Buy more. Shopping brings joy to the body and mind. Three pieces of white fine cotton cloth for underwear, two pieces of coarse cotton cloth in cyan, blue and yellow for outer clothes and quilt covers, and 50 kilograms of cotton. Adding what I took out yesterday, the whole family will have new clothes and new quilts this year.
The shopkeeper was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. This year everyone had spent their money on food, and his cloth shop was deserted. It was rare for him to have such a big client.
Mother Gu kept saying, "I don't need so many. I can't use them all. I have clothes, so I don't need to make new ones..."
Gu Xinran agreed and paid the money, which cost more than five taels in total. The shopkeeper gave her a lot of scraps of cloth and thread, and was also responsible for delivering the things to the ox cart.
At the grocery store, I bought 50 jin of salt, 10 jin each of soybean oil and rapeseed oil, 5 jin of brown sugar, 10 bowls and plates each, and a lot of seasonings like soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves. I also bought the toothbrush, tooth powder, and soap I forgot to buy yesterday. I had the owner deliver everything on the oxcart.
When Gu's mother saw the way Gu Xinran bought things, her heart was in her throat. This girl was too extravagant. Although it was all for the family, her hands were too wide.
The next stop was finally Xuanxuan and Tingting’s favorite market, bustling with hawkers’ calls and bargaining sounds.
First, they picked out small backpacks suitable for Xuanxuan and Tingting, then gave each of them a hundred coins. Since Tingting was too young, they gave her to her brother Xuanxuan to look after, and then they set off on their journey. Children's financial management skills must be cultivated from an early age.
The two children bought the most snacks, such as candied fruits, candied meat, sour plum soup, etc. They didn’t buy any cakes because they hadn’t finished eating the food at home.
We ate and walked along the way, laughing and chatting all the way. Of course, we packed a lot of food for the three people who didn’t come.
Gu Xinran bought a wooden sword for Xuanxuan, a hair ornament for Tingting, five kilograms of white wine for Grandpa, a pair of knee pads for Grandma, a big machete for Big Brother Gu, and a new embroidery frame for Mother Gu.
After having a great time shopping, the four of them gathered at the town entrance and went home.
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