Chapter 71 Purchasing New Year's Goods
Seeing that the old scholar was ashamed, Liu Hong was arrogant, and the dog was even more stunned, the person who opened the store to do business was even louder than the guests, and this Liu Hong was getting more and more excessive.
At that moment, he walked over and gave Liu Hong a lecture on his head and face:
"Liu Hong, what's the matter with you, why did you quarrel with the guests, it's so rude, apologize to Xiucai!"
When Liu Hong saw the dog coming over indiscriminately, he reprimanded himself, and shouted at the dog when he was angry for a while: "Brother dog, it's this old show who wants to come on credit, and he said that he will give it back, and he will pay back the two pennies, and I don't know where his family lives, what if he doesn't come when he goes out!" ”
The dog realized that he had wronged others, and immediately sneered and wanted to talk to her, who knew that the girl snorted and dropped the dog and ran back to the counter.
Ahem, cough, this girl is getting more and more rude!
Turning his head and looking up and down at the old scholar, he saw that the green cloth robe he was wearing was wrinkled, and at first glance it was that he had worn it for many years, the collar of the neck was washed and faded, and the cotton shoes exposed under the robe were only two in total, but there were six pieces of this patch of old and new patches.
On either side of the thin cheeks are two deep nasolabial folds, which happen to be connected to a pinch of white short hair under the chin. I didn't pay attention to the rush when I came in, but now I look at him carefully, heh, what a poor old man, if it weren't for the book in his hand to show his identity, etc., did this old man deliberately act like a scholar to deceive himself?
He stared at him maliciously for a long time, and the old man just looked back at himself with a sneer, and when he didn't see any panicked look on his face, the dog asked suspiciously:
"How to solve the problem of 'the messenger can be restored, but the desire is difficult to measure'?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect the dog to ask himself this sentence, so he immediately clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Be faithful in your words and be respectful in your deeds!" ”
After speaking, he straightened up and looked at the dog.
The dog nodded and hugged his fists and said, "The kid is rude, you have to bear with me, old man." ”
The old scholar waved his hand again and again and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the foolish student doesn't dare to call the public, I forgot to bring the money bag when I went out today, and I will definitely send it tomorrow, and I hope to owe it on credit once today." ”
The dog smiled and said: "It's okay to show your talents, a bowl of tea, it's not worth mentioning, just treat you as a kid, if you have free time in the future, just come here to rest!" ”
The old scholar nodded, bowed and got up to leave.
Watching him leave, the dog smiled, the poor scholar who had to pay two pennies on credit, expected him to pay it back, unless he had money, the reason why he was allowed to leave was for the sake of him being a real scholar, and the two pennies should save face for him.
After such a small episode, the dog hurriedly walked back to the woman and said, "Sister-in-law, is there really no recruitment?" ”
The woman replied with a sad face: "Everything that can be pawned at home has been sold, and it is only then that I have made up these three dollars!" ”
The dog nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, do you believe me?" ”
The woman hurriedly nodded and said, "Xiao Langjun, you are a great and kind person, I naturally believe in you!" ”
The dog nodded and said, "Believe me, just give me the three times first, and when you go in for a while, you can do whatever I say, how about it?" ”
The woman nodded blankly and said, "But it's up to you to decide." ”
The two of them re-entered the house, and Sun Kongmu, who was sitting opposite, had been waiting impatiently, and was being dragged by Zhao Zhutou to chat, and when he turned his head and saw the two of them coming in, he asked, "How are you two discussing?" ”
The dog hurriedly nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Sun, we have discussed, the New Year will be celebrated soon, and the brothers still have to take care of the prison cell, which is really fortunate, I just told my sister-in-law that as long as I can release his husband first, she will definitely pay for this five-yuan guarantee!" But... ”
The dog paused for a moment, saw that the two of them were looking at him tightly, then coughed and continued: "No, there are three times of money in this money bag for you first, and the remaining two pieces of money can you invite the two brothers back to the yamen to tell Shangguan about it, first on credit, and when Wang Xiaoer works to earn money next year, he will immediately go to the yamen to make up for it, you see that his family of three lives in this city, and there is no need to make the family wander around!" ”
On credit, as soon as this word came out, Sun Kongmu's old eyes stared at it big, maybe he had never met someone who would owe credit to the yamen, and he was stunned for a while, Zhao Zhutou next to him was okay, listening to the dog came up with this ghost idea, the expression was smiling, and the dog who looked at it just wanted to spit on his face.
Seeing that Sun Kongmu was still thinking there, the dog hurriedly said with a bitter face: "Brother Sun, this woman's house has sold everything that can be sold except for a broken house, and all the neighbors around her have borrowed everything, so she has no choice but to go to the East Market to pawn herself, and her husband only made this big mistake to save his son, although I am not familiar with him, but I think he must be a loyal and honest person, otherwise his neighbors would have drawn a line with them a long time ago, how would they lend him money." ”
After speaking, he stepped forward, stuffed the money bag in his hand into his hand and said: "This year, we have caused a military disaster in Youchuan, many people have lost their relatives, yin and yang are separated, this is about to be the New Year, and there is no chance to reunite with relatives, you see this woman alone guarding a milk baby every day looking forward to his husband coming back from prison, how pitiful, just two money things, you can help her!" ”
The words were so miserable that the woman immediately burst into tears when she heard this, and the dog secretly said, crying well!
Hurriedly pretending to comfort her, walked up to her and said, "Sister-in-law, don't cry, be careful if you cry, the doll in your arms will be taken care of." ”
Peeked at Sun Kongmu, the eyes were obviously about to turn red, and when the dog tried harder, Zhao Zhutou on the side slapped his head and said, "Okay, okay, okay, you're not finished!" ”
dragged the dog to Sun Kongmu and said: "Brother Sun, look at it, it's such a ghost elf, I told you in the county office, no matter what, this guy can always come up with a strange attention for you!" ”
After speaking, he patted the dog and introduced it to Sun Kongmu for the second time, and the dog had to hold his fist again and respectfully salute him.
Because this time, Zhao Zhutou reintroduced the dog to Sun Kongmu as a descendant of his own son and nephew, which of course means that he can take more care of him in the future.
At present, Sun Kongmu was more enthusiastic when he looked at the dog again, "You monkey, you are really slippery, and you almost wrapped me in." ”
The dog bared his teeth and pretended to be a good baby and said, "Brother Sun, the kid is really afraid that you will not agree, so he deliberately said such a miserable thing!" ”
That Sun Kongmu laughed and said: "I'm not a black-hearted ghost, how can I not see her family like this!" Okay, since there is such a note, then let's do it? ”
The previous sentence was said to the dog, and the next sentence was asked by Zhao Zhutou.
"It's okay, I can pay the errand when I go back, by the way, since it's a credit, does this woman want to make a note?"
Sun Kongmu nodded and said, "Fortunately, my brother reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten about it." ”
The four of them went to the counter and took paper and pencils, and the dog hurriedly sharpened the ink on the side, and the dog said, "Sister-in-law, can you write?" ”
The woman shook her head.
When the dog saw this, he looked at Sun Kongmu.
"You write it for her!"
The dog nodded, picked up the brush and brushed a few lines of big characters from top to bottom, and handed it to Sun Kongmu when he finished writing.
Sun Kongmu said: "I will write the two of you below, and you will write the column of the guarantor!" ”
It's not easy to be a guarantor, if Wang Erxiao doesn't pay the money next year, the money owed to the government will be transferred to the dog's head, and fortunately, it will be two! The dog picked up the pen and signed his name, well, Zhao Dagou.
Seeing that they had also signed, there was no red ink or ink in the shop when they arrived at the young woman, so the dog found him a piece of red paper, and asked her to rub it vigorously, and then pressed the handprint on it.
After Zhao Zhutou and the two of them finished this matter, they knew that there was still a lot of work waiting to be done in the yamen, so they said hello to the dog and left the shop in a hurry.
The woman on the side hurriedly hugged the child and was about to follow, but the dog pulled it back and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?" ”
The woman said, "I'm going to pick up my husband!" ”
The dog said: "What's the hurry, he will naturally release it when it gets dark." ”
The woman said: "I don't see him come out, my heart is always unstable, I want to go to the yamen and wait for him!" ”
After saying that, he thanked the dog, and hurriedly walked out with the child in his arms and braved the cool breeze.
I don't know how many good deeds Wang Xiaoer has done in his last life, and it is really enviable to let him marry such a good Hun family.
I had a busy day today, I didn't do anything, I saw that it was not too late outside, I said a word to Liu Hong, and then I went to the back kitchen to find a back basket, carried it back, and walked across the road to the market with my belt.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and when the time comes, these hawkers and stalls selling all kinds of things will close their doors and no longer do business, so everyone will frantically stock up on some food and a lot of things for the New Year.
Tomorrow, when the yamen group of officials have a holiday, this market will usher in a surge again, this surge not only refers to the number of people, but also the prices of various commodities, we all know that the officials have money, so we must seize the opportunity to make a lot of money.
Only by earning money can we pay all kinds of big and small taxes after the beginning of next year, you see this is a very strange circle.
There is no money in the pocket, so the dog does not dare to buy expensive things, and the main purchase target is on all kinds of vegetables and rice noodles, and the back basket has been stuffed before the circle is finished.
I went back and sent a trip, and when I went to the ready-to-wear store on the second trip, I promised to buy new clothes for a few people in front of my head, and asked the price, and the dog immediately decided not to buy it.
One by one, the stomach is almost full, and he is wearing new clothes for fart, and he continues to turn around with a basket on his back, and the little monkey has gone, but the position is occupied by a new old shoemaker, watching him skillfully sew an open-mouthed shoe with an awl twine, and the five copper coins are in his pocket, praise, or do you want to learn a craft yourself?
The old craftsman who has passed the shoe repair is a woman who sells powder, she is a lot older, and she still paints red and bright powder on her lips, and she almost didn't vomit out the lunch meal at a glance, I really don't know if the pile of big and small ladies are chattering around her Isn't it disgusting?
Covering his eyes, he hurriedly walked away, bypassing a few crowded stalls and stopping in front of a lonely old man.
This old man is here to do business, looking at that stupid look must be the first time to come, holding his knees and squatting silently guarding two tightly covered bamboo baskets, if it weren't for the dog to lift the cover cloth, I really don't know that he is selling chickens.