vstars Chapter 318: 1 pair of insoles
Chapter 318: 1 pair of insoles
The old lady thought the radish was really good. She went home and added two slices of meat and stewed it for a while longer. The radish soup with rice was quite delicious. However, she was not satisfied with the price.
"Five cents won't do. I want four. Give me six cents."
The boss was stunned when he heard this. He wanted five cents, not five taels. How could he bargain so much? Isn't this equivalent to three cents for two sticks?
The boss was a little impatient: "If you want four, I can give you nine cents, not a cent less."
Seeing how determined he was, Mrs. Fang became even more unhappy. "Hey, do you know how to do business? How can you bargain for just one cent? If you give me a discount, I can buy more. Seven cents, not a cent more!"
The stall owner also got angry. If he had to bargain over the items worth a few cents, it would seem like his trip was in vain.
"No, you can take the eight cents now, but you have to buy me a bunch of vegetables. I can give you a two cent discount. If not, don't buy it!"
Logically speaking, if it were someone else, they would not buy it if they couldn't reach an agreement, but the old lady here disagreed. She wanted to get the radish at a lower price, and the two sides actually started arguing with each other.
The boss felt that the old lady was not sincere in coming to buy anything. She brought so many servants with her and did not look like she was short of money. But she had to argue with him for a penny. Wasn't she just looking for trouble?
The stall owner was very sarcastic, and the two of them took half an hour to go back and forth. The maids following Old Lady Fang were also speechless. They were of no use at all and had never experienced such a thing on the street. They just gave the penny they were asked to pay.
They don't usually care so much when they go shopping. How can this be the behavior of an old lady who can employ servants at home?
The servants all felt ashamed and finally left. The radish seller pouted and the surrounding stall owners watched the excitement for a long time. When they saw them go far away, they all looked speechless.
"No, whose old lady is this? Where was she brought from?"
"He must be some upstart. Have you ever seen a decent old lady fight for so long over a penny?"
"Yeah, it's weird, even more annoying than us peasants."
After the old lady left, she was scolded by the nearby stall owners. She didn't know it, and she felt that the way she was treated just now had not given her face, so she planned to go to other shops to have a look.
I didn't expect that when I changed streets, I saw Fang Tong as soon as I took a step.
Fang Tong had just come out of the clothing store. He bought two sets of clothes. After all, the weather was getting warmer and it was not convenient to wear thick clothes. Moreover, his child was about to go to the provincial capital to take part in the provincial examination, so he had to dress decently and not wear patched clothes.
Not to mention his daughter, little girls all love beauty, and it is normal for them to buy new clothes if they can afford it.
Especially these two children, I don’t know if they were too well-fed this winter. He always felt that the clothes they made before winter were obviously a little big, but now they look a bit tight.
He was afraid that after this spring, the child would be like the seedlings in the field, and if he was pulled a little harder, even his wrists would be exposed.
Not to mention him and his wife, who are the main earners in the family, so they must buy some clothes to reward themselves.
Moreover, he did not bring his wife with him to choose because he was afraid that she would end up buying a lot of fabrics and then go home to make clothes herself. He was afraid that she would not be willing to spend the money on ready-made clothes. But if that happened, wouldn't his wife be the one who suffered? He was unwilling to do that.
I might as well just come here and buy it myself when I come to the county town this time.
Of course, his second brother's clothes couldn't be missing either. His second brother's clothes were the most tattered in the whole family. When he was in the Fang family before, at least he, his daughter and he had to take care of themselves. His second brother had no way to take care of himself, and he did the most work, so his clothes and shoes were torn every day.
It was only when his brother came to show off to him that day, saying that his daughter and son had bought him new shoes, that he remembered that he should buy the clothes.
When his brother left Fang's house, he didn't bring any clothes with him, so he had to buy everything.
He came out with a lot of bags and didn't expect to bump into the old lady. When Mrs. Fang saw him, she couldn't help but redden her eyes.
Fang Tong glanced calmly at the clothes that the waiter behind him had helped to bring out. He wanted to pretend not to see it, but Old Mrs. Fang came up and grabbed her arm.
"Son, why haven't you come home for so long? Do you know how much I miss you?"
"I know you're resentful of your father and your eldest brother, and blame us for giving you away. I understand that, but you're my flesh and blood after all. How could you not miss me at all? How could you be so cruel!"
Seeing Fang Tong's expressionless face, she continued, "Mom recently made two pairs of insoles for you. When you have time, remember to come get them while your dad and the others are not at home."
She spoke with great emotion, but Fang Tong listened with a blank expression.
Before marrying into his mother's family, he still had some feelings for his mother. After all, which child in this world doesn't want to be loved and cared for by his mother?
In that family, compared to his brother and his father, his mother was indeed considered okay, but she could only be compared with the rest of the family.
But no matter whether he married into his wife's family or was adopted, his mother never stood up to speak for him.
As long as he is in that family, his mother will always choose to give up on him and force him to compromise for the sake of Mr. Fang and his own eldest son.
As long as he, Old Man Fang and Fang Jin stood on two sides of the same rope, his mother would always be the one standing on the opposite side without saying a word, and they were together.
When he was little, the kindness his mother showed him were just small favors. He felt that it was good at that time, not because his mother was really that good to him, but because his father was so bad.
Later he had Zhizhi's mother, a daughter, and his current wife and son.
He has been an adult for many years and is no longer as easy to fool as he was when he was a child. He knows what a family should be like.
Just like now, he has been adopted as someone else's son, but his mother is still saying something about him being cruel through two pairs of insoles.
If he calls out "mother" for a pair of insoles, what is the price? Is it the piece of cloth behind him or the piece of clothing in his hand?
Over the years, the Fang family never taught him what blood ties were. What they taught him was that when someone does nothing but repeatedly wants to remind you and make demands on you, you should think about whether you will have to pay a price for it.