Mrs. Zhao Sun didn’t know how much salt was in the greased paper, and she didn’t dare to ask! And she firmly believed that the big shopkeeper had done such a big business, how could he lie to her like an old woman! So she thanked the shopkeeper profusely, took the oil paper bag with one hand and pinched the closed seal tightly, then turned around and walked out when the shopkeeper waved impatiently.
After he left the store, the waiter was still chattering to the shopkeeper, but Zhao Sun turned a deaf ear! Now that the most important thing for her has been done, the most urgent thing next is to rush home!
Zhao Sun, who was full of joy, walked more than ten steps away, when suddenly a person hurriedly walked towards her! This man was carrying a large package and was covered in sweat. He was obviously in a hurry. And when he saw Zhao Sunshi, he obviously made an evasive action!
Normally, Zhao Sun should avoid him. He Qianqian Zhaosun hadn't eaten salt for a long time, and his physical strength had already declined, so his reaction was naturally slower! As a result, the man's package hit Zhao Sunshi's left shoulder, knocking her to the ground! At the same time, the oil paper bag in Zhao Sun's hand also fell to the ground and spread out. The dozen or so grains of salt inside jumped out and disappeared into the sand!
The man who knocked down Zhao Sunshi glanced at her. Maybe he was in a hurry, or maybe he was afraid of being caught by Zhao Sunshi, so he disappeared into the crowd in a flash.
Zhao Sunshi fell to the ground, her elbows and palms hurting terribly! She raised her head and looked back, but she could no longer find the person who hit her, so she could only grit her teeth and let herself do it!
Only then did she suddenly remember that the oil paper bag in her hand was missing! She hurriedly looked in front of her and found the oil paper bag, but the mouth of the oil paper bag had fallen apart and there was not a grain of salt inside! She looked at the sand on the ground to find the salt, but the color of the salt itself was close to the sand. How could she, a half-blind old woman, pick it out?
Zhao Sun couldn't help but feel sad when she saw the scene in front of her, and her tears fell down! He began to cry in pain: "My salt, my salt!"
She cried while rummaging hard in the sand, trying to identify the difference between salt and gravel. However, when she fell to the ground, the position of the paper bag changed. Where could she find salt grains of the same color as the sand?
But this was related to the health of his son, daughter-in-law and grandson, and she could only cry and rummage in the sand! But the more she cried, the more blurry her eyes became, and she couldn't tell the difference between grains of sand and grains of salt!
At this moment, she suddenly found a pair of leather boots in front of her eyes! Zhao Sun just wanted to tell this person to get out of the way and not to step on her salt! But that person reached out and grabbed the oil paper bag in her hand, stretched out his big hand to grab a handful of sand and wrapped it in it, and then picked her up by her shoulders!
Although Zhao Sun was pulled up involuntarily, she still fought for the oil paper bag from the strong man! It was as if that was not an ordinary oil paper bag, but the lives of his family!
But as soon as she shouted, the strong man who picked her up said loudly: "Stop crying, it's so noisy! I can give you your salt!"
This sentence was like strangling Zhao Sunshi by the neck, and she lost her voice instantly! When he heard that she stopped crying, the man holding him was obviously relieved! Then he walked towards the other side of the street, and Zhao Sun was dragged along by him, staggering to follow him.
When she stopped following this man, she realized that she was standing in front of a store that was being renovated but had not yet been renovated. But looking at the layout through the door, she felt that it looked very familiar. It seemed to be similar to the layout of the salt shop just now! ap.
A man ran out of the door and said, "Shopkeeper, why did you bring an old woman back?"
The strong man called the shopkeeper thrust the oil paper bag containing sand into the man's hand and said, "Put a bag of salt in this quantity!"
Although the guy was surprised, he turned around and ran to the back without asking. Then in the blink of an eye he appeared in front of the two of them again. Although Zhao Sun's eyes were blurred, she was not blind. She could see that the oil paper bag in the waiter's hand was another one! But looking at the size of the bulge, it seems that the content inside is only more than before, not less! But what was in the oil paper bag just now was a lot of sand?
The shopkeeper took the oil paper bag and stuffed it into Zhao Sun's hand, and motioned for her to open it and take a look. Zhao Sunshi eagerly used
Trembling, I opened the oil paper bag and looked inside. My first thought was that this person is fooling people. How could there be such white salt! The second thought is that this is really salt! Because the smell that rushes into your nose can’t fool anyone!
At this time, he cunningly stretched out his hand to twist a pinch of salt and put it into his mouth, and a pure salty taste rushed straight into his throat! It seems that there is indeed salt in the oil paper bag!
After she confirmed this and felt the heavy weight in her hands, Zhao Sun was extremely frightened! Because she was weighing the weight in her hand, this bag of salt must be at least half a catty, maybe seven or eight taels! This is not something she can afford! What's more, his eight cents had already been given to another shopkeeper!
Zhao Sun took a deep breath and used all her strength to stuff the oil paper bag back into the waiter's hand. She was speechless for a moment and could only shake her head! But she knew in her heart that her Zhao family had been poor all her life, but they had never done anything bad, so she couldn't take this salt away!
The strong man called the shopkeeper obviously saw what she was thinking. He took the oil paper bag from the waiter and stuffed it back into Zhao Sun's hand. At the same time, he said loudly: "Old lady, don't worry, this salt is just for you." Yes! My shop is about to open soon, so I give some salt goods and a few auspicious words to people, just to get some luck! And it’s not free, you have to spread the word for my shop, my shop is authentic Official salt only sells for 60 cents per catty! You should mention me more to promote it!"
Mrs. Zhao Sun is not a pedantic person. When she heard what the shopkeeper said, she immediately gave herself a reason to take away the salt! And this kind of behavior of giving away some goods before opening to win praise is indeed common on the street, so she can take it with peace of mind!
But when she heard the next words, she felt dizzy! Official salt, sixty cents per pound! This is cheaper than what private salt sells! When did salt become worthless?
But at this time, she could no longer think of so much! All she wanted to do was take the salt back, which would be enough for their family of four to eat for a long time!
But in the end, her rationality finally made her wake up. She wanted to kneel down to the shopkeeper, but he was pulled up by the shopkeeper. He said loudly: "Old woman, remember, my shop is called Liansheng Salt Shop. Don't remember it wrong. Come on! I need to tell you the price here and make it clear!"
