Chapter 715 I Met a Shameless Person (5100 words) 3300 months
"Do you want them all?" The boss at the stall thought he heard wrongly. He stared at Xia Zekai and asked, "Do you want them all?"
"As long as the price is right, I will buy all the fireworks except firecrackers," Xia Zekai said to him.
Hearing what Xia Zekai said, the stall owner who was the first to serve Xia Zekai just now almost fainted and fell to the ground.
I never expected that a big customer would slip away right under my nose.
She didn't care whether she was breaking the rules or not, so she shouted: "Brother, do you want any more fireworks? I'll give you the cheapest price."
"Li, what do you mean, you are robbing customers!"
Before Xia Zekai could say anything, the face of the proprietress at the stall here changed immediately. She was about to start a fight with the stall next to her. At this time, Xia Zekai said: "What price can you give me? If it's the same as before, I won't
Bought."
"I definitely can't raise that price again. Brother, for the Yanyu Lihua you just mentioned, I'll give you sixty. To be honest, our purchase is only a few dollars cheaper than this price. I just want to sell it out as soon as possible.
I'm going home to celebrate the New Year. I only have these things anyway. It doesn't matter if I make more or less. I don't want to be cold here." She looked particularly sincere this time.
Xia Zekai couldn't tell for a while, but the price was indeed much cheaper.
He is not a fool, nor is he a saint who gives away money to others for free. It is not easy for anyone to make money, so he thinks about how to save a little bit.
Before he finished speaking, the boss of the stall here shouted to Xia Zekai: "Boss, to be honest, if you really want to buy it, I can give you sixty, but there is really no profit, no matter how low it is,
Unless you go directly to the factory to get the goods, it can still be a few dollars cheaper."
"Zekai, it seems it's true." Big Brother Xia Yunfei said.
"Then buy it. It's impossible for them to make no profit at all." Xia Zekai said.
After the two brothers discussed it, Xia Zekai directly faced the owners of the two stalls and said, "Then you can give me the cheapest price. If it works, send all the fireworks to Xiazhuang for me. If it doesn't work, forget it."
Already."
Listening to Xia Zekai's firm words, the two stall owners looked at each other with a look of regret in their eyes. If they had known this, they wouldn't have kept the price down so hard.
There was a stall selling fireworks at the back. At this time, he couldn't help but walked over. He took the initiative to ask Xia Zekai: "Boss, do you want any more? I also have a lot of beautiful fireworks there."
"Uh!" Xia Zekai was stunned. He didn't expect someone else to come to his door.
He asked: "What's the price over there?"
The firework seller did not dig his own grave anymore. He said very smartly: "If this boss really wants it, I will give them the same price."
"Then how many goods do you have in total? Tell me the number and I will do the math." Xia Zekai said.
He asked again: "I don't want any firecrackers. Just tell me how many fireworks are left?"
"Hey, I have to go home and do the math. I still have some at home. If I count them all, why shouldn't it cost thirty or forty thousand yuan?" The owner of the first stall also glanced at Xia Zekai, fearing that he said too much.
Suddenly he didn't want it anymore.
But Xia Zekai still had a smile on his face and no expression.
The second stall owner quickly said: "I probably have the same number at my place."
The third stall owner said: "I'm short, maybe 30,000 yuan at most."
After they finished talking, Xia Zekai nodded: "Okay, I want them all. I still have to go shopping. You can send them to me before dark, no problem."
"Uh, boss, can you pay a deposit first? It doesn't need to be much, just a few hundred yuan." They were also afraid of being tricked by Xia Zekai, so they asked for a deposit just to comfort themselves.
Xia Zekai didn't embarrass them. The family paid a deposit of 1,000 yuan, gave them Wang Yi's phone number, and finally gave them his address.
Xiazhuang is easy to find.
Before leaving, Xia Zekai also took a large bag of cannon balls from the first stall and gave them to the five little guys to play with.
They were gone, but Xia Zekai's arrogance in buying fireworks spread like wildfire and spread throughout the gathering.
There were also many fireworks stall owners who felt regretful after hearing this. Some stood there and screamed, wondering why they had never encountered such a heroic boss.
After Xia Zekai and the others left here, they went directly to the store where the second brother and second sister-in-law had just gone. Before they arrived, they saw the couple coming out of the store carrying two handbags.
Second sister-in-law Dong Fei also asked them: "Have you finished buying the fireworks?"
"Sister-in-law, we have finished shopping, where should we go shopping?" Luo Xiyun asked her.
Dong Fei didn't know where to go. Besides, the crowd was full of people and there were no other interesting places, so she said, "I've finished buying the fireworks. Is there anything else I want to buy? If not, let's go back and set them off."
Fireworks go.”
"That's okay, otherwise I'll ask them to send it there earlier." Xia Zekai said.
This matter was settled very quickly. Several children were too lazy to leave. When they heard that they were going back to set off fireworks, the little ones who were a little listless just now immediately became energetic.
"Uncle Kai, let's go back quickly." Xia Jingrui was still anxious.
Tongtong hummed: "Dad, I'm tired, please hug me."
As soon as she started, Yatou, Amy, and the others also started to look for their mother to hug them. Jingrui and Yuxi were both older, so they were embarrassed.
But he also looked like he didn't want to leave.
…
It took a group of them twenty minutes to get in, and it was not easy to squeeze out, and it took a lot of time.
After waiting at the parking place for three or four minutes, Wang Yi squeezed out from the crowd and said to Xia Zekai: "Boss, I've already told them. They said they can only give the car away at noon at the earliest when there are fewer people."
Drive it out, you can’t get out now.”
"It looks like we can't drive out like this. Let's go back. Let's go back and wait." Xia Zekai and the others stopped waiting.
After getting in the car, I took the two sets of clothes I bought for my grandpa and went back.
…
When I got home, my mother, Zhou Yinghong, was stewing meat.
According to what Xia Zekai said, she bought half a fan of grain-fed pork. The price was twice as expensive as ordinary pork, but it is expensive, and the meat is indeed different.
As soon as the car stopped, a group of people smelled the fragrance outside.
"Good guy, I haven't smelled this smell in years, but it smells so good." Xia Yunfei took a couple of strong sniffs and couldn't help but swallow.
The second brother also nodded: "The pork we buy now doesn't have this fragrance."
"Grandma, grandma, I want to eat meat." Tongtong was more straightforward. The little guy had already pushed open the door and ran in. He was shouting as he ran, but he was much more sincere than the others.
Seeing her like this, the rest of the group burst into laughter.
Xia Zekai said: "Yuxi, Jingrui, Amy, girl, you can go in and eat too."
As soon as he finished speaking, several little guys ran away.
Someone came to the house again. It was not the elders from the village who came to chat with Grandpa and Uncle. It was Xia Weiliang, the village party secretary of the Xiazhuang Village Committee.
Xia Zekai knew him, and he was an old man in the old Xia family who had not yet entered the fifth server. But speaking of it, his character was average.
Despite this, Xia Zekai still shouted according to his seniority after entering the door.
The eldest brother and the second brother also said hello.
Xia Weiliang said with a smile: "Uncle Shande, the four of them are back this time. It's rare to get together during the New Year. You are so lucky."
"It's not bad, I asked them all to come back. I think at this age, I can only see one less person." Xia Shande said this, but his face covered with age spots did not show any emotion towards death.
of fear.
On the contrary, he is quite free and easy.
Xia Weiliang was a little frightened when he heard what he said: "Uncle Shande, don't say that. Why can't you live to be a hundred years old?"
Not many people believed this, not even Xia Weiliang himself.
Xia Shande also shook his head: "That's it, Wei Liang, you just said you had something to do with Zekai, and he happened to be back. Please tell me what happened."
Xia Zekai was about to go upstairs to change his clothes. When he heard his grandfather say this, he stopped moving his legs again and turned to look at Xia Weiliang: "Uncle, you have something to do with me."
"That...it's nothing." Xia Weiliang rubbed his hands and was a little embarrassed to speak.
Xia Zekai saw it and said, "Uncle, if you have anything to do, just say it. If I can help it, I won't refuse. If you are really in trouble, don't blame me for speaking out."
"Cheng, Zekai, that's what happened. Our village committee has been thinking about something since last year, thinking about applying for special funds from the superiors to build roads. Now the country is implementing the village-to-village plan. Our village committee is thinking about it.
It’s just the right time to catch this opportunity.”
Listening to Xia Weiliang's explanation of the matter, Xia Zekai didn't notice anything wrong. He nodded and continued to listen.
The brothers Xia Yunfei and Xia Yunhui who came next to them whispered: "I'm afraid they are here to ask for money."
As they expected, after Xia Weiliang finished speaking, he finally said: "What the town means is that the county has notified us of the approval, but our village of Xiazhuang is not the only one to build the road. The special funds have also been paid."
If it’s not enough, the town will subsidize part of it, and the rest will have to be donated voluntarily by the villagers in Xiazhuang Village.”
"Oh, Uncle Wei Liang, how much money is left now?" Xia Zekai asked.
He thought that building roads and bridges was a good thing to accumulate virtue. If it wasn't much, he would bear all the responsibility.
Unexpectedly, Xia Weiliang looked quite down-to-earth, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was no longer a good person. He said, "There are still hundreds of thousands of miles left."
Xia Zekai gave him a blank look, turned around and walked out. He said, "Grandpa, I went to the market today and I smelled bad. I'll go up and change my clothes first and then come down."
"..." Xia Weiliang was confused.
What did Xia Zekai mean by just now?
What does it mean to have a bad smell?
Brothers Xia Weicheng and Xia Weiguo came in from outside at this time. They went to the eldest sister's place together in the morning, sat there for a while, refused the eldest sister's request for them to have lunch, and came back directly.
Seeing Xia Weiliang at home, Xia Weiguo even said hello: "Hey, isn't this brother Wei Liang? I heard that you are now the village party secretary. Why are you free to come home today?"
"It's Brother Weiguo. I don't have anything to do. I'm just going out for a walk." He was embarrassed to say that he came to Xia Zekai to 'collect donations'.
He thought that he would talk about it after Xia Zekai came down, but after waiting for twenty minutes, Xia Zekai didn't show up, which meant clearly that he didn't want to talk about the topic just now.
He didn't think it was interesting, so he left.
After he left, Xia Zekai came down from upstairs. Seeing his father Xia Weicheng in the main room, he asked, "Dad, are we going to build a road in our village?"
"That's what happened. I heard them mention it last year, and I already applied for it, but I heard that the county had no money, and then there was no news." Xia Weicheng told what he knew.
Xia Zekai curled his lips and said, "Uncle Wei Liang came to me just now to ask for money. He said he wanted to build a road. Dad, how much do you think he wants?"
Xia Weicheng shook his head and looked at his son calmly.
Then I heard Xia Zekai say: "He came up and asked me to donate hundreds of thousands. He is really poor and crazy!"
After Xia Weicheng heard this, he also got angry. He asked, "Zekai, did he really say that?"
"Ah, if you don't believe me, just ask my grandpa. My eldest and second brothers have also listened. How come he, a village party secretary, has such a big appetite? He dares to ask for hundreds of thousands with his mouth. He also solicits donations. What a waste of money.
It’s not necessarily how you spend it in the end!” Xia Zekai yelled.
Luo Xiyun, her elder sister-in-law, and her second sister-in-law helped Zhou Yinghong fish out the cooked pork and pig offal.
There are also a lot of meaty bones and ribs cooked in one pot.
At this time, five friends, Xia Jingrui, Xia Yuxi, and Tongtong, were surrounding a stainless steel basin, staring at the big bones in the basin and drooling.
The smell was so fragrant, but the bones had just come out of the pot and were at their hottest. They were so greedy that they didn't dare to do it for fear of being burned.
After several people entered the door, they heard Xia Zekai's yelling. Luo Xiyun asked him: "Zekai, what happened?"
"It's nothing, I'm just a little angry. How come you have to encounter such a bad thing during the Chinese New Year?" Xia Zekai couldn't help complaining.
Hearing what he said, Luo Xiyun asked his eldest brother and second brother before he knew what happened.
Zhou Yinghong said directly: "I'm going to find him. Why do we ask our family to pay so much money? He, Xia Weiliang, has been the village party secretary for so many years. Why don't you donate the money you get from selling sand and trees in Badong? He has been greedy for so much money.
Don't you have something in mind?"
"Is there such a thing?" Xia Zekai was stunned and asked.
Xia Weicheng nodded: "They say so, but there is no evidence."
Before they could start the discussion, Xia Shande said: "Okay, why do you talk about those unlucky things during the Chinese New Year? If you don't want to donate, don't donate. Just close the door and live our life, and no one will pay attention to him."
"Dad has seen through it all, Wei Cheng, if you ask me, this kind of person is used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong. If you pick on the weak and pick on the weak, don't pay attention to him. He will know that our family is not to be trifled with." Uncle Xia Weiguo said this.
Hearing what the uncle said was reasonable, Xia Zekai laughed and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I didn't take it to heart. I just felt that our summer village is not easy in the first place, and we don't have many specialties. There are not many things that can be developed, so how can we still do it?"
What a shameless village party secretary."
"He acts like a bear wherever he goes. If you think he is not good, the next one may be even worse, so it is better for him to do better." The uncle said this way.
He said: "However, Xiazhuang relies on the Hewu section of the Yellow River and has not developed. It is a real loss."
"Eat meat, don't talk about those bad things." Zhou Yinghong said.
It was almost lunch time. She took out the ribs and brought them to two large bowls. She also took out the pig ears and pork belly and mixed them with cucumber shreds. She picked out a large piece of fat and thin and prepared to stew cabbage vermicelli.
.
She said: "There are white meatballs and mung bean meatballs at the back. If you are not very hungry, just wait a little longer and they will be out of the pot soon."
Several people's mouths watered when they heard it, thinking that this is the taste of the New Year.
…
Besides, Xia Weiliang's house is not very far from the house that Xia Zekai just built. After leaving Xia Zekai's house, walk south for less than fifty meters and you will arrive home.
After he opened the door and entered, he saw posters and portraits of several great people on the walls of the room.
He glanced at it, burned another stick of incense, and murmured: "This bastard is so unreasonable. He really thinks he can do whatever he wants with a few filthy riches, huh!"
"Hey, old man, who made you angry again?" His wife came out of the cooking hut, her hands still stained with leek fillings, and she was making leek dumplings.
When he heard her question, Xia Weiliang didn't hide anything and said, "I just went to Uncle Shande's house and wanted to discuss with his grandson Xia Zekai about donating money to build roads. He just avoided seeing me."
His wife knew his temper best and asked him: "How much money do you want others to donate?"
"Only a few hundred thousand..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by his wife. His wife said: "What do you think? If I don't want to see you, it's hundreds of thousands, not tens of thousands, nor thousands of dollars.
Why!"
After my wife finished speaking, she didn’t want to talk anymore and went directly back to the hut to continue making dumplings.
Xia Weiliang was not convinced. He held his neck and shouted into the hut: "Hey, old woman, I made a mistake."
"I heard that his house cost three to four hundred thousand to build, and the car that Brother Acropolis drove was also three to four hundred thousand. I heard that the Bentley he drove had five to six million miles.
He is so rich, why not spend some money to build roads? This is a great thing to build virtue for his family. When the road is completed, a big stone monument will be erected at the entrance of the village, and his name will be written on the first one.
Who in our Xiazhuang didn't see his house at first sight? Can you tell me that I didn't do this for him?"
"Then you take the lead in donating. Would you be happy if I asked you to donate 100,000?" His wife couldn't stand listening anymore and asked him.
Xia Weiliang stopped talking for a long time before humming and saying: "How can this be the same? How much money does our family have?"
"How can I say hello to you, Lao Xia? Don't go too far. Other people in our village are afraid of you, but now they have money and people, and they know a lot of people. I don't know how many officials they know who are better than you."
, Don’t be clueless in your mind.” Xia Weiliang and his wife saw things quite clearly.
