Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 682 The hunchback collecting scrap!

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, a hunchbacked middle-aged man, pulling a cart, shouted to the yards on both sides of the alley: "It's time to collect rags! It's time to collect rags! Does anyone have rags to sell?"

"Trash collector! How much does a glass bottle cost?" When the hunchbacked middle-aged man passed by a yard, a middle-aged woman with an apron in front of her face walked out of the yard and shouted to the hunchbacked middle-aged man.

When the hunchbacked middle-aged man heard the middle-aged woman's question, he instinctively stopped and replied with a smile: "Sister! Glass bottles cost four cents each. How many glass bottles do you have to sell?"

When the middle-aged woman learned the price of glass bottles, she frowned slightly and asked dissatisfiedly to the hunchbacked middle-aged man: "Collect rags! The recycling price of glass bottles at the collection station is only five cents each. How do you collect them here?" Four cents?”

The hunchbacked middle-aged man heard the middle-aged woman's question and said with a smile: "Sister! You just said that the recycling price at our scrap collection station is five cents, but you have to go to the recycling station in person to buy it. , we come to purchase, you must make some money for us!"

The middle-aged woman heard the hunchbacked middle-aged man's explanation, thought for a while, and bargained with the hunchbacked middle-aged man: "Collect rags! A bottle is four and a half cents. If you agree, then I will go back to the house and give it to you." You take the bottle, and if you don’t agree, I will personally take it to the waste collection station for recycling when I am free another day.”

Hearing the recycling price proposed by the middle-aged woman, the hunchbacked middle-aged man thought hard for a while, and then said to the middle-aged woman: "Sister! According to our recycling price, a bottle can only cost four cents, but Who told me that you are particularly attractive? I will recycle it at the price you just mentioned."

When the middle-aged woman heard the hunchbacked middle-aged man's answer, she nodded with satisfaction and said to the hunchbacked middle-aged man: "rag collector! Then you wait here, I will go back to the house and take out the empty bottles for you."

Not long after, the middle-aged woman walked out of the yard with a dozen glass bottles.

The hunchbacked middle-aged man counted the number of bottles, then took out a stack of cents from his pocket and said to the middle-aged woman with a smile: "Sister! You have a total of thirteen bottles here. The first twelve are divided into four. Calculate it in 5 cents, and because of an unlucky coincidence, I will calculate the remaining one in 5 cents, so here is a total of 59 cents. Click on it to see if you are right?"

The middle-aged woman heard what the hunchbacked middle-aged man said and took a few cents from him. She first calculated the price in her mind, and after confirming that the hunchbacked middle-aged man was right, she took the money from him. , after counting it carefully, he said with satisfaction: "You are quite a bad person. If I still have junk to recycle in the future, I will definitely come to you!"

The hunchbacked middle-aged man heard the middle-aged woman's words, put the bottle she took out on the cart, and then walked away while shouting.

"Comrade! Do you want to collect the old furniture?" The hunchbacked middle-aged man had not gone far when the door of a small courtyard suddenly opened. A middle-aged man walked out of the small courtyard and asked the hunchbacked middle-aged man.

When the hunchbacked middle-aged man heard the middle-aged man's question, he immediately stopped and replied with a smile: "Comrade! Of course we have collected the furniture, but what kind of old furniture do you have to recycle?"

After hearing the hunchbacked middle-aged man's answer, the middle-aged man immediately introduced him to the other party: "Comrade! What we want to sell are old furniture with some missing corners and legs, but how do you specifically collect this old furniture? "

The hunchbacked middle-aged man heard the other party's inquiry and introduced with a smile: "Comrade! If the damage to the furniture is not serious, then we can estimate the value based on the condition of the furniture. If the damage is serious, then I can only estimate the value based on the price of the scrap wood. , and then carry out weighing and settlement." After hearing the situation introduced by the hunchbacked middle-aged man, the middle-aged man instinctively glanced at both sides of the alley, and said to the hunchbacked middle-aged man: "Comrade! Then come in with me and take a look. !”

The hunchbacked middle-aged man locked the cart and followed the middle-aged man into the small courtyard.

After entering the small courtyard, the hunchbacked middle-aged man looked around curiously. When he saw the old furniture placed in the courtyard, he asked loudly: "Comrade! Are all the old furniture you mentioned here?" "

"That's right! These are old furniture. How much do you think they can be sold for?" The middle-aged man heard the hunchbacked middle-aged man's question and immediately nodded and asked loudly.

The hunchbacked middle-aged man heard the other party's answer, walked around the pile of old furniture, and then said: "Comrade! Except for these two chairs, all the other Jia family furniture can be repaired." It’s not much different from rotten wood.”

"Do you think this is okay? I will install these two chairs for thirty cents each, and I will weigh the rest for you. Each catty will be calculated as one cent and five cents?"

When the middle-aged man heard the quote from the hunchbacked middle-aged man, his face suddenly showed an expression of dissatisfaction, and he asked the hunchbacked middle-aged man: "Collect rags! Although these furniture are in tatters, the wood of these furniture is not How can you call ordinary wood rotten wood?"

The hunchbacked middle-aged man heard the middle-aged man's question and saw the dissatisfied expression on the other party's face, so he explained: "Comrade! If all your furniture is intact, I can naturally install it with wood." I'll give you an estimate, but the problem is that your furniture is already in tatters, so I can't give you money to buy back the rotten wood, right?"

"I won't sell it! I won't sell this furniture. You should leave quickly!" When the middle-aged man heard the hunchbacked middle-aged man use rotten wood to describe his furniture, he immediately felt angry and dissatisfied. He pushed the hunchbacked middle-aged man and immediately ordered him to leave.

The hunchbacked middle-aged man almost fell down after being pushed by the other party. Seeing the dissatisfied expression on the middle-aged man's face, he also asked with great dissatisfaction: "Comrade! There is no justice in business! Even if you don't sell, you won't Can you push me with your hands? How can you do this?"

When the middle-aged man heard the hunchbacked middle-aged man's question, he urged the hunchbacked middle-aged man impatiently: "Go! Go! Go! I won't sell you these furniture, so get out of my house." "

Seeing the impatient look on the other party's face, the hunchbacked middle-aged man also showed dissatisfaction. As he walked outside, he mocked: "You want to sell rotten wood like you as complete furniture?" , I think you won’t be able to sell them until these wood are completely rotten.”

"Damn lame! Even if these pieces of wood are rotten there, I won't sell them to you. You still have to get as far away from me as possible!" The middle-aged man immediately became angry when he heard the taunting of the hunchbacked middle-aged man. He reached out and pushed the hunchbacked middle-aged man again. At that moment, a small piece of paper fell into the hunchbacked middle-aged man's pocket, and he cursed angrily.

(End of this chapter)