347 Is He Really That Stupid?

The short man pretended to look at Fu Yuanhang, then looked at the other people.

He made the “6” gesture: “This is the number.”

Mumu took a deep breath and said, "Six dollars? What's that? Ahem, why is it so expensive?"

Several other people almost jumped up as well.

"Brother," the old man picked up the Western thing, "you may not know this, but I got this thing from a foreign friend. It's called a gram cube. Look..."

The little guy took the square thing in his hand and twisted it left and right, squeezing the small squares of the same color onto one surface.

"That's it. The foreigner said that it would be considered successful only if all six sides had the same color. I don't have that kind of intelligence, and I don't know if I can do that. He's a university professor who invented this thing and applied for a patent. He's preparing to sell it to some factory for mass production.

This one is so precious because it is the first one I had and I stole it, ahem, I exchanged it for a double-sided embroidery from my grandma."

The cat-faced little guy squeezed his teeth again and said, "The foreigner really liked my grandma's embroidery and was willing to exchange it. I originally planned to play with it myself, but as you can see, my IQ is not up to it, so I had to give it up reluctantly."

The little man with a cat-like face made a "666" gesture and said, "This amount is really not expensive. My grandmother's double-sided embroidery is a unique skill. If I take it out to exchange, it will be worth at least this amount."

The young men looked at each other. This question was beyond the scope of the syllabus and the cat-faced man was too talkative. They had no idea whether what he said was true or false.

"Can you let me try it?" Fu Yuanhang said.

"Sure." The cat-faced man generously gave the square block to Fu Yuanhang.

Fu Yuanhang quickly turned the block and soon completed the other side, but the original side was also scattered.

The cat-faced man secretly exclaimed: "You are amazing, brother. You are better than me in your first time. You are so good at it. How about giving you a discount?"

"It's a bit interesting," Fu Yuanhang returned it to him, "but I don't have that much money. How about three dollars?"

The cat-faced man made a "tsk" sound and made an expression that was more painful than a toothache: "Brother, you are too harsh, aren't you? I said I would give you a discount, I didn't ask you to cut it in half? Who haggles like this?"

This thing has been here for a while. Don't even ask about the price. No one even wants to ask.

It's neither edible nor good looking. Why buy this stuff when you can use your spare money to buy a few pounds of meat?

Mumu pulled Fu Yuanhang's arm and said, "Ah Hang, this thing is not worth it, not even three pieces. Let's go, there are still a lot of them over there. Let's take a look at the others."

Yadan was also a smart guy. He said, "Yeah, Ah Hang, we only have one dollar. It won't be enough even if we give it all to you. Let's go buy something delicious."

The cat-faced profiteer is actually not a serious profiteer. He comes to the black market just for fun. He has put out these strange and bizarre things because he is tired of playing with them and wants to show them off to see if there is anyone willing to pay a high price for them.

He had been setting up the stall for so many days, and Fu Yuanhang was the first person to ask for the price, so he naturally didn't want to send him away easily.

"How about you add some more? How about a slap?"

Fu Yuanhang hesitated. He knew Chenchen would definitely like this just in case, but such a small thing was still too expensive whether it was six yuan or five yuan.

Fu Yuanhang shook his head and made a "3" gesture: "If this number is okay, we can pool it together. If not, forget it. We don't have that much money."

Seeing that the cat still had a toothache expression, Fu Yuanhang thought it was okay and simply turned around and left.

Who knew that he had only taken two steps when Cat Face called him:

"Come back, come back, I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you, just to open a market. Oh, I'm so disappointed. If my grandma knew that you exchanged her double-sided embroidery for such a small thing, she would break my legs."

Mumu was also amused: "We can't do anything about breaking your legs. Why didn't you break your legs when you stole her double-sided embroidery?"

Cat Face touched his nose and said, "Doesn't she know this yet?"

Didn’t he go to her grave to tell her yet?

If she knew, she wouldn't be able to hold the coffin lid down.

Fu Yuanhang took the cube, took out three yuan and handed it to him: "If my brother knew that I spent three yuan to buy such a thing, he would break my legs."

"Pfft", Mumu couldn't help laughing: "Ahang follows me more, he has become more humorous."

Mumu took the cube and twisted it: "But even such a lousy thing can be made by my brother Zhengtu."

Cat Face glanced at Fu Yuanhang's pocket and said, "Hey, brother, you are not being honest. Didn't you say you didn't have that much money? Why do I see that you still have a big group in your pocket?"

Before Fu Yuanhang could say anything, Mumu said, "That's the money he needs to buy food for his family of eight. He has four younger brothers who are crying for food. How about you make it cheaper?"

The cat took the money quickly, shook his head and said, "It can't be any cheaper! This is already a loss. Hey, brother, these are also Western things, don't you want to take a look?"

Fu Yuanhang shook his head and said, "These are not suitable. You can keep them for me next time when you have something that requires some thinking."

Harlequin Cat: “…” What do you mean?

Aren’t dolls lovable?

"Okay, just recognize me. Unless there are special circumstances, I will come here to set up a stall every Sunday. Today is almost done. I'm leaving first. You guys should leave quickly too."

After the cat finished speaking, he quickly gathered the cloth, wrapped the things into a ball, threw it over his shoulder, and turned away.

Fu Yuanhang and the others looked at each other.

Fu Yuanhang: "Are we still going shopping?"

Mumu shook his head: "I think this is a bit weird. I don't have anything to buy. What about you guys?"

Several people shook their heads: "We don't have it either."

Fu Yuanhang: "Then let's go." He also felt something was strange.

Fu Yuanhang and his friends immediately left the "black market".

As soon as they crossed the main road opposite, they saw several people with red armbands chasing someone.

Suddenly, a figure passed by them, walked in a line with them, and said, "Hey, brother, let's go together."

Mumu looked at the pretty boy in front of him who was a little paler than Fu Yuanhang and asked, "Who are you?"

Yasuko: "Why do I feel that voice is familiar?"

The pretty boy made a motion of twisting a block: "I, we just changed this..."

Everyone: “…”

Fu Yuanhang recognized it at the first sight because Su Taotao had done the same thing before.

Mumu understood: "It's you. Your face is so pale. No wonder you painted it as a big cat. You even changed your clothes in such a short time?"

"Hush, be quiet. My name is Bai Hua, and I'm in the third grade at the No. 1 Middle School in the county. If they ask you about it, just say you came to play with me. Don't make the mistake."

As Bai Hua finished speaking, several people with red armbands who had just run past turned back.

"Did you guys see a guy with a painted face carrying a big package walking by?" The man with the red armband pointed at Bai Hua. "He's about the same height as him, and his body shape... seems to be similar."

"Boss, there were five of them just now, how come there are six now?"

The red armband called "head" looked at Bai Hua warily: "You, what's your name? What do you do? You are not allowed to tell it yourself, tell it yourself!"

The "head" nodded to Fu Yuanhang, who looked the most upright.

Fu Yuanhang looked at the red armband calmly: "His name is Bai Hua, and he's a student."

"You," the red armband pointed at Mumu again, "where does he go to school?"

Mumu didn't even think about it. He was calmer than Fu Yuanhang, and there was even a bit of confusion in his calm eyes: "No. 1 County Middle School, what's wrong?"

Dongzi was a little nervous at first, but when he saw Fu Yuanhang and Mumu were so calm, he and Kangzi Yadan looked at the red armbands "confusedly".

Bai Hua's expression became even more confused: "Uncle, what's wrong with me?"

It doesn't feel like acting at all.

The red armband looked at these harmless faces and kicked his subordinates in the buttocks: "It's just delaying things and wasting our time, why don't you chase them!"

After the words fell, the few people no longer cared about Fu Yuanhang and the others, and quickly chased forward.

After they walked away, Mumu and the others patted their chests and said, "Oh my god, I was scared to death!"

Mumu pointed at Baihua and said, "You owe us one!"

Bai Hua clasped his fists and smiled at them: "Thank you, brothers. I live in the big yard in front. But I may have to go to the countryside soon, so I may not have the chance to see you again in the future. Anyway, thank you."

"Go to the countryside?" Mumu looked at him suspiciously. "What can you do in the countryside with your small body? I see your family conditions are not bad. Are you not going to high school?"

She has dolls and so many weird and strange things. My grandma can also do double-sided embroidery. How can she not be unable to afford high school?

Bai Hua shook his head and said, "I don't want to study anymore. If I have a stepmother, I will have a stepfather. My biological father is not a good man. I can only go to the countryside to make some money."

"The newly opened food factory is recruiting workers, don't you want to give it a try?" Fu Yuanhang asked.

Bai Hua sighed, "I started school early and I'm only fourteen this year, which doesn't meet the recruitment requirements. Their minimum age requirement is sixteen, and I won't be fifteen when I graduate next year."

Fu Yuanhang frowned: "You are so young, it is very hard to go to the countryside, and it is difficult to make a name for yourself. I am from the countryside."

Bai Hua held up his hands and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. If I don't go to high school and no unit accepts me after I graduate from junior high school, I'll have to go to the countryside."

Fu Yuanhang: "Can't you pay for your tuition by yourself if you earn money? The grandma you mentioned can't help you?"

Bai Hua: "My grandma is gone. I am all alone and no one can help me."

What he didn't say was that he had secretly taken those dolls from his step-sister, who had so many that she didn't even know how many she had.

This world is so unfair. A child without a mother is worth less than grass.

Everyone fell silent after hearing what he said.

"I'm leaving now. If you need me, come find me at the old place. I'm here every Sunday. If you can't find me, go find me at the compound. Just ask anyone and they'll know me. Or you can ask the gatekeeper to pass on the message. Anyway, thank you."

Fu Yuanhang: "My name is Fu Yuanhang."

Mumu responded and continued, "My name is Mumu."

Kangzi: "My name is Kangzi."

Dongzi: "My name is Dongzi."

Duck Egg: "My name is Duck Egg."

Bai Hua was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Okay, I'll remember that. Goodbye."

He didn't ask about their affairs, but judging by the way they were dressed and talked, they should come from well-off families.

Bai Hua didn't even think about currying favor.

After Bai Hua left, Mu Mu suddenly remembered something: "Is that compound the dormitory building of the county committee?"

Yasuko nodded: "It seems so."

Mumu: "These days, anything can happen. Living in the county party committee compound, I can't even go to school."

…

Getting to know Bai Hua was an unexpected gain.

They took the last bus back from the base and arrived home at nearly six o'clock.

Zhou Linglan was preparing dinner, while Chenchen was alone in the living room, listening to the radio and playing with his little puppet, enjoying the game very much.

Baibai and Xiaoyunduo were like two guards, lying on either side of Chenchen, never leaving his side.

Fu Yuanhang immediately took out a cookie and some chocolate and waved them in front of Chen Chen.

"Wow~~" Chen Chen looked up, "Uncle, you're back, what is this~~"

The child just finished listening to the broadcast tone, and the lazy sounds were gone, and it sounded quite like the standard pronunciation.

"Cookies and chocolate, given by the teacher."

Chen Chen took it and said, "It looks delicious~~"

Fu Yuanhang nodded: "I've tried it, it's delicious, but you should eat it after you finish your meal, as we'll have dinner soon."

Chen Chen obediently put the things into his little pocket: "Well, grandma works hard to cook, I need to eat a lot of rice~~"

After the child finished speaking, he lowered his head to play with the puppet.

Fu Yuanhang touched the head of the best kid and took out a colored cube from his pocket and gave it to him: "This is the gift I bought for you."

Chen Chen raised his head and said, "Wow, thank you, little uncle~~"

Chenchen put down the puppet, took the cube, looked at it, and twisted it left and right: "Hey, it moves~~"

Then he looked at the various messy colors and frowned: "It's so messy~~"

Having said that, he started twisting it, and before long, color appeared on the surface.

"Huh," Chenchen looked around, moved here and there, and nodded, "Ah~~" as if he suddenly realized something.

He lowered his head and twisted it around again.

Fu Yuanhang just looked at the cube that was twice as big as Chen Chen's hand. It seemed as if a soul was injected into his hand. He started to turn it slowly, but gradually the speed increased.

In the end, Fu Yuanhang didn't even see clearly how he twisted it. After about several minutes, six squares of different colors appeared neatly.

Chen Chen smiled and asked Fu Yuanhang: "Uncle, does it look much better this way? It was too messy just now~~"

On the way back, Fu Yuanhang was twisted in the car all the way and still couldn't restore his six faces: "…………"

Not only him, Mumu and the others haven't recovered either.

Chenchen didn't even know that the wooden block was a toy. He simply felt that the colors were arranged too messily, so he had an obsessive-compulsive disorder and twisted them into place.

Fu Yuanhang took a deep breath and patted the child's head gently: "Dust is great. This is how you play. You shuffle the colors and then restore them, and repeat this process."

"Ah~~" Chen Chen frowned and looked at the cube in his hand, "How about~~"

Chenchen twisted it around and the colors became messed up again. This time, Chenchen's little hands moved even faster, and it didn't take much time at all to restore all six sides to their original state.

He smiled at Fu Yuanhang and said:

"It's not as fun as Pinocchio, but I still like it very much~~"

Fu Yuanhang: “…………” Is he really that stupid?

…

Off topic: I checked the information and found that the Rubik's Cube was first released in 1974. The plot required Bai Hua to get one before it went into mass production. It didn't have a name at that time, so it was just called a cube. It was only called the Rubik's Cube after it went into mass production.

In the 1980s, the fastest record for restoring six sides was over 22 seconds. The current fastest Guinness record is over 3 seconds, which was created by a boy in our country.

Chenchen is a child prodigy. It was his first time playing, so it was reasonable that he took several minutes to complete it. If he practices more, he will naturally be faster.

This chapter has more than 4,000 words, so I won’t divide it into chapters. Good night.