The fare from the barracks residential area to the city was 1 yuan, and it normally took around 40 minutes by car. However, taking the bus was much slower, usually taking about an hour and a half because it made many stops. Each small village they passed required a pause, so by the time they reached Red Star Farmers' Market, it was already past nine.
There weren't many people at this hour, and the salespeople acted a bit high and mighty. But Su Xiaowan wasn't intimidated. She purchased 20 catties of rice, 10 catties of wheat flour, and 8 catties of soybean oil.
The rice cost 15 cents per catty, amounting to 3 yuan. The wheat flour was 18 cents per catty, which came to 1.8 yuan. The soybean oil cost 50 cents per catty, adding up to another 4 yuan.
After purchasing these, half of the 20 yuan Han Dongchen had given Su Xiaowan was spent. After deducting the 2 yuan round-trip bus fare, she had 9.2 yuan left.
