Xiaojiaxiu

Chapter 11

In the morning, there are strings of crystal clear dewdrops floating in the air. If you don't look carefully, these little dewdrops will gently fall on the hair of people who get up early to go to the market one by one like water mist.Those who got up early and drowsy were dripped with cool water from the hair to their necks, and suddenly became clear.However, they raised their heads to look at the fog, and after a while they became dazed again.

Before dawn, Si Ya heard voices and footsteps in the yard.Yang Shi was happily directing this and that, Si Ya thought she was dreaming!She rubbed her eyes and found that Da Ya and San Ya were no longer in bed, only herself and the two younger ones were still sleeping!When Si Ya was wondering, she saw Mrs. Zhao walking over with a kerosene lamp in her hand.Seeing Siya's bewildered look, Mrs. Zhao smiled and said, "This is the last market before the busy farming season. People in the village are going to the market to buy everything." Only then did Siya understand what was going on.

Si Ya originally wanted to call Juan'er to go to town with her after breakfast, but unexpectedly, she ran into the village collectively going to the market.There was no way Siya got up, packed up and prepared to go with her family.

Taking advantage of Mrs. Zhao going out, Siya took out the purse containing the money from the cabinet. Siya took out forty copper coins from it and put them in the purse that she carried with her, and kept the rest in the cabinet.

After putting away the money, Si Ya called Wu Ya and Liu Ya and prepared to take them to the market together.When the two little girls heard that they were going to the market, they were so excited.In this era of lack of entertainment, going to the market is the most yearning thing in every child's heart.

Si Ya packed up and took the two little ones to the yard.I saw Mrs. Hu carrying a basket, and wearing a semi-new bright purple dress with pleats. At first glance, it was the clothes at the bottom of the box. Mrs. Zhou and Zhuhua Baohua were also dressed more than usual. It looks better, even Mrs. Yang put a plain silver hairpin on her head where the white hair is hidden.Seeing that the Siya sisters were still in their normal state, Zhuhua pouted on purpose.Si Ya thought it was funny.But Si Ya thought, it seems that everyone attaches great importance to this market, just like when I was a child in my previous life, I followed my grandma to buy New Year's goods when I was a child.That's right, harvesting wheat is an annual event, so we can't be careless.

The family packed up and started to set off.This town is quite far away, and it takes an hour to walk, so everyone got up early and hurried on their way.

Da Ya wanted to take Zhaodi with her at home, so she didn't go to the market together.Mrs. Zhao brought three girls, four girls, four girls, five girls, and six girls, Mrs. Hu alone, Mrs. Zhou with Zhuhua and Baohua.Under the leadership of Mrs. Yang, this group of people walked towards the entrance of the village to the town.Along the way, I met many people from the village, and Yang's glacier face, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years, rarely showed a smile, and took the initiative to say hello to others.

Si Ya found out that most of the people she saw on the road were female family members, and there were people in twos and threes on the road, talking and laughing, and it was very lively.Siya, after a while, she discovered that Wu Shi and Juan'er were also in front.Wu Shi and Yang Shi greeted each other and left together.Siya and Juan'er Sanya walked behind the adults, chatting in low voices, discussing what to buy in the market.After returning home, Juan'er didn't tell Wu about how much money she had made in total, she only said that she and Si Ya sold strawberry jam for some money, and Wu didn't say anything and asked Juan'er to collect the money herself.So Juaner was very excited.

The sky gradually glowed with white light, and the golden sunlight penetrated through the clouds and sprinkled on the passers-by's hair, face, and shoulders.It makes the smiles on people's faces brighter.Talking and laughing along the way did not feel tired.The road went farther and farther, and there were pieces of golden wheat along the way, which was really gratifying, and from time to time, you could see farmhouses in twos and threes.The farther you go, the more people live there, the bigger the yards and the higher the walls. Si Ya thought that this is the town, probably not far from the market.

Si Ya guessed right, this is the largest town nearby, called Jinhua Town.No one in Wang Village knows how long Jinhua Town has existed, but the people of Wang Village have come to this town to go to the market and buy things from generation to generation.

After walking for another half an hour, Si Ya gradually saw more and more people on the street. This market has three streets, divided into South Street, North Street and West Street.Siya first saw a tall archway at the head of South Street, and on the archway was neatly written "Jinhua South Street" in block letters.There are shops on both sides of the road, with two floors and three floors.Looking at this street market, Si Ya couldn't help but be shocked by the wisdom of the ancients. These buildings are so incomparable to people nowadays!
Maybe it was still early and there weren't too many people on the street, but it was still very lively.All kinds of shops on the street lined up with all kinds of goods, all kinds of small vendors on the street, selling vegetables, food, rouge, and gadgets... Even Siya, who is a modern person, was also attracted , In modern times, urban management is rampant, and these small stalls are not allowed on the street. Occasionally, there will be a night market or something, but it is also a short alley, and there are only a few things for sale.So seeing such a bustling market, Si Ya really felt that she was really in ancient times.

When they arrived at the market, the people in the village separated from each family to buy what they needed, and Siya's family did the same.Wu also took Juan'er to buy her own things.

Mrs. Yang found an open space on the side of the street, and then told a few daughter-in-laws to go around by themselves first, and then gather here after half an hour.The daughter-in-laws all agreed with joy on their faces.I don't usually go out very much, so I finally have this opportunity, who would like my mother-in-law to take care of it!
In fact, Mrs. Yang has her own plans. First, she also wants to buy something for her own personal use. It is always inconvenient for her daughter-in-law to be nearby. Second, the whole family came early and didn’t have breakfast, so I don’t want to spend any more money. Buy breakfast for this big family, and how many big people will have to pay it back.She knew that her daughters-in-law had more or less private money, so she would definitely settle for breakfast by herself, that's why Yang graciously gave the daughters-in-law half an hour to go shopping freely.Not to mention, Yang's is really resourceful in saving money!Si Ya also wondered why Yang Shi changed his sex today, if Si Ya knew that Yang Shi thought so, she would vomit blood in depression!In fact, several daughters-in-law all know this little thought of the mother-in-law, but they also have their own little thoughts, so they just muddle along.

Mrs. Zhao took Sanya and Siya and went to South Street.Mrs. Zhao first brought a few children to an embroidery shop. Seeing Mrs. Zhao coming, Xiaoer De in the shop quickly smiled and said, "Miss Wang, you are here! The handkerchiefs you sent last time are all sold out." Yes! I was still thinking about when you will come, but now that I think about it, you have really come here!" He said with a smile, and quickly took the things in Mrs. Zhao's hands.

Mrs. Zhao said apologetically, "The family is busy recently, so I don't have time to come here."

Xiao Er smiled and didn't answer, and quickly opened the bag.

After counting clearly, he said loudly: "Eight purses, fifteen square handkerchiefs, and one finished garment embroidery." After speaking, he turned his head and smiled and asked, "Miss Wang's family, do you see it right?" Er turned his head and said loudly to the kid behind the counter: "Shangpin, settle the score!"

"Okay!" Someone agreed.

Xiao Er said to Mrs. Zhao: "Just wait for a while, and the money will be brought to you in a while." After speaking, Xiao Er was too busy.

Si Ya saw that the shop was [-] square meters in size, there was a waiter in it, and the other one was probably the accountant.There are shelves and counters on the walls of the shop, embroidered cloth products are placed on the shelves, and purses, handkerchiefs and other girls' items are placed on the counters.There is also a cabinet dedicated to various fabrics.Seeing Xiaoer's attitude, Siya felt that this ancient man was quite good at doing business.In fact, Si Ya didn't know that the reason Xiao Er was so polite to Mrs. Zhao was because the embroidery Mrs. Zhao sent every time was of the top grade in the store and sold the best every time.

After a while Xiaoer took the money to Mrs. Zhao.Mrs. Zhao counted. Eight purses cost ten Wen each, fifteen square handkerchiefs fifteen Wen each, and one piece of finished garment embroidery costs two hundred Wen. The total is five hundred and five Wen.After packing up the money, Mrs. Zhao took the fabric for the embroidery to be done next month from Xiao Er, and left.Then Mrs. Zhao took a few daughters to have breakfast.

Because the finished product is made of fabric from the store, the manual cost is very low. For a good embroiderer like Zhao, it is already a lot to get ten coins for a purse, and the worst one can only get four cents and five cents. Wen like this.Mrs. Zhao felt very satisfied. She had been busy taking care of Zhaodi for half a month. Most of these things were embroidered by Da Ya, and Da Ya's craftsmanship seemed to surpass her own.

Mrs. Zhao took Siya and the others to a place selling breakfast.Si Ya could smell the aroma of meat buns from a long distance away, and after walking all morning, she was already hungry, and smelling the enticing smell of meat buns, Si Ya's stomach really hurts!

The four girls stood there in a row and watched the steamed bun owner lift the lid of the steamer. Those big white and fat buns hooked the souls of these children, and their eyes were fixed on the steaming steaming steamed buns. buns.The boss who sold the steamed stuffed bun saw it, and became more and more proud. He opened his voice and shouted: "Steamed buns, big meaty buns, big meaty buns with thin skin and stuffing!" He shouted and said, "Okay, five meat buns , five vegetable buns, sir, your steamed buns are ready!" After speaking, he served them to the guests sitting at the table.

Seeing these children like this, Mrs. Zhao gritted her teeth and asked, "Shopkeeper, how do you sell these buns?"

"Big white noodle steamed buns cost two, vegetable buns cost two, meat buns cost three, and the tea is free!" After Zi Gu finished speaking, the shopkeeper asked again, "How much does this lady want?"

"Boss! Bring me fifteen big meat buns and five bowls of tea!" Mrs. Zhao was about to say forget it when she heard Si Ya say proudly.

Originally, the owner who sold the steamed stuffed buns was just asking. Looking at the lady's clothes, he probably bought a few white flour steamed buns at most. Unexpectedly, this little girl wanted fifteen meat buns.

"Okay, guest officer! Sit here, and I'll serve you buns!" The boss smiled and led the four girls to a table. Unconsciously, he followed Siya and sat down.The boss went to serve the buns.

Mrs. Zhao was a little angry, and these four girls were too courageous, but Mrs. Zhao sat down after the children yelled.Siya knew what Zhao Shi was thinking, so she quietly walked in front of Zhao Shi and whispered a few words in Zhao Shi's ear. I earned it." Si Ya pretended to be bitter and said, "I haven't had oil in my stomach for half a year!" Zhao Shi also said nothing.

The buns are here.After receiving the real big meat buns, Siya felt even hungrier, and ate a big bun in threes and fives.The same is true for Sanya and the others. Mrs. Zhao watched the wolf-hungry children and kept telling them to eat more slowly, so as not to choke.

In the end, Mrs. Zhao paid the money.Mrs. Zhao asked Si Ya to save her money well.Si Ya was very moved, thinking that she must earn more money as soon as possible so that the family could eat meat buns every day.

Sanya and Siya each ate three, the two younger ones each ate two, and Mrs. Zhao only ate one.In the end, there were four left, and Si Ya asked the boss to wrap them up and take them home for Da Ya and Wang Tugen to eat.

It was almost noon, and there were more and more people on the street.Mrs. Zhao asked a few children to walk in front, and walked behind herself, so as not to get lost.Mrs. Zhao took a few daughters to stop and go, buying some needlework and so on.Seeing that the time was almost up, he walked to the place that Mrs. Yang had agreed upon.When Siya arrived, only Yang and Cuigu had just arrived, while Hu and Zhou had not yet arrived.Mrs. Yang looked at Mrs. Zhao and didn't buy anything, so she didn't care.It wasn't until a long time later that Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Zhou came back one after another, and Mrs. Yang's scolding was unavoidable.Because they knew Yang's temperament, everyone didn't take it seriously.

Now it's time to buy what you need at home.Yang asked Cuigu to stay here with three ya and four ya Zhuhua Baohua and wait for them to come back. She took the three daughters-in-law to go shopping.After Cuigu accepted, Mrs. Yang set off with her three daughters-in-law.

Zhuhua has never looked down on Siya and the others, and only discusses embroidery with her sister-in-law and those beautiful things she saw in the shop.Si Ya wasn't very interested in these either.Si Ya thought that she didn't have the chance to buy something just now, and she didn't buy it because she was afraid that Mrs. Zhao would feel sorry for the money again.It didn't cost any money to go to the market by myself, Siya was thinking that she had to walk around and buy something by herself anyway.Seeing that my sister-in-law and Zhuhua were chatting enthusiastically there, Siya walked over and said that she wanted to make it easier for her. The sister-in-law pointed to a place and asked Sanya to take Siya there.

Sanya also carried ten copper coins with her today, but she never found a chance to buy anything.Now my sister-in-law wants to take Siya to go by herself, this is the opportunity.

The two of them had the same idea, so they went for a walk in the street together.Sanya and Siya wanted to buy something because they saw it, and they wanted to buy it after seeing it, but in the end they still didn't buy anything.Si Ya was afraid that if she bought something, Yang would see her, and she would suffer.For pork or something, the family eats together, and there is no way to start a fire alone.In the end, Si Ya still bought a few pieces of cheap cloth. It was a hot day, and her sisters were still wearing thick clothes.Sanya didn't buy anything in the end.After thinking about it, Si Ya still felt unwilling, so she cruelly bought the big meat buns with the rest of the money.Siya put the buns and cloth in the basket, covered it with Zhao's burden, and went back with Sanya.

When Sanya and Siya came back, the Yang family hadn't come back yet.It wasn't until it was almost time for lunch that the Yangs came back with their three daughters-in-law.Everyone in Yang's family was holding something in their hands. It seems that they really bought a lot of things this time.Mrs. Yang bought a steamed bun for everyone, saying it was for lunch. Everyone ate late in the morning, so they were not too hungry, so they ate a few mouthfuls as a token, and put it away to eat when they were hungry.

Take a break.Mrs. Yang looked towards the intersection from there. It turned out that she was waiting for the ox cart in the village so that she could take her family's things back.Finally, when the ox cart arrived, after putting the things on it, the driver of the ox cart returned and went to the village chief’s house to pick up the things.After speaking, he drove the bullock cart away.

Mrs. Yang also took her family back, Siya felt that the way back was really long!There was no freshness in the morning, and the sun was shining at noon, so everyone was a little sluggish.

After finally arriving home, the children went back to the house with the things in their hands, and Mrs. Yang took a few daughters-in-law to the village chief's house to pick up things.Seeing that Siya and the others had come back, seeing that they were sweating profusely, she quickly fetched water and wiped their faces.After Si Ya finished wiping her face, she took out the packed meat buns for Da Ya to eat.After Da Ya knew that they had eaten all of them, she also ate one, and put the rest away for dinner.

Si Ya was too tired, so she went back to her room to sleep.When Si Ya woke up, it was already getting dark.

(End of this chapter)