Yunjing closed the door and looked out through the crack in the door. He saw the salesman staying at the door of his house for a moment, then he picked up the load again with a dumbfounded look on his face, and left, surrounded by a group of children, shaking his rattle and shouting.
Yun Jing scratched his little head and thought to himself that he was too cautious?
However, he did not regret the action of shutting the other party out. There was nothing wrong with putting his own safety first.
The salesman shouted and walked away. Yunjing thought for a while and opened the door and came to the yard to look in the direction where the salesman left.
I saw him arriving under a big apricot tree in the middle of the village a few hundred meters away. Then I don't know what method he used, and the group of children surrounding him suddenly dispersed.
What's going on?
After a while, a little boy of four or five years old stumbled over with a runny nose.
When passing by the door of Yunjing's house, Yunjing immediately asked: "Brother Xiaoniu, what are you running for?"
That was Yun Xiaoniu from the third uncle's family in the village. Yun Jing knew him. Countryside people were not very educated and they chose names very casually. There were not ten but eight people in Xiaoxi Village named Xiaoniu...
Hearing Yun Jing's words, Yun Xiaoniu seemed to be very anxious and said: "The salesman uncle said, let us call the master. If the master succeeds in the transaction with him, he will give us a candy as a reward. Xiao Jing
You should also go and call your uncle and aunt. If the salesman is gone, you won’t have this chance..."
After saying these words, Yun Xiaoniu ran away like a gust of wind.
It turned out that this was what happened. Yunjing looked at the salesman stationed in the middle of the village, and probably understood that he came to trade sincerely, otherwise there would be no need to make such a big fuss.
Gee, I guess I am really overly cautious. Could it be that I have delusions of being persecuted?
I have to say that the salesman was a bit clever. He made a bunch of brats scream and scream after making a promise that he didn't know whether it would be realized or not.
As expected, it didn't take long for adults to come back one after another in the village, and the village suddenly became lively.
Obviously, the village is too far from the town, and usually the villagers would hardly go there if there is no big business. Now it is rare for a salesman to deliver goods to their doorsteps, and the villagers don't want to miss this opportunity.
It is undeniable that the goods sold by the salesman are definitely more expensive than those in the town, but he takes the initiative to deliver the goods to the door, saving the villagers a lot of effort, and it is impossible to say who loses and who gains.
Just as the salesman said, the things he traded could be bought with money or exchanged with grain. From a distance, the trading scene seemed to be quite lively, with a large group of villagers who came after hearing the news surrounding him.
It's rare for the village to be so lively, and the peaceful days seem to come alive all of a sudden.
The trading there continued, and soon Yunjing's parents and family members came back.
"Is Xiaojing good at home?" Yunmu first held Yunjing in her arms and kissed her.
Although she obviously came back early because she wanted to trade something with the salesman, in her eyes, her children came first.
Grinning, Yunjing said: "Mom, I'm very good, I didn't run around."
"Well, my Xiaojing is the most well-behaved. Mom will take you to watch the fun later, okay?" After saying that, she looked back at Yunshan who put down the hoe and asked: "Master, how much money do we have left?"
"There are still thirteen copper coins." Yunshan thought for a while and replied, then asked: "My dear, what are you going to buy? I don't know if it will be enough."
Jiang Susu thought for a moment and said: "I want to buy some needlework. Xiao Jing is two years old now and has no new clothes to wear. If conditions permit, I would like to buy two feet of cloth to make him a new clothes. What do you think?"
As she said that, she subconsciously hugged Yunjing tightly and looked at Yunshan with some anxiety.
Yunjing has really never worn new clothes since he was born. All he wears are grown-ups' old clothes that have been downsized. He still has several patches on his body.
The word "poverty" of poor people can be said to be vividly reflected, which is beyond the imagination of those people in Yunjing's previous life who picked up the bowl to eat and put down the bowl to scold their mother.
Hearing this, Yunshan glanced at Yunjing and gritted his teeth and said, "Sure, our family's life will get better and better in the future. It's time to give Xiaojing some new clothes. I just don't know if I have enough money."
"If you don't have enough, use grain to exchange it. Just pretend that the extra harvest from that acre of land last year doesn't exist, and the hundred or so kilograms of grain that wasn't produced in previous years didn't starve to death," said Yun Lin, who was walking into the yard at this time.
In this lean season, Yun Jing is well aware of how precious food is. At this moment, he smiled sweetly and said, "Mom, I don't want new clothes."
"Our grandson has become sensible now. Okay, okay. For this reason, we should give him new clothes." Yun Lin heard this and said with a smile, not sure if he really believed it.
Yunjing is sensible.
Then, he urged Yunshan Jiang Susu: "What are you still doing standing here? Hurry up, it's too late and all the good things have been picked up by others."
So, the family got busy. Yunshan rummaged through the boxes and took out the thirteen copper coins left at home. Yunlin went to prepare food that might be used in exchange. Jiang Susu hugged Yunjing and looked at the trading place in the middle of the village.
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Seeing this cloud scene, I said nothing more.
My family would rather tighten their belts and buy themselves a new set of clothes. The grace of upbringing cannot be paid off even with all their efforts...
The next transaction went smoothly. Amidst the commotion of a group of villagers, Yunjing's family bought two needles, some thread and three feet of coarse cloth from the salesman, which was enough to make Yunjing a suit of clothes. There was probably some cloth left over.
For this reason, his family not only spent all thirteen copper coins, but also spent seven kilograms of rice on it.
Yunjing observed that when trading with the salesman, it was actually a time for the villagers to compare themselves secretly. Whoever bought something good would attract the envious eyes of a group of people. Those who were envied would often sigh and say that they were impulsive.
How are your days going?
It is said that the Yunjing family bought three feet of cloth and was envied by others.
The most enviable thing this time was that a family bought a bronze mirror from a salesman for eight coins, which made people jealous.
Bronze mirrors are a luxury item that most villagers in Xiaoxi Village cannot even imagine. Almost no one has that thing, and it is too expensive if it cannot be eaten. Now someone bought a bronze mirror in person and suddenly became a villager.
their focus.
The family who bought the bronze mirror is the richest man in the village. The only tile-roofed house in the village belongs to his family, and his family also has cattle...
No matter what, whether they are jealous or showing off, the villagers don't have any bad intentions. They are just having fun. After a short period of noise, the days will return to peace.
During the transaction between Yunjing's family and the salesman, the salesman obviously recognized Yunjing and said with a smile, you are so funny, you little devil. You wanted to beg for a bowl of water and you turned me away with an excuse. Now call me uncle.
I'll give you a candy to eat.
It was obvious that he didn't take Yunjing's teasing with him seriously. Also, how small-minded could he be to get angry with a two-year-old baby?
When he said this, the villagers asked what was going on. After what happened to the salesman Daoqing at Yunjing's house, there was a burst of laughter. They all praised Yunjing for his cleverness, which made him feel embarrassed and turned red in the face.
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Then, under the envious eyes of a group of drooling children, Yunjing called uncle and was rewarded with a candy.
The so-called sugar is about the size of a fingernail.
Yun Jing held it in his hand, glanced at it and curled his lips secretly, not to mention eating it, he wanted to throw it away.
The small yellowish-brown grains are clearly flour grains mixed with a little brown sugar (sucrose). Not to mention whether they are sweet or not, they also have a slight odor.
Just this, a group of children were so envious that their mouths were drooling.
The noise is always short-lived. After half a day, the villagers completed their transactions and dispersed. The salesman processed less than half of the goods and got some money, and more was the grain in exchange. He left with the load, and the pole was bent.