jin Xiaoxia. Xu Ning introduced them to Meng Ziyan.

"This girl is so pretty, Erning has good taste!"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "She must have good taste. Auntie, don't you know that she is the one who pursued me?"

"Hahaha, this guy is really good at bragging. Besides being good-looking... hey, he's still praising you."

Xu Ning and the others laughed. Yang Yanqiu pulled Meng Ziyan and Sun Lianfang and said, "Come in quickly. The food will be ready soon."

Sun Jishan said: "Would you like to drink less at noon?"

"Okay, but I can only drink two cups. Let Shitou and you drink more."

"Okay! Is your house almost finished?"

"Well, we're laying the terrazzo floor now. When we're done, we'll put up the roof and plaster the walls..."

Sun Jishan sat on the sofa, Guan Lei and Xu Ning put the things on the counter. Yang Yanqiu asked Meng Ziyan to sit down and went to the outer room to pick some vegetables.

"Drink less tea, it's time to eat soon."

Xu Ning poured a cup of tea and said, "I'm thirsty. We've been busy all afternoon, and none of the four of us thought of buying a bottle of water. This guy is walking around... It's more tiring than running in the mountains."

"Hahaha, if you go shopping with Lianfang in the mall, she can stroll around all day. I went shopping with her once two years ago and I was deeply impressed." Sun Jishan said with a smile.

Sun Lianfang stamped her feet and said, "Oh, uncle! The mall is so small, you must be tired if you don't move around often."

"Your brother often runs in the mountains, so why does he say he's tired?"

Guan Lei pulled Sun Lianfang, and she pouted and said, "Humph, I won't argue with you."

Sun Jishan suddenly said: "Leizi is really good. Since Lianfang met you, her personality has changed a lot..."

Guan Lei said with a smile: "Uncle, I think this is a good way of disciplining my children."

"Haha! Count it, then why not?"

Sun Lianfang muttered, "Now is not the time for you to get angry."

Afterwards, Sun Lianfang went to the outer room to busy herself. Meng Ziyan sat next to Xu Ning and listened to them chatting with Sun Jishan. Now Guan Lei was much more relaxed when he came than last time. After all, their relationship had been settled. Jin Xiaoxia was not sitting in the room. Although she was not able to move around easily, she could still mix some cold dishes. It was not that Sun Jishan and Yang Yanqiu did not feel sorry for her, but she just couldn't sit still.

Sun Liansheng said that a few days ago, she went out for a walk alone at night with her big belly, saying that the room was stuffy and she couldn't breathe. In fact, it was because of her pregnancy, and her mood naturally changed.

"Did you know that your father bought a tractor?" Sun Jishan asked.

Sun Lianfang was stunned when she entered the room, and said with a smile: "Oh my god, when did you buy it? My dad is really helpful!"

"It's been more than half a month since I bought it, but it's not a new tractor. I'll send it to the city repair shop for repairs. I'll ask your eldest brother to send it directly to Qing'an after a while."

"It's done!" Sun Lianfang said excitedly, clapping her hands.

Sun Jishan turned around and asked, "Have you two cleaned up your house in Qing'an?"

Guan Lei said: "I'm packing up right now. My sister-in-law's father's apprentice, I have to call him Brother Bao..."

"Zhang Jinbao." Sun Jishan knew him. Although they didn't sit at the same table when Old Xu's family was putting up the beams, they had drank together.

"Yes, my brother Bao cleaned it up. He renovated the furniture, boarded up the roof, replaced the wires with copper wires, and redid the windows."

Yang Yanqiu came into the room and said, "Lianfang, did your mother give you money? Do you two have enough money to renovate the house?"

"It's enough! My mom gave me 1000 yuan, and I extorted 500 yuan from my dad... Hehe!"

"This girl even betrayed her own father. So you two should study on yourselves and we won't get involved. Er Ning will help you if there is any problem."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Lianfang is quite capable. I think she can manage things on her own. Now most of the people in our village are familiar with her and are quite friendly to her."

"That's not a good thing. Lianfang is popular wherever she goes, but I love my eldest niece!" Yang Yanqiu said with a smile.

Sun Jishan asked: "Now that we are home, when are we leaving?"

(End of this chapter)