As the sun sets, there is already a little night, and the shops along the river have begun to light the lights of the night market one after another.

The shopkeeper ignored them, just stood in the doorway with his sleeves crossed, looking at the street corner on the left.

Just when everyone was complaining, the thin figure appeared on the corner of the street again, and rushed to the shopkeeper from a distance: "Thank you for a long time, you are guilty of sin." ”

Xu Jie smiled and let in, and the little Xiucai entered the door, and he didn't forget to let the little yellow who was like a fart squat outside the door and waited.

Xiao Huang ran wheezing, so he reluctantly squatted outside the door, sticking out his little tongue and looking into the shop from time to time, as if he was afraid that the owner would steal food and not give it to him.

"How much?" The shopkeeper stretched out his hand.

"Four strips." Mao Yulong handed over four strips.

The shopkeeper smiled and said to Xiao Er, who was already impatient next to him: "Take the money-"

As a result, Mao Yulong stopped the shopkeeper: "Wait, I don't want money this time." ”

"Oh?" The shopkeeper was a little puzzled.

"Two slivers, one for four buckets of polished rice, one for converting milled rice into brown rice, and trouble the shopkeeper to send someone to my house tomorrow."

Xu Jie smiled playfully and nodded. There is also such a service in the rice industry, but it is for large customers.

"There are also two strips, which are also sent to these two places according to the ratio of polished rice to brown rice." As he spoke, Mao Yulong took out two notes with addresses written on his sleeves, and explained with a smile: "They are all face-loving, and I will give the brothers who deliver the goods twenty yuan here to work hard." As he spoke, he took out twenty coins from his sleeve and laid them on the table one by one.

Xu Jie saw it, and suddenly laughed: "Help the needy, Xiaoxiu has this heart, don't we have it?" And take back your twenty dollars, this leg, I ran away. Then he said to Xiao Er: "Tea, good tea." ”

Xiao Er simply thought that the shopkeeper was crazy, not only did he not want twenty yuan of foot money, but also had good tea, which was simply a waste, so he returned to the house, grabbed a handful of tea foam and threw it into the teapot, and brought it out.

Mao Yulong took a sip, knowing that this was almost the tea left over from other people's home-decorated pillows, but he also drank it calmly, but there was no warmth and anger on his face, and said to Xu Jie with a smile: "This twenty dollars is what the guys deserve, all please, thank you." Then he stood up and bowed his hand to the shopkeeper, and by the way, to those young men: "Please, farewell." ”

Xu Jie smiled and sent Mao Yulong away, and couldn't help but sigh: "Take what should be taken, give what should be given, take it properly, but not be greedy and stingy." Then he glanced at the little two: "If you don't get angry because you are despised, you will be an ordinary man in the future." ”

Xiao Er stood beside the shopkeeper and snorted fiercely at the back of Mao Yulong who was far away, and of course summoned Xiao Huang again to snort fiercely.

"Something, the smell of copper in the eyes, has disgraced the faces of the literati."

Xu Jie slapped him again, but this time it was a real beating, and Xiao Er felt that his face was hot and painful.

"What do you know?" Xu Jie said sharply: "I have seen a lot of sour rotten talents, and I have never seen such a flexible situation." is the so-called self-cultivation, Qi family and then level the world, this is true learning, true temperament. Treat people with a peaceful heart, and be looked down upon by your dog, obviously I drank the rest of the tea, but people accepted it indifferently, not only did they not get angry, but still gave you twenty dollars, which is self-cultivation. Running for a living, not letting the widowed mother and little sister be miserable, this is the Qi family. The two have been completed, is it still far from governing the country and leveling the world? Jiangnan will have another handsome man. Then he said hatefully: "Tomorrow, no, now, you will do it yourself, if there is any disrespect to Xiaoxiucai, I will break your dog's leg." ”

Mao Yulong didn't know that this shopkeeper had such a high opinion of himself, and now he only felt that his legs were as heavy as lead, and he bent down and gently beat his legs. Also, there are too many people coming and going on the road today, which is really tiring, and according to the habits of the small family, it is dark, and I haven't eaten the second meal, so I feel even more flustered and weak.

However, patting the heavy pile of copper money bags around his waist, Mao Yulong still felt quite relieved. This pile of copper coins is enough to have 411 Wen, so that his wife and sister, as well as this little yellow who is like a fart, can eat and drink steadily for a month.

Mao Yulong didn't go home directly, but took Xiao Huang directly to the night market, because he still had to buy a lot of things.

The vegetable market is located on the banks of the Suzhou Creek, and there are butcher shops and various shops along the river. The boats selling vegetables are swinging around in the Suzhou Creek, and the bustling crowd is standing on the streets along the river, shouting at the boats on the river for the shops inside. The boat stopped on the shore, and the vegetable seller stood on the boat, looking up and bargaining with the people standing on the street. The sky is dark, the shops along the street are brightly lit, and the boats are lit with lanterns, and the river is dotted with brilliant lights, and from a distance, it looks like the Milky Way in the sky has fallen.

Mao Yulong was not in the mood to enjoy this quiet and brilliant scenery, and walked directly to the door of a butcher shop.

When the butcher of the butcher shop saw that a talented man had come to buy meat in person, he immediately raised his knife, greeted him with the blade facing inward, and then prepared to sell him the best meat.

Mao Yulong picked up the meat, pointed to the fattest piece and said with a smile: "Master, just this one, cut me a catty." ”

was called a master by Xiucaigong, this butcher was lighter than two taels, and with a knife, there was a whole 1 catty and 2 taels of meat, and then wrapped it in lotus leaves, and respectfully handed it to Mao Yulong: "Xiucai Gong, just one catty is just right, 10 yuan." ”

took the bag of meat, but Mao Yulong didn't leave, pointed to the pile of bones in the basket at his feet, and said with a smile: "How much is this pile of bones?" ”

The butcher was very puzzled, but Xiucai asked, nodded and replied busily: "Originally, it was sold to a noodle soup shop on the street to make soup, but it only charged 10 yuan." ”

Mao Yulong smiled and said, "Can you please give it to me?" ”

The butcher looked at Xiao Huang, who was squatting on the ground with a greedy face with his little tongue spitting out, and immediately understood that it was this talented man who was buying food for his beloved pet. So he nodded again and again: "Yes, I won't accept Xiucaigong's money, you can take it." ”

Mao Yulong smiled and said: "It's all about profit, how can you take your things for nothing?" This basket of bones is 10 yuan, and the piece of meat is 1 catty and 2 taels, which is 12 yuan. Then he took out twenty-four coins from his bosom and put them on the meat case: "You have counted." Then he lifted the bamboo basket and said with a smile: "I borrowed this bamboo basket and will return it to you tomorrow." As he spoke, he threw the pound of meat directly into the bamboo basket, and greeted Xiao Huang, who was about to slander, and left directly.

Such a move made the butcher constantly wipe his hands on the greasy apron: "How good is this, how good is this, I overcharged Xiao Xiucai 2 yuan." ”