country bumpkin

Chapter 417 Visiting the Night Market

Zhang Haiyan suggested, "It's just the beginning of the nightlife, let's go to the night market!"

Everyone nodded in agreement with the suggestion. So the four girls held hands and walked towards the night market.

Liu Shuai felt that his date hadn't been a success, but seeing the girls in front of him chatting and laughing, he felt that the date had actually been a success.

He followed slowly behind the group, listening to their lively conversation and occasionally chiming in with a comment.

After meeting Liu Shuai several times and getting meals from him, the girls gradually became familiar with each other.

Zhang Haiyan even joked with Liu Shuai, making everyone laugh non-stop.

They quickly arrived at the night market street while chatting. Looking up, they saw carts with stalls everywhere and people strolling around.

Besides various snacks, there are also stalls selling clothes, accessories, toys, and even puppies and kittens.

When Yunya saw some cute little animals, her eyes were immediately drawn to them.

She quickly went to the stall, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the small animals, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the head of a little black dog.

The little black dog had a glossy, shiny coat and was incredibly soft and adorable. Yunya asked about the price, really wanting to buy one and take it home.

"Boss, how much is this puppy?"

When the shop owner saw that they were a group of young girls, his eyes lit up, and he made an outrageous demand: "80 each."

Everyone was shocked to hear this, thinking to themselves, "They're trying to fleece us like suckers."

When Yunya heard the price, she was shocked; it was too expensive.

Zhang Haiyan leaned over and whispered to Yunya, "This shop owner must be taking advantage of us because we're young girls to deliberately inflate the price. We need to haggle."

Yun Ya nodded, picked up the little black dog and gently stroked it. She mustered her courage and said, "Boss, can you make it cheaper? How about 20 yuan each?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's face hardened: "Young lady, you can't buy such a good dog for 20 yuan. The minimum is 70."

Liu Shuai squeezed in at this moment. He looked at the puppy, then at the shop owner, and said with a smile, "Shop owner, your dog isn't a rare breed. Besides, puppies sold at the night market aren't expensive. Twenty yuan a dog is about right."

The boss still wouldn't budge: "I'd lose money on 20 yuan, it has to be at least 50."

Zhang Haiyan's eyes darted around, and she pulled Yun Ya, saying, "Forget it, let's go check out other places." With that, the group was about to leave.

Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly shouted, "Alright, alright, I'll compromise further. You can take one for 40 yuan."

Upon hearing this, Yunya made a decision in her mind. Such a small mongrel dog would only cost 20 yuan at most, and no more than 30 yuan, at the market near her grandmother's house.

"This shopkeeper is really greedy," Yunya thought to herself. She put down the little black dog she was holding and said, "We just arrived. Let's buy it after we come back from shopping! Otherwise, it's not convenient to walk around with a puppy in our arms."

The group exchanged glances, understood each other, nodded in agreement, and turned to leave.

At this point, the shopkeeper got impatient and grabbed Yunya's sleeve, saying, "Hey, don't go, little girl! Do you want 30? If you don't want 30 yuan, I can't help you anymore."

Yun Ya was overjoyed when she heard this. Her lips curled up in a smile and her eyes narrowed. She turned around and looked at the shopkeeper seriously, saying, "Well, it's fine to buy it first, but it's not convenient to take it shopping."

The shop owner was anxious, worried that he wouldn't be able to sell the puppy and that the customers would leave. He gritted his teeth and said, "How about I give you a small box for free? You can put the puppy in it and carry the box around the store."

Yunya felt that was enough; if she continued negotiating, the shopkeeper would get angry and refuse to sell. So she readily took out 30 yuan and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took the money with a grin, found a small plastic box, and put the little black dog inside.

Carrying her little box, Yunya happily followed everyone as they strolled through the streets. As they walked, they spotted a stall selling chicks ahead.

Yun Ya saw that she couldn't move her legs again, but this time it was Xia Mi Li who reached out first and lifted up a soft, fluffy little chick.

The cute little chick was held in the palm of my hand, not afraid at all. It looked up at its surroundings and then pecked at Xia Mili's palm.

Xia Mili's palm tickled from the sucking, and she giggled happily. Her joyful appearance infected the others, and everyone wore genuine smiles on their faces.

Yunya also wanted to buy one, but she had already bought a puppy and couldn't buy a chick, otherwise there wouldn't be enough room to keep them at home.

Xia Mili asked about the price, and it wasn't expensive—5 yuan for a chick. But Yunya remembered that chicks in her grandmother's village were sold for 2 yuan each, so she wanted to haggle over the price.

Yunya asked the shop owner, "Can you give me a discount?"

The shopkeeper looked at Yunya and said, "If you buy one, it's 5 yuan; if you buy two, it's 4 yuan each; if you buy three, I'll give you 10 yuan for three!"

Yun Ya thought the price was about right, looked at Xia Mili and asked, "Mili, how many do you want to buy?"

Xia Mili considered it for a moment and said, "Let's buy three! Three is more suitable. Besides, once they're grown up, we can put them in the yard to lay eggs."

Yunya thought it made a lot of sense.

Xia Mili gave the shopkeeper the money, and the shopkeeper put the chick in an old shoebox and handed it to her. Xia Mili took the shoebox and hugged it to her arms, unable to put it down.

Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haiying looked at Yun Ya and Xia Mili, each holding a box, and smiled enviously.

They also liked these small animals, but didn't want to keep them. Zhang Haiyan was too lazy to feed them and also complained that they pooped everywhere.

Zhang Haiying simply doesn't have time to take care of them. She has dates after get off work every day, and so much housework to do; she has no time to care for pets.

The group walked and talked, looking around to see what fun things to do and what delicious food to eat.

Passing by a jewelry stall, Zhang Haiying took a fancy to a crystal bracelet, and Liu Shuai, with his keen eye, came over and paid for it.

He smiled and said to Zhang Haiying, "It will definitely look good on you." Zhang Haiying was a little embarrassed, but she still took the bracelet and put it on. The bracelet sparkled under the light, and she was so happy that her eyes lit up.

Just then, Zhang Haiyan suddenly pointed ahead and shouted, "Look! There's a ring toss game where you can win prizes!" Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the ring toss booth.

The stall owner enthusiastically greeted them: "Come and try it! Ten rings for ten yuan, take whatever you ring."

Liu Shuai volunteered to buy ten yuan worth of rings, wanting to show off his skills and win a prize for the girls.

He picked up the rings and threw them one after another, but unfortunately only managed to ring a small toy. Yun Ya and Xia Mi Li also tried, but their results were similarly meager.

Just when everyone was feeling a bit disappointed, the stall owner suddenly said, "If you're lucky today and you manage to snag the biggest teddy bear, I'll give you an extra mystery prize!"

This rekindled everyone's enthusiasm, and they all encouraged Liu Shuai to try again. Liu Shuai took a deep breath, picked up the hoop again, and concentrated on throwing it...