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Chapter 18

Four hundred coins for Fulu peaches and two hundred coins for Shouxi peaches.

After all, the words "Fu" and "Lu" have wider application scenarios, while "Shou" and "Xi" seem to have no other application scenarios except birthday and marriage.

Furthermore, there is a difference in price, so it is possible to catch all mid- and high-end customers.

In fact, the price is neither high nor low.

If two hundred coins are used to buy grain, it will be enough for a family of three to eat and chew for five or six days.

But it is a sky-high price to buy a peach.

Therefore, when Chen Chu reported the price, the crowd couldn't help but stagnate.

But the old man surnamed Wang who was the first to snatch the fairy peach from the clerk didn't hesitate, just took out two strings of copper coins to buy the peach with the word 'Shou', and went happily.

With his lead, the herd effect made others clamor.

"I'll have one too!"

"I want a 'Fu' character peach!"

"Brother, leave me a 'Lu' character peach, and I'll go home to get the money!"

That's right, you can't suffer a loss if you buy a few hundred coins, and you can't be fooled if you buy it.

Even if you can't increase your fortune and longevity by eating it, it's a good fortune to buy a peach with the word "Xiantao" at home.

Seeing the crowd rushing up, Chen Chu hurriedly shouted: "Everyone, don't crowd! Come one by one. Eldest son, keep an eye on the peach basket; Dalang, count the money!"

"Give me a lucky peach!"

"I want a full set of Fu Lu Shou Xi!"

In an instant, Chen Chu was overwhelmed by countless pairs of outstretched hands holding copper coins.

Chen Chu took the money and handed it to Yang Zhen. After he sorted it out, Chen Chu was going to give peaches to others.

But after waiting for a long time, Yang Zhen was sweating profusely and couldn't count.

"Not ready yet?" Chen Chu couldn't help asking anxiously.

Only then did Yang Zhen raise his blushing face, and said, "How much money should I charge for a set of Fu Lu Shou Xi?"

"." Chen Chu almost recited it all at once: "Two four hundred, two two hundred, add up to one thousand two hundred coins, and collect twelve strings of copper coins! Don't you know how to add and subtract?"

"I am illiterate, and I have never studied arithmetic."

The always optimistic Yang Dalang felt a little wronged.

You can't even count the money, you still have the face to feel wronged!
"Let me do it," Chen Chu said helplessly.

I can't read, and I can't even do the job of giving peaches to others, because I have to pick out peaches with different characters from the basket according to the customer's requirements.

Therefore, Chen Chu could only work on the sales site alone, while Yang Dalang and Yao's eldest son took care of the peach baskets, lest anyone fish in troubled waters.

The guests in the teahouse were Chen Chu's first wave of customers. After them, another group of neighbors rushed over after hearing the news, and surrounded Chen Chu once again.

Amidst the clamor, it took half an hour for the crowd to slowly disperse.

There are more than two hundred fairy peaches, and there are seven or eight left.

The willow basket originally used to hold peaches was now filled with a basket of copper coins.

Yao's eldest son sat vigilantly on the money basket, looking at everyone like a thief.

At this time, Liu Changqing, who had been staying on the periphery of the crowd to observe, took the initiative to come over.

"My little brother, can you pick up that bad-looking one and sell it to me cheaply." Liu Changqing said embarrassedly after bowing.

These days, he has earned some money by writing "Journey to the West: The Legend of Shi'er", but the price of four hundred coins is still too expensive for him.

Chen Chu chose a good-looking peach with the character "Fu" among the remaining fruits, threw it over, and said with a smile, "I'll give it to you for free."

"What should I do?" Liu Changqing wanted to shirk, but he was a little bit reluctant.

Chen Chu waved his hand casually and said, "You're welcome."

Who knows, Liu Changqing glanced at the words on the fairy peach, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Then give me a peach with the word longevity."

"Oh? There is only one longevity peach left, and the fruit is small, far less beautiful than this lucky peach." Chen Chu said kindly.

But Liu Changqing smiled embarrassedly, and said: "Thank you for your kindness. It's just that there is a weak old lady in the next family, so I want a birthday peach to please my old lady."

Still a dutiful son.

"There's no need to change it, it's all for you." Chen Chu picked out the birthday peach and handed it over.

Although this person told the book to make ends meet, he actually helped Chen Chu. Naturally, he would not be stingy with one or two peaches.

But Liu Changqing, who got cheap, still has a doubt.

"Brother, dare to ask your name."

"My surname is Chen Mingchu."

"Brother Chen, is this fairy peach produced in Dongshengshenzhou? If I insist on asking, it's because I read a strange book by chance recently, but it's only in the fifth chapter that the word fairy peach is mentioned in the book."

Liu Changqing asked bravely.

Chen Chu chuckled, took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve pocket, stuffed them to Liu Changqing, and said, "I'm optimistic about you, come on."

Liu Changqing was at a loss, unfolded the paper, and the first thing that caught his eye was "The Sixth Chapter "Avalokitesvara Goes to the Meeting and Asks the Reason, the Little Sage Gives Power to the Great Sage".

Then I looked down, and it really is the "Journey to the West: The Legend of Shi'er" that I have been thinking about day and night!
"Brother, do you like breasts or legs?"

"Legs or chest is not important, I don't care about these, you don't think I am so superficial. I am different from other men, I am the kind of person who cares about the beauty of the soul."

"..., you little brother, it's so strange! I'm a mutton seller, what are you talking about with me here, do you want the hind legs or the front breasts!"

In a mutton shop in Niuma City, the shirtless owner held a sharp knife with a cow's ear, and looked at the young man in front of him as if he was watching a psychopath.

"Uh, leg~leg~leg, weigh the hind leg of this mutton." Chen Chu said hastily.

"Don't you want it?" the boss asked again while unloading the meat.

"No more."

"Brother, don't you care about the beauty of your soul?"

"You're a soulful, blood-stinging stinger, a bit irritating... Please spare me..."

"Don't forgive me, I want more money for this liver!"

It was already the last time Chen Chu ate mutton.

I can't help feeling a little nostalgic.

But when I went to the place and asked, I found out that a catty of mutton cost more than 300 yuan
It cost more than 3000 yuan for this lamb leg weighing more than ten catties.

This meant that Chen Chu wanted to eat mutton, so Yang Youtian didn't stop him.

Just now, after the two groups of people met, Old Man Yang was so happy that he almost fainted when he learned that the two hundred fairy peaches had been sold for nearly [-] yuan.

But perhaps because of the frugality in his bones, even with such a large sum of money, Yang Youtian would not allow Yang Zhen and the others to buy things indiscriminately.

It was he himself who led everyone to buy a bunch of miscellaneous items such as raw lacquer and window paper.

Afterwards, everyone led the bullock cart out of the city.

When passing by the city gate, I ran into the little boss who wanted to blackmail them last time.

The little boss had sharp eyes, and recognized a few people at a glance, and then turned his face away, neither stepping forward to stop them, nor going forward to strike up a conversation.

Yao's eldest son led the bullock cart slowly out of the city gate.

Chen Chu, who had been falling at the end of the line, took the initiative to walk towards the little boss.

"Brother, thank you for your hard work." Chen Chu took out a bunch of copper coins with a smile, and stuffed them into the opponent's arms without a trace of fireworks.

The little boss was taken aback for a moment, then changed into a nasty smile, and said: "What should I do! You are a relative and friend of Captain Zhang, how can I accept this money!"

He shirked it with his mouth, and reached into his bosom, but he couldn't get the money out after fumbling for a long time.

"Hey, big brother's words are wrong."

Chen Chu said with a smile: "You guard the city gate every day and serve the common people. This amount of money is also a token of our affection, so don't push it any further."

"Then I will stop being disrespectful. Brother, next time you come to the city, I, Wang Bao, will treat you to a drink."

Wang Baocai has been in the military camp for more than ten years. He used to serve as a soldier in the Zhou Dynasty. Because of his military uniform, he was called a "red man" behind his back.

Later, he belonged to Qi State, and was said to be "the dog leg of the golden man".

Even if some people yelled "Military Lord", it was because of fear.

It was the first time he heard the praise of 'serving the people', and even made Wang Baocai feel a little uncomfortable when he said it.

"It's easy to say, I have to hurry today, and I will hang around with my brother another day."

"Okay, what's your name brother?"

"My surname is Chen Mingchu."

"Brother Chen, go slowly."

The group walked more than ten feet away, but Wang Baocai was still standing at the city gate and waving enthusiastically.

After two miles, Yang Zhen came over: "Brother Chu, with Brother Zhang Bao here, the sergeant dare not make things difficult for us, why do you give him money again?"

Chen Chu said, "In the future, we will go to the city every three to five days. After a long time, Zhang's elder brother has been hindering his subordinates' way of making money, and there will inevitably be rifts. Why don't we spend a little money to save trouble."

"They are just a group of soldiers who have milk and mothers, so what if there is a quarrel." Yang Zhen obviously looked down on those people.

Chen Chu smiled, and said patiently: "Don't worry about this little money. In the future, we will earn more than thousands of dollars. Only when there are more people relying on us for food, can we truly advance and retreat freely in Tongshan County. There are too many people to plan." , profit cannot be alone"

Yang Zhen seemed to understand, but fell silent for a while.

Yang Youtian, who was walking in front of the two with his hands behind his back, felt that what Chen Chu said was reasonable, but he also felt that it was too much to just give someone a bunch of money.

In addition, Chen Chu spent a lot of money to buy mutton today, Yang Youtian was worried that he would develop the habit of spending money lavishly.

Then he said: "Brother Chu, we made a lot of money this time, but let's save the money that doesn't need to be spent. You are still young, and you will have a long life in the future."

Chen Chu hadn't opened his mouth yet, but when Yang Zhen heard his father talk about his brother, he didn't like it at first.

"Father, you still said my brother, you just bought those raw lacquer and window paper that you don't need to buy." Yang Zhen retorted with a playful smile.

Old man Yang was annoyed when he heard that, he turned around and stared at his son, cursing: "You also have the face to call Brother Chu brother? If you treat him as a brother, don't you know what kind of life Chu Brother is living in now?
It's hot today, and the huts in that place are too hot to bear. If you were brothers at the beginning, wouldn't you think about building a few new houses for your brother? "

"." Yang Zhen was so stunned that he was speechless. After a long while, he laughed and said: "Father, you are still thoughtful."

At this time, Chen Chu knew that Uncle Yang bought those things to build a house for himself.

I couldn't help being slightly moved in my heart, I hurriedly cupped my hands and said, "Thank you uncle."

Yang Youtian put his hands behind his back, leaving a handsome back view for several people, but he began to chatter: "In the future, Hutou will grow old, and it will not be appropriate to live in the same room with your husband and wife.

At least three rooms are enough for you, one for your husband and wife, one for the tiger head, and one for storing sundries.

When you have children, you will need to spend more. You can’t spend a lot of money if you have money, and go hungry if you don’t have money. To live, it’s definitely right to be frugal.”

Ramble.

It's no different from the long-winded elders next to him.

Chen Chu heard it, but didn't feel the croaking at all.
(End of this chapter)