The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

Going further east, it is not so lively anymore. It seems like the town. East Street is Xuefu Street, and adults and children passing by are all carrying book boxes.

There were also shops on the street, mostly selling study supplies and teaching materials. The two of them, mindful of not missing out on anything, went into each one and browsed around. And to be honest, Zhou Sisi found some great stuff.

She bought a set of liner pens for drawing, a box of 12-color paints, and small brushes for children's calligraphy. There are many children in the family, so the older sister bought one for each of them.

Zhou Dajiang also bought a piece of rosin ink, mainly because he saw that Zhou Sisi got a good inkstone last night, so he bought her a piece of good ink to complement each other.

The two of them shopped and walked along the way. Fortunately, they only bought small items, otherwise Zhou Dajiang would not be able to hold them with both hands.

After strolling around East Street, the two went to North Street.

The North Street should be a residential area for ordinary people. It lacks the scent of books but has more of the flavor of daily life. The shops on both sides of the street have also changed from stationery stores to snack shops.

The two of them had just had breakfast and were not hungry yet, so they did not stay for long and continued walking forward.

After walking for about another quarter of an hour, the surrounding shops changed from snack shops to flower and bird shops and flower shops.

Zhou Dajiang was thinking about planting fruit trees at home next year, so he went into a flower shop to look around. Although the shop was not very big, it had a wide variety of products, including flowers and fruit tree seedlings.

Zhou Dajiang was worried that the saplings he bought now would not survive due to the cold weather, so he carefully asked the store owner about the planting method of the saplings and whether they could survive if he bought them now.

The shop owner, a seasoned expert in flower and fruit tree care, naturally had extensive experience in this area. He assured Zhou Dajiang that as long as he followed his instructions, the saplings would survive.

Zhou Dajiang listened carefully to the precautions he explained. It was essentially similar to a modern greenhouse: as long as the environment was warm, there was ample sunlight, and sufficient water and nutrients, the fruit trees would survive. The shopkeeper would also wrap the trees well along the way to ensure they wouldn't freeze to death.

Now that his worries were resolved, Zhou Dajiang had nothing to hesitate about.

He picked out two dozen two-year-old apple trees and thirty-something peach trees instead of three-year-old ones because they were too expensive.

I also selected some vegetable seeds that are easy to survive in winter. Since I am considering building a greenhouse, it is also possible to grow some vegetables in the greenhouse.

The shop owner was a kind-hearted person. Seeing that Zhou Dajiang bought so many things, he gave him a bag of mud balls wrapped in black soil, saying that he had exchanged them with a traveling merchant. He had planted them before, but they didn't survive, and he didn't know what kind of flowers they were, so he gave them to him for free as a gift.

Zhou Dajiang thought it would be a waste, so he accepted it as well.

He also asked the shop owner where he bought the oil paper for the greenhouse. Fortunately, he asked a little more and found out that the shop owner had a batch of oil paper on hand. He had originally ordered it for someone else, but the man had injured his leg and could no longer build the greenhouse. So, Zhou Dajiang got this bargain.

The owner was really anxious to sell the goods, so the price he asked for was not high. Zhou Dajiang did not hesitate and bought the whole thing directly.

Zhou Sisi was picking rose seeds on the side. She wanted to take her younger brothers and sisters to plant a row of roses by the courtyard wall in the spring. When the flowers grew up, the courtyard wall would become a flower wall. Just thinking about it made her feel so beautiful.

After making their selections, Zhou Dajiang paid the money and asked the store to deliver the items to Cheng's house on West Street the next morning. Then the two of them returned along the same route.

The reason was simple: it was noon, and the two remembered the snack street they had passed by before, so they went back to have a bowl of hot knife-cut noodles, and then continued shopping.

After walking around for a whole morning, Zhou Sisi's feet were sore. She sat at the noodle stall for a long time before the two of them set off again.

There were obviously more people on the street at noon than in the morning. Zhou Dajiang was thinking about the book sales and suggested going back to the study to take another look, so the two of them continued on their way back.

There were obviously many more people in the study than in the morning. Most of them were students who had just finished classes. They came in groups of three or four to choose books.

The area where Zhou Sisi's books were located had the most people. Some were reading, while others were curious about the dolls and asked about their prices one by one.

Maybe the others went out to eat at noon, and the person guarding the doll counter was a little servant. With so many people asking questions, he was a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Zhou Dajiang hurried to the counter. The little servant had seen Zhou Dajiang in the morning and knew that he was a relative of the head manager. He felt relieved and handed the price list of the dolls to Zhou Dajiang. The two of them greeted customers together.

Zhou Sisi also walked to her own album booth and promoted her album to others.

She was small and couldn't shout in the study, so she pretended to be an illiterate child. She took her picture book and walked up to a friendly-looking young boy. She called him sweetly, "Brother, I can't read. I heard the clerk say that the first twenty people who buy this book will get a free doll. Can you read it to me? If it's interesting, I plan to ask my family to buy me a copy."

The young boy was reading a book and was interrupted for no reason. He was a little annoyed at first, but when he saw Zhou Sisi's innocent look asking for help, he immediately softened his heart and put his unhappiness behind him. He took the picture album handed to him by Zhou Sisi and read it to her in a low voice.

Maybe his voice was too nice, or maybe it was a little too loud, but soon, a circle of heads gathered around him, and everyone wanted to see which book he was telling the story from.

Zhou Sisi seized the opportunity to promote the book and pointed to where her album was placed. "I got it there. The clerk said the first 20 people who buy the book will get a free doll!"

The people who gathered around were all young boys. When they heard that there were free gifts to give away, who could sit still? They all walked towards the bookshelf that Zhou Sisi pointed to, and grabbed a book first, regardless of whether they wanted to buy it or not.

Zhou Dajiang also took the opportunity to shout, "Readers who purchased 'Strange Animal Kingdom', please come and line up to receive the doll! Only the first 20 people are allowed. After the 20th, you will need to pay."

As soon as he shouted, those who were still hesitating about whether to buy stopped hesitating and rushed to the counter to pay. Then, holding the stamped books, they went to Zhou Dajiang to line up to get the dolls. Buy the books early, otherwise the gifts will be gone!

There was a sudden craze for buying books in the store.

The people who bought the good books were chattering, "What doll did you choose?"

The person being asked replied, "I choose the one whose species I don't know! It's very interesting in the book. Which one do you choose?"

"I want to choose a red fox, but I have a little sister at home, so I'd better pick a cute little deer."

Zhou Dajiang took down the sloth the other party had designated and said, "This is a sloth, famous for its slow movements and unique lifestyle of hanging upside down from branches. It has an interesting name in the book, called 'Lightning'. You can take a good look at it later. I personally like this character very much."

The person who got the lightning doll was very happy and left with it. Another person who wanted to get the deer also asked anxiously, "Where is the deer? What's its name?"

"Is this Bambi? I'm not sure. You can look at the character introduction on the last page of the book. Each animal has its own name."

Zhou Dajiang's explanation was so impressive that those who bought the book immediately turned to the last page. Those who didn't buy the book were still hesitant and quickly went to see what the book was about, which attracted so many people to buy it.

The boy who was originally telling Zhou Sisi a story calmly became calm and said "Sorry!"

After returning the book to Zhou Sisi, he turned around and took a picture album from the bookshelf and ran to pay.