"Madam only noticed that the quantity has decreased, but didn't she notice that the porcelain jar has become larger?"
The madam looked him over carefully, then shook her head.
"No."
"..."
Fatty Ball had intended to fool the madam, but she wasn't fooled at all. However, Fatty Ball's skin was as thick as a city wall, and he didn't even blush.
"Oh? Really? Maybe I'm seeing things, but this porcelain jar seems much bigger than before!"
"..."
“Madam, let’s talk about the price again. One tael of silver for a can of ice is ancient history. You know how popular popsicles are these days, so the price of ice has gone up accordingly. You can understand that, right?”
"Fat Ball analyzed."
"I can understand the price increase, but this is unacceptable! It's doubled in price without any prior notice. If they had told me before I bought it, I would—"
"What will happen to the lady?"
Fat Ball squinted and asked.
"I, an old woman, will not accept this high-class status as a joke!"
The madam said fiercely, trying to scare him.
She's been in business for so many years, and if someone says to her, "If you keep doing this, I won't come tomorrow," she'll feel anxious and uneasy. I think it would work well on other people too.
But this time she met her match.
"Alright, I'll go back to the shop now and return the money for the 'high-class' gift to Madam! Zhu Zi, quickly cover yourself with the quilt and push the cart back!"
Pillar:@_@
He was almost in tears. "You guys are doing business, but why am I always the one who gets hurt?"
After pushing the cart twice, Zhu Zi was exhausted and couldn't push it anymore. Even the strongest old man couldn't push the cart three times in a row!
So he tentatively said, "Fatty, when it comes to business, harmony brings wealth, so don't get so angry!"
Seeing that Fatty Qiu turned his head away without answering, he went to persuade the madam again: "Madam, although this ice is a bit expensive, it is still worth the price! Chunshui Tower has so many customers every day. If you go back and make some ice wine, it's only fifty taels of silver. You can earn it in the blink of an eye!"
The madam wasn't really unwilling to buy; she just wanted to scare Fatty, but she didn't expect him to be so uncooperative, and she almost ruined the whole thing.
Now that there was a way out, she quickly took advantage of it.
"Since you put it that way, then this old woman will let it go this time!"
But she still snorted coldly, not even glancing at Fatty Ball, and said, "Move this whole cart of ice to the backyard and unload it for this old woman!"
"Forehead…"
Zhu Zi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Madam, aren't there any workers in the building? Twenty-five cans of ice is quite a lot. Let them come out and help carry it in!"
A can of ice weighs at least four or five pounds, and you have to carry it in one by one, which makes my back ache.
The madam glared at him. "You don't even let your staff out! You call your high-class love services 'delivery to your door'? Then go ahead and deliver!"
After saying that, the madam swayed her plump body and walked inside without looking back.
Pillar: I'm panicking.
Fatty rubbed his hands together and said with dissatisfaction, "See? This kind of person doesn't even send a helper and just makes you carry everything in yourself. She's no good! You should have listened to me and gone back directly. You wouldn't have had to serve her! Now look how good things are."
Then he added, "Since you have to move her things anyway, I'll go take a look at Chunshui Tower first."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zi immediately chimed in, "Fatty, we can move it together faster. Wouldn't it be better to go into the building together after we're done?"
"not good."
Fatty shook his head, "My back hurts, I can't move it."
"Your back hurts, so why did you go to Chunshui Tower?"
"Don't overthink it. I'm just going to take a look. Besides, the girls and I are gentlemen who only talk, not fight, so it won't affect my back pain."
Watching the fat ball leave, and glancing at the porcelain jar on the cart, Zhu Zi felt like crying.
I can use my mouth too…
...
After a great deal of effort, Zhuzi managed to carry twenty-five large porcelain jars of ice into the woodshed in the backyard for the madam. Before leaving, he was even slapped in the face by the madam. He was not only physically exhausted, but also mentally exhausted.
However, after finishing all that, Zhu Zi looked radiant, as if he had experienced a second spring in his life.
Standing in front of Chunshui Tower, I was full of ambition.
Before, when he worked at the watermelon shop, he was as insignificant as an ant, doing nothing but work every day. Places like Chunshuilou, which were places of pleasure, were beyond his reach, and he had the desire but no power to do so.
But things are different now. Fatty invited him into the building, promising to reimburse the expenses. It's time for him to broaden his horizons!
Thinking this, Zhu Zi prepared to step into the place he had longed for, but he stopped halfway there.
"Fatty, what brings you out here?"
"Yeah, it'll be over soon."
The fat man said as he pulled up his pants.
"Is it... all done?"
Zhu Zi asked incredulously, "From the time I started moving the porcelain jars until now, it's only been a quarter of an hour at most. Is that all?"
"That's too fast!"
"The pillar asked."
"Quickly? I'm just going in for a look, do you think I'll stay for a whole year?"
Now, Fatty's face turned bright red, and he was furious.
"Hey, you're too young. How would you understand these things? Sometimes, a quick and decisive victory is a good thing!"
The fat ball held its head high, looking calm, clearly having entered a state of sage-like tranquility.
"Fatty, I understand the logic, but... I still want to go inside and take a look!"
"What are you looking at? It'll only take a moment to flinch. You'd be better off going back to sleep! Besides—"
Fatty glanced at the pillar and said disdainfully, "Don't you have a backache? It's not a good place to go!"
After saying that, he directed Zhu Zi to push the cart back.
The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and a cool breeze is blowing.
Fatty walked briskly down the alley with his hands behind his back, humming a little tune, looking as carefree as an immortal.
Zhu Zi pushed the cart, his face contorted in misery, taking small, slow steps as he pushed the empty cart, looking utterly miserable.
A fairy and a dog, the painting is so beautiful, I won't even look at it.
...
The next morning, Zhu Zi slipped out.
At the watermelon stall, Gou Dan saw Zhu Zi return early in the morning and exclaimed in surprise, "You've already gotten your hands on the ice-making method so quickly?"
Zhu Zi slumped into a chair: "Brother Gou Dan, don't even mention it!"
Then Zhu Zi poured out his grievances, and after finishing, he pitifully questioned, "Brother Gou Dan, you lied to me! Before you went, you said it was just to monitor that fat guy to steal the ice-making method, that it would be easy! But look at me, I'm almost exhausted! I'm not doing it anymore!"
"Pillar!"
Dog Egg patted him on the shoulder, "We can't let you work every day, can we? Hang in there for one more day. As long as we steal the ice-making method, we'll win! Don't worry, everyone will remember your contributions to the watermelon shop and the Lin family!"
Zhu Zi was still whining, so Gou Dan hardened his heart and took out two hundred coins to give to him.
"Take this money first. Once you steal the ice-making method, you'll get your share of the rewards!"
"All right!"
Zhu Zi agreed, stuffed the copper coin into his clothes, and slipped out.
Staring at his retreating figure, Gou Dan sneered repeatedly.
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