Seeing Jiang Erlang, he was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Jiang Erlang? I haven't seen you for a long time. Who are these people..."
Jiang Erlang was overjoyed to see the old man and said hurriedly, "Uncle He, they are all my brothers and sisters. This time I came here to discuss a business with you."
"Can you still do business?" Uncle He looked at Jiang Erlang with a smile, then looked at the small bag on the mute girl's back. After thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and pointed behind him, "Let's talk in the back."
The group of five walked to the backyard. Uncle He and Jiang Erlang sat opposite each other, while the mute girl and the other two stood looking left and right, not daring to make a sound to disturb the two people's conversation.
Uncle He took a sip of water to moisten his throat before asking, "If you have anything interesting, bring it to me. As long as it's good quality, the price won't break the bank."
Jiang Erlang touched the tip of his nose and said, "Let's check the price first. I'm really worried you won't buy it!"
Uncle He couldn't help but become more curious.
Jiang Erlang waved to the mute girl, who quickly walked forward and took down the small bundle. The candies were wrapped in a plain cloth. When the cloth was opened, a black pile was revealed inside.
"What is this?" Uncle He couldn't help but move closer to take a look, and after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what it was.
Jiang Erlang picked up one of them and handed it to Uncle He, "Uncle, please try it."
Uncle He pinched the black mass and asked doubtfully, "Can I eat it?"
Jiang Erlang seemed to see his former self and laughed, "Yes."
As soon as he took a sip, Uncle He frowned at first, but then his taste buds were invaded by the rich sweetness and milky aroma, and his somewhat cloudy eyes couldn't help but brighten up.
"It seems to contain milk? It tastes slightly bitter, but much sweeter than ordinary sugar. Even I can't recognize what it is. Where did you get it?"
Jiang Erlang couldn't say he had picked it up, so he said vaguely, "I just stumbled upon it. Uncle He, you're so knowledgeable and you didn't recognize anyone, so I certainly wouldn't recognize it. You're selling it because you think it's something special."
Uncle He pondered for a moment and said, "What price do you want?"
Hearing this, Jiang Erlang's eyes lit up and he looked at the mute girl.
Judging from the mute girl's behavior yesterday, he always felt that she was not as simple as she seemed. She might have pretended to be stupid to protect herself.
Uncle He followed his gaze and looked at the skinny little girl, thinking to himself, could this little girl really be the one making the decision? How old was she? Seven?
The mute girl first stretched out four fingers, then stretched out one finger.
Uncle He was stunned for a moment, then realized that the girl in front of him couldn't speak, and subconsciously asked, "Four for one penny?"
After saying that, he felt something was wrong.
Looking again, I saw the girl shaking her head like a rattle.
He understood.
He smiled and looked at Jiang Erlang, "Your sister is very confident."
Jiang Erlang was also surprised, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "Mummy sister is young and doesn't understand the market. I hope Uncle He won't blame me. I wonder what price Uncle He thinks is suitable?"
Uncle He cursed in his heart, "You little fox cub!" You know she doesn't understand the market, but you still ask her?
After cursing, his eyes moved to the pile of sugar balls that did not look very good. They looked much bigger than ordinary sugar, but they were rare. The He family was a well-known wealthy family in the whole Huaiyang County. Although he was a branch of the He family and had seen many good things, he had never seen this kind of sugar.
But he was a businessman after all, so he pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Although this candy is rare, it is too expensive. Ordinary candies can be bought for one penny, and the least expensive ones can be bought for three. At four pennies each..."
Jiang Erlang heard the embarrassment in his words, and before he could look for an answer, he saw the mute girl's small hands deftly wrapping the plain cloth again.
"Hey--" Uncle He had never seen a deal that left no room for maneuver, so he quickly stretched out his hand to stop it.
The candy was expensive at four cents each, and he himself couldn't bear to eat it, but if he sold it to his relatives, he could make a lot of money.
"Dumb girl, right? We're doing business, it's all about give and take, the price is negotiable, right? Can you at least let me think about it again?"
The mute girl looked up at him with her little face, and then stretched out her hand to gesture a number, indicating that she would only sell it for three cents each and no less.
Seeing the little girl looking at him with her big eyes, his heart softened. He had a little granddaughter who was also seven years old this year.
"Never mind, since Erlang and I know each other, three cents is fine! How many are there in total?"
Jiang Erlang hadn't expected Uncle He to actually agree. After realizing what was happening, he quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Uncle He!"
The three mute girls also bent down, bowed, with the same excited smiles on their faces.
The mute girl had already quietly counted the number in the car, subtracting the four she had just eaten and the one Uncle He had eaten, so she gestured to eight and three, then handed the chocolate ball to Uncle He, motioning him to count it.
Jiang Erlang couldn't help but look at the mute girl again. How come he didn't know that the mute girl could count?
After Uncle He finished counting and confirmed that there were 83, he asked Hu Zi to bring the abacus and started counting the money.
Seeing that he was counting on the abacus very quickly, the mute girl held back and didn't directly gesture out the total.
"The total is 249 wen. Huzi, go get the money."
Hu Zi uttered an "Ah" and looked back repeatedly after leaving. He couldn't understand why that black thing could be so expensive!
Finally, he took out two hundred yuan and 49 coins.
Jiang Erlang put all the silver and money into the mute girl's small bag.
The mute girl felt wonderful carrying the heavy little bag.
Jiang Wei and Jiang Sanlang looked at the mute girl with envy and wanted to touch her.
Before leaving, Uncle He kept telling me that if I had any left, I could bring them all to him.
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