"We are selling chestnuts. Delicious sugar-roasted chestnuts are priced at fifteen cents per pound. Come and buy them, everyone!" Seeing another customer coming to the stall of Sanfang, the fat aunt immediately shouted at the top of her voice.
"How come your chestnuts are sold so cheaply? Is there something wrong?" someone asked suspiciously.
"Sister-in-law, our chestnuts are the same as theirs. They are picked in the same mountain. What's the problem? It's not because our boss has good intentions and doesn't want to make unconscionable money, that's why we sell them so cheaply. Big
Sister-in-law, would you like some? I save five cents per pound, which is enough to buy a pound of grain." It's true that the fat aunt is a talkative woman, but she can also talk when selling things.
Seeing this, the woman looked at Bai Sanshu and his wife, who looked ugly, and saw that they were silent. She couldn't help but believe the fat aunt's words, and said unhappily: "I didn't expect that he looked honest and honest, and he was making dirty money.
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"No, some of these people are just stupid. It's so hard to earn money. I'm embarrassed to say that I came from the same village." The fat aunt spat at Bai Sanshu and his wife, and then persuaded the woman to buy more.
Mrs. Bai Liu was so angry that she felt dizzy. She picked up a spoon and tried to reason.
Seeing this, Bai Sanshu grabbed Bai Liu and whispered: "Forget it, these chestnuts were picked up from the mountains. How much they want to sell is their business, and their mouths are also their own. You are making a fuss."
So what if we win? We don’t have many chestnuts left in our family. If we don’t buy or sell anymore, we’ll go home to Maodong.”
"The Chen family are so useless. They want to sell chestnuts and no one can stop them. They can go against us even if they want to. Why should they say bad things about us!" Mrs. Bai Liu said angrily: "We
We bought the chestnuts at home with money, and after keeping them for so long, the cost of the chestnuts alone is more than seven cents, which is way beyond the black line."
"The doctor said you can't be angry. It's late today. Let's go home early. Don't you still have to make shoes?" Bai Sanshu hurriedly reassured.
Bai Liu knew that she wouldn't be able to sell much if she stayed, so she followed Bai Sanshu to close the stall, but her heart was filled with a sigh of relief.
Bai Sanshu and his wife went home that day, but they brought back more than half of the chestnuts. Their faces were not good-looking, which naturally attracted the attention of their family members.
"What's going on, mom and dad? Is someone looking for trouble?" Bai Ling put the food on the table and asked in surprise.
"The two cows from the Chen family also imitated us in selling sugar-roasted chestnuts. I don't know how they knew how to do it. They even set up a stall next to us. It was five cents a pound. Many people wanted to buy it cheaply.
It's theirs." Bai Liu said angrily.
Because Mrs. Chen Huang and Fat Aunt had both made trouble for their daughter, Mrs. Bai Liu also disliked these two people.
When Bai Ling heard this, he smiled, hugged Bai Liu's arm and said, "Don't be angry if it's no big deal. Just let them chat for a few days. There will be times when they cry."
"They sold more than a hundred kilograms of chestnuts in one day. How can we cry?" Mrs. Bai Liu was really unhappy and said angrily: "Stop talking to me like this to coax my mother. At worst, we won't sell them anymore, and the rest will be all."
Eat at home.”
"When I taught you how to pick chestnuts, I didn't tell you how to store them to keep them fresh. Even if their chestnuts weren't moldy, they must have been dried. When those who bought them went home, they found they were inedible.
, why don't you go find trouble with them?" Bai Ling chuckled.
When Bai Ling said he would not accept the chestnuts from the Chen family brothers, he had a plan in his mind. However, since the Chen family had been quiet for so long, Bai Ling had forgotten about it.
Chestnuts will become moldy if they are not stored well. Even if they are not moldy, they will lose moisture and affect their taste.
The chestnuts sold at home sell quickly, and the weather in the north is cold, so they have only been sold for more than two months and have not changed in quality.
"What?" Mrs. Bai Liu was happy when she heard it and asked hurriedly: "Second girl, please tell me what's going on."
Bai Sanshu and his son also looked at Bai Ling, waiting for her to explain clearly.
Seeing this, Bai Ling had to tell him the hole he had dug, otherwise he would not be able to eat dinner.
"Isn't it a bit unkind for us to do this?" After hearing this, Bai Sanshu's honest face wrinkled up, "The Chen brothers have been picking chestnuts for a long time. Throwing them away is a waste if they are moldy. They can't be eaten even if they are dry.
ah."
"When they come to bully people, they never think about being kind. Besides, some people think we owe them something without giving them a lesson. Dad has also seen it. The Chen family is deliberately going against us. Such people are not
After cheating him, is it possible to give him money to celebrate the New Year?"
Bai Ling snorted, but it wasn't directed at Bai Sanshu.
"It's a pity that they are moldy, but dad can guarantee that if our family gave them the method of preservation, the Chen family would be diligent in getting sawdust? Besides, dry chestnuts are not delicious, but if they are broken into pieces, they can be used to cook porridge or stew.
The rice is not bad. Not only does it fill the stomach, it is also much better than eating chaff, which is wasted by farmers."
"Second sister did the right thing. These two families just need to be taught a lesson." Bai Wei supported Bai Ling's approach the most.
"Master, when will you, a good old man, change your temper? People are bullying our daughter in front of us. Are you still thinking of helping them?"
Bai Liu's character changed a lot. After taking off his shoes and getting on the kang, he took Bai Xiaoshan into his arms and said to Bai Sanshu:
"I can tell you, they brought it on themselves this time. I'm just waiting to see what happens to them. If you dare to tell the truth, you'll sleep in the kitchen from now on."
Bai Sanshu blushed, got on the kang silently, and said nothing more.
The two Bai Ling sisters looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.
For several days in a row, Bai Sanshu and his wife set up a stall, but could not sell many chestnuts. Only regular customers who were not short of money would continue to patronize.
However, the couple ignored the provocation from the Chen family and just went about their own business.
The Chen brothers wanted to make a lot of money in silence, and unless the villagers discovered it, they didn't plan to let anyone else know about it, so the villagers didn't know yet that they were following suit and selling roasted chestnuts with sugar.
Finally, on the third day, Bu Kuai from the mayor's house came to the stall and tied up the four brothers and sisters-in-law of the Chen family.
"Sir, we didn't commit any crime! Did you kidnap the wrong person?" Chen Daniu shouted.
"Yes, we are just doing a small business. The couple across the street are evil. Selling a pound of chestnuts picked from the mountains for twenty cents is so evil." Chen Erniu followed up and shouted.
Mrs. Chen Huang and her fat aunt could shout loudly in the village, but after all they were just country women, so they would be too frightened to speak.
When Bai Sanshu heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother, but Mrs. Bai Liu stopped him and whispered in his ear: "Master, calm down, take a look at these two families. It's a pity that you thought that the second girl did something unfair before.
, are such people worth your worrying about them?"
"Alas!" Bai Sanshu sighed, but he didn't say anything to gloat about his misfortune.
"Some of you stopped here to complain to the mayor, saying that they had diarrhea after eating the chestnuts sold by your family, and some people are lying in the hospital. If someone is killed, you are waiting for a lawsuit.
Come on." When Bu Kuai saw that the Chen brothers were not cooperating, he directly greeted them with the wooden stick in his hand.
The mayor of the town is not an official who accepts the imperial court's orders. Although the people under his command are also called Bu Kuai, in order to distinguish them from the county government's arrests, everyone calls them Bu Kuai. (To be continued)