After traveling through the book, I realized my wish in my previous life

There’s not much time left until the Chinese New Year.

Shen Xiaoxia, Han Zhuxin, He Tingyuan and other people from the backyard made an appointment to go to the county town together to prepare some New Year's goods.

Considering that there are several people in their group, they will have to buy things when the time comes.

I simply discussed it with the cart driver, Mr. Li, and decided to rent his cart for a day, paying him 20 cents per person.

You don't have to set off with them in the morning, just pick them up in the afternoon at the agreed time.

Uncle Li thought about it and agreed readily.

On the day we went to the county town, although no one was in a hurry, we all got up early and had breakfast before setting off.

The temperature outside was very low, and the biting wind made everyone walking on the road shrink their necks. Everyone was wrapped very thickly, and Shen Xiaoxia was wrapped so tightly that only her eyes were exposed.

Zhao Lingling looked at everyone and couldn't help laughing. "You'll warm up after walking for a while. Last year, I didn't have any experience, so I took a bullock cart. When I got off, my hands and feet were so frozen I couldn't feel them anymore!"

Everyone was originally planning to take the ox cart, but Zhao Lingling stopped them. Everyone thought what she said made sense, so they decided to walk there and then take the ox cart back after buying things.

In this era, there was no convenient means of transportation, and people like them had no choice but to walk except for ox carts.

Shen Xiaoxia missed the modern way of traveling very much. Whether driving or taking the subway or bus, they were all air-conditioned. Not to mention the speed issue, at least she wouldn't be cold.

The group chatted as they walked towards the county town. The closer they got to the county town, the more people there were on the road.

Everyone was either carrying a backpack or a cloth bag, and most of them were traveling together.

They should be a family or acquaintances who came to the city to purchase things for the New Year.

Once we entered the city, the atmosphere was obviously much more lively than usual, with people coming and going on the streets.

Smiles are obvious on the faces of both adults and children.

The adults were pleased and reserved, while the children cheered for the novelty!

It’s not easy to come to the county town. In addition to preparing New Year’s goods, everyone also has other things to do.

After agreeing on the time and place for the final gathering, everyone went their separate ways.

Shen Xiaoxia first went to collect the twenty yuan that her mother had remitted, and then went to the post office to mail the letter.

When they arrived at the post office, there were not many people there. Shen Xiaoxia went to buy stamps first. The girl selling stamps recognized Shen Xiaoxia and asked, "Are you here to mail a letter again?"

Shen Xiaoxia smiled and nodded at her, "Yes!"

Then I asked her, "Are there any new stamps recently?"

The little girl shook her head. "Not this time. If there is, I'll leave one for you."

Shen Xiaoxia thanked her with a smile, bought stamps and sent the letter home.

After sending the letter, Shen Xiaoxia left the post office and originally planned to go to the black market.

But she thought that the black market would be very active during the New Year period, and there would be a mixed bag of people. She had everything she needed, so she didn't want to join in the fun.

Since she wasn't going to the black market, Shen Xiaoxia planned to go to the department store.

Department stores at that time were far less prosperous and fashionable than modern shopping malls.

The square three-story building looks very tall and magnificent now.

The four eye-catching characters "Department Store" hanging on the wall also carry the solemnity unique to this era.

Compared with supply and marketing cooperatives, department stores are considered more "high-end" in people's eyes.

Like many people in Baihua Village, they may go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some things there, but few have the courage to walk into a department store.

You can see people wearing patched clothes buying things in the supply and marketing cooperatives, but not in department stores.

Take candy for example. There are fruit candies that cost one cent each, but most of them are more expensive, and there are quite a few imported ones.

The same goes for fabrics. There are coarse cloths here, but compared to the more common fabrics in the supply and marketing cooperatives, most of the fabrics here appear to be much higher quality.

Shen Xiaoxia first went to the pastry and snack area, where the sweet aroma of various candies mixed with pastries floated in the air.

Shen Xiaoxia bought some egg cakes and peach cakes, and weighed some biscuits, spending a total of five yuan and some coupons.

Feeling a little hungry, Shen Xiaoxia took a piece of egg cake and took a bite. The rich egg aroma spread in her mouth, and the taste was very delicate.

Maybe she was really hungry, Shen Xiaoxia ate three pieces in a row.

There were a lot of people gathered around the place where cloth was sold, and rolls of cloth of different colors and patterns were placed on the shelves.

At this time, there were people who bought ready-made clothes, but most people bought cloth and made their own clothes.

For someone like Shen Xiaoxia who is not good at making clothes, she does not have the skills to make clothes, so she did not join in the fun and went directly to the ready-made clothing area.

There are also many styles of clothes in the ready-to-wear area, both for men and women.

Shen Xiaoxia glanced around. The men's clothes here were mainly Mao suits and work clothes, with a small number of leather jackets and army green coats. Shen Xiaoxia also saw suits.

The women's items are mainly cotton-padded jackets, but there are also quite a few sweaters and skirts made of braided fabrics, and a few woolen coats hanging at the innermost part.

Shen Xiaoxia already has a cotton-padded jacket, but she feels that the remaining women's styles are not suitable for her and are not cold-resistant.

The styles of those sweaters are not as beautiful as the ones knitted by Han Zhuxin, and Shen Xiaoxia doesn't like them either.

Shen Xiaoxia had just eaten three pieces of egg cakes and was not particularly hungry at the moment. There was nothing she wanted to buy here, so she simply went to the supply and marketing cooperative again.

The main reason why Han Zhuxin came to the county town today was to meet his cousin Li Guodong. Li Guodong had written to her before saying that he would stay here for one or two days.

For convenience, the two of them rented an older house in the county town in the name of Li Guodong. Li Guodong could rest here occasionally, and it was also convenient for him to contact Han Zhuxin. Both of them had the key to the house.

The two of them also worked together to dig a cellar to store their goods.

Sometimes when they couldn't meet up, they would store the goods in the cellar. The entrance to the cellar was hidden and concealed, so even if someone came in, it would be difficult to notice.

When Han Zhuxin came over, the gate of the yard was locked from the outside. She didn't know whether her little cousin had not arrived yet or had already left.

Han Zhuxin opened the door and went in. There was not much dust in the room, so it must have been visited before.

Han Zhuxin opened the cellar and went in to take a look. There were a lot of new supplies inside. The goods Han Zhuxin had put in there some time ago had been taken away, and there was also a letter to Han Zhuxin.

The letter said that Li Guodong arrived a day earlier than expected. He stayed here for more than a day and didn't wait for her anymore.

He took away everything she had put there, and asked Han Zhuxin to deal with the things he brought.

Han Zhuxin looked through all the things. There were food, cloth, daily necessities, and many new and interesting things from the south!

Han Zhuxin kept the cloth for herself, planning to make it into clothes and sell them, so that she could make more money.

She found someone to sell the rest of the things.