The man fell down for no reason. He was so angry that he picked up the whip and went over to whip the big yellow dog.
Old Man Shu quickly protected the donkey behind him, "Don't hit it. It didn't mean it. Why hit it?"
"Get out of here, I'm not beating your donkey, why are you trying to stop him here?" The man pushed Old Shu away, raised his whip and started beating him.
Shu Mingli, who had fast legs, rushed out and grabbed his wrist, "No hitting, we bought this donkey!"
When he heard that someone wanted to buy a donkey, the man was happy and said, "You want to buy a donkey? Tell me earlier, I will sell it to you for twenty taels of silver at a loss."
Before Mrs. Shu and others could say anything, the elder brother who wanted to buy the donkey started shouting: "You want twenty taels of silver for such a thin donkey, why don't you go and grab it?"
"When I bought it, it was only twenty taels of silver. I didn't make a penny, and I even lost the shipping fee. I don't feel bad about it yet!"
When he mentioned this man, he felt angry. When he bought the donkey from the boss of the ship, it was still very lively. Who would have thought that after two days, he would go on a hunger strike without eating or drinking.
He felt sorry for the twenty taels of silver, and tried to feed it and beg in a low voice, but to no avail.
Later, a hawker selling sesame cakes passed by his house while beating a gong. The donkey immediately became energetic when he heard the sound of the gong. Knowing that he was hungry, he swung his tail and ate two baskets of grass at once.
After several attempts, he figured out the way, went to the market, bought a gong, and knocked it in its ears every day.
This donkey is also very strange. It gets excited when it hears the gong, but becomes languid when there is no gong.
The man was annoyed by its strange problem and was eager to get rid of it. However, others thought it was too thin and were unwilling to buy it. This time he finally met a customer and couldn't let it go.
Mrs. Shu was anxious and was not in the mood to negotiate the price. She took out her wallet and the man took the initiative to lower the price, "Forget it, I'll sell it to you for fifteen taels of silver. I'll pay you as much as I can."
The old lady immediately counted out fifteen taels of silver and handed it to him.
Old man Shu was so happy to be a donkey family again, he rubbed the donkey's head and kissed it several times, "Old man, I will straighten you up when you get home and make up for all the suffering you have suffered during this time.
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Yan Yan interjected on the other side: "I promised it that I would treat it to chicken legs when it gets to its new home. How about we buy a chicken and take it home?"
"Buy, not only buy chicken, but also some other vegetables. Let's have a good meal today." Mrs. Shu replied with a smile.
Listening to their conversation, the man selling the donkey suddenly felt that something was wrong, "Do you know this donkey?"
Yan Yan turned her head and replied bluntly: "Of course I know him, he used to belong to our family, and he has another name, big yellow dog."
The man seemed to hear the heartbreaking voice, "Is it too late for me to raise the price now?"
Several people stood in front of the big yellow dog and asked in a gruff voice: "What do you think?"
man:"……"
Forget it, he considered himself unlucky.
But there was something he had to understand, and he would feel uncomfortable until he died if he didn't understand it.
"That's the price, let's not talk about it, but can I ask you a question? Why is your donkey not interested in food or drink, but gets so excited when he hears the gong?"
Growing up, he had seen donkeys that liked to eat and have fun, but he had never seen donkeys that liked to listen to the sound of gongs.
After the question was raised, Old Man Shu and others were also confused. They had never seen it have such a hobby before.
At this time, Xiaotuanzi held his little face and said thoughtfully: "The village chief's grandfather has a gong. Does it hear the sound of the gong and think we are still with it?"
The big yellow dog couldn't speak and couldn't answer her questions.
But this sentence stung the hearts of Old Man Shu and others.
Look what they did before, to abandon such a loving little donkey...
No, I can't think about it anymore. If I think about it again, they will want to slap me.
Old Man Shu wiped the moisture from his eyes, stroked the big yellow dog's head and said, "Old man, you have suffered. From now on, you will be a part of this family just like Little Black Bean and Big Heart."
If you encounter that kind of situation next time, I, Shu Guangzong, will hump you home even if I am a humiliated person."
The big yellow dog seemed to understand what he said, leaning its head against his side and nuzzling him gently.
The picture of one person and one donkey depending on each other is inexplicably harmonious.
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When the big yellow dog came home, the whole family was very excited. They didn't bother to order the iron pot at the moment, and went directly to the nearby seafood market to buy ingredients for dinner and prepare to celebrate.
Old Mrs. Shu led Yanyan to the front and told her before she even reached the place: "You can buy whatever you like later. Let's prepare a few new dishes, which will be used when the restaurant opens."
After saying this, Xiaotuanzi pointed to the hairtail in the basket and shouted, "Grandma, buy this, we can make fried hairtail segments!"
Shu Mingliang, who was frightened by the hairtail fish, raised his head and took a look, then curled his lips and hid behind his elder brother.
After buying the hairtail and walking a few steps, Xiao Tuanzi was attracted by the lively prawns in the basket. "Grandma, buy it, we will eat salt-baked prawns today!"
Old Mrs. Shu was squatting by the basket picking shrimps, and Qing Feng, the whistler over there, started to work again: "Wow, look, there are a lot of octopuses here!"
Xiaotuanzi ran over and took a look, "This is not octopus, it's called squid. It's skewered with bamboo skewers, roasted on the fire, and sprinkled with seasonings. It's delicious."
Qingbai licked his lips, as if he had seen the scene of the squid being grilled until it was sizzling with oil. "Grandma, do you want to buy squid? I want to eat grilled squid."
Mrs. Shu: "You pick first, I'll come after paying."
Just after paying for the prawns, Qing Feng called out again: "Look, someone is selling rag strips. Can these be eaten too?"
Xiaotuanzi explained the science in a serious manner: "This is kelp. It is brown when it is first picked up. It turns green when hot water is boiled. Boil it in a pot and cut it into shreds. It is delicious when eaten cold. It can also be used to make pork rib soup.
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Qingbai: "Grandma, buy kelp, I want to eat cold kelp!"
After that, several little ones came to the fish stall again. Looking at the red, yellow, white...all kinds of strange fish in the basket, Qing Feng couldn't hold back his voice.
Qing Feng: "What kind of fish is this small, yellow one?"
Yan Yan: "Yellow croaker can be skewered and grilled."
Qingsong: "We have bought so many things, we should have enough to eat, why don't we save some money?"
Qingbai turned a deaf ear: "Grandma, buy it!"
Mrs. Shu followed them with a bamboo basket on her back and bought croaker that could be grilled, sea bass that could be steamed, and golden pomfret that could be braised...
The two foodies were laughing so hard that they couldn't even see their eyes, and Qingsong followed them with a pained expression. Alas, I suddenly realized that these two people were such a waste of money.
Finally, Qing Feng saw an oversized mackerel and screamed again.
Before Qingbai shouted to his grandmother to buy fish, Qingsong covered his mouth in time, "Are you a pig? You bought so much, can you finish it?"
Qingbai curled his lips aggrievedly, "Okay, I won't buy it."