Chapter 41 Don’t Guess a Man’s Heart
Sang Zhixia felt that Xu Yu's emotions were inexplicable.
We were just chatting happily, and the atmosphere of business complimenting each other was very strong, why did you suddenly start to look so gloomy?
Don't guess a man's mind.
She took out the list given by the old lady to distract herself and started to plan her purchases.
Six pottery jars, two pieces of coarse cloth and ten kilograms of cotton, all of these things took up the backpack on Xu Yu's back and both hands, leaving no space for movement.
Sang Zhixia waved the empty basket on her back towards him and said, "How about putting some in and letting me carry it?"
Xu Yu held it still and said, "Haven't you bought the meat yet?"
Sang Zhixia didn't force it. After asking for the location of the butcher shop, she said, "How about you take these things back first, and I'll come find you when I'm done buying them?"
There are still two streets from this side. It is easy to carry it on the back, but it is difficult to carry it in the hands. Xu Yu's palms were red from being tied by the hemp rope.
Xu Yu was a little worried: "Can you do it on your own?"
"What's wrong with that in broad daylight?"
Sang Zhixia pointed in the direction they came from with amusement and said, "Wait for me where the mule cart is. I'll be back soon."
Xu Yu pursed his lips as if he wanted to say something, but before he could say anything more, Sang Zhixia had already walked away with the empty backpack.
He thought about it, then turned around and walked quickly in the opposite direction.
He said he came to buy meat, but he didn't just want to buy meat.
The other people in the family are currently helping with the charcoal burning, and some people also take the initiative to help when it comes to cooking. She doesn't have to suffer the hardship of carrying firewood home, but just has to find a way to satisfy everyone's appetite.
The rich eat the rich way, and the poor can also find ways to eat not too badly.
Sang Zhixia walked around the vegetable market and her eyes fell on the little fish in the wooden barrel.
This fish is indeed a little too small.
The largest one was only as long as an index finger and slightly thicker than a finger. It looked pitiful compared to the several kilograms big fish next to it.
The man at the stall pointed at the lively little fish in the wooden barrel and said, "What are you talking about?"
"Yes, this little one."
"It'll be five cents a pound. I'll weigh it for you if you want."
The current price of fish is around thirty cents. The bigger the fish, the higher the price it can command. A beautiful big grass carp can be worth the price of a chicken.
The small fish are not expensive at five cents per pound.
Sang Zhixia squatted down to confirm that the little fish were alive, and said, "How many do you have in total? I want them all, can you charge less?"
The uncle said in surprise, "If you buy it all, how about four copper coins per pound? If I wasn't in a hurry to close the stall, I wouldn't sell it to you so cheaply."
"Yes or no?"
Sang Zhixia thought about what these little fish were doing and said with a smile, "Yes, help me pack it up."
The uncle was not lying, he was really in a hurry to close his stall.
The small fish weighing more than four pounds were directly counted as four pounds, and Sang Zhixia was charged an extra penny and a small bamboo basket for the fish was given as a gift.
A layer of hard, large leaves was laid around the bamboo basket, which filtered out moisture while preventing the small fish from leaking out through the holes.
Sang Zhixia was afraid that the fishy water would wet her clothes, so she didn't dare put the fish in the backpack. She held it in one hand and continued looking.
You don't need to buy too much meat at one time. The stone mill at home can be used. You can buy some soybeans and grind them into soy milk to make tofu.
There wasn't enough seasoning at home, so I just added all of it at once.
She bought as she walked, and soon her basket was full. When she returned to the butcher shop to take the meat she had bought, she saw the boss holding a basket full of pig's trotters and preparing to leave.
"Boss, are you not selling these pig's trotters anymore?"
The boss had just sold her five pounds of meat and said with a smile on his face, "Sell it, of course you can sell it."
"But the pig's trotters have big bones and little meat, so they're not very chewy. People who buy meat prefer to buy meat with more fat and lean meat. This trotter has been on the market all day and few people are interested in it. I can only wait until the stall closes and then sell it to a restaurant at a low price, otherwise it will be a waste of money!"
Sang Zhixia thought about the soybeans in the basket and felt a little moved: "According to you, pig's trotters are sold cheaply?"
"If this thing is too expensive, no one will want it!"
"Why, are you interested, young lady?"
The boss was afraid of letting the customer go, so he immediately said, "The fat and lean ones are 15 cents per pound, and I'll give you 7 cents for the pig's trotters, half price. If you want it, I'll put it on for you!"
Seeing Sang Zhixia nod, the boss grinned with joy. As if afraid that she would change her mind, he quickly put the eight round pig's trotters together and took the initiative to put them in her backpack.
"Young lady, you are very straightforward. When you have some free time in the future, come and take care of my business. I will give you a discount if I can. I will never let you suffer any loss!"
Sang Zhixia held back her smile and thanked him. She turned to leave but was bumped by someone rushing towards her.
"oops!"
The man who bumped into her was dressed like a gangster. He covered his arm with his hands and bared his yellow teeth. He glared at Sang Zhixia and shouted arrogantly, "How did you walk? Don't you know how to avoid me? If you hit me, can you afford to pay for it?!"
Sang Zhixia's arm hurt from being hit, and she was a little angry. She looked at the man who was blaming her and sneered, "Don't you know who hit who?"
"If your eyes are just for show, you should have dug them out and fed them to the dogs earlier. That way you wouldn't have to run around bumping into people with those arrogant things hanging around your neck!"
The gangster thought he could scare her by speaking first, but who would have thought that this seemingly weak young lady would be so sharp when she spoke.
He snorted in anger, pointed at Sang Zhixia and yelled, "You bitch, don't think I dare not hit you! If you dare to..."
“Ahhhhh!”
Sang Zhixia raised her hand, clamped his wrist and twisted it hard, then grabbed a stick beside the butcher shop and gritted her teeth: "Who do you want to hit?"
"You're blind and you're howling right in front of your aunt. If you dare to stretch out your claws again, I'll break them for you!"
There was a huge difference in size between the two sides, but the momentum of Sang Zhixia's stick hitting his head was very scary.
The gangster cried out in pain and lost his momentum. He broke free but didn't dare to fight back.
He shouted with a twinkle in his eyes: "Just wait for me, bitch!"
Sang Zhixia poked the stick into the ground expressionlessly and said provocatively, "Okay, I'll be waiting for you."
The provocateur, swearing and clutching his wrist, plunged back into the crowd. The butcher quickly said, "Young lady, you should go home soon after you finish shopping."
"They're the famous bullies on the street. They came to test you just now. It must be because you bought too much and showed off your money that they targeted you. You never know where this group of people might be waiting to block you!"
The stall owner who had been silent earlier also started to advise: "Go home quickly, don't delay on the street, those people dare to do anything..."
That group of people?
She said that the thug who came to the door on his own initiative ran so fast, so it turned out that his bluff just now was to test her?
Sang Zhixia's eyes darkened slightly and she hummed, planning to meet up with Xu Yu as soon as possible.
In her previous life, she grew up in an orphanage and struggled in the mud for countless years. When she was a child, she would pull people's hair and fight with her eyes closed to protect herself. When she grew up and made money, she even learned Sanda for a period of time.
But a dilettante is a dilettante.
She can still fight back against one thug with a stick, but she won't be able to defeat a few more.
Isn’t it just calling people?
Who doesn’t know that!
If Xu Yu were to come over, it would be hard to say who would beat whom.
Sang Zhixia was in a hurry to call for help, and walked in a hurry on the way back.
But for some reason, the泔水袋 of the restaurant at the end of the street was overturned on the street, and the red, white, yellow and green oily light flowed everywhere. The crowd, who were suddenly shocked by the change, became a mess. They could not put their feet on the ground, and could not get through the crowd. People kept pushing and bumping into each other. In the chaos, she even felt that someone was deliberately getting closer to her.
Sang Zhixia watched the person who slid to the ground in panic and retreated, frowning and looking towards the alley around the corner.
If you go through this alley, you will reach the place where she and Xu Yu separated, but this alley is rarely visited and is deep and long.
Was the泔水袋 really knocked over accidentally?
Is there someone waiting for her deep in the alley at this moment?
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