Finally, after the staff's settlement, the total consumption was three hundred and twenty-one yuan and sixty-five cents.
Mrs. Qin hesitated for a moment before paying. She looked at the staff with a puzzled look on her face: "Comrade, did you miscalculate? We didn't buy many expensive things, so why did we spend so much money?"
Excluding the shoes which cost thirty-five yuan, and the milk powder which cost ninety yuan, the rest of the things seem like a lot, but are actually not expensive.
Qin Jianye, who was standing by, directly gave the money to the staff, as well as various tickets: "Mom, you calculated correctly. I also bought a sewing machine. With this, you and your sisters-in-law don't have to rush to make clothes stitch by stitch."
He still remembers how his mother struggled to sew new clothes for them under the coal lamp when he was a child.
Although we have electricity now, sewing clothes at night is not so strenuous.
But sewing it by hand stitch by stitch always takes a lot of time and energy.
When Mrs. Qin heard that Lao Wu had bought a sewing machine, she patted him on the head without any hesitation: "Why didn't you tell me that you bought such an expensive thing? Why waste that money? It's not like I can't make clothes myself."
"Mom, I've already bought it. With this, it will be a lot easier for you and your sisters-in-law to make clothes for the children, right?" Qin Jianye touched the place where he was hit.
Even though he was still beaten by his mother at such an old age, he was not angry, he just felt very happy.
Seeing the staff find out the extra tickets, he reached out to take them and casually put them in his pocket.
These things are still useful for him to keep. If he gave them to his mother, based on his understanding of her, she would definitely not be willing to spend them.
In addition to the sewing machine, he also plans to buy a bicycle.
This house is too far from the town. It would be much more convenient if I had a bicycle.
However, you need to buy this from a place that specializes in selling bicycles.
Since Lao Wu had already paid, Old Lady Qin did not stop him, but she still couldn't help but mutter, "Tell me what you want to buy in the future, don't waste money."
Qin Jianye looked at his mother's old face and said with a smile: "As long as it can make you feel more comfortable, no matter how much money is spent, it is not a waste."
"The fifth brother is so filial! If he gets married in the future, he will definitely love his wife very much." Zhang Xiumei joked.
She still liked her brother-in-law very much and always treated him as her own brother.
"Sister-in-law, please stop teasing me.
Speaking of which, you are the ones who work the hardest in this family. I went to the army and left, and you are the ones who take care of all the big and small things at home.
Now that I'm back, you can take care of the family from now on. I will make our family better." Qin Jianye said seriously.
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After putting all the things on the cart, Lao Qin's family left the supply and marketing cooperative.
When leaving, Director He stuffed two cans of oranges into Old Lady Qin's pockets.
"Director He is a really nice guy. It's a breeze to do business with him." Old Lady Qin said with a smile as they walked down the street.
The second child at the side couldn't help but joked: "Mom, Director He gave you two cans of oranges, so you think he's a good person, right?"
Old Lady Qin put away her smile and rolled her eyes at her silly boy: "Am I such a shallow-minded person?
When we sell things to him, all the accounts are clear and straightforward, without any twists and turns or calculations. Only such business can last long term.
And if it weren’t for him, could we buy real milk powder?
This stuff can't be bought even if you have money. They only bought two boxes in total, and we bought one box alone. This is a big favor.
Han'er will have a good time in the future. This child has always had a good appetite. Now he has real milk powder to drink. I'm afraid 300 ml is not enough for him to drink." When Mrs. Qin thought of the cute look of her grandson when he drank the milk powder, she couldn't stop smiling.
"Old Five, where are you going?" Qin Jiandang looked at his younger brother walking towards the shop and asked curiously.
After hearing this, the others stopped.
Qin Jianye walked straight to a commission store, which had a wide variety of items.
There are watches, Longines, pocket watches, bicycles, radios, etc.
But they are all second-hand, with different conditions and prices.
Old Lady Qin knew at a glance that this kid was going to spend money again, and hurried over: "Old Fifth, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say you would tell me if you wanted to buy anything? What are you going to buy now?"
Qin Jianye's eyes rested on several bicycles that were about 80% new.
In this age of material scarcity, many commodities are unsalable.
Especially in their poor area, things are even more scarce.
If you want to buy a brand new bicycle, you can only go to the county town, but Qin Jianye wants to buy one now.
He thought the bicycle was quite new and probably hadn't been ridden much.
Then he pointed to one of the bicycles and said, "I'm going to buy it!"
When Mrs. Qin saw that he was going to buy something big again, her chest ached: "Why did you buy it? You can't ride it when you're injured."
“I can’t ride it, but my eldest and second brothers can.
We will definitely come to town more often in the future, and having a bicycle will not only make it easier, but also save unnecessary time. " Qin Jianye said, and asked the boss how much the bicycle was sold.
The shop owner was greeting other customers. He glanced at the bicycle Qin Jianye pointed at and said in an unusually cold manner, "One hundred and twenty dollars for one, no bargaining, take it away if you want it."
Although the items in his store are all second-hand, there is no shortage of them.
So when facing guests, he doesn't need to try to please them deliberately.
The price was about what Qin Jianye had expected. It was ten yuan cheaper than a sewing machine, but its function was no less than that of a sewing machine. In fact, it could be used much more often than a sewing machine.
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