Qiao Xiaoshan looked at the pig's head in the basket: "How much is this?"

"Today's pig's head is quite big, weighing over ten pounds. If you want to buy it, I'll give you a discount, twenty yuan," Old Chen replied readily.

Su Chenhao glanced at the size of the pig's head and thought that twenty yuan was a reasonable price: "We'll take this pig's head."

Qiao Xiaoni thought of pig's head meat. If she made a pot of it and took it to the market to sell tomorrow, she should be able to make a lot of money. She quickly took the money out of her pocket and put it on the cutting board.

Seeing that she had already given it to him, Su Chenhao took the money back from his hand.

Old Chen figured they'd bought all the bulk of the meat, so he tossed two pork kidneys from the cutting board onto the basket: "Here's some extra for you. Don't mind, you can stir-fry them when you get home."

"Then we won't stand on ceremony. It would be even better if you could give us your pig tail," Qiao Xiaoni said with a smile.

"Okay, take them all home and eat them! I'll give you a discount next time you come here." Old Chen generously tossed the pig tails off the cutting board back in: "Take the basket back, and bring it back to me when you come to town tomorrow."

If I'm not mistaken, you're the little girl who sells vegetable pancakes at the east end, aren't you?

"Yes, it's me. I'll bring you two vegetable pancakes to try tomorrow."

"Sure! That's exactly what I've been waiting for. I've heard that your vegetable pancakes are delicious, and I've been wanting to buy some, but I'm always too busy. By the time I get there, they'll probably all be sold out."

"I'll bring it to you before I set up my stall tomorrow morning, so you won't have to worry about not being able to get any."

"Okay!" Old Chen happily agreed, thinking the young girl was quite interesting and worth befriending.

Qiao Xiaoni tidied up the contents of the basket but didn't pick it up; she didn't want to carry something so heavy.

Su Chenhao squatted down and picked up the basket as easily as picking up an apple: "Let's go, we've bought enough things today."

Qiao Xiaoni nodded, agreeing that she had bought enough things. She would be busy this afternoon, as she had to go back and process all the items. It was too hot, and the meat would spoil if left out for too long.

Qiao Xiaoshan was so happy that his face was practically beaming with joy. He had bought so many things at once, and he could finally have a big meal tonight.

When Qiao Xiaoni passed by the supply and marketing cooperative, she remembered that she didn't have any seasonings at home. She said to them, "It's such a waste not to add seasonings to all these things. I'll go in and buy some seasonings. Please wait for me."

Qiao Xiaoshan: "Shouldn't we follow them in?"

"No need, just buying some seasonings, it's very simple." Qiao Xiaoni said and walked into the supply and marketing cooperative.

Su Chenhao was a little worried about her: "I'll go in and check. You stay outside and watch over the things. Make sure no one steals them."

Qiao Xiaoshan patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I might lose myself, but I won't lose these things. It's been so long since I've seen so much meat. Just looking at it makes my mouth water."

"You haven't changed your gluttonous ways at all!" Su Chenhao said without waiting for a reply, and quickly entered the supply and marketing cooperative. He saw the little girl run straight to the seasoning section and rattle off a bunch of things. Then, she saw the sales clerk bring out a bunch of items, and she looked down to carefully select them. Then she looked up and said a few more words. The sales clerk nodded and turned to pack the items.

Su Chenhao took the money out of his pocket, checked that he had a little over five yuan in change left. He hadn't brought much money with him today, so he walked to the counter and put the money on it.

"I'll pay for these things."