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1. Buying and Selling

   

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   Shops were not common in the country long ago, but the people had small shops, in which they used to sell and buy eggs, butter and sweets. The people had to go to the nearest town to make purchases except clothes and boots which they got from the local tailors and shoe makers.
   In the villages buying and selling was carried out after mass, but it is gone out of fashion now nearly. In this way they used to sell groceries, meal and flour and other things. Money was not always given for goods, but instead labour was given and sometimes goods were bartered in the district.
   In buying and selling a lot of words were used. Such as "boot", "tick" and "change". If two men made a bargain one man would say to the other, "What goes up the chimney?", the other would say "smoke", then the first man would say, "The bargain is made and can't be broke".
   It is considered lucky to transact business on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The markets were held long ago in the nearest town, and they are held there yet. Some years ago peddlers used to go round the country gathering rags, feathers,

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