Chapter 19: Jack's Pea
There are many paths from the Intracity to the countryside, some of which are muddy and some of which are extremely smooth.
There are not many pedestrians on the overgrown path, which is a relatively secluded road.
Jack, who was about to go to the city, rode his cow, and when he saw a man in front of him, he leaned over.
The man sitting on the back of a cow and drinking coffee with a cup in his hand is definitely an alternative.
"Sir, aren't you afraid of falling?" Jack also rode the ox, but he had to hold the reins with both hands~ to avoid being shaken off by the ox.
The man smiled, "Why do I ride a bull if I'm afraid of falling?" ”
Don't ride if you're afraid of falling, and if you ride, you will take the risk of falling.
The phrase has a lot of meaning, but Jack doesn't understand it.
Both of them ride cows, the difference is that Jack's is riding a cow, and he has not been milking for months, and he must find a way to sell the cow for enough money to buy some chicks, and when the chickens grow up, they have eggs at home, and life may be better.
The road was quiet, and the cattle did not go fast.
There was only the slight sound of the wind, and the sound of men drinking coffee.
Jack couldn't help but take the initiative to talk, "Sir, are you going to the royal city too?" ”
"That's right" The man has always been nice and friendly, but he always makes Jack feel weird, as if the other party is too lazy to talk to him.
How is that possible? The gentleman seemed so friendly, but Jack still didn't listen to his inner voice, and he was still a little talker.
"My name is Jack, and I'm going to sell our cows this time, she hasn't produced milk for a long time, and my mom asked me to sell her for something so that life will be better for the family."
"Life will be fine at home, Jack" The man looked Jack up and down, as if telling a very normal fact, "If your cow is willing to buy it with peas, don't shirk it...... I'll buy your peas for gold. ”
"My cow for peas?" Jack seemed to hear something incredible, and he shook his head repeatedly, "If Mommy knew I had replaced the cow with peas, she would have killed me!" ”
The family was counting on the money from the sale of the cows for another few more days.
"You have to learn to do business, Jack" The man was teaching a student "I don't need your cows, but I need peas that someone else gives you after you sell them, and in the same way, I will pay a high price for peas...... One gold coin! ”
One gold coin, you must know that the cow can't sell it for two silver coins.
"But I can't go out into the street and shout, sell cows, and only collect peas, can I?" Jack asked, if the peas could be exchanged for gold, the deal would not be a loss.
"You just sell it at the normal price," the man shook his head, "Naturally, someone will buy your cow with peas." ”
"I hope so" Jack didn't want this man to lie to himself, but a silver glittering thing was thrown at Jack, making him subconsciously reach out and catch it, it was a silver coin!
"It's a deposit."
On the still calm wilderness road, the man calmly drank the coffee in the cup, and the coffee in the cup seemed to be unfinished.
With a faint burnt taste, I really don't understand why so many people love to drink it.
Jack excitedly held the silver coin to his chest, "I'll definitely exchange the cow for peas!" He assured loudly, even though it sounded like a fool to others~.
After Song Ying sent Snow White back to the royal city and returned to take charge of the kingdom, he considered ending this so-called outing.
With Belle by her side to assist and protect, plus Song Ying's pea shooter and Snow White, no, Snow White's future work may be smooth.
The royal city celebrated for several days, and even remote areas such as Belle's village were gifted by the Snow Queen, and for a while, the Snow Queen's popularity was also rising.
Before that, the kingdom was controlled by the queen, and you don't think she would do anything for the benefit of the country and the people.
After that, Song Ying turned his gaze to the treasure map in his hand, it is said that wearing that crown can no longer be affected by curses such as witchcraft, although the Lord Ring itself can also resist the evil forces lower than himself, but in Song Ying's opinion, the Lord Ring is also a curse that cannot be removed from himself.
He gradually realized that his irritable and murderous personality was likely due to the Lord of the Rings.
The magic mirror simply tells Song Ying how to go to the Sky Island, which is to find a pea with magic, which will grow quickly when thrown into the water, and finally connect the island in the sky with the land.
Isn't that the story of Jack and Pea?
It's just that the peas are hidden by a kind of magic, and even the magic mirror can't be found.
For Song Ying, knowing who will get the peas in the end is easier than finding the peas directly, and in the following days, he found five jacks, and finally settled on the one in front of him.
Without him, his story is closest to that fairy tale, and whether or not he gets the pea in the end, he will leave this world.
Jack, who took a silver coin, was visibly excited, he had never believed in pie in the sky before, but when this actually happened to him, he found that his mind was a little fluttering, and it was as if he had been chosen to be the hero of a play, slaying the dragon with a sword in his hand and saving the princess.
Well, if you hadn't met Song Ying, his story might have been much more exciting than that.
Jack didn't go into the royal city, because he had to pay a copper coin for an egg, or brown bread.
"There are peas everywhere, and I might be able to check out the market outside the royal city." At this time, Jack's mind was only to replace the cow with peas, although it was a ridiculous idea, but the silver coin stored close to his chest made him very sober, this was his chance to make a fortune, with this gold coin, he could buy another cow with milk ~ plenty of water, and he could also buy chickens, and even buy several bags of flour for the family.
How much flour can you buy for a gold coin? Maybe enough for them to eat for half a year.
The bazaars outside the city are no worse than those inside the royal city, on the contrary, the goods sold here are cheaper.
The people who came to trade were poor peasants who were reluctant to earn a copper coin, and they wanted to make more, even if it was only an extra copper coin.
"Let's take a look at the cows" Jack found a more conspicuous position and stopped, cleared his throat and shouted, "Milk ~ The cow with very much water is sold cheaply"
"Since there is plenty of milk ~ water, why do you want to sell your cows?" A farmer looked at Jack with disbelief on his face.
"Because our family is moving out of here, the cows are not suitable for the long journey with us," said Jack, whose face was not red and breathless, "My father has set up a farm in the distance, and when we get there, the farm has a dozen cows in stock, and there are professional workers milking cows every day, and my cow is not so important." ”
"Really?" Nong Han looked incredulous, pouted and paused beside Jack, he was selling some handmade small things, although they were very exquisite, but this thing was obviously sold in the royal city to attract the attention of those noble ladies, and it was destined to be unpopular here.
"I want to see how the boy with the farm at home can sell this cow."
"Then you wait and see" Jack actually wanted to change places, there was a guy who wanted to dismantle the stage squatting next to him, which would undoubtedly ruin his business, but the stubbornness of his young chest made him decide to die here.
A few hours passed, and neither of them did business.
"How much do you sell your cows?" A middle-aged man who looked quite rich came up to Jack and asked, looking at the cow carefully and nodding his head from time to time.
Jack raised his head proudly, his main job on weekdays is to herd cattle, this cow is very healthy by him, "How much can you pay?" ”
The middle-aged man obviously didn't expect Jack to say that, but seeing that he was a child, he didn't care, "This cow, I can give you three silver coins, if it is really as you say, then it can give milk." ”
"Three silver coins?" Jack was a little moved, and on the way there his mother told him that he couldn't go less than two silver coins.
But touching the silver coin on his chest, Jack shook his head, "It's more than that, sir."
Jack wanted to ask the middle-aged man directly if he had peas, but he remembered that the mysterious gentleman on the road said not to deliberately ask others for peas, and Jack, who felt that the other party was very rich and even had a very high status, did not dare to play tricks.
"Four silver coins" The middle-aged man shook his head, "It can't be any more"
Four silver coins can indeed buy a very good cow, but this does not include Jack's cows that cannot produce milk.
"Sorry sir, still no," Jack shook his head.
"That's really a pity" The middle-aged man obviously gave the bottom line, and shook his head and left without negotiating business.
"You little devil, you don't sell four silver coins?" The farmer next to him was a little surprised: "Your cow is worth three silver coins at most." ”
Jack looked up and said, "I'm going to use cows to make a big business, how can I sell four silver coins?" ”
"What a little ghost," the man shook his head, concentrating on selling his handicrafts.
Several people in a row became interested in Jack's cows, but no matter how much they raised the price, Jack would not agree to sell the cows.
Finally, a man in ragged clothes walked up to Jack, "I'm willing to buy your cows." ”
"What can you give me?" Jack asked, he had lost hope in the person in front of him, and in fact he had driven away so many buyers who had bid three or four silver coins, and Jack was a little shaken in his heart as to whether he could meet someone who bought cows with peas.
"I only have three peas, sir," the man pulled out three plump peas from his pocket.
Although it is very full, it seems that the water and soil where the peas used to live are well nutritious, but it is too whimsical to buy a cow with three peas.
The farmer next to him laughed, "This is probably the funniest way to buy it I've ever seen", he didn't think Jack would agree to exchange three peas for his cow, because it was clear from the bargaining that the boy was quite business-minded.
"Deal" Jack was overjoyed, handed the cow's rope to the man in rags, and then took the three peas in the other party's hand.
"Kid, you're not going to get kicked in the head by a cow, are you?" The farmer next to him widened his eyes, looked at Jack, who was still elated with three peas in his hand, and couldn't help but say, "I really believe that you are the farmer's son now." ”
Who would trade a cow for a pea instead of a farmer's son? Isn't that a lack of heart, even the farmer's son would not do it, maybe only a nobleman, or a prince would choose to do it.
The little ghost in front of him doesn't look like a nobleman no matter how he looks.
"You don't understand, it's called business," Jack shook his head, remembering the last time he parted with the gentleman, who said that if he sold the cows, he would find them soon.
Sure enough, soon, a man in neat clothes came to Jack.
It's not gorgeous, but it looks very elegant.
"Sir, do you want to buy peas?" Jack asked.
"Of course" Song Ying smiled, took out a gold coin and put it in Jack's hand, and took away three peas, leaving only the man who sold handmade gadgets to watch the transaction in a daze, and 10,000 grass~mud~ horses galloped by.
took the money, Jack did not miss a good opportunity to tease the other party, the gold coin was thrown into the air by him, and the sun shone on it, golden and dazzling.