After saying this, Jun walked away without even glancing at the guys behind him.
Ten people were left all alone at the gate of the courtyard.
Clearly, the other party was confident they could win; they couldn't afford to gamble.
On the fifth day of the lunar new year, he sighed.
He led the people out of the courtyard, walked to the end of the alley, and went to another house.
As it turned out, another old man in his fifties or sixties had a goatee and his small eyes gleamed with shrewdness.
Upon seeing their eggs, this man became even more outrageous and demanded an exorbitant amount.
"Fifth brother, you're also an acquaintance in town. In previous years, you've always dealt with Jun's father."
You said you came here for the first time, and these eggs of yours are old eggs.
If any of these are bad, I'll lose money. Otherwise, I'll just exchange two pounds of eggs for half a pound of salt.
"If you want to exchange grain, two and a half jin can be exchanged for one jin of rice. If you're willing, we'll exchange it for you right away."
Jun's face turned bright red with anger.
"Old Zhang, how could you do this?"
"We don't have this price in our town."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't say that. Is there such a price? You're not from this town, how would you know?"
In previous years, I begged to buy your eggs, but you wouldn't give them to me. Now you've come running.
I'm telling you, this is the price in town right now. Of course, you can also go and exchange it for stones.
They do exchange stones for eggs.
Whether you can win by luck is up to your fate.
The man with the goatee, called Uncle Zhang, clearly ignored them completely.
His expression was full of disdain, and you could tell from his words that he was still holding a grudge against them for not exchanging the items with him back then.
So this is a reckoning after the fact.
On the fifth day of the lunar month, he was so angry that his face turned black. He had no choice but to angrily lead his people back to Jun Ge's courtyard.
He grabbed the young man standing nearby.
"Tell Jun-ge that we've come to exchange for eggs."
The young man sneered.
"Why would you exchange eggs? Our Jun-ge is busy."
They've already gone out to gamble at the market; they don't have time to worry about your eggs.
If you want to exchange it for eggs, you'll have to wait a bit.
After saying that, he left them and went to attend to his own business.
The ten young men beside him were filled with righteous indignation.
"Fifth Brother and the others don't treat us like human beings."
"Isn't it just because they think our village is poor and can't afford to buy things?"
"We're not selling eggs to them anymore."
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, they hurriedly pulled the ten people out of the courtyard.
Why are you talking so loudly? Are you afraid they won't hear you?
If we don't sell to them, who else can we sell to? You all know that these are the only two businesses in this town that do this kind of business.
The villagers are waiting for us to take the goods back. If you don't sell them now, what will you eat and drink?
The whole village is waiting for these things; are they really going to exchange them for stones?
The ten young men held their breath, their faces turning red.
"Are we just going to let people bully us like this?"
"Alright, stop arguing. What's there to argue about at this point?"
On the fifth day of the lunar new year, he sighed.
"Come with me, everyone. Brother Jun is deliberately making things difficult for us."
I'll go over there and say some nice things; I'll make sure these eggs are exchanged for something else and taken back home.
"And when you see Jun-ge in a bit, shut your mouths. Nobody talk nonsense, or I'll beat them up."
Upon hearing this, everyone could only helplessly shut their mouths.
Dejected, they asked around until they arrived at an alley five streets away.
This street is completely different from the one in front of it. Both sides are lined with very large courtyards, and the road is paved with bluestone slabs.
All that comes and goes are wheelbarrows or tricycles, and they are constantly coming and going from here.
The vehicles and sacks were filled with stones.
Along the way, all I saw was a middle-aged man stumbling out of a courtyard, pounding his chest and shouting.
"My money, my money, my 30,000 yuan has gone down the drain."
"That's the money for my daughter's medical treatment."
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