After everything was sorted out, Jianshu picked up one of the packages and went next door.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a mat spread under a tree in the corner of the yard. Aunt Chen was lying on it, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan in her hand.
This scene brought Jianshu back to his childhood.
"Auntie, are you enjoying the cool air?" Jian Shu walked over with a smile, waking up the drowsy couple.
"Oh, Shushu is here? Come in quickly, I'll move a stool for you." Aunt Chen quickly got up and walked into the house.
Seeing this, Jian Shu hurried over to stop her, "No need, Auntie, there are mats here, just find a place to sit, why are you being so polite to me?"
"Okay, come here quickly, I'll make room for you." After saying that, he pulled Jianshu over.
"Auntie, where is my uncle? Isn't he at home?" Jian Shu looked around and didn't see the man who usually did handicrafts in the yard. There were only some wooden tools neatly stacked aside.
Aunt Chen sat beside Jian Shu, fanning her with the palm-leaf fan in her hand. "He's chatting with Old Li, Old Zhang and the others under the old locust tree at the entrance of the alley. He won't come back until dinner time."
Jianshu knew about that old locust tree; it was incredibly large, and I'd heard it was over a century old. It was usually a gathering place for the older folks in the alley; if you spent a day there, you were guaranteed to pick up a ton of gossip.
"Auntie, why didn't you go today?" Jian Shu asked curiously. You know, Auntie Chen is the soul of the gossip gathering center. All of Jian Shu's first-hand gossip information comes from her.
"Well, didn't I have a quarrel with Old Li yesterday? I'm too lazy to look at her old face today." Maybe she was thinking of something unhappy, and Aunt Chen fanned with the palm-leaf fan with much more force. Gusts of cool breeze blew on her face, which was very comfortable.
Jianshu understood immediately. The two old enemies were at loggerheads again. This kind of thing happened every now and then, and she was used to it.
"That's perfect. I have nothing to do today, so we two can have a good chat." Jianshu, who was free, was ready to listen to some gossip.
Aunt Chen's eyes lit up when she heard this. She hadn't gone to the entrance of the alley today and was feeling bored.
Then she got up in a flash and said, "Okay, Auntie, go get some tea and snacks so we can have a good chat. A lot of things happened in our alley during the few days you were away."
"Auntie, you..." Slow down.
Jianshu stretched out his hand and was about to ask Aunt Chen to be careful, but when he saw her agile figure, he stopped talking silently.
Soon, Aunt Chen came over with a large plate of food. Jianshu could fully imagine how impatient she was.
There was no need to be too particular. The mat was quite large, so Aunt Chen placed the plate between Jianshu and her and took care of it.
"Come, try it. These are the candied fruits sent back by your sister Banxia. See if you like them." Aunt Chen pushed the plate of candied fruits towards Jianshu.
Jianshu smiled and picked up a piece to taste. "Auntie, you should try some too. These preserved fruits are delicious. Most of them are not available here."
Aunt Chen picked up a piece of preserved fruit and sighed, "Alas, that's all the good she has. If you like it, take some back when you go back. She sent us quite a bit this time."
"No, no, you can keep it for yourselves. We have so many children at home." Jianshu quickly refused. She had a lot of fruits in her space, so there was no need for this little food.
There are many children in the Chen family, and even if they share some of the food, it is not enough. She doesn't have the face to compete with a group of children for food.
"Don't worry, there's enough for them to eat." Aunt Chen waved her hand and said, "If you don't want it, we won't be able to accept anything you send us in the future."
Now that he had said that, Jian Shu couldn't refuse anymore. He smiled and said, "You've come here for a while and you've given us food and gifts. That's a huge bargain. If you come here a few more times, won't your family go bankrupt?"
"Haha, come on, come as you please, you will definitely not be able to eat me out of money." Aunt Chen laughed out loud when she heard this, and was amused by her.
"Besides, once you get married and live far away from me, I won't be able to take advantage of you."
Talking about marriage, Jian Shu was not shy, but instead said: "What Auntie said makes sense. It seems that I should take advantage of the opportunity now, come a few more times, take advantage of it, and try to make up for it in the future."
"Haha...Okay, then I'll be ready every day and wait for you to come." Aunt Chen said happily. She liked the generosity of Jianshu, who was not shy at all.
The two of them were talking and laughing while eating, and it was very lively.
"Oh, by the way, Auntie, these are the things you asked me to bring you before. I have brought them all to you. Please check them." Jian Shu remembered the main topic and handed over the things he had brought.
"Also, this is the remaining money. Here you go." He took out another handful of money and handed it over.
"Wow, there are still so many left? Are things cheaper over there?" Aunt Chen took the money, touched the thickness, and said in surprise.
"I bought this at Huaiguojiu over there. Most of the items sold there are second-hand goods, which are much cheaper than those in department stores. The place is very big and crowded. We had to queue when we went there." Jianshu explained.
Aunt Chen opened the package, took out a sweatshirt from it, and looked it over. "That's a good deal. This shirt is pretty good. A lot of people would rush to buy it if I took it out."
As for second-hand goods, she didn't care at all. Who wears new clothes these days? Not everyone can buy second-hand goods.
"It's not easy to buy them, right? I don't think there's anything wrong with these clothes. They just have some minor issues like uneven dyeing and irregular stitching. If you make some modifications, they won't be noticeable." As an experienced seamstress, Aunt Chen knew how to deal with the defects at a glance.
Jianshu doesn't hide the fact that if you work hard, you should take credit for it. Otherwise, others will just think you did something that was easy. Over time, people will just take it for granted.
Of course, she would only describe the facts and not exaggerate.
"It's not easy. You don't know. There are so many people inside, much more than in our department store. People over there don't like to go to department stores. They all like to go to Huaiguojiu. They rush there early every morning to line up."
"Everyone wants these hot-selling clearance items, and you have to fight to get them. Everyone's scrambling to get them. They even have a railing in front of the counter just for this. When I came out, I saw a guy whose shoes had fallen off, and he was looking for them barefoot."
Jianshu shared with her some interesting things that happened when she was shopping.
"Oh, that's really not easy. With your small body, you must have been squeezed very hard. And you brought it back from far away. You really worked hard this time." Aunt Chen said with a grateful look on her face.
"Auntie, what's the relationship between us? Why are you saying this? You're too polite. I'm glad I could be of help." After taking credit, Jianshu began to be humble.
For some achievements, it is enough for others to know about them, and it is inappropriate for you to talk about them too much.
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