80s: The Farmer’s Wife Is The Boss

Chapter 27: Selling vegetables again

“That’s right, you can be envious. My Xiaoxue will feel sorry for others.” Grandma He has a thick skin. She couldn’t find an opportunity to praise her Xiaoxue before. Now that the opportunity comes, she will never let it go.

“My Xiaoxue is not only caring, but also very filial. Last time she went to the market, she even pulled some cloth back to make clothes for me. Look, this is what Xiaoxue bought for me.”

Grandma He lifted up a pair of new shiny leather sandals on her feet, "These shoes are so comfortable to wear, and I'm not afraid of getting into the water."

After Mei Xue put her load on the carriage, she immediately took the chicken coop from her grandma. There were seven or eight chickens in it, so the weight was quite heavy.

“Grandma, hurry up and get in the car. We’ve loaded up the goods and can leave soon.” It’s not completely bright yet. If we don’t leave, it will be bright soon, and it will be too late by then.

"Hey, it's coming, it's coming." Grandma He smiled at Xiaoxue, "Okay, I won't tell you anymore, get in the car quickly, time waits for no one, and it won't be pleasant when the sun comes out."

After parting ways, everyone got on the carriage, and the ladies and aunties all talked about Mei Xue with smiles on their faces.

 Everyone is very envious.

You know, these days they often see Xiaoxue helping the third aunt with things. She is so nimble with her hands and feet, and she can do better than ordinary people, but much better than those brats and girls at home.

 But they can only be envious. They really don't have the ability to marry such a good wife home.

Grandma He’s face became even more distressed after showing off.

In the car, Aunt Meilian looked at her third aunt's arrogant look and really didn't dare to laugh at her.

 Everyone was chatting and laughing along the way out of the village.

 It was only around six o'clock when we arrived at the market, so you can imagine how early everyone came.

After finding the stall, she put her own vegetables on the table. Seeing that there were no people shopping on the street, Mei Xue said to Grandma He: "Grandma, I'll go get the chicken and ask the vendors."

They have seven or eight chickens, and they don’t know how long it will take to sell them.

Grandma He knew that Mei Xue had been here once and was familiar with these things. She kept working on her hands and nodded, "Okay, go ahead. Grandma is here."

Meixue was definitely worried about leaving like this, so she told Aunt Meilian not far away and asked her to help look after her grandma, and she would be back soon.

Aunt Mei Lian responded quickly, "Go quickly and come back early, don't let your grandma worry."

It took Aunt Meilian two days to make Grandma He's clothes, mainly because she had a sewing machine. It would not be so fast if she had to rely on her hands for the whole process.

“Hey, I went to the place where vegetables were sold last time and asked if anyone wanted chickens. I went and sold the chickens.”

Hearing Xiaoxue's words, Aunt Meilian knew that she was going to do something serious, "Go, go."

Mei Xue ran out with seven or eight chickens and went to the street selling chicken and duck meat. She still found the chicken owner from last time. It was still early, but his business was already open.

Looking like she was quite busy, Mei Xue was not in a hurry and waited for a while.

Mei Xue didn’t step forward until she saw that the boss was finished.

 “Hello, boss.” Mei Xue called to the chicken boss who was counting money there.

The boss looked up and said, hey, it's this girl, "Girl, here you are, what food is there today? Give it to me and your aunt." The girl's food tasted so good last time that my mother ate more. There's rice.

"The food is available. The boss is not in a hurry. Look, will you accept this?" Mei Xue said with a smile, lifting the chicken in her hand.

The chicken owner smiled and said, "Of course, of course." They don't raise chickens at home, so they go to the countryside to collect chickens and sell them. They don't say how many they collect, but they have to collect some every day and put them away.

"Yo." Chicken boss Mianban walked out of the stall and looked at the chickens in the cage on the ground. "They are not small. There are also hens. Haha, this is good. Take them all."

Mei Xue didn’t know that the prices of hens and roosters were different. She thought they were all the same price.

"Here, girl, bring it in and I'll weigh it for you. Let me tell you the price of the chickens we collect here. One piece of hen and rooster feathers. You can see if it works."

While welcoming Mei Xue in, he talked to Mei Xue about the price.

Of course, Mei Xue asked her grandma about the price of the chicken, but the boss didn’t lie to her and even gave her a ten cent higher price.

 Generally, the price of chicken is around 90 cents.

 Grandma said, even selling it for eight cents.

Unexpectedly, she could still sell it for one piece. Mei Xue completely forgot that the boss said that the prices of roosters and hens are different.

"Sure, thank you boss." Mei Xue thanked her.

“Haha, just agree, that’s fine.” The chicken boss was so happy that he could make another fortune with this chicken.

You know, these tender hens can be sold in the county for about 1.5 yuan, and he can earn 50 cents per pound.

After the chicken was sold, Mei Xue collected the money. The chicken boss also ordered some dishes from Mei Xue. They were too busy to leave and asked Mei Xue to deliver them later.

Mei Xue certainly has no objection.

As soon as she walked out of the chicken boss's stall, she found several aunts and ladies standing outside.

“Hey, it’s really you, little girl. Aren’t you selling vegetables today?” an aunt asked.

Mei Xue shook her head, "Hello, aunt, I still sell vegetables, but I occupied a spot today, so I didn't pick them up. Do you want some vegetables, aunt?"

Mei Xue is not stupid. Seeing them like this, how could she not know that her own food is liked by these people.

  No, Mei Xue's vegetables have been raised in space water for several days, and the taste is unmatched by other dishes.

 So, it’s normal to fall in love.

"Yes, of course. Give me one pound of each of today's dishes, haha. Give me more peppers and eggplants, three to five pounds. Your food will taste good." That aunt is a cheerful person.

"Sure, I'll be here to deliver food to Boss Cheng later, and I'll deliver it to the stall for Auntie later." Mei Xue's memory is not very good, she can remember it as long as it is said once.

　　"Okay. Then thank you, aunt." After saying that, the aunt turned around and went to work.

If everyone in the family hadn't been thinking about the smell of the food, she wouldn't even have been able to come over and ask.

 It was like the aunt opened a door, and soon everyone who had bought vegetables last time gathered around, and there were several kilograms of food in her mouth.

There is a lot of food today. Even if these people want all of them, there will still be some food left.

"Okay, I've written it all down. I'm going back now to get it for my aunts. I'll be here in a minute."

 After writing down the weight, Mei Xue turned around and ran to her stall.

The stall guarded by Grandma He has also opened, and she is selling vegetables by the pound.

Mei Xue stepped forward and took over, "Grandma, go and have a rest. Let me do it. I'll move quickly." Mei Xue said with a distressed look on her face when she saw that her mother's face was sweating.

“Hey, Xiaoxue is back, come here, come here, grandma’s hands and feet are getting old.” Grandma He exclaimed cheerfully. After putting her hands down, she started chatting with those who were free around her.

 (End of this chapter)