Han Du walked along the way and when he arrived at the West Market, he saw people crowded shoulder to shoulder. The bustling scene of the market suddenly hit his face. There were peddlers selling goods, woodcutters carrying firewood across the street, and stalls selling various kinds of things.
of all kinds of goods.
Although Han Du didn't buy it, he was very interested in seeing it. It seems that under Lao Zhu's policy of resting with the people, the people's lives are pretty good.
Along the way, Han Jingyun was dazzled by what he saw, especially the places that sold rouge, gouache, and hairpins. He would definitely stop at each place. He picked them up over and over again, and smiled when he saw them, but in the end he was reluctant to part with them.
I put them back and didn't buy any of them.
Han Du was a little surprised when he saw this, so he asked: "Since you like it, why don't you buy it?"
Han Jingyun's face turned red and she shook her head desperately, as if she was trying to argue that she didn't like it. When she saw Han Du looking at her with a half-smile, her face suddenly brightened, and she said softly: "I like it, but~"
After biting her lip, the girl continued: "However, I don't have much money in my hand. I can only use it to buy groceries. I can't afford these."
After hearing this, Han Du lost all interest in shopping. Is his family so poor? He can't even afford a girl's hairpin...
But it is reasonable to think about it. The Han family was already in a disaster, and all the valuable things in the family were looted. Fortunately, Mrs. Liu had the foresight to hide some money, so the Han family could barely survive.
However, Han Du spent more than 400 yuan to buy coal mines. Over the past few days, the Han family's expenses have become more and more tense.
Han Du was also fined by Lao Zhu for half a year's salary, and he would not earn a penny in these few months.
The family's current embarrassment is actually closely related to Han Du, which made Han Du feel ashamed for a moment. Now Han Du can only hope that the coal can be sold as soon as possible to generate some income.
Han Du came to buy groceries with his girl on a whim, but Han Du didn't expect that it would turn out to be proof that he was poor and short of breath.
Next, Han Du lowered his head and walked around the West Market with his sister, buying some radishes, leeks, tofu, etc. When he was about to go back, Han Du suddenly caught a glimpse of an old man carrying a load of wooden barrels from the
Pass by.
Han Du saw the contents of the barrel clearly at a glance, and quickly called to the old man, "Old man, wait a moment."
When Han Jingyun saw Han Du calling someone, he stopped and turned to look at him.
When the old man saw a young man calling him, he quickly put down the barrel, wiped the sweat on his arm, and asked: "Master, what do you want to do to stop the old man?"
Without saying anything, Han Du reached into the bucket and touched it.
Seeing this, the old man quickly advised: "Hey, yo, yo, young master, you can't do this, it will dirty your hands."
Han Du touched it and made sure that the bucket was filled with kelp. He didn't mind whether it was dirty or not. He shook off the water on his hands and asked, "How do you sell this thing?"
After hearing Han Du's words, the old man felt embarrassed, "This young man was joking, this little old man picked this thing from the pier outside the North City Gate. It's just worthless to take home and use it to feed the pigs."
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Pig, that is, pig.
After Lao Zhu became emperor, in order to avoid the taboo word "Zhu", the people began to call pigs pigs.
Han Du waved his hand and said in a rude tone, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm just asking you how to sell this thing?"
At this time, other people around saw that someone was still trying to forcefully buy and sell other people's pig food, and they immediately gathered around them out of curiosity.
At this time, Sister Jingyun's face was red, she was carrying vegetables and quietly moved a few steps outside. For fear of being recognized, she came with Han Du.
It's so embarrassing. I want to buy pig food on the street, but no one else is selling it, yet Han Du insists on buying it.
The old man was also confused by Han Du. He had heard in the drama before that the young masters of the noble families were forced to buy and sell on the street, but those were all for relatively expensive things. The old man had never heard of it.
However, there are people who forcefully buy and sell pig food. Today, he has gained some knowledge.
When the old man saw that Han Du's clothes were made of silk, he knew that the young master's family was probably from a family of officials. He didn't dare to offend him, so he had to apologize and said with a smile: "What's the money? Since the young master can like these worthless things, just pay attention to them."
Just take it."
Everyone around him nodded and praised the old man's wise move.
Some pig food is nothing more than something used to weigh down the bottom of the boat. The pig food cleaned up by the boatmen on the dock is piled up everywhere. People can pick it up and no one will care about it. There are some that have been left for a longer time.
It emits a foul odor that makes people avoid it even if they smell it from afar.
No money, just get it for free?
After hearing this, Han Du frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Do you think this young master is the kind of person who is domineering? Will he want everything from you? Just tell me a price, and I will buy it all for you if it suits you."
When the people around him heard Han Du say this, they burst into laughter. The meaning was very obvious. This young master was really not that kind of playboy, but he just had an abnormal brain and insisted on buying and selling other people's pig food.
Han Jingyun watched from the side, wishing to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. She didn't even dare to say a word, for fear of being recognized that she and Han Du were together.
It's not enough to give it away for free, you have to buy it with money. Han Du's words made the old man very embarrassed.
Seeing this, some people in the surrounding crowd booed, "Just sell it to him at any price. It's not a valuable thing anyway. At worst, you can just go and pick it out."
The old man thought about it. If the stalemate continued like this, it was not an option. He might as well just ask for a price. While it was still dark, he could run and pick up another load.
"Then young master, just give me a penny."
"One penny, okay." Han Du nodded and agreed, ready to give the old man money. When he touched his body, he realized that he didn't bring any money. He was about to ask Jingyun for it, but when he looked up, he didn't see Han Jingyun.
He had no choice but to say: "Well, I can't carry these things, so how about I ask the old man to help me pick them up at home and give you the money?"
"No trouble, no trouble, the old man just listens to the young master." After saying that, the old man picked up the kelp and followed Han Du away.
Han Du left, but the crowd watching the excitement did not disperse.
Everyone is still thinking about Han Du's outrageous behavior just now.
"This young master doesn't look stupid. Why is he buying pig food?"
"Who knows? Maybe they just keep pigs in their homes?"
"Ha! You didn't even look at the clothes that young master was wearing. Do you think everyone is like you and needs to raise pigs at home?"
After a short discussion, after all, the protagonist Han Du was no longer around, and the crowd slowly dispersed.