"These rumors that Zhuzi said, I sound like the plot of a martial arts novel, and it doesn't feel very real.

"If you say that, then no one cares if we live or die?"

The fat man was a little anxious, we had been waiting for the antidote from the Ling family, but we didn't think that our lives were still hanging by a thread.

"I asked a friend to ask the Ling family for you, Lingyan is still very trustworthy, and I believe he will give you a satisfactory answer. Since he promised to give you an antidote, he shouldn't break his promise. You don't have to worry too much, if you really can't do it, I'll take you to Ling's house once and ask for an antidote. The Ling family has a head and a face, so they won't bully you two juniors. ”

Zhu Zi said these words to reassure us, and I looked at the fat man, but did not continue.

"It's our batch of goods, and we have made an appointment with a few people tomorrow, do you want to take a look? ”

There are many things to learn in the business of selling ghosts and demons, and many people think that the most important thing is to learn how to catch the earth beasts and ghosts. But in the eyes of veterans like Zhuzi, the most difficult thing is how to negotiate business with people. Business involves a wide range of aspects, and there are many thresholds in communicating with people that require experience to understand.

To put it simply, people who have practiced good kung fu may not be able to mix well in this society, and people who are good at mixing are not necessarily the best people who can catch monsters. Mouth is also a skill, and knowing people is also ability.

"Okay, what time is it tomorrow? Where do we meet?"

I asked, holding up my glass.

"Tomorrow at noon, you will come to me first, and I will take you there when the time comes. Come on, and don't bring anyone else. This kind of transaction is relatively secretive, and everyone is on guard. ”

The wine was drunk until eleven o'clock at night, when the beads and we parted, and when we left, the Jufu Restaurant was already empty. Boss Song yawned and sent us out, and after a while, he called a taxi. At that time, most of the taxis were Alto, and a small number were Jetta, Beverly, etc. The starting price is generally about eight yuan, and the jump is 9 cents per kilometer. The price was not comparable to what it is now, but at the time it was considered astronomical. We don't dare to think about it on weekdays, but Luo Qiong is still taking a taxi for the first time.

"Hey, it's rare for me to be a master again! ”

The kid laughed stupidly, and the fat man and I shook our heads.

Back at the fat man's house, the old man had already gone to sleep, and we sat in the room and smoked. Although we made money this time, we lost a lot of money. First of all, the medical expenses of the brothers, the fat man and Luo Qiong's injuries are slightly better, and the old man is reimbursed at public expense, so the money is relatively small. I'm more serious here, and I've been hospitalized for a few days. The other is the problem of the guy in his hand, the thorn he just got was off, and the beast bone dagger was also burned black in the fire, and it will definitely not be used in the future. This is tantamount to knocking me back from the American-style mechanized unit to the state of millet plus rifle overnight.

"I think, let's go to the morning market after a while to see if we can meet that Nepalese, and when the money from the beads arrives, I'll get you a knife first." It's just that the price is a little more expensive, and it would be nice if I could get a few guns in the future. ”

The fat man wanted a gun, and I actually had that idea too. If we had a box of kings in our hands at the time, it would have been much easier to kill the white-faced monster. But it was no longer a war year, and even the old man couldn't get a gun, so don't think about it.

"If we have the chance, when we have money, we can go to the village near my hometown to collect hunting guns. Many of them were modified by themselves, and a few of them were still Japanese devils, and there were a lot of bullets. However, even if we get it, we can't bring it back to Shanghai. This thing has been found, but it has to be squatted. ”

After more than eight years of security, we had to put down the idea of guns.

"In addition, there are ghosts and zombies encountered this time, and I think we will definitely encounter more and more of these things in the future. You can't do it without learning some practical skills, fatty, that's what I think. After the money is in hand, remove the part of the money sent to our uncle first. In addition to adding the rest of the money, you have to find a way to get some magic weapons for self-defense. It's like the artifact treasures I saw at the beads before. We can kill earth beasts with knives, but we can't kill ghosts and zombies. At the critical moment, you have to rely on the help of magic weapons. However, there are a lot of costs involved, so you have to be careful about it. ”

At the beginning, the fat man and I just had the idea of mixing up some money to help his uncle, but in fact, we didn't think about really thinking about selling ghosts and demons as a lifelong career, after all, we were still relatively young, and what we said was not too thoughtful. But after experiencing the two incidents of Daheishan and Xuanming Temple, I finally found that if I don't take it seriously, I am likely to let go of my life. Preparation in the early stage is particularly important, if you go to explore the treasure next time, it is necessary to do a good job.

Chatting and chatting, the night is getting deeper and deeper. The old clock of the fat man's house struck, and it was already one o'clock in the morning. After saying goodnight to each other, they went back to their rooms to sleep, and I lay on the wire bed, but I couldn't sleep. The wine was not drunk, but his head was more sober than usual.

During this expedition, I can already feel that I am the one who leads everyone. It's not self-goodness, it's fact. The fat man is good at socializing with people, and he dares to rush and fight, but I am the one who takes the idea at the critical moment. In the future, if the three of us go on treasure hunting, if I take the wrong idea or go the wrong way, maybe we will kill these two brothers.

Don't envy the scenery of those who are the bosses, in fact, outsiders don't know how many burdens they have on their shoulders.

Thinking so crankily, I didn't fall asleep until about three o'clock in the morning. The next day I was woken up by the sound of the old man's cough, and when I opened my eyes in a daze, I heard the sound of the radio in my ears and the old man's severe cough.

"Why don't you go to the doctor? I'll let the fat man accompany you." ”

I said to the old man when I wiped my face.

He took a sip of water, pressed his throat, and replied with a smile: "No, coughing can still cough people to death? I've been up to the snowy mountains, and the little devils haven't killed me, and I can still be caused by this little problem? Don't worry about me, the fortune teller said that I can live to be a hundred years old." ”

There is a temperament in the old soldier, which I admire very much. The kind of person who has really experienced the wind and waves instead of boasting about it can often shock you with every word.

"I heard that you kid lost the thorn?"

The old man squinted at me, and I smiled embarrassedly and put on my T-shirt.

"Do you have any spare?"

I asked with a smirk.

"It's gone! It's an old relationship to help you boys get those military thorns. I don't fucking know how to cherish it, where did we have such a good weapon when we fought in the past, sometimes when there were no bullets, we used a hoe to kill devils, you losers. Ahem......"

The old man coughed again as he spoke.

"Grandpa, if you have a bad voice, don't talk much. I'll get you the rice, and when you go back to eat, you can put it on the briquette stove and heat it up. A few of us have something to do, so let's go out first. ”

The fat man dragged me out the door.

Beads were already waiting at the door of the guest house, smoking a cigarette, but it was quite leisurely. When we walked over, he beckoned and said, "Let's go, take the bus." On the way, I'll tell you what the next home is to see the goods today. ”

This time, there were a total of three beads to look for the goods, but only two were shipped. This is to create a competitive situation and raise the price a little.

"Three buyers, this is my old acquaintance, a native of Hubei, a big man, called Guan Xin, because he has a big beard, so people in the circle call him Black Beard. He has a few dollars in his hands, but he is not a rich lord. In the past, I was the same as me, but this time it seems that I am someone else's manager, and I look at the goods on behalf of others. Therefore, it is the agent's money that is used, and the hand should be looser. ”

After Zhuzi got on the bus, he began to introduce a few things about his next home.

"What's that, manager?"

Luo Qiong asked strangely.

"Oh, it's the middleman. Some buyers can't show up for various reasons, so they will find a middleman to help them buy, and we sometimes do this kind of business, and we charge a lot of commissions. ”

Beads explained. “