Wen Xi smiled slightly. If it weren't for Lin Yiwan providing them, even if he had gone to the South, he wouldn't have been able to bring back so many fresh vegetables, because the South is far from being at such a high level now.
"How much do these vegetables cost per pound?" Wenxi asked curiously.
"One yuan a pound, all one yuan a pound! Don't miss out! Fresh vegetables from the south, only one yuan a pound..." the stall owner shouted.
One yuan per pound is quite expensive for ordinary people, but it's a good deal for Wenxi, since it's the dead of winter and it's impossible to buy summer vegetables now.
The stall owner had five large baskets in front of him, each containing a different type of vegetable: cucumber, tomato, green pepper, cowpea, and broccoli.
"Give me ten catties of each," Wen Xi said generously.
Buy several kinds of vegetables so you can mix them together and eat them separately.
Seeing that she was a big customer, the stall owner dared not neglect her, so he quickly picked up the scale and weighed Wenxi. Fifty jin, which is fifty yuan, Wenxi took out fifty yuan and handed it over.
"Wenxi, let me help you carry some!" Wang Xinru only bought two jin of each type of vegetable, totaling only ten jin, and there was still plenty of room in the basket!
Wenxi put two kinds of vegetables into Wang Xinru's basket, and then the two continued walking. After walking a few stalls, they met another person selling fresh vegetables.
This person was selling water spinach, amaranth, loofah, bitter melon, and eggplant. It seemed that Lin Yiwan was being generous, providing five dishes for everyone.
Wenxi ordered ten catties of each item, but she couldn't fit them all in her bag, so she had the vendor weigh them and put them aside. She paid a deposit first, and would pay the balance when she left.
Then I saw fruit stalls. Each stall sold one type of fruit, and the fresh fruit was laid out on burlap sacks, looking very tempting. The air around the fruit stalls was filled with the aroma of fruit.
Wenxi bought five catties each of grapes, peaches, apples, pears, bananas, and dragon fruit, and didn't buy anything else.
After everyone had finished buying their things, they gradually dispersed, and the number of people in the market slowly decreased. Wenxi took her purchases to the meeting point and then went to the stall owner to retrieve the remaining items.
She went to the market today and spent nearly three hundred yuan. But since she has money, she doesn't care about that little bit of money at all.
With so much stuff, even if each person carried a little, they wouldn't be able to take it all back. Besides, everyone had bought quite a lot of things, so Wenxi rented an oxcart from the nearest village and asked them to help deliver it, hoping to earn some extra money. Naturally, the villagers agreed.
When they arrived home, everyone helped Wenxi carry her things inside, and then they all left.
Seeing that Wang Xinru was alone and had only a so-so relationship with the other two female comrades at the educated youth settlement, Wen Xi invited her, "Wang Xinru, come over for New Year's Eve dinner at noon on New Year's Eve."
Qin Mi got off work in the afternoon, so they saved their New Year's Eve dinner for later that evening.
Wang Xinru was very excited and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, then I'll come over as soon as possible to help you."
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were also packing their things in the room. When Wen Xi saw that no one was paying attention to her, she moved all the things she had bought that day into her own room.
Since no one knows what she actually bought anyway, she can take some things from the system warehouse and mix them together.
So Wenxi took out some rice candy, glutinous rice strips, White Rabbit milk candy, melon seeds, peanuts and some nuts, as well as two each of prepared chicken, duck, goose and rabbit, five catties each of mutton, lamb ribs, beef and beef ribs, and even a basket of toon sprouts. In this way, all the New Year's goods needed during the Spring Festival were prepared.
In the evening, Wenxi made fresh stir-fried green peppers with pork, stir-fried cucumber with eggs, loofah and minced pork soup, and broccoli in broth.
When Qin Mi returned, he was shocked to see the floor of Wen Xi's room filled with fresh ingredients. "Xi, where did you get so many fresh ingredients this season?"
Although he rarely has time to grow vegetables, he still knows what's available in each season. At the very least, cucumbers and tomatoes are only available in early summer, right?
"I bought it at the market today. The person there said it was transported from the south, which should be true, because there is no winter in the south, and even in winter, all kinds of vegetables can be grown." With this market and Lin Yiwan's arrangement, Wen Xi was also able to take out the things in her warehouse.
Lin Yiwan probably did this so that she could openly bring food home to eat; otherwise, having to explain herself repeatedly would be quite troublesome.
Moreover, her sister-in-law is pregnant and needs nutrition, so eating only radishes and cabbage every day is not good for her as it leads to an unbalanced diet.
Now, when Lin Yiwan takes out fruits and vegetables, she can simply say that they were bought at the market. After all, many people bought fresh vegetables today. Although they are not cheap, everyone received several yuan more this year. If the whole family adds up to several tens of yuan, they will naturally have enough money to buy some fresh vegetables.
And with so many fragrant fruits at the market, how could a child not cry for them? And how could grandparents and parents bear to listen to their child crying all the way?
To shut the kids up, they'll buy a little something as a token gesture.
“There are many good things at the market. I plan to go again tomorrow. Brother Qin, is there anything you want to eat?” Wenxi asked.
Qin Mi reached out and ruffled Wen Xi's hair. "Xi, just buy whatever you want to eat. Don't worry about me. But be careful in the market, there will be a lot of people."
"Brother Qin, don't worry, I know." She has a sign-in system, so even if something unexpected happens, she won't die. "Brother Qin, go and eat!"
After Qin Mi went to the kitchen, Wen Xi lay down to rest. Winter nights are really cold, so she didn't have a late-night snack with Qin Mi.
The next day, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue didn't go to the market, so Wenxi went alone. It was actually a good thing that they didn't go, because Wenxi could cheat and wouldn't have to carry such heavy things back.
Actually, Wenxi didn't need to buy anything. She just went out to find a suitable reason to take out the things in the warehouse!
Wenxi strolled around the market, bought five catties of fried dough twists, and after leaving the market, took out two portions of malted milk powder and milk powder, some seasonings, and then scooped out twenty catties of large river shrimp from the river shrimp pond. She also took out two fifty-catty large grass carp and ten large crucian carp that were as long as chopsticks.
During the Lunar New Year, fish is an essential part of the celebration; otherwise, how can we expect to have fish continuously?
However, Wenxi did not carry such heavy things home; she simply tidied them up and placed them in a corner of the warehouse.
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