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Chapter 34 Protection Fee

The woman also laughed, and said: "Looking at your appearance, girl, you should say kiss, right? When you get married, you will have children soon."

"I'm already married." An Xiu'er replied in a low voice, and when she spoke, a shyness that belonged to a bride crept up on her face.

The woman selling shoes laughed and said: "Actually, making shoes is quite simple. If you come to the market again next time, I will teach you."

"That's impossible. If I learn it, I won't be stealing your job." An Xiuer shook her head and said, "When I have a child, I'll just buy it from Auntie. Embroidery, making little things with silk thread, and no time for anything else."

"It's shoe making. Almost all the girls and women in our village know how to do it. It's not a craft, but I do it more carefully than they do, and I know more tricks, so I simply started this shoe making business. "The woman is generous, she doesn't care about An Xiuer's job grabbing.

An Xiu'er then laughed, "Auntie is a generous person, yes, these things also depend on the individual, like me, I like to make these gadgets since I was a child, and there are many tricks on my booth, all of which I figured out by myself of."

The two of them were talking, when someone came to buy something from the woman selling shoes, the woman smiled apologetically at An Xiu'er, and said to go to the business, An Xiu'er didn't take it seriously, and after a while, a little girl also came to ask Among the things in her stall, the woman sold a pair of shoes, and she also sold a tassel pendant in the shape of an ingot.

Both of them had sold their stuff, they were in a better mood, and they started chatting again. An Xiu'er was still admiring the shoes on the women's booth, from embroidered shoes to tiger-head shoes, and finally settled on the men's shoes. Boot top.

It's not that she doesn't know how to make shoes. When she was not out of the court, she made all the shoes of the family. It's just that the shoes that the family needed to make at that time were very simple, as long as they were strong. An Xiu'er made them casually every time, with different styles. Same, just different sizes.

In the past, she didn't look at the things she didn't buy. She was afraid that others would say that she didn't buy them. But today, after chatting with this woman, she took a second look. She took a fancy to a pair of men's boots at the booth. .

I heard from an experienced old man that the most important thing for this person is a pair of feet. If the feet are warm, he will not get sick. Zhang Zhenan often walks by the river, where the humidity is heavy, so he should need a pair of boots. My father and the others also need a pair of boots .

Now the weather has gradually warmed up, and it is almost summer. The weather is hot in summer, but it is cool in the morning. Farmers usually get up early in the morning and go out to work before the dew has dried. It's all wet. If you can put on a pair of leather boots, you don't have to worry about this problem.

An Xiu'er looked at it, and couldn't help but picked up the pair of shoes and looked at them again. Not to mention the delicate pattern on them, An Xiu'er reached in and touched them. The inside was very soft. It is more durable and will not enter water, so it should be very comfortable to wear.

"How did you make these shoes?" An Xiu'er liked it so much, she couldn't help asking, but just as she said it, she felt a little inappropriate, how could she ask someone such a question.

I thought this aunt would not answer, but who knew that she actually talked to An Xiu'er seriously, and said: "Actually, these shoes look difficult to make, but in fact they are really difficult to make. The soles of these shoes are for my man. I made it with a saw to make a special shape, saw the anti-skid lines on the bottom, and polished it with sandpaper. After that, I had to use special nails to make holes and nail the insole and the upper of the boot. In fact, as long as this is done, Everything else is easy."

"That's right, but I probably don't have the strength. I used to have to ask my mother to help me make a shoe with a layered sole." An Xiu'er looked at the shoe carefully, then reluctantly put it back in place, and said casually. Asked: "These shoes are so difficult to make, so the price must not be cheap?"

"It's not expensive, a pair of [-] Wen." The woman said with a smile.

An Xiu'er pursed her lips and remained silent. If she sold all these things at her stall, she could afford a pair of one hundred coins. The problem is, she still needs to save the money to buy other things. After thinking about it, she Can only give up.

After a while, there were more people coming and going on the street. The stall where An Xiuer was located was in the middle of the street, and there were even more people there. Most of the products they sold were female workers, and there were so many people asking, that they didn't have time to chat.

The things An Xiu'er makes are exquisite and small, and the prices she sells are not expensive. Most people are willing to spend money to buy one. She has a sweet mouth. When others buy a handkerchief, she gives a net. As soon as it came, the things on the stall were almost sold out at once.

This made the shoe sellers and insole sellers jealous, especially the woman who sold insoles. She had been there for a long time, and many people asked, but she hadn't opened yet.

The main thing is the insoles, which are really simple and can be made with rags. The country people will not buy them if they are reluctant to pay, and the people in the town will also make them by themselves. Some big families have women workers, so they buy them. There are fewer people.

An Xiu'er set up a stall for a while, and the items on her stall were almost bought by some girls. Seeing that Zhang Zhenan hadn't come over yet, she straightened her head and looked on the street.

Didn't see Zhang Zhen'an, but saw a middle-aged man in green clothes and a headscarf looking around for money from these vendors. An Xiu'er was a little puzzled, so she asked the woman selling shoes next to her, "Auntie, who is that man?" What are you doing?"

"The one who collects protection fees." Seeing that man's eyes, the woman had a hint of fear, more disgust, and when An Xiu'er asked, the woman selling insoles next to her also cursed: "These pickpockets, even Our hard-earned money has to be peeled off."

"Is it someone from the government?" An Xiu'er was a little puzzled, when she came last time, there were no such protection fee collectors.

"No, it's the local hooligans here. They have formed a gang recently and want to collect money from us." The shoe seller explained to An Xiu'er that she often came to the market to sell things, so she knew a lot about it.

"Don't the government just ignore it?" An Xiu'er didn't understand. She had heard that the outside world was chaotic, but her small town had always been very peaceful. There was a gang, and she felt a little uneasy.

"The officials don't care about these things, they're always in the same group." The shoe seller snorted coldly, her round face, which was originally kind, was terribly dark, and she must be unhappy every time she lost a penny for nothing.

However, when the little hooligan who collected the protection fee came to her, she showed a kind smile on her face again, and she took the initiative to hand over the money, and said with a shy face: "This master has worked hard to protect the safety of this place." gone."

Hearing what she said, the ruffian looked much better, took the money, and said: "Forget your wink, if there are people making trouble in this street, just come to us."

"Hey, okay, but it's okay, we don't dare to bother a few masters." The woman who sells shoes can talk, and this street ruffian is honest, she took the money and left, and didn't take anything from her stall, or Make trouble or something.

An Xiu'er saw that everyone had given money, and when she came to her, she handed over the money in a proper manner. After the local ruffian took the money, he didn't talk too much, and just went to other stalls. An Xiu'er watched He found out that he even charged a penny to beggars on the street, but he was also very disciplined, as long as he gave money, he would not cause trouble.

This actually made An Xiu'er heave a sigh of relief, she spent a penny to eliminate the disaster, she worked harder, and she came back after making one more lanyard.

He lowered his head and was about to continue busy with the work at hand, but when he looked up, he saw Zhang Zhenan, who was holding a fish basket, and said in a low voice, "What did that person do just now? Did he bully you?"

"It's nothing." An Xiu'er was a little afraid that Zhang Zhen'an would rush to find trouble with him, and started a quarrel with him, and hurriedly explained: "This man said he was collecting protection fees, and everyone on the street paid a penny."

"Oh." Zhang Zhen'an just responded lightly, then walked around her things and stood behind her, asking, "Aren't they sold out yet?"

"No, just wait for me for a while. If it's not sold out later, I'll take it to someone else's shop." An Xiu'er replied, and Zhang Zhen'an stood behind her with the basket in his hand and waited silently.

"Sister, is this your man or you..." The woman selling shoes asked her.

"It must be her father. She is so young and handsome, how could she marry a man of her age?" The woman selling insoles laughed and said.

"This is my husband." An Xiu'er hurriedly replied, "He just looks old, but he is actually young."

The aunt who bought the insoles fell silent, but the woman who sold the shoes smiled apologetically at Zhang Zhen'an. She thought that An Xiu'er was young, and the man she would marry must be about her age. It's so big, it seems a little difficult to get along with.

"Your man looks quite big, and you will have nothing to worry about if you follow him." As expected of a businessman, the shoe seller knew that she had said something wrong, so she quickly said something nice to make up for it.

"That's right, my husband-in-law is amazing." An Xiu'er readily accepted the woman's praise of Zhang Zhen'an, then she put away the cloth spread on the floor, and said: "The two aunts' business is booming, I'm leaving first."

"Hey, good." The two of them didn't hold back, anyway, after An Xiu'er left, their booth could be opened wider, and with Zhang Zhen'an here, they felt that it seemed a bit cold here.

"Because I'm here, so you don't sell anything?" Zhang Zhenan rubbed his nose and followed An Xiu'er.

"Yeah, I don't want to keep you waiting, I can sell these things in the shop." An Xiu'er said as she walked towards an embroidery shop she was familiar with.

(End of this chapter)