Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

As the flow of people increased, the business of Xu Damao's stall gradually improved.

A lot of mountain products and fish had already been sold. Xu Damao pretended to take out some more from the basket on the back of the bicycle and put them on the worn straw mat and the large basin.

In fact, he took advantage of the basket to take out fish and mountain products from his personal space. In this way, Xu Damao sold far more than just this truckload of goods today.

There is no shortage of wealthy people coming to this place, one reason being curiosity, and two because they can really find some good things here.

Of course, these people looked down on the stalls selling second-hand clothes. They didn’t even look at them when they passed by, and just walked past them without even a glance.

"Brother, these are mountain products. These fish also look wild. How much are they?"

A simple old man with a young follower came over, holding a lantern and looking at Xu Damao's stall for a few seconds and said.

"Wild mountain products are two yuan per pound. This fish is big, so sell it by the piece. Old man, just tell me what you like."

In his previous life, Xu Damao was known for his poisonous eyes. He could tell at a glance that the old man was not a simple person. He smiled with a simple and honest heart, and showed off his white teeth.

"Give me some mountain products and a big wild grass carp!"

"Okay, old man!"

Xu Damao picked up a net bag woven with straw ropes and started putting wild mushrooms into it. After it was full, he took out the weighing rod and hung the mushrooms on the hook.

"Two catties and a half, count as two catties, old man, please look, it's very high."

Xu Damao handed a large bag of mushrooms to the old man, but the young man next to the old man stepped forward and took the mushrooms.

“Is there so much for two pounds?”

The old man looked at the bag full of wild mushrooms with some confusion.

"Old man, this mushroom is picked in the wild and then dried in the sun, so even though it is big, it is actually very light. If you don't believe me, just look at it."

"Snapped!"

Xu Damao picked up a piece of wild mushroom from the stall and broke it open with his hands. It was as crisp as if he was breaking a dead branch.

"Well, I thought you were selling it at a bit of a high price before, young man, but now it seems like it's really worth the money."

"That's right. You get what you pay for. We can't cheat people, right? Just look at the mountain products in this net bag of the old man. They must be more than ten kilograms of fresh ones before they can be dried in the sun."

Xu Damao continued to smile naively and took the four yuan handed over by the young follower and put it away.

"You are a good boy, and you are very good at talking. Please choose another fish for me."

"Okay, seeing as the old man is not short of money, I'll just pick the bigger one!"

"Haha, it's up to you."

Xu Damao didn't hesitate to pick up a tough straw rope, reached into the basin with one hand, and held down the head of a large grass carp weighing more than five kilograms.

This fish has a really wild temperament. It twists its body and swings its tail, and with a "splash!", a splash of water splashes in all directions.

Xu Damao, the old man and the young follower were all splashed with water because they were too close.

"Oh, this fish is too wild. I'm sorry, old man."

Xu Damao, who had the most water on his body, quickly apologized.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, this is good. If this fish is half dead, I won't be happy to take it!"

Xu Damao used both hands to pull the fish out of the basin. As the grass carp struggled desperately, he tried several times to pass the grass rope through the fish's gills but failed.

The old man winked at the followers behind him, and the young man took the initiative to come over, stretched out one hand, and helped Xu Damao hold down the big grass carp that was swinging its body wildly from side to side.

Only then did Xu Damao steadily pass the straw rope through the fish's gills, string it out of the fish's mouth, tie a knot, and hand it to the young follower.

"This fish is the biggest one in your basin. How much is it?"

The old man put his hands behind his back and looked at Xu Damao with a smile.

"Well, just give whatever you think fit, old man. One dollar is not too little, and ten dollars is not too much either, hehe."

Xu Damao grinned naively, showing all the shrewdness that a street vendor should have.

"Okay, here you go."

This time the old man did not let the young follower take out the money, but took out a Great Unity banknote from the left front pocket of his Zhongshan suit and handed it to Xu Damao.

"Oh, thank you so much, old man! May you be blessed with good fortune and live as long as the Southern Mountains!"

Xu Damao happily walked forward and took the money, saying words of blessing with a happy face. This happiness was not fake but came from the joy in his heart.

"Young man, let me take a look at the wooden box in front of you. I think the carving on the lid is pretty good."

When the old man saw Xu Damao happily put away the money, he smiled kindly and pointed at the dowry box in front of Xu Damao.

"Hehe, it turns out that the drunkard's real intention is not to drink!"

Xu Damao thought to himself but his face remained expressionless.

"Okay, old man, take a look at it. This is something from home. I think it's nice, so I always carry it with me."

Xu Damao also casually handed the wooden box to the old man.

The old man held the dowry box with both hands and looked through it carefully. After looking at it for a few times, he stopped looking at it, but held the dowry box in one hand and was reluctant to return it to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao didn't mind and continued to communicate with the customers who came to ask for prices and buy wild mushrooms.

"Hey boy, this wooden box looks really nice to me. I bought so many things, so give it to me as a gift."

After Xu Damao had made a deal with another customer, the old man whispered to Xu Damao.

"This thing was left by my grandmother. I can't bear to sell it. I think it's a good thing, so I won't sell it."

Xu Damao shook his head repeatedly, acting as if he didn't understand but would definitely not sell it.

"Little brother, I really like the carvings on the lid of this wooden box. Look, I spent ten dollars to buy a fish from you, but you didn't even want to give me one."

"This is not a big deal, old man. How about this? Just pick another fish and take it away. No money is required. After all, this box was left by our elders. I won't sell it."

"Look, this fish is almost five pounds. I'm giving it to you, old man. I really can't sell the box."

The commotion at Xu Damao's stall attracted quite a few people to come and watch. In addition, Xu Damao deliberately pretended to be anxious and spoke a little louder, so more and more people came over to watch.

"How about this, young man? I don't want the fish you gave me. I'll give you another twenty dollars and you can sell me the box. How about that?"

"Oh, old man, I really don't want to sell this thing. I think it's a treasure. After all, it was passed down from my grandmother."

"Also, although I'm not very rich, I'm not short of money."