I've already decided what I want to buy.
We need one washbasin, two enamel mugs for drinking water, two pounds of peach shortbread, and a little bit of everything else we might need, plus some fabric for making clothes...
It can be said that almost everything the supply and marketing cooperative had was distributed among them, leaving them with almost no money.
She bought mostly cotton because she planned to apply to go to Heilongjiang Province. Although the winters there are particularly tough, it's far from Beijing, the policies are relatively relaxed, and the local produce is abundant.
When she came out, Lin Xiaoxiao was carrying large and small bags, which attracted many people to turn around and look. She deliberately walked in the alley, turning and twisting, and when she saw that there was no one around, she immediately put the things into her space.
When they came out, they only had basic necessities and some food.
When I was carrying my things back, a neighbor came over and asked me a couple of questions.
There are very few dual-income families here. Almost all of them are men who go out to work while women take care of the household. When they have nothing to do, they just sit around gossiping all day.
"Xiaoxiao, did you go to the supply and marketing cooperative? Your cheapskate mom is willing to give you money?"
Lin Xiaoxiao pretended to be aggrieved and said, "They said they would find me a wife in a few days, so they gave me money to buy some things so I wouldn't embarrass my family."
"Arranging a marriage? Why didn't your mother mention this before? Why are you being married off all of a sudden?"
Lin Xiaoxiao pretended to be very scared, "I overheard them saying they were going to marry me off to a fool."
"Oh my, this family is really inhuman! What was they thinking, marrying such a fine young woman to a fool?"
"You just married him because his family told you to?"
Lin Xiaoxiao's response: "Of course I'm not happy about it. I had a fight with them this morning."
The group exchanged glances, understanding the situation perfectly.
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