Chapter 324: Transaction in Chunfeng Town
Luoye County, Chunfeng Town, Fengshui Gang Dockyard.
Zhou Di looked at the boxes of cloth rolls and books in front of him, and was secretly speechless. Such a large number of martial arts skills, whether they are true or false, just talking about the intention, clearly shows the greatness of Ji Rentu's plan.
The middle-aged man in a green robe, whose surname is Ning and has the word "G", is considered an old man at the dock in Chunfeng Town. In matters on the dock, in addition to relying on strength, he relies on experience.
Ning Gong has been working at the dock for half his life. Regarding the purchase of goods at the dock, there are really few people on the Chunfeng River dock who are more proficient than him.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, how much does this Kuishui sword manual cost?" A middle-aged man named Ning Gong stared at Zhou Di with squinted eyes and asked slowly.
Zhou Di touched the beard stuck under his chin and secretly cursed the other party as an old fox. The two parties to the transaction make an offer and negotiate the price, but you are the seller and you ask me to bid! But for this first item, you can't bid too high or too low.
After all, if the price is too high, it means that you don't have the eyesight to tell whether something is good or bad, so you probably won't see anything good in subsequent transactions. But if the bid is too low, after all, it is the first item traded between the two parties. A low bid proves that one is either not sincere or has no strength. In this case, subsequent items will be much more expensive.
"Ning Gangtou is joking. This Kuishui Sword Manual is a water-attribute five-element level martial arts technique that takes into account both offense and defense. Not only water-attribute inner strength warriors can practice it, but also yin-attribute inner strength warriors can master it. Move! Let the Feng Shui Gang set the price for such a high-quality martial arts technique!" Zhou Di said slowly.
Yan Qing, who was sitting at the top, heard the answer from the young man in the hall and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Shopkeeper Zhou is not only proficient in business, but his martial arts skills are also extraordinary!"
Zhou Di immediately raised his hands and bowed to the man sitting above him to show respect.
The middle-aged man opposite him glanced at himself, the master of the Renzi Hall, and when he saw the other party nodded towards him, he continued: "Haha, it's easy to talk, if the Zhong Family Trading Company is willing to have this thing, this Five Elements-level The Kuishui Sword Manual is priced at one thousand five hundred taels!"
Zhou Di frowned and made calculations in his mind.
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In the world of martial arts, there is a relatively clear price tag for the transaction of martial arts. After all, martial arts is just a way of using internal energy, and it is not strictly controlled by various forces like internal energy.
Of course, powerful martial arts secrets are already the secrets of various sects.
Ordinary Wanxiang-level martial arts secrets, such as the Three Stances of the Running Wolf, the Iron Hammer Technique, the Swimming Fish Movement, etc. These are some martial arts moves created by martial artists based on their own perceptions, and combined with the ordinary Wanxiang-level skills, The effect is far less powerful than those inherited martial arts techniques, but it is worse than a chaotic battle.
Most of the Wanxiang-level martial arts secret books are sold for between three hundred taels and one thousand each.
Even better than these Wanxiang-level martial arts secrets are the inheritance-level martial arts secrets. Most of these martial arts secrets are Five Elements-level martial arts secrets, and there are also a few inherited Wanxiang-level secrets.
For example, the Ape Demonic Stick Technique itself is only a Wanxiang-level secret manual, but many martial arts giants in the world started practicing from this set of stick techniques. Just like Lu Huahua's Thirty-six Sticks of the Ape Demon, they are based on this Ape Demon Stick Technique.
Any Wanxiang-level martial arts technique that someone can continuously improve to successfully reach the Chaos-level combat power, then the martial arts secrets corresponding to this technique can be promoted to the inheritance-level martial arts secrets!
Therefore, like Wuqinxi, White Ape Arm Fist, Ape Demonic Stick Technique...the martial arts techniques corresponding to these Wanxiang-level internal strength techniques, they are all inheritance-level.
Most inheritance-level martial arts secret books sell for between one thousand taels and five thousand taels.
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At this time, the "Kui Shui Sword Manual" in front of Zhou Di is a five-element-level martial arts secret book, which is among the inheritance-level secret books. And the price of one thousand and fifty taels is indeed not too expensive.
Zhou Di smiled, nodded and said: "Since Ninggangtou is so good, let's pay the price of Ninggangtou."
Soon, one after another, these martial arts secret books entered Zhou Di's pocket like running water, while in contrast, large amounts of banknotes poured into the Feng Shui Gang's pockets like a torrent.
For more than an hour, a total of more than thirty martial arts secret books were completed. Most of them are Wanxiang-level secret books, and only two or three are inherited techniques like Kuishui Sword Manual. Among them was a copy of "Five Beast Fist", which was the corresponding boxing method of Wu Qinxi. It actually took 4,200 taels to win it.
Wang Bodang, who was standing in the corner, looked up at Zhou Di, who was bargaining with others, and wondered in his mind, would the rewards earned from these missions be enough to buy this cheat book?
It was already past noon, and only a quarter of the secret books in the hall had been sold. Yan Qing, who was sitting at the top, watched and smiled and said: "In a blink of an eye, it's surprisingly past dinner time. How about this? Can you all have a meal with me first and we can continue in the afternoon?"
On the fifth day, Xiaoxiao stood up and thanked him: "Zhong accepted Hall Master Yan's kindness. He is just doing business outside, and my father's fate comes first. I won't eat from him, stay in his shop, or lend him soldiers."
Yan Qingguan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded to show his understanding. The Zhong family has been a businessman for generations, and the rules for doing business are indeed very strict. As the saying goes, caution makes a ship that lasts for thousands of years. The main reason why the Zhong family has been able to survive for so many years is because of caution.
Article 1: When a child of the Zhong family is engaged in business and goes out to support the dry food prepared by himself, he will never eat what is given by others, especially what is given by his counterparty. Second, when traveling as a businessman, you should never stay in a hotel arranged by others. Article 3: When traveling as a merchant, you should hire guards to protect yourself. You must never borrow other people’s soldiers to protect yourself. You must use your own soldiers.
Soon the group of people retreated from the main reception hall, while the martial arts secret books were left in the main hall.
After all, after such a large transaction is concluded, many shopkeepers and clerks will naturally arrange the delivery, which cannot be completed in a day or two. As for whether these things will be secretly exchanged, everyone believes that the reputation of the Feng Shui Gang is much more important than these tens of thousands of taels of silver.
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Under the leadership of Ning Gong, the group returned to the carriage in the backyard of the dock. Zhou Di held up his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Ning Gangtou. I'll go outside to get some food first. Please help yourself. After noon, I’ll bother you again later.”
The middle-aged man in a green robe smiled and replied: "It's true that Mr. Ning did not provide good hospitality. If you have any questions, please feel free to come to me. Shopkeeper Zhou, please help yourself."
After saying that, Ning Gong slightly bowed his hand to the carriage to show his respect for Fifth Xiaoxiao and others. 518 Chinese website
In business activities, the first priority is reciprocal etiquette. This is not only part of the etiquette, but also sets the tone for the subsequent transactions. The middle-aged man was originally the head of the Feng Shui Gang. The other party sent this person to see off the guests, which was considered a sign of respect. However, there was no need for the owner of the Zhong family caravan to come forward to say goodbye. The inspection shopkeeper played by Zhou Di received him, which was in line with both parties in the transaction. Equality.
Yan Qingguan looked deeply at the piles of brocades and books in the empty lobby. The man has a pair of soft eyes, unlike his brother Yan Mingbo, who has a pair of breathtaking eyes.
As a younger brother, Yan Qingguan must understand how ambitious his brother is. However, Dongfeng Town has its natural limitations, which are geographical limitations. This place is indeed too close to Luoye City. It takes an hour and a half to get from Chunfeng Town to the southwest gate of Luoye City in less than two hours.
How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch? Yan Mingbo was extremely certain of this when he took over Chunfeng Town. For this reason, this talented and strategic leader Yan established the Feng Shui Gang and became the first gang leader.
"The Yinren Zhong family? It's interesting. One is here to give gifts, and the other is to receive gifts. Haha, you can't say that, one should be here to send money. Ji Rentu's meaning has basically been determined, but this Zhong family caravan is a bit interesting …”
The man thought for a moment and then said aloud: "Come here, get some pen and paper!"
Soon, several men dressed as boys came in, carrying a tray with pen, ink, paper and inkstones in their hands.
Yan Qingguan raised the brush, pondered for a moment, and then started writing.
After a few breaths, the man sat down and looked at what he had written carefully, then dried the ink and handed it to the soldiers who were waiting aside.
"Leave it to the Lord and ask him to make a decision." Yan Qingguan ordered in a deep voice.
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Zhou Di looked at the people around him, and everyone fell into silence for a while.
"Would you like to talk about what you gained this morning and how to deal with it this afternoon?" Zhou Di asked aloud while sitting at a table, stroking the Fang Tianji in his hand.
They had returned to the fisherman's home. Before that, they had booked the place. There was no one else in the yard except them.
Lin Fenghuo touched his chin and said loudly: "That Yan Qingguan's strength is quite good. I don't think he has the cultivation level of an ordinary knight."
Lin Lei on the side also nodded and agreed: "Yes, even the soldiers working in the dock, I think they have some cultivation level! Therefore, Chunfeng Town is not... as weak as the outside world reports."
Zhou Di obviously noticed this situation and nodded as well.
Qi Chengcheng was a little bored on the sidelines and muttered: "Let me say, this transaction is not as important as you think. At least I don't think the hall master attaches that much importance to it."
As soon as the funny boy said this, everyone's interest was immediately aroused. Zhong Lingxi frowned and asked: "Chengcheng, do you think Yan Qingguan is not interested in this transaction?"
Qi Chengcheng nodded and said seriously: "You still remember that when we were introduced, Hall Master Yan didn't pay much attention to us. He just politely asked who we were. All subsequent transactions were handled by that person. The middle-aged old man calls the shots.”
Fifth Xiaoxiao thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's true, but it doesn't mean that the other party doesn't pay attention to it. After all, there are specialties in the art industry, and this matter is left to Qingpao Gangtou who is better at trading. , which is understandable at all.”
The funny boy smiled and continued to explain: "Yes, it is indeed relaxing and pleasant to leave it to others to do it, but we arrived unexpectedly and did not leave enough time for them to discuss. How did this Ninggang head? How about finalizing the final price in front of your boss?”
At this point, Qi Chengcheng found that the thoughts of everyone present had been attracted by his words. He said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, these are all my guesses, which may not be correct, but there is one thing that gave me the confidence to say what I said. idea.”
"What?" Zhou Di asked aloud.
"I still remember that when we first arrived at the main hall, the man named Ning asked us how many martial arts secrets we wanted? Or what kind of secrets did we want? And what price did we want?"
The eyes of Fifth Xiaoxiao, who was wearing a ponytail, brightened up and continued: "I remember that I was the one who answered them at that time, saying that as long as the secret technique is true, the more the merrier."
Qi Chengcheng smiled and nodded, and said: "Yes, I also answered a sentence at that time. Let them pick a few more books, and pick a few books that I can understand."
Several people present were present. After Qi Chengcheng and Wu Xiaoxiao said this, they all recalled the scene at that time and nodded to express that they had remembered it.
The funny boy put away his smile and said slowly: "All this seems to be correct, but when you think about it carefully, it is a little strange. After I finished speaking, neither Yan Qingguan nor Ning Gong had anything to do with it. Then ask for my identity."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was a little stunned. Zhong Lingxi joked: "No way? Just because I ignored you, why do you still hold grudges?"
Qi Chengcheng blushed a little and wanted to explain, but Lin Lei beat him to it.
"This is not a grudge. Chengcheng is right. This is indeed an abnormality. You must know that we often ignore what Qi Chengcheng says because we have been with him for a long time and are accustomed to it. But Chengcheng has nothing to do with those people. contacts."
Lin Lei, who had a huge aquiline nose, pondered for a moment and said with some uncertainty: "The only reason that can be explained lies in the other party."
Seeing that his companions around him didn't understand, he continued:
"What Yan Qingguan really cares about is not the martial arts secrets, but everyone. He always focuses on us, which explains why Yan Qingguan didn't ask after Qi Chengcheng interrupted. Because he found out Everyone selectively ignored Chengcheng’s words, and in order to blend in with us, he also ignored them.”
"You mean he wants to blend in with us?" Zhong Lingxi asked in shock.
"That's right, only by truly integrating into our conversation habits can he know which of every sentence we say is true and which is a lie?" Zhou Di explained.
Wu Xiaoxiao's face became a little ugly. After all, whether it was a disguise or a disguise for everyone, she was responsible for this operation, but it seemed that the result was still not hidden from the other party.
"So, they have targeted us from the very beginning. What's even more ridiculous is that when they are trying to pretend not to see through us, we are also pretending not to be discovered, right?" The ponytail girl was a little annoyed. asked.
