In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

"Don't be so sharp-tongued!" Wang Laizi looked at Shen Qian acting like an elder and stomped his feet in anger.

But when he saw the village chief Wang Dakuo raise his foot, his momentum instantly weakened!

But he said with resentment in his heart:

"Village Chief, it's not that I don't respect my elders, please give me some advice!"

"This lotus root has a hole in the middle."

"When Wang Shen was selling lotus roots, she weighed them as one jin, but they were actually half a jin!"

"That hole also accounts for weight!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers were speechless!

Some ignorant village women even nodded along:

"Although Wang Laizi is usually unreliable, what he said today seems to make a lot of sense!"

"A pound of lotus roots, but half of it is actually empty, so don't we lose half a pound?"

"I've lived my whole life, and only realized it today! I was cheated when I bought lotus roots before! What a bunch of unscrupulous merchants!"

"Something feels wrong, but...it also seems right. The lotus root is hollow, so the weight must be wrong."

"..."

Shen Qian listened to the crowd's discussions and laughed in her heart.

When did air become considered weight?

However, this scientific explanation does not agree with what the villagers say.

Ignorance and uncivilization are the characteristics of this era.

Seeing so many people supporting him, Wang Laizi immediately felt more confident.

Look at people through your nose!

The village chief Wang Dakuo was also frightened by his remarks.

My brain can't wrap its head around it.

When he looked at Shen Qian, his eyes were troubled.

Old Mrs. Lin, who had just bought lotus roots, immediately quit.

He just sat down on the ground.

Shouting:

"Ouch!"

"That old woman, Wang Shen, is harming the neighbors!"

"I paid for 25 kilograms of lotus root, but only got 12 kilograms!"

"Is there any justice anymore?"

This sharp sound makes people feel disgusted from the bottom of their hearts.

But it resonated with some "smart people".

Just before the village chief Wang Dakuo opened his mouth, Shen Qian finally spoke:

"Mrs. Lin, you said I gave you less than half of the lotus root, is that correct?"

Faced with Shen Qian's questioning, Old Mrs. Lin stopped throwing a tantrum.

Pointing the finger at Shen Qian, he nodded vigorously:

"Correct!"

"I paid for 25 kilograms of lotus roots, but you sold them to me with the holes in them. You must pay for another 25 kilograms!"

Shen Qian saw Mrs. Lin's shameless look.

Smiling inwardly.

At the same time, his eyes turned to the instigator of all this: Wang Lai Zi.

asked:

"Wang Laizi, now that you've discovered the problem, how much lotus root do you plan to buy?"

"One hundred pounds!"

Wang Laizi shouted loudly.

He has won a lot of money recently, and he is not afraid to find trouble when he has money!

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out three taels of silver and placed it in front of Shen Qian.

"One hundred pounds! Okay!" Shen Qian agreed, took the money first, and then looked at Mrs. Lin:

"Do you want to return it and buy it again?"

Facing Shen Qian's question, Old Lady Lin frowned slightly.

But with so many people watching, she wouldn't let Shen Qian play tricks.

Nod firmly.

"Of course!"

"Weigh it again!" Mrs. Lin said loudly and threw the lotus root in her hand to the ground.

It was heartbreaking to see the people who had carried them out with so much difficulty.

Five thousand pounds, reduce it by half.

That leaves only 2,500 kilograms.

They also have to compensate for the things they sold before, which means they have nothing left for themselves!

For a moment, a layer of gloom shrouded the hearts of everyone heading to the mountain.

After seeing Old Mrs. Lin throw the lotus root on the ground like that.

Shen Qian sneered and shouted at Wang Mang:

"Wang Mang, go get a basin of water and fill it with mud and sand!"

"Ah?" Wang Mang's brain froze when he heard Shen Qian directing him to work.

It was only after Wang Jizu next to him shook his arm that he finally reacted.

He rushed out of the house with the largest wooden basin.

In less than ten minutes, a basin of muddy water filled with sludge was brought over.

Looking at the large basin of water, Old Lady Lin and Wang Laizi were puzzled.

However, in full view of everyone, Shen Qian threw the lotus root that Old Lady Lin had just thrown on the ground into the basin.

The onlookers were also confused about what Shen Qian was going to do.

But as Shen Qian kept shaking her hand holding the lotus root in the water, the mud and sand filled up the lotus root and was then taken out by Shen Qian.

Put it on the scale.

One two!

Thirty pounds will be enough soon.

Shen Qian picked up the scale to check, then glanced at the lotus roots on the ground and said with a smile:

"Mrs. Lin, the lotus root you want is the one without the holes."

"It weighs a lot, thirty kilograms, no more, no less!"

After saying that, Shen Qian packed them up and threw them to Old Lady Lin!

Old Mrs. Lin became anxious when she saw that the amount of lotus roots she got was even less!

"no!"

"Wang Shen, what do you mean?"

"You're stuffing mud and sand into my lotus root? You filthy, evil widow!"

"Hey? Old Mrs. Lin!" Wang Shen sneered when she saw Old Mrs. Lin insulting her again.

Looking at Wang Shen's familiar sneer, Old Lady Lin felt a chill down her spine, and the vicious curse that frightened her rang in her ears again:

"You crazy woman came here today and first scolded your third son for eating lotus roots, then you threw a tantrum and said I was shortchanging you."

"No wonder your husband and son couldn't come back after going to the battlefield."

"So it was you, this crazy woman, who pissed her off to death!"

"You don't want any holes, right? I'll fill them all up for you."

"You're saying I'm pouring mud and sand into it? You've forgotten that lotus roots grow in water, so there's already mud and sand in them, right?"

"It's because of the mud and sand that the lotus root has holes. Now you insist on saying that I sold you a lotus root that was short-weighted. Then I will restore the lotus root to its original state and sell it to you."

"You're going to make trouble again, you crazy bitch? What's the matter? You were the one who returned the goods, and you were the one who got the replacement you weren't satisfied with? Is this world yours?!"

This full-throated sophistry made Old Mrs. Lin fall to the ground.

Holding the lotus root that Shen Qian stuffed into his hand, he was speechless.

His lips kept trembling, just like Parkinson's disease.

The villagers watching on the side were all stunned!

After careful consideration, what Shen Qian said makes more sense!

Moreover, after Shen Qian filled it with mud and sand, the weight exceeded 30 kilograms, but the actual number of lotus roots given was less than half of the original amount!

In other words, if there are no holes in 30 kilograms of lotus roots, they can't even buy 15 kilograms?

But...the mud and sand in those holes cannot be eaten, so they have to be washed out when we get back.

Those who originally wanted to get a refund and restock the goods have given up the idea.

Even the people who had been carrying lotus roots down the mountain breathed a sigh of relief.

They were really afraid that Wang Shen would really be the one to fill the holes for those people!

At the original place, only a pale-faced Wang Laizi was left in front of Shen Qian!

He saw Shen Qian stuffing herself with mud and sand, and even Old Lady Lin fell down. However, he was not as good at talking as Old Lady Lin, and he didn't dare to offend Shen Qian at all.

In addition, there were so many pairs of eyes glaring at him, so he didn't dare to snatch his silver back from the pile of money.

He huddled up and waited for Shen Qian to 'pack' his lotus roots, then walked home carrying them in both hands.

But his steps were weird, and his legs seemed to be filled with lead, like a walking corpse that couldn't even lift its feet.