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 meals.

    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 come up in conversation within three sentences.

    Yue Qingqing and two others had arranged to meet 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 smell 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 excitement 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 me leave; they insisted on buying them on the spot.”

    What met 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 customers.

    “Alright, I’ll pay you the fare for the trip here; we’ll meet 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.