Gong Jian is still thinking about where to sell the rabbit skin in the back basket. He knew that there were two grocery stores, one large and one small, in the town.

One is the old Tian Kee store, which has a history of several decades in the town, the store is very large, and the entrance is decorated with a magnificent Don Juan. There is also a small grocery store called Sitong Groceries, which has only opened in the town in recent years.

Gong Jian was thinking about which grocery store to go to, and it would be better to ask. He saw that the ox cart from which village it was came slowly to the town. The ox cart just stopped near Gong Jian, and there were many villagers with large bags on their backs, and after the ox cart stopped, they all got out of the car and walked down.

Gong Jian noticed that there was a middle-aged aunt holding more than a dozen bamboo baskets in both hands, and there were some bamboo-woven gadgets in the basket behind her. It seems that this aunt also came to the town to sell these goods.

The aunt was carrying too many things, and accidentally tripped her foot when she got off the ox cart. She stumbled on her feet and was about to fall to the ground. Gong Jian hurriedly took two steps forward and reached out to support the aunt's figure.

Because Gong Jian reached out to help, the aunt hurriedly stood up. She first carefully checked the goods she was carrying, and after seeing that there was no loss of those things, she turned around and thanked Gong Jian for her help with a smile.

"Oh, big brother, thank you. If you hadn't pulled me, I would have fallen hard. I'm not afraid of anything if I fall, and if I crush these things, I don't want to die. This is my old man's hard work for a month. ”

Gong Jian found that this aunt was very easy-going, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No thanks, big sister." It's just a gesture. "Actually, Gong Jian originally planned to call the eldest aunt, but the eldest aunt said the eldest brother with one mouth, and he had to change his mouth to call the eldest sister.

That aunt was obviously very useful, Gong Jian's title of "eldest sister", and at the same time, seeing him talking to him, he couldn't help but look at Gong Jian again for a point or two.

"Big brother, are you also here to sell things in the town?" He saw that Gong Jian was also carrying a basket behind his back, but he didn't look carefully at what goods he was carrying.

Gong Jian nodded slightly: "Well, big, big sister." Are you here to sell in town?"

The aunt shook the pile of bamboo products in her hands, and replied loudly: "No, I have to come to town once a month." These things are always collected at the Tian Kee grocery store, and every time I go to town, I go directly to his house. ”

The aunt wanted to continue talking to Gong Jian, but the people from her village were beckoning her to leave here together. She could only say a word to Gong Jian, so she carried her baskets and left with her companions in the village.

Gong Jian heard her mention Tian Kee grocery store, and his heart moved, so he simply went to the grocery store to see if they could accept rabbit skins.

The plan was set, and Gong Jian also walked into the main street of the town with his legs raised.

Walking out of a hundred meters away, Gong Jian saw that there was a two-story restaurant standing on the side of the road, with wine flags on display, and a young man standing at the door, warmly welcoming the guests. This is the only restaurant in town.

Now that he has come here, Gong Jian decided to go to the restaurant first and sell the pheasant. As soon as he walked over, Xiao Er greeted him warmly: "Guest officer, do you want to play or stay in the hotel?"

Gong Jian smiled and shook his head: "I happened to hunt a pheasant, I want to ask, do you accept it in your store?"

As soon as Xiao Er heard him say this, the corners of his mouth, which were originally upturned, immediately turned into a straight line. He looked Gong Jian up and down, and his eyes stopped at Gong Jian's patched cloth shoes.

After a while, Xiao Er said impatiently: "Why did you meet this kind of person today, they are all poor ghosts." You go down that alley to the back kitchen at the back of the building, where there's the steward who collects all the miscellaneous things. After saying that, he no longer paid attention to Gong Jian, and immediately turned to the next passerby with a smile.

Xiao Er's attitude, although Gong Jian was a little disliked, he felt that there was no need to worry more about this kind of person. So he followed Xiao Er's instructions and walked along an alley next to the restaurant towards the back kitchen at the back of the restaurant.

As he walked, he was still thinking about Xiao Er's words just now. It seems that he is not the only one who came to sell wild animals in this restaurant today, and I don't know what kind of game that person wants to sell.

On one side of the alley, in fact, is the courtyard of the restaurant, and Gong Jian walked along the wall of the restaurant and walked inside. When he came to a corner, he heard the sound of someone arguing ahead, surrounded by some passers-by.

A male voice came from the crowd to Gong Jian's ears: "Manager Wang, you can't do this. My rabbit weighs two pounds. I have never heard of harvesting game, only about the net weight, and the weight of the skin and internal organs. If that's the case, the price you're giving me is too low. ”

Another arrogant voice then sounded: "What? You still dislike the low price I give you, you are really insatiable." You go to the rest of the town and ask, and you see, is there anyone who will pay you more than the price I give you. ”

The first voice sounded again: "Where should Mr. Wang ask me to ask? ”

"Hmph, you know, my restaurant will accept your rabbits. Then what else do you have to say? This is not something you raised, something for nothing, give you some money, why do you still dislike it?"

The voice of the person who began to speak was obviously lowered: "Manager Wang, take a look again." I'm a rabbit, and the price you can't give is cheaper than the pork sold in the town, so how can this be game?"

Gong Jian heard the argument between the two of them, and looked at the people surrounding him. He didn't really want to walk over now. He simply stood around the corner, unloaded the basket, leaned against the wall, and listened slowly to the bargaining.

Since they don't mind, arguing about these things in this alley where people come and go, then they are not eavesdropping.

The quarrel continued, and the man who was called the chief steward said, "Wild meat, what's wrong with the wild meat? Wild meat also depends on whether anyone orders it?" I said that your rabbit is not as good as pork. Do you have any objections?"

The first man to speak was still a little unconvinced: "But my rabbit has been skinned, and there is more than a pound of internal organs, so I won't talk about these meats." I just take rabbit skins and sell them outside, and I can earn more than a dozen dollars. Manager Wang, how embarrassed are you, you only give me ten cents for a rabbit... ”

(End of chapter)