Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Not to mention the uncle selling spices, with Han Zhaozhao as the spokesperson, it didn't take long for his spices to be snatched away by the onlookers and they were quickly sold out.

Just say that Han Zhaozhao felt something was wrong after walking in the market for a while with the cloth bag on his back.

There were too many people. It was okay to squeeze in with nothing on your hands, but carrying a big cloth bag was like entering a washing machine.

I was pushed and squeezed by people, and I felt like I couldn't control my legs and feet and had no idea where to go.

"Excuse me, sir. Let me step over your stall for a moment!"

Han Zhaozhao spotted an alley nearby, greeted the stall owner, jumped over the stall, and ran towards the alley.

After walking for five or six minutes and observing that there was no one around, she hid under a doorway, put the cloth bag that was in the way into the space, and returned to the market carrying the basket on her back.

I saw someone selling dried persimmons, with golden flesh and snow-white icing. They are her favorite snack to eat while sitting around the fire during the New Year. I bought some!

There was a store selling salted fish. She flipped through it, picked it up and smelled it. Hmm! They were salted black fish and Spanish mackerel in their original state, without any dichlorvos spray.

Just put a little bit of oil at the bottom of the pan, wash it clean and dry-fry it or dry-bake it without adding any oil. It will become steamed buns, steamed bread or pancakes. It is very fragrant and goes well with rice. Buy it!

The bundles of dried kelp have broad and thick leaves covered with a layer of white mannitol frost. There is no sand or mud, and they must have been hung up to dry by humans.

After soaking in water, blanch it in boiling water, or stew bones or mix it with mashed garlic, balsamic vinegar and salt. It is delicious and can prevent and treat iodine deficiency. Buy it!

The large, slightly yellow, clean and dry shrimps are grown naturally in the sea and then dried artificially. They can be eaten raw.

Whether you go home and eat it for cold dishes, stir-frying, making soup, making vegetarian dumplings with leeks, eggs and shrimp skins, or big buns with cabbage and shrimp skins, it is nutritious, delicious and calcium-rich. Buy it!

Huh? Han Zhaozhao discovered that there were still people selling raw sunflower seeds. It was Chinese New Year and she hadn't prepared this kind of snack for eating melons and chatting. She didn't have this in her space, so she bought some!

The oranges from the south are bright red in color, with thin skin and lots of juice. Following the enthusiastic recommendation of the stall owner, Han Zhaozhao pinched a petal and tasted it; it was slightly sour!

An old variety that has not been improved, full of orange flavor! Buy!

I can smell the strong sweet aroma of bananas from a long distance away. The old lady loves this fruit. Buy it!

Oranges are big and have thick skins that are difficult to peel. They are not as popular as tangerines in the northern market these days. They only cost 30 cents per pound. Han Zhaozhao is worried about the vendors and wonders if they can make enough money for shipping. This thing is rare, buy it!

Han Zhaozhao was shopping as she walked around, and had long forgotten about Xiao Sanzi. Before she reached the end, her backpack was already full again.

"Excuse me, please move aside. I'll pass by your stall for a moment!"

Han Zhaozhao used the same trick again, found a small alley nearby, and left the market to move the New Year's goods in the backpack.

After emptying the backpack, she came back!

As she walked and shopped, she calculated in her mind, wow! If she hadn't calculated, she wouldn't have known that she had already spent fifty-eight yuan before she had even finished shopping for half of the New Year's Fair.

What’s more, most of what you buy are not very useful things, snacks and fruits that most people can buy or not.

It's a bit of a spendthrift!

Han Zhaozhao decided that she had to be more cautious from now on and not bring bad habits from later generations. She wanted to take home anything she saw that didn't exist at home.

This is a problem, it’s not good, very bad!

In her grandmother's words, this is no way to live. The way she spends money, even if there was a rabbit at home, it wouldn't be able to carry more money than she can spend!

If you say it won’t cost money, then it really doesn’t cost money!

As I walked along the way, I saw vendors selling roasted sweet potatoes. The steaming hot, fragrant and warm flavor went straight to my heart.

Han Zhaozhao swallowed her saliva. The sweet potatoes grown in her space were much more delicious than these. You mortal creatures can’t tempt me. I won’t buy them!

There were people carrying baskets selling candied haws. The big red haws were covered with a layer of crystal clear sugar coating, sparkling in the warm winter sun.

She looked at it again and again, and turned her head away with difficulty. She could also make this thing, and the rock candy made from it was crunchy. She wouldn't buy it!

There was a big pot where fried dough twists and fried dough sticks were being fried on the spot. The aroma of the fried dough wafted from far away, and everyone who passed by was secretly drooling.

Han Zhaozhao quickly gulped down the overflowing suspicious liquid, covered his mouth and nose and walked a few quick steps past the fried food stall. Hey, it's fried with vegetable oil, the taste is a bit off, not as fragrant as peanut oil, I won't buy it!

Passing by a stall selling rice cakes, the aroma of glutinous rice and jujubes blended together to produce a special chemical effect, which was very tempting!

What’s more interesting is that his family also sells donkey rolls, pea yellow, sugar ears, and Aiwowowo. Many people buy them, and they look delicious.

Han Zhaozhao hesitated, should he buy... or... not buy? His head was struggling, but his feet had their own ideas and unknowingly joined the queue.

She hadn't made up her mind yet, but when she looked back, she saw six people lined up behind her.

I've already lined up, it would be embarrassing to back out now!

Otherwise, how about buying some to try?

In an instant, she made up her mind!

They are all food, and they are part of the New Year celebration. You can’t suffer a loss or be cheated, so it doesn’t matter what you eat!

What's more, you can use her milk as an offering, buy it!

I weighed two catties of rice cakes. It's Chinese New Year, so buy two instead of one! I weighed one catty of donkey rolls, one catty of pea yellow, half a catty of sugar ears, and half a catty of Aiwowo.

Among the pastries, the most expensive is rice cake, which is only 50 cents per pound, while the cheapest ones are only 30 to 45 cents per pound.

She bought five kinds of pastries, five pounds, and spent less than three dollars. Others might think it was expensive, but she thought it was very cheap.

According to her calculation, pastries must be several times more expensive than grains, as if people can make a lot of money. But labor costs must also be taken into account. Even if firewood is free, people still need to go to the mountains to chop it!

During Chinese New Year, other families are warming themselves by the fire in their houses, but others are busy washing rice, steaming rice, and preparing utensils. Who would sell goods in such a cold weather if they don't want to make money?

She won't do it anyway!

Making cakes is not easy. There are so many steps involved, such as grinding, kneading dough, shaping, and steaming. It’s so troublesome!

It would be great to spend some money and eat ready-made food!

Han Zhaozhao turned around and walked back along the other side following the flow of people. There were people selling New Year pictures and Spring Festival couplets, but her family had a special situation this year and she hadn't needed them for three consecutive years, so she didn't buy any!

There are people selling plates and bowls, but her family won’t import any for the next ten years, so I won’t buy them!

Going further back, there were people selling jars, large vats, and clay urns, which were tied up with straw ropes and stacked high.

Han Zhaozhao came forward and didn't buy anything, but that didn't stop her from inquiring for information.

"Uncle, how much are these big jars and pots and urns?" The stall was a cart with three men standing next to it, young and old, including a middle-aged man.

She was asking the middle-aged man, and it seemed that he was the one who could make the decision among the three.

"You little girl, why are you asking the price? You don't want to buy it after I ask. Go, go, there is a flower seller in front. Go there and buy a flower to wear!

Don't block our stall, these guys are very heavy, be careful not to bump into you!"

Maybe the business was not good, the middle-aged man was a little impatient, and his eyes kept scanning the crowd, trying to find a potential customer.

"How do you know I won't buy it? The point is that even if I buy it now, I can't carry it back!

You too, you are selling big things, why are you crowding into the center of the market? You should set up a stall at the entrance of the market.

People who want to buy it can't squeeze out of the crowd even if they buy it. In the twelfth month of the lunar year, if they get smashed in the street, it doesn't matter who owns it, it's unlucky!"