farm daughter-in-law

Chapter 61

Zhang Xihua listened to her mother-in-law's order, and immediately took the back basket and walked to the vegetable field at home. It didn't take long for her to run into He Sheng when she was finishing her way back.

The cattle cannot be kept in the fence all the time, or they will lose energy, and since they are not their own cattle, they must be careful not to make mistakes. When He Shengsheng got up, he drove the cattle to eat grass in a circle on the nearby mountain.

When the two met on the small road in the village, He Sheng handed the ox rope to Zhang Xihua, and he picked up her bamboo basket full of vegetable leaves. The ox could walk by itself, and Zhang Xihua could easily lead the ox, and He Sheng followed her. Walk home slowly.

When he was about to go out, He Zengshi suddenly remembered that the nets accumulated at home should be exchanged for money, and the eggs would be spoiled after a few days in this weather, so he should sell them earlier, so he wanted Zhang Xihua to follow He Sheng Let's go to town together.

After hearing this, He Yuanyuan also clamored to go.He Zeng scolded with a straight face: "There is work at home, you and your sister-in-law can only go alone, if it is you, you have to go to the market to sell the eggs by yourself."

When He Yuanyuan heard that she was going to find an open space to sell eggs in the market, she backed off in her heart. Besides, she had to know how to yell to sell things. She was too thin-skinned to dare to speak, and said bitterly for a while: "Then...then I won't go, let my sister-in-law go instead."

Since she was going to Daliang Town, Zhang Xihua packed up the medicinal materials she had collected and dried in the past few days, and planned to go to the pharmacy together to exchange money.

Zhang Xihua was proficient in this way when she was a child, she used to make money from these. Looking at the fineness and weight of these medicinal materials, she could estimate that they could be exchanged for thirty or forty Wen.

There's no way, they're all common herbs, they're only worth so much money.But if you think about it from another angle, thirty or forty Wen can buy a few catties of grain.

Before his brother and sister-in-law left, He Yuanyuan begged Zhang Xihua behind He Zeng's back, "Sister-in-law, can you ask my brother to buy me a head flower?"

Liniang wore a peony on her head the day before yesterday, she looked straight at He Yuanyuan for a moment, she felt so beautiful, she was very envious, she got money from her mother yesterday, so she planned to buy flowers.

He Yuanyuan pinched the purse with his fingers, hesitated for a while, but was still reluctant to pay for it himself, so he hoped that his brother and sister-in-law would pay for it for her.

How can my sister's careful thinking hide Zhang Xihua, thinking that it won't cost a lot of money, she smiled, asked what style she liked, and then went out with He Sheng.

Uncle He and He Sheng had already harnessed the ox cart, put baskets of charcoal on the cart, tied two ropes to tie it tightly, and then the three of them set off.

Second Uncle He was an experienced ox cart driver, and he sat at the front. Except for the space occupied by the charcoal, the remaining space seemed very narrow. He Sheng and Zhang Xihua could only sit down by leaning against each other.

He Sheng helped her keep the eggs in the basket from breaking. Because of the close proximity, the faint body odor of the daughter-in-law came into his nostrils. After smelling it for a long time, he realized that it was the fragrance of herbs. smell.

Selling charcoal is not in the same place as the market, and the ox cart cannot go in smoothly. He Sheng got out of the car first and accompanied Zhang Xihua in to find a place to lay down eggs.

He Sheng said: "My second uncle and I are in the south of the city. I guess you can't find the way. If you sell out first, you can wait for us at that tea shop. I will pick you up when the time comes."

He pointed to the location of a suggested tea shop, and Zhang Xihua looked over. It was not the first time she had entered the town, so he reassured He Sheng: "Well, I will wait for you there after I finish. If you sell out , come to me sooner.”

The daughter-in-law is not the temperament of the younger sister, and she will not abide by the agreement when she sees lively and fun things. He Sheng thought that since he made it clear that she would definitely wait there, He Sheng left very relieved.

Today happened to be Daji, and there were a lot of people coming and going, and various stalls and hawkers filled the streets.It is not easy to occupy this place, Zhang Xihua decided to sell out the eggs first, the embroidery shop is not far from the pharmacy she often goes to, so she is not in a hurry to sell.

She heard a middle-aged couple selling pancakes on the opposite side talking to customers. The pancakes tasted very delicious, which attracted many people to stop and watch. Finally, some customers couldn't help but ask, "How much is a pancake?"

The woman selling pancakes smiled and said, "Two for five renminbi, and three for one if you buy them alone." Such a price difference makes it easy for people to think that buying two at a time is a good deal, which is more profitable than selling alone.

The guest frowned and said, "Isn't it three pennies before? Why did you raise the price so high? As if I had never eaten your pancakes..."

The customer originally thought that buying pancakes would be more cost-effective than going to a restaurant to eat noodles after spending a day in the county town, but now the price of pancakes has risen so high, he felt distressed for a while.

The pancake seller had no choice but to explain again with a smile: "The price of grain has risen too much now, there is no way. Besides, my pancakes have been using last year's grain, and if they are sold at the previous price, they will lose money."

Knowing the truth, the customer reluctantly bought one to fill his stomach. He thought that he would save himself two pennies by going to the tea shop to beg for a bowl of water.

Zhang Xihua found that except for the cake stand, other food vendors were complained that the prices had increased too much.She thought to herself that these people who have been selling stalls all year round should have raised their prices after a unified discussion. No one is particularly outstanding. Many customers complained and complained, and no one deliberately took the opportunity to provoke trouble.

(End of this chapter)