The flower-folding day is held in the square in the center of the town.
All the people present were girls, and there were flower vendors all around. Fu Anan stood with her arms folded, watching, stopping and walking along the way.
Flowers are sold at a very high price today, with the sole intention of ripping customers off.
Zhou Jingyou saw that she had no intention of buying flowers, so he asked, "Miss Xiaohua, don't you want to try?"
"Need not."
If the flower of love costs ninety-nine dollars, she would rather be single.
Zhou Jingyou glanced at the types of flowers and seemed to understand something. He smiled at her and said, "Can you wait for me? I'll be right back."
After saying that, the man ran away.
Fu Anan stood there and watched him go away, not quite understanding what he was going to do.
Then I looked around by myself and found a stall made of bluish-white cloth in a small corner.
The stall was owned by an old lady in her seventies. There were pieces of light brown sugar cubes on it, which may have been left there for too long, attracting some ants.
The old lady sat on the steps, looking at the people passing by with a smile.
Fu Anan thought for a moment, then squatted in front of her and asked, "Grandma, how much is this candy?"
The old lady was also hard of hearing, and after asking several times she finally heard clearly, "Ten yuan for one tael."
Ten yuan for two ounces, a little expensive, but much cheaper than the flowers nearby which cost ninety-nine yuan a piece, and it can also allow the old lady to go back and rest earlier.
Fu Anan waved his hand and said, "I want them all!"
The old lady was very happy. She took the plastic bag and handed it to her. "Take it, little girl. You have to eat ginger flower candy on Flower Folding Day."
Fu Anan nodded, her heart filled with the satisfaction of doing a good deed. Until she went around other shops and came back to find that the old lady had not left yet.
The sugar cubes were placed on the small square handkerchief again, and the old lady continued to look at the two little girls squatting opposite her with a smile.
The two little girls did the same as her and bought all the sugar cubes on the handkerchief.
There is also a paper shoe box in the backpack, which is full of hundred-dollar bills. The business is better than that of selling flowers outside.
Fu Anan: …The tricks in tourist attractions are hard to guard against.
At this time Zhou Jingyou came back, holding a large bouquet of other kinds of flowers in his hands, "Miss Xiaohua, this is for you."
Fu Anan stepped back and asked, "Teacher Zhou, what are you doing?"
Zhou Jingyou looked at Fu Anan's evasive action, feeling slightly disappointed, but then he smiled again, "I'm making a flower crown for you. Since you're here to experience it, you can't miss out on such unique customs and practices."
“This is so expensive.”
For a flower that costs ninety-nine yuan, you have to spend your money wisely.
Fu Anan waved her hand and said, "You can keep it or sell it. I really don't need it."
Hearing this, Zhou Jingyou felt a little regretful and looked at her while holding the flowers.
As a handsome and elegant man standing in the square, he quickly attracted other single women.
Some girls came over with wreaths, boldly and shyly, directly and euphemistically, saying, "Sir, the flowers in your arms are so beautiful. Can I exchange them with my finished wreaths?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Anan took several steps back and stood outside the crowd, taking a bite of ginger flower candy.
This is a piece of handmade hard candy. Fu Anan thought it would have a strange taste, but it was not greasy or strange, but delicious.
Zhou Jingyou was surrounded by several girls, but his eyes were always looking in the direction of Fu Anan.
Although he found that Miss Xiaohua was not interested in him, he still wanted to try again, so he said softly and tactfully, "I'm sorry, this is something I bought for someone else, I won't exchange it."
(End of this chapter)