"Little girl, where are your adults?"
Although the little girl is better dressed than ordinary people, she is not very old after all. With so much money to buy so many puppets, Jiang Michia is a little worried that the little girl ran out to buy them secretly without discussing with her family.
If the family disagrees and comes to ask her to refund the money later, but she has already closed the stall and left, and finally takes out her anger on the little girl...
"My mother is over there." The little girl pointed to the side and smiled, "Don't worry, sister, I didn't sneak out to spend money. I told my mother that I would buy things by myself, and she agreed that I came here. .”
Jiang Michia looked in the direction pointed by the little girl, and sure enough she saw a carriage parked not far away diagonally opposite, and a woman with a maid, looking towards this side with a smile.
There are several villages in the west of Shanglin Town. It is said that the owners are either rich or noble. Every summer, families of dignitaries come here to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
Now looking at the clothes of this little girl and woman, I guess they belong to such a family. They came to the town market today to have a look and see the excitement.
Needless to say, I was really lucky today to meet such a family and make the puppet come true.
Jiang Michia smiled and said, "Sister, I understand, and I'm relieved. Then I'll ask you for money."
He had just sold about twenty bamboo baskets and received almost enough copper coins. Jiang Michia counted the coins, tied the money into small strings with hemp rope, wrapped the puppets, and handed them to the little girl together, "Puppets and money, You take it."
"Um...do you need sister to help you send it there?"
"No, I can do it." The little girl picked up the small bundle that Jiang Michia had packed for her and raised her chin. "I am eight years old this year. I am very strong. I can carry these things."
"Okay, then walk slower."
Jiang Michia watched the little girl return to her mother with a smile. Then she happily closed the stall with Song Jingyun and went to West Street to look for Jiang Youcheng and Jiang Chunshi.
The little girl followed her mother into the carriage with a small bundle in her arms.
The driver cracked his whip and drove the car forward slowly.
"Come, let me take a look at what good things my Yan'er has bought for my mother." Mrs. Zheng smiled and unwrapped the carefully and tightly packed little baggage.
"These things are very beautiful. I have never seen them before. Mom will definitely like them." Qiu Yuyan pursed her lips and smiled. After Mrs. Zheng untied the small bundle, she picked up the items inside and showed them to her like a treasure.
"Mom, look, this is the first time I've seen such a fat deer. It's so chubby and beautiful."
"And this puppy, so unique, and this kitten..."
Ms. Zheng looked at the puppets carefully one by one and nodded approvingly, "It's indeed very good."
Although it looks a bit weird at first glance, I also think it is very strange. After a closer look, I feel that there is a little cuteness and fun in it. If I look at it for a long time, I will find it more and more beautiful and I can't put it down.
"Madam, I look at this puppet. It looks very novel, but the craftsmanship is a little inferior. It can't be compared with the masters in our shop. It's a pity that it looks so novel." The maid Ginkgo said with a smile.
"I'm afraid it's hard to find perfect things in this world. It's rare to find something novel in appearance. Take these back and show them to the people in the shop. Let's see how rare they are."
Zheng stretched out her hand and touched Qiu Yuyan's little head, "First pick one or two you like and play with them."
"Okay." Qiu Yuyan responded crisply and pursed her lips with a smile.
The pear dimples on the cheeks are particularly cute.
Jiang Michia and Song Jingyun walked all the way to West Street, happily.
"Let me tell you, the puppets will definitely be sold." Song Jingyun raised his chin proudly.
"Yes, yes, you are right. You are the little lucky star in the family." After everything was sold and he got so much money, Jiang Michia was not stingy with his praise.
But this sentence is also true from the heart.
Jiang Michia always felt that as long as Song Jingyun was by her side, her luck would become particularly good.
Tried and true.
"I'll buy you whatever you want to eat." Jiang Michia felt that verbal praise was a bit empty, so it would be better to give him something practical.
For Song Jingyun, food is what he likes.
Knowing that he is greedy, she wants to buy him food. The lady treats him very well.
Song Jingyun nodded excitedly, and then went to pick what he wanted to eat.
There are many delicious food for sale here.
The soft and waxy donkey rolls, the fresh and tender yellow peas, the oily fried fruits, the sweet fried sugar cakes...
But after looking around, I was troubled.
Because everything looks delicious, he wants to eat it.
"Then buy some." Jiang Michia was quite generous.
Song Jingyun, "..."
I was so moved that I wanted to cry.
"My lady is so kind." Song Jingyun smiled and went to get some food happily.
Whatever he could see, he bought two.
After taking two donkey rolls, four fried sugar cakes and two pieces of fried fruit, Song Jingyun stopped and said, "It's almost enough."
My little son-in-law is not greedy.
"Okay." Jiang Michia paid the money and looked at the fried dough sticks over there, "Let's buy some fried dough sticks and go back and make some tofu soup at noon."
It also saves me from having to go back and prepare lunch on a hot day.
"good."
Of course Song Jingyun would be happy to buy more food, so he only helped Jiang Mixia carry the things in the bamboo basket.
Thinking about Jiang Chunshi's side, Jiang Michia bought some more fried dough sticks.
When the two of them arrived at West Street, Jiang Youcheng and Jiang Chunshi were also packing their things. There were no bamboo baskets, baskets, benches, etc. left, and they had obviously been sold.
Jiang Michia and Song Jingyun were very happy when they learned that all the needlework baskets and puppets here were sold out.
Especially Jiang Chunshi, the tip of his nose was a little red with excitement.
Since leaving the carpenter's house, except for the time when Jiang Youcheng and his family came to look for him, today is the first time that he has made something by himself and sold it, so the business can be so good.
Especially those puppets, which require no wood and sell for a pretty good price.
"It seems that we have to sell more puppets in the future." Jiang Chunshi said on the way back.
"I was just about to tell my elder brother about this." Jiang Michia said about the fact that there were many people looking at puppets at the market today, but very few people buying puppets. "Can we sell these puppets today?" , it can be regarded as good luck to meet such a buyer, if it happens next time, I guess it will be quite difficult."
"But this puppet is definitely popular. Brother, you might as well continue to make it when you have time. When we go to the temple to offer incense in August, we will take it with us. If we sell it there, it should be easy to sell."
There is a temple in the east of Fengyang County called Deyin Temple. It is said that the Bodhisattva protects the temple and makes great wishes, so it is very popular.
Even many people from surrounding counties and even prefectural cities often go to temples to offer incense and pray for blessings.
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