Chapter 22： County shopping mall

Chapter 22 County Mall

Knowing Sister Lan's thoughts, Xiaobai suddenly felt that Sister Lan really came to the county just to collect wheat bran?

Why does he have the feeling that Sister Lan plans to stay in the county for a long time?

At this moment, even Lan Shu herself didn't realize that she subconsciously wanted to stay in the county...

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It is not difficult to rent a house in the county seat. You only need to knock on the door from door to door to ask if there is any free room for rent.

Someone is willing to spend money to rent a house, and the homeowner can earn a few dollars more per month. Such a good thing is rarely rejected by those who have spare rooms at home.

Before choosing to rent a house, Lan Shu had already figured out that the house she wanted to rent must have a large yard, so that the wheat bran she collected could be accommodated.

The two walked along the street, and after asking several families, they finally rented out a house that met their requirements.

The landlord’s sister-in-law is a woman in her thirties. There is a child in her teens at home. Her husband drives a large truck and only comes back once in a few days.

There are three bungalows in her house that are still vacant and no one lives in them.

Lan Shu negotiated the price with the landlord's sister-in-law. She only rents two rooms, and occasionally occupies a part of the yard. The rent is six yuan a month.

After renting the house and getting the key, the two of them can go to collect wheat bran.

But before that, Lan Shu glanced at Xiao Bai's big brother's clothes...

"Let's go to the mall first and buy two new sets of clothes." Lan Shu said.

As soon as Sister Lan wanted to buy clothes for herself, Xiaobai immediately refused.

But immediately, he heard Sister Lan say, "Not just for you, I'm going to buy two new clothes to wear."

In the past month, she has lost more than 30 catties. Wearing the clothes she used to wear on her body is like putting herself in a cloth bag. When she came to the county this time, Lan Shu didn't bring a change of clothes, so it must be Going to the mall.

Hearing what Sister Lan said, Xiaobai hesitated for a while, and did not refuse again.

So the two set off immediately, heading towards the county shopping mall—

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Lan Shu naturally knew where the county shopping mall was located.

The original owner came here several times before, and every year before the Chinese New Year, her brothers would bring her here to buy new clothes.

The two of them came out of the landlord's sister-in-law's house. After walking for a while, they found the bus stop sign and took the bus to the mall.

Today's buses are not as convenient and fast as they are in later generations, and they run every few minutes.

Lanshu and Xiaobai waited at the station for more than half an hour before seeing the bus approaching from a distance.

With the waiting time for the bus, they can actually walk to the mall.

It's just that with Lan Shu's current physical strength, if she really wants to walk there, she probably won't have the strength to go shopping anymore.

Getting on the bus, the two reported to the stop and bought tickets.

Tickets are not expensive, 20 cents per person.

Ten minutes later, the bus slowly stopped at a stop near the shopping mall, and with the flow of people, the two got off one after another.

Having personally experienced a bus trip in the 1980s, Lan Shu really felt that her time was wasted on the road.

Really no matter what era you are in, it is inconvenient to travel without transportation!

In this day and age, she doesn't want to buy a car for the time being, but she can still consider buying a bicycle.

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At this time, the second floor of the county shopping mall, the clothing area.

Xu Yunjie is shopping with his girlfriend Li Xiumei.

A month ago, just a few days after Xu Yunjie and Lan Shu divorced, they received Li Xiumei who came from the city to the county to see him.

When they were in college, Xu Yunjie and Li Xiumei fell in love for more than a year.

After graduation, because he had to fulfill his promise to go back to the village and marry Lan Shu, he temporarily cut off contact with Li Xiumei.

During the year when he went to work in the county, he accidentally got in touch with Li Xiumei again.

They would write to each other every month. From the letter, Xu Yunjie knew that Li Xiumei still couldn't forget him, which made Xu Yunjie think of divorcing Lan Shu and being with Li Xiumei again.

The last time they met, Xu Yunjie and Li Xiumei resumed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend.

The two stayed together for a day, talking to each other, talking about life and ideals.

When leaving, they are reluctant to part.

After that, Li Xiumei went back to the city because of work, but they made an appointment to see each other in a month.

This morning, Xu Yunjie picked up his girlfriend from the station. The two ate beef noodles at a restaurant outside, and then went to the shopping mall for a stroll.

"Yunjie, what do you think of this dress?"

Li Xiumei fell in love with a mid-yellow long-sleeved floral dress with bright colors. She thought she would look good in this dress!

Although Xu Yunjie doesn't usually pay attention to all kinds of clothes, he thinks that Xiumei is so thin, she must look good in anything.

Unlike Lan Shu, she couldn't fit into this dress if she was too fat!

"Of course this dress is beautiful, how can your vision be wrong?" Xu Yunjie said to Li Xiumei with a smile.

These words immediately pleased Li Xiumei, "Then I want this skirt~!"

After she finished speaking, the teller immediately quoted the price of the dress.

Aside, Xu Yunjie heard that such a thin skirt cost sixteen yuan!

In addition to being surprised, I was also a little embarrassed.

Now he owes his co-worker 250 yuan, but as for the 50 yuan owed by his elder sister, he is not in a hurry.

His salary is only 46 a month. He originally planned to save money by saving 30 yuan a month to pay off the debt quickly, but now that he buys clothes, he is afraid that the repayment of the debt will be delayed...

But he thought about it again, he just reconciled with Xiumei, and it was the first time he went shopping with Xiumei after work, and shopping for a piece of clothing made sense.

So Xu Yunjie gritted his teeth and paid the money!

Fortunately, he only paid his salary this month, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to pay at all—

Besides, Li Xiumei took the bag of clothes from the teller, with a smile overflowing on her happy face.

She knew that Xu Yunjie loved her very much, so she was willing to spend money for her.

Even after they graduated a year ago, she cut off contact with Xu Yunjie because of family reasons, he didn't care, as long as he returned to his side, their relationship would still remain the same as before!

After shopping for the skirt, Li Xiumei saw a pair of small black leather shoes at another counter not long after.

"Yunjie, look at these shoes, the heels are not too high, and they are just right for me to wear when I go to work."

Li Xiumei's previous leather shoes are a bit old, and now she just needs a new pair.

"How much are these shoes?" Xu Yunjie didn't directly say to buy, but first asked the teller who sold the shoes.

"These shoes are eighteen yuan. They are lambskin shoes. The leather is soft and comfortable to wear on the feet." The teller immediately introduced them.

When Li Xiumei heard that the shoes were made of sheepskin, she liked the shoes even more.

After Xu Yunjie heard the price of the shoes, he couldn't listen to the introduction behind the teller.

The dress just now cost him sixteen yuan. If he buys the shoes now, there will be nothing left of his salary this month except for food...

(end of this chapter)