60. Selling watermelons
"Qingyan, it can be seen that Wang Shao seems to have a good feeling for you, and you can try to associate with him in the future, which is good for your father's career and for you to find a job in the future. In the evening, Zhang's mother entered her daughter's room and chatted with her.
"Mom, didn't you think Brother Fengyun was very good before?
"Daughter, Fengyun, this child is good, but their family's economy is not as good as ours, if you are with him in the future, I'm afraid there will be no big changes in life.
And Wang Shao's father is an executive of the southwest branch of Emgrand Group, and he will be able to enter Emgrand in the future, if you are with him, there will be no problem in entering Emgrand in the future. Zhang's mother persuaded her daughter.
"Mom, I've just started college, and it's too early to talk about these things, so let's talk about it later. Zhang Qingyan didn't say much, but her mother knew that she already had some thoughts in her heart.
On July 13, the temperature reached 39 degrees. In the afternoon, the outside temperature reached around 43 degrees.
On the banks of the Funan River, there are many small squares, surrounded by huge banyan trees, and there are many stone benches and benches underneath, so many people gather here to drink tea, chat, play chess, and even read books and newspapers.
Passing three o'clock in the afternoon, suddenly a young boy came, carrying a small folding wooden table in one hand and a black snakeskin pocket in the other, looking very heavy.
The young man came to a large tree, found an open space, opened the small wooden table, about a square meter in size, and took out a short knife from the snakeskin pocket under the table.
In fact, it can't be said to be a knife, it should be a short sword, or a dagger, about a foot long, the sword body is bright, like a rising autumn water, but the hilt is antique, it doesn't seem to be ordinary.
In the eyes of everyone around, the boy bent down again and took out a large watermelon from his snakeskin pocket, an oval watermelon, weighing at least seven or eight pounds.
The boy took out another pack of napkins, wiped the short sword clean, and then took up his hand and broke the watermelon in half with lightning speed, and then slashed half of it several times in succession, breaking it into pieces three fingers wide, a total of sixteen.
As soon as the watermelon was cut, everyone saw the bright red color inside, and at the same time, a sweet smell quickly spread, and soon dispersed around, making people who smelled this fragrance drool.
"Wow. What a red watermelon. ”
"This watermelon tastes so good, it must taste sweet. ”
"It looks very hydrated. ”
"This kid is going to do business, and he comes to sell watermelons at this time. ”
The people around them began to talk, some of them could not resist the temptation of the scent of watermelon, and they had already gotten up and walked towards it, while others were hesitating.
"Young man, how do you sell this watermelon, bring me five catties. The first person to ask was a middle-aged man with a big belly, who was fatter and sweated a lot, and asked while wiping his sweat and pulling money out.
"Uncle, my watermelon is not sold by catties. The young man, however, shook his head and smiled at him.
"What? Your watermelons don't matter what you sell?" said the middle-aged man, stunned when he heard this.
"That's right, my watermelon is sold piece by piece. Who knows, the young man actually nodded and said.
"How much is it? Give me ten or twenty dollars. Although the middle-aged man felt that this young man was a little strange, he took out a fifty yuan bill and said to the young man.
"Uncle, your money is only enough to buy a piece of watermelon. If the young man pointed to the fifty yuan in the middle-aged man's hand and said to him.
"You want to go crazy for money, such a piece of watermelon costs fifty yuan?" the middle-aged man shouted loudly.
"What? A small piece of watermelon costs fifty dollars?"
"Just kidding. ”
"It's better to grab the money. ”
"Is this watermelon an alien variety?"
"I think he's a madman. ”
At this time, there were already several people around, all of whom wanted to come over to buy watermelons, but after hearing the shouts of the middle-aged man, everyone started to talk about it, and some turned around and left.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the benefits of my watermelon are only known to those who have eaten it, so the way to sell it is different from other watermelons. I've already cut it here, fifty yuan a piece, everyone wants it as soon as possible, and it's gone if it's a little late. ”
The young man was not in a hurry, and said to the people around him very indifferently that he had absolute confidence in his watermelon, as long as he ate it, he would feel the benefits of watermelon, and he would want to buy it in the future.
"Either you're crazy or I'm crazy. Fifty yuan for a small piece of watermelon, this is faster than grabbing money. I don't think who's going to buy your watermelon?" the middle-aged man angrily withdrew the money, shook his head, and returned to the chair next to him.
Sure enough, after the middle-aged man left, the other people around who wanted to buy watermelons also retreated, and then a few more people came to ask about the price, although the smell of watermelon was very sweet, but after all, no one was willing to spend fifty yuan to buy a small piece.
However, the young man did not care at all, and he took out a book from his snakeskin pocket very indifferently, and sat on the stone bench next to him and read it.
About an hour later, an elderly couple came over. The old woman in it seemed to have inconvenient eyes, and some could not see clearly, so she was supported by her husband and sat down on a bench next to her.
"Old man, it seems to smell of watermelon, is there a watermelon seller next to it?" Suddenly, the old woman asked.
"There's a guy over there selling watermelons, if you want to eat them, I'll buy some. ”
"Okay, it's such a hot day, it's best to eat some watermelon. ”
My husband came over to ask about the price of watermelon, and he was shocked when he heard the young man say that he would ask for a small piece of watermelon for fifty yuan.
"Young man, even if you are a strange commodity, but the price is so expensive, I'm afraid no one will buy it. The old man shook his head and prepared to leave.
"Uncle, if I tell you that if I eat a few pieces of my watermelon, that mother-in-law's eyes may improve, do you still think my watermelon is expensive?" said to him with a smile.
"What do you say? If you eat your watermelon, the old woman's eyes will improve? Young man, your trick of cheating money is too clumsy, isn't it?" said the husband.
"Uncle, the opportunity is right in front of you, believe it or not. Besides, you can buy a piece of watermelon and try it first, even if you are deceived, how much do you lose?" said the young man with the same expression.
The old man hesitated a little, he looked at his wife not far away, and saw that her face was facing this direction, although his eyes could not see clearly, but there was an expression of expectation.