Luoye County, Chunfeng Town, Fengshui Gang Dockyard.
Zhou Di looked at the boxes of cloth, scrolls and books in front of him, and was secretly speechless. Such a large number of martial arts techniques, whether they were true or false, and the intention alone showed that Ji Rentu had a big plan.
The middle-aged man in a blue robe, whose surname is Ning and has the character "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 this 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 cursed the other party in his heart as an old fox. The two parties to the transaction quoted and bargained, but you are the seller and you asked me to bid! But for this first item, you can't bid too high, and you can't bid too much.
Low.
After all, if the bid 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 any good things in subsequent transactions. But if you bid too low, it is the first item in the transaction between the two parties after all.
If you bid low for something, it proves that you are either not sincere or have 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.
Recruitment! Let the Feng Shui Gang set the price for such high-quality martial arts skills!" Zhou Di said slowly.
Yan Qing, who was sitting at the top, watched the young man in the hall respond like this 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 Firm is willing to have this thing, this Five Elements-level
Kuishui sword manual, priced at one thousand five hundred taels!"
Zhou Di frowned and made some calculations in his mind.
…
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 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 still better than a haphazard battle.
Most of the Wanxiang-level martial arts secrets are sold for between 300 taels to 1,000 pieces.
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 small number of inherited Wanxiang-level secrets.
For example, the Ape Demon Stick Technique itself is only a Wanxiang-level secret book, but many martial arts giants in the martial arts world started with this set of stick techniques at the very beginning. Just like Lu Huahua's Thirty-Six Sticks of the Ape Demon, it is based on this set of stick techniques.
The ape magic stick method comes.
For any Wanxiang-level martial arts technique, if someone continuously improves this technique and successfully reaches the chaos-level combat power, then the martial arts secrets corresponding to this kind of martial arts 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 are sold for between one thousand taels and five thousand taels.
…
At this time, the "Kui Shui Sword Manual" in front of Zhou Di is a five-element-level martial arts secret book, which belongs to the inheritance-level secret book. 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 30 martial arts secret books were completed. Most of them were Wanxiang-level secret books, and only two or three were inherited techniques like Kuishui Sword Book. Among them was the "Five Beast Fist",
It was the corresponding boxing technique of Wu Qin Xi, and it actually took 4,200 taels to defeat it.
Wang Bodang, who was standing in the corner, raised his head and glanced 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 were sold out. Yan Qing, who was sitting at the top, watched and said with a smile: "In a blink of an eye, it's surprisingly past dinner time. Otherwise, everyone
Come and have dinner with me first and then 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 express his understanding. The Zhong family has been a businessman for generations, and the rules for business are indeed very strict. As the saying goes, caution makes a ship that lasts ten thousand years. This is why the Zhong family has been able to stand for so many years.
The main reason for not falling down is to be cautious.
Article 1: When a child of the Zhong family goes out to do business and goes out to support the dry food prepared by himself, he will never eat what others give him, especially from his counterparty. Article 2: When he goes out to do business, he will never stay in a hotel arranged by others. Article 3
When merchants are outside, they should hire guards to protect themselves. They will never borrow other people's soldiers to protect themselves. They must use their own soldiers.
Soon the group of people retreated from the main reception hall, while all the martial arts secrets were left in the main hall.
After all, after such a large-scale transaction is completed, 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 important.
It's much more important than these tens of thousands of taels of silver.
…
Under the leadership of Ning Gong, the group returned to the carriage in the backyard of the dock. Zhou Di raised 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 contact me. Shopkeeper Zhou, please help yourself."
After saying that, Ning Gong also 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 is the head of the Feng Shui Gang, so the other party sends this person to see off the guests, which is also a sign of respect.
, but there is no need for the owner of the Zhong family caravan to come out to say goodbye. The inspection shopkeeper played by Zhou Di receives the reception, which is in line with the principle of equality between both parties to the transaction.
Yan Qingguan looked deeply at the piles of brocades and scrolls in the empty lobby. The man had a pair of soft eyes, unlike his brother Yan Mingbo, who had a pair of soul-stirring eyes.
As a younger brother, Yan Qingguan must understand how big his brother's ambition is. However, Chunfeng Town has its natural limitations, which is geographical limitations. It is really too close to Luoye City. It takes an hour and a half to go from Chunfeng Town at a high speed, but
You can reach the southwest gate of Luoye City in two hours.
How can one allow others to sleep soundly beside the couch? Yan Mingbo was very sure 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 a bit interesting. One is here to give gifts, and the other is here 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: "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 had been waiting aside.
"Leave it to the Lord and ask him to make a decision." Yan Qingguan ordered in a deep voice.
…
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 already returned to the fisherman's home. They had booked the place before that, and 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 chivalrous person."
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 actually 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, are you saying that Yan Qingguan is not interested in this transaction?"
Qi Chengcheng nodded and said seriously: "You still remember that when we were introduced, this Hall Master Yan didn't pay much attention to us. He just asked politely who we were. All subsequent transactions were conducted 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, 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, but we arrived unexpectedly and did not leave enough time for them to discuss. How did this Ninggang head do it?
How about finalizing the final price in front of your boss?”
Speaking of this, 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. They may not be correct, but there is one thing that gives 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 we wanted? And what price we wanted?"
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, how can 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 abnormal. 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.
"Yes, 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.
The fifth 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 been targeting us from the 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.