Chapter 31: Regulars (Happy Children's Day)
"The red moon hangs above the lake~"
"The fiery charcoal fire warms the cold tea~"
"Pine forest in the middle of the night~"
"A new day has not yet woken up~"
......
Humming a catchy ballad in his mouth, Brown, a traveling merchant who had just sent off a distinguished guest, was in a good mood and slowly sorted out the supplies.
"Friend, do you have any good things to sell here?"
"Nothing I have here is bad!"
Brown turned around as he spoke, and a young man in front of the stall was picking up the items he had placed on the stall.
"You're a traveling merchant, so you should have a lot of precious items from other cities, but the stall is really a bit ordinary, look at this mirror, the workmanship is no different from what is sold in the grocery store in Neil City. ”
Fiddling with the bronze mirror in his hand, Zhu Jue stretched out his hand with disdain and pointed to the truck beside Brown, and then said,
"With such a big car, I thought there must be something good, but I didn't expect it to be a good car, which is really disappointing. ”
"This gentleman, it's not that I don't have good things, it's that there are too few people here in Neil City who can afford good things, and what customers come to show what goods!"
As a businessman, the most intolerable thing is naturally the depreciation of his goods, and Brown still has a smile on his face, but there is no sarcasm in his words.
"Ha, you think I'm one of those poor ghosts?"
Seeing that the other party was in the set, Zhu Jue was not ambiguous, took out a honey-colored agate stone from his pocket and slapped it on the stall, raised his chin and said,
"In Neil City, I Tony Stark haven't seen a few richer than my family!"
The moment the gem appeared, Brown's gaze was completely attracted, and the nature of the merchant made him subconsciously want to take it behind him, and before his hand was stretched out, the gem had already returned to Zhu Jue's hand.
At this time, Brown officially looked at the young man in front of the stall.
Although the clothes on the body are not the common clothes of nobles or wealthy families, they are obviously not ordinary in terms of workmanship and material, with fair skin, well-proportioned figure, and outstanding temperament...... Definitely not a commoner in the market!
"Please forgive me for my ignorance, you said that you were the young master of the Stark family, how dare I offend you, these goods are indeed not qualified to appear in front of your eyes, I will replace them for you immediately!"
God knows what the Stark family and the Tony Stark in front of him are, but Brown still expressed his deep admiration for the Stark family to Zhu Jue, an impostor, very smoothly, and without saying a word, he replaced the goods at the bottom of his box with the stall.
It's just that this new batch of goods still can't satisfy Zhu Jue.
It's not that Brown's goods are inferior, in fact, just in terms of the music box that Zhu Jue is holding in his hand now, it can be called a relatively high-end handicraft in this era, but how can Zhu Jue come to buy this kind of handicraft, you must know that in the real world, even the lowest MP3 is more high-end than this thing.
He wanted something special that could only be found in the world of dreams
pursed his lips, Zhu Jue was ready to add another fire.
"The quality of these things of yours is okay...... But do you think they deserve my gems?"
With a honey-colored agate stone between his fingertips, Zhu Jue deliberately put it in the sunlight, and the crystal clear honey-colored luster dazzled Brown.
"You're going to sell it?"
"Of course, if I'm not going to sell it, what to do with it, forget it, it's all you have to offer, I'll go to the jewelry shop in Neil City to see how it goes. ”
Zhu Jue shrugged his shoulders, made a distressed look, and turned around to leave.
"Wait, please give me another chance!"
Looking at the jewel that was about to leave him, Brown finally couldn't help but turn around, walked briskly to the back of the truck, and after a while, returned to the back of the stall with a fist-sized tightly wrapped object in strips of cloth.
"This is a pearl that I acquired at Highland Rees half a year ago, and it is said that a local sailor got it from a very special shell, and I want to exchange it for a gem in your hand...... Please follow me to the back of the van, where I will not be able to open it. ”
"It's kind of interesting. ”
Holding the agate stone in his hand, Zhu Jue smiled at the corner of his mouth, and followed Brown to the gap between the truck and the wall behind him.
The strip of cloth was gradually lifted, and a deep blue light flashed in the shadows cast by the tall trucks.
Zhu Jue's left hand, which was hanging casually by his side before, was suddenly clenched, and his eyes were firmly fixed on the dark blue pearl in Brown's hand, to be exact, the pearl was a little higher, and there was a huge white claw there!
Just as Zhu Jue was in when he first got the moonshine wine, the appearance of the dark blue pearl once again attracted the Nian Beast.
It loved the pearl.
That's good stuff!
"Do you think this pearl can be exchanged for the gem in your hand?"
Somehow, from just now, Brown always felt a little depressed, as if a stone had been pressed on his heart, and the whole person was a little out of breath, and asked reluctantly with a pale face.
"Pearls for gems, or my rare honey-colored agate stone, Mr. Brown's business acumen I really can't compare...... What do you think I can do with this pearl?"
No matter how much he wanted this pearl in his heart, Zhu Jue was silent on the surface.
"It's no ordinary pearl, it's magical, you look at ......"
Brown took his own jug from the side, held the pearl in the palm of his hand, opened the lid, and brought the spout close to the pearl, but did not actually pour the water out.
Just when Zhu Jue was puzzled, the dark blue brilliance on the surface of the pearl suddenly became a little richer, and then the water in the kettle automatically flowed out, and began to form a small water ring around the pearl, which lasted for a full three seconds before dissipating.
"You shouldn't feel a loss now, right, one for one, how about it?"
Brown knew that these rich people liked these magical things, and noticed that the other party was a little moved, and hurriedly pouted.
"Your pearl is kind of interesting, and you can change it, but you have to answer me a few questions. ”
Zhu Jue, who was already happy in his heart, pursed his lips, and asked with some "embarrassment",
"You are a merchant, since you are willing to exchange with me, it must be profitable, what are you going to do with this gem?"
"This ......"
Brown obviously has some scruples, if the other party doesn't want to trade anymore, isn't he losing a lot?
"The gem is given to you, and this deal is established, can it be said now?"
Shoved the gem into Brown's hand, took back the pearl and put it in his pocket, Zhu Jue patted Brown on the shoulder, signaling him to relax.
When the business came to this point, Zhu Jue's purpose was partially completed, and this part was still extra, which was a surprise, because he came to find this traveling merchant, not to buy things in the first place.
"Since you want to know, then I'll tell you the truth, this gem is just a gem in your hand, but it's different in my hands, I have a regular customer who has been buying this kind of item, especially this kind of gem, she specifically told me about this kind of thing, saying that she is willing to buy it at a high price...... Originally, I was going to sell this pearl to her, but this time the price he gave her was a bit low, so I deliberately didn't take out the pearl and prepared to sell it again...... Speaking of which, I have to thank her, otherwise how could I have made this big deal with you. ”
"Aren't you a traveling merchant, you're a person who runs around, how can you have regulars in Neil City?"
Grabbing the key information revealed by Brown's words, Zhu Jue narrowed his eyes and asked again.
"I can't say this, I'm a businessman, and I still have to have a reputation, and disclosing guest information is a very serious dishonesty in our industry. ”
When it comes to regular customers, Brown bluntly refuses, without giving Zhu Jue any chance to ask.
"Oh, it seems that I was presumptuous. ”
The other party refused to answer the question, but Zhu Jue did not have the slightest unhappy look on his face.
Just because the businessman doesn't say it doesn't mean he can't guess.
You need to hide your identity, acquire all kinds of magical items, use Neil City as a trading location, and add the black swan's familiarity with this merchant before.
You don't have to think about the identity of this frequent visitor to know that it is a black swan.
On the other hand, if the Black Swan believes in this merchant so much, and even becomes his regular customer, then there is no doubt that this merchant must have skills that other traveling merchants cannot match.
"What if I want to take those things too, I want everything that your regular customer wants, and I promise that my offer will be higher than hers, how about it, do you consider it?"
For Zhu Jue, this is a way to obtain treasures in front of him, how can a stranger who is not familiar with his life compare to the familiarity of these traveling merchants with this world, not to mention that he can only stay in this world for three days, and they are indeed traveling around all year round, just this treasure hunting time, there is no comparison between the two!
Zhu Jue has no reason to miss this kind of good opportunity, even if it may be a channel that the black swan has found with great difficulty.
After all, business is business, and the one with the highest price gets it, and there is no such thing as first come and come first.
"Of course, I am a merchant and all my goods are prepared for generous guests, and your price is higher, then I guarantee that everything will be yours. ”
Not surprisingly, Brown did not hesitate to abandon his regular customers after hearing that Zhu Jue was willing to pay a higher price.
Making money is the most important thing, but talking about feelings hurts money.
"Then the two of us are working together...... How am I going to find you in the future, the traveling merchant should be running around, and I don't stop in Neil very often......"
The time for Zhu Jue to enter the dream realm depends on the gentleman, in case he misses it every time, it is not a trip in vain.
"It's June 1st, I'll be here again on August 1st, and so on, and every two months, I'll be back to Neil, and that's what I agreed with that regular, and it hasn't changed for years. ”
"I see, it's the first day every two months. ”
The black swan chose this point in time, which means that she can guarantee that she can come over on time, and Zhu Jue is in a team with her, so she can naturally come over on time.
Wait a minute...... Years?
"You said the regular customer has been trading with you for a few years?"
Zhu Jue's mind suddenly flashed the content at the end of Brown's sentence just now, his eyes widened suddenly, he grabbed Brown's shoulder, and asked in a deep voice.