kingnovel Chapter 635 Bamboo Bag
Chapter 635 Bamboo Bag
After Liu Jianjun fell asleep, Liu Jingxue thought that she should take this opportunity to go out, otherwise she would have no excuse to get fresh vegetables out when cooking.
Thinking of this, she whispered to Xiao Ma beside her, "Brother Ma, I'm going to go out and see if there is a grocery store nearby.
The vegetables I brought are all long-lasting vegetables. There are no fresh vegetables, so I have to go to the grocery store to buy some vegetables. "
Xiao Ma responded, "Comrade Liu, you go ahead, and I'll take care of the captain.
Please be careful on the road and stay safe."
"Don't worry, it's broad daylight, nothing will happen."
After leaving the military hospital, Liu Jingxue released her spiritual sense to explore the way. She didn't want to run around like a headless fly.
Besides, if she wanted to get vegetables from the space, she had to find out in advance what vegetables were available on the market at this time of year.
If we don't investigate thoroughly and take out vegetables that are not available in this season and in this area, that will cause trouble.
It turned out that Liu Jingxue sent out her spiritual sense just to see what kind of dishes were here and what she should take out. However, her exploration also made her discover some good things.
The bag that the aunt was carrying was really pretty and colorful. It was nothing like the black, gray and blue that were popular in this era. It was just a little red among the gray.
This aunt is so bold, walking around the city with such a gorgeous bag. Isn't she afraid that someone will label her a bourgeois?
But why does her bag look like it’s made of neither cloth nor leather? What material is it made of?
Out of curiosity, Liu Jingxue couldn't help but let Shenqi take a closer look, and even used her spiritual sense to feel it herself.
It was not until she probed her spiritual sense into the bag and took a look that she reacted.
"This is a bamboo bag, woven with bamboo strips."
Liu Jingxue slapped her head and finally remembered where she was.
This is Yunnan, where there are many bamboo forests and the corresponding bamboo weaving techniques are superb. It is not surprising that ordinary people have some bamboo weaving utensils in their homes.
Moreover, there are many ethnic minorities in Yunnan, and the costumes of many ethnic minorities are colorful. The bag that the aunt brought in advance, with its color matching, is ashamed in front of those ethnic minority costumes.
After Liu Jingxue found out that it was a bamboo bag, she stared at it and couldn't pull it out.
If this happened in later times, it would definitely be a handicraft and a work of art that would sell for a high price. How could she not be tempted?
But it was already in someone else's hand, and she couldn't possibly snatch it away, so it was useless even if she was envious.
Liu Jingxue's spiritual consciousness could only linger for a while before reluctantly leaving the aunt and continuing to explore the way forward.
As her spiritual consciousness continued to move forward, Liu Jingxue discovered that the bamboo weaving industry here was quite developed. Many things in people's homes were made of bamboo. Those who were obviously out buying vegetables were carrying bamboo baskets in their hands.
Seeing that she had nothing in her hands, Liu Jingxue decided to get a bamboo basket, otherwise how would she carry the vegetables back?
When buying vegetables in this era, plastic bags were not provided like in later generations, and everyone had to bring their own containers.
Liu Jingxue still couldn't forget the bamboo bag. If possible, she would like to make one for herself.
As her spiritual consciousness spread further and further, Liu Jingxue scanned a shop that sold all kinds of sundries, including various bamboo utensils.
The bamboo basket that Liu Jingxue wanted was in there, but she didn't see any bamboo bag.
Now that she had found her target, Liu Jingxue no longer hesitated and immediately walked towards the store.
Private transactions are no longer popular nowadays. All shops are public, and this one is no exception.
Since it is a public property, the sales clerks there have a stable job. These people have a common problem, which is that they look down on ordinary people and do not have the service attitude of later generations that regards the customer as God.
After Liu Jingxue entered the store, the salesperson was still indifferent and did not come forward to greet her.
Liu Jingxue, who has been working in this industry for more than two years, has become accustomed to the salesperson's attitude and is not angry.
"Comrade, please help me get two bamboo baskets, one large and one small." Liu Jingxue said to the salesperson.
The salesperson reluctantly stopped knitting, stood up, walked towards the counter, and at Liu Jingxue's request, brought her two bamboo baskets, one large and one small.
Liu Jingxue breathed a sigh of relief. This man's attitude was pretty good. At least he took action and didn't curse at her.
You can't blame her for having such low requirements. You have to know what happened in the Northeast. Salespeople usually have to push you a lot, otherwise they won't pay any attention to you.
And even though people move, they still have to say a few dirty words, otherwise it seems like they will suffer a loss.
Today this person moved as soon as he was called, and didn't even complain. This is considered top treatment.
"Comrade, how much are these two?"
"The big one is thirty cents, the small one is twenty cents, fifty cents in total."
When Liu Jingxue heard that it was so cheap, she took out fifty cents and handed it over without saying a word.
The salesperson collected money and issued the invoice all in one go, and the process was incredibly fast.
Seeing that the salesperson had a decent attitude, Liu Jingxue couldn't help but ask her.
“Comrade, I was just on the road when I saw someone carrying a bamboo bag.
Excuse me, do you sell bamboo bags in the store? "
The salesperson looked up at Liu Jingxue and saw that she was dressed like a rich person. He answered,
"We don't have that in our store."
After saying this, she lowered her voice, looked around, and whispered to Liu Jingxue,
"After all, in the eyes of some people, that thing is completely useless. Instead of spending money on a bag, they might as well buy something more practical."
At this point, she curled her lips as if to express her disapproval.
Seeing her like this, Liu Jingxue also lowered her voice and asked, "Comrade, do you know where I can buy a bamboo bag?"
"Why do you ask?"
“To be honest, I’m from another place, and I just saw someone carrying one, and I thought it was pretty nice, so I wanted to buy one for myself.
We don’t even have bamboo there, let alone things like this.”
“That thing is not sold in legitimate stores. After all, if someone with ulterior motives gets to know about it, it can be used as a handle.
So it’s usually a private transaction.
Even if you get it, you wouldn't dare to use it openly without a certain status.
That's it, you still want to make one?"
When Liu Jingxue heard this, she felt that there was hope, and quickly said, "Such a beautiful thing, even if you don't use it, it's good to keep it and take it out to look at it occasionally.
Comrade, please tell me how to get it."
The salesperson lowered his voice and said, "I know someone who can weave bamboo bags. If you really want one, I can go find him and ask him to weave one for you.
But that thing is not like bamboo baskets, it is a delicate work and the price is not cheap. "
"Comrade, just tell me how much one costs?" Liu Jingxue asked directly.
The salesperson gritted his teeth and said, "One dollar and fifty cents each, including coloring."
When Liu Jingxue heard this, she knew it was such a good deal, so how could she be unwilling? But she was not a sucker, so she would not agree immediately.
"How is the craftsmanship of the bag weaver? Are the bags he makes beautiful?"
"Don't worry, his craftsmanship is one of the best in our area, and he has secretly made many bags and exchanged them out."
Liu Jingxue thought for a moment and said, "Comrade, I'll give you five dollars. Can you ask him to make three bags of different styles for me, two with colors and one with the original color?"
"That's no problem, but it's $1.50 each, so three is only $4.50. You gave me five, that's too much."
"That fifty cents is for your hard work. You helped me with this and took risks. I can't let you work for nothing."
The salesperson was a little embarrassed, saying that the price was 1.5 yuan each, which already included her salary.
Besides, this thing was originally made up by her family. She felt a little guilty about collecting payment from this person twice for bringing business to her family.
But she didn't want to tell the truth to anyone, what if that person turned around and reported her?
Never mind, I’ll just tell my family when the time comes and make a little gift for them.
"no problem."
Liu Jingxue started to take out money, "Comrade, how much deposit do you think I should give you?
Besides, when do you think I can come and get it?"
"You said you were from out of town, when will you leave?"
Liu Jingxue calculated the time. Her second brother had surgery this afternoon. With good medicine, the wound would heal quickly and he would be discharged from the hospital in about ten days.
"About seven or eight days."
“Then come over in four days, and I’ll have that man rush the work for you.
As for the deposit, just give me one dollar."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jingxue gave one dollar to the salesperson, made an appointment with her to pick up the goods, and then left the store carrying the bamboo basket.