Wang Ling hesitated to accept the gift Wang Zhenhua offered. Although it wasn't valuable, it was in Wei Mo's eyes!
"Sister Wang, this is too valuable, this won't do, this won't do, please take it back."
Wang Zhenhua, however, shoved the girl into Wang Ling's arms.
"Hey, here you go, just take it."
Qian Manman stared at the headdress, her eyes shining, but it was a wedding gift, and she couldn't possibly compete for it. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
She also needed to consider giving a suitable wedding gift herself.
The family was in a great mood, not only preparing for the New Year but also for Wang Ling's wedding.
Fortunately, he had been to town quite a bit during this time and brought back a lot of things, including items that Wei Mo had purchased from the trading mall in his space. This was enough for the New Year's banquet and Wang Ling's wedding banquet.
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, everyone was in high spirits. Some villagers carried baskets on their backs, while others carried several sacks of things.
They all shared the same goal: to head towards the town.
Today is the only day without restrictions on transactions, although customs vary from place to place.
In this remote little town, trade is permitted today, since everyone wants to have a good New Year, and many people are still lacking supplies.
The town's management turned a blind eye to this, and this custom developed.
After getting up early, Wei Mo went to find the old man and kept urging him.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, when are we leaving? I still want to sell some things."
Hearing Wei Mo's words and seeing his anxious little face, the old man smiled and patted his head.
"Once your aunts and the others are ready, we'll leave. Is there anything you want to sell or buy?"
Upon hearing the old man's question, Wei Mo scratched his head. To be honest, he still wanted to exchange for some valuable items, but he didn't know what to recycle that would yield high value.
Wei Mo thought about it seriously for a moment, and the old man found his expression particularly endearing.
"I haven't decided yet, Grandpa. What's valuable?"
The old man looked at Wei Mo's expression, thought for a moment, and then spoke to him.
"Of course it's food, since everyone needs to eat!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Mo's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, and he said to the old man.
"Grandpa, I'm going out for a bit. Wait for me before you leave, I'll be right back."
After saying that, he ran towards the outside of the yard. Wang Zhenhua saw his son digging and hurriedly shouted from the side.
"You're leaving soon, where are you going?"
However, Wei Mo did not turn back and ran all the way to the educated youth compound.
Li Taiping had already prepared his small cart, on which was placed a bag of grain.
Wei Mo thought for a moment, then ran to Li Taiping and tugged at his clothes.
"Brother Li, come with me to get some more food. There should be a lot of people today, so let's prepare more, since this is a rare opportunity."
Li Taiping was already somewhat worried, but now he only has one bag of grain left, which is far from enough to sell.
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, his eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly.
"Okay, let's go quickly then, you lead the way."
As he spoke, Li Taiping pushed the cart, and seeing that Wei Mo hadn't moved, he asked Wei Mo again.
"Where is it? I'll go get it right now."
Wei Mo thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said to him.
"Then come with me."
Wei Mo led Li Taiping to the dilapidated temple again. Nowadays, everyone in the village was carrying large and small bags, and no one cared about these things.
"It's still in the same place, Brother Li. I'll head back now. Just remember to exchange it for some valuable items for me."
Li Taiping nodded, his face beaming with excitement. After this job, he could finally have a good New Year.
"Okay, you can go now. I'll take you home later."
"Having already conducted several transactions and trusted each other, Li Taiping entered the dilapidated temple and saw the four bags of grain on the snow."
He smiled happily. These four bags weighed more than 200 kilograms. Although it would be tiring to push them to town, they were valuable!
Li Taiping hurriedly moved the grain onto his small cart, which was already quite heavy.
However, Li Taiping still managed to push the cart back to the educated youth settlement, covered it with some straw mats, and headed towards the town.
After Wei Mo finished giving the notification, Li Taiping hurriedly ran home. Seeing that everyone was all ready to go, the old man saw Wei Mo return and said to everyone.
"Xiao Weimo is back too, let's get ready to leave."
Then the family happily walked towards the cowshed, each carrying a basket on their back.
You can't ride the oxcart today. After all, everyone in the village is going, and it would be a bit inappropriate for you to ride the oxcart alone.
However, they will still send oxcarts to help the villagers transport supplies, but people can't sit on the oxcarts; they can only be used to pile up various supplies and items.
The family and the old man arrived at the cowshed, led out an oxcart, put all the baskets and belongings on the oxcart, and then headed towards the town.
Li Xiuxiu was afraid that Wei Mo would get tired, so she picked him up and then spoke to him.
"Xiao Weimo, what are you planning to sell?"
Wei Mo looked at Li Xiuxiu, who was hugging him, and kissed her on the cheek.
"Thank you, Aunt Xiuxiu, but please put me down. I haven't decided what to buy yet, Aunt Xiuxiu. You'll have to help me later, since there are some things..."
Wei Mo didn't finish his sentence, but Li Xiuxiu nodded and spoke to him.
"Don't worry, leave it to Auntie."
Then she pinched Wei Mo's little face, and Li Xiuxiu looked at Wei Mo's chubby little face with great affection.
"If there's anything you want to buy, remember to tell your auntie, okay? Your auntie has money."
Wei Mo happily kissed Li Xiuxiu on the cheek again and said to her.
"Okay, Aunt Xiuxiu."
Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui followed behind. Wang Zhenhua also wanted to hold his daughter, but Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui refused no matter what they said.
"We're too old for hugs! It's embarrassing for the little brother."
Wei Mo didn't care about anything else; wasn't it nice to be held by someone? Especially since it was Li Xiuxiu holding her.
Wei Mo made a face at his sister, looking a bit mischievous.
"Hehehe, I'll let you hug me, I'll let you hug me."
Speaking with a childlike tone, Wei Xiaohui smiled at her noisy sisters and said to Wei Mo,
"Little brother, Aunt Xiuxiu is tired too, come down."
Wei Mo thought for a moment, then began to struggle in Li Xiuxiu's arms.
"Aunt Xiuxiu, I'll go for a walk. I'm not tired."
Seeing that Wei Mo actually listened to his older sister so much, Li Xiuxiu nodded, put him on the ground, and spoke to him.
"If you get tired, tell Auntie, okay? Auntie will hug you."
Wei Mo nodded, and then he, Wei Xiaomin, and Wei Xiaohui, the three little kids, ran ahead.
Grandma Yu didn't go because there was nothing she wanted to buy, and she already had a lot of stuff at home, so she stayed home to look after the house.
Everyone else went together. Five kilometers was not a short distance, but it wasn't far either. It took more than an hour to reach the town.
The town was unusually lively today, with people setting up stalls along both sides of the road.
There were many vendors calling out their wares, and even more people came to buy things. The scene was very bustling, after all, this was the only day of the year for trading.
Upon arriving in town, the family found a spot and unloaded their baskets from the car. They then laid out the items they wanted to sell by the roadside, waiting for others to inquire.
A little girl, leading her mother, saw the grasshoppers woven by Wei Xiaohui at her stall and took a liking to them. She tugged at her mother's hand and exclaimed.
"Mommy, Mommy, I want this, I want this big grasshopper."
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