"How come you can give me watermelon for free?"
“Is it really true that you’re giving me free watermelon?”
People came around and asked all kinds of questions, and it seemed like they were so crowded.
"If you want that watermelon, just weigh that watermelon with your hands, and then give me the weight, which must be accurate to two taels. As long as the difference between the actual weight and the actual weight is within two taels, it doesn't matter whether it is two taels more or less. This watermelon , you can submit it for free, little old man, I don’t want a penny. Of course, if you guess wrong, you have to buy the watermelon for six cents per catty.” The old man selling melons followed Zhu Pingan’s instructions, He said it loudly to everyone.
"If you have more than two taels, or if you have less than two taels, you can take away the watermelon for free?" someone in the crowd asked.
"Yes, as long as Xie guesses correctly, he will be taken away for free, and the little old man won't get a penny." The old melon seller nodded vigorously.
"Everyone has heard it and can all testify. I'll come. I'll come first." A man stood up first. He didn't want to take advantage of it. He specially picked the biggest one and weighed it with his hands. , reported a weight, "Fifteen pounds."
It was the first time, and the melon seller was also a little nervous.
At the man's urging, the old melon seller weighed the melon on a steel scale in front of everyone, weighing fifteen pounds and four taels.
The error is four ounces, the guess is wrong. Because there is a promise in advance, if you guess right, you will take it away for free, if you guess wrong, you will have to pay to buy it. Therefore, the man had to spend money to buy the watermelon back. Six cents per catty, a total of 92 cents. The fraction was erased and 90 cents were collected. Touching the heavy copper coins in his pocket, the old man selling melons burst into laughter.
"Hey, just a little bit."
Everyone sighed with regret.
People always want to take advantage. Although the first man failed, he was just a little short of getting the watermelon for free. More people couldn't wait to pick the watermelon.
The second person picked up a watermelon that was a little smaller than the one just now, weighed it, and reported its weight at fourteen and a half kilograms.
After weighing it, it was fourteen pounds and two taels, and then I had to buy the watermelon too.
The third person was lucky and picked a watermelon, which he estimated at thirteen pounds. After weighing, it happened to be 13 pounds, so the man took the watermelon away in the envious eyes of everyone. He walked with the watermelon in a majestic manner. When he came out, he talked and boasted to everyone he met. So, everyone who heard it found their way all the way to the watermelon stall.
The success of the third person suddenly ignited everyone's enthusiasm, and more people took up the challenge.
People challenged one after another, but only the third person was lucky and took away the watermelon for free. The others failed, with errors ranging from three to two, half a catty, and one catty, so they paid for the watermelons one by one. Went back.
There were even some who were so competitive that they failed to guess correctly three or five times, so they bought all three or five watermelons and took them home.
Soon, in less than an hour, the melon seller’s cart of watermelons was sold out, not even the smallest ones were left. Not only that, people also asked the old man if he had any melons at home and if he would come here tomorrow to sell melons. They said they would come back to buy melons next time.
The money bag the melon seller brought was not enough to hold the copper coins, so he simply wrapped the extra coins in his clothes, making them heavy.
The old man selling melons looked at the clothes containing money and grinned, unable to close his mouth.
The maids and old ladies on the second floor of the restaurant opposite were all shocked. Their mouths were opened wide enough to hold eggs. From the moment they sold the first melon, they couldn’t even close their mouths. They looked out the window at the hot sales. The scene of the melons was like being struck by lightning. I couldn't recover for a long time.
Lin Niang was also surprised and her beautiful eyes widened, staring straight out of the window, her mouth open and unable to speak.
Only Miss Yan Er was not surprised at all. She bit her red lips and cursed, "Cunning little thief!"
"Huh? Where are the others? Why are they missing?"
After the little maid came to her senses, she looked out the window and shouted in surprise.
Then the other little maids also looked out the window. The old man selling melons was still outside. All his carts of watermelons were sold out, but Zhu Pingan, who had just been despised by them for cheating melons, was nowhere to be seen.
"He doesn't seem to have bought a single melon."
"It seems like hey, all the watermelons in the cart were sold out just now, and he didn't leave any watermelons behind."
The little maids thought for a while, and then suddenly froze, as if they thought of something.
"That, that, I really want to see it. Just when a lot of people came to guess the melon, he seemed to have left, empty-handed, and seemed to be holding two books." A little maid raised her little hand and whispered said.
As a result, the little maids became more silent one by one, and their little faces couldn't help but feel a little hot. Just now, I despised that person for being a liar, worthless, shameless, and shameless, but in the end, he didn’t take advantage of even a single thing.
"My lord, my lord"
The old man selling melons looked at the money and grinned for a long time. After a while, he came back to his senses and went to find Zhu Pingan to express his gratitude. However, when he turned around, he found that Zhu Pingan was missing, and he couldn't help but worry. shouted several times.
Someone at the stall next to him told him that Zhu Pingan had left long ago.
"My lord, my benefactor, my benefactor!" The old man selling melons shouted loudly. He looked at the empty car and patted his head with regret.
There's not a single melon left!
The adults wanted to buy melons twice, but as for me, I only thought about myself and didn’t even leave a melon for the adults.
But the adults gave me a method to sell melons without any secret. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them how to fish. This method is enough for me to benefit a lot. At least this year's hot spring watermelons will not be sold.
The old melon buyer's eyes were a little moist and his face was getting hot. He was really blushing for himself. At the beginning, not only did he not believe in the adults' good intentions, but he also scolded the adults in his heart. I thought the adults wanted to plot against me, but I was really embarrassed.
Adults are adults.
You are a villain!
What did you do? Hey, I'm really blushing. When I come to sell melons tomorrow, I must bring the biggest and sweetest melons from home to the adults. But I don’t know if the adults will come tomorrow, and I don’t even know the adults’ names.
What a good official. The old man selling melons looked at the direction Zhu Pingan was leaving, unable to regain his consciousness for a long time. It would be great if there were more such good officials.
"interesting"
The charming Liniang stood in front of the window and looked out the window, looking at the direction someone was leaving. Her watery eyes were like spring water, her red lips were slightly raised, and she exhaled like orchid. (To be continued.)
