Chapter 12 Hitchhiking
If the shopkeeper doesn't lower the price, he can sell these items for 900 yuan in total.
But now the shopkeeper not only did not lower the price uncharacteristically, but also took the initiative to increase the total price by 30% as described in [Transaction (Easy)].
This means that whether it is Fan Ming’s own things or things Fan Ming sells for others, they will all be treated equally.
"It's really developed this time..."
After getting the money, Fan Ming did not leave in a hurry, but stayed in the shop. On the surface, he was visiting various fur products, but in fact, he was eavesdropping on the conversation between the old shopkeeper and other hunters.
He wanted to know whether the old shopkeeper's statement "The market has been good recently" was true or false.
This is related to whether he can reasonably take 20% of the extra 30% income as his own!
After all, if someone inquires later and learns that the market is really good, he will be in trouble.
To prevent this situation, it is necessary to determine whether the old shopkeeper is actively raising prices only for him.
Not long after, a strong man wearing an animal skin skirt walked into the shop and slapped a piece of deer skin in front of the old shopkeeper.
This time, the old shopkeeper did not give an estimate after a quick glance like he did with Fan Ming just now. Instead, he looked at it very carefully. After a while, he pointed at a small hole somewhere and said, "There is some damage here.
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The man seemed a little impatient, "Isn't this normal? They are holes made by arrows, and they are not big. Could it be that you want to use this small hole to lower the price?"
The old shopkeeper nodded seriously, "If it were before, this bit of dilapidation wouldn't be a big deal, but the market has been bad recently, and fewer and fewer people can afford to buy good leather. I have to accept this piece of leather from you."
It takes a long time to hold it in your hand before it can be sold, so..."
The man frowned and interrupted the old shopkeeper, "Then just make a price!"
The old shopkeeper totaled it up and said: "Originally, I could get seventy cents, but because of the hole, I can only give you sixty-five cents, no more."
The man had obviously done some comparison shopping, and after hearing the price offered by the old shopkeeper, he agreed to the deal without much thought.
Fan Ming, who heard the whole process from the side, almost burst into laughter.
It took less than three minutes, but the old shopkeeper's words and attitude towards him were completely different from those towards the man. Fan Ming was sure that the old shopkeeper must have been influenced by some mysterious power of the old almanac.
Now he can earn the price difference with peace of mind, without fear of being discovered later that he has "lined his own pockets".
He got all this money based on his own ability!
Thinking of this, Fan Ming chuckled and left the store.
Today, in addition to selling "local goods" such as leather, he also has an important task.
Replace the "living silver" in your hands with real silver!
Because he was afraid that others would be jealous, the cage containing the Snow Walker rabbit that Fan Ming was carrying was covered with black cloth.
Just as Fan Ming walked towards the door of the store, a man covered in black robes and with a strange pattern tattooed on his right cheek walked towards him.
Tattoos on other parts of the body are fine, but this person’s tattoos were on his face. Although tattoos were not common in the Daqing Dynasty, they still existed, but almost only prison inmates had face tattoos.
In the impression of ordinary people, people with tattoos are most likely not good people, and people with tattoos on their faces are definitely bad people.
It's just that Fan Ming has seen several people with tattooed faces who have been in prison before, and the patterns and positions on their faces are different from this man.
It actually looks like he got the tattoo on his own initiative.
"It's really strange that there are still people who take the initiative to tattoo their faces these days?"
You must know that in Daqing Dynasty, almost no serious business would hire a person with a tattoo, let alone face tattoos.
Taking the initiative to tattoo your face is just asking for trouble!
Just when Fan Ming wanted to take a closer look at this strange person, the snow rabbit in the cage suddenly became restless.
Fan Ming thought he was walking too fast and startled the timid rabbit in the cage, so he stopped and comforted him.
"Be obedient, the man's reward is clearly for the survival of the Snow Walker, and preferably as a cub, which means he probably doesn't want to eat you, but probably wants to keep you as a pet. This is not much more comfortable than surviving in the wild.
Already?"
The snow rabbit in the cage seemed to understand Fan Ming's words and quickly became quiet.
"Didn't you expect that I have the ability to communicate with small animals?"
When Fan Ming looked back for the strange man, he found that he had already entered the store.
He was too lazy to look back for a strange stranger.
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Beishitou is just a small market. If you want to exchange the Snow Rabbit for the bounty, you can get to the real town.
The distance from Beishitou to Beishan Town is not very close and takes more than half an hour.
But fortunately, there is a "hitchhiker" available.
There are many merchants traveling between Beishitou and Beishan Town, but not all trucks can be filled every time.
If those empty positions are wasted, it will be more uncomfortable for the businessmen who are careful about their budget than killing them!
Therefore, they often choose to use the empty seats on the truck to pull people.
Fan Ming walked out of the market and happened to see a group of merchants loading goods.
Fan Ming stepped forward and asked: "Excuse me, are you a convoy heading to Beishan Town?"
A middle-aged businessman with a big belly came out, "Yes! This strong man wants to ride on our carriage?"
"Strong man?" Fan Ming was slightly startled, this title was a bit new.
Then he remembered that his sleeves were still rolled up, exposing his two thick arms.
No wonder he is called a strong man...
Fan Ming quickly put down his sleeves, clasped his fists and said, "Yes, are there any seats left?"
When business comes to the door, the middle-aged businessman naturally smiles very cordially and says, "Yes, yes! But the strong man may have to wait a while for us to load the last bit of goods."
Fan Ming was not in a hurry and waited aside for a while, while also observing the caravan.
It's not a big one, with only six carriages.
The goods loaded onto the car seemed to be rural handicrafts.
Except for the businessman who looked like the boss just now, there are a total of eleven clerks, all of whom are very strong and strong, and they probably all work part-time to protect the fleet.
Fan Ming also saw that one of them was an internal martial arts practitioner like himself.
Although in theory, everyone in this world can practice Neijiaquan, the secrets of Neijiaquan are not available to everyone. "General merchandise" such as Tonglianquan practiced by Fan Ming is not available on the black market.
It can be sold for a high price of twenty or thirty taels of silver.
And if you practice alone according to the secret manual without a master, it is very easy to go crazy!
Chapter completed!