42 Take a chestnut (ask for collection)

Since discovering that their group of people can enter and leave this mansion freely, the West Market has become a place they often visit, which has added a lot of excitement to the already lively West Market. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

"This round is good, and it tastes good." Every time Ye Xiaojun arrived in Xishi, his mouth never stopped, and he deserved his title of foodie.

Nowadays, the vendors in this western market are accustomed to a few people who look dignified every day, and when they see something delicious, they just pick it up and leave. Because there are many luxurious mansions near Yanping Gate next to the West Market, which makes the vendors also novel for a while, they don't dare to squeak when they eat and leave, thinking that they are all people who can't be provoked, so take it.

But what they didn't expect was that just when they thought it was eating for nothing, someone would hand over Kaiyuan Tongbao (copper coins, later collectively referred to as copper coins, money) after a while. This surprised them for a while, because every time the person who gave money did not stay, he gave a lot more every time. So after a few days, the vendors in the West Market got used to it, and those few were just in the habit of going out without money, and those who came to give money should be their attendants and the like.

In just a few days, the traders in the West Market felt that these people were really lucky stars, which greatly increased their income, not to mention, but also drove the economic development of the West Market.

"What a nice guy." A vendor selling wontons looked at the backs of those people passing by, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist.

"Old man Li, you are too emotional." Lao Zhao, who was selling cakes on the side, looked at him and teased: "It's just that I ate a few more bowls of your wontons and gave a few more copper coins, are you there?" ”

The old Li Tou turned his head and glared at the old neighbor, and said, "The extra copper coins given by these people are just enough to get medicine for the mother-in-law at home, do you think the old man can not be moved?" ”

"Hey, look at what you're saying, those guys are just handy, you say as if people are giving more money specifically to get medicine for your mother-in-law." Lao Litou's mother-in-law has been sick for a long time, and almost every day's income is used to get medicine, and the two of them are also living a miserable life, and they often can't open the pot. After these people appeared, let alone taking medicine, they could still eat a full stomach every day, and it was reasonable for him to be so moved.

Lao Li wiped his face and snorted: "What kind of identity do we have, people are also kind to us if they give alms, what kind of foolish words do they say, can they still send money specifically to get medicine for the mother-in-law at home?" ”

The conversation between the two was heard clearly by the guards who followed behind and paid for the money, and they didn't think that the lazy habits of those people had inadvertently helped the peddlers. Seeing that a few people had eaten a few more restaurants, they didn't care to continue listening, so they hurriedly followed--continue to pay.

"Ho labor, Datang's Chang'an City is a fraud, we have been eating here for a few days, and we haven't eaten it all." Lafang had just thrown away a bamboo skewer wearing a ball, patted her belly, and felt a little full.

Principal Rabbit turned his head slightly sideways to look at him, and then said, "Can the capital of the historical name not be cheating?" I see, there's enough snacks here for you to eat for a while. ”

Recently, the four of them always go out together, on the one hand, to play and eat snacks and food, and on the other hand, to have an in-depth understanding of the culture of the Tang West Market. This is an opportunity that ordinary people can't get, and since they have crossed over, and there is no sign that they still have the possibility of going back, it is better to obediently adapt to the local life.

"I don't think we're adapting to them, they're adapting to us." Zhang Xiaoguang glanced back behind him, several vendors stretched out their heads to look at them, and hurriedly shrank back when they saw him turn around.

"What do you mean?" Ye Xiaojun also learned from Zhang Xiaoguang to look back, but he didn't find anything, everything was normal.

In fact, on the first day, Zhang Xiaoguang had a strange feeling, that is, why the vendors here never asked a few people for money, and even could see the unwillingness on their faces, but they still didn't ask for money. Fortunately, when Principal Rabbit went out, he explained that the guards had to bring money, otherwise they would be treated as bullies.

Since the next day, there have been fewer and fewer such vendors with unwillingness in their eyes, and by now, almost the entire West Market vendors have become accustomed to their kind of eating, drinking, and playing without paying, because they know that someone will give them afterwards anyway.

Isn't it just that they are adapting to the habits of their own people? What else to say about adapting to local life.

"Yo ho, I can't see it, but you're observing it very carefully." Lafang listened to Zhang Xiaoguang say this, and found that it seemed to be the case.

Ye Xiaojun also nodded, agreeing with Zhang Xiaoguang's statement, only Principal Rabbit's eyes narrowed slightly, and he continued to walk in front, without even turning his head back, and he didn't know if he heard it.

After eating almost enough, Ye Xiaojun proposed to go out of the city to find out if there were any ponds, lakes and other places nearby.

"What are you going to do?" It's almost afternoon, when the sun is at its highest, what pond or lake are you looking for at this time, and your brain is squeezed by the door?

"Catch fish." Ye Xiaojun smiled, raised his eyebrows and looked at Lafang, didn't he want to eat boiled live fish? You have to ask for big fish, and you don't go out to find out how to eat it.

When the guards who followed behind heard that they were going to catch fish in person, they hurriedly stepped forward and said, "If you want to eat fish, you can buy it." ”

As soon as Lafang heard that he was going to catch fish, he remembered that he had proposed to eat boiled live fish, so it was really bad not to go by himself. When I was about to ask Principal Rabbit and Zhang Xiaoguang if they were going, I heard Zhang Xiaoguang say: "Then you guys go, Principal Rabbit and I will go back to take a nap." ”

When the guards saw a few people talking to themselves, they didn't pay attention to him at all, and didn't say anything more, but gestured to the people behind them and asked them to go and drive the carriage over. You must know that going out of the city to find ponds and lakes is no better than going to the West Market, you only need two legs.

"You're not going with us?!" Ye Xiaojun said to Zhang Xiaoguang in a somewhat threatening tone, "You are young, what kind of nap do you take." ”

Lafang also said that it was estimated that Zhang Xiaoguang just didn't want to go with them, which provoked Zhang Xiaoguang to hug his head for a while, but in the end he didn't compromise, and went back with Principal Rabbit, and let the two of them go to catch fish with their own guards.

Even at noon, the West Market is still quite lively, and it is full of people. The folk customs of the Tang Dynasty are simple, which makes Principal Rabbit have a very comfortable feeling when walking on the street, Zhang Xiaoguang doesn't talk much, and he feels a lot cleaner without those two who are alive.

"Do you think these vendors in the West Market like us to show up, or don't like it?" When Principal Rabbit said this, he didn't avoid the guards behind him, let Zhang Xiaoguang walk side by side with him, and pointed to the vendors on the side of the road.

Zhang Xiaoguang thought for a while and said, "At first, they should have been afraid of us, but later because we didn't eat for nothing, they were happy to see us." ”

When the roadside vendors saw these two people, one of them was once taken by Zhang Xiaoguang with a gadget, and the money he got later was almost his monthly income. At this time, I happened to see him, hurriedly walked out from behind the stall, rubbed my hands, handed over a new wooden doll, and hurriedly retreated without waiting for Zhang Xiaoguang to speak.

"What does that mean?" Zhang Xiaoguang looked at the things in his hand, he didn't want this.

Principal Rabbit glanced at the thing in his hand, but it was not the same as the one he took a few days ago, it must have been made newly.

"Your Highness, this should be the merchant who wants to thank you, but he has nothing of value, so he gave you a new gadget that he made himself." When the guard saw that the vendor was still not looking this way, he smiled and stepped forward to explain.

Things can be accepted, but money still has to be given. Zhang Xiaoguang is not the kind of person who takes advantage of others casually, and hurriedly asked the guards to send the money over.

"Then, that's for you, no, don't want money...... where did the little trader think that this noble man would even have to give money for this little thing, and he was busy chasing it out.

Zhang Xiaoguang asked the guards to block the people, and ran away with the rabbit principal, and the people were simple and enthusiastic, which made Zhang Xiaoguang a little unbearable.

If every vendor is like this, then he should go out as little as possible in the future, and he can't take so many things.

When the two of them returned to the mansion, they both felt a little tired, sitting in the tea room and drinking a cup of tea slowly, Principal Rabbit remembered that Zhang Xiaoguang had just run for his life, so he felt funny, "What are you running?" You don't take it for nothing, but you eat it for nothing. ”

"I didn't eat in vain, the guards gave me money, I ...... You ......" Zhang Xiaoguang was speechless for a while, the rabbit principal really dug a pit and waited for him to jump, and hurriedly stopped talking.

"Then what do you think of this kind of life where you don't have to pay for it yourself, you can take it and leave as you want?"

Zhang Xiaoguang smiled, this kind of life is comfortable, I never thought that I could have such a generous day before. Leaning back, his hands propped behind his back, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Today's analysis of the situation is very correct, maybe the people in Xishi are adapting to us, but there is nothing wrong with this. Like you said, no matter how much we eat or how much we take, there will always be guards to pay, even if they look at us differently. Putting down the teacup in his hand, Principal Rabbit made another pot of tea, and continued to say slowly: "Since they can adapt to us, then we will follow our own habits, no harm." If you give the vendor the money today, he probably won't be in the West Market in the future. ”

Zhang Xiaoguang was taken aback, and hurriedly straightened up and said, "Why?" ”

He is kind-hearted, he has a small business, and he keeps sending it back and forth like this, isn't he going to lose money? Although he enjoyed a handful of generosity, he still had to give the money he should give, why did he give him money now, and he didn't come?

"Sometimes, accepting their grateful gifts is the best way to keep them in Xishi with peace of mind." Taking advantage of the absence of the two people who jumped out, Principal Rabbit decided to talk to Zhang Xiaoguang about the doorway, "Think about it, if you blindly give without asking for the so-called return, then in the end, your contribution will become a matter of course." And those who accept what you give, will become more and more greedy. ”

"You mean, I should accept it, and there is a coming-and-going?"

Principal Rabbit nodded, somewhat satisfied, dipped some tea in his hand, wrote three words on the table, and then looked at Zhang Xiaoguang.

"yes, I see." Zhang Xiaoguang wiped the water after reading it, it turned out that Principal Rabbit said so much, the key is here.