Chapter 27, Selling Vegetables Again
"Of course, you can be envious, but my Xiaoxue is really caring." Grandma He was so thick-skinned. She couldn't find a chance to praise her Xiaoxue before, but now that the chance came, she would not let it go.
"My daughter Xiaoxue is not only caring, but also very filial. Last time she went to the market, she bought some cloth to make me some clothes. Look, this is what Xiaoxue bought for me."
Grandma He lifted up a pair of new leather sandals on her feet and said, "These are so comfortable to wear. I am not afraid of going into the water."
After Mei Xue loaded her load onto the carriage, she immediately took the chicken coop from her grandmother's hand. There were seven or eight chickens in it, so it was quite heavy.
"Grandma, please get in the car quickly. We have loaded the goods and can leave soon." It was not yet fully light, and if they did not leave now, it would be dawn soon and it would be too late.
"Hey, here I come, here I come." Grandma He smiled and responded to Xiaoxue, "Okay, I won't say any more to you. Get in the car quickly. Time waits for no one. It won't be pleasant when the sun comes out."
After they parted, they all got on the carriage, and the aunties and grandmas all talked about Mei Xue with a smile on their faces.
Everyone is very envious.
You know, they have seen Xiaoxue helping Aunt San with work these days. She is so skillful and quick, and does things better than most people, and much better than those boys and girls in their own family.
But they can only envy her, as they really don't have the ability to marry such a good wife.
After Grandma He showed off, the frown on her face deepened.
In the car, Aunt Meilian looked at her third aunt's arrogant look and really didn't dare to laugh at her.
Everyone talked and laughed along the way out of the village.
When we arrived at the market, it was only around six o'clock, so you can imagine how early everyone came.
After finding a stall, they put their own vegetables on the table. Seeing that there were not many people shopping on the street, Mei Xue said to Grandma He, "Grandma, I'll take the chicken and ask the vendors."
There are seven or eight chickens, and I don’t know how long it will take for them to sell them themselves.
Grandma He knew that Mei Xue had been here once and was familiar with all this. She kept working and nodded, "Okay, go ahead. Grandma is here."
Mei Xue was definitely worried about leaving like this, so she spoke to Aunt Mei Lian who was not far away and asked her to help look after grandma and she would be back soon.
Aunt Meilian quickly agreed, "Go quickly, come back early, and don't let your grandma worry."
It took Aunt Meilian two days to make the clothes for Grandma He. This was mainly because she had a sewing machine. It would not have been so fast if she had done it all by hand.
"Hey, I'll go to the place where I sold vegetables last time and ask if anyone wants chickens. I'll go sell them."
Listening to Xiaoxue's words, Aunt Meilian knew that she was going to do something important, "Go, go."
Mei Xue ran out carrying seven or eight chickens and went to the street where chicken and duck meat were sold. She found the same chicken shop owner as last time. It was still early, but his business had already opened.
It seemed that he was quite busy, so Mei Xue was not in a hurry and waited for a while.
Mei Xue didn't go forward until she saw the boss had finished his work.
"Hello, boss." Mei Xue called out to the chicken shop owner who was counting money.
The boss looked up and saw that it was this girl. “Girl, you are here. What dishes do you have today? Give some to me and your aunt.” The girl’s dishes tasted so good last time that his mother ate more rice.
"The food is available. Boss, don't be in a hurry. Look, do you want to take this?" Mei Xue said with a smile as she raised the chicken in her hand.
The chicken shop owner smiled and said, "Of course, of course." They don't raise chickens themselves, so they rely on buying chickens from the countryside to sell. They don't say how much they buy, but they have to buy some every day and keep them.
"Hey." The chicken keeper walked out of the stall and took a look at the chickens in the cages on the ground. "They are all big, and there are hens too. Haha, these are good. I'll take them all."
Mei Xue didn't know that the prices of hens and roosters were different. She thought they were the same price.
"Come here, girl, bring it in. I'll weigh it for you and tell you the price we charge for chickens here. One dollar for a hen and one dollar for a rooster. Take a look."
While welcoming Mei Xue in, he talked to her about the price.
Of course Mei Xue asked about the price of granny hen, and the boss didn't lie to her and even gave her a 1 cent higher price.
The average price of a chicken is around 90 cents.
Grandma said, I’ll sell it for 80 cents.
Unexpectedly, she could actually sell it for one piece. Mei Xue completely forgot that the boss said that the prices of roosters and hens are different.
"Okay, thank you very much, boss." Mei Xue thanked.
"Haha, as long as you agree, as long as you agree." The chicken owner was so happy. He could make money from these chickens again.
You know, these tender hens can be sold for about one dollar and fifty cents per pound in the county.
After the chicken was sold, Mei Xue collected the money. The chicken owner also ordered some dishes from Mei Xue. They were busy and couldn't leave, so they asked Mei Xue to deliver them later.
Mei Xue certainly had no objection.
As soon as she walked out of the chicken stall, she found several aunts and ladies standing outside.
"Hey, little girl, it's really you. Aren't you selling vegetables today?" asked an old lady.
Mei Xue shook her head. "Hello, Auntie. I'm still selling vegetables, but I've taken up a spot today, so I didn't pick any. Auntie, do you want any vegetables?"
Mei Xue is not stupid. Seeing them like this, she knows that her dishes are liked by these people.
That’s right. The vegetables in Mei Xue’s family are all kept in space water by her for a few days, and the taste is incomparable to that of other families.
So, it’s normal to fall in love.
"Yes, of course. Give me one pound of each dish today. Haha. Give me more peppers and eggplants. Three or five pounds will be fine. Your dishes taste great." The lady was a straightforward person.
"Okay, I'll come and deliver the food to Boss Cheng later, and I'll deliver it to Auntie's stall later." Mei Xue's memory is very good. She can remember it as long as it is said once.
"Okay. Thank you, Auntie." After saying that, the Auntie turned around and went back to work.
If not for the fact that everyone in the family was craving for the smell of the food, I’m afraid she wouldn’t have the time to come over and ask.
The old lady was like opening a door, and soon all the people who had bought vegetables last time came around and asked for several kilograms of vegetables.
There are a lot of dishes today. Even if these people order them all, there will still be some left.
"Okay, I've got it all noted down. I'll go back and get it for the aunties and grandmas now. I'll be here soon."
After noting down the weight, Mei Xue turned around and ran to her own stall.
The stall run by Grandma He was also opened, and she was selling vegetables by half a pound or a pound.
Mei Xue stepped forward and took over, "Grandma, you go and have a rest, let me do it, I'm fast." Mei Xue saw that her grandmother was sweating and said with a distressed look on her face.
"Hey, Xiaoxue is back, come here, come here, grandma's hands and feet are old." Grandma He was so straightforward that after letting go of her hands, she started chatting with those free people around her.
(End of this chapter)
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