"Fourteen catties and six ounces, minus the weight of the basket, it's twelve catties and two ounces. Not bad, not bad. Just one harvest of honey and we can make five or six yuan. It's better than farming no matter how you look at it." Yun Dazheng smiled broadly, looking at the scale beam that was tilted high, his smile almost unable to close. Then he looked at the scale beam several more times before reluctantly putting the scale away.
After putting away the scale, Yun Dazheng looked at Yun Duo and said, "Duo'er, you just said that this scale was lent to you by Lu Jiajia, one of the village chief's granddaughters?"
“Yes.” Yun Duo nodded.
Yun Dazheng then said, "Then later, after the village chief and the others have finished work, go there again and say that we'll borrow their scales again tomorrow to sell the honey. We'll return them when we get back tomorrow afternoon. Okay?"
Thinking of what Lu Jiajia had said when she borrowed the scale, Yun Duo couldn't help but say, "Grandpa, why don't we buy our own scale? Otherwise, it's not good to have to borrow from Lu Jiajia and the others every time."
Yun Da patted Yun Duo's head, sighed, and said, "Child, Grandpa knows what you said makes a lot of sense, but... a scale costs several dollars, and nobody knows if the bees will actually settle in our house. What if the bees suddenly run away one day? Wouldn't it be a waste to leave the scale lying around?"
So that's what you were worried about.
"No, Grandpa, definitely not!" Yun Duo said confidently. However, since she couldn't tell Yun Dazheng the truth, she thought for a moment and added, "Besides, buying a scale isn't a waste. If we catch any pheasants or rabbits in the future, having our own scale will make it easier to sell them. And mushrooms too. Grandpa, think about it, even if I'm not so lucky in the future and can't catch pheasants or rabbits, we can always harvest mushrooms every few days. At worst, we can eat less ourselves and take more to sell."
Yun Dazheng smiled and shook his head, saying, "We won't sell the mushrooms anymore. Didn't your grandma say that we should save all the mushrooms, dry them, and bring them back for Xiao Guiren to take home when he comes again? Didn't Xiao Guiren say that it's hard for them to eat mushrooms in the city? We'll save them all so that he can eat them when he goes home."
"Huh? Did Grandma say that? How come I don't know?" Yun Duo asked, tilting her head, after hearing Yun Dazheng's words.
Yun Dazheng said, "Of course you don't know, you were sleeping at the time. It was your grandma who whispered a few words in my ear before her afternoon nap. Child, that little benefactor has helped us so much, we should thank him."
"Yes, yes, then let's keep it for him." Yun Duo nodded vigorously. Yun Duo wholeheartedly agreed to drying the termite mushrooms for Li Cheng. Putting aside all the help Li Cheng had given her, and the wheelbarrow incident, just looking at his face, she would have been willing.
"But even if we don't sell mushrooms, we can still buy a scale." Seeing that her grandfather was reluctant to spend money on a scale, Yun Duo once again resorted to her charming tricks, tugging at Yun Dazheng's clothes and pleading in a drawn-out voice, "I don't care, I want a scale! Duo'er wants our own scale too. Otherwise, we'll always have to borrow Uncle Village Chief's scale, and Duo'er will feel embarrassed. What if they think they don't need their own scale and buy one for us instead?"
"Duo'er doesn't want people to talk about her behind her back, and she doesn't want to be unaware of it either."
"Grandpa, Grandpa, please say yes, please say yes..."
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