Chapter 38 Earn merit by practicing your own actions
"Good Samaritan, I'll make it cheaper for you..." When the male stall owner heard what Lin Zheng said, he didn't realize that he was doing him a favor, so he immediately offered to lower the price.
"Uncle, let's pay the original price. You guys have worked very hard."
Lin Zheng smiled, waved his hand, and asked: "How many days will it take to sell out this cart of melons?"
"Yes, it has been selling for three days. The main reason is that we are not familiar with the city. Some places do not allow selling, and we are kicked out when we go to a place. Fortunately, the sales are almost done..." the female stall owner said with some emotion.
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"You guys won't just be resting in the car these days, right?"
Lin Zheng asked with some emotion.
In fact, there is no need to answer, he already knows the answer. It can be seen from the haggard expressions of the couple that they must not have had a good rest in the past few days.
"I came to the city just to make more money from selling. How can I waste money to stay in a hotel? I just let my mother-in-law suffer the consequences with me."
When the male stall owner said this, his eyes turned red with guilt.
But the female stall owner laughed and said cheerfully: "I don't usually come to the city very often. This time I just treated it as a tourist. It's not hard at all."
Listening to the words of this middle-aged couple, Lin Zheng felt a little sad and a little warm in his heart.
Life is not easy, but their family is harmonious and they support each other. I believe they will get better and better.
"By the way, uncle, you said just now that these are the melons you grew yourself. Do you still have them at home?"
"Yes, they are all grown at home. After selling these, I will still have two or three cars at home."
The male stall owner calculated in his mind and replied.
"Let's do this. I'll take all the rest of your melons. You can just bring them to me later and sell them to me. As for the price, it'll be your usual price. How about that?"
Seeing this simple and kind-hearted peasant couple, Lin Zheng felt good about them and planned to help them.
"Little brother, are you serious?"
When the couple heard this, they laughed happily, but they still looked a little unbelievable.
"Of course it is.
I can pay you some deposit first."
Lin Zheng saw their smiling faces and smiled too.
This should be the most beautiful smile in the world.
"No, no, you are a good person. I can't thank you enough for helping us. We believe in you."
The male stall owner waved his hands and said plainly.
"Uncle, let's weigh these melons first."
Lin Zheng didn't say much. He thought he would transfer the deposit directly when he was paying, so that they would feel relieved.
"You have helped us a lot, these melons are free of charge."
The female stall owner said.
"How about that? One size equals one size. If you don't weigh me, I won't want any other melons."
"What a nice guy..." After some courtesy, the male stall owner weighed the item.
Under Lin Zheng's repeated insistence, the price was settled at the usual price without any discount.
"...1,500 yuan has been received!"
After Lin Zheng scanned the QR code to pay, the stall owner's small speaker sounded a prompt for payment.
"Little brother, we really believe in you, there is no need for a deposit!"
The male stall owner said movedly.
"Uncle, I've already turned around, that's it.
Let's add friends and wait for you to bring me watermelon..." Just as he said this, Lin Zheng suddenly remembered that he was going to Yang County tomorrow, and immediately changed the subject and said: "Uncle, can you please tell me?
Will Xigua be taken to Yang County?"
“Yang County?
Isn't there a disaster over there?"
The male stall owner asked with some confusion.
Lin Zheng smiled and said: "Many people over there are volunteering to provide disaster relief. There is a shortage of water and food. I also want to do something within my ability.
Of course, if it's inconvenient for you, it doesn't matter, you can just send it to Yuncheng, I will still buy it at the price we agreed on."
"Little brother, you really have a bodhisattva heart.
Don't worry, we will help you deliver the melons to Yang County smoothly."
Seeing that her man was still hesitating, the female stall owner was the first to agree.
"Okay, thank you very much. I will compensate you for some gas expenses later. I can't let you travel so far in vain."
Lin Zheng said.
"We can't ask for this money. I'm very grateful that you bought our melons.
Besides, we also want to do our best."
The male stall owner came back to his senses and said.
“We’ll talk about it then.
I will rush to Yang County tomorrow and we can contact you by phone at any time.
You don’t have to worry, just go back and have a good rest, and I’ll just send it to you in the next two days.”
Lin Zheng said.
Then the two left each other's phone numbers, and then Lin Zheng asked the male stall owner to help him move the watermelon into the hospital ward.
"Little brother, you are so strong.
This mesh bag of watermelon weighs more than 100 kilograms, I see how easily you can carry it."
The male stall owner said in amazement.
"If I put in a little effort, I'll make a big difference."
Lin Zheng smiled and said, feeling a little complacent about his current strength deep down in his heart.
In the past, it was possible to carry more than a hundred kilograms, but it would never be as easy as carrying a kettle.
"There are not many young people like you these days!"
The male stall owner praised Lin Zheng again, then said goodbye and left.
After seeing off the male stall owner at the elevator entrance, Lin Zheng returned to the fat man's ward and pulled him up from the bed.
"Linzi, why did you buy so many watermelons?"
The fat man couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw dozens of watermelons placed at the door.
"You go to the nearby wards and send two to each room. I will send a few to the nurse's station and the doctor's room to help everyone relieve themselves from the heat."
Lin Zheng said, picked up a mesh bag and went to the nurse's station. Without further explanation, he put down a few watermelons and then went to the doctor's office.
Lin Zheng came out of the office and helped the fat man distribute the watermelons to the family members in nearby wards, receiving heartfelt thanks from everyone.
Watermelon is not valuable, but this affection warms everyone's heart.
"Congratulations on getting 1 merit point!"
"Congratulations on getting 1 merit point!"
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Along with everyone's thanks, Lin Zheng also received constant reminders from the system.
I called up the personal panel and saw that in a short period of time, the merit value had increased by more than ten points. Counting the 3 merit points for helping the melon farmers, the merit value now reached 60 points.
"It seems that if you want to earn merit, you still have to practice hard."
Lin Zheng once again confirmed his decision to go to Yang County by sending watermelons.
Although donating money and materials is also a good deed, if you want to gain merit, you still need to take actual actions.
"Lin Zi, what are you thinking about?"
The fat man interrupted Lin Zheng.
Lin Zheng came back to his senses, smiled, and asked: "How does it feel to be thanked by everyone?"
"I'm very happy and have a sense of accomplishment. It's hard to describe the feeling."
The fat man chuckled.
"This is spiritual joy, which can only be felt but cannot be expressed in words."
Lin Zheng smiled when his cell phone rang again.
Lin Zheng took out his cell phone and saw that it was Chen Shu calling.
"Are you here to inspect the post?"
The fat man winked at Lin Zheng: "Linzi, you better be careful. Although the school beauty on the left and the nurse on the right are very happy, you will suffer if they are exposed."
"Go away! Huang Rong and I just had a meal, it's not as dirty as you think.
Okay, you go back and rest first, I’ll take a call.”
Lin Zheng punched the fat man and walked towards the end of the corridor.