Jiang Baige and Grandma Meng left the cloth selling place and went straight to the third floor.
Before I even reached the third floor, I could already feel the hustle and bustle here.
There are obviously a lot more people here than downstairs. I can hear the noise before I even come up.
As soon as I came up, I saw a group of people surrounding a stall.
Jiang Baige had never experienced such a lively scene. In her impression, only old men and women in later generations went to the shopping mall to grab eggs.
Out of curiosity, they also came over.
Grandma Meng is blind, but her ears are extremely sensitive, and she heard everything those people said.
There were at least a dozen people here, holding money and tickets in their hands, wanting to buy things from the stalls.
"Give it to me. I came here first."
Someone else said, "How come you were here first? It was obviously me."
The two people's voices were loud, and if they argued a little longer, they would definitely get into a quarrel.
The people inside started yelling, "What are you arguing about? What are you arguing about? Can you please line up? If you keep doing this, how would I know who to give it to, and you won't tell me."
"If you're still arguing, go wait outside and come over when I call you."
The crowd fell silent instantly, and Jiang Baige curiously asked an old lady.
"Auntie, there are so many people here, what are they buying?"
The old lady looked back at her and said, "Little girl, you've never been here before! This is the butcher shop of the supply and marketing cooperative. There are always many people waiting here every day. If you come too late, there will be no more!"
Jiang Baige thought that selling meat was difficult only in their town, but it turned out that it was the same in the county town.
She shook her head. "I haven't been here before. I wanted to buy some lard today, but with so many people here, it might not be my turn."
The old lady waved her hand and said, "My dear, the lard is long gone. How can we get our turn? I think you're lucky enough to be able to buy meat."
Jiang Baige looked lost, "Ah! There's nothing we can do."
"We can't buy it in our town either. I originally wanted to come to the county town even though it was a bit more expensive, but I didn't expect it to be sold here either."
The old lady replied, "How can it be that expensive in the county town? It's what it should be per jin."
Jiang Baige was secretly delighted. This old lady was very considerate. She hadn't even asked yet, but she was already about to tell her.
Following the old lady's words, Jiang Baige asked curiously.
"Auntie, how much is a pound of pork fat here?"
The old lady thought for a moment and said, "Seven cents a pound, about the same as in your town!"
Jiang Baige replied, "Yeah, the same thing. How much is the pork belly per pound?"
The people in front of them heard the sound and looked back at them.
"What is pork belly? All the meat here is the same, 43 cents a pound."
43 cents per pound, it's really cheap.
Compared to the black market, it is so much cheaper. I don’t know what those people who pay high prices for meat are thinking. Do they have to eat this meat?
Jiang Baige was not here to buy anyone, and now that she had found out the price, she nodded and said goodbye to them.
"Grandma Meng, let's go! Let's go somewhere else."
Grandma Meng had never been to such a place before. When she heard that the meat cost 45 cents, she touched her pocket uncomfortably.
She didn't have a penny on her, and in the more than a month she lived with the little fairy, she had eaten all kinds of delicious food.
She held Jiang Baige's hand tightly. She had to hold on to such a little fairy, such a little bodhisattva. If she let her fly away, she would have to go back to her previous miserable life.
When they reached the end of the corridor, Jiang Baige saw a bicycle parked in front of a door.
After a few quick steps, he arrived in front of him.
There are only two bicycles here, a men's 28-inch bicycle and a women's bicycle, both of which are Phoenix brand.
A woman inside was sitting leisurely knitting a sweater. She saw two people coming to the door, an old woman and a little girl, and she looked up and down at their clothes.
She lowered her head and started knitting a sweater again. Based on her experience, she couldn't afford to buy a sweater for two people like this.
Jiang Baige looked at her attitude and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The salesperson obviously saw that they couldn't afford it, so he didn't even bother to serve them.
However, she didn't know the prices here. If she didn't ask, how would she ask people for money when she returned?
Jiang Baige took a look and asked, "Sister, how much is this men's bicycle?"
The little girl asked the man about the bicycle, which did not suit her image.
The woman looked at her and said, "Two hundred yuan, one industrial voucher, comrade, do you want it?"
Bicycles are really not cheap nowadays. A working-class person would have to go without food or drink for a year to buy a bicycle.
Now that she has asked this question, if she doesn't buy it, people will scold her.
Jiang Baige looked at the money in her hand with a little caution and sighed.
"Alas, we are still a little short of money. Big sister, can you keep this car for me? If we don't have enough money, we can come back to buy it next month."
Seeing that she was rich, the woman looked up to her.
"Little comrade, I can't keep this car. If you like it, go back and think of a way to buy it back soon. I can't guarantee it will still be here in a few days."
Grandma Meng, who was standing by, also said, "Girl, if we don't have enough money, let's go back! We can come back when we have enough."
Jiang Baige was a head taller than Grandma Meng. She listened to her speak and looked down at her.
She didn't expect that the old lady would learn to sing the same tune with her at the critical moment.
Her voice softened instantly: "Okay! Then we'll come again next time."
Then he smiled at the older sister sheepishly: "Sorry to bother you, older sister."
Seeing her soft and weak appearance, the woman also gave her a smile.
"Okay, okay, then next time you want to buy a bicycle, come to me."
She thought to herself, in this county town, only her place has bicycles. If you don’t come to her place next time, where else can you go?
I haven’t sold a single car this month, and I don’t know when this little girl will come.
Jiang Baige smiled at her and helped Grandma Meng leave.
I silently noted the price in my mind and went to the place where the cloth was sold.
Seeing them come back, Sister Fang smiled and pointed at the cloth.
"Come on, over here, let me help you carry it!"
"Well, thank you, big sister."
Jiang Baige bent down to pick up the cloth, but she almost failed to lift it at the first try.
Fortunately, Sister Fang helped her and lifted it up and put it on her shoulders.
"Little girl, are you okay? Can you carry it?"
Jiang Baige hummed, "Yeah, it's okay! I can carry it."
"Sister, I won't talk to you anymore. Let's go first."
One hand held the cloth on her shoulder, and the other hand held Grandma Meng's.
Sister Fang waved her hand and said, "Slow down, come back next time!"
The two of them left the supply and marketing cooperative and turned into an empty alley.
The weight of the cloth was at least over 100 kilograms. She had overestimated her strength.
Carrying this cloth is not like carrying a backpack. Once you put the backpack on, it will hardly fall off.
But this cloth is slippery and it slid down in a short while.
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