Chapter 30: Mass Purchase
Yu Hui asked Gu Xixi and Gu Nan to stay at home to look after the house, and went to the market with Qian Lan without carrying Beibei on her back.
Gu Xixi also wanted to go with them, but Yu Hui didn't agree. However, she promised him and his brother that if they stayed at home well, she would buy them some candied haws.
Beibei was too young, and she was worried about having only Gu Nan and Gu Xi looking after her at home, so she decided to take her with her.
If I take Gu Xixi to the market, it would not be appropriate to leave Gu Nan at home alone because he cannot go out to get some fresh air.
Moreover, she had to buy a lot of things and was carrying someone on her back, so she had no choice but to pay attention to Gu Xixi all the time.
There are a lot of people at the market, and it would be bad if I got lost.
The big market held by several nearby villages is not far from the military compound, but it still takes about half an hour to walk there.
The two of them walked together, chatting and laughing.
The market is quite lively, with stalls selling all kinds of things. Of course, these stalls are not private, but basically state-owned stalls representing various brigades and communes.
There are many children in the family, and they need eggs to supplement their nutrition. When passing by an egg stall, Yu Hui stopped to choose eggs.
"Didn't you just buy eggs?" Qian Lan said, standing behind Yu Hui.
"I eat these eggs every day. The ones at the market are cheaper than those at the grocery store. I buy some extra to keep at home." Eggs at the grocery store cost four cents each, but eggs here only cost three cents.
Qian Lan and the man selling eggs both widened their eyes. What kind of family is this? They eat eggs every day.
"Do you feed your children eggs every day?" Qian Lan asked.
Yu Hui nodded as she selected eggs from the net bag and said, "Yes, children are growing up, so an egg a day is essential for a child to get the nutrients they need."
Qian Lan: “…”
She only steams an egg for her child every few days.
The woman selling eggs smiled and said, "The conditions in your military compound are really good. You even give your children one egg a day. We can't bear to feed our children that much."
The eggs laid by the chickens raised at home are saved to be eaten when guests come to the house during the holidays, while the eggs laid by the chickens raised collectively are sold for money.
Yu Hui smiled without saying anything, picked forty eggs, calculated the bill and paid.
Next to the egg seller was a chicken seller, and all the chickens they sold were roosters. Yu Hui chose a big one, weighing eight pounds, and selling it for seventy cents a pound, and she also needed a meat ticket.
After buying the chicken, Yu Hui asked the stall owner to kill it for her. She didn't want the chicken blood, but she wanted the chicken offal. She would come back to get it later after the chicken was killed.
The stall owner said it was no problem and asked her to pick it up before the next meeting.
When Qian Lan saw Yu Hui buying a chicken, she was also tempted, because her family had eaten chicken during the Chinese New Year.
But when she thought of her mother, who told her that her younger brother was getting married and asked her to send twenty yuan back next month, she gave up the idea.
She and Lao Yu are both the eldest in each other's families. If they live a good life, they will have to help the family.
Both families knew that they lived a good life, so they would come to them for help whenever they had any problems. Most of the time, they asked for money. Sometimes she didn't want to give it to them, but in the end she had to.
"Uncle, can you weave this mat that is two meters by two meters?" Yu Hui asked while standing in front of the stall selling mats and bamboo backpacks.
The old man looked Yu Hui up and down and asked, "How big is your bed?"
The mats he weaves are basically one and a half meters by two meters.
It was the first time he encountered this situation, and he was asked to weave a two-meter by two-meter piece.
"No." Yu Hui smiled and waved her hands. "The child is one year old now and it's time for him to learn to walk. I want a wider mat to spread on the ground for him to crawl and learn to walk."
The old man glanced at the child behind Yu Hui. When Beibei saw someone looking at her, she shrank behind her mother.
The child was fair and clean, with a chubby face. It was obvious that he was well-behaved. The old man said with a smile, "Children in your military compound are so precious. We country kids don't even use mats. We just let them crawl on the floor."
Yu Hui smiled and asked, "Do you think you can make it up?"
"Yes, but it will cost you two cents more." The old man pointed up with two fingers.
A mat costs eighty cents, and if she wants it wider, she has to add another twenty cents, which is one dollar.
"good."
"Next time you go to the market, just come find me here."
After making an agreement with the old man selling mats, Qian Lan took her to the carpenter's shop. There was a carpenter's shop in this episode, which was also state-owned.
The shop already had baby chairs for sale, but they were rather short. Yu Hui wanted a taller one, so she just had to make the original model a little higher and make it foldable.
This is not difficult. After Yu Hui communicated with the carpenter, they agreed to pick it up next time they went to the market.
Yu Hui also bought some dried chili peppers at the market, planning to take them home, roast them in a pan, and crush them to make chili oil, which she could add to noodles and cold dishes.
Before she got sick, she loved spicy food, but she gave it up completely because of her illness.
Now that she has a healthy body, she wants to eat as much spicy food as she wants.
In addition, Yu Hui also bought some vegetables. Compared with her, Qian Lan bought very little. She only bought a piece of tofu, some carrots and potatoes. There was still a lot of cabbage at home, so there was no need to buy more for the time being.
After buying the vegetables, Yu Hui picked up the slaughtered chicken and went home with Qian Lan.
Not long after walking out of the market, Yu Hui remembered that she had not bought any candied haws.
"Oh no! I forgot to buy candied haws. Sister-in-law, please keep an eye on it for me while I go back and buy some."
Qian Lan stopped her and said, "If you forgot to buy it, forget it."
"No, I have promised the two children. I can't go back on my word. As an adult, I must do what I say and set a good example for the children." Yu Hui put down the things in her hand and went back.
Qian Lan looked at her back and felt that her words made sense. She began to reflect on whether she was sometimes too untrustworthy to her children.
Yu Hui bought three strings of candied haws at the market before meeting Qian Lan and returning home together.
Qian Lan also helped her carry a lot of vegetables.
When they were almost at the compound, Yu Hui and her friends met a few girls from the art troupe walking towards them. The girls were wearing army green uniforms with leather belts around their waists, army green trousers, and polished leather shoes. They looked very energetic.
Qian Lan couldn't help but take a few more glances, and even pointed at them and said to Yu Hui, "Look at these girls from the art troupe. They are all so energetic and beautiful."
Yu Hui also took a look and met the eyes of one of them, who glared at her resentfully.
This person was none other than the one who lost his wallet on the bus the day before yesterday and wrongly accused her of being a thief.
Hey, Yu Hui smiled.
I, the person who was wronged, hadn't even started to resent her yet, but she was already resentful of me.
Why should she?
"Hey, is that girl staring at you?" Qian Lan also noticed it.
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