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Liu Jun was very upset when he was teased by a chubby street girl, he turned a blind eye to the coquettish girls along the street, and hurried to the farmer's market with a bamboo basket containing more than a hundred catties of bullshit, while the mute Xiao Li carried two mouthfuls of eel The big water tank followed closely behind.

The farmer’s market has already closed its stalls, and some night market stalls in the market are open for business. The sound of fried snails hitting the spatula makes a rustling sound, and the peppery oily smoke drifts far away. Fried noodles, side dishes, lobsters, etc. The residents may be businessmen, drinking beer and enjoying the cool air happily, and they are not used to Liu Jun and the mute sitting in the corner of the market with their burdens.

In the market, there were also a few villagers who picked things from remote places to sell and didn’t find hotels to stay in to save money. Liu Jun and Dumb didn’t think it was unusual. When you leave the water overnight at home.

"Ali, let's eat here tonight, save some if we can, okay?" Liu Jun said as he took out two big sweet potatoes that he brought with him from his bag, one for each person.

The mute nodded and didn't say anything. The feeling of being short of money was uncomfortable. Deep down in his heart, he didn't want to see Liu Jun, the savior, working so hard.

"Ali, let's go shopping in the street after we sell these bastards and eels tomorrow, beat him up, and bring a bottle of good wine to my dad." Liu Jun bit the sweet potato, thinking of selling it. The scene of having money after leaving the bastard.

Hearing that Liu Jun was going to take him shopping for food and shopping tomorrow, the mute immediately showed joy, gesturing that not only would he bring good wine to Liu Jun's father, Liu Dekui, but he would also buy some women's clothes for Aunt Tian Xiuhua.

The dumb gesture made Liu Jun very ashamed, and the dumb was kind and careful. Liu Jun thought of buying good wine for his father, but never thought of buying some women's clothes for Tian Xiuhua.

Although Liu Jun couldn't accept Tian Xiuhua in his heart, Tian Xiuhua was already living with his father after all, and Tian Xiuhua was still wearing his father's men's clothes at home, which were neither fish nor fowl, and didn't look good.

In order to prevent oversleeping at night, in order to prevent the bastard and the eel, which were caught after more than a month of hard work, from being stolen, Liu Jun and the mute discussed taking turns to watch the night, with the mute guarding the first half of the night and Liu Jun guarding the second midnight.

Due to being too sleepy, Liu Jun, who went to bed early in the first half of the night, woke up at dawn. The honest and honest mute couldn't bear to wake Liu Jun up in the second half of the night, but stayed up all night by himself.

Fortunately, the farmer's market in the county was safe at night, and when the sky was bright, some people walked into the market with agricultural products to occupy their seats.

Liu Jun was awakened by the noise in the market, looked at the dumb man with red eyes, understood what was going on, and was very moved: "Ali, why didn't you wake me up?"

The mute yawned wearily, stretched his waist, and only laughed, as if he had done something wrong.

Dumb Xiao Li is really a good person, Liu Jun felt that he could not treat Dumb badly, and then went to the early stall to buy soy milk and fried dough sticks for a few dollars to satisfy his hunger, and generously packed a five-yuan meat pie soup for Dumb, Dumb After staying up all night in the market, the body is overdrawn, so I really should eat something good to replenish my energy.

The mute laughed, and only took the soy milk and fried dough sticks, and pushed the packaged meatloaf soup to Liu Jun. Liu Jun lied that he had eaten it, and pretended to be angry, threatening the mute that if he didn’t eat the meatloaf soup, he would eat it next time. The city would not bring him here, and the mute could only accept it with tears in his eyes.

Just a piece of meatloaf soup, although it didn't cost a few dollars, the mute already had great respect for Liu Jun in his heart. When a person is in adversity, it is true love to give the benefits to his brothers.

After breakfast, there were more and more people in the market. Together, Liu Jun and the mute moved the bamboo baskets and water tanks of the bastard and eel to a temporary booth outside the market, set up the bamboo baskets and water tanks, and removed the gauze. I was about to sell it, but I was dumbfounded, only to find that there was no claim, and I didn't know how much the bastard and eel should be sold for.

In the market, things are sold on the basis of weight and weight. You can clearly mark the price, you can also bargain, you can haggle over everything, you can also sell with small profits, and you can even drink bloodletting, jump off a building, and sell at a loss, but Liu Jun doesn’t understand these things .

Although Liu Jun was not admitted to university, he firmly adhered to his father's precepts when he was studying in Jiuzhou No. [-] Middle School, the best middle school in Guhe County. They didn't even know that the Jiuzhou Farmer's Market was the largest distribution center for agricultural products in the surrounding counties.

"Hey, how much is a catty for such a big soft-shelled turtle?" A middle-aged woman asked the price holding a bamboo basket.

Liu Jun and the mute looked at each other, they didn't know how to answer, they were stunned in front of the water tank for a while, really didn't think about how much it would cost per catty.

"Who do you like to sell or not?" The woman who bought vegetables saw Liu Jun and the dumb stunned like wooden figures, thinking that these two big boys were helping the adults to watch the stalls, and they didn't know what to do. Take it seriously and walk away.

As soon as the woman left, Liu Jun came back to his senses, yes, how much does it cost per catty.

"Ali, what price do you think such a big bastard should sell for?" Liu Jun was not sure, and asked the mute.

The mute pointed to some stalls marked with the words "aquatic products" in front, and babbled, motioning for Liu Jun to go and ask. Liu Jun blushed, really read too much, and his brain was flooded. It's such a simple matter. No, if you don’t understand the price, you can ask others, or if you are dumb and smart, you can borrow it from others if you don’t know the price.

Just as Liu Jun was about to get up and go to the aquatic product stall to ask the price, a big man with an obvious scar on his face and a shining gold chain on his neck walked towards Liu Jun with his hands behind his back, followed by two people carrying big scales. , a follower holding a large plastic bag.

"Brother, how do you sell this bastard?" Dao Scar had a fierce face, but he spoke kindly, and he took out Fu Rong Wang's cigarettes with a smile.

"What are you talking about? Are you a bastard?" Although Liu Jun said so, he met the mute's eyes. Dare love bastards are really popular in the county.

"Hehe, I made a slip of the tongue, don't be surprised, this turtle, how do you sell it brother?" Scarface was not annoyed by Liu Jun's contradictory, but a businessman begging for money.

"My friend, what price do you offer?" Liu Jun waved his hand, but he didn't answer the cigarette, and neither did the dumb man. Since someone asked the price, you have to give an answer, and you can't let them wait here and let you ask at the aquatic products booth. Only after checking the price can they answer what price they sell.

"Hey, interesting, I'll bid if you sell bastards." Scarface put away the cigarette, put it to his mouth, and the man with the scale hurried forward to light it with a disposable lighter.

Scarface's eyes are very poisonous, and he can tell at a glance that this is a country bumpkin who has entered the city for the first time. He has bargained for a good price, and if there is a little more coercion and temptation, this business will be a big profit.

Taking a deep breath of the cigarette, and puffing out a big smoke circle, Scar's face was secretly happy, these are serious and wild bastards, look at these two hillbillies who sell bastards, they probably don't know what is wild and what is bred, You must know that the price difference between wild and raised is hundreds of yuan, and the price difference of more than one hundred catties is not a small sum.

"Of course, look at these bastards with thick thighs and big round eel heads. I won't sell them if the price is low." Liu Jun saw the sly eyes flickering on the scar face, and felt that there was something tricky in it. I regard myself as a bumpkin, how can I sell these bastards and eels that I and the dumb have worked so hard to sell at a low price without a bottom.

Liu Jun gave the mute a wink, and the mute immediately understood, pretended to have a stomachache, and ran towards the place marked with public toilets, then turned around and sneaked into the crowd selling aquatic products to inquire about the prices of bastards and eels.

Although the mute has no education, when he was guarding the fish pond on the graveyard in Longshang Village, he took the books that Liu Jun had read and taught himself in a hurry. Liu Jun saw that the mute studied hard, so he took the time to teach him some culture. I can still read my own name and some simple and commonly used Chinese, and I can naturally recognize Arabic numerals.

I don't know if I don't look at it, but I was startled when I saw it. The mute saw a row of aquatic products paving, there were all kinds of soft-shelled turtles, eels and some unknown seafood.The soft-shelled turtle stall that Mute noticed actually had price tags for wild and farmed soft-shelled turtles.

Wild soft-shelled turtles are also divided into large, medium and small ones. The large ones cost more than 400 yuan per kilogram, and the small ones cost as little as 0 yuan per kilogram. The price of farmed soft-shelled turtles is much lower than that of wild ones, and the largest ones cost more than [-] yuan per kilogram.

However, there is no distinction between wild and farmed eels on the eel stalls, and the price varies from tens of yuan per catty depending on the size.

Although the mute can't speak, he is intelligent. He observes things carefully and hides things. He goes up to compete with the peddler for a while. Why are there wild and farmed turtles? Why is there such a big difference in price?

There are two fathers and sons who sell aquatic products. The son doesn't want to pay attention to the mute. The older father, seeing that the mute can't speak clearly, is sweating profusely. Instead, he enthusiastically grabs a wild and farmed soft-shelled turtle with both hands. The mute introduced.

"Young man, I haven't quite figured out what you want to say. Do you want to know that the price is so different for the same bastard?" The old man said with a pleasant expression.

"Yeah, yum, yum." The mute nodded repeatedly, as if a student saw his teacher piously.

The old man suddenly had a feeling of being respected, opened up the chatterbox, and started talking endlessly: "These bastards and bastards are very knowledgeable, there are farmed ones, some wild ones, males and females, and the prices are different. Look at this farmed buffalo, that is, artificially bred, with a rough, rough back, thinner flaps, white and red undersides, tender and soft meat, soft and weak claws, and they don’t even bother to move when turned over.”

"Look at these wild cockroaches, that is, the cockroaches caught in ponds and gutters, it's different." The old man said excitedly, squatted down, put the two big cockroaches on the ground, and fiddled with them two by two.

"The wild bastard has a complete appearance, no injury or disease, a shiny carapace and plastron, smooth hands, white and red bottom plate with bloodshot eyes, individuals are generally long and thin, with thick skirts and upturned, agile movements, and stretchable heads. When flipping, the limbs cooperate and coordinate, which is quite flexible."

The mute's eyes widened when he heard this, and he learned a lot in this trip to the city. The mute repeatedly gave the old man his thumbs up, and the old man became even more enthusiastic: "Young man, let me tell you about this bastard again, male and female. How to tell the difference."

"Father, someone bought a soft-shelled turtle. Come and help me weigh it." The old man's son called the old man away, and the old man returned to the booth with some unfinished business.

Before the dumb left, he gave his thanks to the old man, and ran to Liu Jun quickly. The dumb was anxious to tell Liu Jun what he had seen and heard just now, and don't let Liu Jun be fooled by that scarred bastard. The degraded son was fooled. You must know that more than 100 catties of wild beetles can be sold for more than 2 yuan. If you sell them as farmed ones, you will lose a lot.