Chapter 37 Wait for Me
Taking something without asking is considered stealing.
Chu Xuan deliberately gave the person who stole the scale an excuse and shouted again, "Whoever borrowed my scale, please return it to me now!"
No one responded from the surrounding stalls.
I secretly cursed myself for being careless.
This scale belongs to Grandpa Wang.
An old scale that has been around for many years.
It can be passed down to future generations as an antique.
But we can't just throw it away like this.
Chu Xuan was very sure that someone had seen who took the scale, so he took out a dollar from his pocket and said, "Anyone who provides clues and helps me find the scale will be rewarded with a dollar!"
The woman selling fish at the stall next door seemed to want to say something but hesitated. She glanced at the opposite side and finally chose to remain silent. Her husband even gently tugged at her sleeve, signaling her not to meddle in other people's business.
This scene fell into Chu Xuan's eyes.
Opposite me was a man selling dried shrimps. He had dark skin and looked honest and simple, but it was hard to tell what he was like inside!
Chu Xuan walked straight to the stall opposite, "Boss, have you seen my scale?"
"No. I'm so busy, I don't have time to look at your stall. Go ask somewhere else!"
The man selling dried shrimps looked impatient.
Chu Xuan's eyes fell on the snakeskin bag beside him. There must be a scale hidden inside because she saw a tiny hook.
Chu Xuan was determined to confront the traitor directly, "Since no one has admitted to borrowing my scale, it seems they stole it! Only if they stole it would they not admit it! I just saw the security team patrolling nearby, I'd ask them to come and judge the matter!"
At this time, Mu Chenze happened to walk over. Upon hearing this, he immediately agreed, "I'll go call someone! You stay here."
Turned around and ran outside.
Chu Xuan stared at the man selling dried shrimps.
The man felt a little guilty and put his hand on the snakeskin bag, trying to move.
Chu Xuan deliberately shouted, "Whoever moves is the one who stole it!"
The man immediately withdrew his hand.
After a while, Mu Chenze came over with two security officers.
"Comrade, this woman's scale was stolen."
Chu Xuan pointed at the man selling dried shrimps and said, "I suspect he stole my scale. It was in the snakeskin bag!"
The man argued, "I didn't steal it! There was no scale in the snakeskin bag!"
Chu Xuan sneered, "The hook is exposed, and you still say there is nothing?"
The man looked down and saw that the hook was really exposed.
"I remembered it wrong. I brought two scales with me today to set up my stall. Is that not okay? I use one scale to weigh anything over ten kilograms, and the other scale to weigh anything under ten kilograms! The snakeskin bag scale is for weighing anything over ten kilograms. I haven't met any big customers yet, so I didn't take it out."
The security officer stepped forward and took out a scale from a snakeskin bag.
Chu Xuan recognized it as Grandpa Wang's house at a glance.
I immediately suggested to the security officer, "Comrade, I can write down the characteristics of the scale and the weight. Please ask the man selling dried shrimp to write them down as well."
Whoever writes the correct features owns it.
Seeing Chu Xuan's confidence, the security officer naturally trusted her more. "You two, come back to the office with me."
Chu Xuan said without hesitation, "Okay."
The man selling dried shrimp started to act like a rogue, "I can't write. Whoever delays my business must compensate me for my losses! Give me thirty yuan, and I will go with you. Otherwise, I won't leave!"
I will never leave.
Finally, one of the security officers ran back to the office to get paper and pen and brought it over.
The man selling dried shrimps insisted that he could not write, so Chu Xuan wrote down the characteristics of the scale and the weight, handed them to the security personnel, and then asked the man selling dried shrimps to describe them verbally.
The man selling dried shrimp kept repeating the same few words, "It's an old scale. It can weigh up to 30 kilograms. It has two weights, one large and one small."
Chu Xuan provided many features: scratches on the scale bar, three black spots under the weight, and a chili smell on the hook...
Eventually, the scale was found.
The man selling dried shrimps was taken away for education, and his dried shrimps were also taken away.
Chu Xuan put the scale and basket into the backpack and put it on his back.
After leaving the market, Mu Chenze realized that the number of backpacks was wrong and asked with concern, "I remember there were two backpacks when I came here..."
Chu Xuan interrupted gently, "It's for a big customer. Have you finished delivering the goods?"
"We've delivered it. I only booked the truck for the trip here, not the return trip. Brother Lin is staying in the city to pick up some work. We'll take the bus back later."
"Okay." Chu Xuan deliberately lowered her voice. "Could you please quietly call the lady from the stall next to mine to the ladies' room? She helped me just now."
If it weren't for her eye hint, Chu Xuan would not have been able to identify the thief so quickly.
It's considered as providing a clue, so you should give me one dollar.
But she has to give it privately to avoid retaliation from the man selling shrimp skins.
Mu Chenze is a smart man and understood it immediately. "No problem. I will definitely arrange it for you without leaving any trace."
Chu Xuan walked towards the market office, and Mu Chenze returned to the market but did not look for the woman directly.
Instead, he approached a man who was busy selling clams nearby and asked, "Comrade, I need to pee urgently. Can you take me to the toilet?"
The man didn't even look up. "I'm busy. I don't have time! Ask someone else!"
Mu Chenze ran to the woman's stall with an anxious look on his face and looked at her husband. "Big brother, can you take me to the bathroom? I can't hold it any longer."
At the same time, he winked at the couple with his back to the others and raised a finger.
The woman looked surprised and nodded vigorously, "I'll take you there!"
A few minutes later, Chu Xuan saw the woman in the women's restroom and gave her a dollar.
I also learned that her name was Lian Mei, she was 30 years old, and the man selling dried shrimps was called Zhang Dong, a vengeful man.
Lian Mei warned Chu Xuan to pay attention to her personal safety when she comes to the city next time, as Zhang Dong is very likely to retaliate against her.
Chu Xuan thanked her and walked out of the bathroom.
Lian Mei stayed in the bathroom for a few more minutes before going out.
At this moment, Chu Xuan had already reached an agreement on cooperation with Liu Chao.
From now on, any customer introduced by Liu Chao will be charged five cents per pound.
Yuan Yueban, who was introduced today, bought 96 kilograms and should pay Liu Chao a commission of 4.8 yuan, which Chu Xuan paid off with 5 kilograms of grilled fish fillets.
In fact, Liu Chao made money.
After all, five pounds of grilled fish fillets cost more than eight yuan.
Chu Xuan gave Liu Chao the village office's phone number so he could contact him if there was anything urgent.
About ten minutes later, Chu Xuan and Mu Chenze sat in front of a wonton stall, drinking wontons and eating egg pancakes brought from home.
Before coming to find Chu Xuan, Mu Chenze took the initiative to give three egg pancakes to Brother Lin. He ate a few of them himself, and now there are four left.
Chu Xuan and Mu Chenze each got two.
Mu Chenze paid for the wontons.
Chu Xuan also wanted to pay for the meal, but unfortunately he couldn't compete with him.
I sold 378 yuan today. I tasted the goods while selling them, and I also met a big client, so I earned a little less than expected.
But you can go home early and rest.
After buying twenty steamed buns with meat, she and Mu Chenze took the bus back to the county town.
Yesterday’s steamed meat buns were only given to the Wang family.
Chu Xuan planned to give six each to Ji Ping and Mu Chenze today, two to Liu Zhaodi, one to Widow Wang, and the rest would be for his younger brother.
After getting off the bus in the county town and waiting for the bus back to town, Chu Xuan gave Mu Chenze twelve steamed buns and said, "Share them with Ji Ping."
Mu Chenze didn't take it, but smiled and said, "Thank you! I'll take it. Wait for me here. Hold the steamed buns for me. I'll be back soon."
Without waiting for Chu Xuan's response, he had already run away...
(End of this chapter)
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