Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

The stall owner quickly smiled and said, "Brother, you don't know that this is at least a thousand years old! Think about it carefully, how many things in the world can be passed down for a thousand years?"

"Besides, these two stone knives are spiritual. Placing them at home can definitely help ward off evil spirits and bring peace to the house!"

As he spoke, the stall owner reached out and grabbed the two stone knives from the stall and stuffed them into Xu Damao's hands without saying a word.

Xu Damao took the stone knife and looked at it pretentiously, muttering, "Hmm... after hearing what you said, it seems to make some sense. Maybe this thing can really ward off evil spirits."

His eyes rolled around, and he seemed to be moved by what the stall owner said.

The stall owner was secretly delighted when he saw this, and immediately continued to deceive people by saying, "That's right, brother! Why should you doubt it?"

"These two treasures can definitely ward off evil spirits in your home! When you bring them home, either place them by your bed or on the beams in the main hall, and those demons and ghosts will not dare to approach and will stay away from them!"

"Ah... it's a bit expensive, thirty bucks! I work so hard for a month, but my meager salary doesn't even give me that much..."

Xu Damao sighed sadly, shook his head and gently stroked the item with his hand, his eyes revealing a complex expression of extreme desire yet being discouraged by the price.

He muttered, "I really want it, but I'm just short of money." After saying that, he pretended to be helpless because of his short of money.

"Brother, seeing you like this, is there any difficult trouble at home?"

The stall owner saw this and immediately put on a concerned smile. He asked enthusiastically, "How about this, I'm just doing a good deed today and I'll sell it to you at a loss!"

"Twenty-five dollars! I'm selling it to you at a loss! Take it and leave, brother. I'm only thinking of helping you."

At this point, the stall owner paused, then lowered his voice, leaned close to Xu Damao's ear and said mysteriously: "You have to know, some things are just weird! If you don't deal with them in time, hehe, it will become more and more troublesome."

"If you miss this treasure today, it will be hard to find it again in the future! If you miss this opportunity, you will never see it again!"

The stall owner had an anxious look on his face, as if he was concerned about Xu Damao, as if he was afraid that Xu Damao would not believe what he said.

Hearing this, Xu Damao hesitated for a moment, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he took a big bite of the steaming sweet potato in his hand, chewed it hard a few times and swallowed it, then he reached into his trouser pocket and began to grope.

After a while, he took out some crumpled banknotes, counted out a few, made up his mind, and handed them to the stall owner.

"Okay! Then it's twenty-five dollars!" Xu Damao said loudly, as if to cheer himself up.

After the stall owner took the money, he nodded with a smile on his face, and swiftly wrapped up the so-called treasure, then handed it to Xu Damao and reminded him again: "Remember, brother, when you get home, you must put it on the beam, or put it under the pillow, or put it under the bed. In short, don't put it anywhere randomly, otherwise the effect will be greatly reduced!"

The stall owner took the stack of banknotes from Xu Damao with a smile on his face, counted them carefully over and over again, and only after confirming that they were correct did he put them into his already somewhat worn pocket with satisfaction.

Then, he skillfully took out several pieces of yellow straw paper, carefully wrapped up the two stone knives, and then began to introduce the unique uses of the stone knives to Xu Damao in a mysterious manner.

"Okay, I understand now! Thank you for your enthusiastic guidance, brother."

Xu Damao smiled and nodded politely.

He reached out and took the stone knife wrapped in yellow straw paper handed to him by the stall owner, and without any hesitation turned and walked towards the bicycle parked not far away.

When he came to the bicycle, he first waved to Lou Xiao'e and Yan Bugui, signaling them to hurry up, then he held the handlebars with both hands and slowly pushed the bicycle away from the busy stall.

Watching Xu Damao's back gradually going away, the stall owner couldn't help but chuckle and said to himself, "Hey, hey! I really made a profit today. I made a net profit of twenty-four dollars and fifty cents in one go!"

"This young man is handsome, but it's a pity that he has only a good appearance but is actually a simple-minded fool!"

After saying that, he took a big bite of the steaming hot roasted sweet potato in his hand. Immediately, a sweet and soft taste spread in his mouth, making him squint his eyes and enjoy the satisfaction at this moment.

Lou Xiao'e, who had been standing aside and silently observing the entire transaction process, quickly followed Xu Damao who was pushing his bicycle forward. She lowered her voice and asked curiously, "Damo, these two stone knives don't look like ordinary objects. Is there something special about them?"

"This is definitely not an ordinary thing. It is an extremely rare treasure."

Xu Damao's eyes widened as he spoke excitedly. He carefully stopped his bicycle and gently put the two stone knives into the back basket of the bicycle as if they were rare treasures.

After doing these actions, he turned around and explained to Lou Xiao'e seriously: "Dear Xiao'e, you don't know, this thing is incredible! It is definitely not as simple as an ordinary stone knife."

Lou Xiao'e was puzzled. Her big, watery eyes were filled with curiosity. She couldn't wait to ask, "What exactly is that rare item? Tell me about it!"

As she spoke, she gently tugged at the corner of Xu Damao's clothes and shook her body like a spoiled child.

Seeing this, Xu Damao smiled slightly, reached out and patted the back seat of the bicycle which was padded with thick cotton, and said gently: "Don't be anxious, Xiao'e, sit on it first, and I will explain it to you slowly." After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e nodded obediently and jumped lightly onto the back seat of the bicycle.

After Lou Xiao'e sat down, Xu Damao lowered his voice and whispered mysteriously in her ear: "Let me tell you, this thing is not a stone knife at all, but a genuine jade knife!"

"Ah!" Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but exclaimed when she heard it, "They are clearly two ordinary stone knives. How could they be made of jade?" She looked at Xu Damao in disbelief, as if trying to find the answer from his face.