Rebirth 90s: Sweetheart Cub

Every April and Seventh in Hagilu Town is the market day.

People from eight villages in the surrounding area will come to the market on this day.

The bicycle storage at the intersection of the town is full of bicycles.

On both sides of the road, there are long queues of stalls, vendors selling sugar cane, steamed buns, jelly noodles, sewing machines to help people change clothes, and cigarettes sold under awnings...

There are a lot of beautiful things in eyes and a sea of ​​people.

Qiqi's eyes were almost blind, and the excitement and curiosity on her little face after entering the market never faded.

"Eggy, there are so many people, it's so lively!" Qi Qi sighed as she walked closely beside Zhang Xifeng.

The little egg man raised his eyebrows, "It's really lively."

It's not that it has never seen a crowded place. In Kyoto where it lives, there are also scenes of crowded people, but the atmosphere is completely different.

The scenes of people's livelihood here are full of fireworks that it has never seen before.

Backward, poor, hard, but full of vitality.

The scorching sun overhead could not suppress the bright smiles on people's faces.

Because it was a market day, even the main road was almost half occupied by pedestrians, and the passing buses and minibuses could only move slowly on the road, honking their horns desperately.

Relying on his stature and strength, Chen Jianhe protected the young and old all the way to open the way.

Zhang Xifeng held Qiqi's little hand tightly, and told her as she walked, "Qiqi, you have to follow mother-in-law closely, and you can't run around by yourself."

Qi Qi nodded, "Okay."

She knew that there were too many people on the street. If she ran around, her mother-in-law would not be able to find her.

Zhang Xifeng smiled, and led Qiqi to Yazi on the side of the road, past a small stall with sewing machines and back, which was the largest supply and marketing cooperative in Hagilu Town, and also the only supply and marketing cooperative.

At that time, the supply and marketing cooperative was still state-run, and the quality of the goods sold there was not bad, and there were many customers coming in and out.

The Supply and Marketing Cooperative was large, with long glass counters arranged in a U-shape along three walls, and there was a salesperson behind each counter.

Qiqi looked around the counter, her eyes dazzled again.

There are a lot of things, thermos bottles, enamel cups, washbasins, light bulbs, sewing boxes, bundles of cloth, loose sugar... There are also ready-made clothes of different colors and styles hanging on the wall behind the counter.

"Comrade, how do you sell that little floral shirt and the trousers underneath?"

"Eight yuan for the shirt and five yuan for the trousers."

"can it be cheaper?"

"The shirt and trousers can be bought together for a minimum of twelve five yuan."

When Qiqi was still looking at the products, she suddenly heard her mother-in-law's voice, "twelve five yuan" so scared that she immediately looked up, without even looking at the clothes, "Grandma, I don't buy clothes. I have something to wear. We Let's go - oh no!"

Zhang Xifeng covered the baby's small mouth, and continued to bargain with the salesperson, "Can it be cheaper? I want one more baby's vest."

Behind the counter, the salesperson's voice was calm, and he was a little impatient, "There is no bargaining price for the small vest, and the other set is at least 12. If you want it, if you don't want it, just go to the side. There are still people who want to buy things."

Chen Jianhe looked at the salesperson and frowned, but there was nothing he could do.

Most of the people in the supply and marketing cooperatives sell goods with this attitude, and everyone has actually gotten used to it over time.

He said to Zhang Xifeng, "Auntie, buy it, I'll pay for it, I haven't bought anything for Qi Qi when she came to our village."

As he spoke, he took money out of his coat pocket.

Zhang Xifeng slapped his hand down, and scolded, "It's the first time you're shopping for Qiqi, and you still want to preempt me?"

Speaking of this, Chen Jianhe didn't dare to rob again.

"Comrade, this is fifteen yuan. I need that suit and the vest." She took out a bundle of rolled up banknotes from the inner pocket of her trousers, carefully counted out fifteen yuan, and handed it over.

After the transaction was completed, Qi Qi was still standing there with her small mouth trembling, her heart hurting beyond measure.

Two acres of sweet potatoes cost 213 yuan and 70 cents, but it cost 15 yuan to buy her two clothes!

It's not over yet, while she was heartbroken for a moment, Zhang Xifeng bought her a pair of sandals, a toothbrush, a new towel, a mug, two red flower headbands, oh, and a dollar for lard candy.

The total price is six yuan and eighty cents.

When she walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Qiqi was like a wandering spirit.

She covered her heart quietly, she had to work hard to make more money.

The mother-in-law is a bit of a prodigal.

Unlike Qiqi's heartache, Zhang Xifeng's face is full of joy.

Although she spent a lot of money, she spent it happily and felt indescribably satisfied.

After living alone for so many years, now she finally has a Qiqi beside her that she can spend money on and take care of, life becomes more enjoyable, and every day is something to look forward to!

Opposite the supply and marketing cooperative, walk up the small steep slope on the side of the road, and you will find the vegetable market.

Vegetable farmers sit on both sides of the aisle and sell various vegetables grown by themselves.

Walking through the vegetable stall and going back, there is a shed stall built of tile and wood, which sells pork, chicken, duck, fish and so on.

Zhang Xifeng planned to cut half a catty of pork ribs and make pork ribs stewed potatoes for Qi Qi at home.

Because Chen Jianhe had other things to buy, he had to go to the other side of the market and temporarily separated from Zhang Xifeng and Qi Qi. The two sides agreed to meet at the bicycle storage place at that time.

The weather was too hot, and after walking in the street under the sun for so long, Zhang Xifeng was worried that Qiqi would be tired, and because he had plenty of time, he was not in a hurry to go shopping, so he simply took Qiqi to sit and rest in the shade at the door of the shed.

Besides the two of them, there were many people sitting beside them resting their feet to enjoy the cool air.

Sitting in the same place, no matter whether you recognize them or not, you can chat a few words.

Chatting and chatting, the topic came to Taoxi Village.

"Their village has made a lot of money this year. Small melons of two or three catties are sold for 50 cents, which is worth more than the big melons we grow!"

"I heard that their melons are sold directly to the city, so lucky!"

"Yesterday, someone from our village came back from the city and said that a small unicorn melon was grown there recently, and it is selling like crazy. Guess how much it is? Eight yuan, eight yuan! I guess it was grown in Taoxi Village!"

There was a sound of gasping all around, and some people's eyes turned red with envy.

"It must be the melons from Taoxi Village! Small melons can only be grown in their poor land! And not only watermelons are sold at a good price, they even sell sweet potatoes for three cents a catty!"

"Our sweet potato looks good this year, and the highest price is only 2 cents!... After Taoxi Village, I'm afraid it will turn around."

At this time, a sweet and soft voice sounded in the crowd, innocent and innocent, "Mother-in-law, is a small watermelon worth 50 cents a piece more valuable than a big one? How much does the big one cost?"

The old woman who was being questioned had a gentle voice, "The big melons weigh five or six catties, and the big ones weigh seven or eight catties or even eight or nine catties. This year, the price of watermelons here is eight cents per catty. The price of big melons ranges from 40 cents to 70 to 80 cents, and the money earned per mu of land is only more than Taoxi Village, not less."

"Since everyone earns no less than Taoxi Village, why does everyone envy Taoxi Village?"

The old woman smiled, pulled the baby up and left, "Let's go, let's buy some more food and go home."

The old woman and the little baby left, leaving a group of people still in a daze.

Everyone didn't speak for a while, but the jealousy in their eyes quietly faded away.

is not that right? They earn no less than Taoxi Village, so there is nothing to be envious of.

Besides, for watermelons that cost eight yuan a piece, the big boss who makes money behind it is also a big boss who collects melons, but there is nothing wrong with Taoxi Village.