Chapter 275 Sister-in-law
The firecrackers lasted for 20 minutes, and more and more people gathered around.
Lin Chuxia once again recognized Jia Liang's ability to get things done.
It was almost noon, the buns were out of the oven, and there was a small line at the takeout window. There were also a few tables of people sitting in the shop.
Their steamed bun shop had just entered the city, unlike when Ancheng opened the steamed bun shop, which already had a good reputation.
Very good.
Lin Chuxia rolled up her sleeves and joined the takeaway service.
It has been more than half a year since she last sold buns in person, but it still feels good.
Across the crowd of onlookers, a thin figure stared at the bun shop for a long time without moving.
The little girl next to her raised her pointed little face, blinked her big eyes, and asked softly, "Mom, are you going to buy me some buns?"
The woman came back to her senses and gently touched the little girl's head. "Ningning, be good. Today we won't eat meat buns. Mom will buy you some candy later."
"Then mom, are you going to buy some groceries? We've been standing here for a long time. Is this the vegetable market? It's really busy."
"This is not a vegetable market. There's just a shop open here. Mom will take Ningning to the vegetable market now."
As the woman spoke, she glanced at the bun shop in the distance again, her eyes fell on the sign of Qin's Bun Shop, then she retracted her gaze and led the little girl out of the crowd.
Zhang Guilan came out from the kitchen and saw Lin Chuxia standing in front of the window selling buns herself, so she walked over.
"This city is more prosperous than our county. It's the first time I've seen so many tall buildings, and the clothes people wear are also beautiful." No wonder my brother and sister-in-law like to come to the city to buy clothes.
Lin Chuxia packed several meat buns and handed them to the customer. After sending the customer away, she turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, if you have time, go to the department store in the city. It's not far from our bun shop. Our staff dormitory is also nearby."
"That's great. This is my first time in the city. I really need to take a good look around later."
When they came, Lin Chuxia made it clear to her that she would be staying here for about a week.
Although there are a lot of things to do when the bun shop just opens, she is here to provide guidance. After three or five days, once things are sorted out, she won't have anything to do anymore.
"Juanzi is also in the city. I don't know which street they live on. You said your eldest brother lives there too. He's still the eldest brother, but he couldn't tell me when I asked him. I'd better go and take a look if I have time."
Lin Chuxia also remembered that Qin Juan and Zhang Wenbin's family lived in the city, but...
"Haven't the eldest brother and his family been to the second sister's house?"
Even if you haven't been there, you should know the address.
Zhang Guilan smiled a little embarrassedly, "Don't think your eldest brother is always so noisy. He has never been anywhere except our family's one acre and three fen land. The last time he bought a three-wheeled motorcycle from you was his first time in the city. He showed off to me after he came back. Juanzi and her family have not moved to the city for long. I asked her address before, but Juanzi couldn't tell me at that time. I only knew that she lived in Wenbin's family compound. I forgot to ask when we met last Spring Festival. Tell me what happened. Is there anyone who treats her family like us? Juanzi didn't get angry with us, that's because she has a good temper."
Lin Chuxia also smiled. It was true that they did not care enough about their elder sister-in-law.
"Our bun shop is now open. We'll have plenty of time to come here in the future. We can ask around and we'll eventually see them."
Zhang Guilan nodded, "Yes, even if we can't find her, the sign of our Qin Ji Baozi Shop is here. The shop has been open for a long time, so even if she lives far away, she will probably hear the news."
"That's the truth."
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"Mom, are you really going to buy me some candy?"
On the other side, the little girl followed the woman out of the crowd and asked in a soft voice.
The woman smiled and nodded, "Mom will buy it for you when we get to the front."
"That's great, Mom, you're so nice."
The little girl's eyebrows curved with joy, and the woman also raised the corners of her lips.
When they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative in front, the woman first bought two candies for the little girl.
The little girl held the food in her hand but was reluctant to eat it. The woman didn't say anything and took her to the vegetable market in front.
The woman bought two dishes first, looked at the butcher shop next door, pursed her lips, and walked in.
But after a while, he came out again, with the butcher's impatient voice behind him.
"Go, go, go, go. You can't eat meat if you don't have money. You're so funny. I've clearly marked the prices. I've been selling meat for so many years, but I've never seen you buy meat like this. I can't serve someone like you..."
The little girl trembled and looked at the woman nervously, "Mom..."
The woman smiled at her tenderly and patted her head. "It's okay. Let's go back. We won't eat meat today."
The little girl wanted to say that she didn’t like eating meat and could go without meat every day because she didn’t want to be yelled at by the ferocious butcher with her mother.
But she didn't have the courage to say it, so she could only hold her mother's clothes tightly and follow her home.
As soon as I entered the house, I heard a loud shout from inside.
"Where the hell have you been? I asked you to buy some groceries, but you only came back now. Look at the time. You two are eating and drinking outside, and you don't care about the whole family at home? Look at the neighbors in the west, how many of them are like you?"
"Who are you pretending to be like this for? You look so pitiful all day long as if someone has done something to you. You are asked to do laundry and cooking at home, but you can't even do such a small thing. What's the point of Wenbin marrying someone like you?"
"What are you standing there for? Why don't you go and cook? It's getting late and Sister Xu next door will start to talk again. I can't afford to lose face like this."
"Look at that other person's wife, she's the boss at home and outside. The man just got promoted because his wife helped him find the job. And then look at you. Wenbin works so hard outside, and you're so slow even when cooking at home. I don't know what the point of marrying you was. Our Wenbin is so unlucky to have found a jinx like you..."
The woman listened to her mother-in-law's endless abuse, as if she had already gotten used to it, and carried the vegetables into the kitchen.
The old lady immediately chased to the kitchen again, and when she saw the two dishes in the basket, she expressed her dissatisfaction.
"Why did you buy so few vegetables? Where's the meat? I'm so old, and you want me to eat this every day? Did you secretly send the money I gave you for buying vegetables back to your parents?"
"I said at the beginning that we must find someone of equal status. What knowledge do rural people have? They have never seen good things in their lives. Finding someone in the village is like finding a family of vampires. No one listened to me. Look, this is nothing but vampires, squeezing money out of their teeth to send it home..."
"Mom, I didn't send any money to my parents' home."
The woman really couldn't stand it anymore. It was okay for her mother-in-law to scold her, but she couldn't blame her parents' home. Her parents' home was her last bottom line.
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