“Nan Nan, this is for men. Can you wear it? And should we go now? It’s almost dinnertime. Will anyone come out to buy it?” Yan Ge hesitated.
“These pants aren’t gender-specific. Let’s eat quickly, and then we’ll set up our stall near the school. You know my school, right? You ride my dad’s bike there first, and I’ll ask Chen’er if she wants to go when she gets back,” Yan Xiaonan decided.
Upon hearing this, Cuihua quickly ran into the kitchen. She knew Chen'er would be going there after he returned, so she cooked more food so the child could eat his fill before he could work.
As expected, Cuihua guessed correctly. As soon as Ye Chen'er returned, her eyes lit up when she saw Yan Xiaonan's jeans: "Yan Yan, I'll buy a pair."
After saying that, he started looking for the smallest size. After finding it, he went to Nan Nan's room, changed into the pants, and everyone saw that, wow, another long-legged beauty had arrived.
Ye Chen'er took out fifty yuan and handed it to Yan Ge. Yan Ge was startled and asked, "What are you doing?"
"My pants and Nan Nan's pants cost fifty yuan in total, isn't that right?" Ye Chen'er asked, puzzled.
Yan Ge looked at Ye Chen'er with a complicated expression. How could he ask for money from his own people? Wasn't that a slap in his own face?
Yan Xiaonan spoke up: "Brother Yan, we're on the same side, so give us an insider price: 23 for one and 45 for two."
Ye Chen'er cleverly pulled out five yuan and said with a grin, "It's so nice to have family around, we can even save five yuan. Grandma, do you want one? Or you and your aunt can each get another one, what do you think?"
Cuihua shook her head. These pants were too tight and must be uncomfortable. Grandma Yan also shook her head with a smile: "Grandma won't wear these pants. Just ask Ai Dang if he wants them."
"That's right, how could we forget our own men?" Ye Chen'er went to choose pants again. Yan Xiaonan also thought of Ye Chenming and quickly took out forty-five yuan to give to Yan Ge. Yan Ge refused to accept it no matter what. It was Grandma Yan who spoke up: "Yan Ge, you should accept it. Doing business is doing business. If you don't even take money from your own family, then you've made a wasted trip this time."
Yan Ge was a little embarrassed, but Ye Chen'er and Yan Xiaonan had already stuffed the money into his pocket and then went to choose the sizes for Yan Aidang and Ye Chenming.
Yan Aidang rode his bicycle into the courtyard and heard his wife calling his name and bending over to pick out pants. He knew his wife was going to buy him clothes, and he felt so sweet inside.
"Wife, what are you busy with?" Yan Aidang asked knowingly.
"Aidang is back! Come, come, try on these pants and see if you can wear them." Ye Chen'er handed the pants to Yan Aidang. Yan Aidang was a person who liked to follow the trend, so he had no reason not to try them on. He picked up the pants and ran quickly to the back room. When he came out, Yan Xiaonan couldn't help but sigh.
If Yan Aidang wore sunglasses, he'd look like a gangster. But you can't say that, or Yan Aidang would never be able to wear jeans again, and his uncle would definitely break his legs.
"Brother Ai Dang, where are your best friends? I'm going to set up a stall with Brother Yan Ge tonight. Can you send someone to support us?"
“My Nan Nan has spoken up. If they dare not come, I’ll make sure they never leave the house again. By the way, where are you going to set up your stall? I’ll come find you then,” Yan Aidang boasted proudly.
"We'll go there after we finish eating at the school gate."
"I'm going too! I'm going to get the food. I'll go after I eat." Ye Chen'er jumped up, and Yan Aidang quickly followed, pointing slyly at Ye Chen'er's pants, looking like they were a couple.
When Baoguo, Yan Daqiang, and Yan Xiaoqiang returned, panting heavily, carrying all the bags and packages, only Grandma and Cuihua remained in the courtyard, chatting and drinking plum juice and eating melon seeds under the moonlight, quite carefree.
"Where are they?" Yan Xiaoqiang asked, puzzled.
"They've all set up stalls at the school," Grandma Yan said happily.
Upon hearing this, Yan Xiaoqiang tried to find his bicycle, but couldn't. He guessed that Yan Ge had ridden it away. However, Chen'er's bicycle was still there. He greeted Cuihua and Grandma Yan, then got on his bicycle and went out.
Before Cuihua could even ask him if he had eaten, he disappeared. Grandma Yan knew that her youngest son had always wanted to open a business, and now that the opportunity had finally come, of course she had to go and see how things were going.
On the east side of the school gate, Nan Nan spread a piece of cloth on the ground, arranging pants of various sizes from small to large, and placed the advertisement she had written in the middle of the pants, waiting for someone to come up and ask the price.
On summer evenings, when it gets dark late, everyone saw the group of people setting up stalls when they came out for a stroll after dinner. A girl saw Yan Xiaonan and Ye Chen'er looking so smart in their jeans and ran over to ask about the prices with envy.
Seeing the price clearly written as 25 yuan on the white paper, I couldn't help but take a step back. It was too expensive! My salary was only 18 yuan. I could afford to buy it, but all the money I had saved over the past few months would be gone.
More and more people are looking at it, but not a single person can afford it, or they can afford it but are unwilling to buy it.
At the crucial moment, Yan Aidang arrived with a group of close friends. When they saw the jeans Yan Aidang was wearing, they went crazy and demanded that he take them off, saying that good clothes should be shared among everyone.
Yan Aidang was serious this time: "My wife bought this for me. Do you think you'd be comfortable wearing it? If you want jeans, I'll take you to buy some, but they're a bit pricey, 25 yuan a pair. Make sure you bring enough money."
"Twenty-five is a bit expensive, can you make it cheaper?" a close friend asked.
"Cheap my ass. They brought the people from Huacheng. It's good enough that they could even get them. Cheap? You're asking for trouble."
Seeing Yan Aidang cursing, everyone dared not make a sound. They consciously took out the money in their pockets and silently counted it. Then one person said that he had enough money, and another said that he could borrow two yuan because he was short two yuan.
Yan Xiaonan counted them and exclaimed, "Goodness, eight people! One for each person, that's eight!"
In just ten minutes, eight pairs of jeans were sold. Those who were still watching got anxious. There were still jeans left, but they might not be available in their size. So, someone made a move.
Once someone makes a move, things will be much easier. Yan Ge took three sizes: small, medium, and large. Yan Aidang, Ye Chenming, and their close friends all wanted the large size. Yan Ge took the fewest large sizes, only ten, so there were no large sizes left.
Those who were a bit tall got anxious and chose medium-sized pants to put on. Luckily, they were all wearing old-man pants in the summer, so they could just slip them on. Some were happy, some were sad. Those who could fit into the pants threw down twenty-five yuan and left wearing them. Those who couldn't fit into the pants or whose pants were too tight could only regretfully return them to Yan Ge and ask when they would be available again.
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