Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"After all, he's so good at making money, has a stable job, and treats me so well. I'll be happy marrying him, right?"

Lou Xiao'e looked at all this in front of her, her heart filled with waves.

"Brother Qian, Master Gao is here. I won't bid too much, but if you want to take this abacus for just 120, that's not okay."

Xu Damao looked at Brother Qian, smiled and shook his head, and reached out to take back the abacus, but Brother Qian dodged him.

"Little brother, I really like this thing. How about this, I'll add another ten dollars, a hundred and thirty dollars? I'm very sincere."

Brother Qian held the abacus tightly and added another ten yuan. It seemed that he really liked this abacus.

Xu Damao didn't say anything either, but silently stretched out three fingers.

"Add thirty? Isn't that too much? But little brother, you are Master Gao's friend, and I really like this thing, so one hundred and fifty is one hundred and fifty. I like it more than money can buy, so I don't mind a little loss, as long as I feel comfortable in my heart!"

Brother Qian acted as if he had no shortage of money and was about to reach out to give money to Xu Damao, but was stopped by Xu Damao.

At this time, since Xu Damao had just made a turquoise deal worth two hundred yuan and was now discussing the business of a huanghuali abacus, there were already a lot of people gathered around to watch the fun, watching all this with a spectator's attitude.

"Brother Qian, I'm not asking you to add thirty, but three hundred. If this abacus is less than three hundred, you can't take it away."

"what?"

Master Gao, Big Brother Qian, and the crowd around them all started chattering. The price jumped directly from one hundred and twenty to three hundred. This kid really dared to ask for such a high price. It was estimated that this deal would fail!

"Brother, I offered this price with sincerity. I can't accept the price you offered! It's too insincere!"

Brother Qian's face turned grim, and his tone was not as gentle as before.

"Oh, this acting is so good, you can't even tell it's acting, did Brother Qian really not see that?"

"Brother Qian, I'm only offering this price because you came here with Master Gao. If you came alone and we weren't familiar with each other, I would never sell it to you for less than three hundred and fifty yuan!"

Xu Damao ignored Brother Qian's ugly expression and directly stated his bottom price.

"Young man, this is the price of Huanghuali wood. One hundred and fifty is not a small amount."

An old man who was watching the fun interrupted.

"The abacus I use is not ordinary Hainan Huanghuali, but the most exquisite purple oil pear among Hainan Huanghuali! Brother Qian, you might as well take a good look at it."

As Xu Damao spoke, he stared at Brother Qian to see what he was going to do next.

Purple oil pear is a fine product of Hainan huanghuali and is extremely rare. In his previous life, Xu Damao had a huanghuali bracelet that he bought for more than one thousand yuan.

However, I have always wanted a purple oil pear bracelet, but I haven’t found the right one.

In the past, the price of an ordinary Hainan Huanghuali bracelet fluctuated between several hundred and two thousand, while a purple oil pear bracelet of the same size had a starting price of at least four thousand, and a good one could reach tens of thousands, and this was just for the bracelet.

Unexpectedly, when Brother Qian heard Xu Damao say the three words "purple oil pear", his uncomfortable expression turned into a wry smile, but he did not take the next step. It seems that the previous expression was indeed an act. It was very clever, really clever...

"Purple oil pear? Let me see."

The old man who interrupted came up with a lantern and said to Brother Qian.

Brother Qian was also very straightforward. Knowing that he wouldn't be able to get this bargain today, he directly handed the abacus to the old man.

The old man carefully examined the abacus in the light of the lantern, nodding secretly as he looked.

"It is indeed purple oil pear. The wood is lavender throughout, unlike the yellow of ordinary Hainan Huanghuali. The wood texture is also very different. So three hundred yuan is not expensive at all. But using purple oil pear to make a plan is a waste of natural resources!"

"Master, this abacus comes from a big landlord's family, hehe."

"No wonder! The big landlords in the old society were all extravagant and greedy. Young man, do you want this abacus? If you don't want it, I like it very much. I'll take the three hundred yuan!"

The old man looked at Brother Qian with a smile, as if to say, "As long as you dare to let go, I will take over this deal!"

"Who said I don't want it? Three hundred is three hundred. It's rare that I come across something I like. Even if I take a step back and buy a genuine product, that's a steal!"

Brother Qian grabbed the rosewood abacus and tucked it under his arm, and took out money to pay Xu Damao.

There were waves of discussion among the crowd again, and many of them had a mocking look on their faces. Obviously, the old man who interrupted just now was misunderstood by everyone.

"Brother Zhang, did you see that? Although this stall owner is young, he is very cunning. That old guy is just a hired help."

"In this ghost market, such shills are common, and there are also despicable means such as replacing one thing with another, making something out of nothing, etc. You are just starting out, so you should watch more, learn more, and buy less. Remember that?"

An older man in the crowd spoke to the young man next to him.

"Got it, Brother Li! Today really opened my eyes. That Brother Qian is so pitiful. He was cheated out of hundreds of dollars so easily. Oh! Should we remind him?"

"Watch and learn more, don't meddle in other people's business. This is a ghost market, and this kind of business is a one-sided fight. If you ruin the business of the stall owner and cut off his source of income, hehe, don't expect me to take care of you when you get beaten up!"

"Okay, big brother, I understand." Brother Zhang looked at Xu Damao's tall and strong figure, shrank his head in fear, swallowed his saliva, and continued to watch the fun from the side.

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"Little brother, this is three hundred yuan, count it again."

"Okay, to be honest, Brother Qian, I bought this abacus from a descendant of a landlord for nearly three hundred yuan, and I fell in love with it at first sight."

"I'm an expert in this field. I know this abacus is made of purple oil pear. I also like abacus very much. After all, it's a calculation tool invented by our ancestors. I talked my mouth off to get this abacus. I'll sell it to you for 300 yuan today. To be honest, I can hardly make any money."

While counting the money, Xu Damao complained to Brother Qian that his business was not profitable.

"Okay, little brother, let's not talk in secret, tell stories, or show off our feelings in front of you, me, and Master Gao. If you have the time, you might as well bring out some good stuff to open the eyes of Master Gao and me!"