Chapter 1: The Prophets of the Streets
"These are all good oils, genuine high-end goods, you really don't plan to order them?" Huang Mao stared at Xiu with wide eyes, and at the same time showed an expression of disbelief.
"I'm telling you, it's a recent trend. The second dog in the stall next door, the man who lives upstairs in my house, and even the sissy on the next street, have already been used!" Seeing Xiu's expression of disinterest, Huang Mao emphasized again in an accentuated tone.
"I took a lot of effort to get this, and there won't be this shop in this village after that, you kid have to think clearly!" Huang Mao kept shaking a small jar in his hand, as if it was hard to believe that anyone would refuse his kindness.
Xiu still looked at the book in his hand, without even raising his head, obviously not impressed by Huang Mao's kindness.
However, this small setback did not make Huang Mao give up immediately.
Huang Mao simply lay on the table in front of Xiu, and then leaned his face very close to Xiu, staring at him all the time.
And Huang Mao's line of sight interference tactics did work. Xiu soon became impatient. His brows furrowed slightly, and then he said helplessly: "The quality of business is not based on personal real ability." Isn't that bloody lesson from the little flower next door enough to make you put away your stupid thoughts?"
The little flower mentioned in Xiu's mouth, like the two of them, also set up a stall in the back street.
Two months ago, in order to attract new customers, Xiaohua dressed up as a witch when she went out of the stall, but unexpectedly stealing chickens and rice, Xiaohua not only attracted new customers, but also scared away a lot of old customers.
"Well, I don't like to hear you. Xiaohua's business is not good, not because she does not have a clear understanding of her own positioning. With her big waist and round body, she can still look at it as a witch? This is self-defeating, isn't it? Therefore, she can only be regarded as a negative teaching material, and it cannot be counted. Faced with Xiu's questioning, Huang Mao immediately explained.
However, Huang Mao saw that Xiu still looked like he was ignoring the answer, and he became a little unhappy: "And what you just said, what is based on real ability." After all, we are not all the same, just set up a stall to cheat money and eat a meal, don't say who is more noble than whom!"
As he spoke, Huang Mao stood up and looked around the stall he was repairing, and then showed an expression of hatred for iron and steel: "It's not that I said you, the environment of your place is too bad, right?
It's no wonder that Huang Mao said this, in fact, calling the stall where Xiu is located is a rat nest is a bit of a lift.
The stall is located on the corner of a small alley in the middle of the commercial street. On both sides of the stall were old moss-covered walls, and simple shelves supported by wooden strips were placed on the walls to support them, and they were covered with a few black oiled paper rags to protect them from the wind and rain.
The dilapidated shed, which was simply erected, was also piled up with all kinds of worn-out books, making the whole stall look very disorganized. In such a situation, calling it a "stall" is actually a very face-saving statement.
And squatting in such a "stall" is naturally not a serious business.
There was no merchandise in front of him, only a small low table. On the low table were piles of stones of different shapes. Although the signboard outside the stall is called a prophet who can predict the future and divinate the unknown, to put it bluntly, he is actually a street liar.
After all, the real prophet is not a cabbage, how can you casually encounter it on the street?
Not to mention, prophets like Xiu are still all over the streets.
Not to mention anything else, just in this alley where this small stall is located, there are no less than 20 stalls large and small, under the banner of being able to predict the future.
If you count the entire scope of Shuangyue City, I'm afraid that there are no less than hundreds of people who just rely on the so-called "prophecy" to eat, which can already be regarded as a huge group.
And the larger the size of a "commercial group", the more fierce the competition.
Nowhere is this more evident than among the street prophets.
Therefore, in order to attract more guests, these prophets have also done everything they can.
For example, Huang Mao, who is now talking to Xiu, is actually a street prophet as well. It's just that when Xiu was like an old stubborn and still clinging to the old-fashioned prophetic divination routine, Huang Mao had already found another way and made a variety of different attempts in order to stand out in the huge group of prophets.
Street prophets also have a set of conventions and routes when greeting guests. They usually wear large dark robes, cover their faces to create a mysterious atmosphere, and at the same time touch their hands on the glass balls, and then fool people by saying ambiguous words.
Yellow hair is different. In order to become a leader in the industry and attract more customers, he no longer knows how many different ways he has changed.
Normal Route, Mystery Route, Wizard Route, Exotic Route...... It's a pity that although Huang Mao has been trying to change his tricks to attract guests, for some reason, he has never been able to fight others. So Huang Mao's business has always been so-so.
I don't know what's going on recently, but in the prophecy realm of Twin Moon City, the type of forest primeval system has suddenly become popular. Therefore, many street prophets have also thrown themselves into this craze. Not to mention the change of costumes, in order to make themselves look more primeval jungle, they also used oil paint to draw totems on their faces.
Of course, the yellow hair is even more important. He is so active in expanding the source of customers, so naturally he has joined this wave field vigorously.
Then Huang Mao found that after taking the druid's route, business was really much better than before.
Thinking that he couldn't forget his brother if he had benefits, Huang Mao came to persuade Xiu, wanting him to make a lot of money with him, but he had to say that he had good intentions.
Seeing that Xiu still didn't react, Huang Mao persuaded him bitterly: "Tell me what you think, don't be silent?" You should also know in your heart that since there was a guy in the shop on the front street who didn't know what route to take, our business in the back street is much bleaker than before! If we continue like this, we will really starve to death on the streets...... I said, are you listening to me?"
Probably annoyed by the noise of the yellow hair, Xiu rarely raised his head and looked at him.
Then, Xiu said impatiently: "What druids are not druids, after all, it is just a temporary trend, and after a while, it will not all be the same? And your operation is inevitably too rough, right? Could it be that the so-called change of course refers to changing clothes? It is simply superficial! In my opinion, if you really want to make a fortune, you really have to learn from that guy in the front street, start from the details, keep improving, and not do such opportunistic things. ”
After saying this, Xiu lowered his head and continued to read, no longer paying attention to Huang Mao.
Huang Mao couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly, thinking: Who doesn't understand the truth you said? But if it were really that easy to operate, who would choose the current curve to save the country?
Although the front street and the back street where Huang Mao and the others are not far apart, the environment on the street is 108,000 miles apart.
Front Street is a well-known business district for the wealthy. The decoration of the streets, the decoration of the shops, and even the waiters in the shops all reveal a luxurious temperament. The people who come and go are also celebrities, dignitaries.
And the back street where Xiuhe Huang Mao is located, it is a civilian area at best, but it is just a dirty and messy wild alley. It's just because of the convenient transportation that brings the flow of people, so it has gradually become a gathering place for small stalls and vendors, but it is not yet large.
Thinking of this, Huang Mao couldn't help but start complaining at Xiu: "What do you think of that guy on Front Street? You said that he is already rich enough to rent such an expensive shop, why is it bad to do something else? Why do you want to come and grab business with a guy like us? Doing a ninth-rate business like ours in such a shop is simply a violent thing." I don't even know what he thinks......"
In the face of Huang Mao's complaints, Xiu's mentality was quite peaceful: "Do you think that the customers in the front street are the same as ours here? However, no one can make this money with this investment scale. So don't look at people. By the way, it's almost ten o'clock. On this hot day, you should go back and guard your stall, and don't get in the way of my reading here. ”
With that, Xiu reopened the book in his hand and began to flip through it.
Huang Mao still felt a little angry. He angrily pulled the book from Xiu's hand: "What's so good about this broken book, don't read it, listen to me! Hey! I haven't finished talking to you yet!"
Then, Huang Mao glanced at the cover of the book again, and read it out again: "Oh, it's still 'The Foundation of the Circle'? I said that you are still holding on to your unrealistic fantasies and dreaming of becoming a professional mage, right? But haven't you still failed the exam this year? Let me calculate how many times you have failed the list." Once, twice, three times...... Oops, it's the sixth year, hahahaha......!
Huang Mao's words undoubtedly hit Xiu's sore spot, making Xiu suddenly become angry.
Xiu stood up and chased after Huang Mao, and said angrily: "You know a fart! I was originally a mage, and I am not all the way with you street liars! Hurry up and return the book to me!"
Huang Mao saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly escaped with a hippie smile, and the two big men chased each other in the small alley, not to mention the chickens and dogs around him, and also provoked bursts of angry scolding from the aunts in the alley.
After some tossing, Xiu finally got a slight advantage and caught Huang Mao. In view of the fact that Huang Mao was not Xiu's opponent with a real knife and a real gun, Huang Mao had no choice but to be caught, and obediently presented the already moldy "Foundation of the Law Circle" with both hands, and begged for mercy while knowingly: "Spare me this time!
"Don't you dare, stay away from me, don't you see me coming for business?