Chapter five hundred and eighty-eight selling melons (2)
"How can I get watermelons for free?"
“Is it really true that free watermelon is given?”
People came around and asked all kinds of questions, why were they so crowded?
"If you want that watermelon, just weigh it with your hands, and then give me the weight. It must be accurate to two ounces. As long as it is within two ounces of the actual weight, it doesn't matter whether it is two ounces more or less. This watermelon
, you can submit it for free, little old man, I don’t want a penny. Of course, if you guess wrong, you have to buy the watermelon for six cents per catty.” The old man selling melons followed Zhu Pingan’s instructions,
He said it loudly to everyone.
"If you have two taels more or two taels less, you can take away the watermelon for free?" someone in the crowd asked.
"Yes, as long as you guess correctly, you can take her away for free, and I don't want a penny." The old melon seller nodded vigorously.
"Everyone has heard it and can all testify. I'll come. I'll come first." A man stood up first. He didn't want to take advantage of it. He specially picked the biggest one and weighed it with his hands.
, reported a weight, "Fifteen pounds."
It was the first time, and the melon seller was also a little nervous.
At the man's urging, the old melon seller weighed the melon on a steel scale in front of everyone, weighing fifteen pounds and four taels.
The error was four taels, and the guess was wrong. Because there was a saying before, if you guessed correctly, you would take it away for free, but if you guessed wrong, you would have to pay to buy it. So, the man had to pay for the watermelon. Six cents per catty, a total of 92 cents, a fraction of that.
I erased it and collected 90 articles. Touching the heavy copper coins in his pocket, the old man selling melons burst into laughter.
"Hey, just a little bit."
Everyone sighed with regret.
People always want to take advantage. Although the first man failed, he was just a little short of getting the watermelon for free. More people couldn't wait to pick the watermelon.
The second person held a watermelon that was slightly smaller than the one just now, weighed it, and reported its weight at fourteen and a half kilograms.
After weighing it, it was fourteen pounds and twenty taels, and then I had to buy the watermelon too.
The third person was lucky. He picked a watermelon and estimated it to be 13 pounds. After weighing it, it happened to be 13 pounds. So this person took the watermelon away in the envious eyes of everyone. He walked with a majestic look while holding the watermelon.
He was so high-spirited that he talked and boasted to everyone he met. So everyone who heard it found their way all the way to the watermelon stall.
The success of the third person suddenly ignited everyone's enthusiasm, and more people took up the challenge.
People challenged one after another, but only the third person was lucky and took away the watermelon for free. The others all failed. There were errors of three or two, half a catty, or one catty, so they paid for the watermelons one by one.
Went back.
There were even some who were very competitive and failed to guess correctly three or five times, so they bought all three or five watermelons home.
Soon, in less than an hour, the old melon seller sold out all the watermelons in his cart, not even the smallest ones were left. Not only that, people also asked the old man if he had any melons at home, and if they would come here tomorrow to sell melons.
He said he would buy it next time.
The money bag brought by the melon seller was not enough to hold the copper coins, so he simply wrapped the extra coins in his clothes, making them heavy.
The old man selling melons looked at the clothes that contained money and grinned, unable to close his mouth.
The maids and ladies on the second floor of the restaurant across the street were all shocked. Their mouths were open so much that they could stuff eggs in them. From the moment they sold the first melon, they couldn’t even close their mouths. They looked out the window and saw the hot sales.
The scene of the melons was like being struck by lightning. I couldn't recover for a long time.
Liniang was also surprised and her beautiful eyes widened, staring straight out of the window, her mouth open and unable to speak.
Only Miss Yan Er was not surprised at all. She bit her red lips and cursed, "Cunning little thief!"
"Huh? Where are the others? Why are they missing?"
After the little maid came to her senses, she looked out the window and shouted in surprise.
Then the other little maids also looked out the window. The old man selling melons was still outside. His cart of watermelons was all sold out, but Zhu Pingan, who had just been despised by them for cheating melons, was nowhere to be seen.
"He doesn't seem to have bought a single melon."
"It seems like hey, all the watermelons in the cart were sold out just now, and he didn't leave any watermelons behind."
The little maids thought for a while, and then suddenly froze, as if they had thought of something.
"That, that, I really want to see it. Just when a lot of people came to guess the melon, he seemed to have left, empty-handed, and seemed to be holding two books." A little maid raised her little hand and whispered
said.
As a result, the little maids became even more silent one by one, and their little faces couldn't help but feel a little hot. Just now, they despised that man for cheating, being worthless, shameless, and shameless, but in the end, he didn't take advantage of a single melon.
"My lord, my lord"
The old man selling melons looked at the money and grinned for a long time. After a while, he came back to his senses and went to find Zhu Pingan to express his gratitude. However, when he turned around, he found that Zhu Pingan was missing, and he couldn't help but worry.
shouted several times.
Someone at the stall next to him told him that Zhu Pingan had left long ago.
"My lord, my benefactor, my benefactor," the old man selling melons shouted loudly. He looked at the empty car and patted his head with regret.
There’s not a single melon left!
The adults wanted to buy melons twice, but as for me, I only thought about myself and didn't even leave a melon for the adults.
But the adults gave me a method to sell melons without any secret. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them how to fish. This method is enough for me to benefit a lot. At least this year's hot spring watermelons will not be sold.
The old melon buyer’s eyes were a little moist and his face was hot. He was really blushing for himself. At first, not only did he not believe in the good intentions of the adults, but he also scolded the adults in his heart. He thought that the adults wanted to plot something like this for him.
When I ordered watermelon, I was really embarrassed.
Adults are adults.
You are a villain!
What have you done? Hey, I’m really blushing. When I come to sell melons tomorrow, I must bring the biggest and sweetest melons from home to you. But I don’t know if you will come tomorrow, and I can’t even sell them.
I don’t even know the adults’ names.
What a good official. The old man selling melons looked at the direction Zhu Pingan was leaving and couldn't get back to his senses for a long time. It would be great if there were more good officials like this.
"interesting"
The charming Liniang stood in front of the window and looked out, looking at the direction someone was leaving. Her watery eyes were like spring water, her red lips were slightly raised, and her breath was like orchid. (To be continued.)