pastoral fragrance

Chapter 6

Qiu Song awkwardly sat next to Qiu He in front of the vegetable stall, watching the passers-by coming and going, he buried his head lower and lower in embarrassment.

He had studied in a private school in the village for several years, but since his father broke his leg, his family became more and more poor, so he dropped out of school and stayed at home.The Master has a saying that since ancient times, merchants have always been the last ones.The so-called no profiteering, no business, he also despises these businessmen from the bottom of his heart.But the activities he is currently engaged in are related to this business word, so he naturally can't get over the hurdle in his heart. Looking at the dense crowd of pedestrians, he wished he had dug a big hole and drilled in by himself.

Several wild vegetables placed in Qiulin were drenched with fresh water, and the soil on them was washed clean. The leaves of Houttuynia cordata were thick and tender, which quickly attracted the attention of a vegetable buyer.She squatted down and opened it for a few glances. The bundle of Houttuynia cordata was not stuffed with dead stalks and leaves, and the stalks were all fresh.Then he thought it was good, so he asked, "Little boy, how do you sell this vegetable?" The land around the town was dug up and planted with yams and sweet potatoes. This kind of fresh wild vegetable is very rare. I also like to eat fresh.

Qiuyue was immediately overwhelmed by the question. This was their first time selling vegetables, and they had a buyer before they could find out the market.Qiu Song was still trapped in the demonic obstacle just now, and when his aunt came to ask questions, he buried his head another inch.Qiuhe looked at the eldest sister for a while and looked at the second brother for a while.

At this moment, Qiuyue couldn't make up her mind.It's not worth it to say less, and the aunt feels cheated if she talks too much.Just thinking about it, the little girl beside him, Qiulin, smiled and said, "Auntie, I went to pick this vegetable last night. After washing and tying it overnight, we came here early this morning. It's fresh. Six It’s a good deal for a catty of penny.” Before coming here, Qiulin asked his mother about the prices here, thinking that six pennies was a price that would not cheat his aunt or let himself suffer.

The aunt often buys vegetables, and she is familiar with the price of vegetables. The price is not low but not expensive. It is rare to buy such fresh and beautiful vegetables, and the aunt who buys vegetables readily agrees. "Okay, at this price, my aunt won't bargain with you. Weigh three catties for my aunt...no, five catties." It's rare to come across such beautiful wild vegetables, and these vegetables don't have any rotten leaves in them. That's right, my aunt changed her tune again.

"Hey." Qiulin agreed with a smile, and took five handfuls of Houttuynia cordata and put them in the basket of the grocery shopping aunt. "This dish is weighed at home, and a handful is a catty. My mother thought of this method because I was afraid that some of us would not know how to weigh the bar. If my aunt doesn't believe it, you can go to another stall to cut the weight, and we won't be short of catties. Less than two."

The auntie who bought vegetables weighed it, and it was so heavy, and it was about the same, so she didn't care about it with these kids.He took thirty Wen from the purse at his waist and handed it to Qiulin, "You little brat, you are really good at business."

The money went into the pocket, and Qiulin smiled from ear to ear.This is the first money she has earned since coming here. "It's Auntie who is refreshing. Auntie, walk slowly. We will come to sell wild vegetables when we go to the next market." Apart from seeing off Auntie who is shopping for vegetables, Qiulin still thinks about the next business.

After the aunt left, Qiuyue Qiuhe was a little dumbfounded looking at the thirty copper coins, and made her first money so quickly.Qiulin stuffed the money in his hand to the elder sister and asked her to keep it.Then he shouted to passers-by with a loud voice: "Come and have a look, fresh Houttuynia cordata, grandma and aunts, come and have a look, fresh wild vegetables." Several grocery buyers stopped in front of the stall.

"Boy, how do you sell this Houttuynia cordata?" A young woman asked standing in front of the stall.

At this time, a woman in her thirties squatted down with a basket, took a look at the bundled wild vegetables, and asked, "How much is this shepherd's purse?"

So the siblings were a little bit too busy, Qiuhe glanced at the second brother who was still in a daze, and pouted: "Second brother, what are you doing in a daze, we are all too busy."

After such a call, Qiu Song came to his senses, seeing his younger siblings busy, laughing and talking and serving food for others, while he was in a daze, it was really unreasonable.It's just that the knot in his heart was stuck in his chest like cotton. Looking at the aunts and grandmas gathered in front of the stall, his face flushed red, and he whispered, "Auntie, this shepherd's purse costs seven cents a catty, but... It's fresh, do you want some?" He had heard the little girl's words just now, and now he is parroting her words and saying them.

Soon, the twenty catties of wild vegetables were robbed, leaving only broken leaves in front of the stall.Everyone looked at Qiuyue's purse, and after a while, the purse swelled up.The wild vegetables were sold for a total of a hundred yuan, and Qiuyue had never had so much money before. She wanted to take the money out of her purse to count, but Qiulin stopped her. "Eldest sister, there are many people on the street with mixed eyes. It is wise not to reveal your wealth, so put it away quickly." Although the money is not much, but being stared at by that moer, isn't it just a joy in the end? "Also, we have to sell the embroidery embroidered by my mother." Qiu Lin reminded.

Only then did Qiuyue collect the money in a hurry, slapped her head suddenly, and said angrily: "Look at my brain, let's go and sell those silk sachets."

Because the aunt had said that she would ask them to come here to find them first after finishing her work, so the siblings did not dare to leave the stall too far, and both Qiuyue and Qiulin held silk handkerchiefs in their hands.Not shyly yelling: "Handkerchief sachets are on sale, they are so pretty. Auntie and sister come over and have a look, they are selling handkerchief sachets..."

As soon as the two yelled, a well-dressed and beautiful elder sister came over soon, "Little sister, show me this handkerchief."

Qiulin looked happy, seeing the pretty sister staring at a water pink handkerchief, embroidered with birds flapping their wings, the shape was lifelike and vivid, unexpectedly this sister was full of childishness. "Beautiful sister, look at how beautiful this handkerchief is, and the texture of this juanzi is not durable, and the birds are embroidered vividly."

The woman looked at it for a while, and felt that the embroidery was really good, so she said: "How much is this handkerchief?"

At this moment Qiuyue wanted to speak, but Qiulin secretly pulled her with her hand, knowing that this girl was up to something, so she shut her mouth.I only heard the little girl laughing and saying: "Fifteen coins."

Qiuyue's eyelids twitched when she heard this, it was five copper coins higher than the price her mother quoted them!This ghost girl, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

The buyer's reaction surprised Qiuyue, and saw that the woman didn't even bargain with the younger sister, and obediently took out the copper coins from her purse, counted them, and gave them to Qiu Lin, with a smile on her face, as if fifteen copper coins were She picked up something cheap.

After the beautiful sister left, Qiuyue stared at the copper plate on Qiulin's small hand.If you add another five coppers, you can buy two. Isn't the buyer crazy? "Little sister, didn't Mother tell us ten coins for handkerchiefs and fifteen coins for sachets?"

Qiu Song and Qiu He also looked at Qiu Lin suspiciously.

Qiulin took a full look at the suspicious expressions of his brothers and sisters, and said slowly: "Didn't mother sell all the embroidery before to the proprietress of the grocery store in the village, even though she only said that she asked for ten or eight copper coins?" Yes, but who knows if she lied to us or not?" As a result, she tried it out today, and she sold two handkerchiefs for ten or eight copper coins, and she didn't give up the rest of the money.As the saying goes, there is no business without evil, and it is true.He specializes in bullying honest people like my mother.

When Qiuyue heard this, her stomach was full of fire.Fortunately, my mother still trusted the proprietress of the grocery store so much, but this vicious woman actually withheld my mother's hard-earned money like this.Qiuyue gritted her teeth with hatred, wishing that the proprietress was in front of her eyes, so she would pounce on her and bite her a few times to relieve her anger.

Qiu He was also angry, grinning her teeth and said: "This thief woman actually deducted so much money from us! No, I have to settle the score with her!" You must know that every time the mother entrusts the proprietress to sell handkerchiefs and sachets, at least there are Ten, every time she goes to the market, she gets at least forty or fifty extra money, but she still pretends in front of her mother how much she helps their family, it makes me feel sick to think about it!
Seeing her sister and brother looking angry, Qiulin couldn't help comforting him: "Let's forget about the past, and from now on, we'll sell your mother's embroidery in the city by ourselves, so we don't have to go through this matter again." It's done." Offending the proprietress of the grocery store and the others won't get anything good, so this page should be opened like this, and there is no need to let her run away in the future.

Qiu Lin's meaningful words made Qiu Song look sideways. At such a young age, the younger sister also understands such principles. She is completely different from the messy appearance before. Is this really his younger sister? In Qiu Song's eyes Doubt arose.

Qiuyue Qiuhe and the two seem to understand but not understand, but Qiu Song persuaded at this time: "Little sister is right, they are all from the village, and you can't see them when you look up. If you get stuck, you may have to go to buy things in the future." The town ran."

After Qiu Song said these words, Qiuyue and Qiuhe suddenly understood, so they stopped mentioning the matter of settling accounts.But they learned a lot from a pitfall, in the future they have to be more careful about the proprietress, so as not to let her be tricked into it again.

Han's embroidery skills are very good, which attracted many aunts and sisters who love beauty to stop.In addition, the price is fair, and the sales are not bad.When Mr. Qi finished his work and came to this street to look for them, there were only two handkerchiefs and a sachet left.Seeing that the wild vegetables are all sold out, Mrs. Han only has two or three embroidery jobs left, so it seems that they are selling well.

It was noon now, and the sun above my head felt hot on my face.Seeing these little radishes with dry mouth and tongue and sweating profusely, Mrs. Han must have been extremely thirsty, remembering the tea shop she passed by just now.Then he pulled a few radish heads, "I'm thirsty, let's go to the tea shop to quench my thirst first, and then go on the road."

(End of this chapter)