Then he went to the vineyard and picked ten boxes of grapes. This time he picked more loose grapes and divided them into two bags, thinking of leaving one bag for Shuting.

When we got there, luckily, it was exactly five o'clock, almost time to get off work. I called Shu Ting, and soon, the young man from lunch came out. He didn't taste the grapes, but bought two boxes. There were more people at the end of the get off work day, and Jiang Shuya's grapes were all bought by a crowd of onlookers. When Shu Ting arrived, she said regretfully, "I didn't tell you in advance, thinking that it might not sell that fast. Did your colleague ask you to bring a few boxes?"

Shuya took out a bag of bulk grapes from the basket and gave it to Shuting, who then gave it to her colleague with a smile on her face.

It was getting dark when they got home. The old man was anxiously waiting on the roadside holding Tangtang. Tangtang in his arms was crying and sweating. She hadn't had milk for a day. She felt even more aggrieved when she saw her mother. Jiang Shuya didn't stop for a moment. She picked up Tangtang and went upstairs to feed her. She calculated the sales amount today. A total of ten boxes were sold, 515 in the morning and 535 in the afternoon. Together with yesterday's sales, it was 1325. After writing down the numbers, she was one step closer to her goal.

In the next two days, Jiang Shuya did not take the initiative to let her mother-in-law take care of Tangtang. As usual, she sent her to her grandfather's house to take care of her, and simply taught her grandfather how to make rice noodles for Tangtang. She still went to Software Avenue once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Because it was a non-motor vehicle, the car was too small to carry so many boxes. At most, she could only carry 15 boxes per trip, and 30 boxes a day at most. After two days of selling, most of them were sold at 50 per box. After returning home and counting the money, she earned a total of 4325, which was getting closer and closer to the goal. She gave herself a big thumbs up in her heart.

Just when I was excited, I received a text message from my sister saying that the Software Avenue office was closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Not working meant no business. I felt a little disappointed, so I took Tangtang to the vineyard and found that the first wave of ripe grapes had been picked in the past few days. Unknowingly, I had consumed about 700 to 800 kilograms of grapes in these days. I could see with my own eyes that there were indeed not many ripe grapes on the trees.

When I got home, I saw Wang Hongjuan from next door coming. She asked me about the next Saturday, the first weekend when grapes are on the market. We should go to the square where the Grape Festival is held to display the varieties sold by various stores. It is also a discourse center for testing the level of each company's cultivation, because people who come to pick grapes are contacted there. It is also the gathering point for the most comprehensive grape varieties every year. There are no fixed stalls, just like selling vegetables. Whoever gets up early can get a seat first.

Seeing Wang Hongjuan sitting there and talking, Jiang Shuya asked her mother-in-law and suggested that she get up early to reserve a seat, and then she would go over. Although there are not many ripe grapes in the grape field, it is enough to cope with some scattered customers over the weekend. They are here to play and try something new, so they won't buy too much.

Seeing that the dissatisfaction was clearly written on her mother-in-law's face, Jiang Shuya didn't care that Wang Hongjuan hadn't left yet, and promised that she would be responsible for negotiating the price. The mother-in-law would lead people into the vineyard to pick the fruits. As for how much she could get the customers to pick, it depended on her ability. She would not charge any money for these two days.

When Jiang Shuya heard that she was helping to sell grapes for free these two days, a smile appeared on her face.

Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seemed to have a conflict over the money, Wang Hongjuan knew it was inconvenient for her to stay any longer, so she made an appointment for tomorrow morning and went back.

The next morning, the sky darkened and it seemed to be drizzling outside. I checked the time on my phone and it was the first rain in August.

It's August now, and the man came back in the middle of the month. I suddenly felt both excited and worried, and there was an indescribable annoyance in my heart. I got up and tidied for a while. Seeing that Tangtang was still not awake, I went to the kitchen and found some cooked porridge. I ate a bowl of it, picked up Tangtang who was still sleepy, fed her, put her in the stroller, and soon came to the center of the square with an umbrella.

The weather was bad and it was raining. A big umbrella was put up in front of each stall. Although there were not many tourists visiting, it did not stop the enthusiasm of the grape sellers. The rows of tables were filled with a wide variety of varieties, all carefully selected, and the bunches of grapes were placed on the grape leaves like agate and jade.

Seeing her two varieties displayed there and comparing them with those of others, Jiang Shuya suddenly felt that those sold in the past few days were all defective products. There is really no harm without comparison. The grapes of others were tightly bunched together, jade-like and translucent, smooth like brocade, with both shape and appearance, while her own grapes were a bunch with gaps, loose like a long pig intestine, and there were even unknown spots on the skin. She trembled secretly in her heart, feeling a little lost and inferior, and felt sad for her previous ignorance. She inexplicably felt sorry for those who bought her grapes.

Facing Wang Hongjuan's smiling face, she handed me a grape of her unknown variety. I put it in my mouth and it tasted sweet with a hint of rose fragrance. "How about this Sunshine Rose? My grapes only started to produce this year, so there are not many."

"Mm, it's so sweet, not a bit sour. Your mother-in-law is really capable. I heard that this variety is difficult to grow, so it must be very expensive!"

Jiang Shuya asked as she looked at the grapes that looked many times better than her own grapes.

Wang Hongjuan was somewhat complacent: "10 yuan a pound, isn't that too expensive!"

"I heard that you went out to sell grapes a few days ago. I heard from your mother-in-law that there were not many ripe grapes left in the field and that we had to wait for the next batch. Where did you sell them and at what price?"

Jiang Shuya thought for a moment and said, "We didn't sell many, only about 200 to 300 kilograms. You know, the first crop of grapes can't sell many kilograms. Some people from my sister's unit wanted them. She helped promote them before, so the price they gave is fair, not too high."

After waiting for a while, Tangtang became a little impatient, so Jiang Shuya asked her mother-in-law to take her home, and she stayed in front of the stall for the whole morning. During this time, a few people asked about the price. Comparing the pearls on both sides, hers were obviously much dimmer, and no one went into the garden to pick them all morning.

The rain gradually stopped in the afternoon, and Jiang Shuya received a call from the person who had made an appointment to pick the fruits at her home. The person said that he had arrived and was at the display point. When she looked around, she saw a woman holding a phone and walking towards her with one hand raised, followed by two young girls.

The three of them looked at the different varieties in front of them. One woman was very curious about the ping pong fruit and said that she wanted to pick such a large fruit herself. The other two also invited Jiang Shuya to accompany them.

She could only let the old man watch over the stall and take them to pick the fruits himself.

The plan changed at any time. Those people did not ask the price and went straight into the vineyard with Jiang Shuya. After entering, the youngest girl touched here and looked there, but was too curious to take action. Several people tasted again and again. Jiang Shuya saw that the whole bunch of grapes was picked one by one here and there, which really affected the appearance. So she patiently cut a bunch for each of them so that they could eat their fill.

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