Chapter 84 What if I don’t buy it?
Qin Chuchu turned around and saw a man dressed as a guard cursing a woman in front of him viciously.
"Sir, I haven't sold a single one yet, how can I afford to pay the tax?"
The old woman had a bitter face and begged the man in front of her while pointing at the four pumpkins covered under the quilt.
The old man hasn't made his winter clothes yet, and is waiting to sell the pumpkins to buy cotton.
"You damned bitch, are you trying to bully me?"
The guard glared at the old woman in front of him with gritted teeth. The more he scolded her, the angrier he became. Then he raised his foot and kicked the pumpkins. Two of the four pumpkins were broken at that moment.
The old woman looked at it with a look of heartache.
"Sir, please be merciful! These are the only valuable things in my house!"
Regardless of how cold the ground was, she knelt down and protected the other two good pumpkins behind her.
If these are all kicked and broken, they can't be sold for money, and the old man can't make winter clothes.
“…………” Qin Chuchu gritted her teeth.
He tried to rush forward several times, but was stopped by Feng Qi every time.
Even though he was also angry watching this, the situation was special after all, so he thought it was better to mind his own business.
Once the master arrives in the Far North, he will definitely find time to take care of these matters.
Qin Chuchu knew what Feng Qi meant, so she endured it. But it was really infuriating to watch him!
I stared at the back of the guard's head, wishing I could smash it to pieces.
Seeing that the woman really couldn't come up with the money, the man spat again and walked away cursing.
After seeing him leave, Qin Chuchu came to the old woman.
“How are pumpkins?”
She pointed at the two pumpkins that were kicked and broken. Although she was not a kind-hearted person, she could still help within her ability.
"Oh, these pumpkins are three cents each. If you want both, give me five cents."
As the old woman spoke, she pushed out two intact pumpkins behind her.
Originally, these four could be sold for at least a dozen cents, and even the worst quality cotton could buy two kilograms. But now it seems that it is no longer possible to buy them.
"I'm talking about those two!"
Qin Chuchu pointed at the two bad pumpkins picked up by the old woman. Some of them had been kicked to pieces, and the two could barely be put together as one.
"These two?"
The old woman was stunned. She didn't expect that someone would want to buy a bad one, so she looked up and looked at Qin Chuchu carefully.
Although her face was obscured, judging from her voice, she must be a girl. Judging from her thick clothes, she didn't look like someone from a wealthy family.
You probably bought those two broken ones just to save money.
"If you want these two, just give me three cents!"
The old woman held up three fingers. The ones that were kicked into pieces were no longer edible and could only be put together into one. It would be a waste of money to charge people three cents.
"Okay, I want this!"
Qin Chuchu nodded and took out a piece of silver from her pocket as she spoke.
After taking the change from the girl's hand, the old woman looked embarrassed.
"Miss, do you have change? I can't find it!"
Her pockets were cleaner than her face, so how could she have the money to pay for the extra half an ounce of silver?
"This is my smallest change, just take it and don't give me the change!"
“This…how can this be possible!”
The old woman stood up from the ground and looked at Qin Chuchu with disbelief.
This piece of silver must be worth at least half an ounce. If used to buy food, it can last for several months. This girl actually said that she gave it all to her. Could it be that her ears are not working well?
Seeing that the lady was so excited, Qin Chuchu stuffed the silver directly into her hand and lowered her voice and said:
"Don't let those wild dogs hear us!"
After saying that, he glanced at Feng Qi, who understood, picked up the two pumpkin halves on the ground, and followed Qin Chuchu away.
After walking a long way, I turned around and saw the old woman standing there stupidly.
Qin Chuchu sighed. That living devil only knew how to bully others in his own territory and didn't even care about the lives of the people in his own fiefdom.
He just looks good, but he actually has no brains at all. It's a waste to give him so many fiefs.
At this moment, Han Muchen, who was lying lazily on the bed, sneezed several times inexplicably and frowned in annoyance.
I don’t feel cold, why am I sneezing?
After Qin Chuchu bought the two bad pumpkins, she didn't buy anything else.
I visited many shops, but there was nothing I liked.
I don't even bother to look at those rouge and powder paintings that look like monkey butts. There is simply no comparison between the antiques and jades and those in her space.
There is even more rice, flour, grain and oil in the space. There are still dozens of sets of clothes that were customized before and have not been worn, not to mention that there are still many clothes in the space.
He walked from the beginning to the end of the street and visited almost every shop, except for the two bad pumpkins in Feng Qi's hands.
"It's getting late, let's go back!"
Qin Chuchu craned her neck to look at the sky. It was almost noon, and Huo Yanwang and the others should be having lunch soon.
After saying that, he turned around and was about to go back, but was stopped by Feng Qi.
"Princess, are we going back now?"
As he spoke, he looked at the pumpkin in his hand. After shopping for most of the morning, he bought two broken pumpkins to take back. He had to buy some food to take back, otherwise he would have to eat clear soup noodles at noon.
Seeing what he was thinking, Qin Chuchu pushed her hat.
"Since we can go out shopping now, the inn should also be well stocked with food."
Although the weather is still very cold, they can all go out shopping. In order to make money, the inn owner should have prepared enough food. I think the lunch should be quite sumptuous.
“…………”Feng Qi.
It's so embarrassing. It really proves the saying that one lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
But if he keeps bluffing like this, when will it end? So he decided to show his hand.
"princess!"
"Hmm?" Qin Chuchu looked at Feng Qi.
Looking at his troubled face, it was obvious that something was wrong.
Feng Qi took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision.
"Princess, actually, it's not that the food in the inn is insufficient, it's that we are out of money."
"Ah?" Qin Chuchu looked confused, as if she didn't understand.
Although the Living King of Hell was a criminal, he was the old emperor's most proud son after all. Besides, he had a favored mother protecting him in the palace. How could he not have money to spend?
"Princess, you heard me right. We are truly out of money. Before the prince was exiled, the emperor raided the palace and took away over a million taels of silver from the treasury. Now, not only is the prince out of money, but even his subordinates are out of money. Just look!"
Feng Qi had a bitter face and searched his arms thoroughly before he took out a few taels of loose silver and a dozen copper coins.
Just when he was about to let Qin Chuchu take a good look, she pushed him back with disgust.
"Alright, alright, kick it back!"
Qin Chuchu waved her hand. It was not shameful for a grown man to look so poor.
I really didn't expect that the living devil was so poor. No wonder he was so stingy along the way. It seems he really has no money.
Thinking of the eight dishes and one soup I had before, I felt angry. I had no money but was pretending to be poor.
Turning her head to look at the food shops on the street, she sighed.
Well, what can she do if she doesn’t buy it? It’s her own fault for meeting such a poor man!
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