After selling the honey, Shi Lin and Shi Yuying simply tidied up the area in front of the grocery store before walking inside.
Shi Lin took out the counted nine yuan and six mao, and said to the Boss Lady:
"Big sister, we used a total of ninety-six jars. Here's nine yuan and six mao, please count it."
Before the Boss Lady could speak, the Middle-aged man beside her walked out with a smile, extended his hand, and said:
"Xiao Xiongdi, hello, my name is Feng Qianjin, I'm the Fourth in my family, everyone calls me Feng Si, and I'm the Boss of this store."
"Today, you sold honey in front of our store, which also made our store's business better than ever. The jars are our way of thanking you, let's be friends."
Hearing this, Shi Lin was stunned for a moment, not expecting this Brother to make friends like this.
He thought to himself, this Brother has an extraordinary demeanor!
In '84, to offer to waive nearly ten yuan just like that, what a tycoon!
He extended his hand and shook Feng Si's hand, responding with a smile:
"Brother Feng, hello, my name is Shi Lin, from Xigou Village, I accept your friendship.
But friends are friends, and business is business. Please still take the money for the jars, otherwise, I won't dare to bother you next time."
Offering courtesies for no reason is either deceit or theft. Having been reborn, Shi Lin didn't really care about the nine yuan and six mao, and naturally couldn't just accept someone's money for free.
Seeing Shi Lin insist on paying for the jars, Feng Si was also surprised for a moment, not expecting him to be someone with principles.
Immediately, Feng Si chuckled and stated his purpose,
"Brother Shi, to be honest, your old Brother wants to ask you, do you still have this honey?
I've seen many people selling honey here at the market, old Brother, but this is the first time I've seen someone who can produce two large barrels like you, that's why..."
As soon as he said this, Shi Lin and Shi Yuying understood. It turned out he was interested in their honey.
Shi Lin asked, "Brother Feng, do you want to buy honey?"
"Yes, and in large quantities, at least fifty jin, the more the better." Feng Si nodded and said.
"What about the price?" Shi Lin asked very directly.
Seeing that Shi Lin didn't directly say he didn't have any, but instead asked about the price, Feng Si's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile:
"The price I can offer you, Brother, is one yuan and six mao per jin. Although it's a bit lower than how you sell it, it's convenient and saves time. If you have a lot of honey, I can also go to your Village to collect it."
"Okay, I'll go back and look again, try to get as much as possible, and bring the honey to Brother Feng the day after tomorrow."
Shi Lin agreed very readily.
An acquisition price of one yuan and six mao per jin, which was only one mao lower than their retail price, what more could he ask for?
"Haha, pleasant cooperation." Feng Si extended his hand again.
Shi Lin also extended his hand again and shook his, "Pleasant cooperation."
After settling the business, Shi Lin and Shi Yuying bought quite a few things at Feng Si's grocery store. Feng Si generously gave them a discount,
In the end, they only charged a cost price for those jars, five fen each.
After a while, Shi Lin and Shi Yuying walked out of the 'Honesty Grocery Store'.
Feeling the weight in the barrel on her back, Shi Yuying sighed,
"In just this short while, we actually spent eighteen yuan, we're really prodigal."
In all her life, she had never spent money like this before, spending more than ten yuan all at once.
"Five yuan out of the 18 yuan was for the jars, and everything we bought was daily necessities like rice, flour, cooking oil, condiments, malted milk extract, etc. How can that be considered prodigal?"
When selling the honey, Shi Yuying was afraid she couldn't manage the money herself, so she let Shi Lin handle it,
At this time, the more than a hundred yuan from selling the honey was still on Shi Lin. He smiled, counted out thirty yuan, and handed it to Shi Yuying, saying,
"Fifth Sister, I'm giving you a task. Go spend this thirty yuan, buy something for yourself, and then buy some fabric for Shi Zhengang, Mom, and yourself to make a few new clothes."
"Ah?!"
Looking at the thirty yuan Shi Lin handed over, Shi Yuying was stunned for a moment and quickly waved her hand, saying,
"No, I still have clothes. We might get scolded for buying this malted milk extract, white flour, and rice when we go back. What's the point of buying fabric? Let's not buy anything else and just go back."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "You're not allowed to buy anything either. We have everything at home, don't waste money."
Seeing Shi Yuying's determined look, he knew it would be difficult to make her spend money again today, but he still needed to buy some essential things.
...We agreed yesterday that after selling the honey today, we would buy a few chickens."
Hearing this, Shi Yuying didn't object and instructed, "Okay then, but only buy chickens! We'll go back after buying them."
...
The two walked towards the chicken stall together. After taking a few steps, Shi Lin suddenly said with a troubled look,
"I suddenly have to pee urgently, Fifth Sister, go buy the chickens yourself, buy a few more. I'll wait for you over by the intersection later."
After saying that, he stuffed the thirty yuan into Shi Yuying's hand and turned around and slipped away.
"A lazy donkey pees and shits a lot."
Seeing her little brother disappear in the blink of an eye, Shi Yuying sighed helplessly and walked towards the chicken stall with the money herself.
As for Shi Lin,
Seeing that Fifth Sister didn't follow him, he turned around and spent twenty yuan at the pork stall to buy a large pig leg, 25 jin, at eight mao per jin.
After buying the pig leg, he saw an Old Man selling puppies, Shi Lin's eyes lit up, he walked over and asked:
"Grandpa, how are you selling these puppies?"
"Four yuan each. If you buy all six, it'll be 22 yuan."
Seeing Shi Lin carrying a large pig leg on his back, the Old Man specifically mentioned the bulk price.
...
Shi Lin was a bit speechless. He knew the price of dogs; his family had raised many. The price this Grandpa was asking could buy a wolfdog puppy,
But these six little black puppies were clearly local dogs.
He didn't directly say no, but instead asked, "Can I pick them up and take a look?"
The Old Man nodded, "Yes, you can look freely. This whole litter is from my Da Hua Sheng, she's a good dog, great for guarding the house and hunting."
Shi Lin smiled. These days, not many people in the Village raise dogs to guard the house. Everyone can barely feed themselves, where would they have extra food to raise dogs for guarding?
The six little ones were all pure black, like six lumps of coal, averaging only palm-sized. Shi Lin first picked up the largest one.
"Woo woo—"
The little puppy whimpered.
And a prompt appeared before Shi Lin.
【Contracting a young rural dog requires consuming 21 beast servant points. Do you want to contract?】
Seeing the prompt, Shi Lin was a bit speechless.
This little guy, just this big, actually requires 21 beast servant points? Isn't that too much?
Putting down the little puppy in his hand, he picked up another one.
【Contracting a young rural dog requires consuming 24 beast servant points. Current beast servant points are insufficient.】
Ah this... the beast servant points required for this one are even higher?!
Try another one... requires 23 points.
Try another... 21
Try another... 22
After consecutively looking at five puppies, Shi Lin was a bit speechless. The lowest required 21 beast servant points, the highest 24 points. His 22 beast servant points were simply not enough!
Putting down the puppy in his hand again, Shi Lin reached for the little one hiding in the innermost part of the box.
When he was picking up a few other puppies just now, the other puppies dared to approach him, but only this little one kept hiding in the very back. It was probably quite timid and afraid of being picked up.
As the saying goes, 'you can tell a person's future from their childhood'. Shi Lin felt that this last little one was so timid now, it definitely wouldn't amount to much when it grew up. If taken out hunting, it might even get scared and its legs would turn to jelly,
He just wanted to see how many beast servant points this little one, which he thought wouldn't amount to much, would require to be contracted.
"Aowu—"
The little one was held in Shi Lin's hand.
【Contracting a young Black Bear requires consuming 46 beast servant points. Current beast servant points are insufficient.】
"Huh?"
What?
This little one actually requires 46 points?!
Seeing the points notification from the system, Shi Lin was stunned for a moment.
Then he carefully read the system prompt again. This time, he was even more bewildered.
Something unclean had mixed in among this group of puppies!
How did this little kasaya spirit end up in the dog's nest?!
Young Black Bear!
Nima!
"Grandpa, are these six little ones really from your Da Hua Sheng? Is your Da Hua a dog?"
"Of course! When my Da Hua Sheng gave birth, I watched the whole time, absolutely no mistake! My Da Hua is a famously good dog, she has a 'head-up scent', back then..."
The Grandpa started boasting endlessly about his Da Hua, describing her as unparalleled, saying that these little ones were all very talented,
Hearing this, Shi Lin had a look of admiration; this ability to lie through his teeth was unmatched.