Chapter 148: The Turmoil Over Melons
After squinting his eyes and looking at them carefully for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up. Sure enough, in the crowded crowd, Xiao Xiaoru successfully discovered Song Li's figure.
He was still dressed in the same red and blue linen clothes, interspersed in the alley, and his expression looked very serious, stopping in front of this vendor for a while, going up to the vendor for a while, and picking up fresh melons and fruits to smell in front of his nose from time to time.
Due to the large number of people in the alley, everyone is close to each other when they keep shuttling, almost close to each other. As for Song Li, he often comes to patronize and is very familiar with every grass and tree here, so he has long been surprised by this crowded scene.
However, at this moment, a middle-aged man came to him, with a hint of urgency between his eyebrows, and the moment he saw Song Li from afar, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he greeted Song Li silently and quietly.
However, just as he was about to pass by Song Li, the middle-aged man's body suddenly tilted, and he unexpectedly hit Song Li hard. Without any warning, Song Li's center of gravity immediately lost control, and suddenly his face changed, and he was almost about to fall.
But fortunately, the middle-aged man reacted very quickly, and after discovering that something was wrong, he hurriedly stretched out his hand and grabbed Song Li's arm, and after he stabilized his figure, he saw a flash of embarrassment on the middle-aged man's face, and he hurriedly said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry!" I'm sorry! This little brother, I didn't mean to! ”
"You ......" Song Li relied on his identity as a buyer from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he was used to showing off his might outside, but when he saw that someone suddenly dared to accidentally collide with him, his face immediately sank, and he was about to scold.
But when Song Li turned his head and saw the middle-aged man's appearance clearly, he was stunned for a moment, and then he subconsciously swallowed back the sentence "You are blind". Not for anything else, just because the middle-aged man is tall and big, and the head is half a head taller than him.
Song Li is a villain who bullies the weak and is afraid of the hard, so he naturally knows what kind of people he can mess with and what kind of people he can't mess with. So after finally pursing the corners of his mouth, Song Li looked at the middle-aged man, and just complained angrily: "Be careful when you walk next time!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Even if Song Li's attitude was a little unkind, the middle-aged man was polite from beginning to end. After the words fell, in the end, the two went their separate ways and parted ways.
For Song Li, this was just a small episode, and he left this matter behind him after a while. When the middle-aged man walked not far away, he stopped and stretched out his hand, and suddenly a heavy money bag jumped into his palm.
After a while, the middle-aged man sneered, then turned his head and glanced at Song Li's back with a little disdain......
After hiding in the distance and looking at the overall situation, Xiaoru saw that the middle-aged man had already succeeded, and the corners of Xiaoru's mouth suddenly hung a light smile......
And Song Li, who has always been in high spirits, doesn't know that his money bag has disappeared until now. He looked leisurely, and after walking forward for a while, a stall not far in front of him, surrounded by many people, immediately attracted Song Li's attention.
Raising his eyebrows, relying on the intuition accumulated over many years of purchasing, Song Lidang accurately judged that there must be something relatively novel for sale, so without any hesitation, Song Li hurriedly took two steps and stepped over.
Due to the large number of onlookers, Song Li pulled for a long time, and then squeezed in with difficulty. After standing still, he took a closer look, and saw that the stall did not look too big, and the stall owner was an elderly man.
The stall was selling something odd-looking, but I don't know if it was a fruit or a vegetable, it was the size of a human head, round, golden yellow throughout, especially on the other side, and there was a curled green branch, like a mischievous little tail, which sometimes swayed up and down when the wind blew. This combination of yellow and green is extremely bright and beautiful.
There were a lot of people around this stall before, and everyone stopped here, all of them were very curious, and they kept talking and pointing, but no one stepped forward to inquire about the stall owner.
Obviously, this thing is not known to everyone, and it appears in this cramped alley for a while, but it feels very novel. And the old man, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes, stared nervously at the group of people gathered in front of him.
These novelties were obtained by chance, from the hands of a merchant who had come from a foreign land and had been accidentally injured. Although it didn't cost a lot of money at the time, it was already all his belongings for a poor man like him.
The old man has been setting up a stall here for a long time, and there are always a lot of people watching in front of his stall, but everyone is just interested in this novelty, so no one will come forward to ask. First, because everyone doesn't know this thing, and secondly, because of its rarity and preciousness, the price is also very expensive, which is not something that ordinary farmers can afford.
And this kind of melon and fruit has a shelf life, after a long time, it wilted, and it was completely smashed in his hands, so that the old man was very anxious, how could he not be in a hurry?
"Come on, let's take a look, this melon and fruit is called golden loofah, which is a rare fruit from the foreign land, and it is very precious. It is sweet in the mouth, not only does it taste excellent, but it is also quite face-saving to buy it back and give it to relatives and friends. ”
Seeing that there were more and more people gathered, the old man was anxious, so he subconsciously shouted. I saw a smile on his face, and he tried his best to say that he just hoped that someone would recognize this golden gourd, and he would be willing to pay for it to buy it back.
Song Li stood in the crowd, his eyes fixed on the golden loofah. He came from the Prime Minister's Mansion, naturally he was well-informed, once he had heard someone mention the name of this golden loofah, but he had never seen it, he really didn't expect that such a precious thing would appear in this cramped alley.
A glimmer of essence flashed in his eyes, Song Li narrowed his pupils, and his mind suddenly came alive, thinking that if this kind of thing could be given to Aunt Huang, it would definitely win the favor of the master!
Thinking of this, Song Li hooked the corners of his mouth meaningfully, and immediately made up his mind, but before he could open his mouth to ask, in an instant, someone suddenly took the lead.
"Old man, how did you sell this golden loofah?" At this moment, a person suddenly flashed out of the crowd and came straight to the golden loofah, and after looking down twice, this person raised his head, looked at the old man, and asked word by word.
Song Li was stunned for a moment, and after frowning slightly, he followed the prestige. I saw that the person who spoke was about a young man in his twenties, and judging by his dress, he should just be a descendant of a rich family.
"One...... One tael of silver! Seeing that someone was finally willing to come forward to inquire about the price, the old man's eyes lit up, and after subconsciously swallowing and spitting, he raised a finger and said in a slurred manner.
After the words fell, there was no strange look on the young man's face, but he nodded lightly, and looked at the golden gourds on this stall, after a little counting, there were only about seven or eight.
One or two pieces of silver, it is not expensive for this precious existence, thinking that this old man is in a hurry to make a move, and he has already pushed the price very low. Such a great opportunity is really not to be missed, and it will not come again!
"Old man, I want these golden loofahs, you wrap them for me, you pick up a stall in a while, and send them back to the house with me!" The young man really had a good experience, and knew that it was a good thing, and the price was not expensive, so after making up his mind, he hurriedly made a move.
After the young man's words fell, the old man was stunned for a moment, and then his heart was ecstatic, and after waiting for so long, someone finally recognized the goods. With a smile on his face, the old man smiled all over his face, nodded again and again, and went to work happily.
Seeing that the business is about to hit it off, some people are not happy. After seeing Song Li pursed the corners of his mouth, he frowned dissatisfiedly, since he had always been arrogant, he also fell in love with these golden loofahs, how could he allow others to intervene!
Thinking of this, Song Li raised his chin, raised his legs, and walked out, and came to the stall, he didn't even look at the young man, Song Li directly said to the busy old man: "Hey, hey, hey!" I'll take all these golden loofahs, I'll give you two taels of silver! How? ”
"What ......" After the old man who was busy heard this, he was immediately surprised, and raised his head in a daze, the old man looked at Song Li who suddenly appeared in disbelief, and even forgot to continue the movements in his hand for a while.
After staring for a while, the old man squinted his eyes, he looked at Song Li for a long time, looking at Song Li's appearance, the old man suddenly felt that he didn't seem to be joking with himself, and then looked at Song Li's unstoppable expression, thinking that this stranger who suddenly killed definitely had some capital.
Thinking of this, the old man's heart was ecstatic, thinking that if these golden gourds could be sold today, it would already be a happy event. But who would have thought that unexpected joy would come one after another, and a person would come out and double the price. Suddenly, the old man's eyes were shining, and he was excited.
"You...... You...... How can you be so unreasonable, these golden gourds are the first thing I took a fancy to, and they have already been agreed with this old man, what are you doing here! Seeing that the old man was moved, the young man was in a hurry, he glared at Song Li angrily, and reprimanded him dissatisfiedly.
"Humph!" Hearing this, Song Li rolled his eyes coldly, and his slightly contemptuous gaze fell on the young man's body hastily, and then he snorted coldly and said very unceremoniously. "So what, what Uncle Ben has is money, these two taels of silver a piece, whether to sell it or not, in the end, it has to be the old man who has the final say!"