Chapter 76: How can you live like this?
The incident involving Liu Jinping, her mother, daughter and two other girls was just a minor episode, and no one actually took it seriously.
Today's market is indeed different from usual, and Chen Jintao hasn't felt such a lively atmosphere for a long time.
In another twenty years, won’t we have everything? What can’t you buy? But now it is completely different.
"It's really lively!" Shen Jintao couldn't help but sigh.
"Right? I didn't lie to you, did I? Check quickly to see what you want to buy. Even though there are many people selling things, there are also many people buying things. Also, keep an eye on your bag and make sure no one scratches it." Qian Mingfang warned.
Because everyone wants to buy different things, everyone has already rushed to the stalls they have already liked.
Chen Jintao naturally knew why Qian Mingfang said that. With so many people around, it was inevitable that there would be some who wanted to steal things. If something was stolen, they would have no place to cry. After all, there were no surveillance cameras in this era, and if something was stolen, it would most likely be impossible to find it back.
"I understand, sister-in-law, you go shopping! I'll take a look myself!"
"Okay! Then you should pay attention too. We'll meet at the market entrance soon!"
"Okay!"
Chen Jintao noticed one thing. It seemed that most people who bought things here did not bring their children. Even if they did, they were only half-grown children. She guessed that they were not only worried about someone stealing money or things, but also someone stealing their children.
No wonder the sisters-in-law were so confused when they saw Liu Jinping bringing the child with her.
As she walked, Chen Jintao came to a place selling rice sticks. This thing was quite interesting. Chen Jintao had seen many more and better snacks, but this thing could truly be regarded as a memory of this era.
She watched with interest as the stall owner poured the prepared ingredients into the machine. After a while, cylindrical rice sticks came out of the machine, which looked very interesting.
Chen Jintao asked about the price. It was fifty cents a pound, which was not cheap, but she still bought two pounds. It would be a good choice to entertain the children who came to visit during the New Year.
It’s just that this thing takes up quite a bit of space, and two kilograms is quite a lot.
Walking along the way, I found that there were really all kinds of things for sale. I bought a lot of snacks needed for the New Year. Chen Jintao was already holding a lot of things in her hands.
After walking a few more steps, Chen Jintao saw a stall selling thousand-layer soles. She knew nothing about making shoes. She could barely sew clothes, but she really couldn't make shoes. She had thought about making a pair for Huo Beichuan before, but she almost pierced her hands into a sieve, so she gave up the idea.
The man selling cloth shoes was an old man with wrinkles all over his face. He must be very old and had some hearing problems.
Shen Jintao asked several times before the other party understood what she meant and gave her the size she wanted.
"This is good! Durable!"
The old man smiled with wrinkles on his face and he didn't know how to sell anything. After saying this, he smiled and looked at Chen Jintao to check the quality of the shoes.
The quality is really good. You can see that the old man was very serious when making these. He bought two pairs for himself and Huo Beichuan so that they can wear them alternately.
Although they are not short of shoes, Chen Jintao for example, has several pairs of leather shoes. Huo Beichuan usually wears the leather shoes issued by the army. Those things are really durable and can even be scratched with a knife. But at home, thousand-layer soles are indeed a good choice. They are comfortable and breathable, and Chen Jintao herself prefers them.
However, she didn't think about buying it for her parents and parents-in-law in her hometown, as they could make it themselves, so there was no need.
The old man has been here for half a day and hasn't sold many pairs yet. Chen Jintao wanted four pairs and she was very happy.
The old man sells these shoes for 1.5 yuan a pair, and four pairs cost 6 yuan. 6 yuan is nothing to Chen Jintao, but for the old man, it can allow his family to have a good new year.
Chen Jintao didn't think it was expensive. After all, she didn't know how to make it herself, and making shoes was time-consuming and laborious. She was embarrassed to trouble her sisters-in-law, so she bought this handmade product. Although the materials didn't need to be too much, her main purpose in buying things was to make herself happy.
"You really don't know how to live! You even have to spend money to buy this thing! Aren't you afraid that your man will beat you to death?"
A harsh and familiar voice came to her ears, and Shen Jintao curled her lips. This person seemed to be haunting.
Seeing that Chen Jintao had no intention of paying attention to her, Liu Jinping rolled her eyes and moved closer, "Why did you buy this from her? One dollar and fifty cents is way too expensive. How about this, you give me four dollars and I'll make four pairs for you?"
She knew that Chen Jintao was rich. There was no other military wife in the entire family compound who was richer than Chen Jintao. She could get double salary from the school alone, and there was also the royalties. It was said that her royalties were one or two hundred yuan each time. She didn't know how many times she had received royalties from the newspaper in this period. Liu Jinping was envious and jealous.
"Not so good!" Shen Jintao refused without any suspense. She didn't like Liu Jinping very much and didn't want to have anything to do with her.
She is just like this. She will get along with people she likes or gets along with, but if she really can't get along with someone, she will just treat them as strangers. Liu Jinping is a completely ineffective social figure for her.
The other person can neither provide you with any substantial help nor emotional value, and you may even always feel disappointed because of her. Shen Jintao stays away from such people.
"I mean well, but why are you so ungrateful? You spend six dollars to buy shoes here, why don't I make them for you? You can save two dollars, so why can't I do that?"
Liu Jinping really didn't understand why Shen Jintao didn't let her help.
"There's no reason. I just want to buy this lady's. Is that not okay?" Chen Jintao gave the money, packed the cloth shoes and turned to leave.
Liu Jinping didn't want to give up. She kept chattering behind Shen Jintao, "You can't live like this. If you spend so much money, your man will definitely quarrel with you. I'm doing this for your own good. We women should be thrifty in our lives. Besides, it's okay for you to buy shoes for your men, but why do you buy shoes for yourself? I've seen that you have a lot of shoes and clothes. You can't do this. We women should put men first in everything. What's the point of you dressing so well? We only have face when men dress well..."
Chen Jintao was completely speechless by Liu Jinping's chatter. She turned to look at Liu Jinping and asked word by word, "Did I spend your money?"
"No..." Liu Jinping didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, nor did she feel that she was being presumptuous. "I'm an experienced person, you have to believe me. Think about how hard men work outside. Aren't you enjoying life at home? Look at your clothes and shoes, they are all well-bought. How can you live like this?"
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