Farmhouse Green Plum

Daya did not give way to her two cousins and took one first.

She has been filial to Li and Yang, so what's wrong with asking Song Tian and Song Yuan to give way to her as their elder sister?

Besides, in this year, because she was the older sister, she had given in to the two of them countless times.

Li and Yang didn't say anything about her behavior. After all, there were a lot of buns, so it didn't matter who ate first or later.

After eating the hot buns, everyone felt warm all over their body and bones, as if they were alive again.

After everyone had eaten, Yang put away the buns and the family rushed to the cloth shop.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, all kinds of vendors come and go, especially those catering to children. In addition to the common vendors selling candied haws and cakes, there are also vendors selling sugar figurines, clay figurines, juggling, shadow puppetry, etc., which are rarely seen.

From a distance, she saw a group of people gathered in three layers opposite the cloth shop. Daya was very curious and stretched her neck to look.

Song Tianze rushed over excitedly and squeezed into the crowd. He moved so fast that Yang wanted to stop him, but she couldn't even catch the corner of his clothes. She was so angry that she kept shouting, "Song Tian, get out!"

Li grabbed Song Yuan, who was a beat slower, and shouted, "With so many people, what are you doing squeezing in? If they take you away, you'll cry."

"How could there be a beggar among so many people?" Song Yuan was extremely anxious, but he couldn't break free from Li's hand.

He was short and couldn't see what was being sold inside.

Just as I was getting anxious, Song Tian squeezed out again and said excitedly: "It's a sugar painting! It's so exquisite! Grandma, I want a dragon!"

Daya's eyes lit up, and she also wanted to squeeze in to take a look. Sugar painting is a delicate job, and very few people know how to do it, and it might not even be available during the Chinese New Year.

She didn't say anything, but looked at Li, waiting for her to respond to Song Tian.

Li frowned and pondered for a moment, then agreed: "Be smart, if someone pulls you or hugs you, shout immediately."

Song Tian and Song Yuan nodded vigorously. Daya suppressed her excitement and squeezed in behind Song Yuan.

They were small and quickly squeezed to the front, where there were only children.

Daya's attention was immediately attracted by the various sugar paintings inserted in the bamboo tubes.

The vendor's craftsmanship is really exquisite. Every sugar painting is lifelike, with phoenixes soaring in the sky, auspicious dragons riding on clouds, mighty tigers, and cute rabbits...

There is even a small three-dimensional flower basket!

An adult in the back asked about the price of the flower basket: "Wow, the craftsman is really good, how much is this flower basket?"

Before the sugar painting vendor could speak, the children around him answered in unison: "We're not selling them now. We'll sell them when the stall closes today."

"This is a display for everyone to see. Apart from this, everything else is for sale. You can buy something else."

"I want it too."

"Uncle, why don't you make another one and sell this one to me..."

A very impolite voice suddenly rang out among the chattering, "What are you thinking about? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

The person who spoke was a fat kid in gorgeous clothes, and he looked like a young master from a wealthy family.

He first glared at the passers-by, then angrily said to the other children watching: "I'm going to buy this flower basket today!"

"Hmph, you can wait until closing time first!"

"..."

Song Tian and Song Yuan were of course attracted by the three-dimensional sugar paintings, but they looked very expensive and their family would never buy them that.

Song Yuan settled for the next best thing, broke free from Daya's hand and squeezed out: "Grandma, I want the dragon too, I don't want the flower basket!"

Daya was so frightened that her heart almost stopped. She was relieved only when she saw that he was going to find Li and the others.

She looked at the exquisite sugar paintings, hesitated for a moment, and did not leave. Song Yuan was with Li and the others watching over her, so she couldn't get away. She had to take the opportunity to look at more sugar paintings.

It was impossible for her to own the sugar painting, she could only feast her eyes on it.

Song Tian squeezed out right after Song Yuan and begged, "I just want the dragon too!"

Li was displeased and glared at them fiercely, "You just finished eating buns and you're craving for candy again. Are you the reincarnation of starving ghosts?"

Song Yuan simply ignored her last sentence and argued, "Sugar won't take up space in your stomach."

"You know that thing won't fill you up, it just makes your mouth sweet, what's the point of it, it's a waste of money." Li's tone was full of disdain.

Song Tian's eyes rolled around, and he quickly thought of a better excuse: "Since we have to buy candy today, just use some of the money to buy sugar paintings for us. I won't eat the candy you buy later, I promise!"

"Me too! Me too!" Song Yuan quickly responded.

Before Li expressed her opinion, Yang was convinced and helped to persuade Li: "Mother, this is the only time in a year, buy them one to try, and buy less candy later."

After a pause, he reminded in a low voice: "Da Ya found some money today, which is also an extra bonus."

Li thought so too. Daya had picked up twenty cents, so the money for buying the sugar painting could be considered as money from what she had picked up.

It's free, so it's not a waste.

Thinking of this, Li couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She shouldn't have spent all the twenty cents on buying buns.

She should have thought that with her two grandsons' personalities, they would definitely ask for those strange things when they saw them, so she should have kept some for them.

Li held her breath, squeezed through the crowd, and came to the sugar painting stall, "Young man, how much is your dragon?"

The sugar painting vendor was painting a sugar painting for a customer. Hearing this, he didn't even raise his head and said, "Five cents each. Wait a moment, ma'am. I'll paint for you after I finish this one."

"How much?" Li was incredulous. "Five cents for such a small amount of candy, you might as well just go and rob it!"

The vendor finished the final stroke, put the sugar spoon back into the pot, and said gently: "Madam, it's not that I sell it at a high price, sugar itself is expensive, ordinary ones cost 30 coins per pound, I use the best maltose, if the price is lower, I will lose money."

"How many sugar paintings can you make with one pound of sugar? More than 5 or , right? Young man, you should make less money. You only sell one for cents. You are too cruel!"

Li's words were recognized by many people around him. The sugar painting was indeed beautiful. If the price was lower, they would not mind buying one for their children to play with.

The vendor said helplessly, "The Golden Dragon is complicated and uses more sugar, so it's more expensive. Except for the Dragon and Phoenix, the others are 3 cents each. How about you look at something else?"

Li looked at her two grandsons who were staring at her eagerly, and then looked at the various sugar paintings inserted in the bamboo tube. She really couldn't bear to spend the money.

"Forget it." She took Song Tian and Song Yuanchao, one in each hand, and walked out.

Song Yuan cried out, "Grandma, I want sugar painting, I want sugar painting!"

Song Tian resisted Li's pulling, "Grandma, just buy one, just buy one, my brother and I can share it."

"Let's go, 3 cents each, you can buy something else with the money." Li was unmoved and glanced at Yang.

Yang understood what she meant and went forward to pick up Song Tian. Li, who had freed her hands, picked up Song Yuan and told Daya, "You go and carry the backpack."