Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Throwing a Tantrum

“How much are these dried figs?”

Yu Hai had been waiting for this question the whole time. As soon as he heard it, he quickly replied, “Fifty cents a jin!”

Fresh figs in the county town sold for sixty cents a jin. But those were fresh, after all. Yu Hai thought, no matter how nicely he talked, even if these figs were still fresh just last night, now that they’d become dried fruit, people would be bound to nitpick. So dropping the price by a dime was no big deal.

This price wasn’t expensive—at least compared to the other things Yu Hai had sold before, it was really quite cheap.

These people were all regular customers by now, and nothing they’d ever bought from Yu Hai had tasted bad. Hearing that the price was reasonable, they immediately wanted to buy some. Some shouted out how much they wanted, while others even took out their money and waved it around, afraid Yu Hai wouldn’t see them.

Yu Hai had seen this kind of scene plenty of times and was able to handle it with ease now. Taking money, weighing, bagging, giving change—he managed it all by himself, in perfect order, without the slightest confusion.

The half-full basket of dried figs, just a few dozen jin, was sold out before noon.

Seeing Yu Hai about to leave with his empty basket, Zhang Cuifen looked at him enviously and said, “You really have it good! You come by every so often, spend half a day, and sell everything. In just one morning you make what I earn in a whole month.”

“Sis-in-law, what are you saying? You have steady business, never have to worry all year round. But me? Once the fresh fruit runs out, I probably won’t make anything at all.”

Hearing this, Zhang Cuifen couldn’t say much more. She felt the same way. What Yu Hai sold was all fresh stuff, so he could only make quick money—it wasn’t something that would last.

As noon approached and the day started to heat up, Yu Hai didn’t chat any longer with Zhang Cuifen. He slung his empty basket over his back and headed home.

Yu Hai thought that when he got home, he could show off a bit in front of Xu Shuhua. But when he arrived, only his three sisters-in-law and six nephews were at home—everyone else was gone.

As he took off his basket, Yu Hai asked Zhang Yugui, “Big sis-in-law, where are Mom, Dad, and my big brother?”

Zhang Yugui sighed and said with some emotion, “They all went to Daibao’s house.”

Afraid Yu Hai wouldn’t understand, she explained, “That house you guys cleaned up yesterday—the old couple next door went over to make a scene. It’s been all morning, and who knows how it’s going to be resolved. If we didn’t have to stay and watch the kids, we’d have gone too.”

As soon as Yu Hai heard this, he couldn’t stay still. He took off running.

He sprinted all the way and arrived in just a few minutes.

This time, the area around the two shabby little houses was nothing like the bleak, quiet scene from yesterday. There was a crowd—almost the whole village had come to watch.

There was rarely any big news in the village, so whenever something happened, practically everyone came to see the commotion.

Yu Hai had watched plenty of scenes like this before, but he never thought he’d be the one everyone was watching now.

His mind was a mess, but his feet didn’t slow down. He pushed through the crowd and made his way inside.

There were quite a few people standing in the little fenced yard too. But Yu Hai barely glanced at them—his attention was immediately drawn to Wang Dilai, who was throwing a tantrum and rolling on the ground.

Wang Dilai had probably been rolling around for quite a while. Her face, clothes, and hair were all covered in dirt. She looked both pitiful and a little ridiculous."

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