Farmer's happy event

Chapter 13 Buying New Year's Goods
As the new year approached, although life in Liujiazhuang was not easy, the town was still bustling and bustling.All kinds of stalls and jugglers filled the whole street.

There was a lot of people, and it was difficult for the ox carts to go in. Zhou Tongli parked the ox cart outside the market, and gave a few bucks to the watchman to watch, and nearly ten people from the two families entered the market.

Lianzi first took several baskets of medicinal materials to Dr. Xu's clinic. Doctor Xu was not there, but earlier he had told the store clerk that if Lianzi came to sell medicinal materials, he would accept the last price.

Fortunately, Dr. Xu is not here, otherwise Lianzi would be a little embarrassed to see him.

Since the medicinal materials were sold last time, the lotus seeds have never been here again, so this time they brought more than twice as much as last time and sold them for almost a penny.

It was the first time for millet, beans and chestnuts to come to the town, so they looked fresh.Not to mention Lizi, although Guzi and Douzi are calm, they are only teenagers after all, and the novelty and excitement on their faces cannot be concealed no matter what.

As the saying goes, no matter how rich a place is, there will be poor people, and no matter how poor it is, there will be rich people.Under the attack of famine this year, although the life of Liujiazhuang is miserable, it still can't stop the excitement of the wealthy families in the town because of the New Year's Eve.

What they wear, what they hold in their hands, and the expressions on their faces are definitely not comparable to the Lianzi family.

Lianzi looked at the whitish and thin quilted clothes on her parents and sisters, and couldn't help shivering.

"Mother, let's make new clothes." She tugged on Yang's sleeve.

There are many girls in the family, and the clothes are all worn out by the older ones and then given to the younger ones. By the time it is Lianzi's turn, it is already dilapidated.It's not that Lianzi dislikes the patch upon patch of clothes on her body, she just feels that it's the Chinese New Year, and it's normal to buy new clothes.

"If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive. How much does it cost to make clothes? A foot of cloth costs dozens of pennies. How can you be so corrupt?" In fact, it's not that the Yang family doesn't want to make clothes for their daughters, but the famine has not yet completely passed. After the new year, it will be cold for a while, so she has to make plans for the future.

The three sisters just heard Lianzi's request to make new clothes, and they were full of expectations. After all, they are all girls, so who doesn't love beauty?It's just that they all knew the situation at home, and they didn't make a fuss when they heard what Mrs. Yang said or not.

Lianzi thinks about it too, making new clothes is not just for wearing, if she wears them out like this, she will definitely be criticized by Li Shi and Shen Shi.If she wanted to make one for everyone in the family, firstly the money was not enough, and she was unwilling.So, let's forget about it first.However, the separation of the family is certain, and the life of their family can be better if they are separated.

The money Shen brought to Yang was not much, it was said to be for the Spring Festival, but in fact it was just some fine grains and four stalks of cabbage.No matter how tight the days are, you still have to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

Now that she came out with her children, Mrs. Yang couldn't bear to look at them eagerly, so she became cruel and bought each of them a small velvet flower to wear on their heads, and a piece of sweet cake for each of them.This is very satisfying for a girl who is going to the market for the first time.

Lianzi has never forgotten that it is a huge project to find channels for Liu Jinglin's manual work.

"Mom, can I go for a walk by myself?" Lianzi was thinking about something, thinking that the less people know about it, the better.

"No." In view of the fact that Huzi fought with someone last time, Lianzi was also very surprising, so Yang categorically rejected her.

In her 20s, Lianzi never thought that she couldn't go shopping alone.

"But, Third Uncle..." She whispered to Yang Shi, "I want to see if there are any."

When she said this, Yang remembered that she and Lianzi had made up a lie to Liu Jinglin, but she simply forgot about it later.

Mrs. Yang thought for a while and said, "Wait a while", and said to Mrs. Zhao and Zhou Tong, "Grandpa, grandma, my family has many children who have never been out of the house. Everything is fresh. No, you are busy first, I will take them for a stroll, and meet you at the car later."

"Hey, that's fine, you mothers can just watch." Mrs. Zhao said, grabbing Hu Zi who was going with her.

The girls were naturally very happy when they heard that they were going to go shopping again.

Lianzi took Yang's hand and walked forward, whenever she encountered a shop selling rattan products, she would go in and look, picking out those delicate ones, and asking the price by the way.

Liu Jinglin's craftsmanship is good, and the things he makes are much better than those displayed in these shops.In this way, Lianzi has a bottom in her heart.

What made her very upset was that whenever Mrs. Yang asked about the price, the boss and the shop assistants in the shop would either ignore them or look very contemptuous when they saw that they were dressed in rags.Lianzi took out the samples she had brought and asked them how much they could sell for. The price given by the boss was only three or five renminbi.

Lianzi shook her head straight. This was too low. Although the difference from the price of the items sold in the store was not very large, it was still far from what Lianzi expected.

After searching for a long time, there was still no harvest. Looking at the west-slanting sun, it was time to go back.

Yang took the child and walked forward with some frustration. Suddenly, a shop bustling with people in front of the door broke into her eyes.When passing by the door, Lianzi glanced in curiously, and saw that the signboard at the door said "Zhang Ji roasted seeds and nuts", and then looked at the people who came out of the shop, each of them was holding stir-fried seeds and nuts wrapped in gray-yellow straw paper. Peanuts, fried chestnuts, etc.

"With so many customers, the business must be very good." Lianzi thought in her heart, "It's just that this yellow straw paper is really a bit of an unpleasant sight."

Thinking of this, Lianzi's eyes suddenly brightened, and she followed the crowd entering the shop.

"Lianzi." Yang hurriedly called her.

Yang thought that the lotus seeds wanted to eat the roasted seeds and nuts.Although Mr. Yang has never bought this shop, he has heard about it for a long time.Although this is only a small shop, the fried food is so delicious that even big families come here to buy it. What's more, every New Year's day, many people will buy it as a gift for each other.

The food here is delicious, but the price is not cheap.Seeing that Lianzi went in, Mrs. Yang was really nervous.But after thinking about it, the money was originally earned by the children collecting medicines. If you don’t buy things for them, who will buy them?Thinking of this, Yang became ruthless, and walked in with the remaining three daughters.

Lianzi managed to squeeze into the shop, but the clerk inside didn't drive her out because she was young and wearing shabby clothes, but asked with a smile, "Little girl, what do you want to buy?"

"Brother," Lianzi showed a sweet smile, which made people unable to bear to refuse, "I want to meet the shopkeeper."

The guy was a little stunned for a while, seeing the shopkeeper?Could it be a relative of the shopkeeper?
He looked at Lianzi again, he didn't remember that the shopkeeper had such relatives.

"Little girl, the shopkeeper is busy." The clerk politely rejected Lianzi.

Lianzi also knew that her request was a bit unacceptable, but she did not give up, but continued: "I have a way to make you money, and I want to talk to your shopkeeper."

The guy laughed, and thought: "Hey, this girl is not crazy, is she?"

But the good quality he had been trained made him calmly say: "You little man can really talk big, the shopkeeper is very busy, how can I see you when I have time."

"Amu, what are you doing?"

Hearing the shout, the guy quickly looked back and said with a smile: "It's okay, this little girl is talking big, she said she has a way to make money, and she wants to talk to you, the shopkeeper!"

This is the shopkeeper?Lianzi looked at a middle-aged man standing at the door leading to the backyard, left the man behind, and walked towards him.

"Lianzi." Yang Shi came in just in time to see her walking inward, and hurriedly called her to stop.

When Lianzi heard Yang calling her, she turned her head and said, "Mother, you come here too."

"Shopkeeper, let me spare you a little time. I really have a good way to make money." Lianzi looked at the shopkeeper and said sincerely.

"Children can't talk nonsense." The old shopkeeper's face was a little displeased.

Although Yang didn't understand what Lianzi was going to do for the time being, she believed in Lianzi and would never speak for no reason.So he explained: "Master Zhang, my girl never talks nonsense. She may have a really good idea, so let her talk about it."

Shopkeeper Zhang looked at the mother and daughter several times, stretched out his hand and said "please", and let them into the inner room.

He has been in business for many years, and he still has the mind to seize opportunities. Maybe this humble little girl in front of him really has a good way.

Lianzi, Mrs. Yang and several sisters entered the room with shopkeeper Zhang. The man served tea, and Lianzi took a sip.

"Shopkeeper, what do you think of this?" Lianzi showed him the exquisite little basket in her hand.

Shopkeeper Zhang glanced at Lianzi's hand, and said, "That's right, it's an exquisite thing."

Lianzi couldn't help feeling a little proud, she knew that everyone would like the things made by third uncle.

"As long as you like it, I'll give this to you." Lianzi smiled.

Shopkeeper Zhang also laughed, said hello, and then called a man in and asked him to give Lianzi [-] Wen.

This price is not low, but Lianzi saw that shopkeeper Zhang would be wrong, so she quickly explained: "Treasurer Zhang, I am not here to sell you this basket."

Uh, I said I didn't come to sell this basket, but actually I came to sell the basket.

"Ah?" Shopkeeper Zhang was puzzled, why did he come here?Is it just to give him a basket?
Lianzi regained her composure, and said to shopkeeper Zhang, "Look, what will happen if you use it to pack your roasted seeds and nuts?"

Shopkeeper Zhang frowned and thought for a moment, as if imagining what would happen in his mind.For a person like him who has been in the mall for a long time, he will naturally not let go of every opportunity that may bring profits, and this time, of course, is no exception.

(End of this chapter)