Henyee Translations
After getting into the cart, the group of people chatted and laughed as they headed towards the county.
“Why wait a few more years? You’re not young anymore. Isn’t it good to get married and have children early? Back then, I married my husband when I was sixteen,” Auntie Wu said with a smile.
“Auntie Wa, times are different now. Even if you want to get married, you have to be of legal age,” Liu Daya retorted.
“Alright, alright. All of you have new ideas. I won’t argue with you. I’ll just wait for Dr. Su’s wedding candy,” Auntie Wu said as she laughed.
As they chatted, the cart arrived in the county. There were more people on the streets today than before.
Excitedly, Wang Xiaofang jumped off the bullock cart and looked at the people on the streets. “It’s so lively! Dr. Su, let’s go to the market.” She had fought hard with her siblings for this opportunity to come to the market. She had to shop the whole market today.
“Okay!” Su Jinyue nodded and followed Wang Xiaofang and the others to the market.
“Come and try this delicious crabapple fruit!”
“Children’s picture story book! Children’s picture story book! One book for ten cents, sold cheaply.”
“Jeans, jeans. Don’t miss anything you pass by.”
‘When Liu Daya saw the stall selling jeans, her eyes lit up. She pulled Wang Xiaofang and Su Jinyue towards the stall selling jeans. “There are really jeans for sale. Let’s go take a look.” She must buy a pair of jeans today.
Auntie Wu pursed her lips and walked towards a stall selling cloth. If she wanted to buy cloth from the supply cooperative store, she needed a cloth coupon to buy it. She wondered how much the cloth was sold for here.
Liu Daya pulled Su Jinyue to a stall selling jeans. There were many people around the stall and most of them were young girls.
Liu Daya excitedly squatted down in front of the stall and reached out to rummage through the pile of jeans at the stall. Not long after, she picked up a pair of dark blue bell-bottomed jeans and waved it in front of the stall owner. “Boss, how much is this pair of jeans?”
The boss took a look and said, “Eighteen!”
Liu Daya pondered for a moment before bargaining, “It’s too expensive. Sell it to me for ten yuan.” She only had twelve yuan on her, which she had saved up for a long time.
The boss smiled and shook his head. “Young lady, you’re bargaining is ruthless, All these jeans of mine came from Guang City. They’re the latest style, and they’re not available in Li City. If you’re really sincere, you can have one pair for fifteen dollars.”
Liu Daya bit her lip and looked at the owner pleadingly. “Boss, just sell it to me for ten yuan. I really like this pair of pants.” She only had twelve yuan on her. How could she have fifteen yuan? If she spent the remaining two yuan as well, how could she pay for the cart and food?
“Ten yuan isn’t even enough to cover the travel expenses from Guang City to here. Young lady, since you like it so much, I’ll reduce it by another one yuan. Fourteen yuan. I won’t sell it even if it’s one cent less,” the owner said in a firm tone.
Liu Daya looked at the jeans in her hand and hesitated for a moment. She gritted her teeth and said, “Twelve yuan then!” She was willing to risk it all for the jeans.
“This pair of jeans is not bad. Boss, do you have my size?” Just as the boss was about to speak, a fashionable lady pointed at the pair of jeans in Liu Daya’s hands and asked.
“Yes, yes, yes!” The boss smiled and nodded. He lowered his head and started flipping through the stall. After flipping for a while, he raised his head to look at the woman and pointed at the jeans in Liu Daya’s hands. “The jeans in this lady’s hands are your size. There’s only one pair left.”
Liu Daya looked up in surprise and saw Su Jinyue smiling at her.
“Take it,” Su Jinyue said.
Liu Daya hesitated for a long time before accepting the money. “Thank you, Dr. Su! I’ll return it to you as soon as possible.”
“Okay!” Su Jinyue smiled and nodded her head. She naturally wouldn’t say that she didn’t want Liu Daya to return the money. Liu Daya was a person with a strong sense of self-esteem. If she did that, it would be an insult to her..
