Chapter 288 - A Guess (2/2)
“Hmph, I will not argue with a woman.”
Xiao Luo shook his head, smiling and said, “Dad, mum, stop arguing. We’ll stick with what I said just now, 50 ducks in half an hour.”
He wanted to get his father to finally reflect on his stubborn refusal to accept his help.
Xiao Zhiyuan looked at him with an appreciative nod.
On the other hand, Hua Heying looked worried and said, “Son, don’t over-rate yourself!”
“Mum, I’m not. Trust me, alright.”
With his usual stern-looking face, Xiao Zhiyuan looked impa.s.sively at Xiao Luo, and said, “Having confidence is a good thing, but blind confidence isn’t. That’s how the market here is. The ducks from our farm are matured ducks with a relatively lengthier growth cycle. They are only available when their feathers fully regrow after molting, so naturally, our prices are higher. Many people agree that our ducks are good but are scared away by its price. It’s not like they can’t afford it, but people here tend to be thrifty. They rather spend less to buy ducks that are still in the maturing stage than to spend more on matured ducks with better meat texture. Selling 50 ducks within half an hour is absolutely impossible.”
“Let me try, dad. Help me mark down the time.”
Xiao Luo smiled as he stepped over one of the cages and stood on the aisle.
The middle-aged woman who said that it was bad luck to buy a white-headed duck had turned back at that very moment. However, she still couldn’t seem to decide. Perhaps she still needed more time to consider.
Xiao Luo extended his hands and halted her, “Miss, are you going to buy ducks for the New Year?”
The middle-aged woman was startled briefly, then she said, “Yes, I want to buy ducks. But you have too many white-headed ducks, so I’m not considering buying from you.”
“Miss, white-headed ducks aren’t inauspicious. On the contrary, it symbolizes purity and prosperity. Black ducks are the ones that are not good.”
“White represents funerals, which is related to death. Why has it suddenly become ‘prosperity?’ Step aside, I don’t want to listen to your gibberish,” the middle-aged woman said, admonis.h.i.+ng Xiao Luo.
“Although white represents funerals, what is the purpose of funerals? Isn’t it to allow those who have pa.s.sed on to protect their offspring still in the world of the living so that they can live a better life?”
The middle-aged woman was infuriated and said, “You are literally inverting black and white. What makes you qualified to say that?”
“I’m a fortune teller, and I can tell fortune by reading one’s facial features as well, so of course I’m qualified to say so. If you don’t believe in me, I can show you what I’m capable of. Let me predict what you were in your past life, how about that?” Xiao Luo kept a confident smile on his face all the time.
“You want to read my past life?”
Contempt was written all over her face, and it was evident that she didn’t trust him one bit.
“Alright, let me try. You may be a… government servant?”
Xiao Luo observed the woman, and when he saw her hold back a snicker, he changed his prediction immediately and said, “But more superior to government servants. Such an occupation… ah, you were a teacher. You were a teacher in your past life, am I correct?”
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