Aunt Lin handed Ni Yang a pair of scissors, "Yangyang, just cut whichever one you fancy, don't stand on ceremony with me."
"Thank you, Aunt Lin." Ni Yang took the scissors and picked out the roses with the most attractive buds, cutting 36 roses.
Then, Ni Yang took out three colored pieces of plastic paper and a red string from her bag to wrap the roses.
Just a bit of wrapping paper dramatically elevated the roses' appeal.
Aunt Lin was amazed, "Yangyang, you're truly impressive!"
Ni Yang laughed, "Aunt Lin, it's the roses that are beautiful to begin with."
After wrapping the roses, Ni Yang took out a yuan coin from her pocket and gave it to Aunt Lin.
She paid three cents per pound for the roses in the village. With 36 roses, including branches and leaves, it was about two to three pounds.
Aunt Lin refused to take Ni Yang's money, "It's just a few roses, Yangyang. If you insist on paying, wouldn't that belittle me?"
