The seven or eight people discussed it, and together with Zhang Lijun and two others, each person contributed seventy or eighty jin (35-40 kg), and asked Zhang Lijun to call his friend right now to have the charcoal delivered.
"15 points per pound, is that alright?" Zhang Lijun finished his phone call alone and came back to the group.
Bai Cailing and the others nodded in agreement, saying it wasn't too expensive and the price was acceptable.
Dongfang Ling poked Zhao Xiaoxiu, who was being ignored by the adults, and asked, "Where's your home?"
Zhao Xiaoxiu looked up at her with a soft smile, "My dad has already bought it, my family doesn't need it."
The monkey sister squeaked twice, reminding the cub that the charcoal his father bought was only 10 points per pound.
The monkey pointed at Zhang Lijun, who was laughing in the crowd. He was lying. The voice on the other end of the phone clearly said it was 10 points per kilogram, and that they would have to pay 200 points for shipping separately.
Zhao Xiaoxiu's eyes darted around, and she had already mentally calculated the points on the calculator. Zhang Lijun's transaction directly deducted 300 points from the middle.
It's not a lot, but it's not a small amount either!
"What are you two talking about?" Dongfang Ling asked, puzzled, after watching the child and the monkey gesturing in a cryptic manner for a long time without understanding.
Zhao Xiaoxiu and Sister Monkey, engrossed in their conversation, only then realized there was another living person beside them.
Monkey Sister pointed at Zhang Lijun, and Zhao Xiaoxiu beckoned Dongfang Ling to lower her head and whispered in her ear, "You can try to negotiate the price with him again. My dad bought charcoal from the city yesterday for only 10 points per pound."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Ling immediately understood the implication.
I glanced at the little one in front of me. He looked tiny, but I didn't expect him to be such a clever little devil.
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