Chapter 119 Wei Family
On a market day, Jiang Quan and Danni Erni took Yingbao to the market to sell apricots.
A large basket of yellow apricots, all ripe and plump, makes your mouth water just by looking at them.
Jiang Quan found a place with the most traffic, put down his backpack, and started shouting: "We are selling apricots, big and sweet yellow apricots, they cost ten cents a pound."
Today he brought the basket from home, which was perfect for weighing apricots, and also picked a large pile of lotus leaves for wrapping apricots.
Soon someone came and asked, "Are apricots sour?"
"There are no apricots that are not sour, but my ones are less sour and 80% sweet." Jiang Quan explained to others.
"Let me try it." An old lady reached out and picked one up and took a bite.
Jiang Quan did not stop the quick-eyed old lady, but stared at her with some displeasure, as if he would not let her go unless she bought it.
Fortunately, the aunt tasted one and bought two kilograms, but when she gave the money, she gave one penny less and left with only nineteen pence.
By the time Jiang Quan counted the money, the lady was gone.
Jiang Quan shook his head and started shouting again.
At this moment, several people from the East Village came. Seeing the little fairy boy from their village sitting here selling apricots, they hurried over to show off. Each of them bought two kilograms of apricots. Not only did they praise loudly, "These apricots are so delicious, I grow It’s the first time I’ve eaten such delicious apricots at this age. Hey, don’t look at it and buy it quickly. If it’s too late, it will be gone.”
After being called out by them, a circle of people gathered around to buy apricots.
Jiang Quan was so happy that he quickly wrapped apricots in lotus leaves for the guests and put them on the scale.
People going to the market were curious when they saw a large circle of people gathered here, so they all leaned in to check.
As a result, there were more and more people, and for a while the place was completely surrounded.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way, all of you!"
Someone shouted loudly to drive away the crowd.
I saw a six or seven-year-old boy being squeezed in while being protected.
The boy was dressed in brocade silk and had an exquisite jade plaque hanging around his neck. He looked like he was a member of a big family.
Not many people can wear jade ornaments in such a rural place, but the jade plaque around the boy's neck is of a gentle and transparent quality, which makes it valuable at first glance.
The boy came to Yingbao and looked at her, "What are you doing?"
"Selling apricots." Ying Bao heard that his accent was not from the local area, but sounded like someone from Fucheng, so she couldn't help but look at him more curiously.
"Apricots?" The boy stretched his neck and looked into the basket on his back, "Does it taste good?"
"It's delicious." Yingbao replied.
The boy turned to the attendant beside him and said, "I want to buy apricots."
The attendant quickly shook his head: "No, young man, this thing hurts the spleen and stomach, so you can't eat it."
The boy got angry and kicked the attendant hard, "I want to buy it!"
The servant had no choice but to take out copper coins from his body and buy a pound.
The boy also imitated the behavior of others around him, wiped an apricot on his sleeve and took a bite.
Unexpectedly, after taking one sip, his face suddenly became sour.
He glanced at Ying Bao secretly and saw that she was looking over, so he quickly ate up the apricots in three or two bites.
After eating, he seemed to be still unsatisfied and wanted to get another one. The attendant quickly put a bag of apricots into his arms and protected him as he walked out: "Young Master, let's eat after we go back. There are too many people here."
The boy didn't want to leave. He kept turning his head to look at Ying Bao, and finally pointed at her and said, "Take her away too."
The attendant said in a low voice with a mournful face: "Young Master, that is a child from a good family, we cannot take him away."
"Then buy her." The boy said arrogantly.
"Oh, young man, I don't sell people." The attendant coaxed the boy to a carriage, "Hurry up and get in the carriage, the eldest son is already waiting for you."
"I don't want to get in the car!" The boy got angry and kicked the attendant hard. "I still want to buy apricots!"
"Okay, okay, you get in the car first, and I'll go buy it now."
As long as this little ancestor didn't mention buying someone else's doll, let alone apricots, he would have to buy a donkey.
The attendant carried the boy into the carriage and quickly squeezed into the crowd to buy another pound of apricots. He looked at the female doll again and was amazed in his heart.
No wonder the little master wanted to buy her, this female doll is so beautiful.
In the carriage, the young man sitting upright looked worried and scolded him coldly: "Wei Zhan, why were you running around just now?"
Wei Zhan was not afraid of his concubine cousin at all, and said plausibly: "You are curious when you see a circle of people over there."
Wei Wenbai said angrily: "Curious? You jumped out of the carriage just because you were curious? If I had known you were so naughty and disobedient, I shouldn't have taken you out."
Wei Zhan curled his lips and snorted softly. When the attendant came back, he immediately ordered: "Give me the apricots!"
The attendant secretly glanced at the eldest son, took out a pack of yellow apricots wrapped in lotus leaves from his arms, and whispered: "Eating too many apricots hurts people, but it is better for the young man to eat less..."
Wei Zhan took the lotus leaf bag and glared at the attendant, took out one and took a bite.
Wei Wenbo's teeth hurt when he saw it, and he couldn't help but pick one up, "Isn't it sour?"
"Not sour, delicious." Wei Zhan said expressionlessly.
The attendant came over and asked: "Eldest Master, do we still want to go with the Chen family and his son?"
"No, let's find an inn to stay in first." Wei Wenbai said.
"But the inn in this town is too bad. Otherwise, we should go with the Chen family and his son." The steward said carefully: "At any rate, his family is considered a wealthy family in the local area, and their residence should be clean." ’
"That's okay, but you go and make it clear to the Chen family and his son that we are here for a trip and we will discuss other matters later."
"yes."
The housekeeper ran to the mule cart in front and said to Chen Laoshuan, who looked haggard, "Our eldest son has agreed to go to your house. You can lead the way."
"Okay." Chen Laoshuan was pleasantly surprised and quickly got on the carriage and drove off with his whip.
In the mule carriage shed, Chen Changping collapsed from exhaustion and leaned on the carriage, not wanting to move.
He and his biological father have had a long and arduous journey together, and the young master of the Wei family is particularly difficult to deal with. He does this and that, which can cost him half his life.
Seeing that they had reached the door of the house, the young master suddenly started to make a fuss again and insisted on strolling in the market.
Chen Changping felt tired and just wanted to go home and lie down in bed for a few days and nights before talking about anything else.
…
At the market, Jiang Quan quickly sold out a basket of yellow apricots.
Someone also asked: "Are you coming to the next episode?"
Jiang Quan smiled and nodded: "Come again."
There are still a lot of apricots on the apricot trees, but most of them are half green and half yellow. They will probably be ready to pick if they grow for a few days.
Jiang Quan carried his little cousin on his back with an empty basket, and walked with his two younger sisters, Dani and Erni.
He also wanted to buy a puppy to keep, but unfortunately he couldn't find one when he shopped around.
In the end, they spent more than 20 pennies, and each of the four brothers and sister had a bowl of boiled vegetable dumplings before returning home.
When passing by Xichen Village, I saw several carriages and several tall horses parked in front of Chen Laoshuan's house.
Many villagers watched from a distance and talked about it.
Ying Bao sullenly urged her second cousin, who wanted to watch the excitement, to go home quickly.
The carriage tarpaulin was embroidered with the clan emblem, which was the logo of the Wei family in Fucheng.
It seems that Chen Changping really moved from the Wei family in Fucheng to recruit troops.
I just don’t know how they want to exonerate Han.
No, I have to go to the county seat as soon as possible to give Wu Daozi some air.
Since the Wei family wants to overturn Han's case, they must have enough evidence.
Or they don’t need evidence at all and just use their power to force the county magistrate to retry the case.
Are people like Wu Daozi easy to compromise? Certainly not.
If Wu Daozi does not agree to a new trial, it will be tantamount to offending the Wei family.
He is a small seventh-grade county magistrate. He has only been in office for less than a year and has no political achievements. It is easy for him to be defeated.
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