"Children, don't be greedy. After Laba Festival, it's New Year. Drink Laba porridge for a few days, until the 23rd. On the 23rd, have sticky sugar melons. On the 24th, sweep the house. On the 25th, have frozen tofu. On the 26th, go buy meat. On the 27th, kill the rooster. On the 28th, let the dough rise. On the 29th, steam buns. Stay up all night on the 30th. On the 1st and 2nd, walk around the streets." Zhao Hanyun remembered there was a nursery rhyme like this, which talked about being busy with New Year's preparations in the twelfth lunar month. People got to drink Laba porridge, and now everyone likes it and drinks it every day.
"Stop singing. If you have time, come with me to the street to buy New Year's goods." Yan Jinlan, who had been coaxed by Zhao Hanyun's singing for the whole morning, finally exploded.
Zhao Hanyun shut up obediently, looked at Yan Jinlan pitifully and said, "Mom, the final exam is coming soon, so..."
"Come on, stop making excuses for me." Yan Jinlan didn't even need to look at the book in Zhao Hanyun's hand to know that this girl was definitely not as honest as she seemed. What was reviewing? As a mother, she could guarantee that this girl's memory was good enough. It would be no problem for her to skip a grade right now.
"Then wait for me for a while." Zhao Hanyun ran upstairs in a hurry, then ran downstairs in a hurry, changed his clothes as quickly as possible, and put on his bag.
Before Yan Jinlan could react, Zhao Hanyun was already standing at the door shouting, "Mom, aren't you going out?"
"Jianguo, please look after the store."
What are the consequences of women shopping? Of course, they receive a lot of shopping bags. Zhao Hanyun feels that there are too few stores in her town. If she wants to buy something, she can only go to the street vendors at the entrance of the vegetable market. Fortunately, there are many street vendors and the variety is also complete. Otherwise, who would be happy to go shopping?
Zhao Jianguo was watching from inside the store. Seeing the mother and daughter coming back with bags, he hurried out to help. "What did you buy? Why so many?"
"Candies, biscuits, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and so on." Yan Jinlan counted on her fingers, "Don't we have ancestor worship on the night of the 30th? Families used to buy these. Have you forgotten?"
"You take care of the housework, and I'll just go out and earn money to support the family." Zhao Jianguo smiled. He usually only paid attention to whether there was food at home, so he didn't care how much to buy.
Zhao Hanyun was hiding behind and eating candies, Oh Oh milk candy, Golden Monkey milk candy, and some fruit hard candies. Although the quality was not very good, Zhao Hanyun still enjoyed eating them, especially when he took advantage of Yan Jinlan's inattention to eat them secretly. He hadn't eaten these candies for a long time. They were childhood memories.
"Girl, stop eating secretly. Let's go to the street to buy clothes." Yan Jinlan, who was still packing things with Zhao Jianguo, didn't even turn around. This sentence almost made Zhao Hanyun choke on the candy. Her mother was really amazing to be able to discover this.
"Oh, okay." After swallowing the candy in his mouth, Zhao Hanyun happily followed Yan Jinlan out again, while Zhao Jianguo continued to stay at home, but he had the additional task of packing up.
"Mom, why are you buying clothes again?" Zhao Hanyun looked at Yan Jinlan who was looking at clothes. Didn't she just buy clothes not long ago? She still had a few new pieces that she hadn't started wearing yet.
"What's wrong with buying clothes? Girls should dress up more." Yan Jinlan took a coat and compared it with Zhao Hanyun, but finally put it down because it didn't look good.
"Mom, why don't we go and have a few pieces custom-made?" Zhao Hanyun also felt that the ready-made clothes in the store were really ugly. She thought that there was a tailor shop around the corner that made clothes, so she decided to go there and have a look.
"Let's go and take a look." Yan Jinlan also remembered this. If the ready-made ones don't look good, they can be custom-made. This is a good idea.
At the corner, there is a small store with no sign at the door, only a dummy placed outside. The dummy is wearing a colorful set of winter clothes, which looks freshly made and in line with current aesthetics.
Zhao Hanyun regretted it the moment she saw the clothes. Why did she ask to have the clothes custom-made? It was too embarrassing to wear clothes like this outside.
"Mom, I suddenly remembered that my aunt asked me to go find her. How about I go first?"
"Your aunt will be here soon, are you sure?" Yan Jinlan looked at Zhao Hanyun as if you were lying and continued to make up stories.
Is Zhao Hanyun guilty? Of course not. All excuses are just empty talk to avoid wearing such colorful clothes.
"Hello, is there anything you like?" A voice came from behind the mother and daughter, and the owner, who was attracted by their voices, came out and asked.
The owner was a thin and small woman, older than Yan Jinlan. She spoke very kindly, which made Zhao Hanyun and her daughter feel a little embarrassed.
"We saw you had your clothes custom made, so we came to take a look."
When she heard that Yan Jinlan brought her child to make clothes, the woman said happily, "Do you have any ideas? Do you want to make a sweater or a coat? We can make cotton-padded jackets and down jackets."
"Down jacket?" Yan Jinlan was a little curious about what a down jacket was. Zhao Hanyun was delighted that down jackets could be customized here.
"It's a jacket with duck feather lining. You can find it in big cities. I just followed the trend and tried to make it here." The owner explained that he heard about it from people outside when he was buying goods. After seeing the clothes worn by people outside, he found them much more beautiful than those at home.
"Little girl, you can try making one. It's light and beautiful." The woman did not miss the surprise that flashed across Zhao Hanyun's eyes. It seemed that this man loved his daughter very much. The clothes on her body were all new goods. If this little girl asked for it, maybe there would be a deal.
"Mom, why don't you make two sets for grandpa and grandma to try." Zhao Hanyun spoke up. Unfortunately, she didn't need a down jacket. She practiced every day and could still withstand basic cold. She wore a coat just to prevent others from seeing her as an alien.
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