Chapter 29: Inside and Out of the Grocery Store

Outside the gate of Pinxiang Garden is a wide, straight and quiet Pinxiang Avenue in the east-west direction, there are few pedestrians on the avenue, and some vehicles are restricted here, such as ox carts, horse-drawn carts, mule carts, donkey carts, cows, horses, mules and donkeys are, and the stinks when it is pulled to the avenue. The east end of the avenue goes to the north, there is a bluestone road that is not wide, this road leads to a straight pedestrian street, this pedestrian street is only allowed to walk, if there are vehicles, it is forbidden to enter, people come and go on the pedestrian street, it is really lively, this kind of noise is in stark contrast with the quiet of Pinxiang Avenue.

There is a narrow road to the south at the east end of the pedestrian street, this road is uneven, there are potholes in some places, and there will be water accumulation when it rains, and it is generally sewage. Although this street is not wide, there are many people, and vehicles are allowed to pass, so many times the street is very congested and constipated. This has the advantage that the various commercial shops on both sides of the street are profitable because of the large number of people, and as long as they can make money, it doesn't matter if they are not constipated. In the middle of this small street, there is a grocery store, which is full of groceries inside and out, stacked and scattered, worthy of the reputation of a grocery store. There is a boy in the grocery store, he is the character we are talking about, his name is Meng Hai, Meng Hai bought a new pair of shoes, almost the same as Ye Duhong's, he needs to buy a shoe brush, when the shoes are dirty, you can clean the shoes, this shoe brush, Meng Hai can use it, Ye Duhong can also use it. The task of selecting shoe brushes was handed over to Meng Hai, who still had a unique vision for selecting daily necessities, and the things he chose were cheap and practical.

Meng Hai walked around the grocery store in order to choose a handy and durable shoe brush. He turned around long enough, and the proprietress was angry, saying that you can't buy it or not, if you want to buy it, buy it quickly. Meng Hai's heart was turbulent, he didn't want to be urged, so he said that you were going to close the door. Of course, the proprietress doesn't want to close the door, how can there be a reason to close the door in the morning, the door of this grocery store has just opened. The proprietress glanced at Meng Hai with her eyes, and Meng Hai felt uncomfortable in her heart, and Meng Hai didn't pay attention to this stinky woman, she just went around the grocery store and turned around again, but she still didn't decide which shoe brush to buy, which was a difficult choice.

The proprietress took out a shoe brush from behind the counter, shook it in front of Meng Hai, and asked Meng Hai if this shoe brush was okay. Meng Hai didn't say whether it was okay or not, took the shoe brush, weighed it carefully, the weight was appropriate, touched the shoe brush, the soft and hard were moderate, Meng Hai liked this shoe brush very much, asked the proprietress how much it was, the proprietress rolled her eyelids, and said three hundred dollars, Meng Hai suddenly opened her eyes wide, and asked the proprietress if she was killing him, and the proprietress sued Meng Hai, she didn't mean to kill him at all, this shoe brush was so expensive. The proprietress said, like you who are poor, just buy a shoe brush to make it, why bother so much to pick and choose. Meng Hai was angry when he heard it, he didn't get angry, so he took out five hundred coins and paid the proprietress . At this time, I only heard a snap, not that the shoe brush was broken, but that a car had hit the grocery store.

The proprietress shook her slightly chubby body and ran out, asking the sky what was going on. Because she didn't know who had touched the grocery store, she asked the sky as soon as she ran out. The sky didn't answer her, and a carriage under the sky lay in front of her. The proprietress was full of anger on her face and asked the bearded man who was driving the car what was going on. When this man saw the proprietress come out, he first gave a smile and said that he accidentally pressed the washboard. The proprietress angrily told the man that the crushed washboard was worth six hundred coins. The man didn't like the appearance of the proprietress, so he said that the horse had accidentally deviated, causing the wheel of the car to press on the washboard. When the proprietress saw that the man shirked her responsibility, she felt uncomfortable, and said that if you hadn't called the horse, would the horse have pulled the car to my washboard. The man said, your washboard is not worth 600 coins at all, if it is worth 600 coins, then it must be of good quality, how can it be crushed if it is of good quality. The proprietress said, I think you just don't want to lose, you don't want to lose money, you can't do it, I'll let you cross here. The man said, don't spill, your washboard is placed outside the door, blocking my car, I haven't said you yet, you still dare to say that mine is not. The proprietress said, I see how hard you are, what kind of strength are you, it makes sense to break my washboard. The man said, what do you mean to break your washboard, it's my horse who accidentally let the car crush your washboard, do you mean I'm a horse, do you mean I'm a beast, don't you turn around and scold. The proprietress said, I didn't scold you for being a brute, it was you who said you were a brute, and you didn't like to be stinky when you scolded yourself. The man said, this washboard is not the right place for you, you look at your things are put on the street, don't say that I pressed your washboard, even if I pressed the washbasin behind you, I don't want me, and I won't open your mother's grocery store. The proprietress said, don't swear, I warn you again, you don't swear, what is I can't open a grocery store, can you drive I will ask you first, do you have a carriage license I will ask you first, what is the old lady who can't open a grocery store. The man said, your washboard has slipped down, slipped under the wheel of my car, how can you make me pay for it. The proprietress said, I want you to pay, who let your car break my board. The man said, you are unreasonable, I will sue you, I didn't break your washboard, it was your washboard that slipped down from it, you didn't put it yourself, can you wish me.

The proprietress pounced over and tore the man's clothes, the man did not shout incivility, but reached out and pulled the proprietress with her long curly hair, the proprietress was angry, and grabbed the man's long beard with both hands, the man said, don't touch my hair, the proprietress said, don't touch my hair. They both cherish what they have in them, but they still scratch each other, and they are all hurt.

Meng Hai ran over, pushing the proprietress with one hand and the man with the other, and pushed them away. Meng Hai is a person who has practiced martial arts, how can he not push it away?

Meng Hai said, don't fight, I still have to go home for dinner, just waiting for you to take my money after you finish speaking, until now, the boss lady, you haven't found me any money. The proprietress just thought that she forgot to find money for Meng Hai, she rolled her eyes, and said to Meng Hai, you clean up this man, I don't need you to pay, and I will pay you back 500 yuan in a while.

Meng Hai said, I don't know him, how can I beat him. Moreover, you see that he has such a long beard and such a big person, he is my elder, and the younger generation beats the elders, which is not good.

The man said, if you beat this guy, I'll give you 600 coins.

Meng Hai said, if you have the 600 coins, you can lose the money for the washboard.

The man said that his grandfather was born in Shenwu Prefecture, and he was not afraid of the court or officials, as far as she was a stinky and rotten person, not to mention the money of one washboard, I would not compensate for the money of ten washboards.