星期六早上六点，奶奶把我叫醒了。
Xīngqī liù zǎoshang liù diǎn, nǎinai bǎ wǒ jiào xǐng le.
At six on Saturday morning, Grandma woke me up.
她说早市的菜最新鲜，去晚了就买不到了。
Tā shuō zǎo shì de cài zuì xīnxiān, qù wǎn le jiù mǎi bú dào le.
She said the vegetables at the morning market were the freshest, and they would be gone if we went late.
她的腿不好，走不了远路，让我替她去。
Tā de tuǐ bù hǎo, zǒu bù le yuǎn lù, ràng wǒ tì tā qù.
Her legs were not good and she could not walk far, so she asked me to go for her.
她给我一张纸，上面写着要买的东西。
Tā gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ, shàngmiàn xiě zhe yào mǎi de dōngxi.
She gave me a piece of paper with the things to buy written on it.
市场离家不远，走路十五分钟。
Shìchǎng lí jiā bù yuǎn, zǒulù shí wǔ fēnzhōng.
The market was not far from home, a fifteen minute walk.
里面人真多，大家都在大声说话。
Lǐmiàn rén zhēn duō, dàjiā dōu zài dà shēng shuōhuà.
It was really crowded inside, and everyone was talking loudly.
我先去了卖菜的阿姨那里，买了西红柿和黄瓜。
Wǒ xiān qù le mài cài de āyí nàlǐ, mǎi le xīhóngshì hé huángguā.
I first went to the vegetable auntie's stand and bought tomatoes and cucumbers.
纸条上还写着玉米、鸡蛋和一条鱼。
Zhǐ tiáo shàng hái xiě zhe yùmǐ, jīdàn hé yì tiáo yú.
The note also listed corn, eggs, and a fish.
我照着纸条一样一样地买，怕漏了什么。
Wǒ zhào zhe zhǐ tiáo yíyàng yíyàng de mǎi, pà lòu le shénme.
I bought everything one by one following the note, afraid of missing something.
买鱼的时候，我看见旁边的人在说价钱。
Mǎi yú de shíhou, wǒ kànjiàn pángbiān de rén zài shuō jiàqián.
While buying the fish, I saw people next to me discussing the price.
我也学着问老板：能不能便宜一点？
Wǒ yě xué zhe wèn lǎobǎn: néng bù néng piányi yì diǎn?
I also asked the seller the way they did: could it be a little cheaper?
老板笑了，说小伙子会过日子。
Lǎobǎn xiào le, shuō xiǎohuǒzi huì guò rìzi.
The seller smiled and said this young man knew how to run a life.
他真的便宜了两块钱，还多给了一条小鱼。
Tā zhēn de piányi le liǎng kuài qián, hái duō gěi le yì tiáo xiǎo yú.
He really made it two yuan cheaper and added one more small fish.
我提着东西往回走，袋子越来越重。
Wǒ tí zhe dōngxi wǎng huí zǒu, dàizi yuè lái yuè chóng.
Walking back with my things, the bags got heavier and heavier.
半路上，卖菜的阿姨追了上来。
Bàn lùshang, mài cài de āyí zhuī le shànglái.
Halfway back, the vegetable auntie caught up with me.
她往我的袋子里放了两个西红柿。
Tā wǎng wǒ de dàizi lǐ fàng le liǎng gè xīhóngshì.
She put two more tomatoes into my bag.
她问我，是不是马奶奶的孙子。
Tā wèn wǒ, shì bú shì mǎ nǎinai de sūnzi.
She asked me whether I was Grandma Ma's grandson.
她说奶奶以前每个星期六都来买西红柿。
Tā shuō nǎinai yǐqián měi gè xīngqī liù dōu lái mǎi xīhóngshì.
She said Grandma used to come every Saturday to buy her tomatoes.
我这才明白，奶奶让我去，不只是为了买菜。
Wǒ zhè cái míngbai, nǎinai ràng wǒ qù, bù zhǐshì wèile mǎi cài.
Only then did I understand: Grandma sent me not just to buy vegetables.
回到家，我把小鱼和西红柿拿给奶奶看。
Huí dào jiā, wǒ bǎ xiǎo yú hé xīhóngshì ná gěi nǎinai kàn.
Back home, I showed Grandma the small fish and the tomatoes.
奶奶摸着西红柿，笑着说：还是那个味道。
Nǎinai mō zhe xīhóngshì, xiào zhe shuō: háishi nàge wèidào.
Touching the tomatoes, Grandma smiled and said: still that same taste.
下个星期六，我要早一点起床。
Xià gè xīngqī liù, wǒ yào zǎo yì diǎn qǐchuáng.
Next Saturday, I will get up a bit earlier.
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