I am Fugui

Chapter 85 The Tragedy of Wang Xi

It was three poles in the sun, and the drizzle did not know when it stopped, but there was a strong wind.

The strong wind blew away the dense fog and the continuous white clouds in the sky. In a short while, the dazzling sun reappeared on the sky and the earth, sprinkled white sunlight, and shone warmly on people.

But the wind was cold, and it blew on Xu Fugui's face and down his neck, making him fasten his clothes and shout loudly: "Lo mei, delicious lo mei, sell it cheap! gone."

"Boss, how do you sell pork head meat?"

A familiar voice came, Xu Fugui didn't think much, and replied without raising his head: "150 copper coins a catty, how about it, how about half a catty to taste the taste, and keep it delicious."

After finishing speaking just now, Lai from the side happily said, "Brother Wang Xi, why are you in the city?"

Wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, dark skin, coarse cloth clothes, and straw sandals, Wang Xi raised his eyebrows, "Why, this county town belongs to your family? I have to tell you when I come to the county town?"

"No, no." Lai Shun didn't know how to respond.

Xu Fugui interjected: "Wang Xi, don't make fun of Lai Shun, what are you doing in the county seat, is it in a hurry, if you are in a hurry, I'll invite you to have a drink later, that's the one."

Pointing to Tongyou Tea Tavern, "This is a new one, the proprietress is very nice, and the price is fair."

Wang Xi looked in the direction of his finger, swallowed, and shook his head, "Forget it, don't waste the money, if you have money for drinking, it's better to buy cloth."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to the firewood on his back and the bamboo baskets and brooms in his hands, "I came to the county town to exchange some copper coins, and brought all the bamboo baskets and brooms weaved at home."

"By the way, there is still wool, and it will definitely sell for a lot of money today."

There was an innocent smile on his dark face.

Xu Fugui nodded suddenly, and pointed to the side of the stall, "Then why don't you just sell it next to it, there are a lot of people here."

Wang Xi agreed, and put the neat bundles of firewood on the ground, and a bamboo basket on the other side, with brooms and wool in the bamboo basket.

"Fugui, has your wool not been sheared yet?" Wang Xi asked while sitting on a pole, squinting his eyes.

Xu Fugui hummed, "It's still early, don't you have to cut it in April and May when it gets warmer? Why did you cut it so early this year?"

Wang Xi sighed, "I can't help it. I want my son to come to the county to study, so I have to chip in the tuition fee. I don't ask him to be able to read well, at least he can read."

Wang Xi is two years older than him, and his son is three years older than Fengxia. He is seven years old this year.

Xu Fuhuo gave a thumbs up, "That's the reason. You can't let children be blind for a lifetime like adults, but the tuition fees in schools are not cheap."

Wang Xi hammered his knee, "Grit your teeth and read, count as much as you can read."

Xu Fugui rushed to greet a customer who was buying braised meat. After working for a while, he turned around and saw that Wang Xi only sold a broom.

"Wang Xi, you can't do this. You have to yell. If you yell, people will come to see it, and then they will buy it. Your bamboo baskets and brooms are so well woven, you don't have to worry about not being able to sell them."

Laishun agreed: "That's right, I saw several people came to ask the price just now, why did you reply by asking yourself?"

Wang Xi had a bitter face, "I don't know how to yell, and I don't know what price to set."

"Laishun, go help him and teach him how to do business."

Laishun shrank his neck, "Me neither."

Xu Fugui kicked him, "You don't know shit, go quickly."

Laishun walked over, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Wang Xi, what price do you want to set?"

Wang Xi: "It's almost fine."

Laishun rolled his eyes, "You have to say the number, why don't you go and find out what price is set by others first."

Wang Xi patted his thigh, "Laishun, why didn't you realize that your brain is so bright before, I'll ask you right now, you help me watch, I'll be right back."

After speaking, he ran away to see where there was a shop selling bamboo baskets, brooms and firewood.

Xu Fugui looked at his back, and a memory deep in his mind suddenly appeared, making him shiver.

He patted his thigh, thinking angrily, why did he forget about Wang Xi.

This period of time in the previous life was exactly when Wang Xi passed away, but he didn't know what happened to Wang Xi.

During that time, Jiazhen stayed at her father-in-law's house and did not come back. He was immersed in the grief of Xu's father's death, and only remembered that he had attended Wang Xi's funeral in a daze.

But he remembered very clearly that Wang Xi looked miserable before he died, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, clamoring to give him an old silk dress, saying that he was the young master, and the young master should wear silk.

Living for too long, many memories are almost forgotten. If it wasn't for a flash of inspiration just now, I wouldn't have thought of Wang Xi at all.

But it was useless for him to think of this memory, he couldn't do anything, he didn't know what happened to Wang Xi at all.

He could only have multiple thoughts. If possible, he would certainly prevent Wang Xi from dying at such a young age.

Wang Xi was only two years older than him, and he was a pretty good person. When he was farming, he always liked to pester him about the brothel. He even gave them a crucian carp yesterday.

If possible, he didn't want to see Wang Xi have an accident.

"Brother, why did you suddenly hit yourself?" Lai Shun asked.

Xu Fugui shook his head, his face was a little heavy, trying to recall the details of his previous life, but there was only the picture of Wang Xi lying on the bed dying, and the others were just cursing beside the bed, no one wanted to say more.

After a while, Wang Xi ran back and excitedly told the price he had found out.

Come here to help him yell, people come and go, there are always a few who come to check, and see that the bamboo baskets are tightly woven and thin, and the broom is also very strong.

After inquiring about the price, it was two copper coins less than other places, so I immediately took out French currency and wanted to buy it.

"Do you want legal currency?" the guest asked.

"Yes, yes."

Wang Xi didn't dislike it, and took the banknote with a smile from the heart on his face.

"Fugui, help me cut two catties of pork head meat, some guests are drinking." Du Shanying came out of the tavern.

Coincidentally, the clerk of Wang's Restaurant also ran out and asked for two catties of pig's head meat, which just happened to sell out all the remaining pig's head meat.

Wang Xi watched him accept a few big bills, his envious eyeballs were protruding, "Fugui, is your business so profitable?"

Xu Fugui shook his head, "I've invested so much money out of the money I made, marinade is very expensive."

"Besides, I can't keep half of the banknotes in my hand. I have to honor the county magistrate, the army, and Dong Daoba's men have to scrape a layer of oil and water, these bastards."

Wang Xi smacked his mouth twice, "That's it, it's a pity, if you don't have to pay taxes on the money you earn, you can eat meat every now and then."

(End of this chapter)