noffsinger Chapter 271 Bargaining
Chapter 271 Bargaining
When Xiao Sizhe heard Sikong Yan's call, he immediately ran over. When he saw the book "Ice Palm", a satisfied smile appeared on his face. "Not bad!" He said with a smile, "It must be these two books!"
Xiao Sizhe and Sikong Yan's excitement infected the others. Xiao Sanlang and Wu Gu also temporarily put aside their embarrassment and looked at the martial arts secrets in their hands. Everyone was imagining what they would look like after learning these martial arts, and their hearts were full of expectations and longings.
However, in addition to the desire for the martial arts secrets, an indescribable emotion was quietly growing in the hearts of Xiao Sanlang and Wu Gu. Their eyes would occasionally meet, and then quickly separate, as if they were afraid that the other party would discover their inner secrets.
Xiao Sanlang secretly looked at Wu Gu from time to time. He found that although Wu Gu was illiterate, her eyes were full of desire for knowledge and expectations for the future. This desire and expectation made him feel distressed, and also made him more determined to teach Wu Gu to read.
Wu Gu was also secretly observing Xiao Sanlang. She felt that Xiao Sanlang was a brave, smart and kind person. His appearance was like a ray of light shining into her ordinary life. She longed to learn with him, grow together, and explore this mysterious world together.
As time went by, the five found more and more martial arts secrets in the pile of books. They excitedly discussed the contents and uses of these secrets.
Little Sizhe jumped to the stall like an excited little rabbit, pointed at the pile of books he had chosen, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Boss, how much are these books selling for?"
The boss was a shrewd middle-aged man. His eyes swept over the four of them like searchlights. Especially when he saw the huge bags behind them that were as bulging as mountains, the abacus in his mind began to clatter happily.
He calmly rummaged through the pile of books, then looked up and said calmly, "Ten books in total! According to the market price, two hundred taels of silver each!" Boy, he had long been eyeing the silver in the bags of these young men, intending to rip them off!
When Xiao Sizhe heard this, his mouth opened wide, as if he had eaten a bitter melon, and he shouted, "What the hell? Boss, are you kidding me? It's so expensive! Look at this book, it's so tattered and old, and you're selling it at such a high price, you think we're being taken advantage of! Look at this book cover, it's worn out and can be used as sandpaper, did you use it to polish your tables, chairs, and benches?"
The boss glared at him and said, "Young sir, please don't talk nonsense. Although this book is a bit old, the content is precious!"
Xiao Sizhe curled his lips: "Baby? I think you are treating us like your babies!"
Sikong Yan had put his hand into his pocket to take out the money, but when he heard Xiao Sizhe's shout, his hand stopped as if he had been electrocuted. He thought, yes, now is the time to use money, so I'll save as much as I can. So he also said, "Boss, your price is a bit outrageous, it's really unreasonable!"
The shop owner didn't care about that. He knew that these guys seemed to be interested in the books and would definitely not want to let them go.
He stiffened his neck and said confidently: "Young guest, you don't understand. These are all martial arts secrets from various schools! To those who can't read a single word, they may be worthless, but to those who are obsessed with martial arts, they are simply priceless treasures! These two hundred taels of silver are just a drop in the bucket for those martial arts fanatics, it's very cheap!"
Wu Gu also came up and tried to persuade him kindly: "Boss, please be kind and give us a discount since we are buying so much. We don't look like rich people. Your price is so high that we can reach for the stars. We really can't afford it!"
At this time, Sikong Yan picked up the books again and flipped through them carefully like a detective. He flipped through them while muttering, "Let me take a look, could this be fake? Hey, there's something wrong with this one!" Then he picked up the second book, flipped through a few pages and exclaimed, "Oh, this one doesn't look right! Oh, I see, there's an extra symbol here, Boss, what's going on? Did you secretly add some 'secret recipe' to it?"
The boss stood nearby, feeling a little nervous, but pretending to be calm and composed, and explained, "My products are all genuine, sir, please don't talk nonsense! Don't underestimate our black market, the things we sell here are all genuine and good products!"
Everyone stared at Sikong Yan, watching him flip through the books one by one and making comments. Sikong Yan continued, "There is a problem with this book, too."
After a while, he flipped through the pile of books, then spread his hands and said helplessly: "Oh, I didn't look carefully just now, these books have been changed. Boss, this is not fair. If we spend so much money and only learn fake kung fu, we will go crazy! If we go crazy on the streets, it will all be your fault!" As he said that, he winked at Xiao Si.
Xiao Sizhe immediately understood what he meant and quickly replied, "That's right! We can't be taken advantage of. If we develop a problem from practicing, it will be terrible! Sister Wu Gu, is there any other place selling books nearby?"
Wu Gu tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "Yes, there is. There seems to be another one ahead!"
The five people turned around and left without saying anything. The boss was so anxious that he shouted at the top of his voice: "Hey, don't leave! What I said is true, one hundred and ninety-nine taels per book, it can't be any cheaper! You may not be able to find such a complete collection of books as mine in other places! If you miss my village, you will never have this store again!"
Hey, the five people pretended not to hear and continued walking forward without looking back. The boss was so anxious that he jumped up and down, and his voice rose several octaves: "One hundred and fifty-one books, come and get them if you want them, I'm selling them at a loss! I'm almost losing all my money!"
But the five people still ignored him and walked further and further away, as if their feet were greased. The boss was so angry that he almost smoked. He gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "One hundred taels, one hundred taels per book, this is a bargain price! If you don't want it, someone else will grab it! I'm selling it at a loss!"
As a result, the five people still ignored him and continued to walk slowly forward. The boss looked at their backs and was so angry that he felt like a volcano was about to erupt. He was really unwilling to let the business go, so he finally made up his mind and asked viciously: "Then how much do you want?"