Chapter 62 I want to buy pork hock!
Grandma Guo suddenly said that she had forgotten to tell Mr. and Mrs. Chen something.
Guo Baiwen and Xiaohua could either wait for her where they were, or wander around the market before coming to the foot shop to find her.
Unexpectedly, Chen Baoyue came running over from the other side with her bow and arrows.
With a cheerful expression, she said, "Let's go! I told my mother we can stroll around some more together."
Upon hearing this, Guo Xiaohua immediately became excited.
She felt she hadn't had enough of the market today and wasn't really keen on going back.
Without waiting for Guo Baiwen to speak, she started nodding vigorously, "Hello, Sister Chen!!!"
There were three people in total, and since both of them had said so, Guo Baiwen followed behind them.
They continued browsing the market.
However, he was still somewhat concerned about what Grandma wanted to discuss with the Chen couple in private.
After walking a short distance, he finally couldn't help but ask Chen Baoyue.
But the girl with the oval face shrugged, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "I don't know either!"
"Why should we kids worry about adult matters?" She was very open-minded. "If it's really something important, they'll tell us themselves without us even asking."
really.
He's been here for so long, and Grandma Guo has never hidden anything from him.
Aside from the time I secretly went to register at the school—
Guo Baiwen comforted himself that everything was alright, but the image of him secretly organizing clothes at the fur stall kept replaying in his mind.
The way Grandma looked at herself...
Really?
A few guesses inexplicably arose in his mind, so he subconsciously felt uneasy and unconsciously turned his head to look at Chen Baoyue who was following beside him.
But this time, because they were too close, she caught him red-handed. Chen Baoyue followed his gaze and looked back, surprised, "Why are you looking at me?!"
Guo Baiwen's ears turned red instantly, and he stammered, "I... I'm checking if you used the hair oil I gave you last time."
Upon hearing this, Chen Baoyue also remembered it. She clapped her hands together, making a fist with one hand and exclaimed, "Yes! That hair oil you gave me last time was really good!"
"Later, my mother and I tried to make several more boxes at home, but none of them turned out the same as that one." She was a little curious. "Where did you buy it? Next time you go to the county town, point it out to me so I can buy another box for my mother."
How should I put it?
You definitely can't make it yourself.
Even if you buy it, you might not be able to get it.
Fortunately, he had checked in beforehand, and there were two bottles stored in a pine box at home.
So Guo Baiwen said, "I bought it by chance from a peddler before, and I haven't seen him much lately—if you want it, I have two boxes left, I can give you one."
Chen Baoyue was somewhat disappointed, "It's okay if I couldn't buy it."
The two of them were talking together when Guo Xiaohua, who had been looking at the hairpins on the stall, turned around and asked, "What are you talking about hair oil?"
“When she came to our house last time to bring you and Grandma face cream, I gave her a box of hair oil in return,” Guo Baiwen explained, and walked over to the stall with Chen Baoyue.
The stall owner is quite skilled; besides displaying many intricately carved wooden hairpins, there are also some hair ornaments and hairbands on the stall.
They're all pretty good.
Originally, only Guo Xiaohua was watching, but soon Chen Baoyue joined in as well.
The two clicked their tongues a few times as they looked at a hairpin.
Chen Baoyue wanted to buy it, but felt it was a bit too expensive.
But she felt a little reluctant to let go of it.
Just as they were about to argue back and forth with the stall owner, Guo Xiaohua suddenly appeared.
Her bargaining skills were truly inherited from Grandma Guo. Compared to Chen Baoyue's few rounds of phrases like, "Give me a discount!" and "Give me a discount this time, and I'll come back to buy from you next time," her bargaining prowess was far superior.
Guo Xiaohua's words were much more incisive.
"Boss, are these two hairpins made of pine? The price they're priced at is almost the same as those made of peach wood."
"And look here, this corner is a bit crooked, don't make it so expensive! Make it cheaper!"
...As soon as Xiaohua opened her mouth, Chen Baoyue felt as if she had found her pillar of support.
Although all she could do was echo with "yes, yes" or "right, right."
But their teamwork was surprisingly good.
Seeing that the two people were focused on bargaining with the stall owner, Guo Baiwen stood aside and listened quietly. When he realized that he had no room to speak, his eyes involuntarily drifted to the white and red gradient hairband in the corner of the stall.
Although the style is ordinary and common, the color is very special, and the material of the headband should be the scraps of silk from a fabric workshop.
The texture of satin is quite different from that of coarse cloth or cotton.
He was just looking at it at first, but somehow he subconsciously felt that the headband suited Chen Baoyue's long hair very well.
Her hair is jet black and shiny; it would look great with a headband like this at the ends.
While he was staring at the hairband in a daze, the bargaining 'great undertaking' of the others was finally coming to an end.
The price of the two hairpins was negotiated down by both parties, resulting in a final price reduction of one-fifth.
At this price, it's barely acceptable.
Guo Xiaohua touched her purse, about to pay, when Guo Baiwen stopped her, saying, "Let me pay?"
Hehe!
Brother, you're paying!
With the money she saved, she can buy half a braised pork hock on her way back!
She had seen it when she came here before; she wondered what spices that braised pork hock restaurant used.
It smells amazing.
She was initially reluctant to buy it, but now she thought that buying half of it would only cost a little more than the price of this hairpin.
Okay!
Chen Baoyue was already impressed by Xiaohua's bargaining skills, and when she heard that Xiaohua wanted to buy braised pork hock, she nodded without hesitation and decided to take her along.
"I'll take Xiaohua shopping first, and I'll give you the money when I get back."
"Brother, would you like some pork hock too?"
So the two turned around and said something to Guo Baiwen, who was paying the bill. After he nodded to indicate that he understood, they waved their hands and said, "I'm not eating."
The two walked toward the stall selling pork hock.
Guo Baiwen glanced back at their retreating figures, then turned back to look at the stall owner who was assembling hairpins...
Since moving away from Guojia Village, Guo Xiaohua has rarely had the opportunity to stroll and eat with young girls like this.
Although Chen Baoyue was much older than her, perhaps because they rarely came to such crowded places, the two surprisingly got along very well while strolling through the market.
When they see something new or interesting, they will exclaim in surprise before covering their mouths and whispering a few words to each other.
When they arrived at the stall selling pork hocks, Chen Baoyue had originally brought Guo Xiaohua with her.
But now that we're closer, the aroma of braised pork hock keeps wafting into my nose—it smells so good!
I don’t know if that’s why, but there were quite a few people in front of the stall, so the two of them had to wait in line at the back.
I was originally planning to finish shopping quickly and go home as soon as possible, but judging from the situation, I guess I'll have to wait quite a while.
Chen Baoyue glanced at the long queue ahead and asked with some concern, "Won't your brother get impatient waiting?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Xiaohua thought for a moment.
He waved his hand, "No, we told him before we came. If he really doesn't wait for us to go back, he'll come looking for us on his own."
Moreover, the prince is very clever, at least more so than her.
Seeing that Chen Baoyue still looked worried, she reached out and tugged at her sleeve, "Sister Chen, don't worry too much."
"Okay." Chen Baoyue couldn't help but glance back in the direction she had come from before, before finally turning back to look at Guo Xiaohua and nodding.
Fortunately, although the queue was long, the stall owner was very quick and efficient, wrapping the chopped braised pork hock in dried lotus leaves and cooking it very fast.
Seeing that there were only two or three people left ahead, Guo Xiaohua felt a little relieved.
But soon the stall owner said, "This pot of pork hock is sold out! If the next customer wants to buy more, they'll have to wait for the next pot."
The next batch?!
The two peeked out from the queue and saw a large earthenware pot at the stall owner's feet, filled with braised pork hock.
It's still cold, though; it needs to be boiled again on the stove on this stall.
Guo Xiaohua asked worriedly, "How long until the next batch?"
The stall owner fanned the fire in the small stove underneath and called out, "It'll be ready very soon, in less than fifteen minutes!"
We'll have to wait another 15 minutes.
But she was already waiting in line for so long, and she was worried that her brother was waiting too long.
Caught between two difficult choices, she looked up at Chen Baoyue and said, "Sister Chen, how about this, you wait here for me, and I'll go back and tell my brother I'll be right back."
"How can that be!" Chen Baoyue instinctively grabbed Guo Xiaohua's hand, refusing to let her leave. "You're so young, if no one is watching you, what will I say to your grandmother if something happens?"
Moreover, Guo Xiaohua is not tall, so she can easily be completely lost in the crowd.
She thought for a moment, then said, "How about I go find someone? You wait here."
The second batch will take another fifteen minutes, but she can make a round trip and it might be faster than the second batch.
Moreover, there are many people in front of this stall, so as long as Guo Xiaohua stays still, she will definitely be able to spot her at a glance when she comes back.
Guo Xiaohua thought about it and could only nod, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Chen."
“No problem,” Chen Baoyue pinched her cheek and instructed, “You stay here and don’t move.”
"Uh-huh."
Although it had already been agreed upon, Chen Baoyue was still a little worried, so she squeezed to the front of the stall and told the stall owner again.
After patting Guo Xiaohua's head, he walked back to where the two of them had just come from.
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Author's Note: Thank you so much for your support, my little angels!!! There will be four chapters updated today, at 5 PM, 7 PM, 9 PM, and 11 PM. [Roses][Roses][Roses]
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