The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 49 Small Business
Xiahou Zhuo didn't expect that Li Diudiu and Gao Xining would really go to the street to set up a stall to sell their lollipops. There was nothing wrong with Li Diudiu going there, as Li Diudiu was a money-hungry person. But Gao Xining actually followed them as well. Wasn't she afraid of being scolded by Dean Gao if he found out?
The State of Chu was very particular about these things. Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants had the lowest status. Li Diudiu was a scholar, and if a scholar went into small business he would be stabbed to death in the spine.
If President Gao knew about this, he might directly expel Li Diudiu.
However, Li Diudiu was not stupid. He dressed up and of course he would not sell lollipops in his school uniform.
He and Gao Xining had discussed it, and Gao Xining hid in the distance and watched. Li Diudiu changed his clothes and smeared some messy things on his face. Children in Xinjiang would have plateau red on their faces, but his face was painted with a riot of colour.
Before selling, Li Diudiu taught Gao Xining that if he wanted to sell things well, he had to have someone to help him, and Gao Xining was of course that person.
Li Diudiu also taught him to use his hands to observe the situation. When Gao Xining went to a crowded place with his load on his shoulder, he would go over to buy one and then say a few words in an extremely exaggerated tone.
"Wow, that's so cute."
“Wow, it’s delicious.”
That's about it.
It was the first time that Gao Xining did this, and she felt both ashamed and excited. She waited for Li Diudiu to reach a crowded place and then rushed over. Unexpectedly, she got into the mood right away.
"Little peddler, what are you selling?"
Li Diudiu replied: "Lonely."
Gao Xining: “Ah?”
Li Diudiu said, “ Just kidding… No one is looking over here. Wait until I stop over there and then come over and ask.”
Gao Xining: “It’s hard to say if no one comes to see it.”
She cleared her throat and then shouted "Ah!". Everyone around her looked over, thinking that someone had been stepped on and their true identity had been exposed.
"so cute!"
Gao Xining said exaggeratedly: "It's really so cute ."
A young woman who looked to be around 25 or 26 years old who was passing by stopped and looked at Li Diudiu carefully, nodded and said: "This little guy looks okay, but you are exaggerating, little girl, he is not that cute."
Li Diudiu: “…”
Gao Xining pointed at Li Diudiu's candy and said, "This is what I'm talking about."
The young woman took a closer look and then burst into laughter: "This is really cute, just like..."
He also took a special look at Li Diudiu.
There were three words in the middle that she didn't pronounce very clearly, and she was obviously still a little reserved. The Chu customs were open, and not as strict as the requirements of the great scholar Gao Shaowei. It was normal for a man to bring his wife or concubine to a banquet, and it was even normal to bring a favorite prostitute from a brothel. Not only would he not be scolded, he would be called a playboy. It was normal for women to drink and play finger-guessing games at the banquet. The Chu people believed that this was chivalrous and highly praised it.
Therefore, if you see a few women sitting there drinking and chatting in a restaurant, don't be surprised. They may even go to another restaurant to have fun together.
The young woman didn't say three words clearly. The first one was a small word, and the second one was a reduplicated word. That would have been fine, but she happened to look at Li Diudiu on purpose, which made Li Diudiu blush instantly.
"Buy one. This little peddler looks very interesting."
The young woman asked, "How do you sell it?"
Li Diudiu said, "Ten cents each."
The young woman asked, "Is it delicious?"
Li Diudiu nodded: "If it doesn't taste good, I won't charge you."
The young woman bent down, looked Li Diudiu in the eye, and asked audibly, "What if you say it's not tasty? You can also say it's not tasty even if it's delicious."
Li Diudiu thought to himself that you are shameless.
But he still said harmlessly, "Don't worry, sister. I won't lie."
The young woman bought one, peeled off the oil paper and put it in her mouth. She found it very convenient to hold the small bamboo stick and the taste was not bad, so she nodded.
"Sister will help you with your business."
She waved her hand and said, "Sisters, there is a little guy selling things here, it's very interesting."
A group of girls came over from not far away, like a group of butterflies flying over. They surrounded Li Diudiu, and Li Diudiu's nose was filled with the scent of rouge and powder.
He knew at first glance that things were going to be bad; these girls didn't seem like normal people.
One of the women, who was about 20 years old, squatted down and looked at Li Diudiu's face. She smiled and said, "Look at how dirty this little face is."
She took out a fragrant handkerchief and wiped Li Diudiu's face, wiping away the purple and red stains on Li Diudiu's face, revealing her original pretty face. After seeing it clearly, the girl's eyes lit up slightly.
"It's indeed a small peddler with a logo."
Gao Xining pulled Li Diudiu over to block him behind him. The girl who was wiping Li Diudiu's face immediately laughed and said to her companions, "Look at this little girl. She knows how to steal men at such a young age."
Li Diudiu frowned: "Don't talk nonsense!"
The girl was still afraid of him, she stretched out her hand and pinched his face: "Look at this little warrior, he also knows how to protect the beauty."
She looked at Li Diudiu and smiled, "Come here and let your sister kiss your pretty face. I've bought all the candies for you."
Li Diudiu picked up the load and pulled Gao Xining along: "Let's go!"
Gao Xining glared at the woman fiercely. A burst of laughter came from behind him. The group of women laughed so hard that they were bent over and bent over.
As Li Diudiu walked away, he said, "I've got a promise to you that the wife you find for me in the future must not be like this."
Gao Xining nodded vigorously: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely can't find someone like this, it's too irritating."
Li Diudiu said: “That’s right.”
Gao Xining said: "She even pinched your face."
Li Diudiu asked: "Do you think I've suffered a loss?"
Gao Xining said: "Didn't you just suffer a loss?"
Li Diudiu said: "Then I'll go over and pinch it back?"
Gao Xining kicked Li Diudiu on the butt: "How dare you!"
Li Diudiu snorted, and Gao Xining thought he had kicked him too hard, so he quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't hurt you, did I?"
Li Diudiu rolled her eyes at her and said, "She ate the candy and even forgot to ask for the money..."
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was not possible. He put down the load, turned around and ran back, holding out his hand to the girl and saying, "My candy money!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
This made the group of women laugh like crazy again, almost to the point of dying. Li Diudiu didn't know why they were laughing. The girl who pinched his face took out a string of copper coins and stuffed them into Li Diudiu's hand, then pinched his face again.
"This little guy is so cute. He will be so charming when he grows up. When you grow up, remember to come to Chunhe Building to play with your sister. I will teach you how to play games."
Li Diudiu counted out the appropriate copper coins and handed the rest back: "I don't want the extra ones."
At this moment, all the women were a little confused. They stopped laughing and looked at Li Diudiu with strange eyes, as if they thought Li Diudiu was a freak.
"All given to you."
The woman said, "If you think it's too much, please return the candy to us."
Li Diudiu thought about it and decided it was a good idea. He ran back under Gao Xining's astonished gaze, took all the candies and gave them to the women. When he came back, he saw Gao Xining with a frosty face staring at him fiercely.
“You actually sold candy to them!”
"I……"
Li Diudiu wanted to explain, but Gao Xining turned around and left.
Li Diudiu had no choice but to chase after him, explaining as he went along, but Gao Xining simply didn't listen. Li Diudiu's voice was almost hoarse from explaining, and Gao Xining suddenly laughed, looked into Li Diudiu's eyes and asked, "In the future, when you look for a wife, you can't look for someone who throws temper like this, understand?"
Li Diudiu: "You are sick..."
Gao Xining walked forward with her hands behind her back, and her ponytail swung again. Li Diudiu suddenly recalled that her ponytail was not swung just now, but was hanging down. It was obvious that she was really angry just now.
But she was suddenly not angry anymore, why?
At his age, he still doesn't understand girls' minds. In fact, some men may never understand women's minds even after living their entire lives.
Gao Xining felt that it was not Li Diudiu's fault, so he naturally couldn't be angry forever. But he still had to be angry for a while. This was his attitude, and he couldn't have no attitude at all.
She had to let Li Diudiu know what was wrong.
Li Diudiu caught up with her and asked, "Are you really not angry anymore?"
Gao Xining turned to look at Li Diudiu and said earnestly like an elder: "Li Chi, you can't compromise because of this seemingly fair deal. You want to make money. If you do it this time, there will be a second time. Your bottom line will get lower and lower. In the future, you will not be able to resist carrying a load of goods to sell at the entrance of the brothel, because that will sell quickly. You think you have made a lot of money, but you have changed yourself."
Li Diudiu really didn't think so much just now. He did think it was fair to sell a certain amount of candy according to the amount of money paid. Gao Xining's words shocked him... He didn't think about why Gao Xining, a thirteen-year-old girl, could say such words and have such insights.
He only thought that the words were indeed good advice...If there is a first time, there will be a second time, and your bottom line will become lower and lower.
"I was wrong!"
Li Diudiu took a deep breath, then leaned over and apologized solemnly.
He looked at the purse in his hand and said, "I don't want this money."
Gao Xining snatched the purse and said, "Why don't you want it? The money was earned from selling candy. If you have already lost some of your personality and then lost this money, don't you think you are stupid?"
Li Diudiu felt that Gao Xining was sometimes more like a life mentor than his master. She was not very old, but the ideas in her mind were much more mature than Li Diudiu's.
The two of them returned to the academy while chatting. Not long after they entered the door, they saw Xiahou Zhuo looking at them with a playful expression.
He asked in a mean way, "How are you two heroes? How's your business? Have you become rich?"
Gao Xining raised the purse in his hand and said, "Did you see it?"
Xiahou Zhuo was stunned: "Are the common people in Jizhou City so stupid in intelligence ? Can a piece of candy be sold by sticking it on a stick?"
Gao Xining said: "You made a bet."
Xiahou Zhuo certainly wouldn't deny his debt, so he asked, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Gao Xining raised a fox-like smile on his face.
The next day, in another market, Xiahou Zhuo, who was in disguise, stood in the crowd, holding a sign in his hand. In order to avoid being recognized, he also wore an eyepatch as one eye.
"Selling candy, lollipops, big iron hammer lollipops."
The expression on that face is so wonderful.
"Don't miss it if you pass by. The Dachui candy is delicious. It's a small business and the price is reduced during the promotion."
Li Diudiu and Gao Xining stood nearby and laughed, like two hamsters with their teeth bared, grinning from ear to ear.
