Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Hey, I'll definitely give you a discount! How about this, we just happened to be together today, so it's fate, I'll give you the cost price."

"I'll sell all of these things to you at any price you want, brother! This deal won't make any money, so let's just consider it as making friends!"

The stall owner patted his chest to show that he was a person who liked making friends.

"Haha, then I would like to thank you for your care, big brother."

Xu Damao chuckled and placed the things he had chosen in front of the stall owner. If Xu Damao believed what the stall owner said, he would be a complete fool.

"This ivory pen holder is a treasure from the Qianlong period. Take it for eighty yuan. This Qing Dynasty ivory laughing Buddha is also good. I'll give it to you for thirty yuan. This ivory comb is a gift. I'll give it to you for ten yuan. This jade pendant with the meaning of "everything goes well" is a good thing. I'll give it to you for one hundred yuan. Two horns are worth one hundred yuan."

"The total is three hundred and twenty dollars. I'll round it off for you and charge you three hundred. What do you think, brother?"

The stall owner looked calm and confident. After quoting the price, he looked at Xu Damao with a smile, as if he was sure he would win.

"Huh - so, more than three hundred is a bit too much. I don't have that much money. I don't want the jade pendant. Please give me a discount on the rest."

Xu Damao scratched his head and looked distressed. He seemed to want those things, but had to give up because he was short of money.

"Hey! I've been watching the deals you just made. If you say you don't have money, then I'm a pauper..."

The stall owner obviously didn't believe Xu Damao's nonsense and his face was full of doubt.

"Hey, big brother, you don't know that these things were collected by me and a few brothers together. The money we earned has to be divided equally when we go back. The reserve price was set when we came here, and we won't sell it for less than the reserve price."

"Although I can make more money by selling it, it's still a tough job. This jade pendant is a bit expensive at 100 yuan, so I can only reluctantly give it up."

Xu Damao spread his hands, looking helpless.

"Little brother, you have to take a closer look at this piece of jade. It is of excellent quality. Look, there is a Ruyi carved on the bottom, and two vivid little lions on the left and right sides. So this piece of jade is also called "Everything Goes as You Wish."

"How about this, I'll take a little loss for this jade, eighty yuan, it really can't be any lower, brother, just take two hundred and eighty yuan, and all these things are yours."

The stall owner said this through gritted teeth, as if this was the last concession he could make.

"Okay, thank you very much, brother."

Xu Damao counted the money and handed it to the stall owner.

"Brother, count them."

"Okay, brother, I'll wrap it up for you first."

"Thank you, brother."

……

"What did you buy again?"

Lou Xiao'e asked curiously.

"Uh, some gadgets. I guess you're not that interested."

“Is that tiger claw real?”

"It's fake. If it was real, I would definitely buy it. It's a fake made of cow bones glued with hair."

Xu Damao explained patiently.

"Then you are not afraid that the canine teeth you bought are fake. After all, they are tiger fangs. Who would open the tiger's mouth to study whether they are real or fake?"

"This is absolutely true. I have read a lot of books that describe tiger fangs. These two tiger fangs are exactly the same as described in the books."

Xu Damao talked nonsense and took out two canine teeth. He picked one at random and handed it to Lou Xiaoe.

"What can this thing do?"

"Make it into a pendant. This tiger tooth has the effect of warding off evil and suppressing evil. Even if it is useless, if you encounter a vicious dog biting people on the roadside, show this thing and the dog will either lie down with weak legs or run away with its tail between its legs."

"Is this true? That dog has never seen a tiger in its life, how could it be afraid of a tiger tooth? Why do I feel like you are lying to me?"

"It couldn't be more true. This involves biology. Dogs must have ancestors. I don't know how many of their ancestors were eaten by tigers. The fear of tigers has long been engraved in their genes..."

"Just like when humans catch a fish, they get extremely excited. It's like a memory engraved in our ancestors' bones after their successful hunt. This is the hunting instinct."

"Men are obsessed with naturally straight wooden sticks because in ancient times, straight wooden sticks could be sharpened to become wooden spears."

"Xiao'e, are you afraid of snakes?"

"Of course I'm scared... Why do you mention this? I get creepy when I hear the word snake." Lou Xiao'e patted Xu Damao and rolled her eyes.

"But why aren't you afraid of cats, dogs, and pigs? These animals can easily defeat snakes and even eat snakes."

Lou Xiao'e looked up and remained silent, her face full of confusion.

"That's because our ancestors were often eaten by giant snakes in ancient times. They often witnessed their own kind being swallowed alive by giant snakes, so the memory of this fear is deeply engraved in the depths of their souls."

"So, wouldn't it be great if we each had one of these two canine teeth? Look, these two canine teeth are about the same length. When we have time, we can go to the gold shop and cover this big head with gold."

"This circle is also inlaid with gold to make it a couple's style. Wouldn't it look much better this way, hehe."

"Okay...well, I mainly think it can scare away dogs..." Lou Xiao'e's face turned red like a ripe apple as she defended herself insincerely.

"Oh, my stomach is growling. I'll eat something to fill my stomach first. Xiao'e, you watch over the stall."

"Okay, then I'll see if the dog at home is afraid of this thing."

"Okay, you can take it for testing when the time comes. If a dog smells a real tiger tooth, it will be scared to death and run away."

Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e feasted for a while, finishing the pastries and braised chicken feet in no time.

Of course, 80% of these foods fell into Xu Damao's stomach, which was like a bottomless pit.

After taking the physical medicine, Xu Damao's appetite also increased a lot.

After they waited for more than ten minutes, there were very few people coming to the stall. Even if someone came, they would shake their heads and turn away after hearing Xu Damao's offer.

So Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e got together and prepared to pack up their stall and go home. After all, they had made a lot of money today and should be content.

After packing up the stall and loading the things onto the car, the two came to the stall selling red dates and pear water, returned the large teacup, and asked for the recipe...

The stall owner was also very generous and told the two of them the recipe directly. It is indeed very simple, but if you don’t know the tricks, you will still have to take some detours.

……

"Get out of the car! Or I'll shoot you!"

Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e were riding slowly on the way back. When they passed a pond, they were stopped by a loud shout.