On the second day of the Little New Year, when Tian Tian woke up in the morning, it was all white outside again. It had snowed heavily the night before, covering the ground with a thick layer of snow.
After dinner, Old Mrs. Tian went to the county town to buy New Year's goods. Tian Tian followed her. Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo also clamored to go to the city.
However, it snowed last night, and the two of them were still young, so Grandma Tian did not take them with her. She promised to bring them some candy, and then she and Tian Tian set out for the county town.
The two of them didn't go for a walk today. Many people in their brigade went to buy New Year's goods, so the brigade's ox cart was also dispatched, and each person paid ten cents for a round trip.
Old Mrs. Tian paid two cents and took Tian Tian to sit down.
When they arrived in the county town, everyone went to the supply and marketing cooperative together. Before going to the supply and marketing cooperative, Tian Tian had been thinking about taking a good look around the cooperative.
Last time, she had no money or tickets in her pocket, and she felt guilty when she saw some expensive things in the supply and marketing cooperative, and she couldn't buy them even if she wanted to.
Although she has no money or ticket now, she came here with her parents. Children with their grandmother are very confident.
Tian Tian had beautiful thoughts in her mind, but her eyes almost popped out of her head when she arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.
There were crowds of people at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative. Some people were trying desperately to squeeze in, while others were trying desperately to squeeze out. Tian Tian saw that several people had their cotton jackets torn apart when they squeezed out.
Tian Tian immediately backed off in her heart. She hated crowded places the most and always felt that a stampede would happen.
"Grandma! I'm waiting for you outside. There are too many people here and we might get lost in the crowd." Tian Tian said.
Seeing so many people, Old Lady Tian's eyes were immediately ablaze with desire to win, and she began to rub her hands in preparation. When she heard what Tian Tian said, she replied casually, "Then you just wait for me outside, I'll be out in a moment."
As she spoke, Old Mrs. Tian rubbed her palms, rushed over with a group of old ladies nearby, squeezed into the crowd and disappeared in a few seconds.
There were only a few thin-skinned young wives left around Tian Tian.
After the young wives squeezed in, Tian Tian sat on the side of the road waiting for Old Lady Tian boredly, her eyes unconsciously observing the people passing by.
Hmm! This auntie must be from a wealthy family. Her clothes are patchless and the colors are very fresh. They must have been made recently. She is wearing shiny leather shoes and a watch. Most importantly, her hair is also shiny and black. She has an upright posture and a good spirit. She is a career-oriented lady.
Tian Tian felt a little envious when she saw the aunt's sharp eyes. She really liked this kind of domineering woman and always felt that she was the kind of person who could debate with people and make a name for herself.
Her efforts were in vain. She was just an ordinary girl. She was nervous even when she was on stage giving a PPT presentation. But it was also good to be an ordinary girl.
Tian Tian turned around and looked at another person.
"Although this man's clothes are very neat and made of good material, his family conditions may not be very good." Tian Tian thought as she watched a man trying his best to protect his clothes and avoid the earthen baskets that the aunts used to carry vegetables.
As soon as she turned her eyes away, she saw a man dressed in dusty clothes and with a hunched back walking down the street.
Tian Tian knew that person, it was Li Jiuniang!
Although Li Jiuniang deliberately wore clothes with patches on top of patches, painted herself black, and put on old-age makeup, Tian Tian still recognized her at a glance.
Although Tian Tian didn't wear much makeup when she was in college, she had several roommates who were makeup artists, so she actually had a wealth of theoretical knowledge.
Moreover, Li Jiuniang's makeup skills are not even as good as those of her roommates, so she is still easy to recognize for Tian Tian.
Tian Tian looked at Li Jiuniang's back thoughtfully. Seeing Li Jiuniang like this, she thought that it was the end of the year and she should be going to the black market to sell things.
Tian Tian was tempted, because many of the things in her shells could not be sold, only rice and flour could be sold.
She also planned that when she went to high school in the county town, she would take the opportunity to sell some of the rice and flour in the shells, so that she could free up some space.
Although she doesn't plan to sell it now, she can follow Li Jiuniang to the black market to take a look and find out about the situation in the black market. This way, she will be mentally prepared when she goes to sell things in the black market in the future and she will also know where the black market is.
Tian Tian was eager to make a move, and turned to look at the supply and marketing cooperative. After all, she came here with Old Lady Tian, and she was a little worried that Old Lady Tian would come out shortly after she left.
However, when she saw the supply and marketing cooperative that was packed with people, and remembered the long list that Old Mrs. Tian had made yesterday, and thought that Old Mrs. Tian might not be able to come out for a while, she made up her mind, turned around, and trotted in the direction that Li Jiuniang had just walked.
Li Jiuniang was very alert. Tian Tian followed her for a while and was almost discovered by Li Jiuniang twice. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many people on the street at the end of the year, Tian Tian might have been caught red-handed.
Tian Tian originally thought that Li Jiuniang was disguised and was definitely going to the black market, but she didn't expect that she came to a residential area with a basket. The residential area was quiet and the roads were much wider. It was obvious that all the people living there were rich people.
Tian Tian hid behind a wall and saw Li Jiuniang carrying a basket, covering his face with a scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, and knocking on the door next to him.
Soon the door opened and a man walked out. Li Jiuniang handed the basket to the man, looked at it, said a few words to him, and then followed him in. Then the door was closed.
Tian Tian, who had been following Li Jiuniang for half a day: "..."
She was not stupid and knew that Li Jiuniang was not taking the black market route, but the door-to-door sales route.
Tian Tian's wish to see the black market was shattered.
She sighed slowly, turned around and gave up following Li Jiuniang, and went back to the supply and marketing cooperative to continue waiting for Old Lady Tian.
Tian Tian didn't know how long she had been waiting by the side, before Old Mrs. Tian finally came out in disheveled clothes, holding a basket.
"Grandma! You're out!" Tian Tian trotted over excitedly, took the things from Grandma Tian's hand, and helped her quickly away from the crowd.
"Oh my God!" When they reached a place with fewer people, Old Mrs. Tian let out a long sigh and tidied up her messy clothes.
"I almost died in the crowd. Don't come here to buy at this time tomorrow. You have to come a few days in advance!"
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