After breakfast the next day, Xiang Jin took Ouyang Bo to accompany her to go shopping. Ouyang Bo said, "It's New Year's Eve today, and many people are preparing New Year's Eve dinner at home. Is there anything good to do?"
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Xiang Jin said, "Don't want to go out? Okay, I'll go out by myself!" After saying that, Xiang Jin took his coat and headed straight for the door.
"Oh, why didn't I say not to go? Just wait for me," Ouyang Bo saw and quickly took his coat and chased after her.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother originally wanted to scold Ouyang Bo and take his sister out for a walk if she wanted to, but she shut up when she saw Ouyang Bo chasing after her.
When the two of them went outside, Ouyang Bo asked Xiang Jin, "Where do you want to go?"
Xiang Jin said, "I don't know, I'm not familiar with this place. Where is the busiest commercial street in the house? Why don't you take me there?"
Ouyang Bo said, "Okay, but it might be a bit far. We need to take a taxi, or go to the bus stop next to the municipal compound to catch the bus."
Xiang Jin asked, "How far is it from our home?"
Ouyang Bo said, "If you take a taxi, it will take about ten minutes. If you take the bus, it will take about half an hour. But we have several buses here that go there. Oh, forget it. Let's go, let's take a taxi."
go."
Xiang Jin tilted his head and looked at him, "Why take a taxi? Let's just take the bus? Taking the bus saves money!"
Ouyang Bo's eyes flashed. His sister had so much money in her hands, but she still had to pay for a taxi fare?
So, he said, "Brother pay for the taxi fare!"
Xiang Jin rolled her eyes at him speechlessly, how arrogant are you talking? She didn't even have much money, but she still pretended to be fat in front of her? Was she someone who couldn't afford the taxi fare? She just felt that
They don't have to rush for time, so there is no need to waste that money!
So she raised her arms in front of him, "It's only a little after seven o'clock now. Even if we include the time to wait for the bus, it will be a little after eight o'clock when we get there. We don't have anything urgent to do, so we'll just rush there."
The bus is ready, so I can see the scenery along the way and get familiar with the urban environment."
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Okay, let's catch the bus."
So the two of them walked straight to the bus stop, and then Xiang Jin asked him, "Do you have any change on you?" She didn't have any change on her, she had all the money in hundreds of rolls.
Ouyang Bo dug around, then took out a handful of money, and then searched inside again, "Yes, take it!"
"It only costs 50 cents by bus from our home to there?" It's quite cheap.
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Well, there are only nine stops. The bus fare at the farthest twenty bus stops in our city is only one yuan. If we take a taxi, it will only cost about ten yuan."
Xiang Jin said, "Look, I saved you nine yuan at once. With these nine yuan, we can buy a lot of snacks and snacks later."
Ouyang Bo said, "Oh, why don't you tell me, there are quite a few famous specialty snacks in our city. I'll treat you to some later?"
"Let's talk about it then," Xiang Jin walked to the stop sign and looked at the route maps of the buses.
About forty minutes later, Xiang Jin and the others arrived at the busiest commercial street in the city. Then they saw that many shops were still open for business, and many people were still shopping, especially young people.
The staff stood in front of their respective shops and enthusiastically greeted the passers-by around them.
"Want to buy something?" Ouyang Bo guessed as he looked at the shops around her from time to time.
Xiang Jin nodded slightly, "Well, I want to buy two pieces of clothing, the kind with better quality, for middle-aged and elderly people. Do you know where I can buy them?"
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Well, come with me. Every year when my parents, aunts and grandparents come here to buy clothes, I follow them."
Xiang Jin secretly rejoiced, "That's okay, then you can be my guide today."
"Okay, no problem!" Ouyang Bo agreed cheerfully.
After Ouyang Xue gave New Year's gifts to two or three families there, she returned to her brother-in-law's house and found that only her parents were washing and chopping vegetables in the kitchen, so she asked, "Where are my brother and sister-in-law? There are two children."
Woolen cloth?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Your brother and sister-in-law went to buy groceries. Xiao Jin said she wanted to go out for a walk, so Xiao Bo went out with her."
Ouyang Xue was surprised and said, "Are you still buying vegetables? Don't we have so many vegetables at home?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Your brother and several leaders in his leadership team said they didn't know how to make that hot pot. Your brother had eaten it in the provincial capital before, so he wanted to come to our house to get some experience first, and then go back to his home.
Get it, good things can't be wasted so casually.
There were a lot of people eating at our house today at noon, so they went to the market to buy vegetables early in the morning. They said they wanted to see if they could buy some beef. They also came back with the Maodu and Huanghou. Xiaojin said they need to boil them for hot pot.
It’s delicious, and you just need to add some bowls and chopsticks.”
Ouyang Xue was speechless, "Isn't it right? They don't even spend New Year's Eve at home, but they still come to our house to eat?
I think they are drunkards who are not interested in drinking. They must have heard that our Xiaojin is back, and they all want to come over to see what she looks like. I said they all have nothing to do!
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Xiang Jin and her grandparents also laughed, and then her grandmother said, "Who says they don't have such a small mind? Everyone is very curious."
"How come everyone is so gossipy?" Ouyang Xue curled her lips, but still walked over to help her parents pack the vegetables.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Hey, who cares about them? If they want to see it, they can see it. Isn't our Xiaojin a shameless person?"
Speaking of this, Ouyang Xue suddenly showed a proud look, "That's because our Xiaojin is excellent, better than any of them, so we are not afraid of them seeing it."
Xiang Jin's grandmother reprimanded her, "I'll take you down. It's okay to say this at home, but don't say it outside, otherwise people will be unhappy. Which child is not good in the eyes of his parents?"
The best?"
Ouyang Xue nodded in seconds, "I know, I know, isn't this just for us to talk about in our own home? I must be humble in front of outsiders!"
The old lady nodded, and then changed the subject, "How are your parents doing lately?"
Logically speaking, after Ouyang Xue's husband passed away, she would no longer have much relationship with him there, and she could choose to get married freely.
But she has not remarried in these years, so she has been in contact with her parents, brothers and sisters over there, and she will visit two old people every now and then. If something happens to the brothers and sisters over there, as long as it is
She will also help within the scope of her ability.
So she gets along well with everyone there. Now she gets along with them like real relatives. Her parents there treat her as their daughter, and her brothers and sisters also treat her as their daughter.
She treats her as a biological sister, and she has always loved the children of her brothers and sisters over there, and those children all call her aunt.
Ouyang Xue nodded, "Well, everything is pretty good. When I went there, my parents were preparing lunch."
The old lady nodded, and then sighed, "Their habits have not changed after so many years. The children and grandchildren have to get together every year and festival."
"Yes," Xiang Jin's aunt responded lightly. Ever since her husband died, this habit has not fallen away. As long as it is a holiday, the whole family must get together, so that they can feel
Peace of mind.
Ouyang Xue said again, "They heard that Xiaojin was back and asked me to take her to them for a look in two days. Mom, do you think I should take her to them for a look then?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "This depends on Xiao Jin's wishes."
Ouyang Xue was startled for a moment, then nodded, "Well, I'll talk to her then!"
Half an hour later, the phone rang at home. Ouyang Xue quickly washed her hands and ran over to answer it. After a while, she took off her apron and said to her parents, "Mom, Dad, you guys do it yourself."
Come on, can I go out for a while?"
"What's going on?" Xiang Jin asked through her grandma.
Ouyang Xue said, "Xiaojin and Xiaobo have a lot of things over there in the commercial street. They can't get them at the moment. Xiaobo called back and asked me to drive over to pick them up."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother waved to her, "Then go ahead and drive slower on the road?"
"Oh, I got it!"
After Ouyang Xue arrived at the place agreed with the brother and sister, she saw the brother and sister holding a few skewers of grilled mutton skewers in each hand and nibbling there.
"Didn't you have enough food at home this morning?" Ouyang Xue locked the car door and walked towards the brother and sister.
Xiang Jin said, "No, I'm full. I just saw someone making kebabs for sale on the street. It's rare, so we bought a few kebabs. Auntie, would you like to try them too?" Xiang Jin said.
He divided the kao mutton skewers in his hand into two skewers and handed them to Ouyang Xue.
Ouyang Xue waved her hand, "I won't eat it. You can eat it. I don't like eating greasy food in the morning."
"Oh, okay," Xiang Jin didn't force himself and immediately took back the two skewers of kebabs.
Ouyang Xue glanced behind them, "Where are they? What did you buy?"
Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo both turned sideways, revealing the pile of things behind them. Then Ouyang Xue saw that there were about seven or eight or nine bags of things, which seemed to be clothes, so she walked quickly
He walked over and picked up all the bags from the ground, "Why did you buy so many clothes?"
Ouyang Bo said, "It's not over yet."
Ouyang Xue said, "Do you still want to buy it?"
Xiang Jin said, "We only bought ours, and those of my grandparents, Grandpa Zeng, Grandma Mo, and Aunt Liao. You and your parents haven't bought them yet. I don't know your sizes, so I called you
Come and choose for yourself."
"Do you want to buy it for us too?" Ouyang Xue suddenly felt warm in her heart. She stared at her and asked in an extremely careful and gentle tone.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Ah, everyone in the family bought it as a New Year gift from me to you. I don't know what to buy you, but I think clothes are the most practical, because they are all
You need to wear it, right?"
Ouyang Xue waved her hand, "No, no, you don't need to buy aunt's clothes. Auntie has clothes to wear. I also told your mother that we would take you out to buy clothes after we had lunch. I didn't expect you to buy them yourself first."
Already."
Xiang Jin said, "We just went out to shop, and when we saw something suitable, we bought it."
"Huh? It's weird to believe you?! It must have been premeditated," Xiang Jin and her aunt pinched her cheek lovingly, "Okay, there's no need to buy aunt's clothes, she has plenty of clothes."
Xiang Jin coquettishly said, "Oh, buy it, buy it, everyone in the family has it, why can't I leave you out? It won't cost me much anyway!"
Her aunt said, "Huh? You haven't spent much money yet. I bought so much. It has already cost you a lot of money, right?"
Xiang Jin said, "No, I haven't spent all the scholarship money yet."
The corner of Ouyang Xue's mouth twitched, "I heard from your grandparents that when you received your scholarship the same day, you gave them two thousand and gave your brother a few hundred more. You bought pork at your Aunt Liao's house to save you money."
Those employees in the city must have spent hundreds more on their New Year gifts, what do you still have?"
Xiang Jin said, "I received a scholarship of nearly 4,000 yuan, how can I spend it all so easily? Besides, I didn't just receive the scholarship this time. I receive it every year, okay? I
I still saved some money.”
Ouyang Xue came closer, looked at her with smiling eyes and asked in a low voice, "Okay, then tell my aunt how much money you have on hand?"
Xiang Jin raised his head and looked at her with a smile on his face, "Guess!"
"Auntie, how could you guess it?" Ouyang Xue said.
Xiang Jin said to her playfully, "I won't sue you!"
"You little bastard!" Ouyang Xue stretched out her hand and pinched her face again with a feigned ferocity, but her tone was filled with affection, and then she carried those clothing bags.
Put it in the trunk of the car.
After her aunt put all the bags into the trunk of the car, Xiang Jin stuffed several skewers of mutton skewers into Ouyang Bo's hands, and then hugged her aunt to a well-known brand not far away.
Go to the clothing store, "Let's go, aunt, let's go choose some clothes!"
"Oh, oh, oh, wait a minute, look, the corners of your mouth are still covered with chili noodles," Ouyang Xue stopped, and then he took out a tissue from his bag and wiped her with it.
With.
Xiang Jin took the tissue from her hand and wiped it himself. Ouyang Bo said, "You don't want to eat?"
Xiang Jin said, "I don't want to eat anymore. Please help me eat it!"
When we entered the clothing store, the store clerks were very enthusiastic. Three or four people immediately gathered around them and greeted them enthusiastically, telling them to choose whatever they wanted, look around, and try on whatever they wanted. Some even asked them to
They introduced this year's latest styles and said how beautiful and handsome those clothes would look on them.
Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo were indifferent. After all, they had already bought them, and now they mainly bought them for their parents and aunts.
Her aunt walked to a row of shelves nearby and browsed through them. Xiang Jin walked over and whispered to her, "Aunt, don't always look at the prices. You have to look at the clothes and choose clothes that suit you."
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Isn’t it okay for you to be so perfunctory? Then what’s the point of me giving you this dress? It’s as if I didn’t give it to you! Don’t worry, I can afford even the most expensive dress in this store!
You look so good-looking and have such an elegant temperament. How ugly will it be if you wear a piece of tacky clothes when you go out? If you know, you are saving money for me, but if you don’t know, you will say that you have no vision.
, If you don’t have good aesthetics, you can’t even buy good things with money!”
Her aunt immediately laughed and said, "Okay, okay, our little rich lady, no matter what you say, you are right, okay, then aunt will listen to you! Come on, you can choose for aunt too!"
"Okay, okay!"
Ten minutes later, her aunt came out wearing a brown slim-fitting thick woolen coat to ask for their opinion, "How do you like it? Does it look good?"
Xiang Jin and Ouyang Bo both looked straight in the eyes, and they both nodded straightforwardly and said, "Well, it looks good, aunt. This dress is the most suitable for you."
"Really?!" The corners of Ouyang Xue's mouth curled up, and even her eyes were smiling. Then she stood in front of the mirror and looked at it repeatedly. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became, "Well, I
I think it's appropriate, Xiaojin, your mother is about the same height as me, I think your mother should also look good in this dress."
Xiang Jin nodded and said, "Yeah, but you two have different temperaments, so you wear different colors. The color of this dress suits you, but it doesn't suit my mother.
Alas, waiter, you should still have turtleneck sweaters and loose straight pants or skirts here, right?"
The two waiters next to them nodded immediately and said, "Yes, yes, wait a moment, we will get it for you right now. Our sweaters are white and black, as well as pink, camel, and red. Which color do you want?"
Xiang Jin said, "If the color of her coat is dark or bright, then the clothes inside should be lighter, white and black. These two colors are classic colors and can be used in various colors."
It goes with all the clothes.”
"Oh, okay! Please wait a moment," one of the salesmen went to the other side to find the clothes Xiang Jin asked for, while another waiter said, "As for the bottoms, we have a wired skirt with this dress.
There are loose-fitting straight pants and a pair of jeans, so which one did you choose?”
Xiang Jin said, "Bring them all over and take a look."
"Oh, okay!" The waiter happily went to choose pants for them.
Xiang Jin walked aside, and then picked out another woolen coat, "Auntie, you can try this on for my mother later. I mainly want to see her size."