Chapter 132 Pen Washer
When Old Mrs. Gu saw him like this, she felt both angry and amused.
"Forget it, forget it. Why should I bother with an old fool?" After saying this, Mrs. Gu took out some money from her pocket and quietly handed it to Niu Niu.
Niu Niu had previously paid the sixty cents for the old man's dart-throwing fee. The old lady had already received the clothes and was unwilling to continue taking advantage of the child, so she secretly gave the money to Niu Niu.
The stall owner who had just lost his gold hairpin looked at Old Man Gu, then at Niuniu who was still waiting to throw darts. In the end, he could not resist the enthusiasm of the onlookers, so he gritted his teeth and took out a new gold hairpin.
Old Mrs. Gu's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly urged Niuniu, saying, "Niuniu, it's your turn."
Niuniu shook her head and said, "Forget it. I don't want to play anymore. There's nothing special I want."
Niu Niu could vaguely sense the stall owner's fear of her, and she didn't like this fear.
Old Mrs. Gu looked regretful and said, "Our good boy is so good. If you play, you will definitely win the jackpot."
Niuniu raised her little face and said with a smile: "Our family has already won the first prize once, let's give the opportunity to others."
Since the child said so, no matter how sorry she was, Mrs. Gu did not force it.
However, the stall owner felt relieved when he saw Niu Niu leaving with her family.
"I'll do it! I'll do it!"
"I came here first. I want to compete with the lucky star for the first prize!"
The last time someone won gold behind Niu Niu was still fresh in people’s minds, so this time many people were scrambling for the position behind Old Man Gu.
The Gu family ignored what was happening behind them and continued to stroll around the market.
After all, it was the Dragon Boat Festival and the market was very lively. If you think about it carefully, this was Niu Niu's first time watching acrobatics.
The little girl watched the fire-breathing show without moving her eyes, for fear of missing any exciting part.
Even though her little face was flushed by the afternoon sun, Niu Niu didn't move at all. Her eyes were sparkling and she clapped her hands very hard.
After waiting for a long time for the performance to end, Niu Niu still looked unsatisfied.
When the jugglers held up trays to ask for tips, Niu Niu didn't even count and just threw out a handful of copper coins, which made Old Lady Gu's eyelids twitch.
"My dear, just give me two or three copper coins. You don't need to give me so much." Grandma Gu couldn't help herself and whispered to Niu Niu.
Niuniu said doubtfully, "Their performance was really wonderful. The uncle who broke the stone with his chest, the sister who breathed fire, and the kid who spun the Frisbee all looked so hard-working. I think they deserve so much money."
Old Mrs. Gu was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect that Niu Niu had her own unique concept of consumption. She didn't know what to say for a moment.
Niuniu added: "Grandma, I will make more money to honor you in the future, so you don't have to worry about these small amounts of money."
Old Mrs. Gu was stunned by the promises made by her granddaughter. She thought that the more money she spent, the more money she would earn, and there was nothing wrong with this logic.
In the end, her love for her granddaughter prevailed, and Grandma Gu said with a smile: "Well, our sweet baby is thoughtful, generous and smart, unlike me, a stingy person!"
Niuniu stuck close to Grandma Gu and acted coquettishly, saying, "Grandma is not stingy, Grandma is the best grandma!"
Anyway, in Niu Niu's mouth, everyone in the family is the best grandpa/grandma/parents/brother/aunt, but everyone in the family just falls for it and is always fooled by Niu Niu.
The market was quite lively. After walking a few steps forward, I saw someone setting up a stall to sell sundries. There was a crowd of people gathered in front of the stall, pointing and talking, but few people took the initiative to buy anything.
"Why is this prodigal son of the Zheng family setting up a stall to sell things every day? Hasn't he sold all the things in his house yet?"
"You don't know this. It was said that someone bought a piece of calligraphy from his ancestor at a bargain price at his stall. He then sold it at a high price. But he was smart and bought a bunch of worthless stuff, mixing the real and fake together and selling them together."
Hearing this, the Gu family felt their eyes suddenly opened.
Niu Niu and Zhang Yunniang both remember Zheng Datou. The first time Niu Niu came to the county, she bought a golden turtle painted black from Zheng Datou's stall. Zhang Yunniang and her husband never told anyone about this.
If this matter were really revealed, I'm afraid Zheng Datou's stall would be snatched away by everyone.
Zhang Yunniang controls the number of times Niu Niu closes the bet, but she doesn't care how she spends the rest of her money. She didn't care about her previous large tips to jugglers, and she doesn't care about Niu Niu squatting in front of Zheng's stall to learn how to pick up bargains.
Gu Yan and Gu Zhao squatted with her and helped her to think about it, while the other members of the Gu family waited patiently by the side.
Old Mrs. Gu stood there, looking at her little granddaughter, then reaching out to touch the gold hairpin stuck behind her head, and laughing from time to time.
Niu Niu flipped through the books for a long time, but she couldn't understand the calligraphy and paintings. However, she took a fancy to a sky-blue porcelain brush washer.
"How much is this?" Niu Niu asked Zheng Datou, who was setting up the stall, in a crisp voice.
Zheng Datou sets up a stall almost every day. He gambles with the money he gets from the stall, and continues to sell goods after he has gambled away all his money. Many people come and go at his stall, and he doesn't even remember Niu Niu who bought something from his stall last year.
"This is the brush washer used by my ancestor who was the prime minister. Since you are a young girl, I won't lie to you. Here's the price: thirty taels of silver!" Zheng Datou opened his mouth and spoke.
The crowd continued to point fingers and say, "Zheng Datou is such a piece of shit, he even cheated a little girl."
Zheng Datou didn't care about the gossip around him. He just quoted the price casually and had no idea that a little girl half a person's height could afford such a price.
However, Niuniu did not refute immediately. Instead, she lowered her head and asked Gu Yan beside her: "Brother, how much is ten taels, fifteen taels, and seven taels?"
Niu Niu received forty taels of silver today. Her family was reluctant to spend too much of her money, so she had a lot left. She only had ten fingers, so she couldn't calculate the bill for the time being.
"Thirty-two taels." Gu Yan said in a low voice.
Zheng Datou perked up instantly when he heard this. He hadn't expected that this little girl, who looked like she came from a middle-class family in her dress, actually had money.
"Little girl, my baby is very popular. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again." Zheng Datou is quite good at creating anxiety.
Before Niu Niu could say anything, Old Mrs. Gu thought about what happened with the juggler just now, and thought to herself that her silly granddaughter would really spend her money on the things she liked.
Old Mrs. Gu was worried that Niuniu would suffer a loss, so she rushed over and yelled at Zheng Datou, "How dare you, you wicked thing, cheat my child! Is this broken brush washer something precious? I don't know where you picked it up from, but you claim it was passed down from your ancestors. You think it's made of gold, and you dare to ask for thirty taels of silver!"
"I tell you, we may not even buy it for five cents!"
Niu Niu squatted on the ground, opened her mouth wide, and looked stupidly at Old Lady Gu who was full of fighting spirit.
"My dear, let's go. Grandma will take you to another store to buy a pen washer!" Old Mrs. Gu pulled Niu Niu up and was about to leave.
Niuniu whispered: "Grandma, I like this very much..."
But Mrs. Gu insisted, "No, we won't be wronged. A pen washer only costs a few dollars. I'll buy you a better one!"
Niuniu looked at the azure brush washer on the stall with a conflicted look. In the end, she cared more about her family. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded obediently: "Okay, let's go buy it somewhere else."
Seeing that the cooked duck was about to fly away, Zheng Datou was extremely anxious and said quickly: "Old lady, if you have something to say, please talk nicely. Don't start swearing right away. The price is negotiable!"
Old Mrs. Gu thought that gamblers really have no dignity. She had scolded him so harshly, but Zheng Datou was still flattering her and negotiating with her just to earn some money for gambling.
But she finally stopped and said with a sullen face: "You should just do business properly. You won't get far if you rely on such deceitful means!"
Zheng Datou still had a smile on his face and said, "You are right. I will do business well. Do you think ten taels of silver is okay?"
Old Lady Gu sneered and said, "Five cents of silver is too much for me!"
Zheng Datou quickly said, "Okay, five cents is five cents!"
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