Chapter 41: The Money Was Stolen
"Then be careful yourself, there are many people on the street, and you take a lot of things, don't touch them. Xu Liuli saw that her father agreed with her opinion, and said two words, and took the 200 quick money in her hand to find a place to sell fish.
"Uncle, I want to buy six small crucian carp and three larger silver carp, you can help pick them out!" Xu Liuli searched for a long time, and finally found the fish he wanted to buy in an overcrowded stall, squeezed it in with all his strength, and then took advantage of the fish seller's free time to quickly ask.
The appearance of fish at the Spring Festival dinner means that there is more than enough every year, and even families who do not eat fish will buy a few to hang in front of their homes in order to please a good omen. Therefore, there is an endless stream of people coming and going on the fish stalls.
The busy boss heard that someone asked him to help pick fish, and was about to reply, 'pick it yourself', but found that it was a little girl with bright eyes and bright teeth, about the same age as his daughter, but she was already so independent to buy fish by herself.
With a smile on his face, he said kindly, "Okay, I promise to pick the best one for you." “
"Thank you to the owner, the owner is so nice. Xu Liuli saw that the uncle was so busy, and agreed to pick fish for her and gratefully issued a good person card.
"Here, these are all good fish, according to your requirements, a total of 56 yuan, the 6 yuan is not wanted, you just give me 50. According to Xu Liuli's requirements, the boss carefully found the lively fish and packed them in a bag, and listened to the good person card issued by Xu Liuli, and happily automatically reduced to zero.
"Okay, thank you very much to the owner. It's a hundred bucks, give. Xu Liuli heard that the boss was so generous, so she didn't continue to bargain, thinking that the boss should have given her a bargain, because her fish looked much more lively than other people's fish.
"Well, find your 50 yuan, put it yourself, there are all kinds of people on the street, take the money yourself. The boss saw that Xu Liuli was so happy, and found her the change, and kindly admonished. After speaking, he went to busy with other customers, after all, businessmen still have to do their own business, and it is already moral to remind them when they meet someone who is destined.
Xu Liuli carried her own fish, listened to the uncle's words, separated the money she was looking for and the other hundred yuan, put it in different pockets, and attacked the pork shop on the final battlefield.
She couldn't help but be overjoyed that she didn't see a young man who was staying next to the fish seller, staring at her fifty yuan in his hand, looking at her without blinking.
Xu Liuli saw a butcher shop, with a lot of pork, ribs, pig heads and a large pot of pig blood next to the shop. I was about to walk over and ask about the price, when suddenly a person came from behind and hit her hard, and she was a little stumbling.
Before he could raise his head, he heard a hoarse voice coming from above: "Little girl, I'm sorry, I have something urgent now, so I'll go first." ”
When Xu Liuli raised his head, he found that he could only see the black back passing through the crowd, and he exhaled a foul breath in a depressed manner. I thought about it, forget it, it's like this during the New Year, there are many people, there is no way. Then he quickly adjusted his mood and walked towards the butcher shop.
"Boss, I want to buy a quick pork, lean more, less fat, and then buy 5 catties of pork ribs. Xu Liuli looked at the fatty and tender pork on the meat rack, thinking that the family prefers to eat lean meat, and the fat meat can be made into braised pork, and the pork ribs are used to stew soup and drink.
"Okay, you see this piece perfectly meets your requirements, as for the ribs, this one! Originally, I wanted to keep it and take it home, but since you want it, I'll give it to you, what do you think? The boss saw that a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl had come to buy meat, and said enthusiastically.
"Okay, that's all, weigh it first, and see how much it costs. Xu Liuli saw that the boss gave her the ribs he was going to take home, and she was satisfied, and said indifferently.
"Okay, a total of 48 yuan, I don't ask you for the odd change, you just give 45. The boss shrewdly looked at Xu Liuli, who was moved by his words, and said the total price in the end.
Xu Liuli felt okay when she heard the price, which was almost the price her mother said to herself. Thinking about the fifty yuan that the fish seller boss found for him just now, he happily put his hand in his pocket and took it out, no. He put his hand in another pocket and found that there was only one hundred.
Some anxiously put down the fish they bought in their hands, put their two hands into different pockets, and found that there was still only one hundred. Looking at the owner of the pork seller with an anxious face, Nuo Nuo said: "I still have a fifty in my pocket just now, and now I don't have it." ”
The boss looked at the little girl's anxious appearance and said with concern: "On the street, did you encounter someone hitting you halfway?"
"Yes, a man in black hit me and almost knocked me to the ground. Then he said 'I'm sorry' and left. When Xu Liuli heard the boss's words, she said eagerly, with a little tears in her eyes.
"Then you don't have to look for it, the fifty yuan must have been stolen, and there are always some people who don't do their business during the Chinese New Year every year to steal money while there are many people. Little girl, wipe your tears, I won't ask you for more, just give me forty yuan. The boss looked at Xu Liuli's tearful appearance in her eyes, and couldn't bear to persuade her as a person who had come over, looked at the money in her hand, and sighed and wiped out the change.
Xu Liuli listened to the boss's words, and felt a little sad and indignant in her heart, what kind of world is it, and she actually steals money.
looked at the crowd around the butcher shop to buy meat, handed the last hundred yuan in his hand to the boss, withdrew his body, and did not block the boss from doing business.
"Here, I'll find you sixty dollars. Put the money away and don't let the thief steal it again. The boss handed the remaining money and two bags of meat to Xu Liuli, and was kind and relieved.
"Okay, I made a note of it. Thank you to the owner. Xu Liuli followed the meat and ribs handed over by the boss to express her gratitude, put the money in her hand into the third small pocket of her pants, and walked towards the street with a straight face and cold air all over her body.
The bustling street market is full of people, each with their own task, whether to sell vegetables, buy food, or take advantage of the opportunity. People's hearts are unpredictable, and this large group will always be accompanied by good people and bad people and imperceptibly go by.
With a sad heart, I walked slowly to the street, and saw my father sitting next to his bicycle, chatting with his uncle from one of his villages.
Xu Liuli walked over in a muffled voice and shouted, "Hello uncle." Then he put the things in his hand in the bag he had brought with him when he went to the street.
"You can't put it, you have to put the heavy ones at the bottom, otherwise the vegetables will be crushed" Xu's father was discussing with others that this year's wheat is growing well, presumably next year will be a bumper harvest year, when he saw his daughter sullenly put all the things she brought back into the bag, and quickly stopped him.
Xu Liuli looked at herself in the wrong place, and still had no expression on her face and took out the things she put in one by one, without saying a word.
The person who was chatting with Xu's father just now saw that his baby daughter was back, and he was still unhappy, thinking that this was someone else's family matter, and it was not suitable for him to be here, so he hurriedly said that he still had something to do, so he left first!
Father Xu smiled politely, seeing that the person was leaving, he didn't keep it anymore, after all, he had other things to buy, and he saw that people had gone far.
Only then did he walk up to Xu Liuli, looked at his daughter who hooked her head and didn't speak in a muffled voice, and asked with a good face: "What's the matter, who messed with you, a face is as black as carbon." ”