Chapter 64: Going to the Market
Song Shiwei pointed at them one by one and explained to them: "This is abalone!"
As soon as he pointed to another one, Wang Chunxiang rushed to say, "I know that one, it's a sea cucumber!!"
Sun Meimei poked her arm: "How did you know?"
Wang Chunxiang smiled with a proud look on her face.
"Hehe, a few years ago, when Lao Qian of our family went back to his hometown during his annual leave, he saw him doing it once at his friend's house! It was the first time I saw him do it!"
Jian Qiu laughed and said, "These are what rich people eat, sea cucumbers and abalone..."
She turned around and asked Song Shiwei: "Weiwei, how much are you going to sell it for? The people who go to the market are all from nearby villages. I guess they may not have that much money to buy it, right?"
Song Shiwei also knew this: "I just want to give it a try. The weather is going to get cold soon. I want to exchange some cotton and cloth coupons to make some thick clothes for the children! I didn't bring any thick clothes myself, so I have to make one for myself. Tingyue hasn't issued that many coupons in recent years!"
Sun Meimei and the others also understand.
Their family didn't have many cloth and cotton coupons, and some of the children in the family even wore altered adult clothes!
Cloth coupons and cotton coupons are indeed scarce here.
After walking for about an hour, they finally arrived at the place. The market here was a large open space with many stalls.
There were people coming and going inside, some buying things, some selling things, it was very lively, just like the New Year!
Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin were so excited when they saw it, and followed Song Shiwei while looking around.
There were people selling vegetables, grains and flour, eggs and duck eggs, and Song Shiwei also saw people selling rapeseed oil.
They say they squeeze it at home, and it tastes absolutely delicious when used to cook food.
Thinking that I was out of gas at home, I stopped and asked the price.
"Auntie, how much is this rapeseed oil per pound?"
When the old lady saw that business had come, she was very happy.
"Our rapeseed oil is squeezed by ourselves, it's not expensive! It's only 80 cents a pound! If you have tickets, you can exchange them for it!"
When Sun Meimei heard this, she immediately wanted to pull Song Shiwei away.
"Let's go, this oil is too expensive. It's better to buy pork. You can eat the meat and make oil from it! Pork is only 70 or 80 cents a pound!"
Song Shiwei stopped.
"Pork has a smell when cooked, which will lose the taste of the food itself. Although rapeseed oil also has a little smell, it is much smaller!"
If you ask Song Shiwei, a food blogger, to cook with lard every day, she really can't stand it. Although lard is good for the human body, even if you use garlic when cooking with it, you can't suppress the fishy smell.
The smell of baking a pancake with lard filled the whole house, not to mention the smell on her body and head, which made her want to take a shower quickly.
Sun Meimei and her friends are not that particular. They all come here this way, so naturally they eat whatever is cheaper and more cost-effective.
Of course Song Shiwei didn't ask for more, just two kilograms! One good thing about the fair here is that you don't need a ticket.
Just like on the black market, these are all sold by villagers from all over the town.
Take something from your home and exchange it for some money or something else.
There are also food for sale at the market here. Some people come to the market early in the morning, especially those setting up stalls, and they don’t even have time to eat breakfast.
Just eat something at the market.
Song Shiwei saw people frying dough sticks, selling noodle soup, selling rice crust vegetables, and even selling steamed buns!
The picture comes from the Internet
Song Shiwei also saw a stall selling large spiced nuts. There was a big pot and they were frying and cooking them right away!
The picture comes from the Internet
The stall owner selling the large spiced nuts is a middle-aged woman. Judging from her accent, she seems to be from Tianjin, which is close to Beijing.
Song Shiwei found the accent quite familiar, because one of her assistants in her previous life was from Jinshi, and she spoke like a crosstalk, often making them laugh.
Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin were very curious and kept looking at the big pot.
Sun Meimei came over and asked, "Big sister, how much is this peanut per pound?"
The middle-aged couple casually grabbed a few kernels from the iron pot and handed them to Sun Meimei and the others with a smile: "Big sister, try it first, okay~ I fried these five-spice big nuts! It's absolutely the same!"
Song Shiwei pinched one and gently pinched it with his hand, and the outer red skin fell off. The nut inside was really big and plump. He put it in his mouth and took a bite. It was really crispy!
Full of flavor!
"Not bad, not bad! It's really delicious!"
Since she said it was delicious, I can imagine that this thing is really good!
Sun Meimei and the others all laughed: "Well, my eldest sister said your nuts are delicious, so they are definitely delicious! There's no doubt about it!"
Jian Qiu also tasted it and it was indeed delicious. Her husband Zhao liked to have a glass of white wine at home in the evening, and he enjoyed it with peanuts!
"How much is one pound of your nuts?"
The woman said with a smile: "You will never be cheated by my nuts. One dollar a pound! One dime a bag!"
As she spoke, she took a piece of cut newspaper on the table next to her, rolled it up into an inverted triangle, and then used a shovel to scoop up a small bag full of it!
"Look, one dime is definitely enough for your man to have a meal!"
Song Shi smiled, this dime was really a lot.
But they all came here with great difficulty to get to the big fair, so it was impossible for them to buy just such a small amount.
Jian Qiu spoke first: "I want one pound!"
Sun Meimei took out five 1-cent coins from her sleeve and said, "I don't want that many. I only need the 50-cent ones!"
Song Shiwei looked at Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin, who had been staring at the iron pan with fried nuts since they tasted one, and smiled as he took out two dollars from his pocket.
"I want two pounds!"
Sun Meimei looked incredulous: "Weiwei, why do you need so much? I remember your family doesn't drink much, right?"
Song Shiwei pointed at the two little guys next to him and said, "One pound for Tingyue, and one pound for the children as snacks!"
There aren't many snacks these days, especially on this remote island.
It's very difficult to eat anything, let alone some snacks.
When Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin heard that it was bought for them, they were immediately very happy.
Zhou Lin couldn't wait to take it. It was still hot, so he carefully put it in his arms.
Wang Chunxiang couldn't help but ask him curiously: "Why don't you eat?"
Zhou Lin glanced at Zhou Cheng and chuckled, "We want to save some for our brothers and sisters to eat together when we get home!"
When he said this, not only Song Shiwei, but even Wang Chunxiang, Sun Meimei and others felt that this child was really sensible!
As you go further into the market, you will see more people and a wider variety of items for sale.
Song Shiwei was thinking about buying eggs, flour, pork and so on, so he pulled Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin away from Sun Meimei and the others.
As a result, just after buying a basket of eggs and duck eggs and about to take out the money, Song Shiwei suddenly felt something wrong with her right pocket. There were more than ten yuan in it, which she was going to use to buy things at the market!
Her expression froze for a moment, and she reached out hurriedly, only to find a cold hand in her pocket! ! !
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