Song Shuxi put those valuable ornaments into her backpack, actually transferring them into the treasure gourd, and put the rest in the backpack.
Despite this, the backpack was still heavy and almost full.
Saren looked at the sun and said, "The supply truck is not here now, so it's useless for us to go there.
My cousin works at the nearby police station, let's go over and leave our things with him first. "
Song Shuxi and Tiantian were both willing to do so, as carrying the baby like this was not only heavy but also unsafe.
The three came to the police station.
A young man saw that there were three female comrades and asked, "Comrades, what's going on?"
"Hello, I'm Wang Gang's sister, Saren. Could you please call him for me?"
Wang Gang is a dark-skinned young man who looks very strong.
I was a little shy when I saw them.
They feel very relieved to leave their things here.
Hearing that they were here to buy New Year goods, Wang Gang said, "Sister Saren, the market we went to before happens to be open today, you can go and have a look."
After receiving the good news, the three of them headed straight for the market.
A small alley filled with agricultural products.
There are coarse grains such as corn, sorghum, and oat noodles, as well as cabbage and potatoes.
Song Shuqian met a man selling vermicelli.
"Tiantian, Saren, do you want vermicelli? The stew is delicious."
"Yes," they said.
Considering the space in the backpack, each person bought 5 kilograms. We can ask the service agency to help purchase it when needed in the future.
The fabrics here are all linen with very simple patterns and colors. The villagers weave and dye the cloth themselves.
There were also some people selling mountain products. Song Shuqi and his friends met a man selling dried mushrooms.
Maybe there were not many mushrooms here, only 10 kilograms, so Song Shuxi and Tiantian bought them all for him.
Both families love to eat mushrooms. This year, they didn't prepare anything, so of course they just picked them when they saw them.
Then they saw an old man using a big teapot, a very big teapot, to put something into the bowl.
Many people went there to drink.
Song Shuqian and Tiantian were curious and went over to take a look.
Sarin explained, "This is called tea soup. It is made by grinding millet into flour, dissolving it in warm water, and then brewing it directly with boiling water. Some brown sugar, melon seeds, etc. are also added to it. But now supplies are tight, and we only have millet flour. Would you like to try a bowl?"
Song Shuqian touched her stomach which still hadn't digested much food, and gave up with regret.
Tiantian tried a bowl and it tasted bland.
It might be better if you can add a little brown sugar and other ingredients.
Afterwards they wandered around a bit, bought some small items woven by the farmers themselves, and then moved on to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The truth is, all the products sold here are agricultural products, and very few of them have even undergone secondary processing.
You can usually buy those at the service center.
The main reason is that they have a lot of stuff and it would be bad if they couldn’t carry it back.
On the way, we passed a shop selling Mongolian specialties.
Saren explained, "This is also a state-owned company. When Cuiyuan City was built, tens of thousands of people were transferred from several surrounding provinces. These people always bring some gifts home during festivals.
This specialty store is opened for them. "
Song Shuqian signaled with her eyes, "Go in and take a look?"
It was also the first time for Saren to come in, and the three of them were quite curious.
In addition to various types of milk tofu and milk skin, the things sold here also include Mongolian knives and silverware.
Song Shuqian fell in love with a carpet, it was a very beautiful blue and very clean, just like the sky.
This was the first time she had seen a carpet in the five years she had lived here.
The pattern is also very beautiful, with auspicious clouds and flowers on the grassland.
But Song Shuqian’s favorite is the solid color one with nothing on it, a very transparent blue without any unnecessary patterns.
Just when she was about to act on impulse and buy it, she thought of her home.
Thinking about her own home and then looking at the carpet, Song Shuqian gave up silently.
Never mind, she doesn't deserve it.
After buying it, should it be laid on the kang, or on the ground where two children and three dogs run around every day?
She could imagine how difficult it would be to wash it again in the future.
But my love for it is quietly buried in my heart.
Tiantian took a fancy to a Mongolian knife and tried it, and found it felt very good.
I asked and it cost 68 yuan. They said the handle was made of ox horn and the scabbard was also very beautiful.
Sixty-eight yuan is half a month's salary for Liu Xinguo.
Tiantian is reluctant to part with this thing as she may never use it after buying it. It will just be a pretty decoration.
The key is that she has no job now.
Without a job, there is no income, and there is always a sense of urgency.
In the end, the three of them bought nothing.
There were so many people like them who just walked around and left that the salespersons were too lazy to even look up.
Of course, more people will just look at it at the door, knowing that they can’t afford it and dare not come in.
Afterwards, the three of them went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative.
This place is suitable for them.
The shopping begins.
Sugar-coated hemp leaves are very delicious. Song Shuxi and the children like them very much and ordered 20 of them.
Old-fashioned cake is also OK, it costs two pounds.
There was only one local kind of biscuits, Baiyun brand. Song Shuqian was not sure whether it tasted good or not, so she bought half a pound to try.
It is hard to find salty oil twists, so Song Shuqian also bought 20 of them.
For a time, she became the envy of all the children.
Which child doesn't want to eat these things, but they have neither the choice nor the right to decide.
I could only look at Song Shuxi and give her an envious and jealous look.
After that, I bought pencils, erasers and notebooks for the children.
They are all very practical things.
After everything was done, the three of them looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so they hurried to the police station to retrieve their things and headed to where they were waiting for the bus.
When they arrived, many sisters-in-law were already waiting.
They all carried large and small bags, and everyone smiled at each other.
Don't care what other people buy.
An aunt said, "I'll see Zhang San and Li Si later and ask them to buy some chive sauce next time. I went around the entire supply and marketing cooperative today and didn't see any.
In winter, we eat a lot of hotpot, so we have to have this thing.”
Another sister-in-law asked, "You didn't go to pick them this year? There's no need to spend money on them. They're available on the grassland. Wild chives are also delicious. Remember to pick them in the spring."
Song Shuqian silently took note of this good thing called wild leeks.
Everyone is sharing what good things they bought.
When we asked Song Shuxi and the others, we learned that they had encountered dried mushrooms, and everyone praised them for their good luck.
There aren't many people selling dried mushrooms here.
While we were chatting, Zhang San and Li Si came over.
Compared to the morning, the car is now full.
There are also two big fat pigs.
A sister-in-law asked, "Zhang San, is this pig from the cafeteria or the service center?"
The canteen provides special meals for soldiers, and the service center provides welfare to the family quarters.
Zhang San also doesn’t know.
Song Shuxi was also quite curious. Her family had a lot of mutton and rabbit meat, but no pork.
There are not many people raising pigs here.
On the way back in the car, it was not as quiet as when we came. The sisters-in-law were talking at the top of their voices.
Song Shuxi almost fell asleep several times, but was woken up by Saren.
She was puzzled.
Saren explained, “It’s windy in the car, and it’s easy to catch a cold if you sleep like this.
Everyone was in high spirits when they arrived, so no one spoke. On the way back, we were all sleepy, so we would check on each other and make sure we didn’t fall asleep before getting off the bus. "
Song Shuqian said, "Saren, you are so kind. If it weren't for you, Tiantian and I would have taken a lot of detours."
Saren's face turned red with sweet words from both of them.
Very cute.
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