Cai Zhongsheng felt the same as her mother-in-law. She said it was better to release the turtle and the words were engraved on it.
Ye Huiqiong supported this opinion, but because of her son who was in trouble, she did not agree immediately. She only said that the turtle weighed 10 pounds and cost 1,000 yuan to buy it. It cost 100 yuan to have someone engrave it.
Liu Sanjun didn't really believe what the mage said. He felt that buying a turtle to release was unnecessary and a thankless thing. In addition, the unscrupulous driver just asked for more money, and he was always aggrieved.
I saw him taking the turtle from his mother's hand again, the movement was a bit heavy, as if snatching it, and he said in a vented tone that he would not let it go and return the turtle to the seller.
The mother had no choice but to follow him to the gate of the vegetable market. He also took a look at the turtle and found that it had retracted its outstretched head into its hard shell, as if it had sensed an ominous sign and sought temporary self-protection.
Cai Zhongsheng, who was holding the baby in her arms, also followed. This time, she didn't want to wait outside the door, as if she was worried about being thrown away.
The aquatic product stalls in the market are arranged in two dragons, with an alley naturally formed in the middle, leaving customers to browse and choose aquatic products.
The ground is always watery, as if it has never been dry, even on hot days. This is because many fish are living creatures and must be kept fresh in large or small basins filled with water. Tossing them with water is indispensable when putting them in and taking them out. Sprinkle.
In addition, aquatic products from rivers, seas, lakes and reservoirs far and near are transported by large trucks and delivered by small trucks, and are dragged in and out every day, making the floor of the aquatic product stalls wet, and there is still a fishy smell in the air that does not dissipate all day long. It smells really bad.
But most of the individual stall owners who often do business here are used to it and don't feel any discomfort. It's just that some of the few customers who come here are not used to it. When choosing products at this aquatic product stall, they always don't want to smell the smell, so they hold their noses and walk slowly at intervals. Give way to areas with a lot of water and put your feet on slightly dry areas to avoid getting wet. Wet the cuffs of your pants, if they are not rolled up.
At this moment, Cai Zhongsheng, who was holding the baby in his arms, had reached the head of the aquatic products stall, still following behind.
Seeing that the ground was wet, Ye Huiqiong turned around and asked Cai Zhongsheng to just stand there without moving.
She took a few steps and her son was already standing in front of the fourth seafood stall.
The stall owner asked him what he wanted to buy. He spread out the turtle in his hand and said, I want to return it. I bought it from you about half an hour ago.
The stall owner was stunned for a moment and asked a little unhappily, why did he want to return the item after buying it? Is there something wrong with the turtle? If there are no problems, a handling fee of 10% of the selling price will be deducted for returns.
so tall? Can it be less? Liu Sanjun remembered that the turtle was worth 1,000 yuan and he had to pay a handling fee of 100 yuan. He felt that it was a loss, so he asked in a discussion tone.
The stall owner said firmly that if you think it's not worth it, you don't have to refund it.
Ye Huiqiong was afraid that her son would quarrel with the stall owner again, so she smoothed things over and said, forget it, you will refund 900 yuan.
Liu Sanjun glanced at the stall owner and was reluctant. He did not hand the turtle directly to the stall owner, but placed it on top of a mesh cover covering a wooden basin containing several turtles.
The stall owner was about to weigh the turtle on an electronic scale to see if it weighed enough. If there was any discrepancy, he would find a reason not to admit that he had sold it, and there would be no return.
When he was making this plan, the stall owner looked down and saw words carved on the turtle's back, and shouted, "This turtle is not mine, take it away."
This turtle is yours, but I asked someone to carve words on the turtle's back. Liu Sanjun explained.
The stall owner said, that's not okay. Even if you carve words on the turtle's back, I won't take it. If you do, you won't be able to sell it. Are you trying to trick me?
The stall owner picked up the turtle, which had half its head sticking out from the top of the net and was waiting for an opportunity to crawl away, and stuffed it back into Liu Sanjun's hand, urging, "Take it away!" Take it away! Don't hurt me.
Liu Sanjun had no choice but to admit it, looking aggrieved and helpless.
Ye Huiqiong said leave.
Cai Zhongsheng, who was standing there with the baby in her arms, turned around and started towards the exit of the market gate. She thought that the turtle could not return the goods, so if it was not released, it should go home!
But when he walked out of the market gate, Liu Sanjun said angrily, "I must return this turtle to the stall owner."
Ye Huiqiong advised, forget it! There are words engraved on the turtle's back. If you return it to him, even if the stall owner owns it, it will be difficult to sell it. It's not difficult for others.
When Cai Zhongsheng saw that the baby in his arms had fallen asleep, he gently interrupted. Since the name of our family was engraved on the turtle's back, it would be better to send it to the beach to be released.
Ye Huiqiong nodded in agreement, but Liu Sanjun was very stubborn and disagreed, saying that he had a way to return the goods and would go to the stall owner later.
Ye Huiqiong asked him what he could do, but he didn't say anything.
She saw Liu Sanjun walking towards the street with the turtle, and she and her wife were following behind. Only then did she realize that Liu Sanjun had found the carver who had started to carve words on the turtle's back for him. He asked the carver to carve words on the turtle's back. The engraved words were polished away.
The carver was a lean old man wearing black-rimmed glasses. When he saw Liu Sanjun coming over with a turtle, he thought he had made a mistake and asked him to rework it. When he knew that was not the case, he looked at Liu Sanjun's face with his eyes. Scanning around, I thought to myself: Is there something wrong with this young man? Have you gone crazy? I was paid to have the words engraved, but within half an hour I was asked to polish them off.
However, the carver did not say what was in his heart. He only looked at it repeatedly and found that the young man in front of him was quite normal. Then I asked, why are you doing this?
Liu Sanjun said, don't worry, just polish off the words on the turtle's back.
That's okay. You pay half the price for starting the engraving, which is 50 yuan. If you agree, you can do it. If you don't agree, I won't do this kind of game work. The carver seemed a little arrogant and didn't look directly at Liu Sanjun.
Liu Sanjun took out 50 yuan and waved it in front of the carver, saying repeatedly, "Okay, okay, don't you just want money?"
The carver smiled and replied, "I rely on this to make a living. If I work in vain, why don't I just drink the northwest wind?"
As he spoke, he took the turtle handed over by Liu Sanjun, picked up the file, and polished the words on the turtle's back until they were blurry.
The turtle's back was originally uneven, but now it was much smoother. However, the turtle was very frightened. Not only did its head shrink tightly and deeply, but even its four claws were tightened in the shell and motionless.
The carver held it like a heavy stone. When he handed the "stone" back to Liu Sanjun, Liu Sanjun put the 50 yuan that was warm in his hand into the carver's hand.
Ye Huiqiong and Cai Zhongsheng stood aside without saying a word, but the baby was now in the arms of Ye Huiqiong, his grandmother.
Liu Sanjun held the turtle with no words on its back and proudly said to his mother and wife, "Let's go!"
At the aquatic products stall in the market, the stall owner who refused to return the goods after seeing the words carved on the back of the turtle had only done a few transactions. When he looked up, he found that the young man who had left here not long ago had come over again, still holding the big turtle in his hand. .
He turned away and pretended not to see. Soon I heard the young man calling him, the turtle seller, to return it to me.
The stall owner turned around and replied stubbornly, "Didn't I say that turtles with words engraved on their backs would not be returned."
The stall owner also pointed to a few empty buckets and basins and said, my business is good. You see, the turtles, turtles and oysters here are all sold out, but the customers who sold the goods, who are like you, come to return the goods? There is no problem with returning it. The problem is that you should not return it with an engraved turtle.
The young man the stall owner faced was, of course, Liu Sanjun, who looked familiar but also very familiar to him.
Liu Sanjun glared at him, pointed at the turtle's back and said, "Look, the words engraved on it have been polished off. You should let me return it this time, right?"
The stall owner looked at it carefully, and if it was true as he said, he planned to take over the big turtle that had been sold from him an hour ago, and then deduct the handling fee before refunding the money, but he still didn't want to take advantage of the young man.
The stall owner hesitated and seemed very conservative. He tapped the turtle's back with his finger and said, I have an opinion. If you can accept it, you can return it. If you can't accept it, forget it.
Liu Sanjun tightened his grip on the turtle that was loosened from his hands, and replied, "You must speak rationally."
