Chapter 068 Agarwood Bracelet
Shi Qiushui glared at him with wide eyes and complained, "Dad, you didn't do any work, why do you want me to share the money with you?!"
Shi Yue: "Why am I not working? Haven't I been serving as your security guard?"
Shi Qiushui: "Security?!"
"That's right." Shi Yue said shamelessly, "Yes, security guard, when you were setting up your stall, wasn't I always there to help you maintain order? Is there anything wrong with me saying I'm a security guard?"
Shi Qiu Shui vomited blood, and her father was clearly just standing there!
Shi Yue, displaying his scoundrel skills, pestered him relentlessly, "I've been your security guard all night, so you should give me your share of the money! Share it!"
Shi Qiushui couldn't argue, so he could only prevaricate, "No, I can't make the decision alone. Wait until tomorrow and I'll discuss it with Zhao Ran."
Fearing that Shi Yue would not give in, she quickly said, "Dad, it's getting late now. You have to go to work tomorrow. You should go back to bed early. I'll go back to my room too."
After saying that, she picked up the small bag containing money and ran quickly into her bedroom.
After returning to the house, Shi Qiu Shui carefully stuffed the bag containing the money into the only locked drawer in the room. She locked the drawer and hid the key in her pocket before going to bed with peace of mind.
Perhaps because he was too tired, Shi Qiu Shui slept without any dreams all night until dawn.
The next morning, Shi Qiu Shui was woken up by the heat.
It was almost July, and the weather in the city was getting increasingly hot. The sunlight was scorching hot early in the morning, shining through the glass onto Shi Qiu Shui's bed, waking her up instantly from the heat.
Shi Qiushui sat up suddenly, feeling sticky all over, her hair wet with sweat and sticking to her face, feeling very uncomfortable. She wiped the sweat off her head, jumped out of bed, and fanned herself with a large palm-leaf fan.
Hearing some movement in her room, Shi Yue in the main room called out, "Xiao Qiu is up?"
Shi Qiushui: "Yeah, I'm up!"
She opened the door with a clatter, ran out, and said, "Dad, please buy me another electric fan for my room. I was woken up by the heat today."
Shi Yue nodded. It was quite hot that day, and Shi Qiu Shui was a child who couldn't tolerate the heat.
He said, "Okay, I'll go check it out after get off work today and buy you an electric fan."
Shi Qiushui: "Then I want to go too!"
Shi Yue glanced at her and said with a smile, "Of course you have to go. I'm going to buy you an electric fan, so you have to go and pay for it, right?"
Shi Qiushui subconsciously covered the pocket of his clothes where he kept his keys and said, "What, what money? I don't have any money."
She didn't expect that after a night, her father was still staring at the money in her pocket!
Shi Yue: "Alright, alright, stop covering it up. Don't worry, I was just joking with you. I won't touch your money."
Shi Qiushui was skeptical: "Really?"
Shi Yue: "Really, really, I won't touch your money."
"But," he changed the subject, "but we adults all helped you and Zhao Ran last night. You two bosses can't let us work for nothing, right?"
Shi Qiushui pouted: "You still want us to split the money."
Shi Yue: "It doesn't matter whether we share the money or not, but you should at least show your appreciation."
He said, "Especially your Uncle Zhao and Grandpa Zhao have helped so much, wouldn't it be a shame if you didn't show any appreciation?"
Shi Qiushui thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let me discuss it with Zhao Ran."
According to Shi Qiu Shui's idea, she definitely couldn't give the money directly to the adults. It was not because she was reluctant to spend money, but because she didn't make much money last night.
It's easy to imagine that although they repaired several radios last night, yesterday was the opening ceremony, so the little money she earned, after deducting the money she spent on buying tools, was only about twenty yuan.
There were only twenty or so dollars, and if they were all distributed among the adults, each person could only get four dollars, which was too meager.
It would be better to buy something for the adults, but she would have to think carefully about what to buy...
Shi Qiu Shui was thinking about this matter in her mind. She hurriedly washed up, had breakfast, and went out with her father.
Her father took him to the backyard to pick up Zhao Ran.
Because Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran were practicing martial arts together, Shi Yue discussed with Zhao Hui and decided to let the two children go out together, with the two parents taking turns to send them off.
Today it is Shi Yue's turn. Shi Yue has to go to the backyard to pick up Zhao Ran before setting off.
Shi Yue and Shi Qiushui left home early today. When they arrived at the Zhao family's house, the Zhao family hadn't finished breakfast yet. Zhao Hui said while slurping noodles, "Hey, Shi Yue, wait a minute. We'll be done soon."
Zhao Ran also said, "Uncle Shi, I'm just one bite away."
Shi Yue waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, eat slowly, there's no rush."
Even so, Zhao Ran still sped up his eating speed. He finished the noodles in his bowl in two or three mouthfuls, jumped off the stool and said, "Uncle Shi, I'll go get my schoolbag."
Shi Yue smiled and shook his head: "Hey, this kid, I told you not to worry, but..."
Zhao Hui put down the bowl: "Isn't it because he saw you coming that he got anxious?"
He looked up at his watch and said in surprise, "Hey, why are you guys out so early today?"
The Shi family's father and daughter always go out on time, so when the Zhao family saw them coming, they thought it was time to leave. That's why Zhao Ran was so anxious.
Shi Yue groaned and said, "My daughter woke up early today, so we got out early."
Shi Qiu Shui pouted.
Her father seemed to be saying that they usually came out late because she got up late.
"Uncle Shi, I'm fine." Zhao Ran packed up his things and came out.
"Okay, let's go."
Shi Yue led Zhao Ran and Shi Qiu Shui out quickly. When they reached the gate, they happened to meet Hu Meili coming back with Old Lady Yang, and Yang Zhiqiang following behind with bags of things.
Shi Yue saw them and said, "Oh, Aunt Yang, why are you discharged from the hospital? Are you feeling better?"
Old Mrs. Yang had a good time during her recuperation in the hospital. Now her face is rosy and she looks full of energy.
She said with a smile, "Well, the doctor said it's nothing serious and told me to go home and recuperate."
Shi Yue nodded: "That's good. It's freer to go home than to stay in the hospital."
Old Lady Yang: "That's right, staying at home is comfortable. The hospital stay I've been having these days is so suffocating. I've wanted to come back for a long time, but my son Zhiqiang doesn't want to. He insists that the doctor wants me to be hospitalized for observation, so I have to stay in the hospital. What's the point of staying in the hospital..."
Although it was a complaint, there seemed to be a hint of showing off in Old Lady Yang's expression besides the complaint.
Shi Yue knew that Old Lady Yang was not really complaining, so he followed her meaning and said with a smile: "Hey, Aunt Yang, Brother Zhiqiang didn't let you leave the hospital because he was worried about your health. Just listen to Brother Zhiqiang."
Hearing Old Lady Yang's voice, Gao Cuifen, who was fetching water in the yard, poked her head out and said, "Oh, Old Yang, you should know how lucky you are. Your Zhiqiang didn't let you leave the hospital because it's for your own good. If I had a child as filial as your Zhiqiang, I would wake up laughing in my dreams at night."
Old Lady Yang's eyes narrowed into slits as she smiled and said, "Oh, I know, I know. I also know that Zhiqiang is concerned about my health. I just listened to him and stayed for the full number of days before coming back."
Shi Qiu Shui looked at Old Lady Yang, who still needed support to walk normally, and asked curiously.
"Grandma Yang, will you keep it at home from now on?"
Old Mrs. Yang: "Well, I'll just stay at home. The doctor told me to stay in bed."
She said with a bitter face: "The doctor said that my bones have not healed yet, so I can only stay in bed and can't even get out of bed."
Gao Cuifen: "Hiss—I can't even get out of bed? Isn't that like being in confinement after childbirth?"
Old Lady Yang said with a bitter face: "That's right."
Gao Cuifen frowned and shook her head.
It must be so uncomfortable to stay in bed and not go out on this day.
Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui also cast sympathetic glances at Old Lady Yang. The weather has been hot and humid in recent days. Even if you open the windows and turn on the electric fan, it is not comfortable to lie in bed all day.
Yang Zhiqiang: "Mom, let's go back first. Didn't the doctor tell you not to stand for long?"
Seeing this, Shi Yue quickly said, "Well, Aunt Yang, please go back quickly. Your health is the most important thing. When I'm free, I'll go to your house and we can talk again."
"Okay, then I'll go back first." Old Mrs. Yang nodded with a bitter face.
Old Mrs. Yang also said hello to Gao Cuifen and turned to walk home.
After all, her waist was injured, and it was still difficult for her to walk by herself. She mainly relied on Yang Zhiqiang and Hu Meili to support her.
Looking at the backs of the three of them, Gao Cuifen suddenly sighed: "From this perspective, Xiao Hu and Zhiqiang are quite a good match."
Yao Dazui, who had just come from the backyard, overheard something and her gossipy nature instantly stirred. She leaned forward and asked curiously, "Who? Who's with whom?"
Gao Cuifen: "Xiao Hu and Zhiqiang, the caregiver hired by Old Yang, Xiao Hu."
Yao Dazui: "Xiao Hu and Zhiqiang? Hey, the two of them?"
Gao Cuifen: "Yeah, I think they are quite suitable."
Yao Dazui: "Don't say that, now that you mention it, they seem to be quite suitable for each other."
From their outsider perspective, Yang Zhiqiang and Hu Meili, two young people, are indeed a good match, with the man being handsome and the woman being pretty.
Moreover, someone like Hu Meili, who has a gentle personality and lives her life seriously, meets the requirements that Old Lady Yang has for finding a partner for Yang Zhiqiang.
There is also Hu Meili's family. Hu Meili ran away from home because her family wanted to take her away in exchange for a betrothal gift. If she was with Yang Zhiqiang, she would not have to worry about this problem. After all, Yang Zhiqiang is a small boss and his family has some money. He can definitely afford the betrothal gift from Hu Meili's family.
I just don't know what Yang Zhiqiang is thinking...
The more Gao Cuifen thought about it, the more she felt the two young people were a good match. She said, "Old Yao, if I bring these two together, can Old Yang give me some money?"
Yao Dazui said, "If you really bring these two together, Old Yang will definitely give you money. But you better be careful."
She glanced at the enthusiastic Gao Cuifen and said, "Let me warn you, there's no guarantee that they'll be attracted to each other. If you don't want to be annoying, don't try too hard to bring them together."
Gao Cuifen: "Oh, I know, I know, how could I not know this..."
The little gossip spirit Shi Qiushui couldn't help but move his toes towards Gao Cuifen and Yao Dazui, but before he could get close to Gao Cuifen, he was caught by Shi Yue.
She blinked and looked at Shi Yue who was holding her: "Dad?"
Shi Yue: "Where else do you want to go? You don't want to go to the martial arts gym anymore, right?"
Shi Qiu Shui then remembered that she still had to go to the martial arts gym and couldn't listen to Gao Cuifen's plan to match Yang Zhiqiang and Hu Meili.
She lowered her head: "Okay, let's go."
Shi Qiu Shui was dejected when she walked out of the yard, but after a while her spirits returned and she began to pull Zhao Ran to discuss what gifts to buy for the adults who helped.
Shi Qiushui: "Let me tell you what I want to do first. I want to buy them the bracelets that we saw last time at Panjiayuan."
She thought about it all morning and finally thought of something suitable to give as a gift, which was a bracelet.
The last time they were shopping in Panjiayuan, they had seen a stall selling bracelets. There were all kinds of bracelets, including wooden, walnut, and bodhi seed bracelets, with many types and colors.
It's suitable to give it to a man like Old Zhao Hui, and it's also not bad to give it to women like Aunt Lu and Zhao Ran's mother.
The most important thing is that the bracelets are cheap. They saw them at the street stalls in Panjiayuan last time. Some cheap bracelets cost one yuan each, which is affordable for her and Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran thought about it and agreed.
But now there is a problem, that is how they can go to Panjiayuan to buy bracelets.
After hearing Zhao Ran finish his question, Shi Qiu Shui was also stunned.
Yes, Panjiayuan is very far away. If they want to go there, they need to be accompanied by an adult.
Shi Qiu Shui slowly turned his head and his eyes fell on Shi Yue.
She called out sweetly, "Daddy?"
Shi Yue had already heard the two children's conversation. He turned around resignedly and tapped Shi Qiushui on the head, saying, "You only know how to call daddy when something happens?"
Shi Qiushui smiled ingratiatingly and said coquettishly, "Dad, please, just take us there."
She said: "We went there to buy you a gift~"
"Okay, okay, I'll take you there." Shi Yue: "Let's go tonight. I'll take you there after work tonight."
Shi Qiushui: "Great!"
At five o'clock in the evening, Shi Yue rushed to the martial arts gym as soon as he got off work, picked up his two children, and then took a bus to Panjiayuan without stopping.
He was so anxious not because he was afraid that Zhao Ran's family would worry. When he was at work, he greeted Zhao Hui and told him that he would take the children to Panjiayuan to buy things after get off work.
He was so anxious because his two children kept urging him.
"Dad, Dad, hurry up, let's go to Panjiayuan to buy things and then go home. After we get home and have dinner, we still have to set up a stall in the evening."
Let’s see how much trouble these two kids cause.
Shi Yue was so annoyed that he lost his temper and just said, "I'm not a bus driver. I can't make the bus go faster even if you rush me."
"Okay." Shi Qiu Shui curled her lips and stopped urging Shi Yue.
She fixed her eyes on the bus driver driving in front of the carriage, hoping to urge him to drive faster with her mind.
Perhaps Shi Qiu Shui's intention really worked. The bus driver drove very fast for the rest of the journey, and Shi Qiu Shui and the others arrived at Panjiayuan quickly.
After getting off the bus, Shi Qiu Shui was about to head towards the cluster of small stalls, but Shi Yue held her back.
Shi Yue: "Xiao Qiu, don't run around. There are a lot of people here. You'll get lost if you run around. Come, hold my hand and I'll lead you."
He held Shi Qiu Shui's hand with his right hand and Zhao Ran's hand with his left hand, and walked inside with the two children.
There were many stalls selling bracelets in this area. Shi Qiu Shui saw a bracelet stall after walking a few steps. However, the bracelets on the stall were not particularly beautiful, so she didn't like them much. So she urged Shi Yuehe to keep going forward.
The stalls in this area were arranged quite densely, with a new stall almost every three steps. Shi Yue led the two children forward a few steps and soon came across a new stall selling bracelets.
The types and colors of the bracelets on this stall are much richer than the previous one. Shi Qiu Shui was immediately attracted by the pink Bodhi bracelets on this stall.
"Dad, look at this!" She pulled Shi Yue closer to the stall, pointed at the pink Bodhi bead bracelet and asked, "Dad, what do you think of this bracelet I want to give to Aunt Xie?"
The Aunt Xie she was talking about was Zhao Ran’s mother.
Shi Yue glanced at the bracelet she was pointing at and nodded.
Although the color is artificially dyed, it can be seen that the quality of the Bodhi seeds is good and the dyeing is even. Moreover, this bright pink color is quite suitable as a gift for female comrades.
After getting Shi Yue's approval, Shi Qiu decisively went up to the stall owner and asked the price: "Uncle, how much is this bracelet?"
The stall owner was a young, yellow-haired man who was engrossed in a yellowed martial arts novel. He only looked up when he heard Shi Qiushui's words.
He looked up and saw that the person asking the price was a little kid. He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go away, kid, don't mess with me."
Shi Qiushui put her hands on her hips angrily and said, "Who is causing trouble? I'm here to buy things. Don't you have any business with children here?"
The little yellow-haired boy was stunned. He now saw Shi Yue behind Shi Qiushui. His attitude changed instantly. He grinned and said, "Do it, do it, I'm doing a kid's business here."
He leaned forward and asked, "Which bracelet were you asking me about? Is it this one?"
He looked around and found the pink bodhi bead bracelet that Shi Qiushui had asked about. He said, "This bracelet is not expensive, fifty. Just give me fifty."
As soon as Shi Qiu Shui heard the price, he immediately stood up and prepared to leave.
The price was too high and beyond her budget.
Her total budget was only twenty dollars, and she had to budget for buying bracelets for five people. This one would cost fifty dollars, which she couldn't afford.
Shi Qiu Shui was about to leave, and Shi Yue followed him without saying a word. He could see that this yellow-haired boy was trying to trick him.
Bodhi seeds are the most basic material for bracelets. Even dyed Bodhi seeds bracelets will not cost more than five yuan in this market.
He asked for fifty yuan right away, simply because he saw that Shi Qiu Shui was a child and wanted to cheat him.
This was indeed the case. The little yellow-haired boy saw that Shi Qiu Shui was a child and wanted to trick her.
Moreover, he was confident that he could trick Shi Qiu Shui. He knew that the characteristic of children of this age is that they will not let go of something they like, so no matter how high the price he asked for, this child would probably pester her father to pay.
What the little yellow-haired boy didn't expect was that the kid he met today was not a real kid. He let go decisively after hearing the price.
The little yellow-haired man was confused by Shi Qiu Shui's attitude of leaving without saying anything. After a while, he hurriedly stopped Shi Qiu Shui who was about to walk to the next stall.
He said, "Hey, hey, hey, little girl, don't go yet. Look, I see you really like this bracelet, so I'll give it to you at a lower price, thirty. How about thirty?"
Shi Qiushui: "No. I don't want anything more than three yuan."
"Depend on."
The little yellow-haired boy cursed inwardly.
This kid is really good at bargaining!
Other people would bargain at most in the middle, but she went straight to the ankles.
The little yellow-haired boy thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, three dollars is three dollars. Little girl, I think you and I are destined to be together. I will break my bones today and give you three dollars."
Even if he sells it for three dollars, he will still make a profit. After all, this thing was made by his grandfather and it cost less than one dollar.
Shi Qiu Shui showed a satisfied smile on her face. She slowly stepped back, took out three dollars from the small bag she was carrying and handed it over.
The little yellow-haired boy was about to take it when he heard Shi Qiu Shui ask again.
"If I buy a few more bracelets, can you give me a discount?"
Hearing this, the little yellow-haired boy almost vomited blood.
He wanted to grab Shi Qiushui's shoulders and ask, "I sold it to you for three yuan, and you actually want me to give you a discount? How much cheaper can it be? Do you want me to give it to you for free?"
However, he didn't really say this out loud, for he was afraid that if he asked, Shi Qiu Shui would really nod.
The little yellow-haired boy suppressed his anger and said, "Little girl, my small business can't be any cheaper, but if you buy a lot, I can give you a small bead, is that okay with you?"
Anyway, the small beads were the leftover scraps from his grandfather's bracelet making, and he couldn't sell them, so he just gave them away without feeling bad about it.
Shi Qiushui thought about it and nodded: "Okay then."
She squatted down and quickly picked out four more bracelets. One was a dyed Bodhi seed bracelet similar to the one she had picked before, except that this one was turquoise. It looked more stable and elegant than the pink one, and more suitable for the elderly Aunt Lu.
The remaining three are imitation agarwood bracelets that look similar.
The reason why they were called imitation agarwood bracelets was because when Shi Qiu Shui picked up these bracelets and asked Xiao Huangmao about them, Xiao Huangmao quoted a uniform price of three yuan.
How can you buy an agarwood bracelet for three dollars?
Shi Yue didn't take these agarwood bracelets seriously until Shi Qiu Shui paid him the money and gave him the things.
Because the two children had to set up a stall when they returned home in the evening, Shi Qiu Shui bought a bracelet, and the three of them went home. After getting on the bus, Shi Qiu Shui waved her hand and handed a bracelet directly to Shi Yue.
She said, "Here, Dad, this is your reward for being my security guard last night."
She emphasized, "You're doing a great job as a security guard, but I don't need you anymore, so Dad, you don't have to come out to watch over us tonight."
Shi Yue: "Hey, girl, are you afraid that I will blackmail you?"
Shi Qiu Shui nodded honestly.
Shi Yue: "Hey..."
He took the bracelet handed to him by Shi Qiu Shui speechlessly, but he was still very happy in his heart.
I didn't expect that he would receive a gift bought by his daughter with his own money so early.
He happily played with the bracelet and thought to himself that the bracelet his daughter gave him was extraordinary.
This color, this pattern, this touch...
Wait a minute!
No, no, something seems to be wrong!
Shi Yue carefully observed the agarwood bracelet in his hand, and even brought the bracelet to his nose and smelled it.
After a while, Shi Yue frowned as if he had encountered something incredible.
It's a bit unbelievable indeed.
because.
This agarwood bracelet I bought for three dollars seems to be real?
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