Dawang calculated their money they got from kowtowing twice to their parents. Plus, there was also the money they earned from going out to pay New Year greetings and taking exams, which totaled to about 2 Yuan and a bit more. Also, there was also the money Sanwang earned from being someone’s boyfriend.
Ah, the money I won was confiscated.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and replaced the gun with a slingshot before buying his younger brother a car. He couldn’t afford the large one, so he could only buy a pull-back car along with a jumping toy frog for Xiaowang. That way, his two youngest brothers would be able to play together.
The pull-back car was rather small, but when pressed and pulled back, it would zoom forward on its own after being released. Children liked it very much.
None of the children in the village ever saw such an item since they were so rare anyways.
The two brothers were very satisfied.
It was a bit difficult to choose a slingshot, but Dawang spotted a good one at a glance. It was not a shoddy one, but made with a fine hardwood body and paired a translucent, double-strand beige rubber band. There was also a piece of pure cowhide attached in the middle. The grip feel was good and the band was rather elastic as well.
But even with all the money added up, it was still 5 cents short.
Either he forfeits the little frog or buys an ordinary slingshot.
Xiaowang saw his Eldest Brother standing there silently with his brows furrowed, as if he was embarrassed.
He stopped playing the harmonica and asked Sanwang what was going on.
Sanwang whispered, “We don’t have enough money,” He also motioned for him to keep his voice low so that the others would not joke about them not having enough money to buy what they wanted.
Xiaowang stopped playing the harmonica and pointed at the little frog, “I don’t want it anymore.”
Upon hearing what he said, Dawang immediately expressed that he wanted the ordinary slingshot.
The salesperson found these three brothers very interesting. The eldest brother had a handsome face and remained silent, the tanner boy with a crescent moon scar on his forehead jumped as if he wanted to reach the sky and the youngest was fair, tender and beautiful, never letting his harmonica leave his hand.
He smiled and said, “Alright that’s enough, I’ll sell them all to you.”
Dawang looked at him with surprise in his eyes, but he was also doubtful. After all, how could the salesperson make the final decision?
The salesperson nodded, “I can.”
He was the one who got these toys and the boss allowed him to sell them here. Naturally, he had the final say. If so, he could decide whatever he wanted.
The three children were immediately happy since everyone had something that they each wanted.
Although they didn’t buy any candied haws, those couldn’t be shown off at home. As for these, there were no such toys in the village.
Sanwang jumped up and down with joy.
Xiaowang smiled and said, “Little Third Brother, you are a big frog.”
Sanwang immediately chased around, imitating the croaks of a frog and bit him, making Xiaowang giggle.
When the appointed time came to meet up at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, their parents hadn’t arrived yet. It took a while before the children saw them coming back, walking side by side.