Civilian Edition Traveling Farming Diary

Today is not a good day for the market, the sun is not visible all day, it is cold, but today is the day, Liu Dong Liuxi came to see me early in the morning, and we set off to the market.

Chen Xiang had already packed up the jars of pickles and salted eggs for me, and Liu Xi pushed the trolley, just put it on the trolley.

The market is in the next-door village of the next-door village, quite far away, but I'm used to walking on two legs for a long time, and I don't feel very tired, just a little cold.

The bazaar is bigger than I imagined, and it is quite lively. It seems that no matter what the living conditions are, people’s enthusiasm for the New Year will never decrease. Many people wear patched cotton-padded clothes and their faces are flushed, and they are happy to visit the big market. .

We didn't come early, all the good places were taken, and there were not many things around me, so we found a place to set up a stall on the side.

It’s really like what Chen Xiang said, almost every household here can pickle pickles. When people see that I sell pickles, many people leave without asking.

This is no good, I turned over the lid of the pickle jar, put a few pieces of radish in the depression, and used chopsticks to make small pieces for people to taste. I believe that Chen Xiang's craftsmanship, people who have tasted it will definitely like it .

Sure enough, people like to take advantage of it. Even if they order pickles, they see that I can taste them for free, and many people come to take a small piece and put it in their mouths. After eating, they all applaud and ask me how to sell it. I have no idea about the price. Yes, but when he went out, Chen Xiang had told him that if he exchanged it for copper coins, it would be one penny or one tael, and if he exchanged it for grain, he would also need half a liter of miscellaneous grain noodles.Food is expensive in winter, and in summer and autumn, one penny can be exchanged for half a liter of rice.

Some people find it expensive, and some people hesitate to buy some. They don’t buy one catty, but they buy one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one tael. No one will spend a lot of money on pickles.

But the salted eggs are selling very well. I put a salty egg that ran out of oil and put it there. Many people are greedy. Chen Xiang asked me to sell it for two pennies. I secretly raised the price, thinking that no one would buy it if it was so expensive, so I could take it home and eat it myself. Unexpectedly, it was sold out soon, and it was better than pickles. I really want to cry, well, with this money, I can buy more eggs for Chen Xiang to pickle and eat.

It was already noon when the pickles were sold out, and my business was pretty good. Nineteen salted eggs were sold for 57 Wen. After deducting the cost of 37 Wen for eggs, there was still about one penny for salt and wine, which was a profit of 52 Wen. , I don’t know how much I can earn from pickled vegetables. Carrots are cheap, and soy sauce is not too expensive. I sold about five catties. Excluding the free tasting, I earned 45 Wen. I think I can earn [-] Wen no matter what. Pure profit, right?Carrots are really not expensive.

Then I earned 82 Wen today. I think I am rich. Selling pickles makes more money than storytelling. This is more than I earn at the end of the year.Then what book am I talking about, selling pickles!

Listen to what I said to the caramel seller next door. It’s a joke that I don’t understand the market. This means that the annual market can earn so much. Who would buy other people’s pickles on weekdays? Some vendors rely on this sum at the end of the year. For a family that has been raised for half a year, if they sell pickled vegetables and salted eggs on weekdays, they can often earn one or two pennies a day, which is not bad.

I think so too, but after excluding the cost of these things, the profit is Chen Xiang's. Chen Xiang sells this once or twice a year, or sells more salted eggs. It should be no problem to support himself. If he thinks about it this way, if he leaves My family lives independently, and I am more at ease.

But thinking about it, if he leaves, I still feel bad in my heart.

I feel like I'm just an old bachelor who wants to marry a wife, despise myself QAQ.

I went shopping in the bazaar after the items were sold out. Liu Dong and Liu Xi had already bought things, but they especially liked shopping in Daji. They were so excited that they followed me around again.

People's entertainment life is really pitiful, and they are so happy to catch an episode.

But I also love to go to the market, haha, I have loved it since I was a child. If I can meet the market when I go back to my grandfather’s house in the countryside, I will be very excited. I like to eat fried dough sticks and noodle fish at the market.

Most of the vendors in the market are well-prepared, unlike me who closed their stalls so early, everyone has to rely on today to earn a lot of money and go home for a festive New Year.

There are really a lot of things in the market, but there are only so many types, not too many, but we still had a good time shopping.

I don’t look at those who sell rice, flour and food. There is enough food for the family, and there are also those who sell cloth and clothes. Usually, cloth shops in the town come to set up stalls. Nowadays, few people buy ready-made clothes, and every household can make them by themselves. There is not much difference between the good and the bad. Everyone can just dress warmly. There is no high demand for aesthetics, and there is no need to spend so much money on ready-made clothes.

The cloth in my house was enough, but now it is not enough with Chen Xiang. Chen Xiang now only has a padded jacket and no clothes to wear outside, so I pulled some coarse cloth, not because I treated him harshly, but because the cloth It's expensive, and the quality of the coarse cotton cloth I pulled is good, and it's very strong. Do you have old coarse cloth sheets at home? It's that kind of cloth. It's not as beautiful as the sheets, and it's a little rough, but it's true. Super durable, especially for wearing in the village.

Chen Xiang has fair skin. I bought him lake blue fabric, which suits his complexion very well. I also bought some off-white silk fabric, which is softer and can be used as an inner garment. Seeing his craftsmanship in making cotton clothes for himself, I feel that he is The needlework is okay, and it is more delicate than that of Liu Zhaoshi. I hope he can help me make a set of underwear.

I also bought mille-layer soles. Chen Xiang has no shoes to wear. He has been wearing my old shoes these days. He can sew a pair of thicker cotton shoes for himself, otherwise he will definitely have frostbite on his feet in winter. Itchy, red and swollen, and uncomfortable.

Liu Dong and Liu Xi knew that I bought it for Chen Xiang, and they all smiled. Liu Dong said that I really love Chen Xiang, and he also piled up some things for his fiancée’s house in his car, including a piece of bright green cloth. It was to make wedding clothes for her, but I didn't expect to buy fabrics for her inner clothes.

I discovered a new incredible thing, do you have to wear green clothes when you get married? Isn’t it all red wedding clothes?Liu Dong laughed at me and said, don't you know that men and women are red, only men wear red, and women wear green.

I:……

I said that I am a monk and I don't understand these things, ha ha.

Liu Xi laughed at me and said that you don't understand these things, but you know how to hurt Chen Xiang.

I:"……"

After all, they are people who have been to the town. They are not as feudal as the people in the village, and they are more tolerant of Chen Xiang.

Forget it, I really want to be nice to Chen Xiang, there is nothing to deny.

We just laughed and joked. At this time, we met Su Mai’s father. He took the whole family out to visit Daji, carrying a lot of things in his hands, but they were all noodles, sausages, etc., and they ate a lot.

I'm not familiar with them, but Liu Dong and Liu Xi greeted them and asked if they could help push some things, after all, they all belong to the same village.

I thought Su Mai's father would refuse, but unexpectedly he agreed, saying that they were going to a friend's house. There was an unmarried young and middle-aged man in that house. Su Mai was a young man and it was not easy to follow him, so it happened to let him come with us. Let's go, when the time comes, we will take turns pushing the carts, and it's not good to just take advantage of us.

Then they left and left Su Mai behind. I didn't feel right. They were going to go to a friend's house. Since they knew that Su Mai was inconvenient, why did they take Su Mai with them?And for us three unmarried elders, it is convenient to bring a younger brother?

Liu Dong and Liu Xi looked at each other and then at me, and I also felt embarrassment in their eyes.

Su Mai stood next to us with his head down, blushing, as if he didn't know where to put his hands.

Su Mai's family probably thought of this too. I saw his elder brother turn his head and run over, saying that he wanted to join us. Now we all feel better and less nervous. got up the car.

Because of the previous incident, I don't really want to go with them, so I can only finish shopping quickly and go home.

We walked very fast, and there were not many things worth my stay along the way, but when I walked to the center of the market, it became lively, and my interest gradually picked up. I saw a big hot pot. Sell ​​fritters!

Wow, I was so excited, I ran over to ask the price, the deep-fried dough sticks are made of white flour, which is a luxury item at the moment, it costs a penny, very expensive, but there are still many people who buy it, everyone likes deep-fried things ,fragrant.

Liu Dong and Liu Xi also wanted to buy them. They bought six sticks, three sticks for Liu Dong’s fiancée’s house, and three sticks to eat by themselves. They thought that the number three was unlucky, so they split a deep-fried dough stick into two strands, which was six strands. It's not that they are stingy, people here are doing this, and it's very good to have deep-fried dough sticks.

I like noodle fish more than fried dough sticks. I bought two fried dough sticks and four noodle fish. The noodle fish is quite big but fluffy and I can eat it by myself.But this thing can't be enough, it's really expensive.Noodle fish is more expensive than deep-fried dough sticks, one and a half cents, I spent eight cents.

Brother Su Mai also bought a deep-fried dough stick, which looks like a small amount, but I know why.Because he has no money, his family's money is in the hands of his parents, and it is not easy for an unmarried son to have a few children.

The same is true of Liu Dong and Liu Xi. If it wasn't because they wanted to buy things for Liu Dong's fiancée's family, they wouldn't have let them bring so much money.

So it's not unreasonable for the girl in the village to marry me, I'm financially free!

After buying these and walking forward, I saw a very strong man with a beard sitting there, with some small jars in front of him.

I asked him what it was and he said it was honey.

Wow, I actually saw honey!

After chatting for a while, he knew that he was a hunter from the next village, and he got honey by accident on the mountain. He found a beekeeper to boil it out, and sold it for some money to go home for the New Year.

Honey is very expensive. A small jar costs twenty cents, and the jar contains at most one catty. He said that it is already very cheap, because wild honey has no cost, so it is sold cheaply. Otherwise, it would cost forty to fifty cents a catty. .

But even if it is cheap, his business is not good. The people who visit the market here are all villagers. Who would spend so much money to buy some honey that can't fill your stomach and keep you warm?

except me.

I bought a small jar.

Liu Dong asked me why I bought this thing, it was too extravagant, I said I need honey to moisten my throat because I am a storyteller.

Liu Dong stared at the little pot, feeling hungry.

I laughed, opened the jar, and said everyone could try a little.

As soon as the jar was opened, the fragrance of honey wafted out, and I saw Big Brother Su Mai swallowing his saliva.

Each of them broke off a nearby branch, peeled off the skin to reveal the dry and clean inner core, and picked honey from it to eat.

Su Mai was a little hesitant. A little brother of his was eating honey in a jar with a big man. It didn’t look good, but I knew he was greedy, so I let him pick it first, so that no one would say what he was doing with a man. That's it.

His eyes lit up, and with a blushing face, he picked a little bit of honey and put it into his mouth, and said happily, "It's so sweet and very fragrant."

The others also picked a little bit to taste, and it was too sweet. Their eyes were bright, and even Big Brother Su Mai, who had always had a stinky face, laughed.

It seems true that sweets make people happy.

I bought some roasted pork and took it home, it’s stewed pork, but they call it roasted pork here, and there are some eggs, I asked Chen Xiang to marinate it for me when I went back, so that the trolley was almost full, and I didn’t want to waste money Buy something that doesn't work, these are fine and have a pretty decent year.

On the way back, we went to the next-door village first. Liu Dong gave things to his father-in-law. The father-in-law was very happy. His husband’s family was also very poor. The simple house like Liu Dong’s was a very ordinary farmer. Such a family married It is very honorable for the daughter to collect so many things, and his father-in-law is very satisfied with Liu Dong.

I haven't seen Liu Dong's fiancée, and it's not easy for unmarried women to come out to see their fiancé. I don't think it's necessary. These girls are also working in the village on weekdays, and everyone recognizes them.

But that's the rule.

After delivering the things, we walked back. It was already afternoon. I was very hungry and felt colder.

I walked next to Liu Dong, trying to keep Su Mai away from Su Mai, but I still saw Su Mai brother push Su Mai, and then Su Mai asked me in a low voice: "Brother Zhang Cheng, if you have a bad voice, I will go to the mountain tomorrow." I'll pick some herbal tea for you, I know several medicines, it's good for your throat."

How dare I want this, look at this pit, it's big and deep, would I jump into it?

I said it was not a big deal, how could he be allowed to go up the mountain to collect herbs in the winter (I doubt there is any medicine in the mountains in the winter).

Su Mai stopped talking. I thought he was very cramped and didn't know how to respond. His brother said, "Mai knows some herbs, and the herbs picked every year can subsidize a lot of household expenses."

I know what he means, isn't he just telling me that Su Mai can earn money and work at the same time? I'm not stupid.To be honest, if there is no Chen Xiang, I will really consider Su Mai, he is a very well-behaved little brother, but now I have experienced Chen Xiang's goodness before him, for Su Mai to let Chen Xiang leave, when I think of this picture scene, I don't think it can be done.

I can't bear Chen Xiang, he is really nice.

I responded, "That's pretty amazing. If you have this ability, you can marry a good husband."

Brother Su Mai said: "Yes, Maimai will be a good husband. We have to find a good family for him, but we haven't found any suitable one so far."

I said, "It depends on fate, you can always find it."

Brother Su Mai stopped talking. I think he understood what I meant. Su Mai followed behind him with his head so low that I couldn't see his face. Of course, I didn't dare to look at him.

After returning to the village, Liu Dong sent me home first. As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard the sound of footsteps inside. The door opened from the inside. Chen Xiang poked his head out with joy and said, "Brother Zhang Cheng is back?"

I was in a good mood when I saw him, and said with a smile, "I'm back, come and see the fabric I bought for you."

At this time, Chen Xiang had already seen Liu Dong, Liu Xi, Su Mai and his eldest brother who were following me. He was stunned for a moment, and whispered, "Buy me something, I will leave in a few days."

I immediately became unhappy, but now is not the time to talk, so I had to say: "Come in, it's cold outside."

Chen Xiang didn't speak anymore, and helped me carry things into the house. I moved the pickle jar and salted egg jar into the yard, thanked Liu Dong and Liu Xi and they went home.

After returning home, Chen Xiang silently packed his things. I saw him take out the fabric, feel it, and put it back into the cabinet. I felt extremely uncomfortable.

I asked him if he said what he said just now to Su Mai.

He lowered his head and said no, it was because he really had to leave within a few days.

I stood at the door of the room and watched him put his head down and arrange the neat clothes in the closet over and over again. I really wanted to ask him if he had ever considered living with me, but I was afraid to ask. He said he didn't want to export, and then we would be very awkward to get along with each other in the future.

I don't want him to feel that I'm eyeing him, and I can't see what Chen Xiang means to me.

No way, I took out today's money from my pocket and handed it to him, saying: "This is the money for selling pickles and eggs today, you take it."

Chen Xiang asked in surprise, "Why are there so many?"

I told him that I sold salted eggs for three Wen each, and he asked why they were so expensive.

I told the truth because I like to eat it and I don’t want to be bought by others. He smiled and said that he would pickle some more for me.

I wanted to ask if you would stay and pickle salted eggs for me for many years, but I felt it was too abrupt, since we haven’t known each other for long.

So I can only say: "I'm hungry, is there anything to eat?"

Chen Xiang groaned, saying that the rice was still hot in the pot.

He made pork ribs stewed with potatoes, fried cabbage, and heated up a big steamed bun.

I took out the deep-fried dough sticks and noodle fish. They were fragrant and steamy. Chen Xiang's stomach growled, and I knew he must have eaten them first.

It feels good to have someone at home waiting for you to come home for dinner!

We shared fried dough sticks and noodle fish, and the hot dishes also entered our stomachs, which was super comfortable.

If only it could stay that way.

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The author has something to say:

Ah, I really want to go to the town to catch a big market. When I was a child, I lived in the country and loved to go to the market to buy noodle fish, but my mother said that using the oil for fried noodle fish several times was not good for my health, so I never bought more for me. The feeling of noodle fish is very serious!