Chapter 204 The Su family came to visit the inner city
Twenty-nine years old.
The cold winter wind was raging in the border town, and heavy snow began to fall from the sky again.
The streets and alleys in Fengyun City, as well as the rooftops and eaves, were covered with white snow and hung with icicles.
But it can’t suppress the joy brought by the New Year.
All the shops along the street, big and small, hung red lanterns and posted festive Spring Festival couplets.
People wearing thick coats walked on the street, with snow on their hair and shoulders, and walked hurriedly with the New Year's goods in their arms.
Whenever I meet someone I have a good or bad relationship with, I will start to chat with them.
In the festive atmosphere, everyday grudges are temporarily put aside.
At the Bai family grain and oil shop, the shopkeeper Bai stood behind the counter, looking down at his abacus and checking the account book. He looked much rounder than he had been a few years ago. When he lowered his head, his neck was invisible, and only three layers of flesh folds were visible on his jaw.
It already looks like Maitreya Buddha.
Footsteps approached the shop door. Shopkeeper Bai, without raising his eyelids, spoke in a flat, direct voice, as if reciting something, "Plain rice is 30 wen, rough rice is 6 wen, white flour is 35 wen, dark flour is 8 wen, oil is 100 wen, and salt is 130 wen. If you have money to enter, you can't leave. If you want to rob someone, think about whether you can leave this street alive."
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A sack was left on the counter.
Shopkeeper Bai subconsciously looked up, and saw no one in front of him except the sack.
"Rice, exchange it for money. Give me the real price and don't rip me off." A sweet baby voice came from under the counter.
Shopkeeper Bai dragged away the sack that was blocking his view, leaned halfway to look under the counter, and was met with a pair of dark almond-shaped eyes, clear and quiet.
"..." My little aunt! Shopkeeper Bai felt his face hurt. "A bag of rice... three strings of cash?"
A bag of white rice weighs at most 50 kilograms, but he charged it for 100 kilograms based on the price of fully refined rice!
Now, my aunt should be satisfied, right?
Tian Bao frowned. She was very satisfied, but her grandpa and grandma were at the door. "My dad said here are 50 catties, 100 coins each. Check out."
"Okay! Wait a moment, young guest!" Shopkeeper Bai personally calculated the bill and respectfully handed the money to the young girl. "Little girl—young guest, the New Year is coming soon, and we've got a lot of new goods in the store. The white flour was shipped from Jiangnan. Would you like some? The Shunan vermicelli is also very delicious. And there's lard. I forgot to mention that we're having a discount on lard to celebrate the New Year. Would you like some?"
Tianbao looked at the shopkeeper with silent eyes, his face a little depressed.
She was very moved.
My family is frugal, and my aunt is very frugal with oil and salt when cooking. I want to buy some oil so that I can make fried dough sticks for Chinese New Year...
Shopkeeper Bai looked at the little girl's expression. This was so familiar! The Bai family's reputation could intimidate ordinary thugs, but it was not without its share of thugs.
For example, Broken Blade and Poison Old Man.
The little aunt’s expression now is exactly the same as when those two were “buying” things!
Give!
This is the young master's senior sister!
If the young master were here, not only would he send some rice, flour, grain and oil, he would even empty out the entire shop!
After he gave it, he went back to the Bai Mansion to report to his master, and the year-end bonus could be increased!
Shopkeeper Bai happily went to fill the vermicelli and flour and to use empty cans to make oil.
At this time, a head popped out from the door frame of the shop. The old man with wrinkles all over his face but a kind and benevolent look bowed stiffly when he met the shopkeeper's eyes. The shopkeeper was so scared that his hands trembled and he almost dropped the oil can.
"Bao, are you ready? Let's exchange the money and go buy some groceries." After a pause, the old man added in a low voice, "Don't take too much."
"Grandpa!" The little girl under the counter ran away and handed over the silver to the old man. "I didn't take much. Our rice is as good as the fine rice in the shop. 50 catties for the real price. No cheating."
"Okay," the old man stroked the little girl's head and handed the silver to the old woman beside him who was wearing a thick coat and a cloth wrapped around her head to protect her from the wind and snow. "Let's go to the vegetable market."
"Let's go! I'll lead the way!" The little girl skipped to the front to lead the way, with a cute expression on her face, not looking like a little girl at all.
Behind the little girl, a large group of people came out one after another from the area blocked by the door.
They were all dressed in coarse cloth, and it was obvious that they were farmers from the outer city.
An old couple, two men, three women, three boys, and a bird's nest head with an arrogant look that cannot be replicated.
Oh, he also had a deep memory of a certain man among them. Half of the slap he received that year was due to that man.
Shopkeeper Bai put down the oil can and went to the back of the shop, telling the shop assistant to report to the Bai Mansion immediately.
The Su family came to visit the inner city!
Not only Shopkeeper Bai noticed it, but also the owners of all the shops along the street.
Zhao Laoer's pork shop has particularly good business during the New Year holidays. Except for the two "human skins" still hanging at the door of the shop, most of the good goods have been sold.
After driving away a wave of customers who wanted to buy fat meat, Zhao Laoer chopped the wooden table with his butcher knife, and the knife was embedded in the table and stood at attention.
He craned his neck to look at the crowd passing by the shop, grinning in amazement, "The sweet little Su has brought his whole family here... With the elders here, nothing serious can happen today, right?"
The owner of the nearby teahouse wiped the snow flakes off his clothes with a hand towel and craned his neck to watch. "New Year's Eve is almost here, wouldn't it be more fitting to see some fun? But the Su family seems quite simple and down-to-earth. You can tell they're easy to bully."
"Easy to bully? Go up and try if you dare."
"If I were new here, I might actually go. What are you trying to do to provoke me? If you have the guts, go ahead and do it."
The four eyes met with swords and sabers.
If it wasn't for the New Year, I would definitely not let the guy across the street go.
Pooh!
The red jacket that sweet baby Tianbao is wearing today was made last year. Grandma specially made it a little bigger so that it can still be worn this year. It has been washed clean and looks like new.
After jumping a few steps forward, the little girl would look back, grin, and continue jumping forward.
Old Lady Su laughed, "This girl is six years old, but she still has the temper of a little kid."
The corners of Old Man Su's eyes wrinkled, he was happy but also a little sad, "He's acting like this because Tianbao is happy. We've been here for almost six years, and this is the first time I've been able to accompany Tianbao out to play."
Su Er immediately squeezed over, yelling, "Dad, Mom, see what I said? You should come out and see! Usually you two old people don't say anything, and the children don't dare to mention it, so they've been feeling pent up for a long time!"
"You're the one holding it in, aren't you?" Su Da kicked him from behind and scolded him with a smile, "I've heard you yelling about this at home a few times, talking about your parents!"
"Boss, don't worry! We can't just be nice to each other at home. If we go out and fight on the street, won't that be bad guys?"
He Daxiang sighed and complained to Liu Yuelan, "He just has to be very good with his mouth."
Liu Yuelan covered her lips and smiled softly. The appearance of a woman in her thirties was reflected in her heart. Her eyebrows and eyes became more and more elegant and gentle. "They are two brothers who are the same. No need to criticize each other."
Su Xiuer held a small basket in her hand, listening to her family members talking and laughing in her ear, with a smile that could not be wiped away on her face.
The weather is cold, but time like this is particularly precious.
Also, seeing is believing, the inner city doesn’t seem as chaotic as imagined.
The people's livelihood here is actually very positive and prosperous.
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