"Grandpa, grandpa! Look, I exchanged the fruit for white rice and a lot of meat!"
Carrying a big bowl full of meat, the little boy happily ran back to his camp to show his achievements to the old man.
The old man seemed to be a well-informed person. Upon seeing this, he first stood up and cupped his hands in Xiao Han's direction, then smiled and rubbed the little boy's head and asked: "Then have you thanked me?"
"Thank you? Why do you have to thank others?" The little boy was still young after all. He didn't understand that equal exchange can be called business, so he just scratched his head and said, "This is what I got from doing business, not what I wanted."
"Silly boy!" The old man was dumbfounded by the little guy. He rubbed his head and said, "Which do you think is better, wild fruits or meat?"
The little guy looked at the old man strangely: "Of course the meat is good! Who doesn't know this? Those fruits are not ripe, sour and astringent, otherwise I would have eaten them on the way!"
"The fruit is not good..." The old man nodded after hearing this, and then asked: "Then why do people want to use good meat in exchange for your fruit?"
"This..." At this time, the little boy blinked and was speechless. Yes, everyone knows that meat is good, so why do they want to trade with him?
Seeing the little boy's puzzled look, the old man smiled and said: "Silly boy, this is a compromise that people came up with because they were afraid of giving it to you directly and you refused to take it. Is it for your own good? So you want it too.
Recognize clearly what is good intentions and what is business! In this world, everything cannot be done as business! There are many things that are more important than business!"
"Oh, I understand!" After listening to the old man's explanation, the little boy nodded in understanding: "It's like grandpa gave that aunt a lot of good things on the way, right?"
As soon as the little boy said this, the old man's originally smiling face suddenly froze! After a while, he stared at the snickers of the waiters next to him and scolded: "You...you! Hurry up and eat the meat."
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The little boy was startled by the scolding. When he came to his senses, he quickly raised the big bowl and said, "Ah? Oh...Grandpa, you eat first!"
"Go, go, let's go!"
"No, grandpa, you eat first!"
In the end, the old man couldn't resist the little boy. He reluctantly ate the smallest piece of stew and then shooed the little boy away like a fly.
But the little boy didn't take it seriously. He excitedly held up the big bowl and received a piece of meat from one of the waiters, and then he started to devour it hungrily.
"This kid is quite interesting!"
The little boy's movements were all seen by Xiao Han. When he saw his greedy saliva, he insisted on sharing the meat with others first. Even if he only had two or three pieces left in the end, he would not regret it at all.
Looking like this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly.
All human beings are born with bad qualities!
For example, greed, and selfishness, that's why Xunzi said that human nature is inherently evil! Only through continuous teaching can you see the good side.
Now, a ten-year-old boy can abandon his bad roots and put others before himself. This shows that the family behind him must also be a kind and honest family.
The little boy holding a big bowl ate deliciously.
A sea bowl the size of a human head was filled with a full bowl of rice and meat. Xiao Han couldn't even eat so much rice. Unexpectedly, under the little boy's mouth, it was completely destroyed in just a moment. No wonder
People always say that a half-grown man will live in poverty.
After eating the last grain of rice in the bowl, the little boy finally burped comfortably, rubbed his belly, ran to the bucket on the side to wash the big bowl, and then prepared to send it back to Xiao Han.
"Wait a minute, I'll go with you." The old man saw the little boy's movements, thought for a moment, put down the wild vegetable soup he had just served, took out a small bag from his back, and stood up to follow him.
When the little boy holding the sea bowl saw this, he looked back at his grandfather. Although he was a little strange, he didn't ask any more questions. When the old man caught up, they walked together towards Xiao Han.
"Hahaha, my grandson is naughty and makes you laugh!"
Still familiar with the smile before saying anything, Xiao Han has seen this trick too many times. It seems that anyone who is smooth in dealing with things will use this trick.
"My husband, you're welcome!"
Everyone saluted, and Xiao Han had to stand up and return the salute. At the same time, he did not forget to kick Liu Hongji.
Liu Hongji reluctantly stood up and cupped his hands, then sat down again.
"Hehehe..." Seeing Liu Hongji's perfunctory look, Xiao Han was a little embarrassed.
The old man didn't take it seriously. Shi Shiran handed over the small bag in his hand and said with a smile: "It is fate that we meet today. I am old and have nothing to offer. Fortunately, I went to Sichuan this time and collected some good things.
Please come and taste the tea together."
"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Xiao Han thanked him politely, and at the same time glanced at Liu Hongji quickly, then ordered Xiaodong to get the tea leaves to brew, and then warmly invited the old man to sit down with him.
He invited the old man, not for the sake of tea. But when he heard that the old man had just come from Shuzhong, he suddenly had an idea and thought about asking him more about the situation in Shuzhong and on the road, so that he could be prepared.
The old man came here just to make friends, so he didn't refuse when he saw the situation. He sat on the floor opposite Xiao Han, smiled and exchanged a few words, and then saw Xiaodong coming back with tea.
The brewed tea leaves are very fragrant! It is much more fragrant than the tea soup boiled with onion, ginger and meat oil. The fragrance is not comparable to the fishy aroma of meat oil.
In other words, since Xiao Han introduced the techniques of frying and making tea in Chang'an, this technique soon spread to the north and south of the Yangtze River.
Until now, making tea, which was once popular all over the world, has become a method of drinking tea that only a few people can use.
"This tea?" The old man picked up the tea soup brought by Xiaodong, took a sip, and frowned imperceptibly.
As a caravan shopkeeper who sells tea all year round, he naturally drank the tea in this cup, not the tea he brought.
"Huh? What do these people do? Are they so cautious? Are you afraid that I will poison you?" There was a faint surprise in his heart, but the old man's face did not show anything. He only took a few more sips of tea.
, then he put down the cup and asked with a smile: "The guests are looking at each other with confusion. I wonder what kind of business they are doing?"
"Us?" Xiao Han pointed at himself and said with a smile: "We don't have any specific business, we do whatever we want to make money, we make tea, silk, Sichuan brocade, we do it all!"
What Xiao Han said was already discussed with Ren Qing and others. The reason why they are not just doing business is because they are afraid of being asked about some professional things. They don't understand and are afraid of exposing their feet, so they say it is
They are engaged in grocery business. In this case, no matter what you ask, Xiao Han and the others only need to understand a little bit and they can get away with it.
This chapter has been completed!