One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he ① (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it:neither too much ② too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,③ not save a bit of money?”