Chapter 40 Liu Yinhuan
The car repair stall the old man mentioned is under the big archway at the entrance of Changle Village. It repairs both cars and shoes.
The stall owner was an unshaven middle-aged man with a square face. His business was not bad. Chen Ling pushed the cart in front of the archway and placed the basket on the ground.
I saw a lot of people repairing shoes and zippers in front of the stall, so I guess I have to wait for a while.
He took out his pocket watch and checked the time. It was just after eleven o'clock. This was the time when there were many people going to the market. Waiting here, why not try to see if you can sell some vegetables.
Anyway, idleness is idleness.
“Cucumbers and tomatoes cost two yuan a pound. If they don’t taste good, no need to pay!”
Chen Ling started to drink.
This shout attracted the attention of blockbusters.
What the hell, you dare to sell cucumbers and tomatoes for two yuan a pound. This is robbery.
The stall owner next to me couldn't help but look over here.
“Cucumbers, tomatoes, fresh vegetables in the greenhouse, try them first before buying, and you will know whether they are good or bad...”
“It costs two yuan a pound, you can try them without buying them.”< br>
Chen Ling continued to shout regardless of what others thought.
With such a shout, the curious people quickly gathered around.
Including a bicycle repairman and a candy seller.
"Hey, I said it's only March, and there are cucumbers there. I bet they were grown in greenhouses."
"It costs a lot of money to build a greenhouse. I heard Someone built a greenhouse to grow mushrooms in Yangtougou. "
"You know what? A greenhouse for growing mushrooms does not take up two acres of land and does not cost much. Only those who grow vegetables spend money..."
"What's the matter? It can't be sold so expensively. The price of pork is only two and a half yuan, and vegetables are sold for two yuan a catty. People are being slaughtered like animals."
"..."
Seven or eight people gathered around, talking about anything.
Chen Ling didn't care, took out two cucumbers, broke them into several pieces and handed them out.
“Folks, let’s not talk about the price. Come and taste it. If it’s not delicious, I won’t dare to sell it at this price even to death. Don’t you think so?”
“One point. You get what you pay for, that’s okay.”
"I'll try it."
The middle-aged car repairman at the stall next to Chen Ling nodded, took a piece of cucumber, rubbed it on his clothes and took a bite.
“Crack.”
After taking this bite, the middle-aged man felt his mouth full of crispiness. After chewing a few mouthfuls, the fragrance lingered on his lips and teeth.
Another refreshing feeling passes directly between the eyebrows, making people feel refreshed.
The middle-aged man hurriedly took the remaining piece into his mouth. While eating, he gave Chen Ling a thumbs up and said vaguely: "It's delicious. Brother, your cucumber is indeed delicious."
After saying this, others couldn't help but take the cucumber from Chen Ling's hand and taste it.
After tasting it, everyone was very surprised and praised Chen Ling with thumbs up.
However, no one had any intention of buying it.
This was also expected by Chen Ling, so when he took the tomatoes and asked others to taste them, no one came forward to eat them.
If you don’t buy other people’s food, who would have the nerve to eat it?
"Little brother, you are selling it so expensively that you can't sell it at the market..."
"You should go to the health center. There are some idiots who run factories. I have a lot of money to build a small western-style building, so I don’t need money.”
The candy seller is a chubby old man with bruises and white patches on his face.
The scientific name is vitiligo.
He also wanted to bargain and buy some.
"Haha, I just wanted to go over there. Isn't the car broken down? I pushed it over to repair it. I came over here and saw that there were so many people, so I wanted to give it a try."< br>
Chen Ling glanced at the old man, picked out a few tomatoes and cucumbers from the basket, and gave them to the old man and the man who repaired the car respectively.
“It’s fate to set up stalls together. If you think it’s delicious, just take some and decide whether to buy them or not.”
“Oh, no, no, no, we should give it to you. I'll give you as much as you like..."
Chen Ling's generous performance made the two of them feel embarrassed.
I have been setting up stalls outside for a long time. They are all face-conscious people. Bargaining is haggling. How can I have the shamelessness to ask for something young?
"You two are welcome, please accept it quickly."
"I will go to the west to buy livestock later. I can't sell this thing, so I have to ask you to take care of it."< br>
Chen Ling said happily.
"Well, that's okay."
When the two people heard this, they accepted it with confidence.
"Come on, brother. What's going on with your car? Do you want to change the tire?"
The middle-aged man pulled Chen Ling's arm to the stall, very enthusiastic.
“Change the tire. The rear tire has a puncture and the front tire has a few rat bumps. Both tires have to be replaced.”
Chen Ling nodded and pointed it out to him.
"Oh, you should have changed it a long time ago. Look, the outer and inner tubes are not good anymore. They are almost worn out. It is difficult to walk on this mountain road. If you are blown up on the way back from the market, then But it’s troublesome...”
“Who says it’s not?”
The old man who sold the candy had no business now. After turning around and putting the things on the stall, he ran over to find Chen Ling. People chat.
The two parties introduced each other and found out that these two people were locals of Changle Township.
The candy seller's varnished face is called Zhang Tiegen, and everyone else calls him Lao Gen, or Uncle Lao Gen.
Usually, there are candy sellers walking around the streets in various villages.
The man who runs the car repair stall is named Guo Baolai. He not only repairs bicycles and shoes, but also mends pots and even feeds pigs.
"Fugui, you can buy livestock later and let Baolai take you there. He knows a lot about the cattle, horse and pig industries, and he is very familiar with them."
The two of them chatted with Chen Ling, and even From time to time, he shouted a few words for Chen Ling and pulled two people over.
It's a pity that they are too expensive and no one buys them.
"Candy seller, are you still in business?"
After a while, someone shouted.
Chen Ling and the others looked over and saw a black-haired old lady pulling a fat child standing in front of the candy seller's stall. The child was putting his feet up and shouting "Sunhou'er, Sunhou'er" He reached out and wanted to take it.
“Hey, who is this person? He looks really familiar.”
Zhang Tiegen walked over with a smile, picked up a Monkey King candy man and handed it to the little fat man.
The old lady glared at him: "I know your grandma well. Let's go home and have dinner together at noon. Huanhuan and her man are finally back. You go over and have a few drinks with her. Otherwise, your brother-in-law's drinking capacity will be impossible. No."
"No, no, Huanhuan, I haven't seen him for more than ten years. I don't know what to say when I go. I feel uncomfortable."
Zhang Tiegen waved his hand and left the stall. He took out a tomato from behind and handed it to the little fat man: "Come on, call your uncle. I will give you something delicious."
"I won't call. You just said bad things about my mother. You are a bad old man." .”
The little fat man pouted and said.
"Xiao Ming, why are you talking to your uncle? Your mother taught you to be polite and you forgot?"
The old lady lightly hit the little fat man on the head and looked at him. Zhang Tiegen: "Spring has just begun. Where did you get the tomatoes?"
"Here, a little brother over there sells them. He says they are grown in a greenhouse. They are sour and sweet. They are delicious, sister. Let's get some with the baby."
Zhang Tiegen handed over all the tomatoes given by Chen Ling.
The old lady glanced at Chen Ling, then took a tomato from Zhang Tiegen's hand: "One is enough. Don't give him so many. This kid has a very picky mouth. Who knows whether he will eat it or not."
"Then uncle, let's make a candy man for Xiao Ming, and how about a grandchild."
Zhang Tiegen's old face smiled like a flower.
"Okay, I like Sun Hou'er."
The little fat man's eyes lit up and he sang: "Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey, you are really amazing..."
The old lady said at the side: "If you want a grandchild, just call me uncle and say thank you, uncle." With the sugar man, the little fat man immediately became much better behaved, and said honestly: "Thank you, uncle."< br>
It made Zhang Tiegen laugh.
After the old lady took the little fat man away, Guo Baolai joked: "No wonder Uncle Gen, you just took me to buy vegetables from Fugui. It turns out that you, my grandnephew, treated them as rare things. Ah."
"It's a pity that I'm from the capital and haven't seen anything. You can eat the vegetables in this greenhouse if you want, so why don't you make more candy for the little one?"
Zhang Tiegen's varicose face suddenly turned red: "Don't blame your mother, do you pretend that I don't understand? I just think that Fugui food is delicious, and I want to buy some stir-fry dishes for myself..."
"Okay, okay, You just want to buy it yourself.”
Guo Baolai acted as if he would do whatever he said.
Chen Ling was a little emotional. He also heard the conversation between Zhang Tiegen and the old lady.
It was nothing more than that his niece married into a family in the capital and now brought her husband and son home. As an uncle, he wanted to get close to the children and make them happy, but unfortunately he didn't know what to do.
When I see good and rare things, I want to buy some and give them away.
But at the same time, I am worried that I have bought the wrong thing and my child will not like it, so I feel very anxious and entangled.
"Does the rich family have a baby?"
The old man glared at Guo Baolai and asked.
“No, I plan to ask for it again in two years.”
Chen Ling smiled. He was not even married in his previous life, but now he was asked to have a child with Wang Susu.
I’m really not mentally prepared for that.
"I want it early. I have a baby at home, so I have the energy to work."
Guo Baolai was tired from repairing the car, wiped his sweat, rolled a cigarette, and put the tobacco leaves The bag was handed to Zhang Tiegen.
“Will wealth be drawn?”
Chen Ling waved his hand: "I can't. I can still drink. I don't smoke much."
Guo Baolai suddenly became interested: "How about going to my house for a drink at noon?"
"Next time, I have to buy livestock today. Drinking too much will delay things."
Chen Ling picked up a cucumber, wiped off the thorns on it, and started eating.
The two of them were smoking, and he always felt awkward without something in his mouth.
The three of them chatted and saw twelve o'clock.
During this period, some people came to buy sweets and mend car tires, but no one came to Chen Ling’s stall to buy vegetables.
After a few shouts, many people came, but when asked about the price, they often turned away and left.
"Fugui, come over for dinner. I asked my family to cook more. Let's eat together."
Guo Baolai greeted.
His house is in the third alley east of the archway, very close.
When it was time to eat, I just brought a pot and came out.
The big pot dish with steamed buns, although it is vegetarian and has no meat, it is quite delicious.
Chen Ling was not polite, walked over, moved a few rocks, sat on them and started eating.
“You really don’t want to drink two glasses? You can drink less.”
Guo Baolai was so happy that he asked again.
“It can’t be done, next time, definitely next time.”
“You have been going to various villages to feed pigs to make up for the pot all day long, and Uncle Gen is also walking around the streets. , It’s not easy for you to go to our village to drink. There are many opportunities."
Chen Ling took a big mouthful of steamed buns and said.
“Hey, it’s true when you say that.”
Guo Baolai's eyes lit up: "I'll go to your village to breed pigs in two days. Damn it, there are too many people raising piglets in the spring."
"Well, it's true that pork is expensive this year. There are more pigs all of a sudden."
Zhang Tiegen also said.
The three of them were eating when suddenly someone called for uncle in the distance. It was a woman's voice. She shouted several words. It sounded urgent, as if she was shouting while walking.
“Huh? It’s Huanhuan!”
Zhang Tiegen stood up immediately.
Chen Ling followed the sound and looked over, and saw a beautiful young woman in her thirties, fashionably dressed, hurriedly pulling a fat man over.
"Uncle."
When they met, the young woman first called Zhang Tiegen.
"It's Huanhuan. I don't dare to recognize it when I'm walking outside. I'll have to stay here for a while when I come back this time..."
Zhang Tiegen was very happy. He hadn't seen his niece in ten years and heard that she was very promising now.
"We won't be here for long, we have to leave the day after tomorrow."
The young woman said apologetically, and then said angrily: "Why didn't uncle go home? We came to my house yesterday afternoon Mom’s home. I’ll call you tonight. My cousin said you haven’t come home yet from selling candy.”
“You’re so old, why do you keep getting up early and staying up late? It’s time to rest.”
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"Let's go home later. The dishes are all ready. Let's have a few drinks with Xiao Ming's father. I always tell him about you, but he hasn't met you yet."
"I'm not going. We're just having dinner here. The stall is inseparable from people. Let's wait until the market is over before we go home to have a look..."
Zhang Tiegen smiled naively: "It's not easy for you, my daughter." Come back, why don’t you stay for a few more days?”
Liu Yinhuan sighed: “The TV station can’t live without people, so I asked for family leave after three requests.”
Zhang Tiegen was very emotional after hearing this: "You are finally getting better. When I went to the county seat, I often saw you on TV. Your mother also often said that if the signal here wasn't bad, she would have bought one anyway. I watch TV just so I can see you every day.”
Liu Yinhuan’s eyes suddenly turned red: “My uncle has watched me grow up, so why hasn’t he seen your nephew and son-in-law?”
"My nephew and son-in-law have such a big business. I, I went to see him, but I really didn't know what to say."
Zhang Tiegen said with a naive smile.
"Mom, Mom. Stop talking, I want to eat tomatoes..."
The little fat man was already impatient when he heard the two people talking. When he saw the two of them, he still kept chatting. , immediately stopped doing it, twisted his chubby body and said coquettishly.
"Xiao Ming wants to eat tomatoes. My uncle has them here."
Zhang Tiegen hurriedly took out all the tomatoes and asked: "Is it enough?"
The little fat man suddenly smiled. He didn't care whether it was enough or not, he took one and gnawed it.
“Wow, it’s sour, sweet and sour. It tastes better than my fruit. This is really the most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten...”
The little fat man sucked on the tomatoes. Juice, mouth full of red after eating.
"Liang Yiming! Have you forgotten everything your mother taught you? Just pick it up and eat it without saying thank you. This is my uncle, your elder. Why are you so ignorant..."
Liu Yinhuan scolded with a sullen face, but was stopped by Zhang Tiegen before he could say a few words.
"The baby is still young, don't train so harshly."
Liu Yinhuan knew that the old man doted on his children, so he couldn't say anything more. He looked around, and his eyes fell on the person next to Chen Ling's bicycle. On the two baskets, seeing no one in front of them, he frowned slightly.
"Uncle, isn't the vegetable seller here?"
"Yes, no, he is eating at the shoe repair stall opposite."
Zhang Tiegen pointed at Chen Ling.
Liu Yinhuan saw a young man holding a bowl and a steamed bun, eating with a big mouthful.
"Fugui, Fugui, come quickly..."
Zhang Tiegen shouted twice.
“Wait a minute, Uncle Gen, I’m choking on my drink of water.”
Chen Ling took a sip of boiled water and ate his food.
"Good guy, you are about to open a business. I didn't expect that children in the capital actually love tomatoes. Don't they have tomatoes over there..."
Guo Baolai muttered in a low voice.
Chen Ling smiled and said, "A woman who comes with a little baby can't sell much even if she opens her business."
(End of Chapter)