Old Man Chen said: "This is one or two or five dollars of silver, just to buy a horse of Yuehan brocade." ”

The shopkeeper got up and took a look, and put the money out of Old Man Chen, no more, no less, exactly one or two or five dollars.

The shopkeeper glanced at Old Man Chen, and then weighed the silver in his hand, rolled his eyes, and thought about it.

I saw the shopkeeper smile and put the silver back on the counter and said, "I'm sorry." ”

Looking at the smile on the shopkeeper's face, Old Man Chen suddenly had a bad premonition, and subconsciously asked, "What?" ”

The shopkeeper pushed the silver taels on the counter back to Old Man Chen, shrugged his shoulders, and said: "You don't know, during this time, there has been a fight in the north, and it is very chaotic. Now the road from Taiyuan to Pingtong has been cut off, and the raw materials for weaving this month's cold brocade can't be passed. So ......"

The shopkeeper deliberately hesitated for a while, and then pretended to be helpless and said: "So the price of this month's cold brocade has to be mentioned again." This is a mess, please take care of the old man. ”

Old Man Chen was anxious, if the price went up, it didn't matter how hard he worked for a few days, it was Ergou's child, and he would have to delay for several days to enter school.

Old Man Chen didn't know, if he let Ergou know that he could go to school a few days later, he might have to jump three feet high.

Not to mention how happy it was.

Ergou said that it was not good when he arrived, he was overjoyed, and he could run ten laps and eight laps around Shiliu Town.

But Old Man Chen couldn't be happy now.

The second dog goes to school a few days late, which is a few days less study.

He had to ask, "I don't know how much it costs at this price?" ”

The shopkeeper was happy when he saw that Old Man Chen had taken the bait, and he still had a helpless and guilty expression on his face, and said: "Don't you know, if you still want those gauze into the flat now, I have to do a good job up and down." You forgive me, now a horse of moon cold brocade sells for two taels of silver. ”

After that, the shopkeeper sighed.

"Two taels of silver?"

Old Man Chen gasped, and his legs trembled a little.

Most of the two and a half dollars of silver are still the savings saved by their own frugality on weekdays, and only a small part is the income of these few days of hard work.

This month, the price of Hanjin suddenly rose from one tael and five cents to two taels, which made Old Man Chen hesitate a little.

If you want to earn the difference in money by working hard for those jobs, I'm afraid you won't be able to work for more than half a month.

But my body, let alone more than half a month, is estimated to be unable to hold on for another ten days.

Don't......

Do you really have to borrow money from someone else?

Old Man Chen is a little confused, he has a good face, and he doesn't really want to pull down his skin to borrow money from others, but at the moment, it seems that there is no other choice except borrowing money.

The shopkeeper was a goblin, and he saw at a glance that Old Man Chen was embarrassed and reluctant, and secretly wondered if his price was too high, so he sighed.

He said: "That's it, old man, I don't think it's easy for you, and it's also for the sake of the grandson in the family to go to school." No matter how hard you are, you can't be miserable for your children, and no matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education. ”

Old Man Chen nodded blankly.

The shopkeeper said in a righteous manner: "That's it, old man, I'll suffer a loss, this month is cold, I'll sell you a cost price, the original price is two taels, you just give me two dollars less." ”

Old Man Chen was obviously deceived by the shopkeeper, and he was a little moved.

The shopkeeper saw that Old Man Chen was still a little hesitant, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "Old man, you think more about your grandson." Now that the war is in chaos, it is not easy for everyone. If your grandson enters the cold study, it will be easy and sure to gain fame in the future, and when he becomes an official, he will be able to become rich and noble......"

The shopkeeper's words were said to be in the heart of Old Man Chen, and in the end, Old Man Chen gritted his teeth and thought: Forget it, for the sake of the little rabbit cub of the second dog, I will let go of this old face, borrow money, borrow money, isn't it just to borrow some money from others?

Can this still be difficult for me to defeat Chen Degui?

But......

Thinking that he was going to borrow money from others for the first time in so many years, Old Man Chen blushed, ashamed and annoyed.

Old Man Chen said, "Okay." ”

If it weren't for Old Man Chen being in front of him now, the shopkeeper would probably have laughed out loud.

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Old man, you have to hurry, recently the cold study has recruited several new students, if you come late, there will be no cold brocade this month." ”

Old Man Chen was a little anxious and said, "You can leave me for a few more days." ”

The shopkeeper was relieved: "Don't worry, I will definitely leave you for three days." In the past three days, even if the king of heaven Lao Tzu comes, I will keep it for you, and I will definitely not sell this moon cold brocade. ”

Old Man Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but this time he kept an eye on it and said, "Thank you shopkeeper, but this time the price will not increase again." ”

The shopkeeper snorted, and he didn't dare to play any more cautious eyes, this money has already made so much more money, if he pushes it tighter, he will provoke this old man, and then the bamboo basket will be empty.

The shopkeeper nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, when you come, it will still be at today's price." ”

Old Man Chen breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him, and then turned around and left the shop.

The shopkeeper kept watching Old Man Chen walk out of the store, and he couldn't help laughing.

Hehe, another big wrong!

This errand arranged by my brother-in-law is really easy to do, as long as my brother-in-law is still in one day, I can continue to sell this month!

Hey! It's so good to make money!

The shopkeeper lay down on the chair again, fanned himself with a straw fan for a while, and then slept with a smile on his face.

Old Man Chen walked out of the store, somewhat disappointed.

I thought that I would be able to buy Yue Hanjin back today, and then I would cut a piece of clothing for Ergou that Old Master Qi said, and then Ergou would be able to go to the cold study to study.

But who knew that there was chaos in the north, and even the price of this month's cold brocade was so expensive.

Old Man Chen is not only worried, if even the price of cloth has been affected by the north, then firewood, rice, oil and salt will rise.

Just buying Yue Hanjin and Ergou's tuition fees have already exhausted the family funds that Old Man Chen had worked so hard to save.

In other words, if Old Man Chen really wants to borrow money, he will not only borrow the money that has risen in the moon and cold brocade, but also borrow more to buy some firewood, rice, oil and salt, lest the north will not be able to calm down for a while, and the prices of these daily necessities will continue to rise.

Old Man Chen sighed, he couldn't imagine that Chen Degui had never borrowed money from anyone in his life, so he needed to borrow so much for this loan.

Just when Old Man Chen was about to go home, a person suddenly came on the road, and he came directly to Old Man Chen.

"You are?" Old Man Chen asked suspiciously.

The man should be in his thirties, relatively thin, without too much fat, and the most impressive thing is that the fingers on his hands are very slender, but I am afraid that there are not many women who can compare with him.

The man pulled Old Man Chen aside, looked around, and then lowered his voice and asked Old Man Chen, "Old Man, I see you coming out of that shop that sells cloth?" ”

Old Man Chen nodded and said, "Yes? ”

Something is unclear.

The man continued to ask, "You are also here to buy that moon cold brocade?" ”

Old Man Chen nodded again, this man looked at Old Man Chen empty-handed, and asked, "You haven't bought it yet, have you?" ”

Before Old Man Chen could answer, he said, "Old man, let me tell you." My children also went to study in the cold study last year, when the brain was hot, I bought an extra horse, and it was useless to keep it at home, you see, if you really want it, I will sell you for a tael of silver. ”

When Old Man Chen heard this, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Really?" ”

The man said, "Can I still lie to you?" The texture of the cold brocade in the moon is just like that, such an expensive material, I feel distressed when it is made into other clothes, and I used a horse to make clothes for the children in the family to go to school in the cold study, and there is still one left at home. So, if you want, tell me a letter now, and tomorrow I will bring here the moon brocade from my house, and you will give me a tael of silver when you arrive. ”

Old Man Chen thought that the other party was a liar, but when he heard that the other party could pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, he let go of the worries in his heart.

At the same time, Old Man Chen had a feeling in his heart that there was no way out, and the willows and flowers were bright and another village.

I thought that I would definitely have to pull down my old face to borrow money this time, but the man who suddenly appeared in front of me was willing to sell him a horse of Yuehan brocade for one or two silver, and he could not only buy a horse to make clothes for Ergou, but also save five dollars of silver for the follow-up.

Although Old Man Chen was still a little skeptical at this time, he was still willing to believe this person once, after all, if he really wanted to buy it in the store, the price would be twice as expensive.

This will make the old Chen family, a family that is not wealthy, even worse.

Good guys, this is.

Old Man Chen almost couldn't hold back his tears, he took this person's hand and said, "Okay, I'll come over at noon tomorrow, and I'll trouble you." ”

This person was held by Old Man Chen's hand, a little embarrassed, broke free without a trace, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll bring it to you at noon tomorrow." ”

Old Man Chen didn't have so many eyes, and after thanking the other party repeatedly, he went home.

When Mr. Chen got home, he fell asleep.

He is so sleepy, he has been busy with Ergou's affairs for the past few days, and he hasn't rested for long, even if he sleeps now, in fact, he can't sleep for long.

After all, when it was afternoon, I had to go to Lao Liu's shop to settle accounts for others......

When Wang Su and Ergou returned home, they saw that Old Man Chen was tired, and Ergou went to cover Old Man Chen with an extra quilt for the first time.

Wang Su was also very moved when he saw this scene, thinking that he must be very moved when Old Man Chen woke up later.

After all, it's a hot day......