"You know, wild ducks are just as hard to catch as pheasants. I'm old now, so it's very hard for me to catch them. Selling them for this little money is not expensive at all."
After saying so much, if the girl still thinks it’s too expensive and that I’m heartless, there’s nothing I can do.
If she wants to buy it, she can buy it. If she doesn’t want to buy it, then forget it. Anyway, if she doesn’t buy it, she believes that someone else will buy it, so she won’t have trouble selling it.
The girl thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Since you said so, considering that it's not easy for you to catch wild ducks at your age, I'll go with the price of two dollars and a half per pound you said."
Xu Zhixin raised the corners of her lips, "Thank you, little girl. You are a good girl with a good heart. You are a good person."
Xu Zhixin then weighed the duck for the girl. The duck was not light, weighing eight pounds and four ounces, and cost twenty-one yuan.
The girl took out the money, took the duck from Xu Zhixin, and glanced at the floral cloth. Seeing this, Xu Zhixin immediately asked with a smile: "Little girl, do you want to buy a piece of floral cloth to make clothes? My floral cloth is very beautiful."
Unexpectedly, the girl shook her head without even considering it and said, "No, my mother just made me a set of clothes the day before yesterday."
After saying that, she left.
But within two minutes of her leaving, several women who looked somewhat similar and seemed like sisters came over and started looking at the floral cloth together.
"Sisters, I think this floral cloth is nice. Why don't we each buy a piece and make skirts at home?" said one of the women.
"Okay." The other women answered together.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixin was secretly delighted and hurriedly recommended the floral cloth. Five minutes later, she sold five pieces of floral cloth and earned sixty-one yuan, which made her very happy.
"Old man, it seems your business is pretty good!" suddenly said the man selling chestnuts opposite.
Hearing the voice, Xu Zhixin looked up and saw a smile on the other person's face. There was no jealousy or other bad things in his eyes. Knowing that the other person had no ill intentions, Xu Zhixin smiled slightly.
"Thanks to you, business is pretty good. How's your business, little brother? Are these chestnuts selling well?"
Because the man looked to be almost 40 years old, Xu Zhixin thought that she was acting like a grandfather and it would be more appropriate to call him "little brother".
"It's okay, but these chestnuts are not as valuable as the things you sell. I have to sell more than ten kilograms to make more than ten dollars. I'm afraid my plan to buy two chickens to raise will be ruined." The man sighed.
"You want to sell the chestnuts and buy two chickens to raise at home?" Xu Zhixin saw the man nod and thought to herself that he was quite smart.
"How much is one pound of your chestnuts?" Xu Zhixin asked curiously. She looked at the chestnuts in the man's pocket. They looked like wild chestnuts, but they were quite big and shiny. They were in good condition, weighing about thirty pounds.
Although there are chestnuts in the space, they are not as good as his. If these chestnuts are fried, they will definitely taste good.
She likes to eat fried chestnuts!
"One dollar per pound." After the man answered, he looked at the two pheasants in front of Xu Zhixin. His eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something. Xu Zhixin noticed it and narrowed her eyes slightly.
Could he be planning to target these two pheasants?
"Uncle, I want to discuss something with you, is that okay with you?" The man suddenly showed a flattering expression.
"What's the matter?" Xu Zhixin wondered why she intuitively felt that the man wanted to discuss something with her that was related to wild chickens.
"Uncle, I want to exchange all my chestnuts with you for these two pheasants to raise at home. Is that okay with you?" the man said.
Xu Zhixin actually guessed it right.
"I still have 35 jin of chestnuts left, and they are worth 35 jin at one yuan a jin.
I think your two chickens are not as fat as the one I sold earlier. I estimate that they weigh about 13 pounds. You sell them for 2.5 yuan per pound, which means 32.5 yuan if you sell them all. If you trade with me, you can make an extra 2.5 yuan."
The man pointed at his chestnuts and then at Xu Zhixin's two pheasants.
Will Xu Zhixin agree?
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