We made the hair flower too late last night, so when we woke up today, Xiaokang and Daniu got up to feed the chickens and cows.
Tian An packed up, put on the hair ornaments he had made last night, and everyone set off.
When they reached the village entrance, they waited a little longer to see if there were any other people going to town as well. They could earn a few more coins by taking them along.
After a while, several aunties from the village came over. Seeing the ox cart parked, they walked over and asked, "Is the ox cart going to the county town?"
Xiaokang poked his head out and said, "Yes! Are the aunts leaving?"
An old lady saw Xiaokang and said, "Oh! It's Xiaokang! This ox cart belongs to yours!"
Tian An smiled and said, "Brother Da Niu saved up money to buy this cow. Our family is too small and too small to farm much land. If we don't farm, we won't have food to eat. So we can only save money to buy a cow. Aunt, are you guys leaving?"
An auntie nearby asked, "How much do you charge for your ox cart?"
Tian An looked at her and smiled, "We'll charge the same price as others! We can't charge four cents for an ox cart that costs three cents! We can't charge you more than you ask, aunties!"
Several aunties nearby smiled and said, "That's right, then let's take your ox cart today!"
After a few people got on, the ox cart was just full and they set off.
An older woman from the same village looked at Tian An and said something a bit sourly, "Tian An, you're such a lucky girl! You've only been with Da Niu for a few days and you've already bought a cow! Who knows how good your life will be in the future!"
Tian An looked at her and said, "If your son goes hunting, he can also buy cattle. It's just that hunting is hard work and dangerous. Besides, we have a small family, so even if we have cattle, we can't finish farming! Your family is large, so you can farm faster."
The old lady thought, "That's right!" Not to mention the dangers of hunting. Even if they bought cattle, they wouldn't be able to cultivate much land with so few people. If they didn't cultivate much land, they'd go hungry. She thought about the similar amount of land she cultivated at home.
He immediately boasted, "Yes! Farming requires more people to plant crops faster. If you plant too late, the harvest will be poor and you will go hungry."
The people in the car looked at Tian An's siblings, who looked thin and small, and thought they probably didn't have enough to eat. With so few people in this farm family, even with cattle, they couldn't do much. And that big cow's family didn't have any land before, so they probably didn't know how to farm! How could a farmer not know how to farm?
All of a sudden, the awkwardness in his heart disappeared, and he looked at the three people with pitiful eyes.
Da Niu drove the cart steadily and quickly, and everyone arrived at the county town in a short while while chatting.
After getting off the bus, everyone conscientiously counted out three coins and gave them to Tian An. For six people, that was eighteen coins.
Then, when entering the city, I paid another six coins for the entrance fee, leaving me with twelve coins.
When they arrived at the vegetable market, they found a stall and put out the vegetables and eggs.
Without a scale, I gathered straw and bundled the Chinese cabbage and pea tips into bunches, selling them by the bunch: two bunches for a penny. Large radishes were two for a penny, small ones were three for a penny. Eggs were one for a penny.
After setting up the vegetable stall, Tian An told Xiaokang to call out to people whenever he saw them, calling them "Grandma, call Auntie, call Auntie, call Sister," and be sweet and smiling. He had to sell out quickly so he could go somewhere else.
Xiaokang was in the county town for the first time and was extremely curious. Immediately, he confidently patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, sister! I will definitely sell out early."
While Da Niu and Xiao Kang were watching the stall, Tian An went to some shops to inquire about the prices of the head flowers, and then compared them with her own. Finally, she decided on ten cents for a pair and eight cents for a flower.
When she went out, she brought a small stool, a clean wooden board and a piece of green cloth.
Now I put a bench next to the vegetable stall, put the wooden board on the bench and covered it with cloth, and finally put the finished hair flower in place. It looks clean and beautiful.
I have to say Xiaokang really has a talent for business. He was a little unfamiliar at first, but after being called a few times, he was able to apply what he had learned to other situations. Plus, he was sweet-talking and made some of the aunts and grandmothers laugh.
A young couple came over after buying two bunches of vegetables. Tian An picked up a hair flower and called out, "Sister, would you like to see the hair flower? It's very beautiful!"
Then she said to the man, "Brother, buy me a flower for my hair."
The woman blushed shyly as she looked at the man. Seeing her like this, the man knew she liked it and immediately asked, "How much is this flower?"
Tian An felt that there was something interesting when he heard it: "Brother, this flower is very cheap, only eight cents a piece! You can't buy it anywhere else. When my sister wears it, she will look like a fairy. Brother, you have a good taste."
As he said this, he put the hairpin directly on the woman's head.
The man thought it was expensive at first, but then he was coaxed into feeling happy. Then, seeing his wife's happy face, he gritted his teeth and bought one.
Just as the young couple left, another young wife came over and said, "Sister, would you like to see the hair ornament? This purple one goes perfectly with your dress."
The young wife picked it up and took a look. The style was quite unique and cheaper than the ones sold in the store, so she asked for one.
Then she saw a woman walking over with two girls. She picked out a pair of hair ornaments and called out, "Sister, buy some hair ornaments for these two little sisters! They'll look so pretty in them."
The woman said with a smile, "I am their mother. You call me sister and them sisters. You call us all the same generation."
"You sisters look so young! I thought they were your little sisters!"
The woman was coaxed into smiling: "Little girl, you are so sweet, how much is the hair flower for sale!"
Tian An picked out another hair ornament of the same color and said, "This bigger one is eight cents, and the pair just now is ten cents. The pair can be worn separately, one for each of the two little sisters, or they can wear them together, one on each side like me."
Tian An pointed to the hairpin on his head.
A little girl looked at her hair ornaments and said, "Mom, I want a pair. She looks so beautiful in them."
Another one also said, "Mom, I want a pair too. There are no other places that sell pairs of hair flowers."
The woman's family must be well-off and she loved her daughters, so she gave each of them a pair.
Tian An added, "Sister, why don't you buy one for yourself? If you wear them together, people will say you are sisters!"
The two girls also said, "Mom, just buy another one! We can wear it together!"
The woman couldn't resist the temptation and took another one.
A few more people came in afterward. Seeing the head flowers were unique, beautiful, and inexpensive, they all bought one. Soon, all three pairs of small head flowers and five large ones were sold out.
Xiaokang, who was standing by, worked even harder after seeing Tian An finish selling his products.
"Brothers and sisters! Uncles and aunts! Come and take a look! Cheap and fresh vegetables! And delicious eggs!"
The big guy standing by hurried to help count the money, eggs, and radishes. After a while, only two radishes were left!
By the time Tian An closed his stall selling hair flowers, the two radishes had also been sold.
The stall on their side was bustling with activity, but the stall next to them seemed particularly deserted. The stall owners stared at the two siblings in amazement: How can you sell vegetables by shouting like that?
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