The old man was shocked. "Is Mr. Qin your seventh aunt's father?"

"yes."

Jian Yuelan nodded and said with a smile, "You know him?!"

"Your grandmother has seen it."

The old lady hummed, "I did see him once, but I wasn't familiar with him. It was a long time ago."

"This person's piano skills are truly amazing."

Then, she asked Jian Yuelan, "I'm a little curious about your piano skills."

"Don't be curious, I can only say yes, but I haven't done anything."

There is a big difference between being able to do something and being good at it. If people in any industry can be good at it, they can become great.

It won’t work.

After flying an elephant, she said, "There's a big fair in a few days. Do you two want to join in the fun?"

"go."

This is a big fair once a year, don’t miss it.

The current big market is called the Socialist Big Market. It exists in some places but not in others.

Going to the black market is called speculation and there is a risk of getting caught.

But I won’t go to the market.

Qingshan Commune has a big market, but it is not held once a quarter like on the islands.

It is held once a month in Qingshan Commune, and the items bought and sold are mainly food and daily necessities.

For example, rattan utensils, gourd ladles and other things.

Rural people have no shortage of these things, but city people do.

However, rural residents lack industrial tickets, soap tickets and other items that city dwellers have no shortage of.

Therefore, the socialist bazaar is equivalent to the legal exchange of what is needed.

On the day of the market, Jian Yuelan and her friends had just finished breakfast when Zhang Nan and her friends came to invite them to go together.

The family packed up simply, put some money in their pockets, and went to the market with Daji, Zhang Nan and the others.

"Xiao Jian, what are you going to change today?"

"Take a look first, then make a decision."

"I want to buy some cloth."

This was Jian Yuelan's first time attending the big market since she came to the island. She had no idea what was sold there.

Hearing Zheng Wan's words, she asked in surprise, "There's still cloth at the market?"

"Yes, I have."

Chen Qiuju continued, "The cloth woven by the ethnic minority villagers themselves is quite beautiful, but the quantity is small."

"It depends on luck."

There are people with good conditions everywhere, and islands are no exception.

The big market is known to the whole island. Every time there is a big market, it is crowded with people, including town residents from the county, fishermen and others.

Cloth is a scarce commodity. The scarcity here does not mean that it is unavailable in the city, but that you need cloth coupons to buy cloth in places like supply and marketing cooperatives.

As for cloth coupons, the quota is basically fixed.

But the big set is different.

There is no strict requirement for cloth coupons to buy cloth at the fair. You can buy it with money or exchange it for industrial coupons.

Therefore, the hand-woven cloths made by ethnic minorities at the market are basically sold out as soon as they are taken out.

Upon learning of this, Jian Yuelan became interested and said, "Then I have to go and take a look."

The cloth sold in the supply and marketing cooperative was too ugly, so she wanted to see the cloth made by ethnic minorities.

The clothes made from the cloth woven by ethnic minorities in later generations are particularly beautiful, especially the Li people's unique traditional weaving and dyeing techniques, which are also intangible cultural heritage.

The weaving skills of the Li nationality have played an indispensable role in and promoted the development of my country's cotton spinning technology.

However, she was unlucky. When she arrived at the stall under the guidance of Chen Qiuju and others, not only the Li cloth, but even the cloth of ethnic minorities such as the Bai had been snatched away without a single thread left.

"Is it really gone?"

She kept asking, but the woman, who spoke only dialect and not Mandarin, smiled and waved at her. Jian Yuelan sighed, smiled back at the woman, and turned to leave.

But I came face to face with Uncle Ata.

"My eldest daughter."

"Uncle Ata."

Seeing him carrying a basket on his back, Jian Yuelan greeted him with a smile, "Are you here to sell something?"

"Selling bird's nest."

He took down the backpack and gave it to Jian Yuelan, which was filled with complete and cleanly picked bird's nests.

"Give it to me, I'll buy it."

Jian Yuelan was so excited to see such high-quality bird's nest that she didn't want to give it up. However, Uncle Ata handed the basket to her and said, "This is for you."

"Then I don't want it."

Jian Yuelan repeatedly stepped back and refused, and Xiao Doudou said in a baby voice, "Grandpa, buy it."

As he spoke, he took out a dime from the small pocket on his chest and said in a domineering tone, "I have money."

"Don't take advantage of grandpa."

Uncle Ata was at a loss for words, but he still cooperated and said, "Well, we have money, so Uncle Ata will sell you these bird's nests."

"OK."

The child nodded repeatedly and handed the money to him with his little hand.

Ata took it and handed the backpack over.

The child waved his hand and said, "Mom, take it."

"This amount of money is not enough."

Jian Yuelan didn't answer, but pulled Uncle Ata aside and said, "Tell me the truth, how are you going to sell these bird's nests? One cent is definitely not enough."

Little Doudou finally realized that he had gotten a bargain and immediately replied, "Yes, Mom is rich, and Dad is not stingy, meow."

The mother sold it very neatly.

Ata looked at Jian Yuelan and said, "I'm not planning to sell it for money, I just want to exchange it for some tickets."

"What ticket?"

He was silent for two seconds, then said awkwardly, "Industrial ticket."

"How many do you want?"

"Five industrial tickets plus two dollars, okay?"

The tone of the discussion was very cautious, as if he was afraid that she would disagree.

Jian Yuelan smiled and said, "Okay."

She doesn't lack industrial tickets, but she lacks bird's nest.

She had thought about picking the fruits herself, but after going there once, she would never go there again.

It’s simple, you just need to pick out the feathers in the bird’s nest.

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