Chapter 77 Bargaining

After leaving Qin Yue, Liu Jianan had a map to Gengli Village in his hand. Qin Yue was indeed a rare all-rounder who was quite good at drawing maps.

"Shall we leave the city tonight?" Duan Haiping asked Liu Jianan about his plan.

Liu Jianan strolled into the kitchen: "It's getting late, let's leave the city tomorrow."

Duan Haiping understood: "Are you hungry?"

Liu Jianan admitted honestly.

Isn't it true? After working for so long, he still hasn't had a bite of hot food. The Wuzang Temple has been protesting for a long time.

He lifted the lid of the pot, looked at the empty pot, and the wilted vegetables in the basket next to it, and his inner depression was beyond words.

"Qin Yue currently has no source of income, and his companions are in the same situation as him. It's conceivable that their food is not that good."

Duan Haiping looked at Liu Jianan's sad expression and found it a little funny.

This little guy, when he was begging for food, he said that he couldn't even get food, and now that he has food to eat, he's still picky.

"Xiao Duan, I want to eat meat." Liu Jianan didn't intend to let his stomach go unfilled. "We've made a lot of money, how about taking some of it out to improve our diet?"

Duan Haiping pretended to disagree: "Didn't you say that the money should be left for Qin Lingyue to help her fulfill her wish?"

Liu Jianan said righteously: "Xiaoyue is growing up, so we should buy more meat to supplement her. Chickens don't eat, they are listless, and people don't eat meat, their nutrition lags behind."

"After all the talk, don't we still have to use our small treasury in the end?" Duan Haiping said helplessly.

He didn't want to beg every day.

Knowing that he was at a disadvantage, Liu Jianan assured him, "It won't cost much. Watch me."

They put on some disguises, covered the lower half of their faces with black cloth, and then set off for the market.

In the evening, most of the vendors had closed their stalls early, and only a few stalls were still open.

Liu Jianan found a small stall selling seafood, and fiddled with half-dead fish and shrimps with a look of disdain, and hesitated to ask the price.

The stall owner couldn't help but say, "Do you want to buy it? If not, don't mess around, or you'll kill my fish!"

Liu Jianan didn't want to linger, and turned around to leave.

The stall owner quickly stopped him: "It's already this late, if you want to buy seafood, there are only a few places selling it besides mine!"

Liu Jianan paused slightly, as if convinced by the boss's words, and squatted down to look through it again.

After a long while, the stall owner asked him unwillingly: "Have you looked through enough? What do you want? If you really can't do it, I'll pick it for you?"

Liu Jianan just "tsk".

"I'll give you a discount. I dare say there is no cheaper place in this market than mine!"

Hearing this, Liu Jianan slowly said: "I want all of them. Will you sell them for one silver dollar?"

Is he a child?

The stall owner was stunned, and then reacted: "One silver dollar? What a joke, I sell these fish and shrimps to merchants who specialize in buying seafood, and they won't be sold for just one silver dollar!"

Liu Jianan: "Forget it, I'll look at other stalls."

"You kid," the stall owner rubbed his face, "I didn't say I won't sell it, you add a little more, I'll help you clean the dirt, and help you shave the fish scales, okay?" "

Add another dime, no more, no more." Liu Jianan said decisively.

After the incident of buying Tanghulu, he had some idea of ​​how much money was in this era.

Based on the current purchasing power, one silver dollar can buy eight kilograms of pork, and it is indeed a bit difficult to buy these nearly twenty kilograms of fish and shrimp.

But business is about forcing people to do things that are difficult and bargaining. How can he get a good deal?

This is why he didn't ask the price at the first time. Once the stall owner heard that he was a child, he would be a little weak in momentum, and bargaining would be ineffective.

"Oh, forget it, one yuan and one dime is one yuan and one dime, it's really a big loss!" The stall owner shook his head and sighed, as if he was taken advantage of.

Liu Jianan and Duan Haiping knew very well in their hearts that this price was still within the stall owner's psychological expectations.

If these fish and shrimp were kept until the next day, they would definitely not be sold at this price. The boss was stopping the loss in time.

The last weighing showed 15 jin of fish and 10 jin of shrimp.

The fish were strung together with a straw rope, and the shrimp were put into the shrimp basket Liu Jianan took from the kitchen.

"Boss, the fish hasn't been processed yet." Liu Jianan reminded him.

The stall owner took a breath and said, "I'm selling it to you at a loss, and you still let me process the fish for you. Do you have any heart?"

Liu Jianan smiled and said, "If I don't cover the loss for you, you will have to sell it for a long time. I saved you time, shouldn't you give me some convenience?"

Oh, what a powerful mouth!

The stall owner couldn't say anything but Liu Jianan, so he had to hold his breath and help him clean the fish: "Take it!"

"Thank you, boss."

After buying the fish and shrimp, he realized that he and Duan Haiping were both shrunken now, and taking these fish and shrimp was already the limit.

"This is enough to eat for three to five days," Duan Haiping saw that he still wanted to buy meat, so he stopped him, "We are leaving tomorrow, why not wait until we return from Gengli Village to buy meat."

"Okay."

If you buy too much, with the current preservation method of salting and sugar pickling, I'm afraid the taste will be much worse.

The two brought the fish and shrimp back to the base, attracting the coveted eyes of Qin Yue and his companions.

Liu Jianan didn't mind everyone having a feast together, but there was one thing: "These are mainly bought for Xiaoyue to replenish her body, and others are not allowed to think about Xiaoyue's share."

Qin Lingyue had already drooled at the sight of the fish and shrimp, but when she was at home, her parents always thought she was a waste of money.

Whenever there was something delicious, her parents would always give it to her brother first, and never ask her if she wanted to eat it.

But brother An'an said in front of everyone that these fish and shrimps must be closely related to her portion.

She couldn't help but look at Uncle Qin: "Is it really okay?"

Am I really worthy of eating these fish and shrimps first?

Before Qin Yue answered, Liu Jianan told her decisively: "Of course you are worth it!"

Even if it wasn't for the task or the test, he would give the delicious food to Qin Lingyue.

Until this moment, Qin Yue realized that he seemed to have never taken on the responsibility of being an uncle.

He only brought Xiaoyue out of the cage that oppressed her, but didn't teach her how to build her own life.

He never dispelled the darkness for Qin Lingyue. Once he was gone, Xiaoyue would only fall into hell again.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoyue, it's uncle's fault."

Qin Yue squatted down, hugged the little girl tightly, tears streaming down his face.

Liu Jianan took this opportunity to quietly send the things to the kitchen, and wait for the cook to prepare the meal, and they could start eating.

But he never understood: "Why is Qin Yue crying for no reason?"

"He may be afraid." Duan Haiping could understand Qin Yue's emotions, "He almost ruined Qin Lingyue."

"Ah?" Liu Jianan didn't quite understand what Duan meant.

Duan Haiping didn't want to explain, he just whispered: "Liu Jianan."

"What's wrong?"

"Promise me to live well and not die." Duan Haiping ordered with a frown.

I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light.

I never thought that I, who don't believe in gods and Buddhas, would one day be unable to help but pray to God to never take away my light.