Villagers in remote areas mainly rely on markets for shopping.
It's too far to go to the county town, and the things sold in the county town are expensive. It's not as cheap, affordable and convenient as buying things in the market.
The Shitou Town Market is located in an open section of the road in Shitou Town. Various commodities are scattered in stalls on both sides of the road.
There is only one month left for the Chinese New Year, and the variety of products at the market has also increased a lot.
The owners of the stalls selling cloth and shoes shouted loudly at the top of their lungs, and the owners selling snacks, snacks, meats, fruits and vegetables were not to be outdone, and the shouts came one after another.
Occasionally, an old farmer would pass by with horses and mules driving a cart, raising his whip and shouting loudly.
The most important means of transporting goods in this era were horses and mules.
The market was crowded and lively. Although most people did not have much money in their hands, this did not affect people's enthusiasm for going to the market. Walking back and forth in the market, they saw acquaintances shouting hello from afar, and they were excited. Beyond words.
After jumping off the tractor, Yao Jingping and Chen Hongxia each took a child and walked forward.
There was a heavy snowfall just a few days ago. As soon as the sun came out and the snow melted, people came and went and stepped on it. The entire road turned into a yellow mud soup. When walking on the yellow mud road, there was a squeaking sound on the feet and trouser legs of pedestrians. It was all covered with yellow mud spots, and the cotton shoes on my feet were soaked with snow.
The two children, Xiaofang and Xiaohong, kept complaining that their feet were cold.
"Candied haws on a stick, candied haws on a stick, sour and sweet candied haws on a stick..."
"You Tiao, You Tiao, these are hot and fragrant fried dough sticks that have just come out of the pan..."
When he saw people going to the market passing by, the stall owner's voice raised a notch, and he almost dropped what he was doing and ran over to pick people up.
When the two children heard the hawking, they could hardly lift their feet, and they did not complain that their cotton shoes were wet. They looked at the stall next to the road with greedy expressions.
There was a big frying pan for fried dough sticks on the roadside. The boss took a wooden knife and chopped it on the panel. He gently pulled the two ends of the soft dough and quickly threw it into the rolling oil pan.
Use a pair of long black wooden chopsticks to turn the fried dough sticks over in the oil pan. When both sides of the fried dough sticks are golden brown, take them out and put them in a basket to control the oil. Take a bite while they are hot. They are fragrant and crispy.
The children were so greedy that their mouths watered.
Yao Jingping touched the child's little face, went over and bought fried dough sticks for 50 cents, and asked Chen Hongxia to take the child to eat fried dough sticks at the stall while she walked around inside.
"Quiet, quiet, let's go have a bowl of mutton soup, shall we? A bowl of mutton soup only costs 30 cents a bowl. Add some coriander, some chili pepper, and a piece of flatbread. Ouch, that smells delicious!"
Just as Yao Jingran walked out, Cai Genyun ran over with an excited look on his face, yelling, and pulled Yao Jingran towards the mutton stall on the side.
A large pot was set up in the open space. The firewood under the stove was crackling. A pot full of mutton soup was rolling happily in the pot. A boss in a dirty white coat was serving the mutton quickly. Soup, while spitting and shouting loudly.
"Sheep soup, sheep soup, three cents for a bowl, five cents for two bowls, flatbread for thirty cents each, two fifty cents for two, make whatever you like with chili and coriander, and free refills of the lamb soup..."
The air was filled with the smell of mutton and mule and horse excrement. Looking at the dirty and greasy bowl at the stall and the black dirt under the long nails on the boss's hands, Yao Jingping really didn't dare to enjoy the delicious food here.
"Ning Jing, come and have a drink! My sister-in-law is treating me!"
Cai Genyun enthusiastically took Yao Jingping's hand and walked to the stall.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I ate a lot in the morning and I'm not hungry. I'll go shopping inside first. Sister-in-law has a good drink here..."
Yao Jingping hurriedly waved his hand and refused.
The big bowl for drinking mutton soup was swiped twice in the dirty water and then taken out for use. The mutton soup exuded a strong smell of mutton, and it was really not very hygienic...
She was really afraid that drinking a bowl of mutton soup would cause stomach upset.
"Okay, Jing Jing, you go shopping first. I have to have a good meal. I've been thinking about this bite for many days! I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm so greedy that I can't sleep!"
Cai Genyun lowered his head and took a sip of the mutton soup, muttering something to Yao Jingping with a satisfied look on his face.
Yao Jingping turned around and walked towards the market.
Fortunately, she was wearing leather shoes, otherwise she would have been soaked through walking on the yellow mud soup.
She suddenly remembered that Zhou Zhiyuan was wearing a pair of yellow rubber shoes. Once the snow melted, wouldn't the shoes also get wet when walking down the aisle?
She turned around and walked towards the place where clothes, shoes and socks were sold.
There are very few styles of shoes at the stalls. Men's shoes are mainly cloth shoes with mille-layer soles, yellow rubber shoes, and black corduroy shoes with elastic cloth.
"What kind of shoes does the eldest daughter want?"
The proprietress was a chubby aunt. When she saw Yao Jingran looking down at the shoes on the stall, she immediately came forward with a smile on her face.
"Auntie, I want a pair of men's cotton shoes that are warm and waterproof."
"Hey, my daughter has found the right person. I have the most complete range of shoes in the entire market! I really have warm and waterproof shoes here!"
The proprietress quickly took out two pairs of shoes from the box. One pair was made of deer antler leather and styled like military boots. There was a thin layer of velvet inside the shoes. The other pair was an old man's shoes worn by an old man. The shoes were covered with a thick layer of velvet. .
Those military boots are quite suitable, they look good and are warm.
"Just buy these shoes for young people. They look good on your feet, are light, warm and waterproof! You can tell that you have a good taste in girls when you see them. Men, don't you have to dress up smartly? Put these shoes on your feet, young people Everyone is in good shape!"
The boss lady really knows how to talk when she opens her mouth.
"Five dollars! Auntie thinks that the eldest daughter is so handsome and is so pleasing to the eye. I want a book and I won't earn a penny from you!"
Yao Jingping couldn't help but laugh.
Being able to buy well is not as good as selling well. Being able to speak well is the most outstanding characteristic of a businessperson. When selling things, she always advertises herself as not making money. She is not a fool. Can she do it in vain?
"If it's three yuan, I'll take it if it sells. If it doesn't sell, I'll go somewhere else."
Yao Jingping was still laughing.
"Hey, my dear girl, you are trying to make me lose money. I can't even get the goods for three yuan. You take the four yuan and I will give you one yuan."
"Three dollars."
Yao Jingping was about to leave.
"Okay, okay, your daughter is really difficult to deal with. I haven't earned a penny from you for these shoes. After you wear them, come and get them from your aunt! What size does my daughter want?"
"four three."
Calling out the size of his shoes, she couldn't help but blush with guilt.
In her last life, she was a bastard to the extreme. She never cared about him. She didn't know his shoe size until after Zhou Zhiyuan's accident.
"Did you buy my daughter for your man? With such big feet, she must also be big. Anyone who is big can be big. My daughter is very lucky..."
Is this okay?
In a panic, Yao Jingping paid and hurriedly took his shoes and ran out.
After buying shoes, I went to a stall selling clothes and bought a pair of gray men's autumn clothes and long trousers. The pure cotton fabric was soft and comfortable to wear.
A pair of autumn clothes and long trousers only cost three yuan in total. Money is really tight in this era. Of course, that is only if you have the money.
Touching his almost dry trouser pocket, Yao Jingping felt his head hurt.
How can I make money!
"Help, help..."
Just as Yao Jingping was slowly walking around the market with the things he bought, a burst of noise suddenly came from the fried dough sticks stall not far away. The screams of women and children came one after another. The people around him were shocked and screamed. Flee in panic.
A sound of horses hooting came from that direction. Yao Jingping secretly thought that it was bad, maybe the horse was frightened over there!
She jumped up and ran towards the fried dough stick stall. It was not a trivial matter for the horses to be frightened. There were so many people walking in the market that a stampede could easily occur!
