Chapter 221 Phoenix Starling
"Then can you learn how you scared them before?" she continued.
“Wow wow wow—”
“Wuwuwuwu——”
As soon as she finished speaking.
The starling on my arm actually imitated the crying sounds of babies and women.
The voices changed back and forth, as if there were two people standing in front of her crying.
I have learned at least 10 things.
Fortunately, it was daytime now. If it was night and I didn’t know there was a starling in the yard, I would have thought there was a wronged ghost in the yard.
Jiang Fubao's hair stood up because of it.
"What's that noise? Who's crying?"
Hearing the sound, the Jiang family raised their heads and looked around.
"Grandma, it's this bird crying! Phoenix, learn how to say it again and let my family hear it. You are so amazing."
I’m afraid this conceited bird won’t agree.
Jiang Fubao even praised it.
“Wow wow wow—”
“Wuwuwuwu——”
Jiang Fubao has grasped the weakness of the starling. It is a vain bird that cannot stand praise.
The Jiang family saw that the black bird on Jiang Fubao's arm could actually make human crying sounds.
Everyone was so scared that they stood there stupidly.
It took them a long while to come back to their senses.
"Oh, what's going on? It's broad daylight. Is this a ghost? How can a crow cry?"
"Is there really a ghost in the backyard?"
Zhang Jinlan and Sun Pingmei said together.
"This is not a crow. I heard there is a kind of bird whose feathers are all black except for its eyes, beak and claws, which are yellow. Only the inside of its wings has white feathers. This bird is called a starling and can learn human language, but I have never seen one. I didn't expect it to be true. It seems that the ghost crying at night is made by this bird."
Jiang Shoujia, who was well-informed, walked up to his granddaughter.
After looking at it for a while, he explained it to his family as if he suddenly understood.
"I've only heard that wealthy families would keep parrots that can mimic human speech, but I never thought that there are starlings that can also mimic human speech. I don't know who gave it this name, it's really ugly, why call it starling, why not call it Big Brother or Second Brother."
When the timid Sun Pingmei saw that there was no ghost in the yard, she started to feel unhappy.
"Second Aunt, it's not called Mynah Bird anymore. I gave it a new name, Phoenix."
Jiang Fubao heard the mynah bird cursing his aunt in his heart.
He quickly told her its new name.
"Hahaha, phoenix, this black thing is called a phoenix? Fubao, you are exaggerating it. But it doesn't matter. It is called a phoenix in this life, and it will be reincarnated as a phoenix in the next life. It can be considered that our Fubao is not calling it a phoenix in vain."
Sun Pingmei held her stomach and almost choked from laughing.
My niece was seen pouting and the starling was chirping.
She quickly added.
The child and the bird stopped staring at her.
After eating the watermelon, the phoenix flew back to the tree.
Ever since Jiang Fubao was reborn, his family has been blessed by the immortals.
The Jiang family's ability to accept things has become much stronger.
After seeing the starling, I learned from others.
They continued to be busy.
noon.
An ox cart stopped at the entrance of Jiangjia Village.
About twenty people gathered under a big tree at the entrance of the village.
Each person has one or even two large bamboo baskets behind him.
It was filled with bamboo tubes.
Seeing Jiang Lingu returning to the village, everyone rushed forward.
Surround him.
"Lin Gu, my family made 120 bamboo tubes, you can take them all."
"It's the same in my family. Oops, your uncle misheard you and thought you wanted 150. So we thought we would finish them for you even if we had to go without sleep. Well, 150, not one less.
Who knew that I just found out that you only wanted 100, what about the remaining 50? You have to take them, otherwise our work will be in vain, right? Auntie didn't sleep all night."
"Well, nephew, I was afraid you wouldn't have enough, so I thought of making more. One hundred and forty is only forty more. Can you accept it?"
"Shopkeeper Lin, you are finally back. My family doesn't make much. One hundred and ten bamboo tubes. According to the price you agreed on, you have to give me eleven cents."
"......"
Everyone tried to use their connections to get Jiang Lingu to collect more money.
After all, ten bamboo tubes are worth one penny.
If you do a few more, you can earn a few more coins.
Jiang Lingu's face looked a little bad.
He didn't have enough money.
I counted and found that there were twenty-five people.
If each person makes at least 100 bamboo tubes, he will have to pay 250 coins.
I spent 230 cents to rent the house before.
Plus, eating and drinking also cost money.
I only have two hundred and forty coins on me.
It's not enough.
He clearly remembered that he had only visited twenty stores before.
Ma Chunxia's family and Wang Taohua's family also rejected him.
Why are there a few more people?
But he couldn't help thinking about it, and the noise of these people drowned out his thoughts.
"Stop making noise!"
He stood on the bullock cart and shouted.
These people only calmed down because of the money.
"There are more of you than I expected, and I only accept 100 bamboo tubes from each family. I can take the extra, but I don't have enough money. After all, I didn't expect so many of you to come. If you are relieved, I will come next time and settle the bill. Of course, I can't run away.
My father is the clan leader and the village chief. Where can I run away? I am the boss of the shop now. If business is booming, I am afraid these bamboo tubes will be used up in a few days. Then I will collect at least fifty from each of the twenty-five of you every day, which means you will earn five cents a day.
If I hadn't wanted to help you, I could have gone to a village near the town to collect the money. You should be grateful, understand? Okay, put all the bamboo tubes on the oxcart, I won't count them, I trust you once, each of you take nine coins first, and I will give you the rest next time I come."
Jiang Lingu finished speaking.
These people were somewhat hesitant.
But you see him taking out his wallet and actually counting the coins.
I don't care about the entanglement anymore.
He quickly put his bamboo basket on it.
The oxcart couldn't hold so many bamboo baskets, and in the end it was even stacked up into two layers.
If the road is bumpy, the bamboo tube will fall off.
"I have to get back to town now that I have counted all the coins."
Paid the money.
Jiang Lingu patted the driver on the shoulder.
The oxcart changed direction.
Rushed towards the town.
"Hey, nine copper coins. Even if my son works odd jobs in town, he only gets seven coins a day. If he meets a wicked person, he won't even get seven coins. Lin Gu is a more conscientious child than the Jiang family!"
"That's right. The Jiang family is really evil. They only gave one cent for fifteen bamboo tubes. The clan leader's son is still better."
"I'm not going to waste my words on you. Lin Gu will be back in two days. I have to do more. What if he does too well in business and wants more next time? I have to earn more."
"My family doesn't cut much bamboo, so I have to go to the field and call my parents-in-law to let them come with me to cut bamboo."
The crowd dispersed at once.
Many families who were not notified looked at these people making a lot of money and their eyes turned red with envy.