happy daughter-in-law

Chapter 25 Going to the market ([-])
Then a few people went to the livestock market, where there were piglets and lambs. The price of piglets was the same everywhere, fifty cents a catty, which was the same as the purchase price of woolen pigs.The price of lamb is slightly more expensive, [-] cents a catty. Few people buy this kind of thing, and big animals can't afford it. He doesn't like to grow meat like a pig. Even when he grows up, he will lose weight. Mutton is not as valuable as pork, so people would rather raise pigs than sheep.

Shen Yunfang doesn't have such a concept, the value of the two kinds of livestock is different, if she has money, she can raise both, one for meat and one for milk, that would be great.

It's just that she is short of money now, and the weather is already cold, and the wild vegetables on the mountain are about to disappear. If she buys pigs or sheep now, she will have to feed the food for the whole winter, and she doesn't have enough food for herself. I can wait until next spring when wild vegetables bloom and make plans.

Then a few people wandered to the last non-staple food area. On the surface, Shen Yunfang didn't take anything, so he could only spend money to buy some.

After walking around, she spent a total of five yuan and twenty cents, and later she bought some vermicelli.

"Why didn't anyone sell food?" Shen Yunfang was a little depressed.After browsing the whole episode, is there anything she most wants to see?

"The grain can't be sold casually," said Wang Jianjun's daughter-in-law.

Yes, grain and pork are not available in this market. No, it should be said that these two things are not available in any market. These two things are purchased and sold by the state, so they are not seen here.

"Do you want to exchange food?" Shen Erzhu's daughter-in-law asked hesitantly.

The state does not allow commune members to buy and sell grain privately, but in private, ordinary people will still secretly exchange some grain.Some people are poor, so they will exchange fine grains such as rice for more coarse grains.Some families with good conditions will take out the excess coarse grains at home and exchange them for finer grains.These two phases are just right, so the members of the commune privately have the idea of ​​​​exchanging food.

"I don't have any food. I just want to buy some." Shen Yunfang thought that these sister-in-laws are pretty good, and she could understand the journey, so she told her true thoughts, and she saw that Shen Erzhu The daughter-in-law seemed to be interested, "Sister-in-law, do you have any extra rice at home? If you have any, sell it to me. I'll buy it for you."

Shen Erzhu's wife glanced at her, then bowed her head and walked aside.

What does this mean, to sell or not to sell?

"Let's go, aren't you going to buy cotton and cloth today? Let's go and have a look first." Dashuan's daughter-in-law hurriedly pulled Yun Fang away. This silly girl, how can I talk about such things here? Going is a big deal.

So the few people stopped talking and went to the supply and marketing cooperative together.

This is a consignment agency, not a real supply and marketing agency. It usually sells daily necessities that members of the agency usually buy, such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, needles, thread, and so on.

A few people walked around, and the cotton was sold out, and I couldn’t tell when there would be a salesperson, but there was still cloth, with small white flowers on a red background. Li Supply and Marketing Cooperative can buy cotton, or cloth will be bought together at that time.

Shen Yunfang also wanted to buy some soy sauce, vinegar, and kerosene, but she didn't bring a bottle and nothing to put it in, so I can only talk about it next time.

She was delighted to see clam oil packed in shells. This hand towel is very useful, moisturizing and moisturizing, especially in winter to prevent chapping.When I asked the price, it was only five cents a box, so I hurriedly paid for two boxes.

"Why are you buying this thing?" Wang Jianjun's wife disagreed very much.

"Wipe your hands." What else can I do.

"Waste." The three sister-in-laws commented unanimously.

She was also thinking about a box of hand wipes and a box of foot wipes, but it seemed she couldn't say it.

Later, she bought toothpaste, toothbrush, and ball candy. Originally, she wanted to buy a catty of biscuits, but they asked her not only for [-] cents, but also for a catty of food stamps. She didn't have any, and neither did the three sisters-in-law beside her , and finally had to give up.

She spent another [-] cents at the supply and marketing cooperative, a total of [-] yuan, which was the most among the four. The other three sister-in-laws all bought some things in bits and pieces, and none of them spent a few cents. She is the most prodigal.

On the way back, Shen Yunfang lost her energy for shopping, and began to feel pain in her feet again, as if it was not her own.Seeing her delicate appearance, the sisters-in-law offered to help her carry all the things she bought, and she just had to be responsible for walking well by herself.

In order to cooperate with Shen Yunfang, the speed of several people is not fast.

Shen Erzhu's daughter-in-law has not been very active since Shen Yunfang said she wanted to buy food, and she walked back without saying a word, just walking with her head down. At this time, she finally raised her head, as if she had thought it through, she moved to Shen Yunfang's side and whispered Said: "Do you want paddy or rice? How much to buy? Rice is seven cents a catty, and rice is ten cents a catty."

She also thought about it. She also inquired about the grain store in the city. A catty of rice was about [-] cents, less than [-] cents.One catty of rice can yield six or two meters. Considering the trouble of milling rice, she gave it a little cheaper.

Shen Yunfang's eyes lit up when she heard it, so cheap?She quickly calculated in her mind that it costs 17 yuan to buy a hundred catties of rice, and ten yuan if she buys a hundred catties of rice, and then she has to spend one yuan to grind the rice by hand to produce six taels of rice, which means six taels of rice. Ten catties of rice is 11 yuan, and one hundred catties of rice is 18 yuan. But she still got forty catties of bran, which is equivalent to buying forty catties of bran for one yuan.

Shen Yunfang didn't understand the market of bran, but she felt it was a good deal in her heart.

"Sister-in-law, do you have bran at home? What's the price?"

Shen Erzhu's daughter-in-law was a little stunned, why did the topic change so quickly, "Do you want chaff? If you want it, I'll let you pay four cents a catty."

Shen Yunfang smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Okay, sister-in-law, I'll buy one hundred catties of rice and two hundred catties of bran." This is 25 yuan, although it costs a little more, but it saves trouble.

"Why do you buy so much chaff?" Shen Erzhu's wife felt suspicious.

"My family doesn't have rice, so I can't feed the chickens with food, so I bought some bran to feed the chickens." These days, she feeds the chickens with her own rations, and she also feels distressed.

"It doesn't take that much." Shen Erzhu's wife didn't believe it.

"I want to raise a few more chickens in the coming year, so let's save them first."

Shen Erzhu's daughter-in-law thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll send you home tonight." Then she stopped talking.

The other two sisters-in-law automatically and consciously distanced themselves a little while they were talking.

It was very dark that night, and Shen Erzhu and his wife brought one hundred catties of rice and two hundred catties of Kang to Shen Yunfang. Shen Yunfang immediately handed over 25 yuan, and the transaction was considered complete.

Shen Yunfang lay on the kang at night and began to settle the accounts. She spent six yuan to go to the market, plus the 25 yuan. She had more than 60 yuan in her hand, and only 12 yuan was left.

She felt distressed for a while. The money that could have been spent for a long time was almost spent in less than a month after her rebirth. There is still no income at the moment, and she has no idea.

(End of this chapter)