There are many varieties of vegetables in summer. Ji Erlin and his wife are both hard-working people, and the vegetables grown in the fields are quite good.

Today they brought a lot, including eggplants, bitter melons, cucumbers, beans, fungus spores that Ji Bingqing and the others picked up in the mountains in spring, and small fish and shrimps caught in the river, but these were all dry goods.

Ji Luo's business was good, and he sold out a basket of goods quickly. He turned around and saw Ji Bingqing and the others had laid out the goods. They were all cushioned with fresh lotus leaves and kept very clean. He smiled and asked, "Second aunt, what are you doing?" Do you have a scale?"

"Bring it."

Li Shufen had never done business before, so she was actually a little nervous, so she quickly took out the scale from the basket.

"Second Aunt, please help me weigh the leeks."

"We've weighed the leeks, they're exactly ten pounds."

Leeks on the market cost three cents per catty, so Ji Luo gave her thirty cents, "We will send the leeks back now, and the basket will be returned later."

Li Shufen nodded and asked without leaving any trace: "Are you renting a house in the county now? Do you live far away?"

"Well, I'm renting a house. I don't live very far away. I rented a house from my classmate's uncle's house."

Li Jiaojiao helped her sort out the remaining steamed buns, stood up and said, "Ji Luo, I will send the vegetables back and bring some more steamed buns. You can sell them here."

"Okay, you go back on your bicycle."

While they were talking, someone came to buy pasta again. He was also an old customer. As soon as he came, he asked: "Sister, are there any meat buns and pancakes today?"

"Sister Wang, there are still a lot of meat buns, but there are only three leek egg pancakes left."

"Give me all the chive egg pancakes, and three more meat buns."

As the other party spoke, he took out the money. Seeing a vegetable seller nearby, he said, "These small fish and shrimps are good. What's the price?"

When Li Shufen saw the business, she quickly received her kindly, "Comrade, three cents and a pound."

Last night, Ji Shengli returned home. Li Shufen asked him about the prices in the lower city. She came to sell vegetables today and made some preparations.

"Sister Wang, this is my aunt and cousin. They caught these fish and shrimps from the river themselves and kept them very clean. They also grew the vegetables at home. Today they brought them to the county town to sell them to get some money to support the family. ."

Seeing that they were a family, Sister Wang smiled and said, "Your dishes are clean, unlike others' dishes that are all muddy and sloppy."

In the end, Sister Wang took care of their business and bought a pound of small fish and shrimp, and weighed two or three pounds of other vegetables.

It was their first time doing business. Li Shufen and the others were actually quite unfamiliar. After seeing Sister Wang off, she said to Ji Luo: "Ji Luo, thank you for your help just now, otherwise we might not be able to sell it."

"I just said a few words. The main thing is that your food is good."

Next, the two parties each sold their own products. After Li Shufen and the others had their first experience, they became more proficient and quickly sold more than half of the items.

When Ji Luo's place was almost sold out, Li Jiaojiao arrived on her bicycle to deliver the goods. As soon as she arrived, she said to her: "Ji Luo, I just met Teacher Yu on the road. The teacher asked me to buy buns. I confiscated them privately. money."

"Well, if you meet a teacher in the future, don't accept her money."

Li Jiaojiao arranged the heavy baskets and returned them to Li Shufen. Seeing that they had sold a lot of vegetables, she smiled and said, "Auntie, you sell them very quickly."

"Fortunately, before we came here we thought it would be difficult to sell, so we didn't dare to bring more goods." Li Shufen now regrets not bringing more.

"City people don't have their own fields, so they have to buy everything they eat. In the past, they could only go to meat factories, state-owned stores and supply and marketing cooperatives. Now they are allowed to set up stalls, and everyone has more choices when buying vegetables. Now there are many People in the village sell vegetables, and the prices are similar to those in the stores. Everyone buys them on the roadside on their way to and from get off work, which saves the time of queuing in the store."

Li Jiaojiao now buys vegetables from roadside vendors, and occasionally asks the Chen brothers and sisters to bring them from the village, such as eggs. If they buy more, it is more affordable for them to bring them from the village.

After selling for another half hour, Li Shufen and her friends only had one bitter melon and two cucumbers left in their dishes, and they were ready to close the stall and go back.

"Ji Luo, you have to buy vegetables when you live in the city. Take these two or three bitter melons and cucumbers to eat." Li Shufen put the vegetables into their empty baskets.

Ji Luo saw that they were about to go back after selling out, so he accepted the dish and gave them three steamed buns, "You came out early, so you probably didn't have breakfast. Let's eat some steamed buns to cushion your stomach."

"It's true that we took advantage." Li Shufen smiled.

Ji Luo twitched the corners of his lips and said, "Second Aunt, next time you come to sell vegetables, help me bring some eggs and chopped leeks and green onions."

"Okay, there are a lot of things going on these two days. Mei Ni is getting married soon. We won't come to the city for another two days." Li Shufen deliberately mentioned Ji Mei Ni's marriage.

Ji Luo listened without any expression and only talked about the food: "Okay, except on rainy days, I set up a stall here every morning. I can deliver it at any time."

After the mother and daughter left, Li Jiaojiao asked about the Ji family, "Ji Luo, is the Mei Ni your second aunt talked about your half-sister?"

Ji Luo nodded and told her about Ji Meini.

"Why would this gay man marry a country girl if he has such good conditions?" Li Jiaojiao felt something was wrong.

Ji Luo blinked his eyes, "I also want to know the reason."

"Your stepmother and stepsister must have been tricked."

Li Jiaojiao guessed, then added: "These mother and daughter are not good people, and they deserve to be cheated."

"They are now immersed in sweet dreams. Both mother and daughter are looking forward to living a prosperous and good life in the city. I heard that they are already bragging at home before they even go on a blind date. Now everyone in the commune knows that she is going to get married. It’s a cadre’s house in the city.”

Li Jiaojiao was a little speechless: "The higher you jump now, the harder you will fall in the future."

Ji Luo smiled and said nothing, as if he agreed with her words.

Li Shufen and the others did not stay in the county town. They hurried back after selling the vegetables. They did not have bicycles at home and walked on two legs. They went back and took a closer mountain road. It was already past nine o'clock when they got home.

As soon as they arrived at home, before they had time to drink tea, Mrs. Ji came over and asked as soon as they entered the house: "Are all the vegetables sold out?"

"Mom, we don't have much food to bring. The cheaper ones are all sold out."

On the way back, Li Shufen agreed with her two daughters and refused to let them tell the truth to others. They went out before dawn this morning. Except for Ji Erlin, no one knew how much food they brought.

"How much did it cost?" Mrs. Ji asked again.

Li Shufen had long known that she would ask. Even if the family was separated, she would still control the family as before, so she replied: "It's less than one dollar."

Seeing that there was not even a dollar, Mrs. Ji said with a face: "We don't even have a dollar. Do you need all three of you, mother and daughter, to go?"

"Mom, Bingqing Yujie has never sold vegetables before, so I don't know much about it. I won't go with you now. In the future, when they get to know each other well, I won't have to accompany them."

Mrs. Ji has always favored boys over girls. She looks down on the second child and his wife the most, and also looks down on the three granddaughters. Even though they are diligent and well-behaved, she never takes them seriously and leaves after muttering a few words.

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