Chapter 24: The Pear King and the General

"This guest is really good eyesight," Xu Lingxi smiled, and blurted out a series of sycophants, "Today is the grand event of Lingbao Temple, why not buy a few pears that are satisfactory to give to the gods and Buddhas, and ask for peace of mind?" ”

He looks pleasing to the eye, but the clothes on his body can be called ragged, and the words he blurts out are not so cheesy.

Wei Shiqing felt that the hawker in front of him was not ordinary, his family lived near Lingbao Temple, there were several acres of thin fields, he was reading and reading in a small school, marrying a wife and having children, all of them were smooth sailing, but when he went to the township test, he fell to Sun Mountain, if it was good once or twice, but now he has reached the age of going to school, he is still a showman.

Rao is like this, Wei Shiqing did not plan to give up, his father and mother encouraged him, his wife also supported him, he was tired of studying at home, and persuaded him to come to Lingbao Temple to offer incense together.

He came on the fifteenth day of every month, and when everything went well in the past, he felt that the spirit of Lingbao Temple was amazing, but now he has fallen many times, but he doesn't believe in these things in his heart.

Therefore, he sent his family to worship, leaving him to wait and wander at the foot of the mountain, and he saw such a different pear stand.

Xu Ling didn't know this, he saw that the guest in front of him was dressed in silk clothes, wearing a square scarf, dressed as a scholar, wearing jade and a purse around his waist, and his body was strong, not like a poor person.

It's just that his face shows a look of frustration, and he can't help but feel a little lonely.

My heart moved, and I hurriedly selected a pear with the word "Lu" and held it in the palm of my hand.

"Guest, in my opinion, this pear king is the most suitable for you, ask for Lu and get Lu, the Bodhisattva likes it when he sees it, and he will bless you with sesame blossoms!"

Everyone in the world loves to listen to good words, Wei Shiqing is no exception, he put away the folding fan, took the pear and looked at it in his hand, and felt that this pear was indeed different, "There is still a king in the pear?" ”

"There are dragons and phoenixes among people, and there are also rats. There are naturally pears in the pear, this pear is the fruit of a hundred years old pear tree in my hometown, the fruit is the largest in the village, how can it not be called the pear king? Xu Ling is right, this is the largest and most beautiful batch of pears he specially selected, and anyone who sees it will like it.

Wei Shiqing smiled and said, "It's a bit interesting, then according to you, am I a dragon and a phoenix among people, or a rat?" ”

I don't know if I want to listen to good words!

Meet him!

Xu Ling didn't answer directly, he only said: "I'm a pear seller, and I'm not a fortune teller, but there is an old saying in my hometown, called 'Golden scales are not things in the pool, and they will turn into dragons when they encounter wind and clouds', how can life be smooth everywhere?" But when the opportunity comes, it can't be stopped! ”

"Is the golden scale a thing in the pool, and it will turn into a dragon when it encounters a storm?" Wei Shiqing's eyes lit up instantly, the whole person was a few years younger, he repeated this sentence, becoming more and more excited, and finally even clapped his hands and shouted: "Well said, well said!" I also feel like I'm a little bit short of effort, and I'll definitely be on the list next time! ”

"That's right, guest, that's what you want! Why don't we buy a few pear kings and give them to the Bodhisattva gods and Buddhas, and ask them to bless you with high school! ”

The pears haven't been sold yet, and Xu Ling's nice words are like no money.

Wei Shiqing was photographed by him, and his mood was more open, so he was naturally willing to pay for it.

"How do you sell this pear king?"

"Thirty cents, one."

"Okay, I'll buy it!" Wei Shiqing didn't think about it, he immediately took out his purse and paid ninety yuan, "I want three, one for Fu Lushou!" ”

Xu Ling hurriedly picked the three largest pears and sent them to the arrogant guests.

Wei Shiqing held the pear and left happily, apparently going to the temple on the mountain to ask for another god and Buddha.

Wei Shiqing's movement of buying pears attracted some pilgrims, or most of them, and they surrounded Xu Lingdao: "But there is still the word 'Lu' pear king?" Get me one! ”

"And me! I want it too! ”

The students are not short of this money, but Lu is a meaning of career, which scholar doesn't want to take the exam to become an official?

This is simply poking into their hearts at once.

It's a pity that Xu Ling only made six Luzi pear kings, and they were snapped up by these students at once.

Some of the students who didn't grab it, the disappointment on their faces was overflowing, Xu Ling hurriedly said: "There is also General Pear here, who is only a little smaller than the Pear King, and the price is cheaper, as long as it costs twenty yuan a piece, if you buy more, the Bodhisattva will definitely be able to notice!" ”

When he said this, there seemed to be some truth, and those who couldn't buy the pear king had to retreat to the next best thing and set their sights on the pear general who was twenty yuan a piece.

Batches of students gathered in front of Xu Ling's pear stall, and the number of people aroused the curiosity of more people, and they came over to see what was sold here.

Seeing that the pears sold are printed with various red letters, most people feel rare, and some people want to ask for a good fortune in front of the Buddha, and they are not rare to get these ten or twenty dollars.

Soon, the pears on the stall were quickly snapped up at a speed beyond Xu Ling's imagination, and those young people who didn't buy pears held back their anger and said, "Is there only these pears?" ”

"Why is it so little! We've all been crammed for a long time! ”

Xu Ling put his hands together and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry everyone, I am a small business, and I rely on myself to pick pears from home to sell, if you still want to, I will come here tomorrow to set up a stall, how about it?" ”

"Tomorrow, tomorrow will not be the first day of the new year, where can I buy your pears?"

"The same cannot be said, the Bodhisattva is not only the fifteenth day of the first month, but if he has that mind, the Bodhisattva will definitely be able to see it. Besides, with so many people begging and begging today, the Bodhisattva will also be tired, and maybe tomorrow when the Bodhisattva comes to see you praying sincerely! ”

Xu Ling has nothing else, just this quick thinking and quick mouth can convince a lot of people, and there is no way for everyone to buy pears, so they can't beat Xu Ling.

Listening to him say this again, I feel that there is some truth in it.

Xu Ling inquired that most of these people were students from the nearby Lingshan Academy, which was very close to Lingbao Temple, and the two sides agreed to come back tomorrow, so he hurriedly packed up his things and prepared to find a boat to go to Lijiazhuang.

This time, Xu Ling happened to meet a boat that was going back to Qinghe Town, and hurriedly bought a ticket to get on the ship, and when he arrived at the cargo hold, it was as familiar as going home, he was so hungry that he cheekily bought a steamed bun from his peers with money, and devoured it.

I can't be anxious.

Because there are so many people here, you can't count the money.

However, he calculated in his heart that excluding the thirty catties of pears sold in advance, there were almost one hundred and seventy-eight pears left in one hundred and seventy catties, of which sixty were pears, and the rest were pear generals.

A pear king is thirty yuan, and a pear general is twenty yuan......

Four thousand three hundred and sixty dollars!

His money was directly multiplied a hundredfold!!