GBP Chapter 99 Going to the market
Chapter 99 Going to the market
Afterwards, Wen Xi counted out twenty prawns that he had signed for a long time ago, processed them, cleaned them, made a dish of braised prawns, and then put them directly into the lunch box. He couldn't let He Chen eat the fish safely!
This prawn is very big, as long as her hand. Twenty of them are definitely enough for He Chenan to eat. If not, isn’t there still plenty of fish meat?
After Wen Xi packed the vegetables, he put them into the system warehouse. When the market time came, he would go to the county town and deliver these delicious dishes to He Chenan as a token of his gratitude.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue came back and smelled the fragrance as soon as they entered the yard. After closing the door, the two of them couldn't wait to run to the kitchen. Shen Jiaojiao asked excitedly, "Xiaoxi, I smell the fragrance. What delicious food did you make today?"
"That's a lot." Wen Xi lifted the lid of the pot and let them look at the dishes in the steamer. The first few dishes were cooked earlier, and she was afraid of them being cold, so she used the steamer to warm them on top of the pot of fish porridge.
Seeing Shen Jiaojiao swallowing her saliva, Wen Xi urged, "Lunch is ready, go get some water, wash your hands and come eat!"
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue went to get hot water to wash their hands, while Wen Xi brought the dishes to the table and served everyone a large bowl of fish porridge. After Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue washed their hands and faces, they came over, sat down, picked up their bowls and started eating.
"Delicious, delicious." Shen Jiaojiao was like a little squirrel. She was talking with a full mouth full of food. She looked very cute.
"There are only three of us eating, so no one is trying to snatch the food from us. Eat slowly and be careful of fish bones." Wen Xi also started eating, and one had to admit that her cooking skills were really great.
Wenxi thought it would be a good idea to open a restaurant after returning to the city.
Just based on her craftsmanship, she can definitely have a good life.
"Xiaoxi, I thought you would save this fish for New Year's Eve!" Jiang Yue said while eating.
"There's a saying that goes, 'Drink today and worry about tomorrow when it comes. Let's enjoy the delicious food today." Wen Xi said with a bright smile.
She didn't have much of anything except fish, so she just needed to get out another big fish on New Year's Eve. However, Song Lan and the other three would come over to have the New Year's Eve dinner together, and Wen Xi was afraid that if they knew she had caught such a big fish, they would also go to the river bend to catch fish. It would be bad if something unexpected happened then, so for the New Year's Eve dinner, they would either have a rice fish or rice field fish!
The day of the market soon arrived. Not only the villagers were looking forward to it, but the educated youth were also very much looking forward to it. Everyone got up early and started preparing, because many things at the market today did not require tickets, and this was the time for everyone to reward themselves and their families for their hard work throughout the year.
Wenxi didn't want to buy anything, because she already had most of the things needed for the New Year, and she had seen this kind of rural fair in her previous life. However, the previous life was the previous life, and this life was this life. She couldn't just not do the things she had done in the previous life in this life. Could she not eat in this life if she had eaten in the previous life?
The past life has passed and is no longer important. We should still live this life well.
After breakfast, everyone packed up and Wen Xi gave Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue thirty yuan each. "Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, there will be a lot of people at the market, and we won't be able to be together then. You can buy whatever you like, food or daily necessities. If you like anything, just buy it without hesitation. Also, if you see chickens, ducks, or geese, buy one each."
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue nodded repeatedly, and then put the money into the inner pocket of their cotton jackets. That was a pocket they had specially sewn before going to the countryside, just to hold money.
As soon as the three of them went out, they saw Song Lan and his three companions and Lin Yiwan and his four companions walking towards them from different directions, but this time there was an additional Lin Chuyang in Lin Yiwan's team.
It seems that he has not returned to work since the last time he and his car fell into the ditch. I didn't expect that he could rest for so many days.
The weather is nice today, with bright sunshine, but the morning wind brings a slight chill. Fortunately, Wenxi put on her scarf and gloves. Although they are old ones she used at home, they are better than nothing.
You have to know that the villagers spend three years mending their old clothes, three years sewing them, and three years patching up their clothes. Everyone's clothes are covered with patches, one patch after another. Although the clothes they brought from home are washed white, they are still much better than everyone else's.
A group of people walked towards the market place in a mighty procession. They were wearing many clothes and carrying baskets on their backs. After a while, their bodies became hot and they began to sweat.
But as soon as he opened his mouth to speak, white steam came out of his mouth.
A few girls were walking in front, chatting as they walked, while the boys were walking behind.
When they walked to the jujube tree at the entrance of the village, they met other people living in the educated youth center. Several male educated youth who had never had conflicts with them nodded to Wen Xi and the others, and Wen Xi and the others also nodded to them. After all, they had no conflicts with them, so there was no need to vent their anger on others because of the matter involving Nie Xiulan and the other four.
When Xia Minglei saw Lin Yiwan, his eyes lit up and he wanted to walk towards her. However, Lin Yiwan took a step back and stood directly between Lin Chuyang and Lin Jing. Xia Minglei had no chance to squeeze in.
Wen Xi found it quite funny. She really didn't know what Xia Minglei was trying to do. He had a female companion in the city, and he wanted to pursue Lin Yiwan. But looking at Lin Yiwan's current look, she knew that Xia Minglei couldn't hurt her, so Wen Xi was no longer worried.
Wen Xi didn't know that Lin Chuyang, who was walking behind her, had been looking at her greedily, as if she was the most beautiful scenery in this winter.
Xia Minglei saw that there was no chance for him to get close to Lin Yiwan, and he didn't know what had happened. The little girl who used to call him "brother" was now unwilling to pay attention to him.
There are too many people here, so it's not a good place to talk. I'll find an opportunity later and try to coax Lin Yiwan. A little girl's heart should be easy to please.
The market is on a piece of open land at the junction of urban and rural areas. The commune designated this area because it was overgrown with weeds and the soil was dry and yellow. Even when it rained, the land was muddy and could not be cultivated to grow crops.
This is a legal place, so on market days, anyone who wants to sell something can just come here and set up a stall.
When many families are in need of money, they will use the grains and vegetables they have been allocated to set up stalls. They can also use other agricultural and sideline products, bamboo products, soles they have made themselves, and even small game they have hunted to set up stalls, as long as not too many people know about it.
Of course, when there is a big market, there are also public institutions that arrange people to set up stalls. For example, the meat processing plant will set up a stall here to sell some pork, pork offal, etc. The supply and marketing cooperatives will also come here to sell defective products, which are cheaper and do not require tickets.