Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 315

Chapter 315: Chapter 242: Heading to the Big Market

Yangliu Village is located not far from the fork in the road from the county town towards the provincial city and the neighboring county.

This market day, even people from the provincial city and the neighboring county came here to trade. Villagers from nearby areas brought their local specialties to the market to exchange them for household goods. City folks came here to buy authentic local products.

Rumor has it that in the early years, every household in Yangliu Village had a unique skill. The baskets and winnowing pans they wove were extremely sturdy, even if accidentally stepped on, they would bounce back to form. Their woven rattan mats, each with different patterns, were sold to Beijing.

Every time Yangliu Village had a market day, the village’s woven goods were never worrisome, especially the rattan mats, which sold the best.

This year’s market day was the same as in previous years. Long dirt roads lined with densely packed small stalls, stretching as far as the eye could see. The slightly wider areas had two rows of stalls, and on the ground, there were packaged skins and bamboo baskets containing items like mushrooms and other mountain goods. The family brought agricultural and sideline products along with some local cloth, shoe inserts, and so on.

There were many selling snacks at the road junction. In front of a stall frying popcorn, children stood far away, lightly covering their ears. Grandparents took their grandchildren to watch the making of sugar figurines.

Everywhere you could see women gathering in groups around the local cloth stalls, making comparisons. Elderly ladies clutched small banknotes in their hands, haggling over prices. Middle-aged men walked around picking and choosing. Children clung tightly to the adults’ clothing, their eyes not forgetting to look at the stalls selling candies and popcorn. Many who looked like city dwellers squatted by the stalls selling mountain goods, cured meat, and wild game, bargaining on prices.

Zhang Guoqing parked his vehicle at a distance. Following the crowd inside, he deliberately headed towards the stalls selling coarse grains and mountain goods. He encountered several acquaintances and greeted them a few times before hastily inquiring at a stall.

The seller was obviously experienced. Knowing he wanted refined grain, he didn’t hurry to discuss the price but directly took out a small bag from the worn bamboo basket behind him and handed it to him.

Zhang Guoqing opened it and took a look, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. After negotiating the price and arranging the delivery time, seeing it was getting late, he quickly headed toward a nearby stall after placing a deposit.

The person probably recognized Zhang Guoqing and kept smiling as he came over.

Before Zhang Guoqing could speak, the young man directly brought two large burlap bags from the back to him and didn’t forget to wave to an old man selling cured meat and wild game not far away, gesturing with his hands.

Zhang Guoqing looked at him and couldn’t help but laugh, "What? Are you giving it to me for free?"

The young man laughed sheepishly. Seeing the old man coming over with a carrying pole, he quickly went forward to help, whispering in the old man’s ear, "Uncle, we’re selling everything to Zhang Guoqing from Zhang Family Village."

That old man, hearing this, immediately turned to size up Zhang Guoqing, "Are you Zhang Dayou’s youngest son, Zhang Guoqing? Why do you need these?"

Before Zhang Guoqing could reply, his nephew quickly pulled him aside, "I know you’re giving them as gifts. If you buy all of these, how about I give you a discount?"

Zhang Guoqing smiled at him but didn’t respond. Stepping forward, he took over the old man’s carrying pole and chatted with him for a few minutes. He learned that the old man was from a village next to his uncle’s. After talking about his two uncles’ recent status, Zhang Guoqing not only bought all the mountain goods and wild game at his stall but also agreed to visit his house in a few days to purchase more.

Learning that Zhang Guoqing was also helping others to buy a considerable amount, the young man was so excited he stuttered, and even after seeing him off, his face was flushed.

The old man knocked him on the head with his pipe, "Look at your silly face. Why are you still looking after he’s gone?"

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