It turned out that I was not suitable for the countryside, and the countryside also looked down on me. Early this morning, there was a loudspeaker at the mouth of the village who kept shouting: celery, celery! Ten yuan 8 pounds, ten yuan 8 pounds! My husband's hometown lives by the road and is the first in the village. The celery seller's shouts were as clear as if they were speaking specifically in my ear.
I've always liked to eat leafy greens, so I said to my husband: Let's buy some celery too. Celery leaves under the strips to make soup, celery stalks can be fried meat, cold mix. This dish is a treasure. You listen, ten yuan 8 pounds, is not very cheap? As soon as my husband heard me make him celery stir-fried meat, he said without hesitation: Okay, you go out and buy us some."
I hurried down the second floor, out of the courtyard gate, and saw a small truck across the road, stacked with a cart full of green celery. There were already several villagers huddled around the celery cart. An aunt I didn't know crossed the street with two large bundles of celery and walked toward the village with a smile.
I took a look at the celery that this aunt was holding. Well, celery is really good, celery stalks are tender, celery leaves are green and welcome, especially spirit fresh. I left the village, crossed the road, and came to the celery truck, where the owner was already weighing celery to a man. I saw this man, who also carried a bundle of celery on the truck and weighed it.
I also thought to myself: Why are these villagers who buy celery so arrogant at home?! This green vegetable generally can't be put away, although it is winter, in a few days, the celery leaves will also be satiated. It may be that the population of the family is large, and it can be eaten in two or three days.
I walked over to the boss, who was idle for a moment. I asked the owner for an extra pound of celery. The boss replied: Ten yuan and 8 pounds, that is, a piece of two cents and five pounds. I said, "Oh, then you can get me five." (Actually, I only want three, and I am afraid that the boss will not sell, and I also said two more) The boss who sells vegetables does not move to bring me celery, and I just smile bitterly when I look at it. A few people next to me also laughed, which made me embarrassed.
Among them, there is an uncle in his 50s who said: You buy five celery enough for whom?! If you want to buy it, buy a bundle and eat it in two or three days! I also smiled and said to my uncle: No, I only have three people in my family, if I buy a bundle, even if I eat celery, I will have to eat it for a month. The uncle listened and said: Oh, then your family is indeed too few people, and it is really wasteful to carry a bundle of celery.
Then, the owner of the celery seller whispered to me: Sister, when you see that you only returned to the countryside for the New Year, you wore a neat mask when you went out, and spoke softly. We are selling vegetables in the countryside, I don't sell three or five celery, at least one bundle at a time. You see, just now the aunt hugged two bundles at a time and left. If you want to buy three or five, then you go to the supermarket in town and sell you a single celery, just a little more expensive. You see my cart of dishes, all like you bought three or five sticks, you have to sell out for two or three days, give me the remaining defective products, and finally only lose money.
While listening to the explanation of the owner of the celery seller, I stared at the fresh celery with my eyes, and I only felt that I was inferior and unworthy of buying celery in the countryside. Generally, the countryside is a big family, like my family only three people are not many, eating will not be consumed. Even if I pay for a bundle, I will definitely eat half less and throw half more. Not only is it a waste of money, but it also spoils good food. I can only say to the vegetable seller: Oh, I know, then I will not buy, I want to buy a bundle of really can't eat. After saying that, I want to go back.
At this time, another van came from the side of the road and stopped next to the celery seller. The woman in the co-pilot said: "Whoever sells celery, give us three bundles!" I opened my mouth wide in surprise and could only cast envious glances. Everyone started huddling around the celery truck to pick up celery. You bundled it, I bundled it two, and in a few moments the celery cart was in a big pit. I was left with only red eyes and envy, and I could no longer see the liveliness, so I had to cross the road, go home in a gray way, and go up to the second floor.
My husband saw that my hands were empty, so he asked me: "Hey, why didn't you buy celery?" Is celery bad, you can't see it? I looked at my husband in frustration and said: You said the opposite, it is celery that can't look at me, I think I bought too little! People are carrying a whole bundle, and I said let the boss get me five sticks, and I was laughed at by the people next to me! While drinking water, the husband laughed and said: It turns out that everyone buys the whole bundle! That celery is cheap, we can't buy it, I really can't eat it!
Before, I was in the city supermarket, saw someone buy a whole bundle of green onions, everyone will throw a different look, probably think that the family is too arrogant, green onions are buying whole bundles, this has to eat until the Year of the Monkey Ma Yue! Usually only restaurants do this. In the city market, buy a green onion, a dollar noodles, a garlic, half a cabbage, everyone does not feel strange, after all, the family is small, the consumption is slow. Everyone buys a small amount of vegetables many times.
However, in the countryside, every household has a large population, and buying food and drink has become very arrogant. Buying fruit is a whole basket, a whole bag, buying vegetables is a whole bundle, a whole bag, that consumption and consumption capacity are leveraged, really let me feel ashamed of myself.
Friends, how do you feel when you go back to the countryside for the New Year? Are you also shocked by the huge consumption power of the countryside? So are you suitable for living in the countryside?
