The next day, Mrs. Bao specially put on her best summer shirt and rummaged through the cabinets to find an unpatched summer shirt for Guoer to change into. Mother and daughter looked at each other and walked out of the room when they thought they could meet someone.

Door.

Two large baskets full of newly picked vegetables have been placed in the yard. There are also a pile of sickles, rakes and pickaxes on the ground next to them. Apparently the second uncle and the second uncle's mother have prepared them.

Because they were going into the city, several people had eaten early. Yao Erzhu pushed the wooden cart leaning against the wall, and several people joined hands to put two baskets of vegetables and farm tools on it.

Yao Erzhu picked up Guo'er again and asked her to sit on the edge of the cart, holding the bamboo basket on it with both hands. After Guo'er sat firmly, he walked to the cart, put the rope pulling the cart on his shoulders, and lifted her up with both hands.

The carriage driver said: "Let's go", then he bowed his waist and pulled the carriage out.

The wooden cart rolled on the dirt road in the countryside, making a squeaking sound. Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Bao held on to the cart and followed it.

After leaving the village, we quickly reached the official road. There were neat crop fields on both sides of the road. In this season, which is about to mature, people felt comfortable looking at the patches of wheat, sorghum, soybeans and other crops.

This was Guo'er's first time out of the village, and she couldn't help but look around excitedly.

There are no big mountains here, but there are large tracts of woods. Behind the wall of her house is a long and slender forest, which goes around the village and extends to an invisible place outside the village. The farther you go, the deeper and denser the forest becomes. Zaoer and the others

A few of them went out to cut pig grass every day and went to the woods outside the village.

Shangyao Village is one of the villages in the surrounding ten miles and eight villages that is relatively close to the county seat. But if the villagers want to go to the county seat, even if they use an ox cart, it will take about half an hour. They push their own small carts like this.

In the county seat, it will be even more time-consuming.

Farmers rarely go to the county town. Most of the things they need for daily life are self-sufficient. If they don’t have anything, they save up for a market day and go to the market in Shibalipu, a neighboring village, to buy it. They can’t do it at the market.

When we arrive, we will go to counties further away.

The group of people walked non-stop for more than an hour. When Guoer's small waist was almost unbearable from the jolts, they finally arrived at the county seat of Laiyang County.

Guoer regained his composure and looked around. He saw wide streets, rows of shops on both sides, and pedestrians coming and going. They were similar to what he had seen in TV dramas in his previous life. All the architectural furnishings, including every passerby, seemed quaint and old.

Showing a more realistic atmosphere of human fireworks.

A few people first arrived at a small vegetable market in the west of the city. At this time, there were already many people in the vegetable market. There were farmers carrying burdens or pushing carts into the city to sell vegetables, and there were also people carrying baskets to buy vegetables.

Guoer continued to look around: they arrived relatively early, and there were not too many farmers selling vegetables on both sides of the road at the moment. Everyone was picking up their own vegetables from bamboo baskets in order on the bluestone pavement at their feet.

Once it's taken out and laid out, there's no need to shout, the grocery shopper holds the basket and turns it around by himself.

A few people found an empty place, put down the vegetables and set up a stall. Yao Erzhu told him: "You sell here first. It will probably take a long time to go to the blacksmith shop. I will come to find you after I have an agreement with you there."

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Mr. Liu responded and continued working. Mr. Bao said with a smile: "His second uncle, you can go and do your work. My sister-in-law and I are here."

Yao Erzhu thought that the two of them had sold vegetables here before, so there was nothing unfamiliar about them. After giving instructions, he safely pulled the cart and left.

The three of them stood guard for a while, but the business hadn't opened yet. Mrs. Bao looked around anxiously and said to Mrs. Liu:

"Second sister-in-law, these two baskets of vegetables can't be sold out until after noon. You see, Guo'er and I are going to find an embroidery shop to sell flowers for our family. Otherwise, I think you, Second Sister-in-law, are here.

One person can handle it, otherwise Guoer and I will go to an embroidery shop first to get a feel for the market. This way we won’t be delayed and we can go home earlier then, second sister-in-law, don’t you think so?"

In fact, Mrs. Liu didn't expect the two girls to help her. When Mrs. Bao opened her mouth, she nodded and said: "I think it's okay. Then, third brother and sister, please work hard and take Guo'er with you. I'm here alone."

People are good, but they are just children, so you must watch them more closely."

When Mrs. Bao saw what she said, she hurriedly smiled and said: "Of course, don't worry, Second Sister-in-law, let's get started first."

After saying that, he picked up the small basket with colorful decorations and took the fruits out of the vegetable market.

"Guo'er, hold your mother's hand and never leave your mother."

Mrs. Liu worriedly warned Guo'er loudly from behind, and Guo'er turned around and smiled at her and waved her hand, indicating that she understood.

Mrs. Bao had been to the county town several times before, and her impression was that she knew in which direction the embroidery shops in the city were concentrated. The couple could not walk more than a tea break before they arrived at the street that specializes in embroidery shops.

Based on his previous experience, Mr. Bao took Guo'er to those small shops first, and Guo'er, who was new to the store, followed closely behind.

After entering the store and looking around at the furnishings, Guoer pulled Bao out without waiting for Mrs. Bao to ask questions.

"What's wrong, Guo'er? Mom hasn't asked yet?"

Mr. Bao asked puzzledly.

Guo'er: "Mom, let's not be in a hurry. Let's check out a few more stores first. I'm coming back here for the first time. I'll visit a few more stores. Once we're familiar with it, we can decide which store to sell it at."

As soon as Guoer entered just now, she could see that there was a whole circle of homespun cloth in that shop, and the same needles and threads on the counter as at her home, so she knew that this kind of shop was not what she was looking for.

Mrs. Bao didn't think much about it and agreed when her daughter insisted.

This time, Guoer learned her lesson and only went to look at the shops with larger facades. Bao simply let her daughter go, and the two of them walked around and asked how to sell the existing designs in several shops.

But every time, before Mrs. Bao could say anything else, Guoer would drag her out.

Mrs. Bao didn't know why: "What's the matter with you, Guo'er? Why don't you show me our pattern and ask for a price! It's been transferred to several houses."

"Mom, don't worry, look at the several shops we've visited, which shop has better designs than mine?" Guo'er asked confidently.

Mrs. Bao made a hiss in her mouth. She was not bragging. In her eyes, the patterns in those shops just now were not as beautiful as those painted by her daughter.

"So we have to go to a better shop to have a look. This is called shopping around." After Guo'er finished speaking, she walked to a larger embroidery shop opposite.

Arriving at the entrance of the embroidery building, Mrs. Bao hesitated. She had never entered such a high-end embroidery building before, because the people who went in and out of such a place were rich people, and women from farmers' families like them were the ones who went most often.

Those are the first few shops.

"Guo'er, why don't we go to that house just now? This is not the place we came from. Don't accidentally bump into a rich lady. It will be easy to get kicked out."

Mrs. Bao didn't want such an embarrassing thing to happen, so she took her daughter's hand and tried to turn around and walk back.

Unexpectedly, Guo'er didn't listen to her at all, and walked directly to the door of the embroidery building. He looked up at the gilded traditional Chinese characters on the door plaque: "Chun Embroidery Pavilion" and walked in.

When Mrs. Bao saw her daughter going in, her heart felt tight, but she gritted her teeth and followed her in.

The two of them went in and took a look. It was a large and bright shop. The bluestone-paved floor was cleanly scrubbed. The surrounding counters and wall cabinets were filled with dazzling displays of various patterns of embroidery, fabrics and exquisite small objects. Next to the counter

There is also a staircase leading to the second floor, which must be a private room reserved for wealthy people.

There were still customers in the shop choosing embroidery products at this time, and several embroiderers introduced them quietly with smiles on their faces, but no one paid any attention to them. This is better, Guo'er can just take a look and understand the situation first.

The customers bought their favorite embroidery items and left. An embroiderer in the store walked over to the mother and daughter and looked them up and down. She saw that although they were neatly dressed, they were all patched.

The homespun clothes and the shrinking expression on Bao's face clearly marked the identities of these two people.

The embroiderer's lips curled up unconsciously, but she still asked in a very measured manner: "Madam, what do you want to see?"

The embroiderer's words were quite polite, but the disdain in her eyes made people feel uncomfortable. This was the first time that Mrs. Bao was called "Madam", and she was immediately at a loss. Her usual sharp tongue could not be used at this moment.

"If there is no product you like, then it is really a small store, otherwise you can just take a look?"

Seeing Mrs. Bao's stunned look, the embroiderer continued talking without waiting for her to speak, without even glancing at Guo'er from beginning to end.

Mother and daughter walked out of the gate of Chunxiu Pavilion, and Mrs. Bao took a long breath. Although the embroidery girl just spoke to them politely, the contempt that could not be concealed made her so embarrassed that she couldn't move or even move.

Know where to put it.

"What am I talking about? This kind of high-end embroidery building is not a place we can enter. You are young and don't understand. There is a saying that dogs look down on others, which means... Hey, where are you going? Don't mess around.

run!"

Before Mr. Bao finished speaking, he saw his daughter striding towards another embroidery shop not far away. She was so surprised that she hurriedly grabbed her daughter's arm.

"Mom, why don't we try this place again?"

"What?"

Mr. Bao raised his head and glanced at the embroidery house in front of him, which seemed to be more magnificent than the one just now, and couldn't help but take a breath of surprise.

Seeing this, Guo'er quickly explained: "Mom, we have already been kicked out once, so don't mind whether we will be kicked out again. Just get used to it. If this embroidery shop also looks down on others, then

I will listen to you and go to the shop of your choice."

After saying that, without waiting for Mrs. Bao to react, she walked quickly into the gate of "Jinxiufang". Mrs. Bao had no time to stop her, so she had to curse bitterly, "You damn girl!" and hurriedly chased after her.

Entering the store, Guo'er looked around. Sure enough, it was obviously larger and more upscale than the store just now in terms of area and decoration. Even the bluestone on the ground looked more translucent.
Chapter completed!