Chapter 66: Alternative Ideas
Zhuang Zhou looked back and saw that it was really the village woman who bought fish.
He froze, a smile on his face, and smirked at the people who had seen his joke earlier.
Those who laughed at him for being stupid couldn't cry or laugh when they saw it. They shifted their attention to the village woman who brought the silver, and felt that this village woman was even more stupid than Zhuang Zhou.
Nima Di! Thou hast brought all the fish home, and what thou hast sent the money for it? You have too much money to spend, don't you? If you have too much money to spend, you move it to the street and throw it all over the street! If Lao Tzu is lucky, Lao Tzu can also pick up a piece.
Zhuang Zhou's alternative has already attracted the attention of many people in the town.
I heard that the village women had sent money to Zhuang Zhou when it was noon, and they stretched their necks one by one and looked at them in disbelief. Suddenly! Everything on the entire street seemed to have stopped, except for Zhuang Zhou and the village woman.
The sun is in the middle, like a pair of eyes looking down on the world, looking at everything that is happening on the street. The spring breeze blows gently, giving people a warm feeling. The air is filled with the fragrance of earth. It feels like spring is coming, everything is recovering, and spring flowers are blooming.
"Little brother! I'm sorry! Keeping you waiting. ”
The village woman panted as she beckoned to Zhuang Zhou. Under her running, her chest rose and fell, which attracted the attention of many people.
Zhuang Zhou stood in place, looking at the village woman, and felt that she was very beautiful. Although her clothes are not gorgeous, she has a ruddy face. Seeing a woman who was about the same age as his mother, he couldn't help but think of his mother.
"I thought you weren't coming!" Zhuang Zhou smiled indifferently.
In fact! He didn't blame the village woman for not sending the money. He felt that the village woman's family was very poor and could not afford to come up with much silver.
A big herring weighing more than ten catties can be sold for more than 100 yuan. Herring is different from other fish in that it has a high nutritional value. But! At that time, people did not know what nutrition was, and there was no concept of nutrition, but the taste of herring was much better than that of other fish. Nature! The price of herring is more expensive than other fish.
What he wants is credit! It's talking about what counts.
Even if the village woman didn't have much money left after buying the medicine, as long as she talked and came to talk to him, he was just as happy. Because! The fish have been given to others, and you still care how much money people give you? To give or not to give?
But! He didn't wait for a reply. So! At that time, he was also very uncomfortable. So! He waited on the street, waiting for the village woman to appear.
Right now! The village woman appeared, and the village woman came to fulfill her promise, and Zhuang Zhou was naturally happy. No matter how much money the other party gives him, he is happy. He was happy whether he gave money or not.
Zhuang Zhou's idea is so different!
He didn't care at all about the price. As long as it is on the basis of "whatever", he accepts it. For special circumstances, it doesn't matter if he wants money or not.
He thought: What if I hadn't hooked the fish last night? Didn't leash the rabbit either? What do I get for nothing? Isn't it? You get nothing, you don't get a penny. If there is a harvest, there will be income, so why not be happy?
"Come on! Come! Come! ”
The village woman gasped and pressed one hand to her chest to keep it from throbbing and undulating as she spoke.
"Hmmm! And how much money do you give me? Zhuang Zhou asked with a smile.
When the people around listened to it, they also pricked up their ears one by one and listened.
Everyone is concerned about this matter, how much money can the village woman give. I thought: A poor village woman, the man in the family is still sick, how much money can she come up with?
"Me? I? After I bought the medicine, I didn't have a penny left! Under! ”
The village woman was still panting, and she didn't speak at all.
"Wow!"
The people around listened to this, and all of them had mocking smiles on their faces. They all turned their eyes to Zhuang Zhou and looked at Zhuang Zhou's jokes.
"And what are you doing here?" Zhuang Zhou's face was also difficult to look at. He didn't come because the village woman didn't bring money, but! He felt insulted.
This? This? This? The people around here aren't laughing at me anymore? Really laugh at me for being stupid!
"I owe fifty dollars to the pharmacy!" The village woman added.
"You?" Zhuang Zhou said angrily: "Do you still want to borrow fifty money from me?" ”
"Nope! No! No! No! The village woman took a step back and waved her hand repeatedly.
The people around laughed when they heard this. A few idlers also gathered around, tilting their heads, squinting at Zhuang Zhou, and looking at Zhuang Zhou's jokes.
"Then why are you running back?" Someone who read the joke asked.
"yes? What are you doing here? ”
"Do you want this little brother to go to the pharmacy, bet you there, and then you go home and get the money?"
When everyone heard this, they all burst out laughing.
Zhuang Zhou clasped his arms in both hands, looked at the village woman, and shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"It's not! No! I? I? The village woman was anxious and argued: "Where? Where? I was familiar with the pharmacy owner, I often went to buy medicine, and he owed me a debt! ”
"And what are you doing here? Are you stupid? ”
"Yes! You've already given him two loaves of bread, that's enough! The price he asks for is whatever! Two flatbreads are just fine. ”
Everyone, you and I said it one by one. I think that if that's really the case, the village woman shouldn't come back.
Zhuang Zhou also felt strange, huh? Why did she come back? Don't? Just to come back and tell me: she has no money?
The village woman looked around, her face changed, and she said softly, "Am I not?" I'm home? I? Alas! How so? My man saw a big herring and asked me to cook it for him to eat. Am I not? Coming back late? ”
The crowd burst into laughter.
Someone laughed and said, "You've eaten all the fish, what are you doing here?" ”
"The fish are all eaten, what are you doing when you come back? You say, "I'll eat the fish, money!" No! ”
"Hahaha!"
The crowd burst out laughing again!
"What nonsense are you all talking about!" When the village woman saw that everyone was laughing at her, she was so angry that she cried on the spot.
"Am I that kind of person? No matter how poor I am, I won't lie to my little brother! How old is the little brother, is it easy? I can fool his fish. I! I tell you! I didn't eat a bite of the fish, I bought it for my man! I was reluctant to eat, so I gave him food to replenish his body. ”
"Then why are you still running back?"
"Am I not? I still owe fifty Song money to the pharmacy, and I'm here to pay it back! The village woman said, took out a cloth bag from her arms, and then took out a handful of Song money from the cloth bag. Count out a hundred Song coins from it and hand them to Zhuang Zhou.
"This hundred Song dollars is the money to buy fish, and it is an arbitrary price! Talking counts! ”
Zhuang Zhou took a hundred Song coins in disbelief and looked at the village woman. He never thought that the village woman would be so generous that she would give a hundred Song money. To know! One hundred Song coins is already the normal market retail price.
Everyone looked at the village woman in disbelief, they didn't expect that she really sent money? And! Also gave a high price!
"Little brother! I'm sorry! My house is far away, and I cook fish for my man again, so! I'm late. ”
The village woman apologized and made a gesture to Zhuang Zhou. And then! Turned around and strode away, paying off the drugstore's debts.
Everyone looked at her back, still in disbelief.
Zhuang Zhou weighed the hundred Song coins in his hand, glanced at the people around him, and also took a step towards the inn.
Behind! There was a sigh.