Chapter 64: A Few Steps
Hearing Su Jinyao say that these chickens were sold to her, Da Chen and Uncle Wang, who was driving the car, were stunned. Da Chen shook his head and asked, "Little girl, you didn't fool me, did you?" Are you really going to sell all these chickens? ”
"Naturally, I won't fool you. But you can't sell it at the original price, either you sell it to me cheaply, or you can do it yourself. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she sat back in the car, looking not in a hurry, waiting for Da Chen to ask her.
Da Chen looked at Uncle Wang, then at the cage chicken, gritted his teeth and asked, "Okay, sell it cheaply, sell it cheaply, how much money do you give." ”
"One hundred and fifty wen." Su Jinyao said simply.
"What?!!" At this time, Da Chen and Uncle Wang were surprised in unison.
Da Chen swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva before he came to his senses, and asked Su Jinyao: "Little girl, you also know that it is not early, but you don't have time to joke." You want to buy my cage of chickens, but only give me 150 yuan? ”
"That's right." Su Jinyao nodded, fiddled with her fingers and said to Da Chen: "At the beginning, you told me that these two cages of chickens can be repaid for only 800 yuan, and you also promised to sell the extra money for my hard work, isn't it?" ”
"Yes." Da Chen gritted his teeth and replied. That's what he agreed at the beginning, but he didn't worry about this little girl, so he regretted it again.
Su Jinyao continued: "You didn't believe me at the beginning, I bought a cage of chickens for 500 yuan. Just now, you sold four more chickens yourself. Even if the four chickens are counted as four catties each, ten yuan per catty, each one is still forty yuan, and four chickens are one hundred and sixty yuan. The price you originally said was 800 wen, I gave you 500 wen first, and you sold another 160 wen yourself, is there still 140 wen to return to the original? Counting it, I will give you 150 yuan, and I will give you an extra 10 yuan. However, I don't care about it, and I will treat it as a refund of your mushroom money. I still took back the mushrooms, anyway, you didn't take the guy with the mushrooms, and returned my basket, do you want to walk away with a bunch of mushrooms? ”
Listening to what Su Jinyao said, the head is the way, and the calculation is not bad, Da Chen was stunned for a while, it seems to be such an algorithm. But what was wrong, he couldn't say.
After thinking about it, Da Chen said: "No, you also took the mushrooms back, so you gave me a refund of ten cents?" I've lost it. ”
Su Jinyao was amused in her heart, knowing that this Da Chen was really surrounded by herself. I only remember to worry about the money of this mushroom.
But Su Jinyao naturally wouldn't be kind enough to smooth out this bend for him, so she said again: "Then let me ask you, did your four chickens only sell for one hundred and sixty yuan?" Your capital of 800 Wen is only a lot more, right? ”
was asked by Su Jinyao, Da Chen stalked his neck, and he had nothing to say. In fact, his four chickens were sold for 185 yuan. In this way, it is really more than the cost of 800 Wen.
Thinking of this, Da Chen nodded and said, "Okay, one hundred and fifty wen, pay the money with one hand and the chicken with the other." This chicken is sold to you. ”
Su Jinyao hurriedly took out the money, and when she handed the one hundred and fifty Wen to Da Chen, she didn't forget to say: "Isn't it very good, your capital is also back, and it's only a lot more." And you don't have to worry about this cage of chickens, get it back, your lady scolds you. ”
"Well, too." Da Chen is estimated to be completely dizzy. Just thinking that he has more than 800 yuan, his wife at least won't blame him.
Putting away the one hundred and fifty money Su Jinyao gave him, Da Chen jumped into the carriage directly. This time, I really don't have to worry about whether Uncle Wang pulls him or not. However, Da Chen, who had just come to his senses, was really unkind, and immediately put on a good show and asked: "Uncle Wang, you won't let me take a cage of chickens to the car, now you can't see that she is a little girl, pity her." ”
Da Chen just wants to know, this little girl bought this cage of chickens, how will she bring it back? What's more, such a cage of chickens sold for one hundred and fifty yuan, and he also knew that this little girl had picked up a big bargain again. So deliberately stumbling and embarrassing Su Jinyao.
Su Jinyao naturally thought about this problem, and if she couldn't solve such a problem, she wouldn't have proposed to buy chicken. She first asked Uncle Wang: "Uncle Wang, I'll add two more pennies to you, and let me put this cage of chickens in the car." It's on my little cart, with other things, so it doesn't take up too much space. ”
"Well, it's not a question of whether you occupy a place or not." Uncle Wang looked at the things on Su Jinyao's car, shook his head and said: "You have given me three pennies for these things, it stands to reason that there are two of you in the car anyway, it is very loose, I will not charge you any more money if you add some things." But this chicken stinks. And he fluttered and screamed, in case he startled Marco. ”
Su Jinyao hurriedly said: "Uncle Wang, don't worry, I promise not to let you smell the smell of chicken." And it can also make these chickens honestly not crow. ”
Uncle Wang said: "If you can really make the chicken honest and not smell the, I will let you get in the car." ”
"Well, all right. You wait for me for a while, just for a while. I'll get some grass and I'll come back. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she had already run towards a clump of grass on the side of the road.
Uncle Wang looked strange in the carriage, but he couldn't help shouting: "It's not too early, you hurry up." ”
"It's coming right away. Here it is. Su Jinyao agreed, and bent down to pull the weeds.
Soon, Su Jinyao came back with a large handful of mugwort leaves. Artemisia is also a kind of wild grass, but because it has a special fragrance, every household is inserted on the door to ward off evil spirits during the Dragon Boat Festival.
And Su Jinyao also wanted to use this mugwort to cover the smell of chickens. So I picked such a big one and brought it back, and jumped on the car and put the mugwort on her board cart. Then take the coop and put it on the grass. In this way, the chicken poop can only be pulled on the grass, and her cart will still be clean when she gets home.
Su Jinyao took a breath and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, you smell it, it doesn't stink at all, and there is mugwort leaf fragrance." ”
"Hey, little girl, you're so clever." Uncle Wang couldn't help but give a thumbs up, but asked again, "Then what can I do with this chicken fluttering?" ”
"It's okay, I have a solution." Su Jinyao said, shook out a large tablecloth from a burden, and covered the chicken coop directly from top to bottom.
Suddenly, the chickens were still "cooing, oo
Of course, Su Jinyao knows that the eyes of most birds cannot see at night. Chickens, ducks, and geese are honest when they return to their nests at night. The grandfathers who walk the birds in the park often cover the bird cage with a piece of cloth, and they are all the same.
Now, the cage chicken is quiet and honest on Su Jinyao's small cart, and with the cover of the smell of mugwort, it doesn't smell at all.
Uncle Wang didn't complain anymore, and he shook the whip with a smile and drove the carriage back.
Su Jinyao was naturally happy in her heart. Not to mention the money I made, I bought everything I should have bought, and I bought a big cage of chickens in the last hundred and fifty wen. Counting it, there are seventeen or eight of these chickens, and they are less than ten cents each.
The most unsightly face is Da Chen. He really "steals chickens instead of losing rice". went around in a big circle, and in the end, these two cages of chickens were still from other people's little girls, and he also delayed more than half an hour to sell chickens in vain.
The horses were running "tap and tap", and Uncle Wang probably felt bored sitting down, so he turned around and asked Da Chen: "Da Chen, how do you sell this chicken?" Didn't you sell it with mushrooms, why did you sell four? ”
Da Chen looked at Su Jinyao, and naturally there was still resentment in his heart. But he also wanted to spit out bitter water, so he said: "Naturally, it is also sold with mushrooms." But if people don't buy it, I can't do anything about it. And I didn't bring a scale, so when I sold the chickens, it was just a rough calculation, and I guess the four chickens I sold also lost money. ”
Hearing Da Chen say that he had lost money, Uncle Wang turned his head and asked Su Jinyao again: "Little girl, you didn't bring a scale with you, why did you sell so many chickens?" Don't you feel like you're losing? ”
"I don't feel like I'm losing." Su Jinyao didn't want to say it, but she wanted to be sincere, so she said, "I also sell it according to it." Buy a chicken, and give three handfuls of mushrooms, and the guests pick them first. The first to pick the big one is to buy it, anyway, every chicken is the same price. ”
"What? Buy chicken and get mushrooms? Or let the guests pick first? Da Chen listened to Su Jinyao's words, and almost jumped off the carriage, and his mouth couldn't close in surprise.
Su Jinyao nodded seriously and said, "Yes, a chicken is forty wen, buy a chicken and send mushrooms, come first and pick first." ”
"What a loss." Da Chen gritted his teeth and said.
Su Jinyao smiled and said happily: "So, you think I lost money, but the chickens were sold." You didn't lose anything, and you got back to your capital. Isn't that great? ”
When Da Chen heard Su Jinyao say this, he knew that most of this little girl meant to ridicule him. But now I can only think about the benefits, thinking that I have really returned to my roots, which can be regarded as peace of mind.
Seeing that Da Chen stopped talking, Su Jinyao was naturally amused in her heart. But if she gets cheap and good, she won't do it. Everyone knows the truth that "the mountains don't turn and the water doesn't turn", maybe one day when you meet Da Chen again, there will be a big deal.
Because he came back late, Uncle Wang tried to drive the car as fast as possible. But I was in such a hurry, and when I arrived at Xiaozhang Village, it was very late. The setting sun hung obliquely on the top of the mountain in the west, and when it fell behind the mountain, it was about to be dark.
Da Chen jumped out of the car, took three cents for Uncle Wang, and left without looking back.
Su Jinyao looked at the things on her small cart, and then at the sun that was about to sink down the mountain, and asked, "Uncle Wang, discuss something with you, can I charter your car and go to Pingshan Village?" ”
Uncle Wang shook his head and said, "Little girl, it's not that I won't pull you." My daughter-in-law is not in good health, and I have an old lady to take care of. I've been gone for a long time, and my family must be in a hurry. I can't go any further, or I'll be too late when I come back. You take advantage of the fact that it is still dark, and you will be there in a few steps. Maybe you'll meet a companion on the way. ”
"Then you can just go a little further, okay? I'm towing a small cart, and I can't go fast if I want to. Su Jinyao put on a pitiful look, and her voice softened: "Look at me as a little girl, I am also scared when I go on the road like this." If you give me a section, it won't be too late for me to go home, and it won't be too late for you to turn around and come back halfway. ”
Uncle Wang sighed and said, "Alas, then I'll give you a paragraph." But I can only give you a cup of tea, and I'll have to come back. It really couldn't be too late. If you meet someone on the same road, you get out of the car and go with that person, okay? ”
"Okay, give me a while, and I'll be home early." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she took out five more copper plates from her pocket and said, "Uncle Wang, you have to run empty back and forth on this road, and I'm embarrassed, I don't know if this five cents is enough, if you think it's not good, I'll give you as much as you want." ”
"Alas, no, no, no. Didn't you give me another two pennies, in fact, your chicken coop didn't take up any space. I'll give you a trip, and I'll think I'm helping you as a little girl. The villagers should also take care of whoever they meet when they meet a girl walking at night. Uncle Wang, this is really impossible to leave, otherwise I will send you. ”
"I know I'm embarrassed Uncle Wang, thank you." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she did not take back the copper plate, but put it on the side of the carriage and said, "Put this copper plate here, Uncle Wang, you remember to accept it." I can't ride in the car for nothing. ”
"Alas, you little girl." After Uncle Wang finished speaking, he had already started the car.
Although Uncle Wang said that he could also give Su Jinyao a cup of tea, it would take about five minutes. But such a horse trotted up, and five minutes was much faster than Su Jinyao's walking.
Coupled with Su Jinyao's insistence on putting down the five pennies, Uncle Wang let the horse run for seven or eight minutes before stopping. It seems that this is the love given by Su Jinyao.
"Little girl, you can only go here, you really can't go any further. My daughter-in-law will be anxious when she hears my carriage enter the village but does not see me coming home. Maybe you've already come to the entrance of the village to take a look. I've got to get back. Uncle Wang said as he jumped out of the car and helped Su Jinyao move all his things.
Su Jinyao also knew that Uncle Wang was indeed in trouble, and after thanking her sincerely, she said, "Uncle Wang, I can see that the relationship between you and your daughter-in-law is really good." ”
"Hehe, yes. When I was young, my family was poor, and although my daughter-in-law was not as good-looking as a fairy, she was also a good girl. His mother's family has a house and land, and he is also a rich family. It is my blessing that my daughter-in-law is willing to marry me, she has followed me wholeheartedly for so many years, and she has given me children, but I will not do any money-making business except for driving, and I have not let her live a good life in my life. I can only be kind to my daughter-in-law and let her suffer as little as possible with me. ”
Listening to it, every word of Uncle Wang came from the heart, which shows that he and his daughter-in-law really have a good relationship.
Su Jinyao smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, you are a good person, your daughter-in-law will be blessed with you." Sometimes I don't want to be rich and rich all my life, but I just want to have my own self and confidant. ”
Seeing Uncle Wang rushing back in the car, Su Jinyao pulled her small cart and walked back. It was false to tell Uncle Wang just now that he was afraid when it was dark, but Su Jinyao really felt a little tired.
The physical fitness that I exercised as a killer in the past was not ordinarily good. But now this stupid girl Yao'er's body is too weak, severely malnourished and still young, not to mention that she was seriously injured before.
Even if Su Jinyao has paid attention to exercising in the past few days, after all, she has been working hard for eleven years, how can she be able to make up for it all at once after eating enough in the past few days. That's why Su Jinyao would rather spend an extra five cents and let Uncle Wang give her a ride.
Now that she was walking alone, the path was silent and peaceful.
The setting sun had already set on the top of the mountain beside him, and only a halo of light was left to illuminate the path. However, the moon on the other side is also revealed, and it is not particularly noticeable in the afterglow of the setting sun. However, there are no clouds around the moon shadow, and it is estimated that the moon will be very bright for a while.
"Grunt," Su Jinyao's stomach screamed. Only then did she remember that she had only eaten one vegetable bun all day long, and she was so busy that she didn't even eat lunch.
Su Jinyao had to take off the bamboo tube behind her back and drink the last bit of mountain spring water inside. Licking her lips, Su Jinyao quickened her pace.
When the moon hung over the mountain, two legs drooped from a tree on the side of the col. Cang Qianche sat on the horizontal branch of the big tree, looking condescendingly at the road leading to Xiaozhang Village from the mountain col, and his brows became more and more wrinkled.
It was already completely dark, and if it weren't for the moonlight tonight, I wouldn't even be able to see the outline of the mountain road below. Cang Qianche narrowed his deep phoenix eyes, jumped down from the tree suddenly, came to the path, and wanted to run out along the mountain road.
Finally, Cang Qianche heard a "squeak" sound, like the rusty wheels rolling on a broken car. With this squeak, there was also the sound of thin footsteps.
Cang Qianche listened to the footsteps, and his brows were even more difficult to stretch. Why is that stupid girl's footsteps so vain and powerless?
He stepped up his pace and ran in the direction of the sound, turned a mountain bend, and saw a slender figure pulling a small broken car on the road ahead and walking slowly.
"This stupid girl, where did you get such a broken car. It's a lot of movement. Cang Qianche scolded lightly, and was about to retreat and hide his figure. But he immediately noticed that the stupid girl's body in front of him shook twice, and then he reached out to hold on to the mountain wall on one side.
Su Jinyao walked for a while, and she felt that her legs were heavy and her head was dizzy. She knew it might be a symptom of low blood sugar. After all, I haven't eaten for too long, and I've been busy, and the lower the temperature is at night, the body's demand for sugar will increase at low temperatures, so it leads to the symptoms of hypoglycemia.
After a few more steps, she already felt sweating profusely, and had to reach out to hold on to the side of the mountain wall to prevent her from falling to the ground.