The little guy seldom comes to the vegetable market, so he was very excited. He "led the charge" all the way, reminding Lin Yi from time to time to avoid the dirty water and vegetable leaves under his feet. He also curiously observed what vegetables the aunties were carrying in their hands, and guessed what they would cook in the evening.
Seeing that the little guy was very active, Lin Yi was very happy.
The vegetable markets in the area near Yanjing have been cleaned up recently. Previously, sewage was flowing in front of the vegetable stalls everywhere, rotten vegetable leaves were everywhere, and the whole street was filled with a foul smell.
But it is a vegetable market after all, and it is difficult to maintain hygiene with so many people coming and going.
Especially at some fish stalls, the sewage from washing fish scales and intestines still lies across the aisles, and on a hot day, the smell is simply "indescribable".
The dirty water was no problem for the long-legged Guoguo. She jumped over each piece of sewage with ease, and smiled with a sense of accomplishment after crossing it.
Then he turned around and waited for his father's praise, but found that Lin Yi didn't have the time for that.
"Two white pomfret, no three, five. If you can't finish them, you can freeze them in the refrigerator. It will be inconvenient to buy vegetables if it rains heavily tomorrow." Lin Yi said thoughtfully.
"You're right. Let me take care of it for you." The fishmonger gave a flattering smile.
"OK!"
After saying that, the vendor began to handle the fish skillfully and efficiently.
"Almost sixty and one cent!" The vendor gave Lin Yi a quote while scraping the fish scales skillfully.
The calculation units in the vegetable market are extremely precise, some are accurate to the gross or even cents, because they are all small businesses, and a dime or a cent may be insignificant in the eyes of shoppers, but for them, when accumulated in a day, it is a huge number.
Lin Yi was a frequent visitor to the vegetable market before, and was accustomed to these situations. He took out a red banknote skillfully.
The vendor then gave him a handful of change, and Lin Yi took it all, preparing to use it for the next time he needed change when buying groceries.
Guoguo held the little duck, fearing that it would be stepped on by passers-by.
Although they shouted that they wanted to eat it, Guoguo and his father actually knew that neither of them would eat the duckling.
"Quack!" The little duck saw a duck-killing stall not far away and was so scared that he shrank behind Guoguo.
"Don't worry, little duck, we won't kill you, hehe." Guoguo smiled sweetly and touched the duck's head.
When Guoguo first entered the vegetable market, she felt it was noisy, and even the sound of fish and ducks being slaughtered was quite scary, but she quickly got used to it.
Even amid the noise, she felt even more peaceful.
This is exactly what the world is like. An old lady is bargaining loudly, students who have just finished school are chasing and laughing on their bicycles, and there are old men and women who come to buy vegetables on old bicycles.
On this side is the fish stall and on the other side is the pork stall. The bosses are waving huge knives and cutting meat on the chopping board with "bang bang bang" sounds.
"Okay, Teacher Chen, what do you think we need?" Lin Yi's words brought the little guy's thoughts back to reality.
Chen Rong pursed her lips and thought for a moment, "It seems that there is no garlic at home."
"Oh, all right, let's go buy some garlic."
Lin Yi led the two of them past several stalls and came to an old lady's stall.
"Oh, isn't this Guoguo? You've grown taller again. Xiaoyi, you haven't been here for a long time." Grandma smiled kindly.
"Yes, I've been a bit busy recently. I went to Europe to discuss business a few days ago." Lin Yi said with a smile.
Chen Rong frowned and muttered to herself, I'd be foolish if I believed you.