Wang Dahu and Li Qingran didn't tell anyone. Early the next morning, they boarded the long-distance bus to the county seat.
Maybe it was because he had never traveled far before, but Li Qingran seemed a little uneasy. Wang Dahu held his little hand, gesturing out of the window and making noises all the way, which quickly made him relax. Showed some joyful expression. Wang Dahu was very happy when he saw it, and secretly wanted to take him out to relax, and it was right! Wang Dahu led him, and the two went straight to the "department store". The shopping mall is located in the bustling street in the center of the county. It can be said that it is one of the places that sell the most everything in Nanhua County, so the traffic is also huge. Wang Dahu and Wang Dahu were like two nimble little fish, squeezing back and forth among the crowd.
They first went to the place where stationery and educational supplies were sold on the first floor. The large glass counters next to each other were filled with various stationery. The two picked and picked and finally bought twenty Chinese pencils and four white erasers, a stack of matts, counting herbs, pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, rulers and other things.
"Auntie..." Wang Dahu pointed to the shelf behind the salesperson with a simple expression on his toes: "How do you sell that schoolbag?"
"Fifty-five yuan each. If you buy it, Auntie will give you five yuan cheaper."
Wang Dahu nodded after listening, then turned his head and asked Li Qingran: "Do you like that?"
"No..." Upon hearing that it would cost more than fifty yuan, Li Qingran's face turned blue, and she hurriedly shook her head.
Wang Dahu bared his teeth at him, and smiled at the salesperson: "Auntie, I want this schoolbag, and the black one next to it. These two are added to the stationery I just selected. I will give you a total of one hundred and ten yuan." Money, do you think it's okay?"
"Row!"
"Brother Big Hu..." Seeing that Wang Dahu really wanted to buy it, Li Qingran hastily tugged at his sleeve: "There is cloth at home, enough to make schoolbags, what are you spending the money for!"
"Don't worry." Wang Dahu whispered in his ear like a thief: "Brother Dahu is rich, today we two will have a thorough shopping!"
Putting things in the big cloth bag he brought, Wang Dahu put his back on his back, pulled him and started to stroll. Soon, Li Qingran felt sorry for him once again. At the place that sold children's clothes, Wang Dahu bought him five or six pieces of clothes, all of which were the most popular styles this year. A little shirt with a yellow plaid tie, brown suspenders that only reach the knees, and a pair of small leather sandals make the child in front of him no longer look rustic just now, but looks so delicate and cute. Seeing Wang Dahu's face glowing golden, he hugged him like crazy: "Ah, ah, it's so cute, it's so cute..." Li Qingran's little face was flushed from being hugged by him, and the people around him laughed. Laughing loudly, he was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in. The two of them wandered around until noon, and bought two bowls of hot chaotic soup at the food place in the shopping mall. After eating, they walked around for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, they started to walk back.
Layers upon layers of things were hung on the bodies of the two little guys, which attracted the attention of many people along the way.
Li Qingran's face became a little nervous, as if he was afraid that his things would be snatched away.
Arriving at the bus station, I bought a ticket. The bus at 3 o'clock in the afternoon is only after 12 o'clock, and I still have to wait for some time before I can go back. Wang Dahu stored the things of the two of them, and led Li Qingran to a nearby place that sells popsicles. No matter which city's railway station or bus station, the surrounding area must be very prosperous, and Nanhua County is no exception. Restaurants, hotels, fruit shops, gift shops, large and small, are surrounded by a circle. Suddenly, Li Qingran's eyes were on one of the family, and after a little thought, he whispered something in Li Qingran's ear, and then pulled him in.
"Jade Pavilion" is a small antique shop.
Speaking of antiques, it was very popular in Nanhua County for a while. That was more than ten years ago. Not far from Nanhua County, archaeologists once excavated an ancient tomb. I heard that it belonged to some ancient high official, which caused a great sensation. At that time, many people Run around there to "pick up leaks" in order to get rich overnight. Needless to say, some people really dug up a lot of funerary objects, so during that time, like mushrooms after a spring rain, one after another antique shops began to pop up in the county, and each of them claimed that the items in their stores were "genuine ones". ". And this "Jade Pavilion" was also opened at that time. It's just that because the business is not so good now, most of them have switched to selling jade ornaments.
Entering the store, Wang Dahu looked around, and found that the place was not very big, only about 50 square meters, surrounded by glass counters, inside which displayed various jade products, bronze products, and a small amount of porcelain. There were not many things, only Two salesgirls are chatting. Seeing two children walking in, they didn't even lift their eyelids. Wang Dahu didn't care, he took Li Qingran's little hand and looked around, looking curious.
"Beautiful big sister." Wang Dahu raised his little hand and pointed to a small gourd-shaped jade pendant with a smile on his face and asked, "How much is this?"
Probably because Wang Dahu's smile was too naive or because he was in a good mood because he was called "beautiful sister", one of the salesgirls said with a coquettish smile, "My child, where is your adult? Why did you come in alone? This jade pendant is 200 yuan. One piece, if you like it, bring your adults to buy it."
Wang Dahu chuckled, and asked several questions in succession on tiptoe.
The salesperson also had the intention of teasing the children, so he answered Wang Dahu's questions countless times.
Li Qingran stood behind him, looked at Wang Dahu who was full of interest, and frowned worriedly.
"Sister" Wang Dahu's voice suddenly became shy: "My mother's birthday is next week, I want to buy her a birthday present, but I only have 50 yuan, can you help me choose?" With a shy face, he took out a crumpled red envelope from his trouser pocket.
look! What a filial child! At such a young age, I knew to use lucky money to buy my mother a birthday present.
In an instant, the two salesmen's affection for Wang Dahu increased.
However, with such a small amount of money, it is impossible to buy jade. You can only buy things made of plastic or bare stone.
"Little friend, what do you think of this thing? The agate ruby bracelet must look good on your mother."
What agate, you liar!
Wang Dahu complained secretly in his heart, but there was a look of trust on his face.
"Then big sister, is my money enough to buy this?",
"For the sake of your filial piety, let me sell it to you at a lower price!"
The salesperson wrapped Wang Dahu's things with a smile, and specially wrapped a layer of colorful wrapping paper outside, and tied a pink bow. And just when the two were about to go out, Li Qingran suddenly pointed at something in the display window and shouted loudly: "Brother, I want that!"
It was a garden-shaped bonsai with a height of half a person. It was carved with mountains, pavilions, small bridges and flowing water... It was a very delicate and beautiful handicraft.
Immediately, Wang Dahu showed a troubled expression on his face, and murmured: "That, that is too expensive, brother can't afford it!"
"No, no." Li Qingran showed a coquettish expression on his small face: "I really like that stone."
"Don't you already have a lot of stones at home? You picked them up. I really don't understand why you like this kind of thing?"
"But that rock looks like the moon and is different from others." Li Qingran insisted, "I want it!"
"No! If you continue to be willful, I'll leave you here and leave you alone!" Wang Dahu made a gesture to leave, but Li Qingran hurriedly tore off the corner of his clothes, his eyes were red as if he was about to cry.
"Okay, okay, isn't it just a stone? My sister decided to give it to you!"
"But..." Wang Dahu hesitated.
"It's okay, it's just picked up by the side of the road anyway, it's not a problem!"
The most valuable thing is the whole bonsai. The stones and other things used as fillings are just filled in after the store, so it doesn't matter if you remove some of them.
"Is this one?" the saleswoman asked with a smile.
"The one next to it is like the one in half a moon."
The stone was about the size of an adult's palm, and its shape was indeed somewhat special. It really looked like a crescent moon.
"Little friend, your interests are quite special!" Handing the stone to Li Qingran with his own hands, the salesperson couldn't help pinching his fair and tender face.
The two of them left the store and went straight to the corner where no one was around. Wang Dahu couldn't help laughing with his hands on his hips. He smiled so complacently, like a nouveau riche who got rich overnight. Li Qingran frowned worriedly, and called softly: "Brother Big Tiger?"
"Haha, of course." Wang Dahu hugged him, and spun around twice on the spot: "Let's send it!"
Although Li Qingran didn't understand why he cared so much about a stone, seeing how happy he was, he couldn't help laughing.
"Of course, you did really well just now!" Wang Dahu excitedly kissed him on the small face: "He has the potential to test the Beijing Film Academy!"
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