"Okay. The large spring mattress is 60, the small one is 40. The dining table and chairs are 52 yuan, but I'll give you 50. The combination cabinet is 95 yuan, but I'll give you 94. The sofa and coffee table are a bit more expensive, 112, but I'll give you a 2 yuan discount, 110. The stools are 5 yuan each, but I'll give you 4.5 yuan each."

The shopkeeper quickly did the mental calculation and said, "It's 421 yuan in total, but I'll give you 420."

Zhou Dongmei's eyes nearly popped out of her head in shock. "Over four hundred? That's so expensive?"

"Oh, sister, you get what you pay for. These are all solid wood. This price is not expensive at all. If you go to Feitian Shopping Mall, a set of cabinets will cost three or four hundred, and the quality may not be as good as mine."

"I didn't quote you a high price because I saw that you were sincere in wanting to buy. Besides, I gave you a discount on every piece of furniture."

Zhou Dongmei said, "We're buying so much, and you're only offering such a small discount? How about we go check out other stores?"

The boss got impatient, "Then how much do you want?"

300.

The shop owner got angry and waved his hand, "Fine, go look at other stores. If you can buy these furniture for 300 yuan, I'll give them all to you for free."

"310".

"Let's go, let's go."

Zhou Dongmei pulled Jiang Xuan up, "Girl, how about we go check out some other stores?"

Jiang Xuan really didn't want to leave.

She still has to wallpaper the walls and decorate the room in the afternoon; she's too busy.

She said, "Could you give me a discount? I only have 350 yuan."

The shopkeeper pointed at Lu Xiaomei, "Didn't this girl say she could lend you her money?"

Lu Xiaomei nodded, "But I only have 50 yuan."

"Alright, here's 400 for you."

"Thank you, sir." Jiang Xuan took out her money. "We need to take the 12:30 bus back to the military region. Could you please help us load the furniture onto the bus?"

The craftsman readily agreed, "Sure, no problem. I'll cover up all the sharp corners of the furniture to prevent them from getting bumped or scratched."

Jiang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief after buying all the major items.

She actually brought 500 yuan with her today, but fortunately, everything else was inexpensive. She bought everything: an aluminum stew pot, a spatula and spoon, an enamel mug, rice, flour, oil, salt, various seasonings, a dishcloth, and a potato peeler.

I also bought towels, basins, clothes hangers, laundry detergent, and so on.

She also bought each of them a pair of slippers.

Finally, she bought some white paper and oil paintings to decorate the house, as well as ribbons and several potted plants.

The flower shop also sold seeds, shovels, and hoes, so Zhou Dongmei bought some, and Jiang Xuan did too.

All of these things only cost 43 yuan.

Since she was already there, Jiang Xuan went to the fabric store and bought several rolls of polyester fabric.

This fabric is cheaper than the one in Feitian Department Store, only 2.2 yuan per meter. Since she bought a lot, the shopkeeper gave her a discount of 2 yuan per meter.

After her big shopping spree, she originally planned to treat Zhou Dongmei and Lu Xiaomei to a bowl of liangpi (cold skin noodles), but then she worried about missing the bus.

They have a lot of stuff, so they definitely need to get on the bus early, otherwise with so many people, it will be difficult to carry their things up in the crowd.

Jiang Xuan then bought a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) for each of the three of them.

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The driver was stunned by what he saw next to them.

He's been driving this route for years and has never seen anyone buy so much.

This platoon leader Lu's family is truly talented!

“You have a lot of stuff. Small items can fit in the trunk, but these large pieces of furniture are all assembled, so they're hard to move.”

“Oh, why can’t we pull it? It’s just a few steps. We can just squeeze it in.” With that, Zhou Dongmei picked up her hoe and two large bags and walked toward the car door.

The driver got angry and said, "Then you try to release it yourself if you dare."

Jiang Xuan said, "Master, I'm not familiar with this area. Could you please tell me if you know any freight drivers who can help transport goods?"

"There are some in this market, people who drive tricycles, but they charge expensively, 5 yuan per trip. I can call one for you if you need it."

"Okay, thank you, Master."

The driver waved goodbye and headed to the market.

As soon as Wang Yuying, carrying a pot lid, walked over, she started shrieking, "Oh my goodness, who bought this? Are they bringing the market home with them?"

Zhang Qiuqin, who came with her, was carrying two bags of salt. She glanced at Jiang Xuan and said, "Little Wild Wife, did you buy all of this?"

Jiang Xuan ate a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and said, "Yeah."

"Ono is just a platoon leader, right? You've spent all of his salary from the past few years."

Wang Yuying clicked her tongue twice and said, "This is incredible! Even if Ono owned a bank, he wouldn't spend money like this!"

"Aunties, I didn't spend your money, so why are you beating the City God like the Earth God?"

Wang Yuying: "What do you mean?"

"Mind your own business."

Wang Yuying slapped the pot lid, making a loud banging sound. "Oh dear, I just said it casually, and you started cursing. I'll have to go back and have a good talk with Xiao Ye, and see how he manages his wife."

Jiang Xuan smiled faintly, "Okay, you're welcome anytime."

Lu Xiaomei chuckled.

Wang Yuying was so angry she couldn't speak. She then started lecturing Lu Xiaomei, "What's so funny? I remember your grades weren't very good. You should spend more time studying instead of being led astray by this woman."

Lu Xiaomei made a face. "Aunt Wang, Xuanxuan is right. You really are like the local deity beating the city god."

"You!" Wang Yuying's face was even uglier than rotten pig liver.

"Alright, alright, let's get in the car. It's almost 12:30. Other people will be here soon, and they might take your seat," Zhang Qiuqin said.

Wang Yuying then reluctantly got into the car.

Seeing Zhou Dongmei sitting in her "reserved seat" eating a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), she was furious. "Hey, this is my seat, go find another one."

Zhou Dongmei shouted, sending bread crumbs flying, "How come this is your seat? Is this your family's car?"

Wang Yuying took a few steps back in disgust, as if afraid that the bread crumbs would fly into her face. "Didn't you see that I was sitting in this seat when I came here?"

"So what? I'm sitting here now, this is my seat."

Wang Yuying felt like her heart was about to explode with anger.

Today was such a bad day; everyone I ran into was a troublemaker.

She became hysterical, saying, "I get carsick, so I can only sit in this seat."

Zhang Qiuqin also said, "Excuse me, comrade, could you please move aside? Yuying really gets carsick, and she can only sit in this seat near the door."

Zhou Dongmei didn't even look at her. "I get carsick too."

"You, you," Wang Yuying clutched her chest, "Are you doing this on purpose? When you came here, weren't you sitting in the last row with Ono's family? Now you're suddenly carsick?"

Zhou Dongmei nodded, "Yes, I'm starting to feel carsick now, is that a problem?"

Wang Yuying was helpless. She didn't know the background of this fat woman. Judging from her rustic demeanor and ruddy cheeks, she was definitely a peasant. She just didn't know who her husband was.

What if it's a high-level vocational college?

Never mind, I'll just have to bear with it for now.

She glared at Zhou Dongmei fiercely and sat down in the second row.