Chapter 592 Selling Melons (2)
“How can you give away watermelons for free?”
“Is it really true that you give away watermelons for free?”
People gathered around and talked all over the place. The tongue asked, squeezing like something.
"If you want that watermelon, just weigh that watermelon with your hands, and then give me the weight, which must be accurate to two taels. As long as the difference between the actual weight and the actual weight is within two taels, it doesn't matter whether it is two taels more or less. Two taels less. All melons can be delivered for free. Of course, if you guess wrong, I will buy the watermelon for six cents per catty," said the old melon seller. , said it loudly to everyone.
"If you have more than two taels, or if you have less than two taels, you can take away the watermelon for free?" someone in the crowd asked.
"Yes, as long as Xie guesses correctly, he will take it away for free, and the little old man won't get a penny." The old melon seller nodded vigorously.
"Everyone has heard it, and they can all testify. I'll come, I'll come first." A man stood up first. He didn't take advantage of it, and he specially picked the biggest one. , weighed it with his hands, and reported the weight, "Fifteen pounds."
It was the first time, and the old melon seller was also a little nervous.
At the urging of the man, the old melon seller weighed the melon on a steel scale in front of everyone, weighing fifteen pounds and four taels.
The error is four ounces, wrong guess. Because it was said beforehand, if you guess right, you can take it away for free, if you guess wrong, you have to pay for it. Therefore, the man had to spend money to buy the watermelon back. Six cents per catty, a total of 92 cents. The fraction was erased and 90 cents were collected. Touching the heavy copper coins in his pocket, the old man selling melons burst into laughter.
“Hey, it was just a little bit close.”
Everyone sighed with regret.
People always want to take advantage. Although the first man failed, he was just a little short of getting the watermelon for free. More people couldn’t wait to pick the watermelon.
The second person picked up a watermelon that was a little smaller than the one just now, weighed it, and reported its weight at fourteen and a half kilograms.
After weighing it, it was fourteen pounds and two taels, and then I had to buy the watermelon too.
The third person was lucky. He picked a watermelon and estimated it at thirteen pounds. After weighing, it happened to be 13 pounds, so the man took the watermelon away in the envious eyes of everyone. He walked with the watermelon in a majestic manner. When he came out, he talked and boasted to everyone he met. So, everyone who heard it found their way all the way to the watermelon stall.
The success of the third person suddenly ignited everyone's enthusiasm, and more people took up the challenge.
People challenged one after another, but only the third person was lucky and took away the watermelon for free. The others failed, with errors of three or two, half a catty, and one catty, so one person I paid for the watermelon and bought it back.
There were even a few who were very competitive and failed to guess correctly three or five times, so they bought all three or five watermelons and took them home.
Soon, in less than an hour, the melon seller’s cart of watermelons was sold out, not even the smallest ones were left. Not only that, people also asked the old man if he had any melons at home and if he would come here tomorrow to sell melons. They said they would come back to buy melons next time.
The money bag brought by the melon seller was not enough to hold the copper coins, so he simply wrapped the extra copper coins in his clothes, which was so heavy.
The old man selling melons looked at the clothes containing money and grinned, unable to close his mouth.
The maids and old ladies on the second floor of the restaurant across the street were all shocked. Their mouths were so wide that they could stuff eggs in them. From the moment the first melon was sold, they couldn’t even close their mouths. , looking at the scene of hot selling melons outside the window, each one felt like being struck by lightning, unable to recover for a long time
Li Niang also opened her beautiful eyes in surprise, staring straight out of the window without moving, with her mouth open. Speechless.
Only Miss Yan Er was not surprised at all. She bit her red lips and cursed, "Cunning little thief!"
"Huh? Where are the others? Why are they missing?"
Little After the maid came to her senses, she looked out the window and shouted in surprise.
Then the other little maids also looked out the window. The old man selling melons was still outside. His cart of watermelons was all sold out, but Zhu Pingan, who had just been despised by them for cheating melons, was nowhere to be seen.
“He doesn’t seem to have bought a single melon.”
"It seems like hey, all the watermelons in the cart were sold out just now, and he didn't leave any watermelons behind."
The little maids thought for a while, and then suddenly froze, as if they had thought of something.
"That, that, I really want to see it. Just when a lot of people came to guess the melon, he seemed to have left, empty-handed. No, he seemed to be holding two books." A little maid raised her little hand and whispered.
As a result, the little maids became more silent one by one, and their little faces could not help but feel a little hot. Just now, I despised that man for being a liar, worthless, shameless, and shameless, but in the end, he didn’t even get a single advantage
“My lord, my lord”
The old man selling melons looked at the money and grinned for a long time. After a while, he came back to his senses and went to find Zhu Pingan to express his gratitude. However, when he turned around, he found that Zhu Pingan was missing, and he couldn't help but worry. shouted several times.
The person at the stall next to him told him that Zhu Pingan had left long ago.
"My lord, my benefactor, my benefactor," the old man selling melons shouted loudly. He looked at the empty car and patted his head with regret.
There’s not a single melon left!
The adults wanted to buy melons twice, but as for me, I only thought about myself and didn’t even leave a melon for the adults.
But the adults gave me a method to sell melons without any secret. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them how to fish. This method is enough for me to benefit a lot. At least this year's hot spring watermelons will not be sold.
The old man buying melon's eyes were a little moist and his face was getting hot. He was really blushing for himself. At the beginning, not only did he not believe in the kindness of the adults, but he also scolded the adults in his heart. I thought the adults wanted to plot against me, but I was really embarrassed.
Adults are adults.
I am a villain!
What did you do? Hey, I’m really blushing. When I come to sell melons tomorrow, I must bring the biggest and sweetest melons from home to the adults. But I don’t know if the adults will come tomorrow, and I don’t even know the adults’ names.
What a good official. The old man selling melons looked at the direction Zhu Pingan was leaving and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. It would be great if there were more such good officials.
"Interesting."
The charming Li Niang stood in front of the window and looked out the window, looking at the direction someone was leaving, her watery eyes flowing like spring water, like a blush. Her red lips were slightly raised, and she exhaled like a orchid. (End of this chapter)