Chapter II Trading
night.
The father and son, who had been tired for a day, dragged their tired bodies back to their temporary "home", which was a broken house in Nancheng. Well, it was very, very broken.
To say how big the house is? Let's put it this way, there is a light wind outside, a strong wind inside, a light rain outside, and a heavy rain inside. Sometimes it is a little more rainy, and the two of them have to take shelter from the rain outside.
A large piece of wooden board was laid in the house, and the big bunk bed was laid. Including the two of them, they had slept in a total of more than 30 men. As soon as they entered, the smell of sweat and feet smelled inside could make the breakfast smoked. Hay was laid on the wooden board as a mattress, and there were no cotton coats and quilts in the middle of winter.
During the five generations of troubled times, this has been the standard configuration for such "foreign" refugees. In this way, they have to pay three cents a day for rent.
Although they were very tired, the father and the other two fell asleep without falling back. While Sun Chunming rubbed Sun Yue's little butt who had been hit for a whole day, he had to tell crosstalk to his roommates on the shop.
They said that crosstalk makes much more money than these coolies. They don’t make everyone laugh and don’t make everyone like them, and they don’t dare to sleep. The newly mixed half of golden cake in their arms is the whole hope of their father and father, and they dare not let anyone steal it or rob it.
In such a living environment, living for one more day is a disaster. Since I have accepted the fact of traveling through time, I have to settle a home first. So the next morning, the father and son put on their clothes, washed their faces, and deliberately broke two willow branches, chewed them up to clean up the tartar, and carried the little property they had accumulated over the past half month, heading towards their destination: Cao Family Bakery Shop.
They plan to take down this place, have a nest and make a living, and then consider the matter of going to the generals and ministers in the future.
The two of them have been eyeing this place for a day or two, and they come to eat sesame cakes every day, so Lao Cao is familiar with them. When he saw them coming, he smiled and said, "Here are you here, you are still the same rule, are there three sesame cakes?"
Sun Chunming smiled and said, "I don't eat sesame cakes today. I have something to discuss with you. You are busy first. We will talk about it after you have finished the meal."
"So, then you two sit in the room and drink a bowl of water."
After entering the house, Sun Yue looked around at the room, drooling in envy.
In fact, the house is not big. It is essentially a slightly larger family. It has about 80 square meters. When a window is opened on the street, it becomes a pancake deal.
Although the house cannot be said to be empty-handed, to be honest, there is nothing decent. If it is placed in later generations, it will be the target of poverty alleviation. But for the father and son in this matter, such a house is simply a life goal.
After nearly an hour, the old Cao finally finished his work. He moved a stool and sat in front of the father and son, and said, "Two, why are you looking for me, Lao Cao?"
Sun Chunming said, "Brother Cao, that's it. We father and son want to buy your shop. You can see if you offer a price."
The old Cao was stunned and smiled and said, "Brother, you are joking. This shop is not only the life of our family, but also the place where we live. You have left and we sleep on the street."
Sun Chunming said: "Brother, we father and son are really sincere."
"I don't sell it even if I have sincerity. I know that you and your father and son are both. You can make a lot of money by saying crosstalk in a day, so why bother to buy my shop?"
"There must be a home."
The old Cao was so angry that he was happy, "If you two want to get married, you have to lose my house first?"
"Brother, we are really sincere."
"Okay, okay, then tell me how much money you plan to buy my shop."
Lao Cao thought to himself that the market price of his house was about 100 cents. If they could pay more than 200 cents, he could consider changing the place. Anyway, he had the skills, so where would he not eat.
Sun Chunming said embarrassedly: "Eighty stakes."
"Eighty? I understand. You two are here to speak crosstalk by Master Cao, right?"
As he said that, Lao Cao slapped the table with a slammed palm, obviously he was really angry.
This old Cao is a Guanzhong native. Not only is he big and thick, but he still lacks two fingers on his right hand. He heard that he was injured when he was in a war in the past. The fire came from a momentum. It was really fierce. Sun Yue couldn't help but feel a thrust in his heart.
Sun Chunming was also a little scared. He didn't expect that this old Cao was so kind-hearted that he would get angry.
But the father and son planned that this day would not be a day or two. If they really left like this, there would never be such a chance again.
"Brother Cao, don't be angry. Are you buying and selling? You pay attention to asking for a lot of money to pay. If you don't feel satisfied with the price, you say, we have business and quantity, that's called buying and selling. Do you think that's the reason?"
The so-called bargaining is of course nonsense. Their father and his father sold their underwear for only 80 cents. Sun Chunming was just delaying the time. Sun Yue was also making jokes and helping his father pull it together, while looking anxiously outside.
After another half an hour, the old Cao finally lost his patience and started to drive people away.
"Master Cao, I don't have time to have crosstalk with you two to have fun. If you don't sell this shop, get out of here."
Sun Chunming wanted to say again, "Brother Cao..."
Lao Cao took out a stick and said, "Get out!"
The father and son looked at each other, and they were so anxious that they got angry. At this critical moment, the outside finally became chaotic.
"Not good~Not good~ The Taiwei mutiny is in Chenqiaoyi! The Taiwei mutiny is in Chenqiaoyi!"
It's shocking!
The two of them finally let go of the big stone in their hearts and thought to themselves that they were finally here.
But the two of them seemed to have no intention of continuing to talk. They took a step and really walked out the door. But they wanted to leave, but Lao Cao refused to let them go.
"Brother! Brothers! Don't leave. The price is easy to discuss, it's easy to discuss. Eighty stakes, only eighty stakes. You give me eighty stakes, and I'll give you the deed right away."
Their generation of Kaifeng people was considered to be full of disasters. Twenty years ago, Yelu Deguang conquered Kaifeng. Although the Khitan soldiers were strictly ordered to massacre the city, the Khitan people were hard to control, and half of the people in the city were still affected.
Ten years ago, Guo Wei, the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, also wore a yellow robe outside Kaifeng City. However, this benevolent king who had always been passed down in the name of benevolence and loving the people gave the order to slaughter three days on the day of breaking the city.
That night, Kaifeng City was like hell. Most of the people in the city died in those three days. No girl with a little beauty could escape the demon's capture.
Today, ten years later, Zhao Kuangyin did something exactly the same as Guo Wei back then. How can you not panic and not be afraid?
But Sun Chunming calmly stretched out one hand and opened it: "Fifty cents, you can charge money if you sell it. We both take it with you. If you don't sell it, forget it. We both want to settle a home, and there will always be someone who is willing to sell it."
Lao Cao felt a little sad, fifty taels, if this price was a moment ago, he could suck up with a big mouth.
But now, money is not important, especially when I think of my beautiful daughter, I gritted my teeth and said, "Okay! Fifty is fifty, fifty, Zhongyuan can't stay here, I took the money back to my hometown."
Chapter completed!