Chapter 3 Selling Tiger Skins to Make Money
After killing the tiger for a while, Qin Zheng felt that her strength seemed to have increased slightly, but after fifteen tiger skins arrived, the seemingly infinite belt could no longer hold anything, so she only licked her lips proudly and decided to let these poor prey go for the time being.
After walking along the road for a longer period of time than killing the tiger, he found a small village in the mountains, in order to avoid being chased and killed by the officers and soldiers again, Qin Zheng approached very carefully, until he found that there was nothing abnormal, and then he entered the village with confidence.
The village was small but lively, bustling with people in shabby clothes, each with either a wooden stick or a rusty dagger. Qin Zheng showed a wry smile on his face, they were dressed exactly the same as themselves just now. However, it was precisely because of this that she was relieved, and the people in the village were not wary of her arrival at all, or simply ignored her. Being ignored is the most reassuring thing for her, who was once a killer.
After walking around the village, Qin Zheng found a pawnshop and grocery store that was willing to buy tiger skins, but the price they offered was too low, and a tiger skin only gave 1 yuan of silver. Although she didn't know the value of the tiger skin here, when she saw that a small bottle of gold medicine in the grocery store would be sold for 50 copper coins, she vaguely felt that this transaction did not seem to be a good deal.
"Tailor Zhang at the end of the village is buying tiger skins to make a tiger skin suit, you might as well ask him if he wants to buy it." At this time, a woman who walked into the grocery store to buy salt said to Qin Zheng casually.
The grocery store owner was originally negotiating with Qin Zheng, but when he heard this, his face changed several times, and he said, "Sister-in-law Luo, aren't you deliberately bad for my business?" ”
"Be honest in business." Sister-in-law Luo said, taking advantage of the grocery store owner's inattention, she added an extra handful of salt to the weighed salt, "Don't deceive other little girls all day long." ”
"Thank you." Qin Zheng couldn't help laughing, his eyes fell on the vegetable basket that Sister-in-law Luo was carrying on her wrist, so she said, "Do you know that there are people around here who teach cooking?" ”
"Cooking?" Sister-in-law Luo smiled, "I just earn some money by accepting a few apprentices who learn to cook." If you learn, I can charge you less, and give me 6 taels of silver. ”
It's so expensive! Qin Zheng secretly snorted in his heart. She was the gold medal killer of the Blood Rain Building before her death, and she took at least a thousand taels of commission from a single business, and she might not be happy to bend down to pick it up even if it fell to the ground at that time, but at this time she only had dozens of copper plates on her, and she was so poor that she clanged.
"What? Too expensive? Sister-in-law Luo's expression was a little displeased.
"No, it's not, I don't have that much silver on me." Qin Zheng smiled even sweeter, she already knew when she was ten years old that a smile was the most lethal weapon in the world.
Sister-in-law Luo was really confused by her smile, and said with a smile: "Then 5 taels of silver, only 5 taels will be charged to you, but it can't be less!" ”
"Okay, then I'll sell these tiger skins first, where can I find you if I can scrape together enough money?" As long as these tiger skins can be sold for 4 yuan each, she will have the money to learn to cook.
"I live on the west side of the village, and there is a bunch of radishes planted in front of the house, and if you come and shout at the door, I will know." Sister-in-law Luo said as she paid for the salt and went out.
Qin Zheng followed Luo's instructions to the end of the village, and saw an old man with gray hair sitting in front of the door basking in the sun and doing needlework. So Xiao Yin stepped forward and asked, "Tailor Zhang?" I heard that you are buying tiger skins, I have some here, do you want to take a look? ”
"Huh?!" Tailor Zhang was too focused on needlework, and when he raised his head, he looked a little confused, and after a while, he suddenly said, "Then let's take a look at the goods first." ”
He had never done anything else except being a killer before his death, and at this time, Qin Zheng suddenly discovered that he actually had a little talent for business. After seeing the tiger skin, Tailor Zhang decided to buy it at the price of 5 taels of silver, and she said that the old man was finally willing to make up a whole number and give her 8 taels of silver.
"If there are any tiger skins in the future, remember to sell them to me, the more the better!" Tailor Zhang chattered while touching the silver to pay the bill, "Over the years, there have been more young people in the village, and the tiger skin suit is very good, and the supply exceeds demand!" ”
"Okay, I got it." didn't pay attention to what the old man said about the tiger skin suit, Qin Zheng reached out to take the 8 taels of silver, and felt that his hands were a little trembling. It turns out that in addition to being a killer, she can also use other methods to make money! It's just that this method can only be used in the underworld, where there are tigers everywhere, and if there are so many tigers in the human world, I'm afraid no one will be able to live. Qin Zheng only cared about being moved, but forgot that scarcity is expensive, and the fewer tigers, the more a complete tiger skin can be sold for a high price.
With the silver in his arms, he found Sister-in-law Luo's house, Qin Zheng was about to call her, but heard someone shout first: "Sister-in-law Luo, there are guests at home today, please give some clean wine and food, and prepare some fruits." ”
"Okay." Sister-in-law Luo answered in the house and came out, a pair of wet hands still wiping on the apron.
The speaker took out a small ingot of silver and handed it to her, and said, "Use the money first, and if it is not enough, you will make up for it." ”
"Look at you, it's okay to go back and count it together!" Sister-in-law Luo said in her mouth, and she had already taken the piece of broken silver in her hand, and said, "Don't worry, I'll send it to you in a while." ”
Qin Zheng waited on the side to see them finish answering, and after the man left in a hurry, he smiled and said, "I'm here to learn the craft." ”
"Girl, the tiger skin is sold? It's pretty fast. Thinking that she had just made money, the smile on Sister-in-law Luo's face became more amiable.
"Well, that's a little respect." Qin Zheng didn't think that people would not charge her tuition if they smiled politely at her, so she handed over the silver with a brighter smile.
Sister-in-law Luo nodded, put away the silver and said to Qin Zheng: "It just so happens that I am busy today, I can't spare my hands, you can help me run errands and buy some ingredients first." ”
Ga? Didn't you teach her how to cook first? Forget it, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, not to mention that this cooking skill can't be learned in three or two days. Qin Zheng smiled: "Okay." Don't know what to buy? ”
"One tender chicken and one rabbit, one herring fish, and one ham." Sister-in-law Luo thought for a while and said, "Buy another jar of Shao wine and bring back a small basket of plums." ”
Qin Zheng secretly recited in his heart, and roughly estimated that the silver on his body was about enough, so he responded and turned around to leave.
Sister-in-law Luo raised her voice behind her and instructed: "Go early and come back early, I'm waiting for the ingredients to be put into the pot here, remember not to come back late!" ”
"Got it!"