At the corner of the vegetable market.
Mao Li and Sun Yanyan, who had just walked over, stopped in their tracks and looked at the pickup truck in confusion:
"Yanyan, you have sharp eyes, look and see if the police are here to collect the fines?"
Sun Yanyan stretched her neck to look forward like a spotted duck in the wild, and sure enough, she saw that the uniformed policeman had an ugly expression on his face, and he took the money from Song Tan's hand.
"Eighty percent," she answered steadily.
"She is so capable! She drives a shabby car every day to sell expensive vegetables. She only cares about money and not people... If it were in the past, my cousin's neighbor's son works in the Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau, so she would have to ask for favors and say a few good words. But now..."
She snorted, "It's normal for people who make a lot of money to look down on us poor relatives."
Mao Li was nervous, but a slight smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "It's what you deserve!"
"I said they sell vegetables at such high prices and make money with dirty intentions. Sooner or later, something bad will happen."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law watched the scene in front of them with full of passion; even the drizzle could not dampen their joy.
The two looked at each other until the man in police uniform left. Then they walked briskly to the familiar rickshaw and sighed.
"Tan Tan, I told you that vegetables can't be sold like this. Look, you didn't pay attention. You're fined, right?"
Song Tan was fiddling with the next few bags of bamboo shoots.
There wasn't much left, only three or five kilograms, a total of four bags. She might as well just carry all four bags down.
I just stood up when I heard this familiar voice.
So he turned around and smiled at Mao Li: "Yes, auntie, two policemen came early in the morning and fined me one hundred and sixty yuan."
The vegetable vendor next to him burst out laughing.
Isn't that 160? Zhu Suo's 160, Xiao Zhou's 60. This girl looked lively at first, then generous, and finally quite steady. Now, why is she so mischievous
When Sun Yanyan looked over, the vegetable vendor had lowered his head and was fiddling with the leaves in front of him.
Sun Yanyan retracted her gaze and covered her mouth exaggeratedly: "One hundred and sixty! Oh, that's a lot. Do you want me to help you find someone through connections? How can you cancel this fine? We are all family, don't be polite."
The sorrel's tone was so hypocritical that the vegetable vendor couldn't bear to look at it, but Song Tan looked surprised:
"Okay, sister-in-law, you are really reliable. Please use your connections. I am waiting to go home. Can you return this fine to me as soon as possible?"
Sun Yanyan: …
Her face was frozen.
Not to mention how people would look at a girl selling vegetables if she told others about it, just talk about this relationship... She didn't lie about this relationship either. It was indeed the son of her cousin's neighbor who worked as an urban management officer, and she heard about it while gossiping.
But I don’t even know his name!
Now that he had just boasted, Song Tan took advantage of the situation, so she had no choice but to put on a serious face and pretend to be profound:
"What do you know? The government has to follow procedures. It can't be done so quickly. Besides, it's only 160 yuan. It's not worth it to do a favor for this."
As he was speaking, he saw a policeman in his thirties running down the street.
The other person was wearing a uniform and looked a little embarrassed when he saw Sun Yanyan and Mao Li, with a tense face.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stepped back subconsciously, watching the man come forward, staring at the plastic bags, and asking, "How much are these?"
"Three hundred and twenty, take them all away." Song Tan was also decisive.
The other party instantly breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought I wouldn't be able to grab it today."
He transferred the money smoothly, then picked up a few bags in front of him and ran away like a gust of wind.
Song Tan listened to the prompt "WeChat payment of 320 yuan", and smiled at Mao Li again:
"My sister-in-law's face is really helpful. The double refund came back quite quickly."
Then he said with regret: "Oh, aunt, you see, I came at an untimely time. Everything is sold out. I even said I would leave two for you to try...."
"If there's nothing else, I'll go home first. There's a lot of work waiting for me to do at home. I work so hard every day and only earn a few thousand yuan. What can I do with it?"
Earn a few thousand a day? This damn bamboo shoot? A business with no capital?!
The small pickup truck made a sound of working hard. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law watched each other skillfully turn onto the road, and then disappear. They felt their blood pressure rise.
…
Because both of them were sulking, Mao Li picked and chose all the way in the vegetable market, and finally reluctantly spent money to buy some.
But what about all that lettuce
There is still a place for it on the dinner table.
But no one in the family was interested in it, only Mao Li was stubborn and tried hard to consume it.
Song Dafang couldn't stand it:
"Upstairs, downstairs, neighbors across the street, whoever you want to give two to, just give them two. It's such a big pile, it will take forever to finish."
In fact, Mao Li usually wears gold and silver and likes to show off in front of others. But at this time, she is not stingy at all and actually feels superior when receiving gifts.
But this time, who made her pick a fight with lettuce
At this moment he rolled his eyes and said: No.
"Every day, why are you giving them away? Are you still living? I'll blanch them and dry them later and save them for winter."
Ziyi held her special bowl and asked curiously, "Why do we have to eat it in winter? Aren't there any vegetables in the supermarket in winter?"
Mao Li was holding her breath, but she still forced a smile in front of her granddaughter: "Because your mother doesn't work and spends money recklessly, our family must be frugal and not waste money."
Ziyi is just in kindergarten. At this moment, she sighed like a little adult and taught her grandmother earnestly:
"Grandma, you can't say that. The teacher said that the efforts of housewives should also be respected."
This was a special theme lecture held last month for International Women's Day. Although kindergarten children may look young, today's children are really smart and often say amazing things.
At this moment, Mao Li felt as if a knife was stabbed in her heart.
She really wanted to overturn the table.
What’s the matter? Isn’t she a housewife? She has been taking care of everything for so many years, why doesn’t anyone say anything considerate
Now that I have a daughter-in-law, she either hangs around or spends money every day. Has she done any housework at home? At most, she makes juice and bakes bread for Ziyi, but she doesn't spend much!
Even so, her granddaughter is still considerate of her!
The more Mao Li thought about it, the angrier she got. But looking at Song Ziyi's innocent face, she was too lazy to argue and could only snort, "You are a child and don't understand. You will understand when you grow up."
Ziyi snorted: "Grandma, that's all you can say."
Because of this incident, Mao Li became more and more upset and decided to make good use of the free lettuce.
So he quickly cleaned up the dishes and started busying himself in the kitchen.
Peel, slice, blanch, turn over and dry...
It was a huge project to plant dozens of bamboo shoots. She worked alone in the kitchen with a sore back. When she finished, she looked up and saw that it was already dark!