Chapter 43: Making Money
Because he didn't have money for lunch, he didn't have to care about the meal, so he decided to do what he said, and immediately packed up his things and went out to earn money. If you earn it, you will have food, and if you can't earn it, you can only starve.
Lang Tianya disguised himself a little before going out with Care. Concerned a little surprised, he changed his face really quickly, originally a young man's face, nothing, in an instant, there were forehead wrinkles, crow's feet at the corners of the eyes, and then with a pen on the color, it was like age spots, he took out another pen and brushed it a few times in the hair, there was a little gray hair on the head, and then put on a tattered windbreaker, really a bit of a down-and-out artist fan. Although I was surprised by the concern in my eyes, I didn't say anything.
Along the way, Lang Tianya behaved like a rag picker, picking up wine bottles when he saw them. Care once again secretly decided that he must abide by the law in the future, and he must not be a wanted criminal and end up with the same fate as this person.
The two cheekily rubbed the bus several times, and each time they were scolded by the bus staff who looked at the ticket box to get off the bus. The two went around and around to the vicinity of the 798 Art District of the Fifth Ring Road, and found a roadside vacant lot with more people. Lang Tianya took out a sheet from his bag and spread it on the ground, and put the wine bottle he picked up on the sheet. Concerned looked at the sheets a little familiar, and was about to ask him if he was on his own bed, only to see Lang Tianya take out a folded thick cardboard from his bag, and after opening it, there were six big characters on it, "Portrait carved in a bottle". I thought to myself: "This guy is very familiar with the business!" It doesn't look like a lie."
Lang Tianya took out a thin iron rod the size of chopsticks from his back waist, but one end of this iron rod was a thin hook with a sharp edge, and the other side was tightly wrapped with a thin line. He picked up a small two-pot wine bottle on the bed sheet, held it with his left hand, held the iron rod in his right hand, stretched one end of the iron rod into the wine bottle, and then stared intently at the same time, while moving his right hand slightly. After four or five minutes, he took the iron rod out of the bottle and poured out the broken glass from the bottle. He took out another packet of talcum powder from his bag, took out a little and put it in the bottle for a while, then handed it to the care, and said, "Take it and make an advertisement!" ”
Concerned about the hair that was stared at by him at first, only to understand later that this was a statue of himself. He took the bottle he handed over and cared about holding it up into the air and looking at the sun.
I saw a one-eyed girl who was beaten into a pig's head in the middle of the small wine bottle in relief, dyed by talcum powder, lifelike! Concerned about a period of annoyance, you can't carve what other people look like when they are normal? But then I thought about it, from the time I met him to the present, he has always been the image of a pig's head, and he may not have seen his normal appearance.
It's very helpless to care, people are poor and short-minded, and they can only make some sacrifices for money, and sell this pig's head and hue. She holds the carved bottle to her face level in order to contrast the viewer. Then she began to shout, "Look at it!" A generation of carving masters fell into trouble here, in order to raise money for the journey home, the price of cabbage was sold with tears! The character is carved in the bottle! It's the same as me! It's not like you don't need money! ”
After shouting twice, she turned around and asked Lang Tianya: "How much is one?" ”
"Two hundred dollars per person!" Lang Tianya replied. He shook his head secretly, originally he usually sat upright in the metropolis, did not say a word, and the five hundred and one would never bargain. Alas! Today, cooperating with such a guy who is used to setting up a stall, she can't sell good things at a good price like her, and the real master is also sold as by her.
Because the image of the pig's head is indeed eye-catching, it really attracts many passers-by.
"What a master carver, bragging!" Someone roared.
"What's so strange about an artist falling into trouble?" cared about the person and sprayed the person: "I think that back then, the cross talk master Guo Degang rode a broken bicycle and walked dozens of miles to the countryside to sing Pingju, and the film artist Huang Bo rushed to the night in a nightclub. What's so strange about the carving artist Lang Tianya setting up a stall now? You first see if this craft is good, and if you don't think it's good, you can complain about it? ”
In view of the fact that the current image of the concern is too prominent, and the statue in the bottle is really like her, it will sell five or six places in a short time, and there are still many people in the back.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind the crowd: "Hoohoo! You dogs and men can't steal anything, and you're here to cheat again! ”
Caring for and Lang Tianya looked up, and it was none other than the strong man with a bare back who was talking. This time he was no longer barebacked, but wearing a suit, and he was followed by a group of younger brothers. Seeing that it was this person, he was frightened and hid behind Lang Tianya. Lang Tianya stood up and said with a smiling face: "It's Boss Jin, didn't we all talk about that misunderstanding a few days ago!" ”
"Misunderstanding? When did stealing something get caught and it became a misunderstanding? Even dressed up like this! Didn't you hear my last words that day? ”
"What?"
"Don't let me see you again, or I'll see you again!"
"Boss Jin, you said this casually, how can you take it seriously!"
"Lao Tzu has never said it casually, and what Lao Tzu said will definitely be true. In this way, I won't beat you in front of so many people, pay back the money you owe me, pack up your things and get out of here. As he spoke, he snatched the more than 1,000 dollars they had just earned from his hands.
"Your gold chain has already been returned to you, and we have paid you seventy-eight thousand six! How do I still owe you money? Concerned hid behind Lang Tianya, holding his broad shoulders, and felt a little more courageous, so he retorted loudly.
"You thief dare to fight back!" Jin Zhuanghan pointed to the concerned pig's head with his right hand holding a cigarette and said, "You let me see your ugly face once, it is a mental destruction for me!" My spirit will suffer greatly! Do you say you owe me money? Saying that, Jin Zhuanghan made a gesture to throw the cigarette butt in his hand at the concern behind Lang Tianya.
"There are three people here who have received money from others and have not carved them!" Lang Tianya stopped Jin Zhuanghan from caring about it, and explained that he seemed to want to struggle again.
"I'll send someone to keep an eye on here, you leave the money for others and get out of Beijing as soon as you finish it, it's better to get out of Beijing, we don't want to see people like you here!" After Boss Jin finished speaking, he turned around and instructed one of his subordinates: "You keep an eye on these two people, and after you finish the work of these three, you will drive them away!" ”
With that, he walked away. Then his subordinate began staring at the two of them with knife-like eyes.
The onlookers were accustomed to this and turned a blind eye. The three who had paid the money were still standing on the sidelines, and the last one glanced at the horse, and then asked in a negotiating tone: "Can I still return the money?" ”
The horse boy looked at it with schadenfreude and didn't speak. Concerned glanced at him with a pout, and said, "The money has been taken away by this boss, how can I have the money to return you?" You'd better wait in line to get the statue. ”
Don't look at Lang Tianya's handling of hooligan harassment, but he is quick when carving. After a while, the statues of the three who had received the money were carved. When the three got the bottles, each poured in a little talcum powder and shook it to look at the sun.
In the end, the one was quite satisfied after reading it, and couldn't help but persuade: "You see how good your two skills are, it's absolutely no problem to eat together." Why do you want to go down the crooked path of theft? In this way, since this eldest brother won't let you set up a stall, why don't you go with me, and when my son is out of school, you can carve another one for him, and the money will be yours. ”
Ma Tsai watched them negotiate coldly, but still didn't say anything.
Concerned a little tempting, looking at Lang Tianya. Lang Tianya sighed in his heart, and said to the man sincerely: "Thank you for this brother who looks up to me, but since they have given a death order not to let us do it in Beijing anymore, let's honestly pack up our things and leave." I'm sorry, we can't take this business of yours. ”
The man persuaded him a few more words, but Lang Tianya resolutely refused. In the end, the man had no choice but to leave.
Ma Zai looked at the two people who were cleaning up the stall, and snorted coldly and said, "Count you as acquaintances!" ”