Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Eye-Opening Experience
The city was a place akin to heaven in the villagers’ eyes.
In earlier years, it was said that not only did no family in the city go hungry, but they all ate fine grains.
However, in the past two years, as food production increased, there were fewer families in the village who really couldn’t afford their als.
Yet for the people of Daye Village, the city was still a coveted place.
If a family had a relative in the city, it would co up in conversation within three sentences.
Yue Qingqing and two others had arranged to et the donkey cart that was going to the city to sell goods early.
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Sitting in the cart, they felt the bumpy country road.
The sll wasn’t very pleasant either.
But none of them had any complaints; they were all thinking about what they would do once they got to the city.
Yue Xiaofang clutched the cloth bag tightly, which contained her few days of harvest. Although it looked pretty good, it still made her uneasy.
She always felt it might not be pretty enough.
Yue Jiannan, on the other hand, was full of excitent and was vividly describing his last trip to the city.
“I had planned to ask for prices in a few more shops, but one shop liked my goods so much they wouldn’t let leave; they insisted on buying them on the spot.”
“Mom didn’t allow to go to the back mountain; otherwise, I might have found even more stuff.”
Yue Qingqing covered his mouth with her little paw, “Shush…”
Yue Jiannan paused, then rembered that their mom had always forbidden them from speaking about selling ginseng.
How did he beco so talkative today, as soon as they left the house?
Luckily, the old man driving the cart didn’t plan to listen; he was shrunk inside his coat, dozing off.
They say an old horse knows the way, and this donkey was no different. Often traveling this path, it automatically knew to head towards the city.
Yue Jiannan finally relaxed.
He didn’t think Yue Qingqing was reminding him; he just assud the kid was sleepy and annoyed by his noise, and he imdiately chuckled, “Alright, alright, I’ll stop talking. Do you want to sleep holding Qingqing?”
Yue Qingqing shook her head, her bright eyes looking around.
The scenery on both sides of the road was pristine, with mountains and trees that didn’t seem dull to watch.
Occasionally, a few ripe fruits hung enticingly on the branches, but Yue Qingqing knew they wouldn’t taste good.
If they were even slightly sweet, they would have been picked already.
This was a conclusion she had reached after so harsh lessons, and now when Yue Jiandong occasionally teased her with tree fruits, it no longer worked.
After watching for a while, Yue Qingqing closed her eyes to ditate.
Ti passed by minute by minute, and it wasn’t until Yue Jiannan shouted in her ear that they had arrived that Yue Qingqing finally opened her eyes.
What t her eyes was a scene completely different from Daye Village.
The wide streets were free of mud, and the ground beneath her feet was very smooth, without any worry of stumbling over rocks.
The roads were busy with tricycles loaded with goods.
A tinkling sound rang out as people on bicycles weaved through.
“From here, carts and donkey carts like ours aren’t allowed in anymore; you’ll have to walk.”
The old man opened his eyes, yawned, and prepared to lead the donkey and the goods to find custors.
“Alright, I’ll pay you the fare for the trip here; we’ll et here in the afternoon.” Yue Jiannan excitedly settled the bill and, holding Yue Qingqing, walked towards the city center.
Yue Xiaofang had been to the city before to buy fruits, but she had been in a rush then, only focused on how to preserve the fruits and sell them for a good price, and had never truly browsed around.
Yue Jiannan comforted her, “Don’t stress about it; if it doesn’t work out, we can just treat it as a trip to the city for fun, especially good for broadening Qingqing’s horizons.”
Yue Qingqing also said in a babyish voice, “Auntie is not scared.”
Yue Xiaofang took a deep breath, then boldly nodded.
“Great, where shall we go first?”
Yue Jiannan, who was daring, casually asked a fashionably dressed passerby for directions.
Sure enough, the person knew, “Head to East Street, just to the end of this road, then turn in there. That area is a street full of clothing stores, lots and lots of shops.”
After thanking him, Yue Xiaofang, with a nervous heart, walked towards the fabled clothing street.
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