newbobooks Chapter 235 More money is needed
Chapter 235 More money is needed
Zhou Guo looked at the table top, which was also planed flat and smooth, with all the original bumps gone. The table top was thinner than before, but it was not a big deal. The key point was that the table was cheap, and they got a great bargain. This carpenter was really an honest man, and she had to introduce business to him so that he would not get scolded.
Li was a little hesitant and asked her in a low voice, "Is this the table you saw before? Is there anything wrong with it? It's so cheap."
Zhou Guo whispered back, "Yes, this one. It was really tattered and dirty before. I don't know which carpenter renovated it, but from a distance it looks like new. Mom, we got a great bargain."
Zhou Mi nodded.
As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, the shopkeeper rubbed his hands and said, "Well, to be honest, the master refurbished this table, I was so surprised that I didn't want to sell it. It looks like a new one. I can't get a new one for less than 600 coins. How about you add a little more money?"
As expected, it’s not so easy to get a bargain, and here it comes.
Zhou Guo said, "More? Shopkeeper, this table was in such a tattered state that no one wanted it. You saw that my brother and I didn't understand, so you forced it on us. We didn't understand, so we took it. We also bought so many things from you just because you said you would be responsible for repairing this table. In the end, we bought so many things and gave you the money. Now that your rotten table has become a good one, you want to deny your responsibility? That won't work."
He spoke in a serious manner, without changing his expression.
Zhou Mi's eyes flashed.
The shopkeeper's expression froze. Is that so?
He argued, "How can you say that, little brother? I didn't force it on you. You bought everything, so I showed you the table, didn't I? I said I'd sell it to you at a low price and fix it for you! I didn't force it on you."
Zhou Guo waved his hand, "No matter if you forced it on us or not, you gave it to me at a low price. Otherwise, we wouldn't want it. It's so broken. I can't ask for more money. I will take this table away. I've already paid the deposit. This table is mine."
The shopkeeper was a little unhappy, "But I really spent money on this renovation. It's a loss to sell it to you at such a low price."
Zhou Guo looked him up and down and said, "It will cost money to renovate. Otherwise, how can you do it? Didn't you say it last time? Why are you regretting it now? I see that you are not being lenient. Do you think we are easy to bully because we are an orphan and a widow?"
The shopkeeper was about to say something.
Li said at the right time: "Boss, don't argue with the child. She is still young and doesn't understand. Otherwise, just tell me how much you want to increase the price of this table."
After saying this, his eyes began to search around.
Zhou Mi looked around and picked out a large wooden tub. It would be best if he had two of these large tubs. They would be perfect for bathing in the summer. After choosing, he looked at the shopkeeper and pointed at the large wooden tub and said, "Shopkeeper, you set a price for this table. I think this small tub is pretty good. It should not be worth much money. It is definitely cheaper than your old table. Then give me two. It just so happens that we don't have such small wooden tubs at home. You can give them to us as a gift."
After saying that, he looked at the benches on the side and said, "It just so happens that our family is still short of a few benches. I don't want more. A table needs four benches. Give them to us too."
The shopkeeper was stunned by what he said, because he had seen how powerful this young man was.
He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, this is new. A large basin costs more than a hundred coins. I am a small business, and my shop is small. I can't afford to send so many things. I, I was just joking. How can I really ask you to pay more? You can take this table away."
Zhou Guo picked up the table with one hand and walked away. Before he walked out the door, he threw the table up and easily caught it with his other hand.
The shopkeeper was stunned. He felt a chill on his back and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.
Zhou Guo moved the table into the car, returned to the store, and started searching around.
The shopkeeper was so frightened that his face turned pale. "Okay, good man, what do you want?"
Zhou Mi and Li also came in. Seeing the shopkeeper so frightened, they found it a little funny and asked Zhou Guo, "What else do you want to buy?"
Zhou Guo looked back at the shopkeeper and said after a while, "I want to buy a bucket for steaming rice."
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that it was a purchase and not a robbery.
Li said, "Why buy that? We don't have a pottery cauldron at home. It's a waste of money."
Zhou Guo said, "The clay pots are not enough. If there are more people, we have to use a big pot to cook rice. It is better to buy a wooden barrel. It can steam a large barrel of rice at a time."
Zhou Mi looked around and said, "He doesn't have a wooden barrel for steaming rice."
Zhou Guo looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Do you have any here?"
The shopkeeper wiped his sweat and said, "I, I have never seen that. How can a wooden barrel be used to cook? It will burn up if you put it on fire."
Zhou Guo nodded and found a wooden barrel with a bottom and a lid for storing things. It was bigger than the ceramic pot at home. Such a barrel was enough for seven or eight people to steam a bucket of rice.
I picked out two more benches. You still need benches for eating. The small wooden benches I made at home were too short and not enough. So I picked out a large wooden basin for washing clothes.
"Boss, let's calculate the price of these things."
The shopkeeper dared not ask for more, so he hardened his heart and quoted a realistic price. Zhou Mi, who was rolling up his sleeves, paused and stepped back.
Zhou Guo raised his eyebrows. It seems that fists are always useful. Otherwise, they will treat you as a weakling.
After paying the money, they carried their things onto the ox cart.
Li looked at the big basin and said, "Why did you buy another big basin? Are there not enough basins at home for you to use?"
There were eight small wooden basins. When she saw them, she wondered if the two kids were crazy. Whoever bought eight basins at once, her first reaction was that they were cheated by the shopkeeper.
Zhou Mi didn't say anything. He had become accustomed to it. He wouldn't be surprised if they bought a few more big basins.
Zhou Guo said, "Buy a big basin to wash clothes. There are many small basins at home, but they are too small and not suitable for washing clothes."
Mrs. Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Who would use such a big basin to wash clothes? If you put a basin of washed clothes in such a big basin, only you can move it. I bought this for you, right?"
Zhou Guo continued, "Don't we have a well at home? We don't have to go to the river to wash clothes. Why do we have to move around?"
Li was speechless, yes.
Zhou Mi smiled and asked, "Anything else you want to buy?"
Zhou Guo said without hesitation: "Go cut a few pounds of mutton, order a few bowls of soup, and buy some cakes."
The old man likes to eat it, and everyone likes to eat it.
After buying the meat, several people pulled the cart back. When they returned to the exit, Chen and his group had not arrived yet.
After waiting for a while, several people arrived one after another, and the group squeezed into the bus back.
Chen looked at the furniture in the car and said enviously, "That's great. This table is not cheap, right?"