Chapter 42: Bargaining
She was not convinced, so she simply pulled another lantern riddle, this time the riddle was very simple, she finally answered, and the stall owner rewarded her with a very beautiful jade rabbit lamp, the brilliant color was very attractive, at least the little girl's eyes were always glued to the lamp.
And this time the little girl did not answer the puzzle correctly, and her grandparents were already about to leave the stall, but the little girl just didn't follow, and her little face was wrinkled, and she looked like she wanted to cry.
"Sister, can I trade my doll with you?" She pulled the corners of Tian Yao's clothes, and said crisply, her crying eyes were a little red, more like rabbits than the rabbit lamp in her hand.
"Okay." Tian Yao smiled gently, the little girl looked very happy, and kept saying, "Thank you, sister." ”
Sister? She was stunned when she heard this name, she hadn't been called like this by a child of this age for a long time, you must know that in her previous life, those hateful bear children all called her 'Auntie'.
The little girl left satisfied, but Ah Li on the side frowned, looking at the back of the family unhappily, "I'll help you get it back?" ”
Don't, she didn't plan to grab the balloon with a few years old girl, Tian Yao hurriedly waved her hand to stop it, and beckoned Ah Li to go elsewhere.
After a long time in this place, countless lights illuminated the place as bright as day, but the candle flame would eventually be extinguished. After a few hours, the lantern festival slowly became scarce, some vendors began to withdraw their stalls to collect their lights, and the streets were little by little eroded by darkness.
"It's almost time!"
However, at this time, Tian Yao became excited, and dragged Ah Li to the place where a few people had agreed, and the bully was really there, under his leadership, several people turned left and right and came to a very hidden place, and this is the entrance to the black market.
After the bully sent the two of them away, he left in a hurry, and Tian Yao's eyes were completely attracted by this legendary black market, and Ah Li, who had always been indifferent, also showed interested eyes.
I saw that the inside of this black market was divided into several plates, composed of several pitch-black houses, and a few people stood in front of the door, which was also pitch-black armor, revealing a murderous atmosphere in the gloom.
"It's ......"
When she walked into the house, Tian Yao couldn't help but be speechless, she originally thought that this kind of place similar to an exchange should have classification, such as jewelry, utensils, weapons and other pieces, but there is nothing written on these houses, which means that there is no classification, is the everything here a hodgepodge?
Sure enough, it's a black market, and it lives up to its name.
She picked a random room to enter, and Ah Li glanced somewhere in the door before following the room.
"Wow, there's so much stuff here......"
What greeted her was a room full of things, from long knives and spears to necklaces and rings, the messy sorting was dizzying, she rubbed her eyebrows and quit the room, and her head would hurt if she stayed any longer.
The furnishings in the second room are much neater, although they still cover utensils from large to small, but most of them are jewels and antiques, which is what Tian Yao likes, she happily looked at these utensils and playthings, and her heart was filled with satisfaction.
From the best blue and white porcelain vases to famous scrolls of calligraphy and painting, Tian Yao has to secretly smack her tongue every time she looks at an antique, she has already recognized several treasures in it, if it can be brought to modern times, they are all priceless treasures.
"This is purple jade?" Suddenly, Ah Li whispered, and where his gaze fell, there was a crystal cup, emitting a faint purple light.
After seeing this object, Tian Yao's eyes lit up frighteningly, and she leaned up to look at it carefully, her love for that cup could be felt even by a blind person.
"How did it break?" Suddenly, she sighed softly, and saw an abrupt opening behind the smooth and neat cup.
Such a perfect cup with a clear and uniform texture has shrunk the price by more than half because of this gap.
Tian Yao's disappointment was undoubtedly evident on his face, staring at the cup, as if he wanted to erase the gap with his gaze.
"This is not amethyst, this is amethyst, and it is also an amethyst with a very good texture, but unfortunately this gap ......" she sighed lightly, Ah Li saw that she seemed to know very well, and her eyes were a little strange.
"The girl is really good-looking, this is the treasure of my store." A ray of light mischievously slipped into the window, and the boss looked at Tian Yao with a sly smile on his face.
The moment he saw Tian Yao's eyes flashing, he knew that there must be something to do in this matter, with his fanciful mouth, couldn't he convince this guest?
"Oh? Is that really the case?" Tian Yao smiled, looked at the crystal cup and said softly: "No matter how perfect it is, it is a broken product, and if it is broken, it is worthless, boss, you are also a person who understands this industry, you don't know the rules of this, right?" ”
"If it's just a broken product, why does the girl still act so loving?" The smile on the corner of the boss's mouth was a little playful.
Hearing this, the expression on Tian Yao's face, which had just been calm and breezy, stiffened, but quickly returned to normal. At this moment, she was so remorseful in her heart, she really shouldn't have been so excited just now, it was really a bit troublesome to be caught by this old fox.
This amethyst cup was identified by her at a glance, she believed in her own vision, this thing is definitely a good treasure, but if this old fox grabbed the handle and took the opportunity to knock a stroke, it would be a big loss at that time.
"Boss, I can buy this amethyst cup, but I will only buy it at a low price, what do you think?" She smiled slightly, and regained her composure.
The boss kept observing her face, and then he didn't find a trace of flustery or panic on Tian Yao's face, the smile on his lips was a little heavy, and at this time he could already feel that the girl in front of him was not easy to deal with.
"I don't have a problem with it, if the girl doesn't want to miss out on this treasure."
"Boss, this amethyst cup is already mutilated, it is equivalent to worthless, I think you know this truth better than me, either take this opportunity to get rid of this scrap, or let it be dusted in your shop, so you are not qualified to bargain with me, because I am the only buyer." She said impatiently, her eyes already glancing at the blue and white porcelain vase, but it was something from another stall.
She skillfully took the initiative and laid a multiple-choice question in front of her boss for him to choose from.
The boss's expression finally couldn't hold back, he didn't actually have any good things in this stall, many of them were taken away, and the only thing left was a few broken scrolls and the broken cup.
"Hey, there's no way, since the girl likes it, I'll sell it cheaper, hey, I'm losing money now." The boss shook his head helplessly, and sighed.
Hearing this, Tian Yao's eyes flashed with a flash of joy, but he still held back his joy and said, "Then what price does the boss give?" ”
The boss quoted the price of the crystal cup, but when the price was announced, Tian Yao's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he suddenly flicked his sleeves and said, "Ah Li, let's go." From beginning to end, Ah Li stood beside him, listening to the bargaining between the two, and followed her without hesitation after hearing this.
"I originally sincerely wanted to do business with you, but you fooled me about the price, and I won't do this business!"
After that, Tian Yao turned around and was about to leave, the sharp-eyed boss knew that the situation was not good, fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he had begun to regret it faintly in his heart. That's right, although he said that he wanted to sell it to Tian Yao at a low price, he deliberately gave her a price several times higher, wanting to see if this Tian Yao was wronged, and whether he could let him knock on it again, but he didn't expect that the effect of this medicine was too heavy, which directly angered Tian Yao.
The boss knew that he was at a loss, and regretted his previous greed, so he hurriedly stopped her for fear that the gold lord would fly away.
"Hey, hey, it's my fault that the girl stays, I'll just reprice and sell it to you." The boss was a little anxious, but also a little helpless, sighed as he spoke, only hated that his previous method was too radical, he was supposed to boil the frog in warm water, but accidentally boiled the water.
However, he didn't expect Tian Yao to be such a character, obviously looking like a girl, but her temperament is so strong, I really don't know if the young man next to her will be able to stand it in the future.
The boss had no choice but to fulfill his promise and sell the cup to Tian Yao at a lower price, Tian Yao calculated, the money just spent all of her body, but the boss gave more than five times the price at first.
She opened her backpack and prepared to take out the silver taels she was carrying, but her eyes widened at this look.
"How so?" She muttered, her expression was dazed, so Ah Li also glanced at it, and her handsome face showed surprise, it turned out that Tian Yao's backpack suddenly had some extra money, and she filled the burden tightly.
"A-Ning ......" Tian Yao looked at these familiar silver coins in a daze, not long ago she also handed over these coins to A-Ning herself, but she didn't expect this kid to return it, and he didn't know it.
A faint smile appeared on his lips, Tian Yao didn't know how to describe his mood at this time, and muttered, "How did he do it?" ”
With all this extra money, it was more than enough to buy the treasure, and when the crystal cup arrived in his hand, Tian Yao's face showed a truly joyful smile.
After the baby arrived, Tian Yao lost interest in shopping, the black market or anything, anyway, she is almost penniless now, and she can't afford to buy anything.
Who knew that they didn't buy things to trade, but others came to the door.
"Girl, I see that the one in your hand is an amethyst cup, it doesn't look like a good baby, I have better goods here. Would the girl be interested in taking a look? One of the stall owners on the side of the road smiled flatteringly, and a greasy hand rested affectionately on her shoulder.
Tian Yao's face changed slightly, his whole body was like an electric shock, and he reflexively flicked that hand away, and Ah Li also smiled, but his eyes were cold and piercing, staring at the boss coldly.
"Boss, the things you have here are of inferior quality, don't you count them in your own heart?" She took a deep breath, trying to shake off the disgust in her heart, and looked at the vulgar man's gaze full of disdain.
"High-quality imitations are really good, but after all, there is still no real thing that can be more liked." Tian Yao smiled and continued, the boss was so humiliated that his face was flushed.
Both ignored him and walked straight to the stall.