On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, when the Xie family of Yuzhou was pulling the first cart of New Year's goods back home, the Gu family's New Year's goods battle officially began.
Of the forty-odd households in Sanchakou Village, more than a dozen have asked Gu's family to buy goods, while the rest are either not interested or are observing the situation.
On the first day, they didn't take much goods. They selected some from each of the three teams and then headed to their chosen villages.
That's right. The villagers must agree to sell the goods they take to other villages, and only one person can go to each village.
If the wife's family lives in that village or has relatives there, it will be more convenient.
Of the three teams, the children's team shipped the least. After all, the villagers tend to trust adults more. Although they trust Gu Nian, Gu Nian couldn't do so much by herself!
Gu Si clenched her little fists angrily: "It's okay, we'll just take them to town and sell more ourselves."
Gu Xin comforted her, "Sisi, it's alright. It's only the beginning of December. It won't get lively until the middle of December, and the best time will be in the latter half of the month!"
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
Then they went out to sell their goods.
Not to mention Huo Yanyu, even Gu Xin and Gu Si were selling goods like this for the first time.
The three girls were dressed as boys, like street vendors. They were all fair-skinned, and to avoid being bullied, they used the Gu sisters' products and applied some yellowish powder to their faces.
He rode his family's little donkey and parted ways with Gu Nian and Gu Hui at the village entrance.
After they parted, Gu Nian couldn't help but ask, "Sister Huihui, are you really at ease with the three of them? I feel like they're all a bit silly, and I'm worried they'll be bullied."
Gu Hui laughed and said, "In Zhoujia Town, who would dare to bully the three of them? Don't worry, A Yuan is here! You should be worried about whether the two of us will be bullied!"
Speaking of herself, Gu Nian became confident: "It's been so long since I've stretched my legs. I'm practically begging someone to bully us. Bullies, protection collectors, come on, your ancestors' fists are roaring!"
Gu Hui looked at her speechlessly, then smiled and said, "Then it's settled. If we really run into the bullies and protection collectors you mentioned, one for each of us. No robbing allowed!"
Gu Nian: "Don't worry, Sister Huihui, I won't rob them. It would be best if someone strong and rich came later, and they could fight and overturn these goods, then we'd force them to sell them."
Gu Hui: ...
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Three little girls drove a donkey to town. Their average age was less than eleven, but they all pretended to be mature young boys.
After setting up their stall at the furniture store, none of the three knew what to do next.
Gu Xin had gone to the county town with her parents to sell New Year's goods last year, so she knew she had to hawk her wares. She cleared her throat and said, "Don't miss out! Dear grandpas, grandmas, uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters, come and see! We have the best food this year..."
Huo Yanyu and Gu Si stood on either side of Gu Xin, watching her with great interest.
After Gu Xin finished shouting, the two little girls started as well.
They're not shy, they just don't know how.
The three people had sweet voices, and even with a layer of yellow on their faces, they were still very pleasing to the eye, and soon people gathered around them.
Gu Xin cut the food into small pieces on a small plate for tasting. Most people would feel embarrassed to try more than three pieces.
But there was someone there constantly tasting the food, and Gu Siqi couldn't eat as fast as him.
This man was from out of town and was helping his employer transport goods. The cargo ship happened to be docked at the pier, and he got off the ship to take a walk, which is when he came across this food tasting.
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