Chapter Eighty-Seven: Buying Straw Shoes

A paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor.

Bai Sha listened to the old man talk about the past of his market town, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He has lived in the small town of Quanzhou for so many years, even the beggars in the town are organized and divided, where would it be like here, the surrounding Luzon, which is regarded as a place of wealth by the sea, is so dilapidated, the poor have no savings, and once they have no source of income for a day, they may go hungry.

The boy doesn't know what it's like to be sad. For the little girl next to the old man, accompanying her grandfather to the street every day to sell shoes, and being able to occasionally buy a little meat to cook and eat at night, that is the happiest thing. But on this bluestone paved street, which is the most edge of the market town, where can you sell as many straw sandals, the little girl did not calculate, anyway, she has not eaten meat for many days.

Bai Sha looked at the little girl's pet cat with great interest, so he didn't disturb her, looked at a few straw sandals on the ground, and said to the old man: "Uncle, I bought all these pairs of straw sandals. ”

The little girl who was petting the cat heard that Bai Sha was going to buy all the straw sandals, and she forgot about the cat for a while, and dragged the child to seize this opportunity to quickly escape from the clutches of the little girl and return to Bai Sha's side.

"I have meat to eat tonight, so I can go home early." The little girl's eyes were crooked, and she said excitedly to her grandfather.

The old man knew that Bai Sha was not an ordinary person, and these pairs of straw sandals were definitely not worthy of the identity of the other party, and he knew in his heart that the reason why Bai Sha bought straw sandals was to change the law to relieve their grandfather and grandson, and the old man did not refuse Bai Sha, it was really forced by life.

The price of a pair of straw sandals in front of him is less than a hundred yuan according to the price of a pair of ten yuan, which is enough for the old man to eat several full meals, but it is not worth mentioning for Bai Sha, thinking that it will not cost a tael of silver to shoot at the third supply point, but a tael of silver is worth a thousand yuan or even more.

The old man thanked him and tied all the straw sandals together with a straw rope and handed them to Bai Sha.

Bai Sha took out a tael of silver in his bosom and handed it to the old man.

After the old man's hand holding a tael of silver trembled slightly, he said embarrassedly: "This son, I don't have any change to find you, why don't you wait for me, I'll buy some meat, and then come back to make up for it?" ”

Bai Sha shook his head and said, "Uncle, don't look for it, the rest of the money will be regarded as my money for asking for directions." ”

The generous Baisha was rejected by the old man this time, and the old man said righteously: "I understand the kindness of the childe, the son can buy all the straw shoes at one time, which is already a great relief for us, if the son gives more money, this is ill-gotten gains, I will never accept it, if the son can't wait for me to exchange for change, then I won't sell these pairs of straw sandals." ”

Bai Sha looked at the persistent old man, and admired the other party a little in his heart. Looking at the little girl's pitiful look, how could Bai Sha take back the two pieces of silver.

Bai Sha changed his method and continued: "Uncle, I am a foreigner, I am not familiar with the place when I first arrived, I don't know if there is a spare room in the old uncle's house, if there is, rent it to me for a period of time, and the rest of the silver will be regarded as a reward." ”

The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "There is a spare room in my house, but it has been in disrepair for a long time, and I am afraid that my son will not be used to it." ”

Bai Sha shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, and I don't plan to stay for long." ”

The old man reluctantly agreed, willing to take the silver from Baisha. Bai Sha knew that the old man's refusal to accept the extra money might be due to his own arrogant temper, on the one hand, Bai Sha had already noticed the place he had passed before, the young man with the tattoo on his arm and his face full of flesh had already been eyeing here, and a tael of silver might make the old man get into trouble.

After seeing Bai Sha hand over a tael of silver to the old man, the tattooed man thought that Bai Sha would leave from now on, so he began to walk in this direction, but he didn't expect Bai Sha, who was squatting in place, still had no movement to leave.

The tattooed man couldn't care so much, and he still didn't stop.

Bai Sha didn't need to look back to know that the tattooed man had come to the door, because the grandfather and grandson on the opposite side had already looked in that direction, and their bodies trembled involuntarily, it seemed that it was not the first time that the two had been bullied.

Bai Sha whispered to the old man: "Uncle, since I have decided to live in your house, can the silver be handed over to me for safekeeping first?" ”

The old man looked at the tattooed man who was full of flesh, and knew in his heart that he couldn't keep the two pieces of silver, so he had to choose to believe in Bai Sha and put one or two pieces of silver back into Bai Sha's hands.

Before Bai Sha could get closer, he threw the straw sandals in his hand on the ground and shouted, "You old man, the quality of these straw sandals is too poor, I won't buy them!" ”

Bai Sha was afraid that the little girl would misunderstand, so he secretly squeezed his eyes with the other party.

The old man already understood Bai Sha's intentions, so he cooperated with the acting and said: "The son can't look down on it, don't break my straw sandals, the old man still has to rely on these pairs of shoes to eat." ”

The tattooed man arrived in a blink of an eye, looked at the two people who were arguing, and said to Bai Sha arrogantly: "The straw sandals made by the old man are famous far and wide, you can tell me where the quality is poor, you have to buy these straw sandals today, and you have to buy them if you don't buy them!" ”

When encountering such an arrogant and forcible buyer, people who don't know think that he is for the good of the grandfather and grandson opposite, but Baisha doesn't know where the tattooed man is obviously here for these two pieces of silver.

Bai Sha looked angry and said, "You are actually forced to buy and sell in business, what can you do with me if I don't buy it today?" ”

The tattooed man said fiercely: "You can't tell where the straw sandals are bad, isn't this bullying the old man, if you don't buy it today, I'll throw you into the sea to feed the fish!" ”

Bai Sha showed a scared look, and then said: "This master, sometimes it's easy to discuss, can't I buy it?" ”

After finishing speaking, Bai Sha put his hand back in his arms, but instead of taking out the original one or two pieces of silver, he took out a bag of silver, opened the mouth of the bag, and then took out a tael of silver and handed it to the old man who sold straw sandals.

Looking at Bai Sha, who took out a bag of silver, the tattooed man's eyes were about to fall into the bag.

Looking at the other party's appearance, Bai Sha hurriedly fastened his bag and put it back in his arms. Then he said: "Old man, then according to what I said before, I will buy these straw sandals and rent a room in your house to live, which can be regarded as a reward of one or two silver!" ”

The old man who sold straw sandals quickly stood up and thanked him.

The tattooed man watched Bai Sha put away the silver, and then put away his eyes stupidly, and then kept a large number of old men and Bai Sha glances, and then said slowly: "That's right, you strangers just like to bully us honest people." ”

Bai Sha almost didn't laugh out loud, if the tattooed man was also an honest man, then the world would be too interesting.

Seeing that the tattooed man couldn't help but not make a move, Bai Sha knew that there would definitely be a follow-up.

"Lead the way, old man." Bai Sha said with a big grin.

The old man hurriedly packed up his things and walked in front of Baisha to guide him.

The tattooed man looked at the three people who left, sneering in his heart, and laughing in his heart that this foreigner didn't even understand the truth that his wealth was not revealed, and he deserved to be a loser. He knew where the old man's family lived, so he boldly let Baisha leave.

After a few people walked away, the tattooed man also turned and left, and he gathered a few good people to do a big business in a few nights......

Before he had gone far, Bai Sha returned the old man's silver tael, and then said, "Uncle, let's go buy some vegetables." ”

Hearing Bai Sha say this, the happiest person was the little girl.

The old man turned to look at Bai Sha and said, "Son, if your wealth is not exposed, I'm afraid you're in trouble." This fierce man just now is a well-known villain around, every day as long as we earn some copper plates, he will collect some of them, he said that this is protection money...... Childe sees so much money from the other party, and the other party will definitely find a way to take it away from you. ”

Bai Sha was stunned for a moment, and said half-jokingly: "This is my silver, he can take it if he wants to, is there any royal law?" ”

The old man said helplessly: "Don't tell the prince that there is really no royal law." ”

Bai Sha said as he walked, "Uncle, if I don't guess the accident, they have done all the things that might kill people and set fire to me for my little money, and they may be able to find me tonight." ”

The old man hurriedly nodded and said, "Childe, it's good if you understand, let's go grocery shopping, so that I can make up for Childe's money, Childe must not go to my house to live, it's too dangerous." ”

Bai Sha stopped and saw a pebble the size of a pigeon's egg on the ground, and then said to the old man: "Uncle, have you ever thought about what to do if the other party goes to your house and finds that I am not there, and becomes angry with you, I can't lead this disaster to your house." ”

After Bai Sha finished speaking, he put the stone between his fingers and rubbed it, and the stone cracked inch by inch, and then fell to the ground.

"Uncle, do you think I have the ability to deal with a few of them stinky fish and rotten shrimp?" Bai Sha said with a smile.

The texture of the stone picked up by Bai Sha was very hard, even the hammer had to be knocked a few times to break it, but the young man on the opposite side crushed the stone just by relying on the power of his fingers, and the old man was an eye-opener today. Looking at Bai Sha with a self-respecting face, the old man did not continue to dissuade him, and promised Bai Sha to go to his house to live.

The little girl suddenly said to Bai Sha, "Big brother, can you carry me?" ”

The old man who was hunched turned his head to his granddaughter on his back and said, "Nonsense! ”

Who would have thought that the little girl said coquettishly: "Grandpa, your back is bent, I won't let you carry it, you put it down and I'll go by myself!" ”

The little girl kept breaking free on her back, and the old man put him down when he couldn't help it. said: "I'm so naughty when I'm so old, I'm afraid I won't be able to marry in the future......"

"What did the old man say, the little girl looks smart and cute, and she will definitely be able to add a good family in the future." Bai Sha said.

The little girl seemed to agree with what Bai Sha said, and just after getting off her grandfather's back, she took the initiative to run to take Bai Sha's hand, and the meaning was obvious.

Bai Sha shook his head, lifted the little girl up with both hands, and rode directly on his neck.