The shop was empty, with some decorations with complicated patterns stacked on the shelves. The boss was a middle-aged man with an afro, a fat belly, and the sparse top of his head could be vaguely seen.
He was sitting on a recliner with headphones on, shaking his head, which was particularly comfortable.
Until Lin An knocked on the counter.
He took off his headphones and asked less enthusiastically, "Do you need anything?"
Lin An looked at the glass display window of the counter, and then pointed down: "This one costs 199 pounds. If I want two guns and 100 bullets, can I get a discount?"
These are two semi-new Tokarev pistols, made in the Soviet Union.
Of course, this was the first time in Lin An's life that she had seen a real guy. The reason why she knew all this was because of the simple one-line handwritten introduction above, but no more would be lost.
Although all Muggle-made machinery or electronic products will malfunction at Hogwarts, we are prepared in advance outside the school just in case...
In short, you never go wrong with caution.
As for the other one...
The first-year baby Harry may not be able to accept this yet, and Harry is very adventurous at heart. Lin An doesn't have the courage to give away such a lethal weapon for the time being.
Therefore, it was for Draco.
The boss yelled: "No, no, no, we can't discount it. This is made in the Soviet Union! It's hard to discount bullets too..."
He muttered: "That's the Soviet Union! When will the space war between them and the United States begin?"
Space war…
Lin An looked a little dazed.
If you remember correctly, the Soviet Union is about to disintegrate in the past few days...
However, she shook her head again. Now that she had too much time to take care of herself, she just wanted to think about wizards.
When the boss saw her shaking her head, she thought she was dissatisfied because of this. After struggling for a while, he decided to give in:
"Okay! Tonight is Christmas Eve - for the sake of the holiday, 7 bullets per pound, 100 bullets count... count..."
Mathematics clearly stumped him.
After calculating for a long time, he said: "...14, ah, no, 13 pounds. Add in two guns and the holiday discount, you can give me a total of 411 pounds."
Thank God!
Lin An breathed a sigh of relief.
It was the first time she bought such a big item. She could hear her heart beating wildly while standing here, and layers of sweat broke out in her palms.
But in the end, she took the money out of her bag steadily without shaking her hands.
When the boss randomly pushed the pile of bullets and guns over, she couldn't help but feel a little dumb:
"No box or anything?"
So casual?
The boss laughed: "For an extra pound, I can tie a beautiful bow for you."
Forget it.
Lin An had just escaped poverty at noon, and she was determined not to spend money on such a place. What's more, she had already prepared many packing boxes and ribbons.
Before leaving, she stopped again:
"Is there a manual for this thing? Or a shooting guide or something like that?"
boss:!!!
His swollen hair was about to explode: "Little girl, you don't know anything to buy this?"
Lin An smiled.
Come on, she has been Chinese her whole life, so it’s strange that she can understand this!
But this, the boss really doesn’t have it.
Lin An thought for a while and decided to buy another shooting guide or something.
As for this gun, she had just flipped through the information given by Madden and was inspired by the picture.
As for why I chose this pistol...
Simply because in the whole counter, the ones that belong to him are the cheapest - this is the most important.
It also looks very sophisticated and is not unfriendly to girls and teenagers.
…
But now, her savings have shrunk significantly.
I looked at the dark sky outside and wondered if it would snow tonight.
Although it was only around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the overly dark sky set off the dirty snowdrifts on both sides of the road, creating a sense of urgency for nightfall for no reason.
She took a careful inventory and found nothing missing, then hurried to the supermarket not far away, where she bought her own hygiene products, some pens and paper for taking notes, and a lot of snacks, and then returned to the hotel.
There was still no heating in the hotel, and it was only now during the day that Lin An could see that it was really a rather shabby and shabby hotel.
It’s no wonder that even though it’s not far from the station, the house price only costs £5 under normal circumstances.
However, although she still has a small amount of savings, the money cannot be wasted.
Therefore, she happily moved in again.
Compared with yesterday's snowstorm, today's experience could be considered perfect. She even had a good mood and lit a magic flame in the corner of the room that would not burn anything.
Along with the blazing orange flames, the whole room instantly glowed with velvety warmth and bright light - at least it was brighter than the dirty light bulb overhead.
Lin An sat on the bed, took out all the things he bought today, and counted them one by one.
The first thing to be counted was her current savings.
The original deposit was 135 pounds, and Hank got another 1,137 pounds from him. He temporarily pushed aside the other change and magic currency, recorded all the things he bought today, and finally took inventory——
She only had £379 left.
Although this money still has considerable purchasing power now, it seems that there is still a long way to go before you can support your holiday life.
Speaking of holidays, Hogwarts has many holidays, but they are all fragmented.
There is a holiday at Easter, a holiday at Halloween, and a holiday at Christmas - but there is no winter holiday.
And the next time she leaves school, I'm afraid she will have to wait until summer vacation, which is the end of June.
Before that, she had to prepare money for her summer vacation, or if she wanted to make some investment... she had to save money in advance.
well.
She pushed the bad change aside, took out the gift box, ribbon and handwritten card she bought specially, sorted all the gifts one by one, and then wrote the cards accordingly.
This was a tedious and meticulous task, and by the time she finished it, it was already past 8 o'clock in the evening.
Looking at the large pile of gift boxes stacked in front of him, Lin An couldn't help but be surprised by his own sense of ritual.
how to say?
Although it costs a lot, the feeling of spending a lot of energy and then sharing good things with others is really wonderful.
Tonight is Christmas Eve, and tomorrow's Christmas will probably be even more lively.
It's a pity that she still misses the Spring Festival that has long lost the flavor of the New Year.
…
When everything was ready, she shrunk all the gift boxes and put them back into her backpack, and then went out again.
The little girl at the front desk of the hotel was decorating the Christmas tree with great joy. Lin An went out to everyone's joy, and then clicked lightly with his fingertips.
The familiar red old magic bus ran rampant on the street, and finally stopped in front of her in a dangerous way.
"—to Diagon Alley."
Hey hey hey, the magic machine is a two-pronged weapon. Even if you can't aim accurately, it can still be used as a weapon. The price of 199 is based on the information I checked online.
This is what the Chinese Type 59 looks like. I didn’t include a picture. It’s a bit dangerous. You can search for it yourself.
As for the Soviet Union... it announced its disintegration on December 26, 1991.
The space war was the war fantasy between the United States and the Soviet Union (yin mou)
