Chapter 53: Battle of Wits and Courage
Just as Chen Lan and the others were staring at the fruit, the stall owner responded.
"Hairpins, this amount." The stall owner quietly pointed at a number, and looked like he was in pain. "We haven't opened yet, so I'm giving you a loss-making price. If it were someone else, I wouldn't sell it so cheaply."
The customer was shocked by the price and thought it was a bit expensive, but the stall owner started to exaggerate and tricked the customer into paying.
Chen Lan had a strange expression on her face. She and Ji Qingqing exchanged glances and both had a bad feeling.
This stall owner is a bit shady!
The price he quoted was about three times the actual price. Although the customer bargained, he finally bought it for twice the price.
This cannot be blamed on others. The deal can only be done if the price is acceptable to both parties. The male cultivator just lacked good eyesight and could only accept being ripped off.
If this is the case with such a small hairpin, then how much would he ask for the purple Xuan fruit that they have their eyes on?
While they were thinking, the stall owner suddenly turned his head and looked at them, then grinned, "My two Taoist friends, do you want anything? We are all family, if you want it, I will give it to you at a lower price."
Anyone who believes this is a fool.
"We feel that your business is much smoother than ours." Chen Lan laughed and pointed at her stall. "We've been setting up the stall for a whole day, but we haven't sold many items."
The man smiled and said, "It's just luck. Selling one is nothing. It's good if you sell a lot."
"Senior Sister, can you help me see what that blue bracelet is?" Ji Qingqing said coquettishly, pointing to a very eye-catching bracelet on the man's stall.
The man's eyes lit up, "Fairy, you have good taste. This is a bracelet made of blue glittering sand. The color is very dazzling. Look, it matches your outfit today."
Chen Lan understood and glared at her speechlessly, "When will you change your habit of buying things indiscriminately? Let me make it clear first, I won't buy anything for you if it's expensive."
"Hey, let's see first."
Chen Lan then stood up, carried Mo Jiuwei to the stall, and picked up the blue bracelet.
"How is it?" Ji gently raised his head and moved closer to her.
"No, this one is a bit old." Chen Lan shook her head. "Look, there are some signs of wear and tear on the edges."
"Forget it, I don't want anything that has been worn by others." Ji Qingqing immediately sat back without interest.
The stall owner had prepared some words of advice, but when he saw Chen Lan accurately point out the wear and tear, he had to stop talking in disappointment.
Just when he thought that the deal was going to fail, Chen Lan happened to see a piece of material and said, "This is the Hibiscus Crystal from Beilin Field, right? How many crystals are you selling for?"
The stall owner looked over and then twitched his mouth.
The stone that Chen Lan picked up was a very moist and tender pink color. When it was shaken, it seemed as if there was water shaking inside, and it was very lively.
This is exactly Hibiscus Crystal!
Chen Lan not only recognized it, but also accurately stated its place of origin, which is also a very important factor affecting its price.
Especially the last question about selling “dozens” of crystals, which directly shut him up!
The market price of this piece of hibiscus crystal is about 70 crystals. If the stall owner were to quote the price himself, it would have to be at least 200.
But after Chen Lan said this, he was unable to say anything else.
"Well, since you are an expert, I won't charge more, one hundred and twenty." The stall owner said with a smile, "The dozens of crystals you mentioned are different from mine. Look at the quality of my hibiscus crystal, how can it be compared with ordinary goods?"
"I don't see any difference." Chen Lan said with a smile.
The stall owner choked.
Chen Lan put the things aside and picked and chose on the stall. By chance, she pushed the purple fruit seed to the left.
Mo Jiuwei had been staring at it for a long time. When Chen Lan leaned over, she stretched out her hand and quickly grabbed Guoguo in her hand, then started giggling.
【Hey, I caught you! 】
[Now Sister Chen must know that I like it, and she will definitely buy it, right? ]
Chen Lan screamed, and her voice was synchronized with the stall owner's.
"This little girl, how come she caught something!" The stall owner said quickly, "Don't let her put it in her mouth, take it out quickly."
Chen Lan reached out to take the fruit from Mo Jiuwei's hand, but Mo Jiuwei held it tightly -
[Senior sister, I want it! ]
【Ahh, buy it for me! 】
"This...my junior sister seems to like this particularly. What is this?" Chen Lan asked the stall owner embarrassedly.
"That's the seed of a spiritual herb." The stall owner's eyes flickered. "The spiritual energy inside is very strong, so children will like it. If you like it, then..."
"There is no such thing as spiritual energy. If she really likes spiritual energy, she should choose this." Chen Lan pointed to a spiritual fruit on the stall. That thing should be the most eye-catching of all the things, and of course it might also be the most expensive.
As he spoke, Chen Lan realized that the stall owner didn't even recognize the purple fruit seeds.
Yes, seeds are different from spiritual fruits. Not only are they extremely difficult to identify, but not all of them are necessarily active. It is very likely that they are just dry seeds and cannot grow anything at all.
Unless the origin of the item is very clear and the variety can be confirmed with great certainty, unknown seeds will not be sold at much price.
This stall owner is totally trying to cheat everyone he can. He will try to cheat as much as he can and never tells the truth.
In fact, there are quite a few stall owners selling goods like this in the night market. Anyway, if they can cheat as many people as possible, it’s the best. If they can’t, it doesn’t matter. At worst, they can just sell it at a lower price. In the end, they will definitely make money.
At this time, the stall owner laughed dryly and touched his nose. He did not mention the price of the seeds anymore, but asked Chen Lan, "Do you still want the Hibiscus Crystal? If you buy these two together, I'll sell them to you for 130 yuan."
"One hundred and three?" Chen Lan raised an eyebrow. "How do you mean?"
"Furong Jing will charge you 100, so this will be 30."
"The Hibiscus Crystal is worth at most 70. If my Junior Sister didn't like this seed, I wouldn't even look at it. How can it be worth 30? I think five crystals are the most expensive, 75 together."
"one hundred."
"Seventy-five."
"ninety."
"Seventy-five."
The stall owner was angry, but he also knew that Chen Lan was knowledgeable and it would be difficult to cheat her like he did the previous one.
But he felt that he was losing out by selling this unknown seed for five crystals, so he put all his energy into it and refused to lower the price.
He was also smart and knew that if the price was too high, Chen Lan would definitely not buy the seed. So it was unclear how long it would take for the next person to take a fancy to it.
So it has to be sold, and the price of ninety crystal stones is the upper limit that the other party can accept.
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