Chapter 409: 122: Corporate Development and Culture, Fuwa is the son of Li Xianxian! _1
After coming out of school, Ni Yang went to the Flower and Bird Market.
It’s Tuesday today, and not many people are at the Flower and Bird Market.
This is the largest Flower and Bird Market in Beijing, covering over a thousand square meters with rows of stalls held up by plastic canopies.
Ni Yang approached a green plant stall, picked up a piece of water lily rhizome, and asked, “How much is this water lily, boss?”
The rhizomes of water lilies are different from those of lotus.
The rhizome of a lotus is edible lotus root, but the rhizome of a water lily is a tuber, much like a knotted lump of wood.
“The water lilies are five cents each,” the Boss replied.
Ni Yang continued, “I’ll take ten, and twelve goldfish.”
Seeing Ni Yang buying so much, the green plant Boss instantly became more enthusiastic, “Okay, young lady, I’ll pack these up for you. Do you want anything else in addition to these?”
“How much is this mynah?” Ni Yang noticed a bird cage hanging from the top of the canopy, inside were two vivacious mynahs.
Mynahs are very perceptive birds.
Not only can they imitate the calls of other birds, they can also mimic simple human language.
Moreover, mynahs can recognize their home and owner, just like dogs, they’re very loyal.
The green plant boss continued, “If you really want to buy a mynah, I have a young one at home. You can’t really take care of the adult ones like these.”
‘Can’t really take care of’ is a colloquial term, meaning it can’t be fed until it becomes familiar.
“Young lady, wait a moment for me, I’ll fetch the young bird from inside for you to see.” The green Plant Boss turned and went back inside, when he came back out, he was carrying a bird’s nest with a young bird inside whose feathers haven’t fully grown.
The young bird looked a bit ugly, opening its mouth at the sight of people as if wanting to eat.
The green plant boss picked up an insect from the side and fed it to the young bird’s mouth, “See, this kind of young bird is easy to feed.”
Speaking of mynahs, it’s indeed better to start feeding them from when they are young.
Ni Yang went on, “How much is this young bird?”
“This one is 5 yuan each, I’ll throw in the nest for free.”
5 yuan?
At this time, a laborer’s day wage is just 1 Yuan.
Does the Boss really think she’s a fool!
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