Cross-country exchange

The next day, Xia Yu and Xia's father each picked up two loads of fresh vegetables and rushed to the county seat early in the morning.The two of them didn't take much rest along the way, on the contrary, they were moving faster than usual.Especially Xia Yu, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.Both the father and son kept on their way without speaking, and finally occupied a relatively conspicuous position in the vegetable market before the sun came out.

Crowds of people coming and going to buy vegetables poured in one after another. Father Xia said to Xia Yu while setting up a stall, "Boy Xia, you will be responsible for collecting copper coins later, and father will be responsible for selling vegetables, is it possible?" Jia's father knew that his boy was introverted and couldn't let go, so he took the initiative to hand over some tasks that didn't involve talking to him.

Xia Yu was happy to be at leisure, so it was impossible for him to yell or something.He really can't do this.

"Fresh bitter gourd, cucumber and Chinese cabbage, come and have a look." Xia's father yelled several times, and finally two or three people came to the vegetable stall.

"How do you sell this bitter gourd in your family?" An uncle in plain clothes has been picking at the corner of the vegetable stall for a long time. Compare each other, and finally ask out loud.

"Three Wen for one, and ten Wen for a small one."

"The cucumber in your family looks quite tender, how can you sell it? Give me two." A brother asked softly with a vegetable basket on his shoulders.

Father Xia's shouted and kept answering their price inquiries, "Cucumbers are cheaper, two pennies each, my little brother, we grow them at home, they are very fresh, you can buy more Go back and try it, if it’s good, remember to come to my house to buy it next time.”

The Xia family’s vegetables are indeed very fresh. All the vegetables sold that day were picked from the field in the early morning of the same day. On the surface, Xia Lei, the sixth brother of the Xia family, was responsible for fertilizing and watering those vegetables. In fact, Xia Yu has paid close attention to them recently. They often spend a little time weeding and catching insects for them. Judging from the size of the vegetables, the several vegetables they selected today are very plump and look fresh, making people feel fresh at first glance.It's not like some food stalls where the dishes are all indiscriminate, completely lost their luster, and people don't even have the desire to look at them.

"Uncle, give me five."

"Okay, Xia Xiaozi, quickly pick some for others."

Before Xia Yu had to do anything, the little brother had already picked five large cucumbers with agility, put them into his basket, paid ten copper coins, and planned to leave.

Xia Yu saw that he was neatly dressed, with red lips and white teeth, and a very handsome appearance. He was not at all like those brothers in their village, who all made themselves burly because they had to go to the fields to do farm work.Looking at that little brother's smooth long black hair, the sudden appearance reminded him of the two combs hidden at the bottom of the vegetable basket, so Xia Yu said, "This little brother, please stay."

This shout not only made the little brother stop, but even the father of the Xia family couldn't stop looking at his boy.

"Little brother, wait a moment."

Xia Yu immediately took out a handkerchief from under the vegetable basket. There were two combs wrapped in the handkerchief. After opening it, he stretched out his hand and put the wooden comb he made in front of the little brother and said, "This little brother, just now Seeing that your hair is combed very nicely, I think you must have taken care of it carefully on weekdays. That's why I called you rashly. I'm really sorry. I happen to have two combs that I made myself, and I would like to ask you to do me a favor Let’s see how many copper plates these two combs are worth.”

In fact, Xia Yu wanted to ask him if he needed a comb, but after thinking about it, he felt that it might be a bit abrupt for him to ask.

After the little brother was stopped by Xia Yu, he froze for a moment, and then heard Xia Yu's words of praise, his cheeks blushed involuntarily.After that, his eyes were attracted by the two combs in Xia Yu's hand.

He picked up the wooden comb that Xia Yu had engraved with small flowers, looked and looked in his hand, and touched and touched the flower with his slender and beautiful fingers.To be honest, these two combs are not really exquisite, and the material selection is very sloppy, and the workmanship is even rough.However, he bought several combs, but he had never seen anyone who could engrave flowers on them.Most of the beautiful combs on weekdays are painted on the surface with various colors. After a long time of use, the colors will be polished, and they have to choose again after a long time. It is difficult to find a handy comb.

Xia Yu felt a little nervous when he saw this brother thinking. After all, he made these two combs in a hurry. They didn't go through the second or even third processing, and the style was not the best.

"This little brother, how do you see?"

That brother raised his head and glanced at Xia Yu and said, he pursed his lips tightly, as if he was thinking about what to say to Xia Yu.

"If this one is sold in a shop, it will probably be worth five cents." The little brother picked up the first comb made by Xia Yu.

The comb is very general and has no characteristics.It is reasonable to be able to sell for five cents.

Xia Yu has already done enough psychological construction. Even if the two combs can only be sold for ten cents, it is still a small income, "What about this one?"

The brother turned it over and over in his hand, looked at it repeatedly, and finally sighed: "I'm really sorry, I really don't know how much this comb is worth."

Xia Yu was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect this to be the result.

Seeing that the other party seemed to be in a low mood, the brother kindly reminded him before leaving, "If you want to estimate the value of this comb, the best way is to show it to the owner of the Shu shop in front of you." , He has been in the comb business for more than ten years, and he is very experienced in this area. If it doesn’t work, you can find a few more and compare them, and you will know.”

"Well, thank you for today."

In order to thank this brother, Xia's father also took advantage of the opportunity to put another addition in his vegetable basket.

Xia Yu kept thinking about what the little brother said just now, so as soon as the vegetables were sold out, he and Xia's father cleaned up, and ran to the street ahead to find a workshop called Brother So.

Comb's workshop is very famous in the county. Anyone who has a brother in the family will go there for a stroll, because Comb is a monopoly on all items used by the brother, ranging from combs, powder and rouge, to custom-made clothes and dresses. etc.The items inside are a bit expensive, but there are still many friends who are shopping for them.It is said that the things here are famous for their exquisiteness.Xia Yu asked someone for a while, and found him immediately.

At the entrance of Brother Soo'er's workshop, people came and went, a large group of people poured in, and then people withdrew from the inside one after another.Xia Yu saw some people carrying exquisite boxes in their hands. From the outside, it was indeed pleasing to the eye.

Xia Yu touched the comb in his bosom, and pulled Father Xia's hand-held leg into it.