Therefore, the word "edict" in this edict may be the word I have written the most since I was born.
When I was halfway through writing, I finally remembered that I was still in someone else's shop, so I quickly stopped my hand.
"Good words!"
However, the man couldn't help but praise him.
In any case, his cheers really satisfied my somewhat vain heart.
"I wrote it randomly, don't be joking!"
Although I was happy in my heart, I still said it with a smile on my face.
"You're so polite, little brother. I've probably practiced this word for you for at least ten years!"
As the man spoke, he picked up the words I just wrote.
"I made you laugh. I did skip some of it when I was a kid. This paper is really good. How much does it cost? I want it all!"
Good paper like this is hard to come across under normal circumstances. For a beginner like me who is just learning to draw symbols, to put it bluntly, it can greatly improve my success rate.
But while I was talking, I suddenly glanced at the corner of the desk, where there was an antique dressing box.
Although it looks inconspicuous, it doesn't give me a good feeling. Maybe it's my occupational disease.
While I was taking my wallet from my backpack, I quietly took a look at my compass.
Sure enough, the pointer on the compass was pointing straight towards the dressing box.
But I didn't say much, after all, this is someone else's shop.
"I like making friends the most. I think this is good. For one dollar, you can take this thing away!"
The man smiled, then stretched out a finger and said to me.
"No, no, no, how can this be possible? Money still has to be given!"
Master has told me since I was a child that in this world, there is a cycle of heaven and retribution, so if it is not necessary, it is best not to be unfavorable to others.
After all, money debts are easy to repay, but human debts, what will you use to repay them?
Although the quality of this paper is good, if I lose a favor because of this thing, it would be a bit unworthy.
"What's this thing worth? It's said to be old paper. To put it bluntly, it's because it was bought back then and has been there for so many years. It really can't be sold!"
As the man spoke, he laughed somewhat self-deprecatingly.
"How is this possible? Don't make fun of me. How could such good paper not be sold? You'd better tell me a price, otherwise I can only turn around and leave!"
I didn’t reach out to hit the smiling person, after all, they greeted me with a smiling face, so I could only say with a smile.
"I'm telling the truth. I see what the little brother wrote. You must have bought this thing to draw the talisman, right?"
Hearing what he said, I was stunned on the spot. In this day and age, there are really very few people who can speak the word "talisman" seriously.
"I just bought it casually to play with. Look at me at my age, how could it be possible..."
I instinctively became careless. Master once told me that it is better to keep a low profile in this industry.
"If you don't tell the truth, little brother, it seems that you can't trust me. But it's no wonder. This is the first time we've met. After all, that's good. The price of this thing was one hundred and sixty dollars when it was purchased. You can pay it according to this price.
Okay! This is my business card. If you need anything in the future, just give me a call!"
As the man spoke, he handed over a light silver business card.
It clearly says, Hu Jinsong, Hu Jinan Paper Shop.
"It turns out to be Boss Hu, thank you very much. You don't have to look for this anymore!"
While I was talking, I took out two hundred dollar bills and handed them over.
"No, no, no, it's one hundred and six, it's one hundred and six!"
While Hu Jinsong was talking, he quickly took out forty yuan of change from his pocket and stuffed it into my hand.
For two hundred yuan on such good paper, I already had a huge advantage. If he didn't earn a penny, wouldn't that mean that I owed a favor for just a few dozen yuan?
But the two people pushed and pushed, and he had no intention of accepting it no matter what.
Now I was in a bit of a dilemma. I had the intention to turn around and leave, but I guessed that it would be difficult to find such good paper on this street again after I walked out of this door.
"Okay, thank you very much!"
Seeing that it was getting late, I could only reluctantly accept the money.
"That's right! I like making friends the most. If you have anything to do in the future, just call me and I'll get you whatever you need. I don't have any other skills, but you can do anything related to pens, inks, paper and inkstones.
Leave it all to me!"
While Hu Jinsong was talking, he quickly wrapped up the piece of yellow paper for me.
"Hu, Boss Hu..."
I originally wanted to call him Uncle Hu, but considering his age, I felt a bit disadvantaged by calling him Grandpa, so I decided to call him Boss Hu instead.
"What are you calling me boss! You're calling me old for nothing. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Hu!"
I didn't expect that he directly said what I didn't say.
I cursed in my heart, you don't mind it anymore, but I'm only eighteen years old this year. If I call you brother, wouldn't I be calling myself old in vain?
"Brother Hu, this thing looks like it's quite old. Did you collect it? Or did someone else put it here?"
After all, I owe a favor, and I still want to pay it back now.
"You're talking about this. I kept it for fun back then. I asked an expert to identify it. They said it was from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It's just that the wood is not good wood and it's not worth much. It's only a few thousand dollars more."
Bar!"
Hu Jinsong said casually.
"This kind of thing is usually a favorite of women. It feels a little inappropriate to put it in your store. If the price is right, just sell it!"
I smiled and said, "It's only a few dozen yuan. Giving him this gift was already the most benevolent and righteous thing to do."
As for whether you listen or not, that has nothing to do with me.
"ah?"
Hu Jinsong didn't expect that I would say such a sentence without thinking.
The expression on his face was obviously stunned for a moment, and I didn't say anything more. I just smiled and nodded to him, then raised the paper in my hand and turned away.
After leaving Nanzhi Store, I saw that the time was already past one o'clock, so I didn't dare to delay any further, so I took a taxi and hurried back to the rental house.
Wang Huiying came back early, her movements were much faster than mine, and she even had time to make a sumptuous lunch.
"Xiao Zhong, I don't know how to thank you. I also know how to cook, so please don't dislike it..."
I know this is Wang Huiying's way of expressing her gratitude, but when I think about drawing the talisman later, I can only swallow my saliva first.
"Sister Wang, it's not that I don't like it, but I need to draw some talisman for a while, so I have to avoid eating it! It's okay, you can eat it first, don't worry about me, just bring me the things you bought later!"
After all, people have good intentions, I said with a smile.
"Uh... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really don't know this. How about I make some vegetarian dishes for you now?"
Wang Huiying was afraid that she would make me angry, so she apologized hurriedly.