Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

Just as the Third Uncle was full of expectations, Cai Quanwu looked at the Third Uncle, shook his head and said with a smile: "Teacher Yan, this is not very good."

The third uncle's face turned red when Cai Quanwu looked at him. He knew in his heart that the price he offered was a bit high.

So, the third uncle took two puffs of the remaining cigarette butt in his hand, threw it on the ground, and said as if he had made a great sacrifice:

"Uncle Zhuzi, twenty-five cents."

"Twenty-five cents, you can take all the fish, is that okay?"

Cai Quanwu looked at the third uncle's painful expression, smiled and said nothing.

I thought to myself, the Third Uncle’s acting skills are really good.

If someone didn't know Uncle San, based on the genuine look of pain on his face, one would really think that he was selling at a loss.

In fact, the third uncle was feeling sorry for the five cents he didn't earn.

In the eyes of the third uncle, if he didn't earn the five cents, he would lose money, and a big loss at that.

Looking at Cai Quanwu who had been smiling without saying a word, the pain on the uncle's face disappeared, replaced by an embarrassed look.

Just as the two were bargaining over the price of the fish, Sha Zhu rode his bike back to the courtyard, humming a little tune.

Seeing the two people standing at the door, Sha Zhu pushed the cart over and greeted them with a smile.

"Uncle, Third Uncle."

When the third uncle heard Sha Zhu calling him, he nodded.

Cai Quanwu saw Sha Zhu coming back and asked.

"came back?"

"Ah."

"Uncle, what are you doing standing at the door?"

Sha Zhu responded and asked.

"Uncle San caught some fish today. I think they are good. I want you to cook them for dinner tonight. Uncle San asked for 30 cents. Zhuzi, do you think it is worth it?"

Hearing Sha Zhu asking himself, Cai Quanwu smiled and told him the whole story.

I don't want to argue with this old man Yan, so I let Sha Zhu take over.

Cai Quan has no sense of face and is not good at bargaining. Sha Zhu is not a person who cares about face.

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, Sha Zhu stopped his bicycle, parked it, and walked to the barrel to take a look.

Just as Cai Quanwu had expected, when Sha Zhu saw the fish in the bucket, he immediately jumped up and screamed.

"Uncle, you are killing a pig."

"You dare to ask for three cents for just these small fry?"

"Our canteen charges only 1.8 cents per pound for large grass carp weighing more than two pounds."

"No one wants your fish even if you sell it for five cents."

Sha Zhu finished speaking angrily, and said to Cai Quanwu: "Uncle, you want to eat fish, I will go to the market to buy some tomorrow morning. The third uncle is such a dark person."

Seeing that the business was about to go, the third uncle didn't care about Sha Zhu's bad tone and said quickly: "I don't understand the market. If you think my price is too high, you can bargain."

"Silly Zhu, you understand the market, why don't you name a price, and the Third Uncle won't say anything more."

Sha Zhu was indeed angry, but after hearing what Third Uncle said, he felt that it made some sense. He glanced at Cai Quanwu, and when Cai Quanwu nodded, he looked at Third Uncle and said unhappily, "I'll give you ten cents, whether you want to sell it or not."

Seeing that Sha Zhu had cut off so much at once, the third uncle felt so distressed that he ignored what he said and started bargaining with Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, add a little more. Uncle San was caught after a whole day of cold wind."

"Look, how fresh it is! The carp's mouth is still opening and closing to breathe. You will never buy something this fresh at the market."

The third uncle was trying to gain sympathy while boasting about the freshness of the fish he caught.

Who told Cai Quanwu to just say he wanted to eat something fresh?

After listening to what the third uncle said, Sha Zhu looked at Cai Quanwu. When their eyes met, Sha Zhu knew what Cai Quanwu was thinking.

I saw Sha Zhu took out a handful of money from his pocket, counted out a dime and a penny, stuffed the rest of the money into his pocket, and said to the third uncle with the dime and penny in his hand:

"Uncle, you said to add a little more. I'll give you face and add a cent."

"It's just one cent, and I'm considering that we are neighbors. If it were an outsider, let alone adding one cent, I wouldn't be He Yuzhu if I didn't say eight cents."

"If you still don't want to sell it, then take it home and eat it yourself."

Sha Zhu knew the character of the Third Uncle and said something decisive.

Seeing that Sha Zhu said this, the third uncle was afraid that Sha Zhu would go back on his word, so he immediately took the money from Sha Zhu's hand and agreed with great reluctance.

Taking it home and eating it is not possible.

Unless no one wants it, every penny you can get will be the best.

The third uncle took the money, looked at it carefully, put it in his pocket, and then instructed Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, remember to return the bucket to me."

"I know. Who cares about a broken bucket?"

Sha Zhu said impatiently to the third uncle.

After talking to the third uncle, Sha Zhu and Cai Quanwu said goodbye and prepared to go home.

"Uncle, I'll go home and take care of these fish first."

Seeing Cai Quanwu nod, Sha Zhu hung the third uncle's bucket on the bridle and pushed the cart towards home.

After Sha Zhu left, the third uncle started complaining to Cai Quanwu.

"I've lost a lot today."

"If it weren't for your consideration, I would have taken it back and eaten it myself."

Hearing what the third uncle said, Cai Quanwu couldn't help laughing.

You are such a calculating person, you can sell it, but are you willing to eat it?

However, even if I think this in my heart, I certainly can't say it out loud.

"Thank you, Teacher Yan."

"You often eat fish at home, so you must not be used to eating this small fish."

Hearing Cai Quanwu's flattery, the third uncle felt a little flattered.

"of course."

"We eat fish at least once a week, and we don't want to eat it anymore."

"The reason why I always sell the fish I catch is because my family doesn't like to eat them."

Hearing the third uncle bragging, Cai Quanwu just stood by and acted as his supporting actor.

"Teacher Yan, you can fish. Everyone in the academy knows it."

"Who would get tired of eating lavishly every day? There's nothing wrong with what you said."

The two of them were having a great time, one talking and the other praising.

Even until the eldest brother of the third uncle's family came out and asked the third uncle to go back for dinner, the third uncle still felt that he had not yet had enough.

"Uncle Zhuzi, it's a pleasure chatting with you. Let's chat again next time."

The third uncle said reluctantly before leaving.

Every time he chatted with the second uncle, they ended up talking about irrelevant things.

The second uncle is not a good person to chat with. He is semi-illiterate and can’t even play the supporting role well.

"Okay, let's talk later."

Seeing that the third uncle was so enthusiastic, Cai Quanwu agreed with a smile.

After the third uncle left, Cai Quanwu called He Yushui to go home.

"Yu Yu, let's go home and eat."

"Uncle, you go back first, I'll be there soon."

When He Yushui heard Cai Quanwu calling her, she looked up and replied.

After hearing what He Yushui said, Cai Quanwu ignored her and went home first.

When he got home, he found Sha Zhu busy in the kitchen, so Cai Quanwu went into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Sha Zhu was frying fish, looking very cautious, probably because he was afraid that the fish would be burnt.

Seeing Cai Quanwu coming in, Sha Zhu called him uncle and looked at the pot intently again.

"Zhu Zi, when we stew the fish later, put a few pancakes on the edge of the pot. How about we eat pancakes soaked in fish soup tonight?"

Cai Quanwu looked at the fish in the pot and expressed his thoughts.

"Okay, uncle."

Sha Zhu now basically obeyed Cai Quanwu's words and immediately agreed to come.

After agreeing, Sha Zhu thought Cai Quanwu would leave.

Unexpectedly, after several minutes, Cai Quanwu had not left yet, and was watching him frying the fish with relish.

"Uncle, why don't you watch the fish while I go and knead the dough."

Seeing that Cai Quanwu was watching with great interest, Sha Zhu made a suggestion.

"Okay, I'll watch while you go and mix the dough."

Cai Quanwu said this and took the pot from Sha Zhu's hand.

Before he traveled through time, his cooking skills were quite remarkable even though he was a single guy.

It's still okay to make some home cooked meals.