028, buy buy buy
028, buy buy buy
Their newly rented house was at the end of an alley on Tongshu Street, a little way from South Street. However, if they went through the alley, the distance would be shortened by half.
After all, they were in the city, so no matter how far they went, it wouldn't be farther than the distance they had walked from Shihua Village to the city. Living in the city would make it much more convenient for them to come out to South Street to do business.
After renting a house, they cannot move in immediately. They need to clean and decorate it before moving in. They don't need to buy tables, chairs, beds, and cabinets. They temporarily store the things they used in the house at a neighbor's house and wait for the villagers to deliver them.
This morning, Lu Mingfei went to the city gate to find Sixth Grandpa from the same village who pulled an ox cart. Tomorrow morning, the other party would help them deliver the goods to the city.
However, the three of them had to live in the city, so they had to buy a lot of things.
That morning they set up their stall as usual, and when others closed their stalls in the afternoon, they packed up their wares as well. After moving two large baskets into the backyard of the pancake shop, Lu Mingfei followed his mother out to the street to buy things for their new home.
Pots, pans, firewood, rice, oil and salt are all essential.
After buying the basic necessities for their new home, Lu Mingfei passed by the cloth shop and realized that the quilts they had at home were already very thin. Winter was coming, and it would be very difficult to survive without a quilt. He called out to his mother, "Mom, let's buy some cotton and make two more quilts."
"...Oh, okay, fine, it's time to make the quilts. Your quilt is already very thin." Liu Sanniang was thinking about how much cotton would be needed to make two new quilts. It would cost a lot of money, so she was a little hesitant at the moment, but she still followed the child into the cloth shop.
Because he often went to the cloth shop with his father to buy scraps of cloth for his mother, Lu Mingfei knew the shop assistants, the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper's wife. When he entered, he greeted everyone with a smile before asking the shopkeeper, "Uncle, do you have any cotton?"
"Yes, how much do you want?" The shopkeeper recognized this cute little kid who was good at bargaining with them.
"If we want more, can it be cheaper?" Lu Mingfei asked the shopkeeper with his little head tilted up. There was no other way. His height was too tight now. He had to tilt his head up even when talking to adults.
Fortunately, he is still young and can grow a lot!
"That depends on how much you want." The shopkeeper also liked to tease the little kid. He had never seen such an interesting kid in his entire life, so he was not interested.
Seeing her son chatting with the cloth shop owner like a little adult, Liu Sanniang was not at all nervous. She had been in the city with her son for the past two days and had witnessed his bold side. She had known that he was smart before, but now she had witnessed more than just his intelligence.
Thinking that cotton was not cheap, Liu Sanniang pulled the child aside and whispered to him, "How about we buy a few pounds of cotton, and I'll make you a new quilt, and your father and I can just use our old quilt."
"That won't do, mother. The quilts you and father cover yourself with are so thin. Father still has injuries on his body. If he gets sick from the cold, it will cost even more money. Mother, you have to think about it this way. As long as our family of three doesn't get sick, we are saving money." Lu Mingfei said to his mother seriously.
Liu Sanniang remembered that the money her husband spent on a trip to the clinic was enough for them to make several quilts, so she knew that what the child said was right.
Finally, after much discussion between the mother and son, she agreed to buy ten kilograms of quilts to make two quilts. But after some thought, she decided to buy five more kilograms of quilts and a large piece of coarse cloth, intending to make a cotton-padded jacket for each of the three of them.
Seeing that his mother was finally willing to spend money, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but smile in his heart.
They bought so many things that they had to bargain with the shopkeeper, and in the end, the shopkeeper almost wanted to kick them out. But when they finally paid, the shopkeeper's wife smiled and gave them a bag of rags as a bonus.
Having gained the benefit, Lu Mingfei gave a sweet smile and politely thanked them: "Thank you, Auntie, and thank you, Shopkeeper."
"You little kid, call her auntie and call me shopkeeper!" The shopkeeper pointed his finger at the kid who treated him and his wife differently. Wasn't it just that he didn't give her a bonus? But he gave her a discount! She didn't even call him uncle anymore!
The shopkeeper's wife laughed with delight and asked the mother and son, "How are you going to take all these things back?"
"Aunt, can you ask someone to take it over for us? We rented a small courtyard on Tongshu Street the day before yesterday. We still have to buy some other things on the street, so it will take a while before we can go home." Lu Mingfei asked with his little face raised.
"Sure, I'll have someone deliver it to your house later." When the shopkeeper's wife heard this, she was surprised that he bought so many things. It turned out that he had moved to the city.
After asking for the location, the shopkeeper agreed to call a waiter to help deliver it.
After paying the deposit, Liu Sanniang took her child out of the cloth shop. She was afraid that if she stayed there any longer, she would have to spend more money on buying things.
But later, the mother and son bought a lot of other things on the street. If they bought more, the store owner promised to send someone to their home. If they bought less, they took it themselves.
In the end, not only was his mother carrying large and small bags of things, but Lu Mingfei also took a lot of things.
When passing by the grocery store, Lu Mingfei called his mother to come in and take a look.
There are a lot of things in the grocery store. Everything that is sold outside is here, and things that are not sold outside are also sold here, from pots and pans to delicacies from land and sea, and even spices that are rarely sold outside can be found here.
Seeing the spices, Lu Mingfei thought of a profitable business. Tomorrow they will move to their new home, and it is a good opportunity to try out new dishes. He called his mother:
"Mother, let's buy some of this and take it back."
"What are you going to do with this?" Liu Sanniang didn't recognize these things that looked like wood and tree leaves, so she asked in confusion.
"Mom, please buy some for me. They will be useful when I take them back. I guarantee they will be useful. If they are not useful, you can beat me up." Lu Mingfei begged his mother to buy them for him.
"...You kid, when has your mother ever been willing to hit you? You're just talking nonsense!" Liu Sanniang was so angry at the child's words that she laughed. She glared at the child. However, when she saw the child's ingratiating smile, she lost all her temper.
Knowing her child wouldn't ask her for something for no reason, she was curious about what she was going to do with all the leaves and wood. Although she was a little reluctant to spend the money, it was the first time in her life that the child had pestered her for something, so she bought it for him anyway.
Lu Mingfei, holding the bag of spices in his arms, was using his clever little head to think about what delicious food he could make with this small bag of spices.
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