This vegetable market by the river has a history of 10 to 20 years.
Most of the time, the people selling vegetables and the stalls here are relatively fixed.
Occasionally, there might be farmers carrying loads of fruit on their shoulders to sell some fruits grown in the countryside, but that depends on the season and doesn't last long.
But only Song Tan, the new vegetable seller, was weird, too weird.
First of all, there are not many young girls selling vegetables here.
Secondly, this young girl is beautiful and has an equally beautiful silly brother, which makes it easy to play the victim and attract attention.
Finally, the dishes are still so expensive!
At first, the vegetable vendors sneered:
Don’t think that having more silly brothers can attract customers!
This market is full of middle-aged and elderly ladies who are good at choosing and calculating. They are willing to spend every penny in half. They are beautiful and pitiful, which is attractive in other places. But here, the aunts will not spend a dime more!
But as time went by, this silly child's movements changed from being slow and clumsy at the beginning to becoming more and more skillful now, and even counting became smoother.
Good job!
You are here to train your younger brother.
Next is the price of vegetables.
Twenty yuan per pound of wild vegetables
The vendor sneered, thinking to himself, you're just selling something new!
But later, as the weather got warmer, the price of vegetables got lower and lower, but she still sold them for 20 yuan per pound?!
The vegetable vendor sneered: You are all a shill, right
Later, even the fertile field milk vetch was sold, and it was still 20 yuan per pound, and there were still so many people rushing to buy it...
The vegetable vendors were all numb.
How can I put it? Is it possible that he has been selling vegetables for 10 or 20 years and has not grasped the trend of this vegetable market at all
I have been holding this in for a long time, and finally asked today.
Unexpectedly, the aunt who was asked was also full of melancholy: "Who said it wasn't? This dish is so expensive, and I feel heartbroken every time I spend money."
Then why did you buy so much?!
The vegetable vendor stared at the handfuls of fresh and tender Astragalus in the other party's basket with a puzzled look.
Unexpectedly, the aunt's attitude suddenly became high again:
"You don't understand. Eating more vegetables is good for your health. My family eats a few more kilograms of this vegetable every day. It helps us go to the toilet more easily, feel better, and sleep better at night... My daughter's acne has also disappeared! It's worth the money."
"What's more, the food is so delicious. Whether it's cold, stir-fried, hot pot, or anything else, it's delicious! I'd be upset if I couldn't eat it."
Spectators: …
Just... what you bought are not vegetables, they are Melatonin, Jingxin oral liquid, or laxative melatonin, right
Or should we add a poppy
This is too exaggerated.
Unexpectedly, when the aunt saw that they didn't believe her, she got stubborn and said, "You guys, don't disbelieve me! We have been buying vegetables for decades, don't we know whether this thing tastes good or not?"
"Look at this girl selling vegetables. She always steals them. People are not fools. If you really don't believe me, spend twenty yuan to be fooled once, and you will know how good it is!"
The aunt walked away angrily with a basket of vegetables. She saw tomatoes being sold by two vendors and stepped forward:
“How do you sell this?”
The vegetable vendor hesitated for a moment: "Eight dollars."
The aunt's eyebrows immediately stood up: "Okay! I have been buying vegetables here for decades, and you dare to cheat me? I bought this tomato for four yuan yesterday!"
After saying that, he stood up, turned around and left.
A vendor not far away came over carefully: "Brother, why did you raise the price?"
The vendor wanted to cry but had no tears: "I see her buying wild vegetables from others every day and it costs hundreds of dollars..."
I thought he was a wealthy and rich guy who liked expensive things!
They were feeling aggrieved by themselves, but when they turned around, they found that the pretty girl and her silly brother were already preparing to pack up their stall.
The vegetable vendor next door took a brisk step:
"Um, do you have any more vegetables? Give me a pound too!"
Song Tan was stunned for a moment, then he directed his brother: "Qiao Qiao, go get a bundle from the car."
While smiling, he said, "Uncle, I'm sorry to bother you at the vegetable stall next to you these days. All the vegetables for today are sold out, but I'm going to give some to my relatives, so just take out one pound."
The vegetable vendor's face finally looked better. He waved his hands and said with a smile, "The market is not mine, and we sell different things, so what does it matter? I have to pay for the vegetables. If not, I don't want them..."
Before he finished speaking, Qiao Qiao puffed out his chest and fully displayed the QR code on his sweatshirt.
Vegetable vendor: …
He looked at the smiling girl again and had no choice but to scan the code to pay, then turned away angrily with the dishes in his hand.
Song Tan took out five dollars familiarly and said, "Be good, go buy your Peppa Pig stickers!"
…
Qiao Qiao had stickers on her cheeks and clothes. She happily carried the basket and followed Song Tan, looking at the new things along the way:
"Sister, their building is so tall!"
"What is this for sale?"
“There are flowers!”
"Where is uncle?"
Song Tan looked at his carefree expression and said softly, "It will be soon. See, the one with the blue sign in front? Qiao Qiao, can you recognize the words? Read it out?"
Qiao Qiao looked along her hand and began to count with difficulty: "Big, big... um, five, gold... um..."
He turned his head and looked at Song Tan with clear eyes: "I have finished reading."
Song Tan sighed - Qiao Qiao in this state, can understand, count, recognize money, and occasionally check the time. She is obedient and sensible, easy to coax, and never cries.
But if we really talk about it systematically, he is really like a kindergarten kid, he can’t recognize all the characters, and even traveling is a problem. And there is no way to let him go to school in the city alone…
We'll have to think of other ways later.
But this thought flashed through her mind, and she smiled: "Qiao Qiao is amazing! That's Dafang Hardware Store! Our uncle's name is Song Dafang, remember?"
Twenty years ago, Uncle Song worked at a construction site in the city with his wife. Later, he met some people and saved some money. He bought a store in the construction market and saved a lot of money for his family.
This has been going on for twenty years.
Although the market conditions have not been very good in the past two years, his children have grown up and there is not so much pressure, so his life is more comfortable than in previous years.
Song Tan thought back to the past and vaguely remembered that his aunt loved gold. When she returned to her hometown a few years ago, every part of her body that was exposed was covered with gold jewelry.
Because of this, everyone in the village spread the rumor that my uncle had become rich, until one day my aunt took everyone to a jewelry store.
"Give me a few 50-cent coins, pay me some money, and I'll make you a bracelet! It's like gold, bright yellow, and solid!"
Song Tan only realized when he grew up that destroying RMB is against the law...
But at this moment, these past events flashed through her memory like a kaleidoscope of memories, reminding her of how she felt before.
Qiao Qiao nodded obediently: "Remember, uncle called the hardware store!"
Song Tan: Poof!
"Just call me uncle, don't call me that."