Bai Xiaoyue and Yan Ci strolled around the market for a while, and even stood at the market entrance for a while before slowly going back to find them.
Yan Ci glanced at his watch and reminded his wife, "It's almost 10 o'clock."
Bai Xiaoyue nodded.
There were still quite a few people gathered in front of the car. When Bai Wenyi saw the two of them return, he said excitedly, "Xiaoyue, we've already sold half of them."
Bai Xiaoyue smiled and said, "That's right, we need to leave before 11 o'clock, and we'll sell the rest at the machinery factory."
Bai Wenyi frowned: "Xiaoyue, it's not easy to sell over there."
Bai Xiaoyue: "Second brother, there will be fewer people at the market at noon. Keep it up and try to leave less empty."
Bai Wenyi continued collecting money, while Bai Xiaoyue went to get two more bags of melon seeds and went into the shop next door.
She handed the sunflower seeds to the sales clerk: "Hey girl, have some sunflower seeds."
The saleswoman smiled broadly: "Thank you, ma'am!"
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Girl, is your market crowded in the afternoon?"
Salesperson: "There weren't many people shopping this afternoon. Haven't you finished clearing out your stock yet? It looks like a lot of people are buying."
Bai Xiaoyue: "There's still some left. If we don't finish dealing with it, the villagers won't get any benefits for the Spring Festival this year."
Salesperson: "Then come tomorrow morning. I'll still be working tomorrow. But there might not be as many customers as today."
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Girl, do you know any other places where it sells well?"
Salesperson: "Ma'am, why don't you go sell at the machine factory? There are lots of workers there, and the wages are high."
Bai Xiaoyue: "Thank you for the advice, I'll try it this afternoon."
It seems this machinery factory is a good place; I would recommend it.
By 11 a.m., there were hardly any people buying anything at the market, just a few scattered individuals.
There were still over three hundred pieces of clothing left. Bai Xiaoyue told Bai Wenyi to hurry up and get there before the machinery factory closed, hoping to finish processing them during the lunch break.
The journey wasn't long, and everyone squeezed into the carriage to go together.
There are quite a few vendors here, so Bai Wenyi found a good spot.
It was the end of the workday, and the factory workers, seeing that they were all wearing identical cotton-padded coats, all came to look out of curiosity.
Bai Wenyi and his colleagues took the opportunity to start selling cotton-padded clothes.
Bai Wenyi handed out melon seeds to the onlookers: "Come and have a taste, it's free."
The wages at the machinery factory were high; half a month's salary could buy a cotton-padded coat without needing coupons, so many people still bought them.
The crowd dispersed, leaving only a little over a hundred items.
However, lunchtime is so short that many people are in a rush and don't have time to linger.
Bai Xiaoyue saw an auntie next to her who wasn't buying anything but also didn't want to leave, so she took the melon seeds and went to chat with the auntie.
"Auntie, aren't our cotton-padded coats nice?"
"It looks good, but it's expensive."
"Auntie, I've heard that this factory pays high wages."
"Sigh, the salary is high, but only one person in the family works, and they have to support the whole family, so there's not much money left."
"Auntie, there are still many family members who haven't gone to work?"
"Absolutely, there are plenty."
"Auntie, could you please call the families of the workers at the factory to buy my clothes? If the people you call buy all my clothes, I'll give you one for free, how about that?"
"Are you really in control?"
"Yes, Auntie, I keep my word. There aren't many clothes left, only about a hundred pieces."
"Then you wait."
Bai Xiaoyue and Bai Wenyi said:
“I asked my aunt to go to the apartment building and call people to come and buy them. If they are all sold out, I will give her a cotton coat.”
Bai Wenyi nodded: "Okay, no problem."
The old lady soon called over a group of people and even helped with the sales.
After all the items were sold out, Bai Xiaoyue kept her promise and gave her a cotton coat.
Back at the guesthouse, everyone was exhausted and hungry.
Bai Wenyi said generously, "Order whatever you want."
Lin Xiao didn't stand on ceremony and quickly ordered several dishes.
After having a full meal, Bai Wenyi said refreshedly, "I'll cover all your food and lodging for this trip."
Everyone gave him a thumbs up.
Bai Xiaoyue said, "Second brother, let's settle the accounts first. Give the money for the melon seeds to eldest brother, and the money for the gauze scarf to Chang Le. List all the expenses in detail."
Bai Wenyi couldn't stop smiling:
“Xiaoyue, I know. I’ve done a mental calculation. After all the expenses, each piece of clothing will cost 23 yuan.”
Bai Wenli finally stopped guarding the car and grinned from ear to ear.
Bai Xiaoyue: "We finally completed the mission. So many of us did come to sell clothes, which is a good way of repaying the letter of introduction that my uncle gave us."
The next bus back won't be until tomorrow. You can make your own arrangements this afternoon; I need to rest.
Chang Le immediately said, "Mom, I want to go buy a scarf."
Ping'er and Xiaobai said they wanted to go, and Cui Yu also said he wanted to go together.
Lin Xiao said, "I'll drive you there."
Bai Wenyi was itching to make a move, but Yan Ci said, "Stop! You're not allowed to run around. Keep an eye on your money."
Bai Wenli agreed: "Wenyi, we're not going."
Bai Xiaoyue nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, Second Brother, you have to guard your money bag."
It was the first time she had ever seen someone use a fertilizer bag to hold money.
Bai Xiaoyue whispered to Yan Ci:
"Aci, I'm going to take a nap. Keep an eye on Second Brother's bag."
Yan Ci nodded: "Go to sleep peacefully."
After Chang Le and the others left, Bai Xiaoyue, Li Mingyue, Ruyi, and An'an went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, because of the cold weather and the four-hour journey, Yan Ci and his party still traveled by large bus.
The little white peculiar truck insisted on following Bai Wenyi and the others.
Bai Wenyi had sold all his clothes and was eager to go home, so he asked Lin Xiao to drive ahead while Yan Ci and the others rode behind.
After boarding the bus, some people started to sleep, but Bai Xiaoyue stayed awake, keeping an eye on the children and occasionally talking to Yan Ci.
Suddenly, the driver slammed on the brakes, waking everyone who was sleeping.
Yan Ci quickly protected his wife's head.
Chang Le went to the front to look and hurriedly called out, "Uncle Yan, it's Xiao Bai and the others." She asked the driver to open the door and quickly got out of the car.
Yan Ci knew something was wrong and whispered in Bai Xiaoyue's ear, "Keep an eye on the bag at your feet." Then he leaped off the carriage.
A short while later, Yan Ci returned and told the group to get out of the car, saying they should take a truck back.
Bai Xiaoyue and Li Mingyue hurriedly got off the car with their things, and the children followed behind.
Several people climbed onto the vehicle, and Yan Ci quickly pulled up the tarpaulin to prevent the wind from blowing in.
He said to the group, "I didn't want you to suffer like this, but now that things have gone wrong, I have no choice but to make do."
Only then did everyone notice that Cui Yu's arm was injured, and Xiao Bai's face was also injured; he was crying sadly beside them.
Bai Wenli cried even harder, a 40-year-old man sobbing with tears and snot streaming down his face.
Seeing this, everyone was quite frightened.
Bai Xiaoyue asked anxiously, "Big brother, what happened?"
Bai Wenli didn't answer, he just wiped away his tears and didn't say anything.
She checked her son's injuries and asked with concern, "Xiaobai, are you hurt?"
Yan Ci said, "He's fine."
Bai Xiaoyue trusted Yan Ci and felt relieved.
Turning his head, he saw that the bandage on Cui Yu's arm was still bleeding. He said to Yan Ci, "Aci, check if the small medicine bottle in your pocket is there."
Yan Ci nodded, took out a small bottle containing medicine for external injuries.
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