Chapter 67: A Good Horse Must Return to Its Pasture

The vendor paused and said:
"Can you inspect the goods?"

Wang Yuanchao said:

"Of course. What's your price?"

The vendor held up two fingers and said:
"This number!"

Wang Yuanchao said:

“Where do you inspect the goods?”

The vendor took the samples in front of him and said:

"follow me."

The two men walked around in the alley and not far away, the vendor knocked twice on a small door.

The little door opened immediately.

The two entered the yard.

These vendors all have their own hideouts behind them.

Wang Yuanchao thought, he didn’t know whether the vendors at Deshengmen would buy his goods or not, so he could just sell his goods everywhere.

After a while, a leader-like man followed the vendor into the house.

He stared at Wang Yuanchao, trying to see through his face under the hat.

"Do you really have the goods?"

Wang Yuanchao pushed the brim of his hat down again and said:

"As long as you have money."

The other party said contemptuously:
"I can't say anything else, but we are not short of money."

Wang Yuanchao said:

"I want small yellow croaker!"

The leader's face turned serious and he turned to the vendor who had just led the way:
"You didn't tell him the price?"

The vendor said anxiously:

"I told you, two hundred!"

The leader turned to Wang Yuanchao and said:

"As long as your goods are good, I have small yellow croakers. You can give me 50 yuan for each one. Just remember to take care of my business when you have goods in the future."

Wang Yuanchao said:

"I want to test the small yellow croaker first."

The leader was a little unhappy. He hadn't even seen the goods yet, but he was already being asked for this and that. However, the goods were really in short supply, and this was his territory, and there was only one other person.

"Ma Zi, go get two small yellow croakers from the account so that our guests can take a look."

The two people next to him retreated in response.

The chief stared at Wang Yuanchao's bag and thought that you'd better not tease others. Although harmony brings wealth, this is not just about harmony.

After waiting for a while, Mazi and the other man came back, handed over a small wooden box, and nodded slightly.

The leader took the wooden box and pushed it directly in front of Wang Yuanchao, saying:

"please!"

Wang Yuanchao opened the wooden box, which was decorated with satin and contained two small yellow croakers.

He just touched and grabbed, and in just an instant he knew the real thing.

Of course, I picked them up and held them under the light, pretending to observe them for a while to confirm that the two small yellow croakers were genuine. It was a performance that I still had to do.

What did that pockmarked guy nod for just now?

Are they going to switch packages?
Wang Yuanchao paid attention to the small yellow croaker and took out a silk handkerchief from his bag.

When the leader saw this, he felt excited, because this thing was wrapped in silk.

Wang Yuanchao placed the silk handkerchief on the table.

The leader was about to reach out and take it.

He was held down by Wang Yuanchao.

"Sir, this is not the way you inspect goods!"

The leader was a little annoyed and said:

"Why, how can we verify it if we don't take it out and examine it carefully?"

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"You have to clean your hands, lest the sweat on your hands stain this thing.

You'll want to check your fingers carefully for calluses, hangnails, and nails to avoid scratching anything so delicate.

It is best to bring a pair of velvet gloves so that you don't accidentally tear them.

This stuff is precious, it’s really more valuable than gold!”

Wang Yuanchao had already opened the handkerchief, and the small piece of thin stockings was exactly what they had handled before.

The stockings are so thin that it is not an exaggeration to say that they are as thin as a cicada's wing. Because you can really see the silk pattern on the handkerchief underneath, which is so exquisite!
Everyone looked at each other, as if they really didn't respect such people enough.

After all, a few people just looked at their fingers in the light and they were all rough stuff.

"Go, call Qian Lan to me."

How many tickets would it cost to resell this deal?
After a while, a pretty woman came in. She looked a little sleepy, as if she had just been woken up.

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"Do you want to wash your face and wake up? I won't be responsible if you make a mistake."

The leader glared at her, and the woman swallowed a yawn, and instantly became alert. The woman glanced at Wang Yuanchao for a few times, but didn't say anything. She walked to the table and said:

"Just this?"

Everyone nodded.

Just as the woman was about to stretch out her hand, the leader grabbed it, took a kerosene lamp and came over to carefully examine her hands, including the gaps between her nails, and then said:

"Don't cut it!"

The woman nonchalantly picked up the stockings, shook them open, her eyes lit up, and her mouth opened wide.

"This, this, this..."

The leader held up a kerosene lamp, not daring to get too close, and said:

"Check the goods quickly!"

The woman said:
"What are you testing for? I want it!"

As he said this, he rolled up the stockings into a ball and put them in his pocket.

The leader grabbed the woman's wrist and said excitedly:

"It's not a big deal. Is this something you can afford?"

He just watched this guy, anyway, more carefully than the last time, and learned a lot. The leader said to Wang Yuanchao:

"Brother, I'll take this. Sorry to have embarrassed you!"

Then the leader put down the kerosene lamp with one hand, picked up the silk handkerchief on the table, and swiftly wrapped the stockings in the woman's hand, and then let go of his other hand.

The woman said with a coquettish voice:
"If you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me. Why are you making so much effort?"

Then he turned around and left.

Wang Yuanchao was a little speechless. What was this mess? Was it just a trick to attract his attention?
He said:

"Then I'll take a small yellow croaker first?"

The other party carefully wrapped the handkerchief and said:
"please!"

Wang Yuanchao touched a small yellow croaker and checked it immediately. Hmm? Did it not get swapped?
This is really a bit unexpected.

The leader said:
"You still have to give me 50 more!"

Wang Yuanchao said:

"I still have some, do you want some?"

The leader looked at him puzzledly and said:
"Stockings? Whose stockings did you steal? Won't that family cry to death?"

Then he slapped himself and said:
"Oh, look at my stinky mouth.

I'll take a few of the ones you have."

Wang Yuanchao sneered inwardly. Do you still think you are a thief? He patted his shoulder bag:

"I have as many small yellow croakers as you have!"

Everyone looked surprised, and their eyes swept over the shoulder bag. The young leader said:
"To be honest, I have the cash and the small yellow croakers. There are only these two. If you think it's suitable, we can continue later and keep going."

Wang Yuanchao took out another silk handkerchief from his bag.

The leader said:
"Brother, could you please raise your hands and hold this delicate thing up so I can take a look at it with the light? How about that?"

Wang Yuanchao didn't care. He opened his hand, found the edge of the waist, and held it up.

The leader asked his men to hold up kerosene lamps, not daring to get too close. He moved closer, looking up and down, looking at side A and side B, and finally said carefully:
"That's enough, brother. Please keep it. I want it!"

Wang Yuanchao checked the remaining small yellow croaker again and found that it was not lost. He also took out a stack of large black ten from his bag and said:

"You click."

The leader nodded readily and said:
"Brother, please come to me again."

Wang Yuanchao said:

"Your trickle is like an old man peeing. I can't stand it."

The younger brother next to him clenched his fist and puffed out his chest and asked:
"What did you say?"

The leader stopped him and looked at Wang Yuanchao carefully, saying:

"Little brother, do you think my brother's shipments are slow?"

Wang Yuanchao said:

“You must know what kind of business this is.

I am just a pathfinder, looking for capable successors, it's that simple.

You also know your own strength.

We didn't make you work in vain, didn't we trade two pieces with you?"

The younger brothers' momentum weakened, and the leader said:
"I am the one who didn't recognize a good man. But as long as you come to me, brother, I won't say anything big, but I will take it slow and steady, and there will be no problem."

Wang Yuanchao nodded and left.

After going out, he waited for a while in a shadow outside the door to see if anyone was following him.

After a few breaths, he left quietly.

The unit price has gone up, but the sales rate has greatly decreased.

He has visited this stall several times, so he is considered to have some strength.

Do I have to go find Chen Xueru again?
It’s true... a good horse will always return to the pasture it has left!

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