newbobooks Chapter 363: Change Lunch
Chapter 363: Change Lunch
This silver bracelet is given to her mother.
Finally, I picked out a comb and a small bronze mirror for myself.
Zhou Xing was watching from the side and smacked her lips, "Guoguo, you picked so many, is the money that Second Auntie gave you enough?"
Zhou Guo said, "Sister, you forgot that I have some private money. Just choose and I'll pay the bill."
Despite this, Zhou Xing still silently put the wooden hairpin back. How much would it cost?
At the last count, the total amount was four taels and six cents. After a fierce verbal battle between the two men, they successfully reduced the price by three cents, and even gave the other party an extra handkerchief as a bonus.
Zhou Guo happily stuffed the things into the bag in front of her. This was the first time she bought jewelry for her family. It felt really good. She would try to change the silver to gold next time. "Sister, do you have anything else to buy?"
Zhou Xing shook her head and held the things tightly in her arms, afraid that they would fall off. These things were all carefully selected by her and she loved them very much.
Zhou Guo touched his stomach and said, "I'm a little hungry. Wait a minute, I'll go buy some meat patties and two bowls of soup."
They both bought what they liked. Thinking that Li was still waiting outside and it was getting late, they walked out with a stack of pancakes.
There are more people now, and two people can hardly walk side by side. The New Year is really different. Most people in the neighborhood will come to the market for a walk, and those who have no money will find ways to find some. Zhou Guo also saw several people selling dried pine mushrooms and small flower mushrooms in the vegetable market. She went back and forth several times and didn't see a single customer, but there were fewer things on the stalls, which shows that although they are difficult to sell, they can still be sold. After all, there are still some rich people in the town.
After finally squeezing out, I found that there was still a steady stream of people coming behind me, all of them with their families.
It seems to be the same for all, it’s the last market of the year, it’s the slack season for farming, and it’s New Year’s Day, so people bring their kids and elderly here to have some fun, as they usually stay at home and have nowhere to go to have fun.
The two found Li, but Zhou Gu and the others had not returned yet, and the old man was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing the two of them coming out so quickly, Li smiled and asked, "Why don't you hang out for a while?"
Zhou Xing immediately took out the things in her arms, and was relieved when she found that nothing was lost. She patted her chest and said, "Second Aunt, you don't know why there are so many people here today. I guess I won't be able to turn around if I stay any longer."
Li said, "During the New Year, it's more lively when there are more people."
Zhou Guo took out a pile of cakes and the hot soup in the bamboo tube and placed them on the carriage. "Brother and the others are probably eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks in there. Mom, we can eat these by ourselves."
Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I gave each of them fifty coins. It's not enough for them to eat and drink. It's better to keep two. One for each person to fill his stomach."
Zhou Guo picked up one and handed it to her, "Why keep it? It will be cold when they come out, and it won't taste good if it's cold. Anyway, we bought so many cakes. If you really don't want to eat them, you can just eat the cakes."
As he spoke, he handed one to Zhou Xing as well. She picked one up and prepared to eat it. Just as she was about to put it in her mouth, she noticed that the old man guarding the car not far away was sitting there quietly, watching people coming and going. She didn't know if he was eating or not. She wrapped two in oil paper and handed them over. "Grandpa, Happy New Year. We like these cakes very much. We'll give them to you."
The old man was obviously stunned, as if he didn't expect someone to send him food, and it was a little kid he didn't know. He looked at the fried dough pancake stretched in front of him but didn't take it.
Zhou Guo added: "I bought these for my brothers, but I don't know where they went to play. They haven't come out yet. If the pancakes get cold, they won't taste good. You have to eat them while they're hot. If you don't mind, you can eat them for them."
The old man was probably in his 50s or 60s. Hearing this, he smiled a little, "You have so many brothers, but you only bought two for them?"
Zhou Guo chuckled and said, "I bought all the freshly made cakes on the stall, thinking that we would each eat half to fill our stomachs, but they didn't come back. Please eat them, they smelled delicious when I was at the market."
The old man finally took it, looked at her, took out an egg from his pocket, and stuffed it into her hand, "This is my lunch, give it to you, let's change."
Zhou Guo was stunned, looked at the egg in his hand, and nodded happily, "Okay, let's change."
Li was very pleased.
Zhou Xing also ate the cake and smiled, and said to Li: "Second Aunt, although our Guoguo is powerful, she is also very kind-hearted."
Zhou Guo came back with the eggs, waved them in front of Li and Zhou Xing, and said with a smile, "Mom, sister, the old man gave them to me in exchange for lunch."
Li smiled and said, "Since I'm exchanging it with you, just take it."
Zhou Guo nodded, ate a pancake, peeled the eggs, and shared them among the three of them.
It was not yet noon, and even if Zhou Guo had eaten four, he would not be able to eat anymore. Looking at the entrance of the market, there were fewer people coming at this time, and more people were going home with a basket of things on their backs.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and walking home in groups with their families, young and old, following the villagers.
Even though his backpack was empty, there was no sign of sadness on his face. These days, it was a rare thing to have something to eat and not starve to death. How could he dare to expect to prepare a lot of things for the New Year?
Several people waited in the carriage for half an hour. There were fewer people at the market entrance. Zhou Guo looked at countless people coming out of the market, everyone with a smile on their face, and his mood couldn't help but rise.
"Here they come, they are back!" Zhou Xing exclaimed in surprise.
Zhou Guo looked up and saw everyone coming back happily with all kinds of things in their hands.
Candied haws, sugar figurines, spinning tops, slingshots, and clay figurines...
Li asked, "Did you use the money I gave you to buy these?"
Zhou Gu touched his head and smiled: "Didn't you say to buy whatever you want? My brothers like these. We also had noodles, wontons and buns."
Zhou Mai said: "But it's not all spent, there's still some left."
Li said, "Keep the rest for yourselves. This is your New Year's money. I won't collect it this year."
In previous years when the family was poor, the one or two cents given as New Year's money was just a token of satisfaction in their hands, and after the satisfaction was satisfied, the money had to be taken back early the next morning.
Not only do we have so much this year, but we can also spend it ourselves, and keep the rest after we spend it. Everyone is very happy. It feels great to have money in hand, and we can save it and buy whatever we want in the future.
Zhou Su handed a bunch of candied haws to Zhou Guo and the other two, "Mom, big sister, sister, this is for you. We have all eaten it."
Zhou Guo smiled and touched his head, "Are you full? I bought a lot of snacks, do you want to eat?"
Zhou Su covered his stomach and shook his head, "No, I've eaten so many delicious foods, noodles, wontons, buns, and candied haws, I can't eat any more."