But if we choose a piece of floral fabric, then we can't make it for Lin Weidong.
While she was struggling with her decision, Lin Juanjuan suddenly turned around and looked at her.
"Sister-in-law! Do you have any extra cloth coupons? I want to buy some too."
Li Xiuhua never expected this person to be so shameless, directly saying to her, "I don't have any extra, it's not even enough to make clothes for Qingyu."
This wasn't the first time Lin Qingyu had seen Lin Juanjuan act like this. She walked directly in front of Li Xiuhua and blocked Lin Juanjuan's view.
"Auntie, didn't you say you were coming to the city on business? It's getting late, Uncle Wu will be urging us to go home soon!"
Uncle Wu was the donkey cart driver, and he had a bad temper.
Lin Juanjuan was short, so when Lin Qingyu stood in front of her, she couldn't see anything at all.
"Qingyu! My business isn't urgent, I'll go sightseeing with you first!"
She smiled foolishly, pretending not to understand.
Lin Qingyu continued, "That's perfect. Aunt, if you're free, could you take me to buy something else?"
Lin Juanjuan didn't understand what she meant, and simply asked, "What do you want to buy?"
She held onto Lin Juanjuan's arm and had to bend down to talk to her:
"When Juanzi from our village got married last time, her aunt bought her a watch, and I really love it!"
Lin Juanjuan immediately had a bad feeling.
Lin Qingyu smiled and said gently, "Why don't you buy me a watch too, Aunt? We're both aunts, so you can't be worse than other aunts!"
The smile on her aunt's face instantly froze.
A watch?
Just kidding, that would cost over a hundred yuan. How could she possibly buy it for Lin Qingyu? She herself wouldn't even be willing to spend that much.
"Hehe! Well, I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"
Before Lin Qingyu could continue speaking, she turned around and ran away, not even hearing the salesperson talking to her.
"Honestly, I've spent so much time choosing but haven't bought anything, what a waste of time..."
The saleswoman who served Lin Juanjuan muttered a complaint under her breath, while Li Xiuhua's fabric was already packed up.
In the end, she bought one red and one white.
Then I chose a cheaper piece of cloth to make a quilt, which cost less than ten yuan in total.
The two walked out of the department store and went to the local products store on the other side of the building, which specialized in selling furniture.
Li Xiuhua led Lin Qingyu there and took a look. A set of bowls and chopsticks cost two or three yuan, and tickets were required to buy them.
She glanced over cautiously again and saw someone asking about the price of a set of tables and chairs.
A square dining table plus four long benches costs a total of fifty yuan.
This is equivalent to two or three months' living expenses for an average family, not to mention families living in rural areas.
In the end, Li Xiuhua didn't buy it here. She decided to go to the supply and marketing cooperative, where the price would definitely be cheaper.
It was almost midnight, and Li Xiuhua decided to go back to where she had gotten off the bus, pulling Lin Qingyu along as they left.
"Aren't you going to eat something? Mother, you must be hungry too!"
Lin Qingyu has been feeling hungry lately, and she feels it's a side effect, even though she's never quite full at home.
But she still took every opportunity to add extra food for her family and secretly add extra food for herself.
Li Xiuhua shook her head firmly, "No, I'll go home soon and eat there."
She couldn't bear to waste a single penny, especially since she needed food coupons to eat in the county.
"But I'm so hungry! Mom must be hungry too, let's go get some steamed buns!"
Lin Qingyu was a little hungry, but she also felt sorry for Li Xiuhua.
Although we don't have to work today, everyone is in their prime and needs proper nutrition.
It's one thing to not eat well normally, but today we're on a long trip and we can't even have a proper meal? That's just not right.
In the end, Li Xiuhua had no choice but to take Lin Qingyu to buy steamed buns.
She couldn't bear to let her child eat only steamed buns.
It was so hot that Li Xiuhua led Lin Qingyu into a breakfast shop.
There are seats inside, and there are electric fans overhead, so the conditions are slightly better.
The two of them ordered a total of two steamed buns, two mantou (steamed bread), and two bowls of plain porridge.
As soon as the food was served, Lin Qingyu made an excuse that she needed to go to the restroom and ran out the door.
She remembered hearing about the black market in her previous life, and that the entrance to that place was nearby.
Because this place is relatively remote, considered to be on the outskirts of the county, the management is not so strict.
Relying on her memory, Lin Qingyu managed to find it, but there were guards there.
She was originally carrying a basket on her back, but she left it at the breakfast shop.
Fortunately, she had the foresight to prepare things in her space beforehand.
Lin Qingyu walked in a small alley where there were hardly any people, which made it convenient for her to operate.
Finally, carrying a small bag of rice and flour, she gave the guard a small favor and managed to get inside.
It was very lively inside because no tickets were required to make transactions.
Many people come here to shop, especially those who have a little money but not much.
Because Lin Qingyu's rice and flour were of very high quality, she sold them quickly.
The person buying the items was a very young and beautiful woman, dressed very fashionably.
She asked Lin Qingyu if there was any more grain of such good quality, but Lin Qingyu only made excuses, saying that it was being sold to a friend and that she didn't know either.
Because she couldn't stay out for too long, she just came to try her luck, and the whole thing lasted no more than twenty minutes.
When she ran back to the breakfast shop, panting, Li Xiuhua was already getting impatient and almost wanted to go out and look for her.
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