Chapter 88 Selling Mushrooms

Taoer was still a little afraid of Xu Xinger before. Although Xu Xinger was hot outside and could protect her, she did not have a bad temper at home. She was extremely strict with her and was rarely beaten and scolded. Therefore, she longed for Xu Xing'er's protection when she was bullied, and instinctively avoided Xu Xing'er when she was at home.

But during this period, she found that the eldest sister seemed to be different from before. Although she was still straightforward, quick to do things, and her temper was not good for anyone, her usual attitude became gentle, and she was careful and patient with her family...

Of course, if Taoer is asked to say that she must not be able to say these ways, but the child's heart is the most **. She can feel the change of Xu Xinger from daily life and begin to like to get close to this eldest sister.

Xu Xinger heard her happy voice, came out of the room and said with a smile, "Take out a basin and put it in a cool place. I'll do it for you when I come back in the evening."

Taoer cheered when she heard the words and didn't have time to wash up. She held the basin and ran to pick mushrooms.

When Ye heard the words, she picked out the curtain and saw that the peaches picked out were all tender and pointed mushrooms. She couldn't help saying sadly, "Just pick up some broken ones and leave them to eat. If it's okay, you'd better keep them and sell them in the city!"

Hearing this, Taoer's hand picking mushrooms suddenly stopped, looked up at Ye with some hesitation, turned her head to look at Xu Xinger, and hesitated to put back the mushrooms that had been picked out.

Xu Xinger motioned Taoer to continue to pick mushrooms, and then took Ye's arm and pulled her back to the room and said, "There are so many mushrooms. How much can you eat at home? It's something out of thin air. How much can you sell? Why bother her to choose what?"

When Ye heard her daughter say this, she didn't care much about it, but she couldn't help saying, "You are getting more and more spoiled to her now. Our money is not rich. Although Tao'er is young, she is not an ignorant baby. She can't develop that kind of bad habit of big-handedness."

"Mother, don't worry, if she dares to do that, I will be the first to spare her." Xu Xinger let Ye sit at the table with a smile, "It's just some mushrooms. It's nothing to eat a good meal at home. Recently, there has been a lot of rain, and there are many mushrooms in the forest. I usually go shopping more and can pick up a lot."

As she was talking, Tao'er had already returned to the house with the basin in her arms.

Xu Xinger glanced at it and saw that the mushrooms in her pot were no longer the best ones just now, but replaced them with the old mushrooms below.

"Mom, look." Xu Xinger reached out and stabbed Ye and winced outside.

After seeing it, Ye smiled happily and raised his hand to squeezed the broken hair on his temples.

Xu Xing'er went to the kitchen, touched Taoer's hair and praised a few words, and then picked out a large handful of tender mushrooms from the back basket and put them in the basin and said, "Tao'er is becoming more and more sensible now. The eldest sister rewarded you with this mushroom. When she came back in the evening, she wrapped it in eggs and fried them for you to eat."

Taoer was so happy when she got praise. Hearing this, her eyes lit up more and more. She looked at Xu Xinger without blinking. Seeing that she looked down at herself with a smile, she put her hand around her neck and kissed her face fiercely and said, "Big sister is the best!"

"Little flatterer!" Xu Xinger warmed her heart and reached out and patted Taoer's little buttocks. "Wash your face, wash your hands and eat. Help your mother do more work during the day and help take care of your sister-in-law."

"I know!" Taoer responded crisply, and then ran to wash her face and hands happily.

Xu Laosan also came back now, drove the ox cart into the courtyard, wiped his face with Taoer's washed water, and sat down to have breakfast together.

Xu Xinger hurriedly ate, picked out two jars of radish strips in the backyard, opened the lid and looked over them carefully one by one. Seeing that there was no sign of mildew or deterioration, she moved out at ease, packed up the things to bring into the city, filled the gourd kettle, and put them on the ox cart in the courtyard.

Then he put more than half of the basket of mushrooms in a basket and released them separately for Shanzi to take home in the evening.

While busy, Shanzi came in from the outside and asked, "Why, Uncle Xu is also going to the city today?"

"Yes, I picked some mushrooms. My father said that we were too heavy on our backs, so he drove us to the city and sold the mushrooms first." Xu Xinger turned her head and motioned to the side with her eyes, "That basket is picked out for you. When you come back in the afternoon, you want to take it back and save some food for your home. The rest help me honor your master."

Shanzi took the basket and put it on the ox cart and said, "The second uncle also got some elm yellow mushrooms from the mountain yesterday. I just ate it at home. I'll convey your feelings for you, and forget it."

Xu Xinger thought for a moment, Yuhuang mushroom was indeed not a rare thing, so she did not insist and went back to move two baskets of mushrooms.

Shanzi went to help and said in surprise, "Oh, so many mushrooms? You are so pickable!"

"That's it!" As soon as Xu Xinger mentioned this matter, her eyebrows flew up. "I went up the mountain in the morning and rubbed myself with dew. I didn't pick anything. I was already discouraged to go home. As soon as I turned around, I felt that the roadside was looking at it from afar. It was a little shadowy yellow. I pushed through the bushes and drilled over, and a large tree fell down. , it is full of elm yellow mushrooms. I'm not willing to cut off some young buds that grow too small. I just picked up the grown ones, and there are already so much.

"Then it should grow a lot more tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Shanzi tried to lift the basket and estimated, "I'm afraid these two baskets can be sold for 300 yuan."

"That's what my father said!" Xu Xinger got up early today, and actually got such a big gain, which made her feel so good. She talked and did things with a smile, and she made up her mind. In the future, she will get up an hour early every day and go up the mountain to walk.

After breakfast, Xu Laosan caught up with the ox cart and took two children into the city. Although the ox cart didn't walk fast, it was much better than people's legs.

The ox cart was saved outside the city gate. Xu Laosan handed over the money to enter the city and wondered where to sell these mushrooms.

Xu Xinger had already thought about it and said directly, "Dad, you can take the mushrooms directly to Qijing Hutong first. Brother Shanzi and I will go to the market first to see what the prices of today's mushrooms are, and then go to Xiaomei's house to get something and then find you."

Xu Laosan hesitated when he heard the words and asked his daughter, "Do you want to go to Qijing Hutong to sell mushrooms?" Can it be sold?"

"They all sell food, and it is necessary to buy ingredients. When I sell pickles, I often see people selling vegetables, because they are sent directly to the door. If the vegetables are fresh enough, sometimes they can be sold for a few more than on the set." When Xu Xinger was selling pickles in Qijing Hutong, she was also very concerned about the situation around her. She nodded and said affirmatively, "We don't sell anything at a high price, but also have a friendship with the surrounding pavement. If there is anything else in the future, you won't worry about sales. At the worst, you can be familiar with each other. Maybe we may be able to take care of each other in the future. Down."

Hearing that his daughter had planned so much, Xu Laosan naturally had no objection. He put the back basket of pickles on his back, carried the mushrooms in the big basket, and walked towards Qijing Hutong.

Shanzi picked up the small basket in front of Xu Xinger and walked in the opposite direction. "The market is over there. Let's go."

The two walked around the market and asked several prices. Sure enough, as Xu Laosan said, they were all five cents per catty, and some took the initiative to reduce the price and said, "Little girl, if you buy more, I will give you four cents per catty."

After a general understanding of the market, the two went straight to Xiaomei's house.

Because she came earlier than usual, Xiaomei was turning over the pickle jar in the yard and was not ready to leave for Qijing Hutong. She was surprised to see the two people saying, "Why did you come so early today?"

"I picked up some mushrooms and sold them earlier." Xu Xinger put down the basket, took out two handfuls of mushrooms and said to Xiaomei, "I picked them in the mountain in the morning. You can leave some at home to eat."

"No, it's serious for you to keep selling money quickly." Xiaomei refused repeatedly and refused to accept it.

"Sister Mei, just take it. This is not bought by my family up the mountain. Besides, it's not valuable, it's just something fresh." Shanzi helped Xu Xinger and said, "If you don't even accept this little thing, how dare we bother you in the future?"

"That's right, Sister Mei, take it quickly!" Xu Xinger stuffed the mushroom into Xiaomei, took the dishes and waved her hand, "Sister Mei, see you later!"

It's still early before lunch time, and Qijing Hutong is still very quiet. Xu Laosan sat at the intersection and saw his daughter coming. He got up and said, "Some people have come to ask about the price just now." With that, he raised his finger to a shop not far away, "It's the owner of that noodle restaurant."

Xu Xinger looked in the direction of his finger and said with a smile, "It turned out to be Dongsheng Noodle Restaurant. I went to his house to eat noodles with Brother Shanzi. The noodles were good and the weight was enough. If he wanted to buy it, it would be good to sell it to him."

After saying that, he quickly walked to the door of the noodle restaurant and greeted inside, "Shopkeeper Chen, do you want to buy mushrooms?"

"It's Xing'er. You came early today. I want to buy some mushrooms to make noodles. How do you know?" Manager Chen is a little fat and talks a lot. He usually doesn't have a leisurely. "I just saw a man carrying a basket of mushrooms. I asked the price, but it's appropriate. I just looked at the face. I don't know the bottom, so I didn't buy it. If you have mushrooms for sale, I will naturally buy yours."

"Shopkeeper Chen, the person you just asked is my father. He came to wait for me in advance. How many kilograms of mushrooms do you want? You can choose first, and I'll sell the rest elsewhere. Xu Xinger said generously, put down the basket on her shoulder, and waved to Xu Laosan to come over.

Shopkeeper Chen looked into the back basket and saw that the mushrooms were very fresh and clean. He reached out and turned over and asked, "How many catties can you have?"

"I guess it will be about 60 catties." Xu Xinger went to the street to borrow a scale and came back to roughly weigh it, "In addition, the two baskets are 66 catties in total. If you want them, I will pour them out for you, weigh the weight of the scale basket, and finally give you a cheaper price together."

"Hm!" Manager Chen turned over the mushrooms again, touched his chin and said, "You are quite good at business. I usually look at you and won't cheat people. I want these mushrooms. If the mushrooms are good this time, if you get mushrooms in the future, you will sell them to me directly."