Probably seeing that Su Qingluan was very "good-tempered", the shrimp seller felt that his guilty conscience of asking for a high price had dissipated a lot.
After hearing what Su Qingluan said about making the shrimps round, the man weighed the shrimps and the thin-mouthed bamboo jars on the scales. Together they weighed almost six kilograms.
Someone next to him said jokingly: "Hu Laoliu, you are too unkind. Is it obvious that you are ripping off customers? There is still water in the jar, and the shrimps are only about two kilograms after one or two trips, right?"
But Hu Laoliu planned to use his rogue attitude to the extreme: "Huh, the stuff belongs to me, I can sell it however I want! Don't buy it if she has the ability!"
Su Qingluan was so happy. She originally thought that even though it was more expensive, she was really greedy, and catching shrimps was really a time-consuming and laborious job. She was too lazy to do it herself, and she was often so busy that she forgot to let her go. When someone else went to catch them, I thought I would hold my nose and admit it.
As a result, Hu Laoliu not only pushed the envelope, but when Su Qingluan really turned around and didn't intend to buy it, he grabbed her wrist and said, "I've weighed it for you, you have to buy it!"
Su Qingluan quickly took a look at the surrounding situation. This place is already close to the edge of the town, far less prosperous than the busiest area of the town. Therefore, pedestrians coming and going are often in a hurry and do not know each other well.
Therefore, although a few people stopped to watch just now and verbally condemned Hu Laoliu's behavior of robbing customers, it was just a condemnation. A half-rascal like Hu Laoliu was naturally against This kind of verbal condemnation feels indifferent.
Everyone had no friendship with Su Qingluan, so they didn't want to get into trouble. Even if Hu Laoliu made things difficult for Su Qingluan, no one came out to stop him.
And although this place is close to the edge of the town, it is still some distance from the city gate guarded by guards. It is an awkward position where the two sides are not touching, so Su Qingluan gave up the idea of shouting for help and calling the city guards over.
After considering the current situation, Su Qingluan understood that it was not a wise choice to go head-to-head with the scoundrel in front of her, not to mention that she had to rush back to brew the herbs for her family, otherwise she would lose time and take today's decoction. If it is not timely, it will be bad if the condition is delayed.
Thinking like this, Su Qingluan decided to admit defeat and took out a piece of broken silver, which was about three to four hundred yuan. The other party weighed it in his hand and stuffed it directly into his waist, giving Su Qingluan no chance to bargain for change.
Su Qingluan knew that talking more was useless, so she turned around and left.
Before leaving, she glanced at him again: "Is your name Hu Laoliu?"
Hu Laoliu was immersed in the elation of slaughtering a fat sheep. When he saw Su Qingluan asking this question with an unclear expression, he thought she was holding back her breath and wanted to find a place, so he asked disdainfully: "So what? It's a business." It’s done, do you still want to get your money back? Let me tell you, these shrimps are sold and will not be returned!”
Su Qingluan didn't say anything, turned around and left.
On the way from Lefeng Town to Huaxi Village, Su Qingluan gradually met more and more acquaintances. Occasionally, when she meets someone she is very familiar with, such as the people she worked with all day and night for several days, someone will come up and say hello to her - after all, they will be working together again starting tomorrow.
Since it was a chat, the things in Su Qingluan's hands were naturally ready-made conversation materials.
The herbal packages were tied into a bunch, which anyone could see at a glance, and everyone in our village had heard more or less about the fact that everyone in the Su family, except Su Qingluan, fell ill from the cold.
However, the bamboo jar was opaque, and there was a layer of oil-proof paper inside, so some people were curious about what was inside.
"Oh, these are the river shrimps I bought in the town. They are fresh." Su Qingluan said, sighing deliberately, "Although the shrimps are fresh, I am not happy with them!"
As she spoke, she told the villagers she knew how she had been forcibly bought and sold.
In fact, Hu Laoliu's family also does some small business. Although there are rumors of pressure on the scale and forced buying and selling from time to time, this man is an old man who depends on others to choose the dishes, so he can still do business.
However, Su Qingluan's words were different. The last time she passed by, she had already left the impression of "what is said", so this time when Su Qingluan said it, many people recalled the vague rumors.
"I've heard this statement more than once!"
"I've also heard that it's true that Hu Laoliu's scale is always inaccurate anyway!"
“And Shopkeeper Su is saying the same thing now, so it’s definitely not wrong!”
So on the way from the town to Huaxi Village, many people learned that the eldest daughter of the Su family was bought and sold by the six gangsters Hu Lao in the village, and she was also asked for an exorbitant price, which was a huge pressure!
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Su Qingluan also knew that going too far was not enough, so he only explained the matter in detail once when there were relatively many people, and went home without saying anything more.
At this time, Hu Laoliu still didn't know what he had lost by bullying Su Qingluan, a little girl who had no one to help her.
The next day, there was something that made him regret even more. However, at this moment, Hu Laoer was still immersed in the excitement and pride of meeting his enemy, and had no expectation of what would happen next.
But as for Su Qingluan, she was not as angry about being "slaughtered" as she had shown before in front of everyone.
The most important point is naturally that with the ability of the Su family and especially her own, these few hundred copper coins are nothing to her. Therefore, although she is a little unhappy, she will not be depressed all the time - after all The shrimps are indeed alive and fresh.
The most important thing is that she knows that Hu Laoliu's "unlucky" has just begun - it is not yet known who is the real "taken advantage of".
Humming a tuneless tune, Su Qingluan soaked the herbs into four small casseroles for boiling medicine, added water just up to the edge of the pot, and waited for the dry herbs to fully absorb the water and then the water level dropped. Su Qingluan Then add some water appropriately to prevent the bottom from sticking.
At this time, Mrs. Yang was about to enter the kitchen from the door. When she saw Su Qingluan curled up into a small ball in the corner like a small animal, she stopped walking towards the threshold and greeted her with a smile outside the door. Said: "Daya is back?"
Su Qingluan turned around: "Well, I just came back and bought shrimps. I want to do something different tonight!"
"I saw it!" Ms. Yang said with a smile, "Your father and I will change the water in the basket later. It should be possible to keep the shrimps in it until evening. You can go and have a rest while boiling the medicine." It’s me and your father.”
Su Qingluan ran around for most of the day and had to cook dinner later in the evening. After thinking about it, she turned around and went out and decided to lie on her bed for a while.
At this time, Yang's voice came from behind: "I almost forgot! Next door, your Uncle Li took the autumn white peaches, but they are crispy and sweet! I left two big ones for you to put in, don't Let your younger brothers and sisters see it, they are the only one!" After speaking the second half, Yang obviously lowered his voice not wanting the two younger ones to hear, and winked at Su Qingluan.
