Chapter 253: New Year Market
But Xu Xiangxiu didn't dare to say these words, because she knew how strict the Xiangyang Brigade's purchasing standards were this year.
Don’t discard small dates, broken ones, or those that don’t meet the sugar content standards.
If we use this standard, none of the candied dates in her house would pass.
“Aunt Qiao, wuwuwu, I…”
"Okay, don't say anything. I'm a little older, but I'm not blind."
"If the quality of your candied dates is good enough, there is no way the brigade will not accept them."
"If you can't pass it, it's useless to say anything. I won't ask for this favor on your behalf."
Xu Xiangxiu gave Old Mrs. Qiao a hateful look.
"Aunt Qiao, how could you be like this? Are you really going to watch someone die without helping?"
"Uncle Qiao, please help me say something."
Old man Qiao pulled out the pipe from his mouth and said, "Whatever you say, your family did something unkind, so don't blame others."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and went back to the house without even looking at her.
Old Mrs. Qiao didn't bother to pay attention to her and went straight to the kitchen with the fish in the bucket.
Soon, everyone in the yard dispersed. Xu Xiangxiu cried for a long time but no one paid any attention to her. Finally, she left with red eyes in anger.
Before leaving, he cursed several times in his heart.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, Qiao Zhide and the others finally returned.
However, this year the harvest is good and the work points are high, so as a village cadre, he is very happy from the bottom of his heart.
"Mom, I put the food you and Dad shared in the west room for you. Also, this is the work points you two received this year."
Qiao Zhide handed over the counted bills. This year, the old couple had a total of 2,892 work points, and after deducting the money for food, they still had more than 100 yuan left.
When Mrs. Qiao saw so much money, she laughed even more happily.
When she heard that the work points of Xiangyang Brigade this year had reached 1.3 cents and might be even higher next year, Mrs. Qiao quickly pulled the old man.
"Did you hear that? Your son said the wages will increase next year."
"When spring comes, we can't afford to slack off like we did this year."
Taking advantage of the good market conditions in recent years, while they are still able to move, they have to save up some dowry for Qiao Qiao.
Mr. Qiao didn't say anything, just nodded. He thought so too.
After saying this, Old Mrs. Qiao also mentioned Xu Xiangxiu's visit in the evening.
After hearing this, Qiao Zhide's brows instantly twisted into knots.
"Why is she still here to make trouble? I have already told her everything I should have said this afternoon."
"The quality of her candied dates is not up to standard. The brigade will not accept them."
"That's my guess."
He Chunfang sighed and gave Qiao Zhide some advice.
"They are a family of stubborn people. They won't listen to anything you say now."
"In my opinion, they will probably blame you for this matter."
"Blame me. There's nothing I can do."
The service center was finally reopened, and at this time Qiao Zhide would never allow a bad apple to spoil the whole barrel.
Even if he was his own brother, he would never open this back door for him.
Lin Siqiao didn't understand the situation and didn't say much.
However, she saw clearly the expression on that person's face when he left, so she reminded her uncle.
Let him be more careful, this guy might be up to something bad.
Qiao Zhide nodded, "Okay, I understand."
After finishing the meal, it was already past nine o'clock, which was very late in the countryside. The two children were tired after a day's work and had gone to bed early.
After Old Mrs. Qiao settled Wang Xiaofei, she filled a basin with hot water and brought it to Lin Siqiao's room.
"Qiao Qiao, come here, soak your feet in hot water, it will make you feel better."
"Grandma, I can do it myself."
Lin Siqiao was helpless and didn't know what to say. She was already 20 years old, not a 3-year-old child. How could she let her elders do such a thing?
"Okay, okay, I won't call you tomorrow."
Old Mrs. Qiao smiled so hard that her eyes curved. She took out a towel from the cupboard, wrapped the bottle of saline solution, and stuffed it into the quilt.
This way, your feet won't get burned easily.
"Qiao Qiao, there's a New Year's market next to the commune tomorrow, do you want to go?"
In fact, we have bought almost everything we need at home, and there are sales outlets in the village where you can buy whatever you need.
Old Mrs. Qiao was afraid that they would be bored staying at home, so she tried every means to take them out to see the world.
Lin Siqiao had no objection to this, and the next morning after breakfast, everyone set off.
There are tractors in the village, but there were too many people there today, so even ten tractors might not be enough to carry them all.
Fortunately, the road is not very far, and if everyone walks there, it will take at most half an hour to get there.
Unlike what Lin Siqiao had imagined, the New Year market here was actually held on a country road.
There are stalls selling New Year's goods on both sides of the road. The names of the production teams are written on them, and the products are mainly agricultural and sideline products.
Different production brigades have different sideline businesses. For example, Xiangyang Brigade's main business is candied dates, while the remaining brigades raise fish, grow vegetables, and even cut wood.
Of course, there are also some teams that specialize in handicrafts, such as mending pots, repairing umbrellas, weaving baskets, in short, there are all kinds of things.
This is the last episode before the New Year. Before coming, Lin Siqiao had already prepared herself mentally that there would be a lot of people, but she didn't expect there would be so many.
When going to the market in those days, looking at the sea of heads in front of him, Lin Siqiao almost suffered from claustrophobia.
Before they could react, they were pushed into the market by the crowd behind them. The two little ones also tightly grasped the adults' hands.
As the group was walking around, they saw a stall selling Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures, and Old Mrs. Qiao stopped.
"Qiao Qiao, can you write calligraphy?"
She asked Lin Siqiao as she flipped through the pages.
In the first few years, the couplets in the house were all written by the second son, but Old Mrs. Qiao disliked his poor handwriting and was really unwilling to post them.
Later, after educated youth came to the village, Old Mrs. Qiao would go to the educated youth site every year to ask them to help write.
There are ready-made Spring Festival couplets, but they are much more expensive. Most people choose to cut some red paper and write them themselves.
Lin Siqiao is able to do it, but he hasn't held a brush for a long time, and he doesn't know if his calligraphy has deteriorated.
"Grandma, let me try."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiao asked the master to cut a stack of red paper without saying a word.
Lin Siqiao had already bought the New Year pictures before, so there was no need to buy this one.
When passing by a stall selling firecrackers, Old Mrs. Qiao bought quite a few, thinking that since this year was a happy year, it was only right to set off a few more firecrackers.
Lin Siqiao didn't want to buy anything until he passed by a stall selling tea.
When she smelled a faint scent of orchid, she looked over in surprise.
Lin Siqiao has always loved drinking tea. The tea he drank the most in the past was Longjing before the Rain. This kind of tea with the fragrance of orchid is the first time he has seen it.
Compared with other stalls selling agricultural products, this one can be said to be deserted.
Seeing a customer coming, the stall owner rubbed his hands and introduced the food in a simple and honest manner.
Only then did Lin Siqiao realize that this tea was called Tongcheng Xiaohua. Not only did it look like an orchid, but after brewing it also had a fresh, long-lasting aroma with a faint floral scent.
The price was not expensive, only 2.1 yuan per pound. After hearing this, Lin Siqiao bought 5 pounds directly.
After buying these, they continued walking forward. There were many stalls selling old items in the market. Whenever Lin Siqiao saw one, he would stop and take a look.
There were so many people here that she couldn't use the valuation function of the platform and could only go by her first impression.
Anyway, if you buy it, you will make a profit. If you can’t buy it, it doesn’t matter. The price is not expensive.
Once you buy it, you can’t stop.
When the uncles and aunts of the Qiao family came over, they found a pile of cups, bowls, plates and bowls at Lin Siqiao's feet.
She even bought several large jars for pickling pickles.
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