Chapter 13: Selling the Piano

After saying goodbye to Wen Yun and Wen Qing, Wen Sheng walked down the long street with his hands behind his back. It is still dilapidated for more than ten years, even if it is the most important transportation hub to Huayun City, it can't withstand the increasingly scarce population.

Wen Sheng seems to be dull, but he understands it best in his heart. Things depend on the essence, people are greedy, and naturally everyone wants to live a better life. The town of Baisha is small, old, dilapidated, and old, except for those who are unwilling to be flexible, most of the young and strong men and beautiful and delicate women have left.

Coincidentally, among these people who are unwilling to be flexible, there is also a share of his Wensheng.

But to put it bluntly, what about going to a better place?

Wenjia Village, Baisha Town, can't starve him, let alone Wen Yun and Wen Qing, it's a big deal that he will cut his own flesh to feed them in the future, and it will be better than falling into that whirlpool again.

Sighing lightly, Wen Sheng walked forward with his hands behind his back, but his figure was ethereal and illusory, and everyone who saw it rubbed his eyes, but in the blink of an eye, he was no longer there.

Ho, what kind of talent is this?

Everyone suspected that they were wrong, and when they looked at others, they saw the same look on their faces, and they all shouted evil.

Wen Sheng didn't hear this, he turned into the alley, and walked all the way, and actually came to the side door of a musical instrument shop.

The little brother guarding the side door lazily leaned on the threshold, and when he heard the movement, he lifted his eyelids to look at him, let him go, but muttered, "Aren't you tired of making so many detours every time?"

Wen Sheng smiled, "I'm not tired, I'm exercising." ”

"Come on, just go in, we've been waiting for you for a long time."

He had already stepped into the threshold, and when he heard this, he turned his head to look at the little brother: "The guqin has been sold?"

The little brother pursed his lips and said angrily: "I have already sold it, and people are waiting for your guqin to appear, and as soon as I take it out, I bought it at a high price of three hundred taels of silver." You can have a snack this time, don't be deceived by the shopkeeper again, he always gives you a few taels of silver to send things away, is there a lack of heart? ”

Wen Sheng patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Little brother, you can't eat indiscriminately, and you can't talk nonsense." If your shopkeeper hears this, next time it won't be as simple as guarding the side door, maybe you'll have to go home and herd the cattle. ”

The little brother snorted coldly: "Who is rare about the work of guarding the main gate? People still treat me as a singing boy, and when they look at me every day, they want to gouge out their eyeballs. ”

Wen Sheng felt that he needed to save the runaway boy, and opened his mouth earnestly: "People look at you, but they just look at you to see how handsome you are. If you look ugly, let alone guard the front door, even the shopkeeper of the side door will not let you guard it. You have to cherish what you have now, and don't wait until you lose it in the future to regret it. ”

The little brother is most annoyed by others chattering in his ear, in fact, there is no one else except Wensheng who will chatter in his ear, although he is unhappy on his face, he is quite happy in his heart.

He pushed Wen Sheng's shoulder and let him in, and shouted, "I'll be angry if you bother me again." Get down to business, and don't hang around me. ”

"Hey, I'm not done yet-"

The little brother whispered in his ear: "Remember to ask the shopkeeper for at least one hundred taels, you are worth this number."

As soon as Wen Sheng turned around, the side door was already closed. He shook his head and sighed at the clever child.

Entering the back hall, the short and chubby figure was squatting on the ground and didn't know what he was doing, Wen Sheng went up and touched his shoulder, and the other party immediately jumped up.

"Who touched me? Who?! ”

Wen Sheng said, "I."

He also saw Wen Sheng, smiled falsely, blocked the things under his feet hard, rubbed his hands and said, "Wen Sheng, why are you here?"

"I'm going to see if the guqin has been sold, and I happen to be short of money and want to borrow some money."

When he heard about borrowing money, this shrewd businessman not only did not care, but asked very generously: "How much do you want to borrow?"

Wen Sheng folded his fingers and calculated, and smiled toothily, "Ten taels of silver." ”

This fat man is the shopkeeper, he laughed dryly, showing a slightly embarrassed look, "Wensheng, ......"

Wen Sheng's eyes widened curiously, at his age, the shopkeeper could still see the innocent and ignorant expression, and his heart was also galloping.

He subconsciously touched the tip of his nose, and his tone drifted a little inexplicably, "Your guqin doesn't sell very well." ”

Wen Sheng had already expected it, but comforted him generously, "It doesn't matter, a tael of silver is also silver, I want it." ”

Only then did the shopkeeper settle down, "That's right." A few days ago, the eldest lady of the Shen family in Huayun City wanted to buy a piano, so I took the two pianos with the best qualifications in the store and brought yours with me. But Miss Shen only took a fancy to the two with good qualifications, and asked me to give her your piano. I'm so good at talking, I finally got five taels of silver together, you see......"

He was full of embarrassment, as if this thing had not been done, and he felt extremely guilty.

Wen Sheng smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, five taels of silver is fine, the remaining five taels are borrowed from you, and I will make a better piano next time."

A ghostly light flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, and he squinted and said, "Really?"

Wen Sheng nodded naturally, "This time the material I chose is not good enough, next time I will pick out some good wood and send it to you when it is ready." ”

The shopkeeper smiled happily, rubbed his hands and repeated, "That's wonderful, that's wonderful."

"Can you give me the money now?"

The shopkeeper suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "I'll go and get it to you."

As soon as he took a step away, he reacted back that his three hundred taels of silver had not been buried in the ground. Oh no, Wensheng won't see it, right?

"Shopkeeper, your painting is so beautiful, where did you buy it? I bought one for my grandson, and he scribbled it on the floor. ”

Wen Sheng was looking at the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, not noticing this side at all.

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, carefully took the silver into his bosom, kicked the dirt piled up on the side twice, hurriedly filled the small hole, and went to the back room.

After getting the silver, Wen Sheng quickly left.

The shopkeeper glanced in the direction he was leaving, and a mocking smile rose to his lips.

"It's just that I can make a few pianos, heh, useless things, it's not like I can't support my daughter and grandson?"

He spat on the ground, pulled the door open, and went into the back room again.

Wen Qing: They have a market in the south, which is in the north, and they sell more food. Wen Sheng bought some better meat from the pig, bought some candied fruit and snacks, and turned back to find Wen Qing and them.

He was already hungry, and when he smelled the smell of food on the street, he couldn't help but swallow.

Wen Sheng pinched his arm ruthlessly: "Wen Qing and Yun'er haven't eaten yet, do you dare to eat first?" Beat you. ”

After warning himself, he walked briskly forward again.

But he never thought that when he arrived, he saw a scene that made his eyes split.

He was reluctant to beat and scold the two dear children, but he was being bullied at the moment, how could he not be angry?