Chapter 871: Shopping in a Department Store (Two Chapters Combined Into One)

There were children in the car, all of whom were going to the city for the first time, and their faces were full of excitement. They happily gathered together to communicate.

Ye Yaodong put on his hat and mask, and chatted with his uncle for a few words. After they got on the road, he also shut up.

It was shaky and noisy, so I had to shout to talk, so we could wait until we got off the bus to talk.

The children were very interested and excited at the beginning, but became more and more nervous later on.

It wasn't until they entered the urban area that they came alive again. Their eyes widened. They all lay on the edge of the tractor, stretching their necks and looking around in surprise. Their mouths were wide open enough to fit an egg in. I wish I could grow another pair of eyes and put them on the back of my head.

After he came back to his senses, he started chattering excitedly and pointing his fingers back and forth.

Because there was no protection, there was a layer of dust on their heads. When they got off the bus, there was obvious dust falling down when they patted their hair, which reflected the lyrics of the lyrics "Your hair is like snow."

"Ah, we're here now, here we are?"

"Are you here? Is this here?"

"Wow, is this the market?"

"Wow wow wow, great, we're here!"

"It's so big, clean and beautiful here. It's much cleaner than our countryside. The houses are so tall and there are so many cars..."

"There are so many people. I have never seen so many people in my life..."

As soon as Ye Yaodong got off the car, he went to open the door of the store to make it easier to carry and unload the goods. When he passed by a few children, he cheered them on.

"Have you ever been to the market?"

"There are not so many people going to the market, and the market is not as beautiful and spacious as this one."

"That's right, the market is crowded, and you short people can only see heads or feet, but you can't see so many people."

"Dad, when are we going to buy football?"

Lin Guangyuan also stared at him with fiery eyes, and he was always thinking about his football.

"I'll help your uncle unload the goods first, and then pack up the store. If there's no rush, you can also come over and help move things together. Don't just watch or talk. There will be more time for you to browse later."

Everyone was jumping up and down excitedly, and also helped move tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, steamers, etc. Their adults followed in the car.

After all the debris on the tractor was removed, the shop was full and looked messy.

Ye Yaodong looked at the messy pile of debris and suddenly didn't know what to do.

"You should put it at the door. It's all piled inside the house. What are you going to do?"

Sister-in-law Lin also scolded several children in a depressed manner, "Are you stupid? Just throw it in there like this. There is no place to stand. How can you clean it up? Move it out quickly..."

"Huh? I just moved in and have to move out..."

"That's right, I can't explain clearly..."

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up, and you can go play when you're done."

The children all accepted their fate and moved everything out of the house bit by bit.

Ye Yaodong also helped with the tidying up. Until an hour later, the tables, chairs, benches, kitchen utensils, bowls and chopsticks in the room were all arranged in order.

My brother-in-law and the others are very thoughtful. They are new to the city. They must be unfamiliar with the city. They can prepare it from home and take it there, which saves them having to buy it from outside. Anyway, it is a trip to the city and they can just transport it there with a tractor. .

The long tables and benches placed in the room were all unused in the school. He bought a few of them and simply painted them and wrote his family name on them. They didn't look awkward at all.

There are a lot of scratches on the table top, and there are a few small holes with names and the word "morning" engraved on them, and the 38th line drawn on them.

These problems are not big. Anyway, there are tables, chairs and benches for people to sit and eat.

At this time, several sacks of clothes, pillows, quilts and other daily necessities were placed on several tables, and several sacks of rice, flour, home-made sweet potato powder and sweet potato vermicelli were also stacked in the corners.

There are also three big bags of freshly harvested corn, as well as cabbage and pickles, which are either packed in sacks, baskets or jars...

I probably moved all my belongings here, brought everything I could bring with me, and exchanged everything I could with relatives, friends, and neighbors, such as the big basket of eggs.

It must not be their own, otherwise it would take them a long time to grow such a big basket.

He said that when he got on the tractor, there were so many sacks and they were stacked so high. If the tractor hadn't been raised, it probably wouldn't be able to hold so many things.

"Dad, the store is sorted out, can we go buy some football?"

Ye Yaodong glanced at him. This kid was too impatient. He kept asking and talking. He had just finished his work and sat down to rest and urge him. He had to dry out.

"Don't you want to go see your grandparents? You're already here, why don't you go and ask about your own store? You also need to see where your uncles, aunts, and cousins ​​will stay at night, and find out what your grandparents rented for them. house."

"All right."

Mrs. Lin held a ladle of water in her hand that she had asked for from a neighbor, and was splashing it on the ground little by little with her hands, intending to make the ground a little wet so that dust would not fly all over the sky when she could sweep it.

She said with a smile on her face: "You go find grandma first. I'll sweep the floor here and do some hygiene. These things are stuck with dust along the way and are very dirty. After cleaning them, I can cook noodles. Lunch, it’s almost 12 o’clock.”

"Then I will take you to find grandpa and grandma first." Lin Xianghui waved to the children and said.

Ye Yaodong also followed behind.

The children were so excited that they ran and jumped to the front, trying to find it themselves.

Later, I actually found it for them first, without anyone asking for directions.

"Here, here, I found..."

"found it……"

A group of children all rushed into the store. Father Lin and Mother Lin were very happy. There were only two customers in the store at the moment. Ye Yaodong came in and helped entertain them.

After they finished buying the cuttlefish and left, they were the only ones in the store.

The children's chirping sounds echoed throughout the store.

Father Lin and Mother Lin asked them a few questions in detail, and after chatting for a while, they planned to take them to the rented house in the same village where the two elders lived. The second elder helped them rent a house for the whole family to have company.

Ye Yaodong asked them to go first while he stayed to look after the store.

This made Ye Chenghu anxious to death. He had to wait in the store again. How long would he have to wait?

He was already hungry. His aunt told him that it was already 12 o'clock, so he set off in the morning, but it was already 12 o'clock when he arrived in the city. His father also said that he would go back in the evening. If he delayed further, wouldn't he have time to go buy a ball?

And they adults still have a lot to say, so how long do we have to wait?

He felt scratchy in his heart because he didn't see the ball earlier.

Ye Yaodong also saw that his mouth was so pouted that it could hang on the oil bottle, and he kept walking around the shop uneasily, sometimes squatting, sometimes standing, or walking to his side and hesitated to speak, and then Go to the door again.

"There's no need to rush. Let's have lunch after they settle down. I'll ask the rickshaw at the door to take us to the department store. It's very fast. Be patient. Why are you so impatient."

"Rickshaw?" Ye Chenghu's eyes lit up. He had already seen a row of human-pulled rickshaws parked not far from the market entrance.

He even saw someone getting on it, and then the person pulling the cart ran very fast.

Does his father mean to take him to a rickshaw later?

Great, great!

He suddenly became energetic again!

"Well, I don't know where the department store is. It would be nice to take a rickshaw and have someone take us there. It would also save us from being like headless flies asking people and looking everywhere. It will probably be dark by the time we find it. .”

"Okay, okay, then we'll take a rickshaw."

Ye Yaodong flicked his forehead, "So I told you not to be so hasty."

"How can we not be in a hurry? Even though we are here, we still have to wait here for a long time. Uncle, they are so slow."

"Come soon."

Ye Yaodong also stood at the door, and Lin Xianghui happened to be walking across the road, holding a pole in his hand. After a while, he picked up two sacks and walked towards the village on the opposite side of the road.

I guess I am moving my luggage. I plan to put the luggage at my accommodation first and then come over to have lunch together.

"Why did uncle come and leave again..."

"Carrying luggage."

"Alas..." Ye Chenghu squatted at the door, supported his chin with his hand, and sighed heavily.

By the time they finished eating the noodles and walked out of Lin Xianghui's new shop, Ye Chenghu's temper had been worn away.

He held Ye Yaodong with one hand and rushed forward, so that his whole body was at 60 degrees to the ground.

"It's finally out, hurry up dad, hurry up, it's too late..."

"Why is it too late..."

"Hurry up and take a rickshaw..."

He has been looking forward to it for a long time.

A group of children at the door of the store all looked at the father and son with envy.

They can't go to the city, they have to help work in the store. The store will open tomorrow, and now they have to start doing some preparation work, such as kneading noodles to make steamed buns, making steamed buns, and making hand-rolled noodles.

Ye Yaodong let him pull him until he pulled him into a rickshaw of a strong young man.

He wanted to hear someone call him boss a few more times, but the kid got in the car in such a hurry.

Ye Chenghu didn't realize until he got in the car that he forgot to ask the person if he knew the road.

"Brother, do you know where the department store is? We are going to the department store."

"I know, I know, there is nothing in this city that I don't know about."

"How much did the fare cost in the past?" Ye Yaodong added.

"Two cents."

"It's so expensive, Dad. You can even buy 10 popsicles."

"Then you go down and walk?"

"don't want."

"Then you are not allowed to eat popsicles for the next ten days, and your fare is deducted. How can you get on the bus without asking anyone when you are out?"

Ye Chenghu looked indifferent, as long as he bought football and basketball for him, and if he didn’t eat popsicles, he wouldn’t eat popsicles.

However, when he saw that his brothers and sisters all had popsicles to eat but he didn't, he remembered a profound lesson.

At this moment, he was full of anticipation and only had the ball in his mind.

As soon as the rickshaw stopped, he jumped down immediately, and then opened his mouth in an O shape. He looked at the crowds of people around the department store, and there were bicycles at the door. There were more people than they had seen at the fish wholesale market before.

"There are so many people, Dad..."

"The clothes they wear are so beautiful. Dad, look...you can also buy floral skirts for my mother. The floral skirts they wear are so beautiful..."

"You are quite conscientious, and you still know that you want me to buy a floral dress for your mother."

"Of course, it will definitely look good on my mother too."

"We'll see if there's any later."

Ye Yaodong also thinks that the floral skirts worn by some girls on the street are pretty good-looking. If he sees them in a department store, he can buy one for Ah Qing.

Otherwise, if she buys a piece of floral fabric, she will definitely not be able to make a skirt, and she will definitely feel awkward and afraid to wear it.

In this summer, all women in the city are wearing this, and of course his wife can do it too.

The father and son walked excitedly into the building hand in hand. For Ye Yaodong, there was not much to see, but he couldn't bear to find it new for his son.

Ye Chenghu had never seen anything before. He had never even entered the supply and marketing cooperative in the town. Every store here brought him an incomparable sense of novelty. He stopped and browsed every store for a while.

Ye Yaodong also understood the excitement of the child who had never seen the world. He held his hand and walked with him to the shops one by one as long as he didn't get lost. It was a rare visit, so of course he had to have fun and broaden his horizons.

The department stores in the city are not comparable to the supply and marketing cooperatives in their small town. The supply and marketing cooperatives only have a few counters, but this place has several floors. It is like a complex building. Some items still require receipts, but there are also many items that are no longer available. Need a ticket.

"Dad, this place is so big. No wonder it's called a department store. There are so many people inside."

"Dad, there are so many people queuing up there..."

"They are selling TV sets there...are they queuing up to buy TV sets? Dad, do you also have to queue up when you buy a TV set?"

"No, there are more people in the city, and people in the city are paid, they all eat commercial food, and they all have money, so there are more people buying TV sets and they have to queue up."

Ye Chenghu nodded. He knew that the people in the city who ate commercial food were rich and better off than those in the countryside.

The father and son visited one counter after another. Although they didn't buy anything, they didn't bother others buying anything. They just took a look and left. They were also very ethical and didn't touch anything.

After all, those counter girls look at people with their nostrils, and each one of them yells not to buy or touch.

It wasn't until they visited a women's clothing store that Ye Chenghu asked his father to buy a floral dress for his mother.

Ye Yaodong just went in and took a look around. He didn't know if it was popular this year. There were all kinds of floral skirts in the store. He, a layman, could just choose them with his eyes closed. Anyway, if the size was not suitable, his wife could change it.

He pointed at a long skirt with purple floral flowers on a white background. It looked very elegant, and he felt that Ah Qing would like it.

Nowadays, the colors of clothes are not so diverse. On the streets, everyone wears basically black, white, gray and blue colors, which are very gray.

Only some young and beautiful girls and a few young women were dressed particularly beautifully, so among the crowd just now, Ye Chenghu noticed the women wearing skirts at a glance.

After all, everyone has a love for beauty, and there is no distinction between young and old when it comes to lust.

"Can I take this skirt off and take a look? I want to buy it for my wife. How much does it cost?"

When the counter sister heard the commotion, she took a moment to turn her head and glance at him, and then her eyes lit up. He was so handsome!

This man was quite good-looking, but when he thought about what he had just said to buy for his wife, and when he saw the child he was holding next to him, he felt a little regretful.

"It's 22 yuan a piece. Don't touch it. I'll take it off if you can. Otherwise, you can look at other things."

Mud, it's a seller's market, but the attitude is still so bad.

Ye Yaodong was depressed.

In fact, this attitude is already considered good. In comparison, the attitude and tone towards others are even worse.

He smiled and said politely: "Girl, my hands are very clean. Look... I don't touch them randomly. I just want to take a closer look. If it's convenient, you can hold it on your body and show it. You look so good-looking. If this dress matches you, it will definitely look good on my wife."

The counter sister was very happy after hearing this...

Ye Chenghu was shocked when he heard this and looked at his father in surprise!

Short and fat, with yellow and rough skin...

Ye Yaodong also looked down at him, and the father and son stared at each other with big eyes.

Then he pushed Ye Chenghu's head down and turned it outward.

With such surprised stares and staring straight at him, how could he say the next words?

Ye Yaodong closed his eyes again, said all the things he had said against his will in his life, and then spent 20 yuan to buy clothes...

Ye Chenghu's head was held down and he couldn't raise his head to look at his father. He didn't let go until it was time to pay, and then his father pulled him out again.

"Dad...how do you praise...uh huh huh..."

"Don't talk until you are far away!"

Otherwise, you will be beaten easily!

This kid is so honest!

"If you praise me, you won't lose a piece of meat, and you will get a benefit, isn't it? It's two pieces cheaper!"

When he thought about the price, Ye Chenghu didn't bother with his father's serious nonsense and compliments, and his face was filled with pain.

"Dad, I finally understand why mom always says you can't put money in your pocket. You really can't put money in your pocket."

"I usually ask my mother for two cents and three cents, and no more than five cents at most. How much do you need to buy with these 20 yuan? My mother will definitely scold you to death when you get back."

Ye Yaodong touched his nose.

"It's okay. I also sacrificed my boss to pay back two yuan. I originally told me it was 22 yuan. Your mother will understand..."

"Forget it, let's stop shopping, otherwise I'm afraid you'll spend all the money in your pocket and we won't have money to buy basketball or football."

Ye Yaodong actually thinks it's not bad. One meter of cloth costs several pieces, not to mention that floral cloth is more expensive. This is a ready-made garment, and the long skirt also costs a lot of handwork, not to mention that people have to make money.

"No, I have enough money."

"My mother will definitely scold you when we get home anyway."

After he persuaded Ye Yaodong to buy two footballs and a basketball, he beat his chest even more and regretted it.

This skirt can buy him two balls!

Ordinary footballs cost 10 yuan each, and if there is no industrial ticket, add 2 yuan. The same goes for basketball. Three balls cost 36 yuan.

He regretted that he should not have dragged his father into the store to buy a skirt.

"Dad, let's go back quickly. Don't buy any more things!"

"What a shame! I bought it for you and I still screamed!"

Ye Chenghu was holding a basketball in a net bag, and Ye Yaodong helped him get two, also carried in net bags, and they were already pumped up.

At this moment, Ye Chenghu didn't have the intention to continue shopping. He just wanted to go home and play ball.

He had just patted a basketball a few times in a store, and it felt very fun. Once he patted it, it would bounce into his hand. Now basketball has successfully surpassed football in his heart.

"We have already bought it and can go back."

"It's so lively, why don't you stop shopping?"

"No more shopping, I just have the ball."

"All right."

But when he came out of the door, he saw some gadgets, such as tin frogs, small rubber balls, skipping ropes, rubber bands, girls' hairpins, etc.

He felt that he couldn't favor one against another. Although the football was bought for everyone to play together, it was nominally for Ye Chenghai.

He already has a big head, and there is no reason why others don’t have anything. You can buy a few of these cheap gadgets and let them share them.

Things like rubber band hairpins can also be used by little girls at home.

Ye Chenghu saw that he had collected a lot of things from the stall, and he was immediately happy again. What child doesn't like toys?

"Dad, you bought a lot..."

"Don't you feel bad about me spending money to buy toys?"

"Hey, let me get it for you..."

"How do you take so much? Follow me closely. There are many people coming and going here. Don't get kidnapped."

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at him, spread out the floral skirt he just bought, wrapped all the small toys in it, and carried it.

It was really inconvenient to not have a plastic bag. He had to carry a basket wherever he went, but he didn’t bring a basket. The holes in the net bag were too big, so some toys could fit in them, but some toys couldn’t.

They all had a lot of things on hand, and there were still three balls. Ye Yaodong simply took a rickshaw at the door and went to the fish market, so as to avoid encountering thieves, robbers, or robbers on the road.

After returning to the market safely, he walked to Lin Xianghui's shop. The children in the house had long been looking forward to their return, especially Lin Guangyuan.

When I saw them appear at the door, still holding the football in their hands, their eyes were brighter than the stars in the sky, and their voices calling for uncle were much louder than before.

The other children immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed out, one after another calling them uncle.

"football!"

"It's football!"

"Oh my God, my uncle bought two footballs! And a basketball!"

"Wow, there are footballs, so many..."

"Uncle...uncle...can you lend us some to play with? Is that okay?"

Sister-in-law Lin immediately scolded them, "Don't mess around. Come and work for me. Your uncle has to take the things he bought back home. Where can I give them to you to play with?"

The group of children were immediately disappointed. Except for Lin Guangyuan, he knew that one of the balls bought by his uncle was for him, and he begged for it.

Ye Yaodong lived up to expectations and raised his hand, motioning Lin Guangyuan to take a net bag, "This is for A Yuan, you can play together in your free time."

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Wow! My uncle gave my eldest brother a football!"

"Is it for eldest brother?"

"Ah?" Lin Xianghui quickly dropped the dough-making task in his hands and walked over, "Why did you give this to Ayuan? This ball should be quite expensive, take it back..."

"I bought three, and I specially gave one to A Yuan. It's okay, just take it. Others don't have footballs, and they also have other small toys. Let's pick one each..."

Suddenly the cheers were loud, no child could resist the temptation of toys.

Ye Yaodong's status in their hearts has also skyrocketed. It was already high enough, and now it should be directly ranked first.

"Don't worry, everyone has a share. Don't ruin my skirt. If I ruin my skirt, I will get beaten without toys..."

He spread the floral skirts on the table and asked each of them to choose one.

At that time, I bought 20 or 30 pieces piecemeal, some were duplicates, some were different, and the varieties were different. Boys and girls had different preferences, and I was almost spoiled for choice.

It was Mrs. Lin who urged them to pick quickly, and then helped with the work after picking, so they hesitantly picked the one they liked.

Ye Yaodong felt relieved when he saw that they had already started preparing the ingredients they would use tomorrow morning. They got started quickly.

Anyway, there are Father and Mother Lin around. They have been here for more than half a year, and they are very familiar with each other. They are also familiar with the neighbors in the shops on the left and right. He can feel at ease when someone looks after him.

Before leaving, he called Lin Guangyuan to the corner and told him how much he paid for the ball. Even if he was given it as a gift from his uncle, the more than 30 yuan of wages he originally saved is still his.

"Do you want to take it back directly or store it with me first?"

"Keep it with you. If you put it in my pocket, my parents will definitely know about it and they will think that I stole it from the store."

"Okay, then keep it with me first. If I spend it, don't cry."

Lin Guangyuan smiled and said, "No! If I spend it, I will treat it as filial piety to you."

Ye Yaodong smiled and patted his shoulder, "Okay! Go in!"

He also wanted to stop by to say hello to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and take away the sales during this period and the daily turnover list.

There is also the rent from his eldest brother and sister-in-law's shop, which can be brought back just in time, which can also make the two of them a little happy.